Never an Original Thought
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Never have had an original thought. Everything is rooted either in my faith or in the wisdom of others. Friend of Christ. Fan of the American Declaration. Retweets ≠ Endorsement.
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"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." -- Jeremiah 29:11
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I had my first ever go at one of those round table talking heads sort of shows, and promised myself ahead of time that I wouldn't turn into a shouting head.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I had my first ever go at one of those round table talking heads sort of shows, and promised myself ahead of time that I wouldn't turn into a shouting head.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
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If Lincoln could speak of a “new birth of freedom” amid such darkness, surely, we can speak of national renewal today—not as nostalgia, but as obligation, a shared purpose toward which we can work.
‘The Great Task Remaining Before Us’: Lincoln’s Vision at Gettysburg
On the anniversary of his address, a reminder that democracy requires dedication.
www.thebulwark.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
If Lincoln could speak of a “new birth of freedom” amid such darkness, surely, we can speak of national renewal today—not as nostalgia, but as obligation, a shared purpose toward which we can work.
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"My prayer from day to day is that God will so enlarge my heart that I will see you all, and live with you all, in his love." #DorothyDay #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther
October 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"My prayer from day to day is that God will so enlarge my heart that I will see you all, and live with you all, in his love." #DorothyDay #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther
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You may discover you're more self-aware, empathetic, and emotionally intelligent than you assume. trib.al/8QQmtXJ
If You Say Yes to Any of These 5 Questions, Science Says You're More Emotionally Intelligent Than You Think
You may discover you're more self-aware, empathetic, and emotionally intelligent than you assume.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
You may discover you're more self-aware, empathetic, and emotionally intelligent than you assume. trib.al/8QQmtXJ
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It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. How it got to that spot goes back even further — over a millennium.
A more than 1,000-year-old Viking ship goes on a very short, final voyage
It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. How it got to that spot goes back even further — over a millennium.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. How it got to that spot goes back even further — over a millennium.
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My thoughts on what RFK Jr and President Trump got wrong about autism.
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Tylenol, Vaccines, and Leucovorin: What Trump and RFK Jr. Got Wrong
At a White House event, President Trump, flanked by HHS Secretary Robert F.
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My thoughts on what RFK Jr and President Trump got wrong about autism.
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/...
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"Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible (1964)." #MLK #PrayForPeace #PrayForAmerica
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love. It destroys community and makes brotherhood impossible (1964)." #MLK #PrayForPeace #PrayForAmerica
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Tempted... always fancied an abbey...
(of course, it's very cheap, because of the upkeep costs and almost entire lack of other legal uses...)
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
(of course, it's very cheap, because of the upkeep costs and almost entire lack of other legal uses...)
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this Place of worship for sale on Rightmove
Place of worship for sale in Culross Abbey, Kirk Street, Culross, KY12 8JD, KY12 for £35,000. Marketed by Church of Scotland, Edinburgh
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September 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Tempted... always fancied an abbey...
(of course, it's very cheap, because of the upkeep costs and almost entire lack of other legal uses...)
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
(of course, it's very cheap, because of the upkeep costs and almost entire lack of other legal uses...)
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
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Faithfulness in unusual circumstances, public appearances and from the lofty perch of pedestals is really not too surprising. Faithfulness on an assembly line job for forty years, putting the same piece in the same place in the same way, is far more extraordinary.
#LaborDay
#LaborDay
September 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Faithfulness in unusual circumstances, public appearances and from the lofty perch of pedestals is really not too surprising. Faithfulness on an assembly line job for forty years, putting the same piece in the same place in the same way, is far more extraordinary.
#LaborDay
#LaborDay
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Not blaming others means taking personal responsibility for your actions and feelings, rather than assigning fault to other people or external circumstances when something goes wrong. Instead of feeling anger or resentment, you focus on accountability, solutions, and learning from mistakes.
August 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Not blaming others means taking personal responsibility for your actions and feelings, rather than assigning fault to other people or external circumstances when something goes wrong. Instead of feeling anger or resentment, you focus on accountability, solutions, and learning from mistakes.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Why do you think Kirk had to steal some from the 1980s
RFK Jr claims that windmills are "wiping out the whale population" in the Atlantic
August 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Why do you think Kirk had to steal some from the 1980s
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Nick Catoggio: "They told me that if I voted for Kamala Harris we’d end up with a command-and-control economy. And they were right."
