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Hamas Atrocities @HamasAtrocities
The decline of Christianity in one eloquent clip
Pope Leo XIV has just laid a wreath at the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk — the leader whose regime completed the destruction of Anatolia’s ancient Christian communities.
https://x.com/HamasAtrocities/status/1994786927065583641
Before this, he visited the Blue Mosque of Istanbul, which was built on purpose in front of Hagia Sophia, when it was still a cathedral, to symbolize the dominance of Islam over Christianity.
The West’s obsession with political correctness will be its doom!
The attempts to show a facade of brotherhood between the various religions are ridiculous. Stop it!
Discerning Classic Av tuma avoda zara
Eisengesis vs. Exegesis
Exegesis, a disciplined approach focused on extracting meaning from a text through careful analysis through Oral Torah ???? inductive reasoning. Eisengesis, on the other hand, replaces the kabbalah of ???? inductive logic, as taught by rabbis Akiva, Yishmael, and Yosse HaGal with Plato\Aristotle 3-part syllogism deductive logic. Exegesis scholarship includes looking at cultural, historical, and linguistic contexts to uncover what the author intended to convey. Meaning, learning the T’NaCH texts viewed from the perspectives of Jewish culture, customs, and accepted practices – called minhagim. Exegesis schlarship simply crucial in Torah Constitutional studies. It promotes deeper, more accurate understandings of exactly how the Jewish people understand and interpret sacred texts.
Examples of Eisengesis: The Nicene Council which introduced with the power of established church dogma the creed of Trinity belief as “the mystery of Monotheism”, Illustrates the process of interpreting a text, specifically how the New Testament interprets the Hebrew T’NaCH, based on the interpreter’s own biases and preconceptions. Perspective: Subjective; the writings of Paul his subjective beliefs and clear ideologies. A sample of Paul’s skewed eisengesis, his declaration that circumcision ceased being a mitzva from the Torah. His declaration of JeZeus as the son of God; his substitute theology which prioritized “original sin of Adam” and replaced the Universal theme of the Torah of blessing/curse – life/death = g’lut\exile. Paul’s eisengesis requires the resurrection of JeZeus to atone for Adam’s original sin.
Approach: Reads into the text and imposes meanings that may not be supported by the text itself. Torah a Case/Law common law system. Paul’s unilateral declaration that “Goyim are not under the Law”. Paul’s unilateral declaration that “Goyim are not under the Law”; an absurd declaration because Goyim universally rejected the revelation of the Torah at Sinai. Therefore of course ‘Goyim not under the Law’? So why make this obvious declaration when Goyim never accepted Torah common law. Answer: Paul substituted the dominant Roman statute law for Jewish common law. Goyim only knew Statute law. Therefore they simply and falsely assumed that “not under the law” referred to the statute law with which they were intimately familiar.
This distinction highlights how cultural and legal backgrounds shape understanding of T’NaCH Constitutional texts understood as biblical religious texts. The conversion from Jewish common law to Roman statute law reflects the complexities in early Christian thought regarding “the Law”; it implies that belief in JeZeus grafted them into the Chosen Cohen People. An utterly false idea. Paul rejected keeping the commandments; circumcision, kashrut, tohor & tuma etc. These key central concepts of T’NaCH Constitutional common law became totally alien to Xtian beliefs and their Av tuma avoda zarah religion.
In particular, the propaganda of Paul completely subsumed and ignored the key Torah theme that HaShem brought Israel out of Egyptian slavery to bring them in to conquer the lands of Canaan as sworn unto the Avot as the eternal Cohen people inheritance lands. This substitute theology post the JeZeus false messiah theology impacted Goyim to prioritize being saved by the blood of the lamb rather than conquer and rule the oath sworn lands with righteous judicial common law justice which dedicates to make fair restitution of damages. The First commandment of Sinai the New Testament totally negates. Goyim by definition live in lands outside of Israel. Whereas Moshe brought Israel out of Egypt to rule Canaan.
