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Are “we buy houses” signs in your area? I’m in rural NC and they are on most intersections with a stop sign. The other week I saw one and had a light bulb moment. What if Blackrock or China has something to do with this. I don’t remember where I saw Blackrock is buying houses to control the rental and housing market. Maybe it was here not sure.
You're stuck on an island alone with only +1 resurrected ex-leader to talk to:
So many to choose from, but no King Solomon? On the other hand, Washington has got to be more relatable.
And just because it's an island, Gandhi might be the most practical choice to make the food last. Or the only woman on the list, Mary, to have those discussions that just wouldn't work with a guy...
😂 I thoroughly enjoyed this reply
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Lenin... I just want to "talk"
Jesus.
This is hard because I love learning about history. To learn firsthand from someone hundreds or thousands years ago would be pretty cool. Although the slang of today would be a language barrier of sorts. I’d go with King James 1 and ask him how he could betray Scotland and his mom Queen Mary of Scots. Modern day choice would be JFK. When I hear him in old footage I want to know more about him.
I would have to choose King David. Cyrus the Great would be a close second for sure.
Down under frens, I had no idea of Anzac Day until I just came across this poem. I like it.
Feel Good ‘Pawsitive’ Story of the Day!
I’m so proud to make this post, because this story is about Allegiance Canine - in partnership with a local correctional facility. My friend is a dog trainer for Allegiance, who goes to the Women’s correctional facility and trains these ladies on how to care for and train dogs, twice a week. My friend also has a degree in criminal law, so this opportunity has been great for her as well.
https://www.actionnews5.com/2024/04/24/5-star-story-program-offers-2nd-chances-dogs-inmates-through-pawsitive-training/
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This made my day, that’s wonderful. ❤️
You’re Welcome 🙏
Was Hillary walking down the beach?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13344909/Baby-dolphin-shot-death-beach-bullets-brain-spinal-cord-heart.html
That’s really sad 🥲
1 Peter 5:5-11 NIV
5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
“God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”[a]
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 11 To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
Have a wonderful morning. God bless
Wishing the mods on here a great day today! Thanks for all you do to make this site my go to for news.
Thank you fren!
Same here. We have awesome mods.
Thank you fren!
ABC commits a random act of journalism. Apparently the plastic bags America sends to Walmart or Target to be recycled, end up in Southeast Asia.
All recycled items used to be sent to Asia, I think China. I read an article about five years ago that China was buying the recycling and had stopped. It was funny to me because I always thought it wasn’t legit. If recycling was that important we would be able to turn in bottles for cash nationwide. Growing up in the 70s going to the grocery store meant taking all the bottles back. We drank a lot of Pepsi back then.
A note on supporting one another in prayer --
"... 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. ...". -- 2nd Corinthians 3-4 KJV
Fun Fact:
Something that I learned at church tonight
The meaning of the word:
IRAN
The modern Persian name of Iran(ایران) derives from the 3rd-century Sasanian Middle Persian ērān (Pahlavi spelling: 𐭠𐭩𐭫𐭠𐭭, ʼyrʼn), where it initially meant "of the Aryans," and acquired a geographical connotation in the sense of "(lands inhabited by). 😂😂😂
Ar·y·an noun plural noun: Aryans 1. a member of a people speaking an Indo-European (or specifically Indo-Iranian) language, or of an ancient people thought to have spoken the hypothetical proto-Indo-European language. "the place of origin of the Aryans has been variously sought in Europe and Asia"
(in Nazi ideology) a white non-Jewish person, especially one of northern European origin or descent typically having blond hair and blue eyes and regarded as belonging to a supposedly superior racial group. "he looked the image of the ideal Aryan: tall, with Nordic blond hair"
Please correct me if I’m wrong, they’re saying that Iranians are Aryan? White supremacists?
Please make it make sense.
North Indians are Aryans too. Infact "Aryan" is a Sanskrit word which means "noble" or "honerable". Persians definitely the same blood line as well.
We actually have people in our family who escaped from Persia. They referred to themselves as Persian, not Iranian.
It was a woman, and her two children that escaped. The woman ended up marrying my uncle. My aunt and uncle have since passed, but the two daughters are my age now, and both are very conservative living in Northern California. They Know!!!!
I also have an aunt that’s from Trinidad. My uncle married her, and they had two kids. They live in Arizona now. She actually immigrated here legally. She’s so tired of all the BLM, and race baiting. She says “she’s not black” or African-American! 😂😂.
For the record. She has pretty dark skin too. It’s so funny! One of the kids turned out really dark, and the other one turned out almost completely White. They are both great kids.
I’m confused as well. I’ve read that Iran also derives from Aryan as well. I don’t think it means white supremist originally but I think later on the term got hijacked to mean white supremist. I’m actually fuzzy on the details how that got co~opted.
I was listening to a few podcasters and historians talking about ancient civilizations specifically the indo-European cultures ie babylonian or modern day Iraq/iran area and there is also the use of the swastika originally as a religious symbol and also got co-opted into “white supremist/nazi”.
Equally confused
https://youtu.be/EqSzV7vl_uA?si=MAuJoQPKGEhR0xwS
This channel has a lot of videos on ancient cultures etc. I don’t remember if this one talks about the aryans specifically.
Oh thank you for this. I love this stuff. Can’t wait to watch. 👍
No. Me too. I just started listening to the graham Hancock stuff.
Was there an auto audio script being run on the site today? I opened the page and then audio started playing. There was nothing else open.