@justindlong.bsky.social
The added dangers of fighting in Ukraine when everything is visible
There is no more fog of war
www.economist.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Netanyahu says Hamas must hand over the hostages by Saturday, as demanded by Trump, or Israel will resume the war. www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire will end if Hamas does not return hostages by Saturday - live updates
The Israeli prime minister says the military will
www.bbc.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Netanyahu says Hamas must hand over the hostages by Saturday, as demanded by Trump, or Israel will resume the war. www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...
Is this the end of USAID? Impact on Christian partners around the world.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/usai...
... USAID budget goes to numerous faith-based groups, incl. Samaritan's Purse, World Vision...
... medicines for mission hospitals across Africa ...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/usai...
... USAID budget goes to numerous faith-based groups, incl. Samaritan's Purse, World Vision...
... medicines for mission hospitals across Africa ...
Is This the End of USAID? - Christianity Today
Christian partners around the world—suddenly fired, defunded, and without answers—worry that the new administration is done with the development agency.
www.christianitytoday.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Is this the end of USAID? Impact on Christian partners around the world.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/usai...
... USAID budget goes to numerous faith-based groups, incl. Samaritan's Purse, World Vision...
... medicines for mission hospitals across Africa ...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/usai...
... USAID budget goes to numerous faith-based groups, incl. Samaritan's Purse, World Vision...
... medicines for mission hospitals across Africa ...
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Breaking News: Israeli and Hamas negotiators have agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza, officials say. The start date is unclear. Follow live updates.
Israel and Hamas Agree to Provisional Outline of Gaza Cease-Fire Deal, Officials Say: Live Updates
President-elect Donald J. Trump said a deal had been reached, but negotiators had yet to confirm a start date and other technical issues could still derail a deal.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Breaking News: Israeli and Hamas negotiators have agreed to a cease-fire in Gaza, officials say. The start date is unclear. Follow live updates.
Major piece in NYT on Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. This situation has been tracked in the Roundup for years now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/w...
This Part of Mozambique Was Like Paradise. Now It’s a Terrorist Hotbed.
Islamic State militants have rampaged across the northern Cabo Delgado Province for more than seven years. The government says the situation has stabilized. Residents tell a different story.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Major piece in NYT on Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. This situation has been tracked in the Roundup for years now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/w...
One of the most interesting and fun/funny things I've read this week.
www.eastisread.com/p/i-am-your-...
www.eastisread.com/p/i-am-your-...
I am your Chinese spy. Show me your cat.
Is this a brave new world for China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges?
www.eastisread.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One of the most interesting and fun/funny things I've read this week.
www.eastisread.com/p/i-am-your-...
www.eastisread.com/p/i-am-your-...
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Evangelical spirituality
+ big-tent revivalism
+ sports celebrity
+ therapeutic masculinity
= Bill McCartney's solution to a particular tension in his life, and the launch of Promise Keepers
He died on Friday. @paulputz.bsky.social wrote an obit for CT: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/died...
+ big-tent revivalism
+ sports celebrity
+ therapeutic masculinity
= Bill McCartney's solution to a particular tension in his life, and the launch of Promise Keepers
He died on Friday. @paulputz.bsky.social wrote an obit for CT: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/died...
Died: Bill McCartney, Football Coach Who Founded Promise Keepers - Christianity Today
He led the Colorado Buffaloes to a national title and started a movement urging men to take responsibility for their faith, families, and communities.
www.christianitytoday.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Evangelical spirituality
+ big-tent revivalism
+ sports celebrity
+ therapeutic masculinity
= Bill McCartney's solution to a particular tension in his life, and the launch of Promise Keepers
He died on Friday. @paulputz.bsky.social wrote an obit for CT: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/died...
+ big-tent revivalism
+ sports celebrity
+ therapeutic masculinity
= Bill McCartney's solution to a particular tension in his life, and the launch of Promise Keepers
He died on Friday. @paulputz.bsky.social wrote an obit for CT: www.christianitytoday.com/2025/01/died...
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Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives, top official acknowledges apnews.com/article/iran...
Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives, top official acknowledges
Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives for its nuclear enrichment program in an act of sabotage.
apnews.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Israel supplied Iran with centrifuge platforms containing explosives, top official acknowledges apnews.com/article/iran...
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At least 400 million people — more than the population of the United States — are expected in Prayagraj over the next 45 days, according to officials.
India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world’s largest religious gathering
PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — At least 400 million people — more than the population of the United States — are expected in Prayagraj over the next 45 days, according to officials.
religionnews.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
At least 400 million people — more than the population of the United States — are expected in Prayagraj over the next 45 days, according to officials.
Interesting: risk is underpriced, but there's a ceiling at which the price of insurance will cause home buying to grind to a halt.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
The home insurance crisis can’t be fixed with money alone | Semafor
LA’s wildfires make clear that insurance is too cheap. But geophysics are a bigger problem.
www.semafor.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Interesting: risk is underpriced, but there's a ceiling at which the price of insurance will cause home buying to grind to a halt.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
"In five years time {by 2030}, half of all young people entering the global workforce will be African." ~John McDermott, Economist newsletter, 1/14/2025
January 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"In five years time {by 2030}, half of all young people entering the global workforce will be African." ~John McDermott, Economist newsletter, 1/14/2025
"The President in particular is very much a figurehead — he wields no real power whatsoever. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage...
January 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"The President in particular is very much a figurehead — he wields no real power whatsoever. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage...
And just like that, nearly 1% of 2025 is gone.
January 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
And just like that, nearly 1% of 2025 is gone.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Impeached the president
Impeaching the acting President for refusing to complete the first impeachment
Impeached the president
Impeaching the acting President for refusing to complete the first impeachment
South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo
Han took over the role after President Yoon was impeached by parliament two weeks ago.
www.bbc.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:46 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Impeached the president
Impeaching the acting President for refusing to complete the first impeachment
Impeached the president
Impeaching the acting President for refusing to complete the first impeachment
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The southern African nation of Mozambique is reeling under its worst election-related violence since its civil war ended 32 years ago. More than 250 people have died in street protests. Here’s what to know.
Mozambique Unrest: What to Know
More than 250 people have died in this southern African nation as protesters disputing the results of the presidential election clash with the police and military.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2024 at 10:47 PM
The southern African nation of Mozambique is reeling under its worst election-related violence since its civil war ended 32 years ago. More than 250 people have died in street protests. Here’s what to know.
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“My father never felt like an outsider because the monastics always saw him as a beacon of light, a symbol of Hindu-Muslim harmony," said Muslim Mashkoor Ahmed, who now mourns the changes as a sign of growing antipathy across Indian society.
https://religionnews.com/2024/12/06/hindu-governing-body-…
https://religionnews.com/2024/12/06/hindu-governing-body-…
Hindu governing body shuts out Muslim vendors from world's largest religious festival
DELHI, India (RNS) — Kumbh Mela, a festival that every 12 years draws hundreds of thousands of devotees to the city of Prayagraj, in northern India, has become the latest battleground for…
religionnews.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:54 PM
“My father never felt like an outsider because the monastics always saw him as a beacon of light, a symbol of Hindu-Muslim harmony," said Muslim Mashkoor Ahmed, who now mourns the changes as a sign of growing antipathy across Indian society.
https://religionnews.com/2024/12/06/hindu-governing-body-…
https://religionnews.com/2024/12/06/hindu-governing-body-…
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Times profile, by Maria Sotnikova, of an upscale Moscow neighborhood where Assad's family owns several apartments and where they may end up staying. The would-be neighbors appear to think he's an idiot but seem generally pleased at the idea of increased security. www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
The Russian neighbourhood ready to welcome the Assads
After being granted asylum by Russia the deposed Syrian leader is likely to move into the Moscow City district, where his extended family own luxury apartments
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Times profile, by Maria Sotnikova, of an upscale Moscow neighborhood where Assad's family owns several apartments and where they may end up staying. The would-be neighbors appear to think he's an idiot but seem generally pleased at the idea of increased security. www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