Outcome. The introduction of the “New Testament” imposed an immediate void upon the Hebrew T’NaCH, now labeled as “Old Testament”. That Xtian religion share more in common with Muslim strict Monotheism than the T’NaCH local God linked directly to the oath sworn lands; the God of the chosen Cohen People. The NT totally obliviates the concept of the chosen Cohen People, replaced by believers in JeZeus being saved from burning for eternity in Hell. The T’NaCH concept of “the devil” metaphor (???\????) inference ???? logic of reading T’NaCH texts refers to the Yatzir Ha’Raw within the heart. Not to some imaginary king of Demons who got expelled from Heaven following a failed rebellion against God.
Applications: Blood libels, ghetto gulag imprisonment for 3 Centuries duration till the French revolutionaries & Napoleon expelled the Catholic church from its co-rulership of the French monarchy; the American revolution separated Church from State. Church dogmatism declared Jews as cursed and the spawn of the devil; condemned to walk the face of the earth as despised refugees. This theological narishkeit culminated in the Shoah where Nietzsche declared prior to WWII that God was dead.
You raise incredibly valid problems on the foundations of JeZeus worship. Your use of the term “goyim” admittedly gets confusing. The issue you raise becomes even clearer within New Testament scholarship.
Firstly, Paul: His letters to the already-established churches PRE-DATE the authorship of the four gospels, describing the supposed life of Jesus. In the seven confirmed Pauline letters, he only cites passages of the Septuagint to support his ideas. The Greek Translation of the Hebrew changes much of Jewish prophecy.
It absolutely begs the question: What was Paul trying to achieve by this?What he certainly did achieve early on was confusion amongst gentiles.
Early converts to Christianity were posed with this dilemma:
“Paul says we don’t need to be circumcised but our new Lord commands us to keep the law better than the Pharisees!”
This analyst says if Ag holds 57.50 it goes to 64.50.
You know I like silver.
And copper, but not for investment. I’m one of the millions with a stash of lucky pennies. Just now looking through them, I see a couple from the 1950s.
I found a 1907 Indian head in my US change.
I found an Indian head in my doorway. I said, “Go away! You can’t have my house!”
Terrorism trial starts against suspect in Rotterdam bridge knife attack; One killed
https://nltimes.nl/2025/12/01/terrorism-trial-starts-suspect-rotterdam-bridge-knife-attack-one-killed
The trial against Ayoub M. from Amersfoort, the man suspected of a fatal knife attack at Ersasmus Bridge in Rotterdam in September last year, starts in the high-security courtroom at Schiphol Airport on Monday. The now 23-year-old man is facing charges of murder, attempted murder, and threats with a terrorist motive.
M. attacked and stabbed two random people at the Erasmus Bridge on September 19, 2024. A 32-year-old man from Germany was killed, and a 33-year-old man from Switzerland was seriously injured. According to witnesses, M shouted “Allahu akbar,” which means God is great in Arabic, multiple times during the attack.
M. does not deny committing the attacks, but says he did so in a psychotic, not radicalized state.
The Amersfoort man was already in contact with the authorities before the knife attack. In February 2022, he attacked his mother with a knife, for which he was sentenced to compulsory psychiatric treatment (TBS). A few days before that incident, he attacked an enforcement officer. A police dog was eventually deployed to subdue him.
At the time of the knife attack in Rotterdam, M. was under supervision and receiving treatment. Investigators from the Inspectorates for Justice and Security and Health and Youth Care recently concluded that he received appropriate treatment, but that aid organizations had too little insight into what and how he was doing in the run-up to the stabbing incident.
For example, according ot the terms of his TBS, M. was prohibited from using drugs or alcohol. Urine tests revealed that he violated this ban at least nine times in the two months before the Erasmus Bridge attack, but he support organizations saw no problem because M. displayed “appropriate behavior.” However, the organizations failed to notice that M. had no access to daily activities due to the summer holidays and that he was hanging out with people who use drugs recreationally.
According to the Inspectorates, it is impossible to say whether the knife attack could have been prevented if the care providers had acted differently. They advised the organizations involved to make better agreements about sharing information and discussing risks and approach plans with each other.
