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I’m grateful to have known Lt. Gen. Rokke when I taught at USAFA. Former U.S. Air Force Academy Dean of Faculty Passes Away usafa.edu/former-u-s-air… via @AF_Academy

One side: “this is horrible, unacceptable, we all need to tone it down.” The other side: ‘this is war. We need to crush all the radicals responsible.” Don’t tell me both sides are the same.

Charlie Kirk was a force of nature. He started & led a movement on campuses built on speaking truth in a rational & respectful manner. He was a threat to those who hate God & USA. He was murdered for it. His life made us all richer. His death makes us all poorer.

Mathew Dowd lost his gig at MSNBC for pointing out that Charlie Kirk had engaged in hate speech. Meanwhile, Brian Kilmeade, openly suggests that we should euthanize the homeless and there’s zero outrage or repercussions.

In the process of recovering from the Assad regime, and the destruction of a decade of civil war, it’s good to see the new Syrian government working with the UN to clear Syria of these scourges.

Hey Brendan "we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Carr: Last year in National Rifle Association v. Vullo, the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed this fundamental principle of our constitutional republic: “Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in

Listen to the video - the context is important. It has an “opposites day” feel.

This reminds me of Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts.

Cruz and his ilk promising more sombrero memes until government reopens is such a self-own. Who says “we’ll keep being overt bigots until our bigoted views win”? It’s like “floggings will continue until morale improves.”

But will it be called SandersRx? No, I didn’t think so.

People of the Levant - especially Palestine - are virtually indistinguishable in DNA. “everyone in the Levant is overwhelmingly descended from ancient Jews, or at the very least those genetically indistinguishable from ancient Jews” means ancient Jews and others are same DNA.

It was great to talk with Knox Thames ("Ending Persecution: Charting the Path to Global Religious Freedom") in this Baylor University Keston Center discussion on the critical need to ensure religious freedom for all - not just our own. Comments welcome! youtu.be/oeUMiSObRTEsi=…

A very very significant & symbolic meeting, as #Syria’s President al-Sharaa goes to meet Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church John Yazigi X in #Damascus. The Patriarch is showing him a text dating to the Prophet Mohammed laying out Muslim-Christian relations.

Pope Leo has called for “deep reflection” on the treatment of migrants in the United States. Speaking to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, just outside Rome, the Pope said that “many people who have lived for years and years” in the US, “never causing problems”, are “deeply

A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

This is inconsistent with any path to sustainable peace.

Important reminder

The trauma is broad and unending.

The video reminding individuals in the military that they are not bound by *unlawful* orders is being framed by folks on this site, over and over, as a call “to disobey lawful orders.” That’s a complete lie. Patriotism is the oath to obey (only) lawful orders / the Constitution.