We went to Kharkiv today. It is grim beyond belief. Ukraine’s second largest city is being pulverized by Russian air strikes that have gutted its historical downtown. https://t.co/9DdzWTtvyj
Today, we came to Irpin to watch the evacuation of Ukrainian civilians. Then Russian shells started falling around. Ten minutes later, a father, mother and child were lying dead, next to a monument to locals who had fought Nazi Germany. Putin’s dirty war. https://t.co/hlcWoBnVJN
Been re-studying Pascal's Wager. It is not--as often thought--a rational case for Christian faith. It is instead a deconstruction of religious indifference and skepticism.
BTW, part of the poor media messaging—see below—is in exaggerating how easily vaccinated people transmit. They're both much less likely to get COVID *and* less likely to transmit if they do. Being vaccinated offers unvaccinated household members (e.g. kids) a LOT of protection.
One Texan, who asked her name be withheld because of fears about privacy, said she and her husband decided he would undergo a vasectomy to prevent any concerns about pregnancy in light of the state's restrictive new abortion law. https://t.co/PSn0iXdE2H
"It’s worth considering what an honest persuasion effort aimed at the unvaccinated or vaccine-hesitant would look like, even if we may never see the population-level vaccine uptake that we’d like to," @ebruenig writes.
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This is Winchester. He has Down syndrome. From a pragmatic, secular view some may see his life as lesser, and that is sad because they live in a very small world. Each time he sees me and calls, “Dada!” it’s like God himself gave me a hug.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United reunion, more than close. 🔴🇵🇹 #MUFC#Ronaldo
Current situation:
- Official bid made to Juventus.
- Official contract [2023] sent to Jorge Mendes.
- Paperworks to be prepared soon.
- Manchester City are out of the race.
Work in progress.
Manchester United are preparing their official contract proposal to Cristiano Ronaldo! Jorge Mendes will receive it soon. Man Utd are “confident” now. 🔴🇵🇹 #MUFC#Ronaldo
Paul Pogba is currently not involved in any talk. Man City are OUT of the race for Cristiano Ronaldo.
BREAKING @ABC — US special operations vets carried out daring mission to save Afghan allies — 500 smuggled into Kabul Airport on Weds night in complex, heart-pounding op by Americans determined not to leave comrades behind
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