Monday, 1 December 2025 Prosecutors seek 20 years and psychiatric treatment for Erasmus Bridge stabbing suspect
https://nltimes.nl/2025/12/01/prosecutors-seek-20-years-psychiatric-treatment-erasmus-bridge-stabbing-suspect
The trial has begun for 23-year-old Ayoub M., who is accused of a stabbing attack at the Erasmus Bridge on September 19, 2024, that left a 32-year-old German man dead and a 33-year-old Swiss man seriously injured. The public prosecutor’s office (OM) has demanded a 20-year prison sentence and mandatory psychiatric treatment (TBS).
According to prosecutors, Ayoub M., from Amersfoort, carried two large kitchen knives and shouted “Allahu akbar” during the attack. After killing the German victim, he reportedly continued toward a nearby terrace, seemingly intending to harm others. Onlookers, including kickboxing trainer David Litecia, intervened and eventually subdued him by throwing chairs and using other objects.
“The suspect went to the Erasmus Bridge in broad daylight, attacked two victims with multiple stab wounds, and pursued others with knives, instilling fear among bystanders,” the OM said.
During court proceedings, Ayoub M. told judges, “I do not see myself as a murderer. I find it horrible and terrible. I do not understand how it could have happened.”
The OM has charged him with murder, multiple attempted murders, and threats, all with a terrorist intent.
Authorities said the attack was premeditated and motivated by extremist ideology. “He listened to extremist audio recordings shortly before the incident, shaved his head in what may have been a purification ritual and final preparation for committing a jihadist act of violence, and then attacked perceived ‘unbeliever’ victims in a prominent city location,” prosecutors stated.
Behavioral experts from the Pieter Baan Centrum determined that Ayoub M. was partially responsible for his actions due to diminished mental capacity. He allegedly suffers from schizophrenia and substance abuse issues, including alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine, which worsened his psychotic episodes. Experts concluded he was severely psychotic during the attack.
The OM highlighted the terror impact of the stabbing. “Driven partly by his disorder and religious fanaticism, he caused irreparable suffering and widespread fear,” a prosecutor said. “The attack shocked not only Rotterdam residents but also people across the Netherlands. This was exactly what the suspect intended with his terrorist act: to create a wave of fear and shock in Rotterdam and throughout the country.”
Ayoub M. has a history of violent psychosis. In 2022, he stabbed his mother during a psychotic episode in Amersfoort. Reports show warning signs before the Erasmus Bridge attack were not adequately addressed by authorities.
J.E. Dyer tries to think us out of the schism we’re experiencing on the “right-wing” of the Rep Party. I agree with everything she says, but lotsa luck against the faction of flesh-&-blood voters who can’t be defined away.
For such a time as this: Two priorities for conservatives and the GOP
The dispute roiling the political right needs to be briefly and simply addressed, without elaborate discussions into which endless causes for dispute can be interpolated. Obfuscating the matter that way is the worst thing for the right. Everyone from Vice President Vance to Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation, to legacy media and hundreds (or who knows, thousands) of social media users has been engaging vigorously with the obfuscating factors of personalities and feelings, exaggerated depictions of the arguments of others, and elliptical allusions that provoke further rounds of exaggeration in the search for honest definitions.
Cut through all that. The dispute is about Nick Fuentes, a thoroughgoing antisemite, racist, and misogynist, being interviewed in a friendly and non-challenging manner by Tucker Carlson – and the choice of Kevin Roberts, Heritage’s president, to not repudiate that behavior by Carlson. It is correctly argued that allowing Fuentes to come on Carlson’s widely-watched podcast and spew his toxic sentiments without vigorous pushback amounts to a mainstreaming of those sentiments, as if they can be entertained on their merits in respectable or moral discourse.
They can’t be. That is established, by centuries of trial, error, and bloody mistakes, and is not up for review….
So here is what needs to be done.
Repudiate antisemitism, racism, and misogyny on behalf of the right. Condemn, disavow, and reject them. Issue a warning that they have no place in the right’s tent: in our beliefs, premises, or speech. Say what you want, advocates for such views, but don’t expect the right to engage with you as if you have any valid points to make.
