John
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Cardinal Pizzaballa is my choice for Pope.
If for no other reason, the awesome name.
If for no other reason, the awesome name.
Of the small handful of papal contenders, an even smaller subset tends flocks in countries at war. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, is among them.
These cardinals work in conflict zones. One could be the next pope.
Of the small handful of papal contenders, an even smaller subset tends flocks in countries at war. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, is among them.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Cardinal Pizzaballa is my choice for Pope.
If for no other reason, the awesome name.
If for no other reason, the awesome name.
Since Hegseth is fielding softball questions from Megyn Kelly in a desperate effort to rehabilitate his horrible reputation, I am reminded of this interview he did with Kelly a few years ago when he told Kelly what he really thought of Trump.
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December 4, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Since Hegseth is fielding softball questions from Megyn Kelly in a desperate effort to rehabilitate his horrible reputation, I am reminded of this interview he did with Kelly a few years ago when he told Kelly what he really thought of Trump.
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Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will have Americans paying higher prices for:
Top imports from Canada…
•Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products
•Vehicles •Machinery, nuclear reactors, and boilers •Wood and wood products
•Agricultural products
Top imports from Canada…
•Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products
•Vehicles •Machinery, nuclear reactors, and boilers •Wood and wood products
•Agricultural products
November 26, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will have Americans paying higher prices for:
Top imports from Canada…
•Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products
•Vehicles •Machinery, nuclear reactors, and boilers •Wood and wood products
•Agricultural products
Top imports from Canada…
•Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products
•Vehicles •Machinery, nuclear reactors, and boilers •Wood and wood products
•Agricultural products
Theory: Elon Musk and Nancy Mace are engaged in a competition to see who can achieve maximum mental illness status first.
November 24, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Theory: Elon Musk and Nancy Mace are engaged in a competition to see who can achieve maximum mental illness status first.
Accurate summary.
November 24, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Accurate summary.
Hegseth: I paid the woman who reported I sexually assaulted her because I had a job sitting on a couch, slathered in hair product, while reading a teleprompter and I thought my employer would fire me because of the allegation.
Also Hegseth: Why should the allegation stop me from being SECDEF?
Also Hegseth: Why should the allegation stop me from being SECDEF?
mr bean is wearing a suit and tie and smiling while saying ok .
ALT: mr bean is wearing a suit and tie and smiling while saying ok .
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Hegseth: I paid the woman who reported I sexually assaulted her because I had a job sitting on a couch, slathered in hair product, while reading a teleprompter and I thought my employer would fire me because of the allegation.
Also Hegseth: Why should the allegation stop me from being SECDEF?
Also Hegseth: Why should the allegation stop me from being SECDEF?
Reposted by John
GOP to quietly move Matt Gaetz to a new parish.
November 21, 2024 at 8:36 PM
GOP to quietly move Matt Gaetz to a new parish.
I guess we should take some solace in the fact that when push came to shove, faced with which of the two credibly accused rapists to support for cabinet positions, the Trump administration chose to jettison the guy accused of raping a minor over the guy who was just the “regular rapist”.
Baby steps
Baby steps
November 21, 2024 at 6:11 PM
I guess we should take some solace in the fact that when push came to shove, faced with which of the two credibly accused rapists to support for cabinet positions, the Trump administration chose to jettison the guy accused of raping a minor over the guy who was just the “regular rapist”.
Baby steps
Baby steps
I probably would have just opted for a pizza and some flowers.
Marine sergeant’s romantic evening goes up in flames, Okinawa police say
A Marine lit about 20 candles in a hotel room before leaving to pick up his girlfriend at Naha Airport and the room caught on fire, according to police.
www.stripes.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:58 PM
I probably would have just opted for a pizza and some flowers.
As we prepare to face increasingly uncertain and challenging times, I am reminded of two quotes from literature.
“Screw your courage to the sticking place” - Shakespeare
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro” - Hunter S. Thompson
“Screw your courage to the sticking place” - Shakespeare
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro” - Hunter S. Thompson
November 18, 2024 at 10:37 PM
As we prepare to face increasingly uncertain and challenging times, I am reminded of two quotes from literature.
“Screw your courage to the sticking place” - Shakespeare
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro” - Hunter S. Thompson
“Screw your courage to the sticking place” - Shakespeare
“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro” - Hunter S. Thompson
Sometimes I like to combine my hobby of doing historical research with scaring people.
I just sent this to a friend who lives in the same neighborhood described in this 1875 news article.
Good luck sleeping tonight.
I just sent this to a friend who lives in the same neighborhood described in this 1875 news article.
Good luck sleeping tonight.
November 16, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Sometimes I like to combine my hobby of doing historical research with scaring people.
I just sent this to a friend who lives in the same neighborhood described in this 1875 news article.
Good luck sleeping tonight.
I just sent this to a friend who lives in the same neighborhood described in this 1875 news article.
Good luck sleeping tonight.
Maine CD 2 stays blue.
Jared Golden wins Maine's 2nd Congressional District race after ranked choice vote count
The ranked choice vote tabulation went on for several days after neither candidate surpassed 50 percent of first-place votes on Election Day.
www.newscentermaine.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Maine CD 2 stays blue.