Actually, Vlad has made a habit of bombing the ---- out of Ukraine EACH time he gets off the phone with Trump; it's leash/dog sorta thing.

Also of note, Trump is still lying about Ukraine:

"Trump also criticized the Biden administration for supplying too many weapons to Ukraine, marking his first comments on the pause in certain shipments as Russia intensifies its offensive.

Trump claimed Biden "emptied out our whole country" of weapons, stressing the need to prioritize U.S. security. Despite withholding air defense missiles and precision artillery, Trump clarified that America would continue supporting Ukraine as Russia steps up its offensive.

"We've given so many weapons," he said, adding that "we are working with them and trying to help them."

Paul is tutoring one of his student pastors how to run a particular church in Thessaloniki; nothing at all to do with the way Jesus describes the Last Judgement in #39, and how the way we treat others is important.

This is just BJ trying to excuse the far right's treatment of the poor as being not something worth all the bother; it's another version of the right's poor excuses for saying that it's ok for individuals to be charitable, but if those same individuals try to be charitable to the poor among the People of this country by ACTING LIKE A CHRISTIAN NATION as they claim to be, as a Gov of, by and for the People, well, that's just not allowed.

It's just more nonsensical excuses for not being concerned for anyone but one's self.

And the whining about people causing him to stumble in his faith is... well, that's kinda pathetic, really.

"In March, Trump signed an executive order requiring all agencies and departments of the federal government to share data on Americans. To get the job done, Trump chose Palantir Technologies.

According to New York Times reporting, Palantir's software may now be used to combine data gleaned from the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service.

Meanwhile, the administration wants access to citizens' and others' bank account numbers and medical claims."

much more at the link

- Tho as a teacher myself I have learned that repeating is sometimes necessary for some with thick skulls or who cannot hear past the voices in their heads.

My old pastor used to say that, 'iteration and constant reiteration conveys an alien thought to a recalcitrant mind'. Or something like that.

Prolly originally from this interesting guy:

Herbert Spencer, who wrote: "only by varied iteration can alien conceptions be forced on reluctant minds.".

#45

The best linguistic interpretation of vs 46 is prolly that of, "being confined to a place where God is not" is considered the worst punishment.

As I recall, Rogers is a Universalist, which is imho a great outlook no matter our presumed understanding of doctrine and theology, which also imnsho is over-rated.

There are obviously a lot of people who live the way Jesus described that aren't otherwise religious at all that may well find themselves with the sheep, and a lot of so-called christians that find themselves among the goats, come that day when the two dimensions of heaven and earth combine.

Both, I expect, will be shocked, lol.

- SoShuLiZm.

Yeah! Like sidewalks, roads, bridges, schools, libraries, parks, EMT, and Police.

LBJ was was the 'socialist' who finally brought electricity and radio to S. Texas. The pols they have now would just as soon get rid of all the above services; farm them all out to bottom-line driven corporations.

Because that's the Republican Way.

So... how did 1Nut get a hurricane named after him?

#43

Apparently born a lying pos.

- there will be no accountability after.

Good title for his biography.

-- It is Biblical that people should be held accountable for themselves and their own welfare.

More nonsense, same source. Being accountable and taking care of one's own is an honorable goal; it just doesn't always werk out that way in real life.

Which is why some of Jesus' most famous and oft repeated quotes are about taking care of others (whether that's individually or as a group doesn't matter as to who needs and who gives the care).

;;

34 "Then the King will say to those on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

37 "Then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

40 "The King will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'

41 "Then he will say to those on his left, Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'

44 "They also will answer, Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'

45 "He will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

Every time Vlad talks to Don Worm on the phone, he right afterward sets another record bombing run on Ukraine... it happens every time.

Just so Donny remembers who is Boss.

And China is now complicit in the deaths in Ukraine; supplying war materials to Russia hoping to keep the US occupied there while they invade Taiwan. And other random neighboring countries.

They'll be demanding Hawaii, soon. And will prolly get it as it's just another blue state to Trumpers.

Texas Officials Blast Trump for Fatal Error

Wow... INut and 1/2 a brain is no way to go through life!

Trump lied, people around the world are dying... in Africa and most notably Ukraine.

At least the Trumpers around here are True Believers, no matter how diluted.

#2 Son is just a crybaby.

- this burden for decades...

At a fraction of a percent of the Budget; one that buys us markets and makes us friends all around the world.

Or did until Traitor Trump decided to cancel contracts for supplies and services that had ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR... and killed him some little black and brown kids in the bargain, with many more to come.

And his Cult is proud of this.

Oops! wrong link.

Here's ya go:

Obligatory:

"Well, it's floodin' down in Texas, all of the telephone lines are down."

"Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has vowed to back Ukraine in its quest to join the European Union. She also added that with the U.S. deciding to pause sending some military weapons to Ukraine, the EU must fill those gaps.

EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc will deliver 2 million shells to Ukraine by the end of the year, using the windfall profits from immobilized Russian assets.

"We also invested 2.1 billion euros to strengthen Ukraine's defense right now, and important is the origin of this money. We're doing this by using the windfall profits from immobilized Russian assets," von der Leyen said.

"So, in practice, Russia is paying for the weapons Ukraine is using."

Really nice headline! Happy Melons Day!

- I told the little woman

What did Marco say back?

"I'm very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin, because I don't think he's there. I'm just saying, I don't think he's looking to stop, and that's too bad," Trump told reporters late Thursday night after landing back in Washington after his rally in Des Moines, Iowa."

"A new poll has found that almost half of Americans disapprove of the new "Alligator Alcatraz" set up in the Florida Everglades to house undocumented migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

In all, 48 percent of the 2,983 people who responded to the YouGov survey on Thursday said they were not in favor of the facility while just 33 percent said they supported it, with another 18 percent unsure.

While Republicans and Democrats were largely split along party lines, just 26 percent of respondents who identified themselves as independent voters said they backed the idea while 53 percent were against it.

Another noteworthy finding from YouGov's poll was the revelation that 47 percent of Americans believe detainees are being treated too severely by ICE while 23 percent said they were being treated appropriately, 10 percent they were not being treated harshly enough, with the remainder unsure."

Aww... the invisible Trump traitor messed up the timing!

69!!!!

( happy 4th, L33!)

"Putin is invading more than Ukraine

The new battlefield is online, and the stakes are democratic sovereignty."

Biden had to pay for Covid expenses that Trump increased by his bumbling fumbling stumbling reaction to the Pandemic. Which also cost an untold number of lives, btw.

But they weren't billionaires, so who cares?