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August 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Nick Catoggio: "They told me that if I voted for Kamala Harris we’d end up with a command-and-control economy. And they were right."
thedispatch.com/newsletter/b...
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Your life as a Christian should make non-believers question their disbelief in God.”
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www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commem...
August 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Your life as a Christian should make non-believers question their disbelief in God.”
www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commem...
www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commem...
I'm not sure of the origin of this prayer, but it is helpful. You can adapt it for lots of circumstances.
August 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm not sure of the origin of this prayer, but it is helpful. You can adapt it for lots of circumstances.
Jenson Huang: "I hope suffering happens to you...greatness comes from character & character...is formed out of people who suffered..I wish upon you ample doses of pain & suffering."
Huang is president, co-founder, and CEO of Nvidia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_...
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Huang is president, co-founder, and CEO of Nvidia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_...
x.com/TheTranscrip...
August 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Jenson Huang: "I hope suffering happens to you...greatness comes from character & character...is formed out of people who suffered..I wish upon you ample doses of pain & suffering."
Huang is president, co-founder, and CEO of Nvidia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_...
x.com/TheTranscrip...
Huang is president, co-founder, and CEO of Nvidia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_...
x.com/TheTranscrip...
This is the first time (2025-26) that the Spirit of Houston is playing together this year. Yes, they are that good. Go Coogs!
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August 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is the first time (2025-26) that the Spirit of Houston is playing together this year. Yes, they are that good. Go Coogs!
x.com/UHouston/sta...
@uh.edu
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@uh.edu
Happy 19th Amendment. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. Here is the great Etta James singing "Sufferin' Till Suffrage."
"And now we pull down on the lever.
Cast our ballots, and we endeavor.
To improve our country, state, county, town, and school.""
"And now we pull down on the lever.
Cast our ballots, and we endeavor.
To improve our country, state, county, town, and school.""
Etta James Sufferin' Till Suffrage
YouTube video by Etta James
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August 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Happy 19th Amendment. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. Here is the great Etta James singing "Sufferin' Till Suffrage."
"And now we pull down on the lever.
Cast our ballots, and we endeavor.
To improve our country, state, county, town, and school.""
"And now we pull down on the lever.
Cast our ballots, and we endeavor.
To improve our country, state, county, town, and school.""
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As we were for a time after World War II, the U.S. is uncertain about its role in the world. This must change—or else.
To Handle Russia And Iran, The U.S. Must Embrace A New Guiding Principle
As we were for a time after World War II, the U.S. is uncertain about its role in the world. This must change—or else.
www.forbes.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
As we were for a time after World War II, the U.S. is uncertain about its role in the world. This must change—or else.
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“Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing.”
- Dr.Seuss.🌱
- Dr.Seuss.🌱
August 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“Because when you stop and look around, this life is pretty amazing.”
- Dr.Seuss.🌱
- Dr.Seuss.🌱
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i didn't get into it in my essay on this speech, but beyond the basic incoherence of vance's assorted grievances, i'm struck by how ungrateful *he* is, a man who owes his fame and fortune to the open, cosmopolitan society he is trying to destroy for the sake of power
i love how utterly deranged this screed by the Vice President is
there's so much to unpack here
americanmind.org/salvo/americ...
there's so much to unpack here
americanmind.org/salvo/americ...
American Statesmanship for the Golden Age
We should demand that our people, whether first- or tenth-generation Americans, have gratitude for this country.
americanmind.org
August 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
i didn't get into it in my essay on this speech, but beyond the basic incoherence of vance's assorted grievances, i'm struck by how ungrateful *he* is, a man who owes his fame and fortune to the open, cosmopolitan society he is trying to destroy for the sake of power
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Benjamin Curtis was "a man of his time, which makes it all the more striking that he could see a truth that some Americans," writes our columnist @jamellebouie.net, “are eager to deny: Our Constitution, and our political community, includes nothing less than the whole people.”
Opinion | What if Dred Scott Had Been Decided Correctly?
The infamous case’s dissent that Lincoln loved.
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August 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Benjamin Curtis was "a man of his time, which makes it all the more striking that he could see a truth that some Americans," writes our columnist @jamellebouie.net, “are eager to deny: Our Constitution, and our political community, includes nothing less than the whole people.”
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"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
August 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945
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Neighborhood bars just calling out incipient tyranny
August 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Neighborhood bars just calling out incipient tyranny