ladit abari

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@adsonlinho The violence you’ve started here… I hope you have enough bandwidth to contain it before the Akellos shows up and takes it to another level. 😂

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@elonmusk I think @grok should be upgraded to identify mental health crises hidden in posts on this app and alert readers. Lots of people here have mental health issues, and we’re busy getting upset with their posts, not knowing they're just dealing with mental health issues.

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Thank God the injuries were minor. The glass can be replaced, and the bathroom can be cleaned. Some people leave the ER with medical bills. I left with medical paperwork, a ridiculous story, a brand-new appreciation for shower curtains, and a contact. 🙏 Sometimes a terrible day just reminds you how lucky you are to walk away from it.

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I always thought the most dangerous thing in my bathroom was forgetting to put the toilet seat down. Turns out, it was the glass door. It was a normal Labor Day weekend until my shower door suddenly decided it was tired of being part of the household. Then—BOOOOOOM! 💥The glass didn’t crack. It didn’t break. It EXPLODED.

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Next thing I know, I’m in the ER covered in tiny cuts, explaining to the nurse, “My bathroom attacked me.” She asked, “How?” I said, “The glass door.” She laughed. I wasn’t laughing yet. After getting cleaned up and patched together, I realized my shower door had basically sent me to the ER on purpose. But that’s a story for another day.

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I actually learned that the ritual works both ways: if someone falsely claims to be the Crown Prince, they die—and if the wrong person sits on the throne while the rightful heir is still alive, the ritual claims that person too.

Usually, in cases like this where paternity is uncertain for the next in line, the ritual is performed, and the gods are left to decide.

Let’s see if they will perform the ritual this time. After all, if it really works, what could go wrong? 🤷🏾‍♂️ We are just spectators.

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Tradition matters, but this announcement doesn’t quite add up. It sounds like an NRM election. 😂 If George received 15 of 18 votes, who else was considered, how were they nominated, and what happened to the other candidates? Tradition shouldn’t mean skipping the minutes. Hopefully, the official announcement clarifies.

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Nobody is saying Christianity started in Ethiopia. 😂 The facts are simpler:

Christianity originated in 1st-century Judea, reached Africa and Europe during the 1st century, and developed independently across both regions. Egypt and North Africa had some of Christianity’s earliest communities, while Paul’s missions reached Macedonia around 49–50 CE.

Ethiopia adopted Christianity as a state religion in the 4th century, making it one of the earliest Christian kingdoms—not the source of Christianity.

And no, Africa didn’t need Europe to “send Christianity back.” Christianity was already in Africa centuries before most of sub-Saharan Africa became Christian.

Different Christian traditions don’t change the history. Case closed—now we can stop making geography compete with chronology. 😂

[ladit abari @laditabari]

Ethiopian Christianity is distinct—but so is Christianity across Europe. 😂 Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions differ significantly.

So if different practices mean Ethiopians aren’t representative of African Christianity, then Europeans don’t practice one Christianity either.

Different traditions don’t make it a different religion. Christianity is diverse on both continents.

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Exactly—and that still doesn’t prove “Christianity reached Europe before Africa.” 😂

Christianity began in Judea, while Alexandria, Egypt was an early Christian center in the 1st century, with North African Christianity developing soon after. Paul reached Macedonia around 49–50 CE, but Africa was already part of Christianity’s earliest expansion.

Ethiopia adopted Christianity as a state religion in the 4th century, making it one of the earliest Christian states.

History isn’t a Europe-vs-Africa race. Get the facts straight. 😂

[ladit abari @laditabari]

“Christianity got to Europe before Africa”? 😂 Please, let’s not rewrite 2,000 years of history.

Christianity originated in 1st-century Judea—not Europe. Africa was in the story from the beginning: Egypt had Christian communities by the 1st century, and Christianity spread across North Africa long before Ethiopia adopted it as a state religion in the 4th century.

Ethiopia deserves its credit—it was one of the earliest Christian kingdoms, and its Christian tradition is among the world’s oldest.

But saying Christianity reached Europe before Africa is like saying the sun rose in Europe before Africa. 😂 Check the map, then check the history book.

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@Sincero_Dinero This is even more terrible, especially when joining traffic.

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I stayed with her for a long time that day. Before I left, I asked if she wanted help starting her garden again—not for the vegetables, but for herself. She squeezed my hand and said that maybe, for the first time in two years, she was ready to try. Sometimes the kindest gift isn’t what you give, but the quiet reason someone finds to keep coming back.

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My neighbor started bringing me a crate of vegetables from her garden every Saturday. She always laughs and says, "Too much grew again!" I usually offer her something to drink and invite her to sit with me. We were never very close before, but I’ve started to enjoy our 30- or 40-minute chats over coffee or tea.

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Bringing vegetables was just the only way she could think of to visit someone without it looking like she was lonely or asking for pity. When I gently brought it up, she started crying before I could finish and said, "Those 30 minutes with you are the only part of my week I actually look forward to."