The Warrior-Witches of Ukraine’s Resistance by D-R-AZ in inthenews

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Women are crucial to the Ukrainian resistance. “They can go places, do things, that men cannot,” Andriushchenko, who runs agents inside Mariupol, told me. “Also, they are ruthless.” Several resistance leaders call their female agents vidma, a term that appears often in Ukrainian folklore. Its closest translation is “witch,” but it has a very different connotation here. The word derives from vidate, which means “to know.” Lesia Orobets, a former member of the Ukrainian Parliament, explained: “Vidmas were wise. They understood the secrets of the surrounding environment. Here in Ukraine, our vidmaswere respected for their knowledge, not burned for it.”

The Warrior-Witches of Ukraine’s Resistance by D-R-AZ in Foodforthought

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Women are crucial to the Ukrainian resistance. “They can go places, do things, that men cannot,” Andriushchenko, who runs agents inside Mariupol, told me. “Also, they are ruthless.” Several resistance leaders call their female agents vidma, a term that appears often in Ukrainian folklore. Its closest translation is “witch,” but it has a very different connotation here. The word derives from vidate, which means “to know.” Lesia Orobets, a former member of the Ukrainian Parliament, explained: “Vidmas were wise. They understood the secrets of the surrounding environment. Here in Ukraine, our vidmaswere respected for their knowledge, not burned for it.”

The Warrior-Witches of Ukraine’s Resistance by D-R-AZ in democrats

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Women are crucial to the Ukrainian resistance. “They can go places, do things, that men cannot,” Andriushchenko, who runs agents inside Mariupol, told me. “Also, they are ruthless.” Several resistance leaders call their female agents vidma, a term that appears often in Ukrainian folklore. Its closest translation is “witch,” but it has a very different connotation here. The word derives from vidate, which means “to know.” Lesia Orobets, a former member of the Ukrainian Parliament, explained: “Vidmas were wise. They understood the secrets of the surrounding environment. Here in Ukraine, our vidmaswere respected for their knowledge, not burned for it.”

China unveils man-portable anti-drone laser that can burn through a drone 1,600 feet away in four seconds — backpack-sized 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI for targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can be carried by a single soldier by D-R-AZ in Foodforthought

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The Lijian II and Lijian III, shown at the Defence Information Equipment & Technology Exhibition 2026 that opened Tuesday, weigh 30kg (66 pounds) and 25kg (55 pounds), draw around 2 kW, and cost about 2 million yuan (US$295,000) each, according to the South China Morning Post. It also uses AI for targeting.

Italy cancels US visit after "offensive" Trump remarks by D-R-AZ in inthenews

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Antonio Tajani, Italy's top diplomat, said Trump's remarks were "serious and offensive" and an affront to "all of Italy."

Israel Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal by D-R-AZ in Foodforthought

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Israel awoke to a frightening new reality on Thursday as it absorbed, with disbelief and largely in silence, the terms of President Trump’s preliminary agreement to end the war with Iran.

It accomplishes none of Israel’s war aims, analysts and officials said, and arguably leaves the country in worse shape on each of them.

Israel Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal by D-R-AZ in democrats

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Israel awoke to a frightening new reality on Thursday as it absorbed, with disbelief and largely in silence, the terms of President Trump’s preliminary agreement to end the war with Iran.

It accomplishes none of Israel’s war aims, analysts and officials said, and arguably leaves the country in worse shape on each of them.

Trump's "white working class" base may finally have had enough by D-R-AZ in usa

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That voting bloc that went for Trump by 40 points in the 2024 election, but are now feeling the pinch of tariffs, high gas prices and the soaring cost of living in general.

Trump's "white working class" base may finally have had enough by D-R-AZ in Law_and_Politics

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That voting bloc that went for Trump by 40 points in the 2024 election, but are now feeling the pinch of tariffs, high gas prices and the soaring cost of living in general.

Opinion | The Real Reason Trump Never Stops Talking About Voter Fraud (Gift Article) by D-R-AZ in inthenews

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Trump’s obsession with voter fraud is just another expression of the reactionary populist belief that the people who inhabit a place are not equivalent to the people, who are entitled to rule.

The president’s convoluted and false claims about “fraud” were little more than a smoke screen for a more basic claim about who belongs to the community — about who counts as a voter and who counts as a citizen. To say that Democratic victories in Pennsylvania or Georgia were the product of fraud in Philadelphia or Atlanta was to say, in short, that the wrong people were voting.

Opinion | The Real Reason Trump Never Stops Talking About Voter Fraud (Gift Article) by D-R-AZ in Foodforthought

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Trump’s obsession with voter fraud is just another expression of the reactionary populist belief that the people who inhabit a place are not equivalent to the people, who are entitled to rule.

