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Greekish 4 points ago +4 / -0

I was born just after the war. I was "disciplined" at home (whipped with whatever came to hand) and "disciplined" at school - cane, leather belt, leather strop, blackboard duster, baseball bat, you name it.

I used to read a book nearly every single day. A complete book; a different book each day. Admittedly it was mostly science fiction but it got me interested in UFOs and scientific stuff.

By the time I had kids, that had all changed in the UK. Parents weren't allowed to thrash their kids; if a neighbor reported you, you'd be arrested. So we had to figure out more devious punishments - not always effective. Gentle persuasion became essential.

In addition, schools now had ever-changing curriculums/curriculae. Out with spelling, grammar, arithmetic and useful history lessons. Only I didn't find out why my kids were so ignorant until long after they left school. Even had I known, there was little I could have done about it because The Powers That Be had changed things so that BOTH parents had to work long hours just to get by.

Luckily, our kids were angels compared with most. But I couldn't get them to read more than half a page; still can't and they are married and in their forties. Still dumb because they won't read. Attention span of a goldfish.

So how many non-boomers here have read a book every day at any time in your life? I did it throughout my teens and onward. Nowadays I still read but mostly an hour before bed. Plus all the research during the day, if that counts.

Oh, and I wrote my memoirs a couple of years ago. Gave to my kids. None of them has read it.

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Greekish 2 points ago +2 / -0

The word nation in Greek is “ethne”, meaning nation or people groups.

That would be plural because "the nation" is το έθνος. And "the nations" would be τα έθνη as you wrote (ethnee).

Had He been referring to a people in general, the word would have been λαός (la-os).

EDIT: my wife called me for dinner before I finished. I just wanted to add that I'm not criticizing. I just added this for interest sake. And I waited until the discussion appeared to be finished so as not to interrupt.

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Greekish 6 points ago +6 / -0

I'm sort of tempted as I followed the Q posts from the beginning and I'm in the EU time zone. But honestly I've never been so busy! I'm researching for many hours each day, plus looking after my 88-year-old friend and trying to stop my wife from taking any more boosters. It's a full-time job being retired!

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Greekish 1 point ago +1 / -0

SunnyW aka B*** you doxxed yourself by including your trackers in the link. :(

Everyone, please don't include trackers. We don't need to know your real name.

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Greekish 1 point ago +1 / -0

Craciun Marius Dorin

Typically English name.

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Greekish 1 point ago +1 / -0

I drink sheep's milk from a neighbor's flock. Lucky to be where I am.

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Greekish 1 point ago +1 / -0

He clearly thinks that going on a drunken bender is not an effective way to protest.

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Greekish 9 points ago +9 / -0

Maybe Bruce is a kiddy diddler like UK PM Kweir Stammer?

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Greekish 2 points ago +2 / -0

Kweir Stammer is rumored to have a liking for little boys. No doubt this makes him a prime target for blackmail. I think that he's a controlled puppet who does as he's told. That's why he seems like an idiot. (Plus he IS an idiot.)

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Greekish 3 points ago +3 / -0

“Research suggests that magnesium citrate may benefit older adults with insomnia. Randomized control trials indicate that oral magnesium citrate supplements can improve sleep parameters, including sleep onset latency and total sleep time, offering potential relief for insomnia symptoms. In a study of adults over the age of 51 with poor sleep quality, a daily supplement of 320 mg of magnesium citrate significantly improved sleep quality and disturbances as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)."

Excerpt From Magnesium the Missing Mineral: Discover the Vital Role Magnesium Plays in Your Health by James DiNicolantonio

There's also another type of magnesium that has the same effect AND can pass the blood-brain barrier to relieve mental stress. I forget its name.

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Greekish 4 points ago +4 / -0

There are 350 million people in this country. Nobody will have the time and attention to scrutinize everyone.

It's done by AI. A million scans per minute is easy. Humans are only notified if there's recognition of a felony/wanted person/vehicle. The data is stored so notification might occur some time after the scan, for example if a felony occurs and AI scans the data to see who was in the area at the time. And "felony" could also be a person known to be a dissenter.

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Greekish 1 point ago +1 / -0

I was a UK bobby for a short time. The order was to "Walk there - don't run and exhaust yourself. Let them fight it out. Don't put yourself at risk. Pick up the survivors when they've finished." It made perfect sense. I had no wish to get injured or killed.

But if someone was injured I'm sure that the instruction was to call for medical help when it was safe to do so. That said, I've seen people hurled into panda cars like a sack of potatoes. There's no sympathy for anyone who resists.

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Greekish 1 point ago +1 / -0

Do they speak Spanish? Hablo muy poco español. :(

Oh, I bet they speak French. Mais il est longtemps depuis j'ai entendu le français à l'école. :(

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Greekish 8 points ago +8 / -0

Whom to trust. It seems to involve using tick saliva to overwhelm the immune system until it ignores it. (There, you don't need to read the article now.)

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Greekish 21 points ago +21 / -0

Unfortunately, Malone still believes that most vaccines actually and effectively prevent disease. I contend that in most cases they don't.

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Greekish 1 point ago +1 / -0

written on tables of stone

I think the translation was tablets of stone. Like my dear, beloved grandfather on a Friday night, they were legless. ;)

gdar

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Greekish 2 points ago +2 / -0

So you don't believe in helping disabled people to lead a better life? If you were about to die from heart arrhythmia, would you accept a pacemaker implant or would you accuse the inventor of "trying to play God"?

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