Christian Zionism. If Israel is armed to the teeth and encouraged into a bloody, protracted regional war, conservative evangelicals believe it will force Jesus to come back to Earth sooner than God was expected (because apparently an omnipotent and omnipresent deity can be tricked so easily), and thus usher in Armageddon.

I wish that was a joke. But it’s not.

Of course that’s only one reason. The real answer is a complex series of interdependent pieces. Christian Zionism, anti-Muslim paranoia, subconscious guilt over the Holocaust, wanting to appeal to conservative Christian and Jewish voters domestically, and now many politicians on both sides being deep in the pockets of ultra conservative Israeli power brokers via AIPAC.

And good for Starmer.

He’s not popular domestically. But every time Trump publicly criticizes him it’s like a shot in the arm for his popularity.

I was initially surprised by this too. But the more I think about it, the more expected it is.

Trump’s hardcore base is mostly comprised of evangelical protestants. And they fucking hate the pope in every form (more conservative and more liberal ones alike), and Catholics in general.

His comments will energize their support, which has been slipping a bit due to the Epstein files. And as someone else said he, the hardcore base of ultra-conservative Catholics who also support Trump won’t care about his latest comments, because they hate Leo too.

This really is just playing to his base. Not in a 4D chess way, but more in the form of his latest tantrum unwittingly hitting a strategic sweet spot.

Hard to tell right now. He used to be one of Orban’s buddies up until a few years ago. He’s saying the right things right now - less corruption, more services for Hungarians, closer ties to the EU and NATO.

But we’ll see. From what I understand, Orban was also seen as a progressive about 20 years ago. But then Putin and greed got their hooks into him. Hopefully the new guy is legit.

If he is legit, I wonder his this will shift the dynamic in the EU. Without Hungary vetoing everything Putin doesn’t like, does this clear the path more for Ukraine joining the EU and/or NATO? I know there are a lot of other factors in okay. But the people of Hungary might have just helped others and not just themselves.

He’s completely deluded. He’s listening to the grade A mental gymnastics thrown out by his buddies at Fox News and NewsMax. Because nobody here in the US who doesn’t have their heads up their asses thinks any other NATO country wants to help in this fiasco. And we also don’t blame them at all.

Big “you can’t quit, your fired!” energy.

To the surprise of nobody except for OP and a small number of other naive optimists.

So I guess that answers their underlying question: no, he’s not smarter than he looks.

Learning CPR and first aid (and getting certified in those topics) is cheap and ridiculously easy. Look up your local Red Cross organization, since they probably offer local courses in that topic in your area that are either free or very cheap. And even if it’s not useful to your job it can be very helpful. I’ve performed the Heimlich maneuver (or whatever they call it now) on my wife on two separate occasions when she was choking on some food (due to her throat being swollen with a cold and her biting off a bit too much pizza).

Here are some ideas for jobs for younger people with limited to no work experience:

• Retail stores
• Restaurants
• Grocery stores
• Trampoline parks
• Lazer tag places
• Bowling alleys
• Roller skate parks
• Ice rinks
• Instructional assistants at schools

Good luck.

Edit: fixed some autocorrect errors.

Well now I want to see a video of a nine year-old excitedly freaking out over a life-sized Wesley Snipes cardboard cutout!

But in answer to your question, they probably do watch to a limited degree. But I’m sure they see so much random stuff while digitizing that they don’t pay that much attention. And worst case scenario, they’d probably think your video is a bit weird, but in an adorable way.

There’s been a steady rise in cases in some parts of England where raising the St George’s flag has become synonymous with hostility towards immigrants. That’s why it’s considered as a cause of ‘alarm and distress’, at least in this case. Especially given the background of this guy who’s been doing it.

So this isn’t just a case of an overreaction to a harmless act of national pride (which is what some might come away with if they didn’t read the article or know the context).

It’s a shame that the flag has become a proxy for racism. Not least because a lot of people put up the flag purely out of pride and with no malicious subtext.

But you can usually tell the areas where there’s a racist undertone because they have a ridiculous number of flags up.

Edit: fixed some typos.

People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, Donald. It’s well known that Trump’s current marriage is a sham, and that Melania barely tolerates him.

I played it, briefly. It was horrible. Definitely right up there for me.

Two decent popes in a row (by pope standards)… What is the world coming to!

It was a feature specifically requested by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski for their government airplane sexy times. And the developer forgot to remove it.

Thanks.

Might also be interested to read how in 1857 Mormon militia murdered a bunch of settlers traveling west through Mormon territory - the Mountain Meadows Massacre. And only one person was ever convicted for the death of between 120 and 140 people.

Edit: Fixed link.

It really does channel the American SNL vibe. And that’s not necessarily a good thing. I’ve watched a couple of the sketches and they are really hammy and the impersonations aren’t very good (like the Keir Starmer impression).

Tina Fey’s monologue was very good though. But having Graham Norton make a guest appearance in it is like a cheat code.

I would say that’s NK government should feel angry about how their people are being treated by Russia. But the NK government doesn’t give a shit about them either.

I guess these workers are luckier than the NK soldiers being sent to the Ukraine war front to be cannon drone fodder.

Hegseth is gonna be even more angry than born normal when he can’t drive from point a to point b because of this.