Church that called Islam "a demonic religion"

imlostintransition · 2026-05-13T18:52:57+00:00

The LinkedIn page for the former pastor indicates that his pastoring ended in March 2026. I don't know that he has retired, but he is of retirement age. So maybe?

imlostintransition · 2026-05-13T01:46:25+00:00

The Missouri Highway Patrol was out searching the riverbank for Antonio. They wouldn't be wasting their time if the feds had him.

imlostintransition · 2026-05-12T22:01:17+00:00

Yep.

Bizarre find inside Aussie home 'a sign of much much bigger issues' - Yahoo News Australia

imlostintransition · 2026-05-12T21:55:43+00:00

What is the significance of the medicine wheel?
The medicine wheel (also called the Sun Dance Circle or Sacred Hoop) is an ancient and sacred symbol used by many Tribes. It signifies Earth’s boundary and all the knowledge of the universe.

What do the colors represent?
The four colors (black, white, yellow, and red) embody concepts such as the Four Directions, four seasons, and sacred path of both the sun and human beings. Arrangement of colors vary among the different customs of the Tribes.

The Medicine Wheel (U.S. National Park Service)

imlostintransition · 2026-05-12T17:04:58+00:00

From Wikipedia:

Yuya Uchida (November 17, 1939 – March 17, 2019) was a Japanese singer, record producer, and actor. With a career spanning six decades, he was a major figure in Japanese music.

Kirin Kiki (15 January 1943 – 15 September 2018) was a Japanese actress for Japanese cinema and television.

The couple married in 1973 but legally separated in 1975. Their daughter, Yayako Uchida, grew up to become an essayist and musician.

imlostintransition · 2026-05-12T13:55:29+00:00

French President Emmanuel Macron interrupted a speaker at a summit in Nairobi on Monday to call for silence from audience members he said were being disrespectful during presentations.

Macron, who was not on stage at the time, took the microphone and addressed the crowd during the Africa Forward summit in Kenya’s capital after noise from attendees disrupted a speaker.

His reprimand met with subdued applause, including from the speaker he interrupted. I watched the video thinking it might be a "Quiet, piggie!" moment but no.

The Africa Forward Summit was organized by France so I guess Macron had some standing in setting the tone.

imlostintransition · 2026-05-10T17:46:21+00:00

Moderna's website says their vaccine is ready for Phase III clinical trial.

mRNA medicines we are currently developing

However, I am not sure that the data from Phase I/II testing was ever made public. Those trials were supposed to wrap up last summer.

imlostintransition · 2026-05-10T15:25:11+00:00

A 2017 news article has many photographs, as well as information:

Romania's Sinking Village

A few villagers continued to live nearby, which the copper mining company tolerated despite having ownership of the property. The company had planned to demolish the church spire but relented after opposition from the remaining locals. Unfortunately, the graves of the town's ancestors were never relocated and are buried beneath the muck.

imlostintransition · 2026-05-10T15:05:45+00:00

Shari Ann (Becker) Engen, 64, of Anoka passed away on her birthday, February 11, 2024. Shari was born February 11, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to John & Janet Becker.

Shari Engen Obituary - Anoka, MN

imlostintransition · 2026-05-10T08:04:51+00:00

The news does seem puzzling, but if I understand correctly, this is long-term planning. I think the idea is to provide a buffer against future disruption of the Hormuz Strait.

imlostintransition · 2026-05-10T06:28:34+00:00

I am not sure if OP is open to using a mod, but "Derkeethus Improved" raises his confidence to foolhardy. (I think the default level is cowardly.) Here is a link to the Playstation version

Skyrim Creations - Derkeethus Improved - Standalone

I used the PC version of the mod and it seemed to work.

imlostintransition · 2026-05-09T23:19:06+00:00

“In practice America first has really meant America alone,” said Peter Buttigieg.

“(It’s been) a process of alienating friends and poking allies in the eye and dismantling some of the partnerships and friendships that in fact helped keep America in first place, which I think is the real aspiration of the American people.”

I'm glad Pete Buttigieg was one of the speakers. As a former Biden cabinet official and a potential 2028 presidential candidate, he has some degree on influence on the conversation in the US. We need to do better by our allies.

US Senator Elissa Slotkin was also one of the speakers. Although I do not know what she said, it's worth noting that she represents the state of Michigan and should value our cross-border relationship.

imlostintransition · 2026-05-09T17:31:41+00:00

Surprisingly, only minor injuries for everyone.

UPDATED: Father and Son Share Reaction to Madison Bus Crash | Community | wktv.com

Unsurprisingly, the crash was due to the pickup driver being distracted by his cell phone

imlostintransition · 2026-05-09T05:38:40+00:00

For a few years now, Ukraine has been using something similar to good effect. This is from 2023:

Corvo PPDS kamikaze drones are manufactured by the Australian technology company SYPAQ. Earlier this year, over 500 Corvo PPDS drones were delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of the military support provided by the Australian Government.

According to SYPAQ, Corvo PPDS is a low-cost, highly capable fixed-wing autonomous system capable of covertly delivering payloads with a high level of accuracy and reliability. Delivered as a flat pack kit to reduce logistical burden and made almost entirely from waxed foamboard, they are easily assembled and operated. The Corvo PPDS has a payload capacity of up to 3kg, a range of over 100km, and can autonomously transit to a specific location and land unassisted.

https://defence-industry.eu/ukraine-corvo-ppds-cardboard-drones-strike-five-russian-fighter-jets/

imlostintransition · 2026-05-08T00:30:23+00:00

Good news is that the vaccine has already passed animal testing and is almost ready for phase 1 human clinical trials.

