"And when nostr:nprofile1qqsgfhhxuemwtwm8kjk5uppv7uxtmp5pz4wm2dv59lxx5pfnsk98ysqpzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue04p0w0e can come back to this country to the ticker-tape parade he deserves, THEN we'll know we live in a free country."
–Ticked-off Tucker Carlson
Look at this one then, from another occasion, quoted in Luke 10:25-28. The same commandment from the Law is cited, Deut. 6:5, which in the original Hebrew states (instead of "the LORD"): "You shall love YHWH your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." 
Wouldn't you agree that by telling the lawyer to do this ("love YHWH, etc.") and he would live/have eternal life, that Jesus was endorsing this commandment to love YHWH?
"Every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods."
–H. L. Mencken
Interesting interpretation, to say the least. If YHWH is the devil/Satan, why would Jesus tell the Jews to love him with all their heart, soul, mind and strength (Matt. 22:37, Mark 12:30)?
What is your basis for saying YHWH lied in Eden?
(Incidentally, that agrees with what the serpent was also saying...)
This reminded me of when I read the story of "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving, first published in 1819. You might recall that Rip Van Winkle was a guy that went into the woods one day, drank some strong spirits given to him by strange Dutchmen (dwarves?), and fell asleep, not waking for 20 years.
When he does wake up, the world is very changed, and he learns "How that there had been a revolutionary war--that the country had thrown off the yoke of old England--and that, instead of being a subject to his Majesty George the Third, he was now a free citizen of the United States."
Prior to his long slumber: "For a long while he used to console himself, when driven from home [by his shrewish wife], by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village, which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn, designated by a rubicund portrait of his Majesty George the Third. Here they used to sit in the shade through a long, lazy summer's day, talking listlessly over village gossip, or telling endless, sleepy stories about nothing. But it would have been worth any statesman's money to have heard the profound discussions which sometimes took place, when by chance an old newspaper fell into their hands from some passing traveller. How solemnly they would listen to the contents, as drawled out by Derrick Van Bummel, the school-master, a dapper learned little man, who was not to be daunted by the most gigantic word in the dictionary; and how sagely they would deliberate upon public events some months after they had taken place."
But now twenty years later, after the Revolution: "...Instead of the great tree that used to shelter the quiet little Dutch inn of yore, there now was reared a tall naked pole, with something on the top that looked like a red nightcap, and from it was fluttering a flag, on which was a singular assemblage of stars and stripes--all this was strange and incomprehensible. He recognized on the sign, however, the ruby face of King George, under which he had smoked so many a peaceful pipe, but even this was singularly metamorphosed. The red coat was changed for one of blue and buff, a sword was held in the hand instead of a sceptre, the head was decorated with a cocked hat, and underneath was painted in large characters, "GENERAL WASHINGTON."
"There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity. He looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his broad face, double chin, and fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco-smoke, instead of idle speeches; or Van Bummel, the schoolmaster, doling forth the contents of an ancient newspaper. In place of these, a lean, bilious-looking fellow, with his pockets full of handbills, was haranguing, vehemently about rights of citizens-elections--members of Congress--liberty--Bunker's hill--heroes of seventy-six-and other words, which were a perfect Babylonish jargon to the bewildered Van Winkle.
"The appearance of Rip, with his long, grizzled beard, his rusty fowling-piece, his uncouth dress, and the army of women and children at his heels, soon attracted the attention of the tavern politicians. They crowded round him, eying him from head to foot, with great curiosity. The orator bustled up to him, and, drawing him partly aside, inquired, "on which side he voted?" Rip stared in vacant stupidity. Another short but busy little fellow pulled him by the arm, and rising on tiptoe, inquired in his ear, "whether he was Federal or Democrat....""
What struck me about the story is that instead of philosophy people were now arguing politics, and everyone was divided into two camps and continual debate, in contrast to the tranquility that existed in previous times during the rule of the king.
"Well, what about all the taxes and intolerable acts that led up to the Revolution?" I know, but just let me enjoy my pre-democratic-republic fantasy for a moment...
I wonder what the Muslims in France are thinking? Perhaps:
https://video.nostr.build/07a01bb0b202d799120b4ee5565702e4a0d885ba2f1312047c8bd79166a93a46.mp4
"...a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use."
–Washington Irving, "Rip Van Winkle" (1819)
I think the odds are in favor of them stealing it again...
"The Democrats having moved Biden out of the picture are set to steal the November election. Democrats in the swing states have legalized and institutionalized the theft mechanisms they used to steal the 2020 and 2022 national elections. For example, the Democrat state Supreme Court in Wisconsin overturned the ban on drop boxes, thus making it possible for invalid ballots to become part of the vote count. A large number of such practices that enable electoral fraud are now legal in the swing states.
