@yourfriendSOMMI mentions network effects like it’s a double edged sword: you want to come into an established community, but not SO established that the price is expensive.
This is what #ChatGPT#AI has to say about network effects in #crypto
¡Feliz fiesta de Corpus Christi! Lee los versículos bíblicos que se quitaron de la Misa con la reforma litúrgica:
"De modo que quien comiere el pan o bebiere el cáliz del Señor
indignamente, será reo del Cuerpo y de la Sangre del Señor.
Pero pruébese cada uno a sí mismo, y así coma del pan y beba del cáliz; porque el que come y bebe, no haciendo distinción del
Cuerpo (del Señor ), come y bebe su propia condenación."
1 Cor 11,27-29.
Mi comentario: No sé quién o quiénes elaboraron el esquema de la Misa actual de Corpus Christi, ni quién tomó la decisión de ya no incluir los versículos mencionados, que por siglos se leyeron cada año en la Misa de Corpus y en la del Jueves Santo (de esta última también los eliminaron). Tampoco conozco las razones que tuvieron para hacerlo. De cualquier modo, me parece lamentable, dada la situación actual de que muchos se acercan a comulgar incluso si viven en pecado, porque nadie les quiere decir que eso es un sacrilegio y que pone en peligro su salvación eterna. Aunque ya no estén en la Liturgia esos versos, la doctrina que enseñan necesita ser predicada con claridad y caridad.
You may ask why people hate the Blessed Virgin Mary so much?
A lot of these people will say, “We don’t hate Mary, we just hate that Catholics worship her and put her above God.” But that’s a lie. The truth is, they simply hate Mary. They can’t say it openly, so they hide behind excuses.
Someone once did a litmus test on X. I posted random pictures of different people and saints. When he posted a picture of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, people immediately started attacking her, calling her the Blessed Virgin Mary. They rained abuses: “She’s not the Mother of God! She’s just an ordinary woman! Shame on you Catholics!”.
That’s exactly how they behave whenever they see the Blessed Mother.
But listen: Genesis already told us this would happen. God said to the serpent, “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. She will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” That woman is the Blessed Virgin Mary.
If you accept Mary as your mother, just as Jesus gave her to us from the Cross -“Behold your mother”- then you are her seed. And the seed of the dragon will always fight you for it. Not because they love Jesus. They claim they do, but they don’t worship Him. They only respect Him from a distance. They don’t even know what they’re doing.
So to all my fellow Catholics and lovers of the Blessed Mother: understand this clearly. As long as you are still breathing on this earth, the children of the serpent will fight you for honoring Mary. They will stone you with words, mock you, and abuse you.
But never relent. Never let your love for the Mother and her Son grow cold. They can talk all they want - that’s all they can do. They cannot harm you. Stand firm, keep your faith strong, and continue to honor the Queen of Heaven.
The enmity was prophesied by God the Father. We are on the winning side.
ENGLAND: A Palestinian refugee from Gaza, who arrived claiming to be fleeing a ‘genocide’, was arrested for attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl.
He defended himself: “According to Sharia law, raping a non-Muslim girl is legal. I only follow Allah and Sharia law.”
Pure evil!
They had been married for only 20 days.
Most newlyweds dream of a long life together.
A home.
Children.
Years of shared memories.
But for Saints Timothy and Maura, their marriage would end on a cross.
And it would become one of the most extraordinary love stories in Christian history.
Timothy was a young lector in the Church, responsible for safeguarding and reading the Sacred Scriptures. Maura was his newlywed wife.
They had been married for less than a month when persecution broke out in Egypt during the reign of Emperor Diocletian.
Timothy was arrested and ordered to surrender the Christian books in his care.
He refused.
The authorities tortured him mercilessly, demanding that he reveal where the Scriptures were hidden.
Still, he would not betray Christ.
When the governor learned that Timothy had recently married, he ordered Maura to be brought before him.
Perhaps, he thought, she could persuade her husband to give in.
Instead, she strengthened him.
Standing before the governor, Maura boldly professed her faith in Jesus Christ.
The enraged officials turned their cruelty upon her as well.
For days, the young couple endured horrific tortures.
Their bodies were broken.
Their wounds multiplied.
Yet neither abandoned Christ.
Ancient accounts tell us that during their suffering, Timothy and Maura encouraged one another to remain faithful.
Rather than despair, they spoke of Heaven.
Rather than fear death, they fixed their eyes on eternity.
Finally, the governor sentenced them both to crucifixion.
Two crosses were erected facing one another.
For nine long days, the young husband and wife hung there in agony.
Yet rather than despair, they encouraged one another.
They prayed together. They sang hymns. They reminded each other of Christ's suffering and the promise of eternal life.
When one grew weak, the other strengthened them.
Their final days were not filled with bitterness.
They were filled with faith.
Together, they endured.
Together, they hoped.
Together they carried their final cross.
Around the year 286 AD, Timothy and Maura surrendered their souls to God and entered Heaven as martyrs.
Their story reminds us that the strongest marriages are not built merely on human love, but on a shared love for God.
Timothy and Maura were married for only a few weeks on earth.
But their union lasts forever in Heaven.
Saints Timothy and Maura, pray for us.
Christian children praying at their church in Iraq.
In the past 25 years, Iraq’s Assyrian Christian population has fallen from over 2 million to only 100,000. A true genocide.