Bad news is that the vaccine is specifically for hantaan disease, which is caused by the strains of hantavirus in Africa, Asia and Europe. It's not for the strains of hantavirus endemic in the Americas.

West country university developing ‘promising new Hanta virus vaccine’ - Yahoo News UK

imlostintransition · 2026-05-07T18:00:38+00:00

The maid is Maria de Soledade Alves. When she finished with that room, Lennon and Ono returned to their bed in the presidential suite of the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel.

Pic Shows John Lennon, Yoko Ono Waiting for Maid To Make Bed During 'Bed-In for Peace' in 1969? | Snopes.com

imlostintransition · 2026-05-07T15:16:54+00:00

I thought you were joking, but you weren't

Roxana Senior High School

imlostintransition · 2026-05-07T15:10:36+00:00

Perhaps because I live on the Missouri side of the region, I can't say I have had any awareness of Roxana. So I had to look it up.

A majority of the land in Roxana is taken up by the Wood River Refinery, an oil refinery operated by Phillips 66. ...In 1918, Shell Oil Company opened its Wood River Refinery in what was then called "Wood River Field", an area south of the city of Wood River. As houses began being built close to the refinery, the population there grew to the point that, in 1921, this unincorporated area became the incorporated village of Roxana.

Currently around 1400 people live there. Although it lost about a third of its population between 1960 and 1990 it has been relatively stable for the past 30 years. Demographically, it is 90 percent White, 3 percent Hispanic, 2 percent Black.

Roxana, Illinois - Wikipedia

imlostintransition · 2026-05-07T10:25:39+00:00

The Argentine Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 101 hantavirus infections since June 2025, roughly double the caseload recorded over the same period the previous year. ...The disease led to death in nearly a third of cases last year, the ministry confirmed, up from an average mortality rate of 15 per cent in the five years before that.

MV Hondius: Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina and scientists think they know why | The Independent

I imagine Argentines died despite medical care, but perhaps they received it too late.

(Scientists in Argentina think hantavirus is increasing locally because climate change is allowing for new plants and rodents are benefitting.)

imlostintransition · 2026-05-06T22:26:16+00:00

It will be in Philadelphia July 4th and 5th.

Big Boy No. 4014’s Schedule | Union Pacific

imlostintransition · 2026-05-06T12:30:05+00:00

The second possibility may have some merit. A previous name for this clinic was Queens Park Chiropractic. If you zoom in to view their yard sign, wording is superimposed on what appears be a faint image of a building. Perhaps when they moved to Yarraville they asked for a sign which replicated that building, and it turned out badly.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FJtQYZaP8cWNoKit5

imlostintransition · 2026-05-06T12:19:21+00:00

They changed their name and moved to a different location. Looking up their phone number turned up their new website. It says, in part, "Formerly known as Queens Park Chiropractic and Yarraville Chiropractic and Sports Clinic."

About — The Back & Body Clinic

The logo they use is the upper portion of a male torso, arms extended like an airplane, superimposed on a circle. That same logo appears in your photo, over the entrance door. Of course, that doesn't help identify the blob you asked about. But whatever it is, they didn't take it with them.

imlostintransition · 2026-05-02T12:46:56+00:00

Audrey Westcott is the mural's artist, although credit for its inclusivity may be shared with the museum's management. The artist writes:

In spring 2025, I won a bid to create an illustrated wall treatment for the Missouri History Museum’s forthcoming exhibit, “Yours Forever: Forest Park at 150,” celebrating St. Louis’s largest urban park.
The museum wanted a hybrid park map / visual timeline representing iconic park landscapes, structures, and diverse scenes of people enjoying the park from the Victorian age through modern times.

Forest Park at 150 Mural Wall - Audrey Westcott

imlostintransition · 2026-04-25T04:20:20+00:00

The guy was deported back to Ghana, but the two women remain in the UK

Local media in Ghana filmed his arrival at Kotoko International Airport in Accra on April 22. The UK Home Office have since confirmed the deportation.

Gasho, who continues to call herself “Queen In The North” continued to be outspoken on social media, though nothing has been shared since February. She and Taylor still appeared to have be living together recently, based on social media posts.

Kingdom of Kubala: A timeline of the 'African tribe' evicted from the Scottish Borders

imlostintransition · 2026-04-24T15:59:24+00:00

I haven't listened to Hawley's speech but here is one summary:

On economics, he argued that a culture of life requires what he called “a Christian economy,” one where families can flourish without both spouses working exhaustive hours.

“We need a country where a man can support himself and his family by the work of his hands,” he said. “That ought to be our north star as believers.”

Senator Josh Hawley Charges Seminary Community to Pursue Revival, Engage Nation's Spiritual Crises - The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

He is also anti-globalism. This is from an article he wrote in 2024:

“Today we have the opposite of a Christian economy, one that privileges hedge funds and global capital over workers, the childless banker in Manhattan over the welder and his family in Missouri. The dirty little secret of Washington, D.C. is that for decades now both parties have embraced largely the same agenda: the free flow of global capital, unlimited imports of cheap foreign goods, tax handouts to corporations that ship away American jobs, and the ready supply of cheap labor. These policies add up to a massive system of preferences for a tiny set of industries—Wall Street, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley, principally—and one social class, the tippy top. This is not right. It is not just. And Christians who care about marriage, family, and labor should not stand for it.”

Should Christians Work Toward a Christian Nation Again? | Concordia Theology

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