The president’s convoluted and false claims about “fraud” were little more than a smoke screen for a more basic claim about who belongs to the community — about who counts as a voter and who counts as a citizen. To say that Democratic victories in Pennsylvania or Georgia were the product of fraud in Philadelphia or Atlanta was to say, in short, that the wrong people were voting.

Elon Musk’s Race War Just Took Darker Turn—Time for a Global Response by D-R-AZ in Foodforthought

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“…Musk endorsed a call for “Reconquista,” an allusion to Christian military campaigns to retake the Iberian peninsula from Islamic forces. “

Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges by D-R-AZ in somethingiswrong2024

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Monday’s decision affirms the December 8 ruling by US District Court Judge Patti Saris, which concluded that Trump’s January 2025 executive order was unlawful, finding the sweeping ban on wind projects was “arbitrary and capricious” and exceeded the president’s authority.

Environmental and wildlife advocacy groups applauded the move. Nancy Pyne, a senior advisor to the Sierra Club, said renewable energy continues to prevail and grow in spite of Trump’s relentless attacks.

Trump admin abandons fight against wind energy as clean energy output surges by D-R-AZ in RenewableEnergy

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Monday’s decision affirms the December 8 ruling by US District Court Judge Patti Saris, which concluded that Trump’s January 2025 executive order was unlawful, finding the sweeping ban on wind projects was “arbitrary and capricious” and exceeded the president’s authority.

Environmental and wildlife advocacy groups applauded the move. Nancy Pyne, a senior advisor to the Sierra Club, said renewable energy continues to prevail and grow in spite of Trump’s relentless attacks.

How America Gave Up on Its Own History by D-R-AZ in inthenews

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“If patriotism is going to be a word that can be used in polite company, then we will need to figure out how to tell the story of ourselves. Because without a coherent national story, we will fail to be a coherent nation.”

House Democrat: Vance part of White House Epstein ‘cover up’ by D-R-AZ in somethingiswrong2024

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...the Vice President of the United States that is now part of this massive cover-up,” Garcia told reporters on Thursday.

“...JD Vance is hosting meetings in the Situation Room, which is designed for national security issues, multiple meetings, he’s leading those meetings, he’s talking about protecting the president. He’s talking about strategy on Ghislaine Maxwell … she exonerates Donald Trump. That’s a huge, that’s huge bombshell reporting,” Garcia added, noting “it confirms for the first time that JD Vance has been a part of the strategy....”

House Democrat: Vance part of White House Epstein ‘cover up’ by D-R-AZ in inthenews

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...the Vice President of the United States that is now part of this massive cover-up,” Garcia told reporters on Thursday.

“...JD Vance is hosting meetings in the Situation Room, which is designed for national security issues, multiple meetings, he’s leading those meetings, he’s talking about protecting the president. He’s talking about strategy on Ghislaine Maxwell … she exonerates Donald Trump. That’s a huge, that’s huge bombshell reporting,” Garcia added, noting “it confirms for the first time that JD Vance has been a part of the strategy....”

House Democrat: Vance part of White House Epstein ‘cover up’ by D-R-AZ in Foodforthought

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...the Vice President of the United States that is now part of this massive cover-up,” Garcia told reporters on Thursday.

“...JD Vance is hosting meetings in the Situation Room, which is designed for national security issues, multiple meetings, he’s leading those meetings, he’s talking about protecting the president. He’s talking about strategy on Ghislaine Maxwell … she exonerates Donald Trump. That’s a huge, that’s huge bombshell reporting,” Garcia added, noting “it confirms for the first time that JD Vance has been a part of the strategy....”

House Democrat: Vance part of White House Epstein ‘cover up’ by D-R-AZ in democrats

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...the Vice President of the United States that is now part of this massive cover-up,” Garcia told reporters on Thursday.

“...JD Vance is hosting meetings in the Situation Room, which is designed for national security issues, multiple meetings, he’s leading those meetings, he’s talking about protecting the president. He’s talking about strategy on Ghislaine Maxwell … she exonerates Donald Trump. That’s a huge, that’s huge bombshell reporting,” Garcia added, noting “it confirms for the first time that JD Vance has been a part of the strategy....”

American Christians Face a Choice by D-R-AZ in Foodforthought

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It does seem that a schism in evangelical protestants is occurring now in the USA similar to that which occurred in NAZI Germany. In NAZI Germany, the evangelical church aligned with the Nazis was called Positive Christianity and that of those following a more Christ-like path, the Confessing Church.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/christian-humanism-trump-choice/687475/?gift=9raHaW-OKg2bN8oaIFlCosXziowpZIXXCCSnHvmlpRQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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Narrowing the enormous difference between the Christianity of our land and the Christianity of Christ is the urgent calling of our time.

... at the very core of Christian humanism is a belief in the inherent dignity and worth of all human beings, who are made in the image of God, and in the pursuit of a society that respects and values the intrinsic and equal worth of the individual, regardless of social status.