"Democrats could not steal the election with Biden as candidate as no one would believe he won. Biden was moved out of the way. Now polls are being rigged showing Kamala leading Trump by 3 points. The rigged polls create public believability of a Kamala win. If the Democrats did not intend to steal the election, they would not have legalized the theft mechanisms in the swing states.
"The public accepted the last two stolen national elections and will accept a third. A people this insouciant have no chance of preserving their liberty and the accountability of government."
Yeah, a self-styled "Lefty" today told me he has to support Harris as the lesser of two evils. So RFK, Jr. probably would have gotten those same votes. But I wonder if the Deep State itself is opposed to RFK, Jr. for reasons of their own? 🤔
Paul Craig Roberts says the U.S. is Israel's puppet; I think he may be right:
"So where does America’s leadership class come from?
"It comes from the Jews. The Secretary of the Treasury is a Jew. The Secretary of State is a Jew. The Secretary of Homeland Security is a Jew. Finance, media, Hollywood and entertainment are in the hands of Jews. As Netanyahu told Congress yesterday, every Jew is a Zionist, a defender of Israel. And every American who is not a defender of Israel is an anti-semite. John V. Whitbeck describes the total humiliation of “Proud America” on its knees kissing Netanyahu’s feet. A totally conquered country whose obeisance is shown with 58 standing ovations. https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/25/american-obeisance/ "
Cabinet-level officers he left out:
- Merrick Garland, the Attorney General
- Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence
- Jared Bernstein, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
- Eric Lander, Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy (2021–2022)
- Ron Klain, Chief of Staff (2021–2023)
- Jeff Zients, Chief of Staff (2023–present)
(Source: Wikipedia. Note: I am no anti-semite; my profile pic is ostensibly a Jewish man 😄)
Paul Craig Roberts says the U.S. is Israel's puppet; I think he may be right:
"So where does America’s leadership class come from?
"It comes from the Jews. The Secretary of the Treasury is a Jew. The Secretary of State is a Jew. The Secretary of Homeland Security is a Jew. Finance, media, Hollywood and entertainment are in the hands of Jews. As Netanyahu told Congress yesterday, every Jew is a Zionist, a defender of Israel. And every American who is not a defender of Israel is an anti-semite. John V. Whitbeck describes the total humiliation of “Proud America” on its knees kissing Netanyahu’s feet. A totally conquered country whose obeisance is shown with 58 standing ovations. https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/25/american-obeisance/ "
"The waves of new crises, events and narradigms are being used to keep public discourse constantly moving from one topic to another, so no one can focus too closely on anything. It is entirely up to us to continue gnawing the bone until we’ve sucked out all the marrow."
– RADIO FAR SIDE
The “Stories” on nostr:npub1pu3vqm4vzqpxsnhuc684dp2qaq6z69sf65yte4p39spcucv5lzmqswtfch provide a different nostr experience.
Instead of seeing a mixed feed, you see the feed one friend at a time with their latest notes in consecutive order.
I don’t think any client offers this experience.
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🙄 Olympic Games organizers said they “deeply apologize” for introducing South Korea’s athletes as North Korea during the opening ceremony in Paris.
As the South Korean athletes waved their nation’s flag on a boat floating down the Seine River on Friday evening, they were announced in both French and English as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. South Korea is the Republic of Korea.
“We deeply apologize for the mistake that occurred when introducing the Korean team during the opening ceremony broadcast,” the International Olympic Committee said in a post on X in Korean.
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Well the name "'Democratic' People's Republic of Korea is misleading for North Korea. Just calling them "North Korea" and "South Korea" would be less confusing.
What if countries were called what they actually are?
- Like "The Totalitarian Hermit Kingdom of North Korea", or
- "The United National Security State of America", or "The Puppet State of Israel", or "The Great Satan" and "The Little Satan"
"Meanwhile, if Trump enters office again the rioting America dealt with in 2020 will be a cakewalk compared to 2025. Progressives claim they are “protecting democracy” but you will see very quickly that as soon as democracy doesn’t go their way they will abandon it in a heartbeat and seek to prevail using other methods.
"This means a campaign of “monkey wrenching” followed by riots, looting and disruptions in major cities."
"His [Muhammad's] humour was dry: once an old woman asked if Allah allowed old women into Paradise. No, he replied. She started to weep, at which he added, ‘He changes them first into nubile virgins.’"
From "The World: a family history of humanity" by Simon Sebag Montefiore (2022)
I would be interested to know how much it costs a relay operator to host my individual data, to get a sense of how much I should contribute to them, at a minimum. 🤔 If it cost a lot, that could get me to cut back on my number of relays! 😄
I've actually thought about creating a new npub and adding tons and tons of relays, as an experiment, to see if it would enhance or degrades my Nostr experience... 🧑🔬
Some say that the "Sons of God," which are also called "angels" and are extraterrestrial beings, came to Earth in the past and found human women beautiful and married them and had children by them...