Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday, as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections. read more
Did Ayn Rand Plant the Ideological Seed That Trumpism Is Harvesting Today?
From a killer she once called an "ideal man" to a political movement built around radical self-interest, the roots of today's assault on government run deeper and darker than most Americans realize.
Sep 21, 2026
Ka$h Patel's (his preferred spelling) pathetic performance before Congress last week has left many Americans wondering what's going on with our federal government.
We now have, as a result of Trump's choices and the endorsement of every or virtually every Republican in the US Senate: read more
Little is known about why 29-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot Sunday. Earlier this year ICE shot and killed a father of three who they said was not their target. Sunday's victim is believed to be in serious condition, though his family has said they are not being given details nor are they being allowed to visit him. "This is a terrible incident that we were hoping to avoid in our community," [Austin Councilmember Mike ] Siegel said. "My hope today is that we can investigate what happened, and if an (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officer committed a crime that they will be fully prosecuted, and then we can hope to restore some semblance of law and order in this country." read more
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around AI possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax. read more
Sep 10, 2026
What if Christianity isn't really about going to heaven when you die? In this special edition of Unbelievable, N.T. Wright joins Dr John Nelson at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford to unpack the central argument of his book God's Homecoming.
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Thanks for the post... except for the assumption of the motivations of others, which you must know from your werk is a hazardous bidness .
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My motivations for posting anything here are because the subject interests me, and I know may interest a few others here of like or similar mind, including our Universalist site owner... and that I think may interest those who have an open or at least an inquisitive mind about Life, the Universe, and Everything.
So long, and thanks for all the fish! (and loaves).