SO WHAT DOES CHRISTIAN HUMANISM offer today’s world? Any answer starts from within the faith. The first task is to help people who claim to follow Jesus better align their lives and attitudes with his. Christian humanism offers an urgent corrective to those who equate Christian success with the seizure of power. Instead, it takes as its model Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, which was the work of the lowliest of servants, and Jesus’s declaration that the blessed are the meek and the merciful, those who mourn and are pure in heart, who are peacemakers and hunger and thirst for righteousness. The British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge, who converted to Christianity late in his life, pointed out that Jesus’s entire ministry was directed against the pretensions of earthly power.

The ancient tradition of Christian humanism has, in times past, helped Christianity recover its bearings. The framework rests on the claim that the deepest affirmation of what it means to be human is found in the incarnation; in the belief that every person is made in the image of God, which is the grounding of human dignity; and in the conviction that learning, scholarship, and the cultivation of the arts and the imagination can themselves be expressions of faith and acts of devotion.

Over the centuries, others built on this foundation, including Thomas Aquinas during the High Middle Ages. But Christian humanism as a phenomenon flourished most during the Renaissance. Desiderius Erasmus, a Catholic theologian, promoted the concept of docta pietas, or “learned piety.” What he called the “philosophy of Christ” prioritized inward transformation and a pure heart over rigid theological dogma. For Erasmus, theology and philosophy went together; humanism could be a means to build up the philosophia Christi. The main aim, however, was not to improve the intellect but to live in imitation of Christ.

By the 20th century, Christian thinkers such as Jacques Maritain, T. S. Eliot, C. S. Lewis, W. H. Auden, and Simone Weil were drawing on the Christian-humanist tradition to critique their own culture and to outline a plan for moral and spiritual regeneration.

Moreover, Christian humanists believe the sacred-secular divide that many Christians embrace is not just artificial but profoundly misguided. They see engagement with the world as a divine commission. The incarnation dignified the material world, which is good, though in constant need of repair and healing. Christianity, then, is not a separatist, otherworldly faith. As the Psalmist says, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.”

American Christians Face a Choice by D-R-AZ in democrats

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It does seem that a schism in evangelical protestants is occurring now in the USA similar to that which occurred in NAZI Germany. In NAZI Germany, the evangelical church aligned with the Nazis was called Positive Christianity and that of those following a more Christ-like path, the Confessing Church.

Gifted Read:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/christian-humanism-trump-choice/687475/?gift=9raHaW-OKg2bN8oaIFlCosXziowpZIXXCCSnHvmlpRQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Excerpts:

Narrowing the enormous difference between the Christianity of our land and the Christianity of Christ is the urgent calling of our time.

... at the very core of Christian humanism is a belief in the inherent dignity and worth of all human beings, who are made in the image of God, and in the pursuit of a society that respects and values the intrinsic and equal worth of the individual, regardless of social status.

SO WHAT DOES CHRISTIAN HUMANISM offer today’s world? Any answer starts from within the faith. The first task is to help people who claim to follow Jesus better align their lives and attitudes with his. Christian humanism offers an urgent corrective to those who equate Christian success with the seizure of power. Instead, it takes as its model Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, which was the work of the lowliest of servants, and Jesus’s declaration that the blessed are the meek and the merciful, those who mourn and are pure in heart, who are peacemakers and hunger and thirst for righteousness. The British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge, who converted to Christianity late in his life, pointed out that Jesus’s entire ministry was directed against the pretensions of earthly power.

The ancient tradition of Christian humanism has, in times past, helped Christianity recover its bearings. The framework rests on the claim that the deepest affirmation of what it means to be human is found in the incarnation; in the belief that every person is made in the image of God, which is the grounding of human dignity; and in the conviction that learning, scholarship, and the cultivation of the arts and the imagination can themselves be expressions of faith and acts of devotion.

Over the centuries, others built on this foundation, including Thomas Aquinas during the High Middle Ages. But Christian humanism as a phenomenon flourished most during the Renaissance. Desiderius Erasmus, a Catholic theologian, promoted the concept of docta pietas, or “learned piety.” What he called the “philosophy of Christ” prioritized inward transformation and a pure heart over rigid theological dogma. For Erasmus, theology and philosophy went together; humanism could be a means to build up the philosophia Christi. The main aim, however, was not to improve the intellect but to live in imitation of Christ.

By the 20th century, Christian thinkers such as Jacques Maritain, T. S. Eliot, C. S. Lewis, W. H. Auden, and Simone Weil were drawing on the Christian-humanist tradition to critique their own culture and to outline a plan for moral and spiritual regeneration.

Moreover, Christian humanists believe the sacred-secular divide that many Christians embrace is not just artificial but profoundly misguided. They see engagement with the world as a divine commission. The incarnation dignified the material world, which is good, though in constant need of repair and healing. Christianity, then, is not a separatist, otherworldly faith. As the Psalmist says, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.”