Yep. Trump’s a swell guy. Loves space. Loves dogs , cats, and geese. Will pass an executive order to allow dogs, cats, and geese to join space force. What more could you ask for in a president. Best president in history. A second term even better. What could go wrong?

And may they fail… gloriously.

This is remarkably helpful in clearing things up. Thank you very much!

With the government of Lebanon allowing Hezbollah this kind of status, it would seem that Israel is not just targeting a terrorist organization but the government of Lebanon itself since it permits and supports Hezbollah as part of its own government.

Considering that most Lebanese don’t support Hezbollah, this is even more tragic. Israel continues to lay waste to the country due to the actions of a minority government entity. And it’s the Lebanese citizens who are paying the price.

I presumed that this was more lucrative for them and why it’s the case…

There’s never been a greater need for social entrepreneurial ventures, but they just aren’t compatible with capitalistic societies.

Imagine insurance companies there for the benefit of people when tragedy strikes but limiting costs to simply running operations and very limited profit.

Not a single executive with experience would ever want to work at such a place because they would be paid a fraction of what they could at any other company… But goodness it would be incredible for social businesses to become the prevalent model.

The closest I can think of at the moment in the United States is Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Pharmacy. Probably much can be said about his wealth and how he achieved it, but… the pharmacy has been a huge boon for people.

Keep going. Still so much to do. And certainly not just with Catholic churches.

I have to be honest, I’m still a little confused about the relationship of Lebanon’s sovereign government and Hezbollah. Are they synonymous? Is that how Israel is able to just lay waste to Lebanon as well without the world screaming about attacks on sovereign territory?

You know, I’m kind of curious why property insurance companies aren’t at the vanguard of tackling climate change…

Angela posted a video that’s only 19 minutes? 😁

Eight in 20 U.S. Voters Planning to Cast Ballots Early

While riding home with my son this evening, I found myself apologizing to him. This world today–the people–are a profoundly unbelievable mess. He brought up things he’s read in the news and I hardly know what to say. We both understand how insane it all is, but people still believe it… truly…

I get it. The world has always been a mess. This mess today is simply uniquely ours at this time in history.

But…

My gods…

What…

The…

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Incredible! 😁

It’s heartbreaking that this completely utter rubbish exists at all and more still that it will be believed and there’s nothing no one can do to convince the believers otherwise. 😖

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Perhaps not an actual reclassification since, until now, all two letter TLDs have been exclusively for countries. But for the right price, I imagine convincing them to maintain the two character TLD… for “posterity” … and… “backwards compatibility”…

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…would make sense.

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Corporations with loads of money will ensure that this domain will simply get reclassified.

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“In his last days, he chose to stay near the main hospital in Nabatieh to help the elderly, disabled, injured, and those who simply couldn’t financially afford to flee,” Jawad’s family said. “He served as their guardian, provided them with food, mattresses, and other comforts, and anonymously paid off their debts.”

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One American citizen identified as Karam toldAl Jazeera that she “called the U.S. embassy in Beirut for help fleeing the violence,” but “was told to find a way out of the country by herself,” the outlet reported.

“Karam, who chose to be identified by her nickname out of fear of retaliation, drew a contrast with how the US State Department swiftly chartered special flights and a ship to evacuate American citizens in Israel after Hamas’ October 7 attack last year,” Al Jazeera noted.

“Americans of Lebanese descent have been treated as lesser U.S. citizens than Israeli U.S. citizens,” she said. “It is as if we don’t exist.”

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There are a lot of valid reasons to detest the guy. Going out on a limb with weird conspiratorial accusations isn’t really necessary. Already enough of that weird nonsense out there. Just sayin.

She turned me into a newt!