God made tiny molecular high speed reversible electric motors just to propel bacteria, and other cells. That’s an entirely incomprehensible attention to detail, and the motors are in three independent parts that work together, but any one part wouldn’t have any “evolutionary purpose” without the other two interlocking elements of the assembly. It looks exactly like an electric motor on our scale, but it’s made of molecules. Not an accident. And that’s just for a bacterium. What a marvelous creation we’re inhabiting. Truly humbling.
I read a story about it being sent to King Abgar of Edessa. Here’s a link.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abgar_V
I read somewhere it was secreted within one of the city walls of Edessa until an earthquake ca. 8th century opened the wall. There’s a long-standing connection between Edessa and the Mandylion. (AKA shroud). There are 10th century Icons showing it. It’s the shroud folded in 4ths. The top layer has the face.
Another interesting and related article is the Suderium (face cloth) of Oviedo. The stains match those of the shroud. It’s also mentioned in the Gospel.
One assumes that during the centuries of dispute over that city and area in general Rome (Constantinople) would have seized it to keep it from the Sassanids. There are supposed mentions of it in records from 10th century in Hagia Sophia the Imperial Church at Constantinople. The Franks took it with them (along with much much else) when they left Constantinople in 1250.
And please don’t get too worked up about schisms. If ever there was a time to accent what we believe in common, this is it.
I saw the coolest YouTube video on it, from “spacereinstitute” whatever that is. It’s Italian, but dubbed to English, and has the most astounding image analysis I’ve seen in the 10 years I’ve been investigating this stuff. Sorry, but I’m unable to figure out how to give a link, but search for spacereinstitute, it’s an hour well spent.
Encountered this exact thing in a “trading post” for Native American handcrafts. Identical items marked with massively different price tags.
The proprietor told me “Some people like to pay more”. Maybe they thought the expensive ones were “real” .
She was critical in preventing exposure, so kinda poetic justice? Loretta Fuddy was also a member of Subud. There’s an interesting trail to follow. It’s an Indonesian Muslim spinoff cult, allegedly a cutout for a 3 letter intel agency, with a charismatic leader who looks exactly like Barry O. Their protocol is to name change and sheep dip new members.
Curiously ‘Roger’ (was Jim) Mcguinn of The Byrds was a member. More Laurel Canyon curious connections?
Everything is fake including, or especially the whole ‘60s psychedelic music counter culture. Some catchy tunes, but we’d have been better off without it. There was already folk music, and R&B, and Swing music, even Rockabilly. Kammy is pretty fake, not even American, but she’s not Barry, or Big Mike level fake.
See it all the time. Haven’t yet had to do it myself. It’s good for seniors to get out and engage. It’ll extend their productive life. Sedentary solitude all day every day benefits no one. “You caint watch but so much TV”. Not all bad. It does complicate the taxes and Social Security stuff. I think they reduce your Social Security check if you work? Maybe up to a certain age only? Maybe 72? I don’t have enough income to pay tax on so I like that. Hate to give them a dime.
First the Cubans from the Carter Mariel Boatlift, and then Hmong from Reagan, and finally (afaik) Somalis under Clinton. What group did Obama import? That town was always a Black Cat Wobblies stronghold. I lived among them for years. Multi generational communists. I remember when the self proclaimed Stalinists seized the co-op groceries warehouses and insisted on actual supermarket fare (hamburger helper, etc.) in the hippie granola, organic veggies and brown rice stores. I’m thinking ‘82 ish? I gather however that the old Cedar Riverside area is Little Mogadishu now? Where’d the silver ponytails migrate to?
Well, I’ll stand corrected. I never intend to sling bullshit. I didn’t personally research the fire/police alarm data. (What am I, 4chan?) I didn’t base my assertion on this particular blog post, just searched for the nightclub’s name and found something that corroborated what I’d heard at the time from my family who still lived there at that time. (They were more inclined to be BLM supporters too, because they’re “Minnesota nice”.) but they were thinking more along the lines Chauvin was a hit man. What I do know is we’ll never know.
https://tommitchell.substack.com/p/the-mystery-of-el-nuevo-rodeo There. That’ll get there. From June 4/2020
“I Think We’re All Bozos on This Bus”
— Firesign Theatre
Prescient absurdism, layered like baklava.
There are clowns and clones and AI at the “Future Fair”. Well worth a listen.