Full stop. That is what needs to be affirmed and established. No other “discussion” is necessary. It’s a policy choice by the right, not a censorship of speech, and anyone who can’t make that choice right now, without further discussion at a table with evil, isn’t in the tent either…
https://theoptimisticconservative.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/for-such-a-time-as-this-two-priorities-for-conservatives-and-the-gop/#more-10607
J.E. Veteran’s Day Tribute looks at the changes in our military posture in light of the new geopolitical imperatives. Think: Why Venezuela?
“The Trump planners have identified a security problem whose long-distance threat elements, in China and the Middle East, can be dealt real blows by operating close to home in direct defense of the U.S. homeland. This is far from stupid isolationism. To do it, Trump has decided to move the most iconic image of American military power, the aircraft carrier, from the other side of the world to ours.
“There’s a host of likely fallout from this, starting with the level of buy-in voters will accord military intervention that actually looks relevant, from a first-order or one-dimensional perspective, to American security. But of equal importance is how this evolving picture of security strategy genuinely does reduce the necessity or perceived value of forward presence, maintained for single purposes for decades at a time.
“The potential is there for the world of organizing alliances that stretch over vast territories to become less militarily rigid. This would depend on the U.S. more than any other nation. Could we be actually stronger affecting conditions at long distances by tending more directly and attentively to threats to our own security closer to home?”
[As] in the 1910s, which saw the emergence of all the 20th century’s signature trends, the 2020s are seeing the emergence of a profile of strategy, geopolitics, and military operations headed the other direction. We seem to be heading away from the necessity of aggregating ourselves with others to decide the course of affairs at a distance, using old-style military operations and politics that hark back past the UN and League of Nations to the Congress of Vienna.
“The ghosts of Vienna have haunted us for 200 years. But does the U.S. of 2025 need to act through Vienna-style methods, with long-time professional diplomats speaking their one language with allied armies lined up in assigned locations?”
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https://theoptimisticconservative.wordpress.com/2025/11/12/veterans-day-2025-a-new-age-ahead/
A quick note to let you know I am still alive, I haven’t been posting because of some family matters I have been busy with.
I find it interesting that last month 6 treasonous members of Congress put out a video about how you don’t have to follow illegal orders and then this month the same people are now pushing the idea that Sec of War and members of the Navy have committed war crimes. My first thought was this is bull shit, my second thought was how could a 40 foot narco boat survive a strike from one missile and need a second missile to sink it? The missiles being used will take out vehicles that are stronger then the boats that are the target so why if there was a hit (there had better be a hit or the pilot is in trouble) how can the boat survive.
~ ty, so I don't worry ~I saved this candy for you.
Willy’s a veteran with real-world combat experience, a Good Guy who watches from every angle. And he’s on Our Side.
Here he analyzes the current situation in fine detail. Building on that, he excoriates the fools who play expert with their lousy advice.
You may choose to jump to 38:45 – the clip that’s making the rounds – a lol moment when he gets expletive angry.
(Willy’s Mach-10 delivery and Australian accent are almost impenetrable so turn on the subtitles.)
Knockout Blow – Missile Stockpiles & Southern Collapse – The Breaking Point
I will have to set down and watch the full video, however I disagree on one thing, Biden’s main reason for the war was so Ukraine could funnel some (a lot) of the money we gave to Ukraine back to the Biden family.
Thanks for checking in Richard!
A comment from a Russian military reporter about “peaces processes” and guarantees [google transl]:
The fox promises not to be cunning.
The neighbor promises not to make noise.
The dog swears not to steal food in the owner’s presence.
The elephant promises to behave carefully in the china shop.
The thief promises not to take the wallet.
The wolf swears not to wear sheep’s skin.
The official promises to act.
The cat vows not to eat fish.
The river plans not to overflow.
The persimmon definitely does not astringe.
And I promise never to drink again.
The agreement is legally binding.
Violations – sanctions.”
Why China is Winning – Unstoppable Nature & Scale of Intelligence Operations
Nicholas Eftimiades is a career intelligence professional who brings the hard edges of reality into policy and academic debate. After more than three decades across the CIA, DIA, and State Department, he now teaches intelligence and homeland security at Penn State and works with major think tanks like the Atlantic Council.
He’s best known for his work on Chinese espionage, especially the CCP’s “whole-of-society” approach that blends civilian, corporate, and state assets into one massive intelligence network.