Even after the horrors of the Islamic State, their faith remains unshaken.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
O my Jesus, You have said: “Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.”
Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of…
(Mention your Intention Here)
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
O my Jesus, You have said: “Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.” Behold, in Your name, I ask the Father for the grace of…
(Mention your Intention Here)
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
O my Jesus, You have said: “Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but My words will not pass away.” Encouraged by Your infallible words I now ask for the grace of…
(Mention your Intention Here)
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of You, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Your tender Mother and ours.
Amen.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11 as part of the nation's 250th anniversary celebration.
To prepare spiritually for this historic moment, consider praying a 9-day Sacred Heart Novena from June 3 through June 11.
This novena offers an opportunity to unite your prayers with Catholics across the country as we ask Jesus to pour out His mercy, healing, and love upon our nation.
May these nine days help us grow in trust, deepen our devotion to the Sacred Heart, and prepare our hearts for this special act of consecration.
The World's Most Tolerant Country: Japan.
Six words.
"There is no compulsion in religion."
Quran 2:256. Allah's commandment.
The verse is Muslim.
The country living it is Buddhist.
Japan, 79 years.
No state religion.
No prayer law.
No religious police.
420,000 Muslims pray five times a day.
140+ mosques operate openly.
Every morning, hijab rides the Tokyo Metro.
Every major supermarket stocks halal.
Japan has never banned Islam.
Japan has never demolished a mosque.
Japan has never jailed a man for praying.
Japan has never sentenced a soul to death for leaving the faith.
The verse was revealed for 2 billion Muslims.
A Buddhist country is the one keeping it.
🚨🇯🇵 Meanwhile in Japan
Anti-Muslim Hostility is growing rapidly amongst the Japanese, as the Muslim population continues to explode with new Mosques being constructed across the Country.
They’ve witnessed what’s happened to Europe and clearly don’t want their Country to go the same way.
Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, historically known as Corpus Christi.
This feast day is dedicated entirely to the absolute core of the Catholic faith: the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
The feast honors the doctrine of transubstantiation—the belief that the bread and wine consecrated at the altar do not merely represent, but physically and spiritually become the actual Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ.
Officially instituted in the 13th century following the relentless advocacy of St. Juliana of Liège and the Eucharistic miracle of Bolsena, the solemnity was created to foster immense reverence and adoration for the Blessed Sacrament.
For centuries, Corpus Christi has been marked by magnificent public processions. Taking the Eucharist out of the sanctuary in a golden monstrance and carrying it through the streets is a bold, uncompromising public declaration of faith.
In a modern world that frequently rejects the sacred, taking Christ directly into the public square remains one of the most powerful and enduring traditions of the Church. ✝️⛪
This architecture is essentially the creation of a "Synthetic Central Bank" for the ecosystem. By moving the peg logic into a gated L2, the Pioneers aren't just fixing a price, they’re establishing a controlled monetary zone where they can manage collateral and liquidity without the chaos of the main-chain's fragmented history. It’s a strategic retreat into a fortified position to manufacture the stability that the open market failed to provide. If the bridge is the only valve, then the Pioneers become the lenders of last resort, using the $peUSD loop to absorb the discount on pDAI until the market is forced to recalibrate.
The trade off is the same one we see in legacy finance: you’re swapping the volatility of freedom for the stability of a controlled environment. A "gated L2" is a curated economy where the rules are enforceable because the participants are known or the contracts are immutable within a specific perimeter. It solves the immediate crisis of a broken peg, but it creates a permanent dependency on the bridge operators. If the loop is the only thing holding the dollar, then the Pioneers aren't just building a factory; they’re building the power plant for the entire PulseChain economy. Without their "magic money loop," the lights go out.
The real test isn't whether the math works, it’s whether the market trusts the gatekeepers enough to move their value into the "side road." Sovereignty is usually lost in the pursuit of convenience, and a $1 stablecoin is the ultimate convenience. If this succeeds, PulseChain becomes a viable economic engine, but it will be one with a clear hierarchy of control. It’s the "Middle Game" played to its logical conclusion: using centralized execution to save a decentralized dream, hoping that once the stability is achieved, the gates can eventually be taken off the hinges.
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😡 Cobardes hijos de puta.
Una pandilla de musulmanes acorralando y torturando salvajemente a un perro indefenso mientras se ríen.
Esto es su mierda “cultura”.
Bárbaros sin empatía, sin civilización y sin alma.
Esto es lo que están importando a Europa por millones.
Asqueroso.
Bro, this is actually insane.
In Chiba Prefecture, someone stole copper cables and brass valves from a drainage pump station. Because of that, water stopped flowing to the rice fields right after planting, and the paddies completely dried up and cracked.
These are the rice fields that produce Japan’s staple food.
Metal theft like this has been increasing a lot in recent years, and it’s no coincidence that it started happening more after the government began bringing in large numbers of foreign workers through programs like the Technical Intern Training Program and Specified Skilled Worker system.
They steal valuable metals to sell for scrap, and the damage ends up hitting Japanese farmers and food production.
We’re letting people into the country who end up destroying the infrastructure that feeds us, all while politicians keep saying we need more foreign labor because of “labor shortages.”
This is what happens when you prioritize cheap foreign workers over protecting your own country’s agriculture and security.