Maria Lynn T. Sobong

[Tamorah Shareef Muhammad @ModestyQueen19]

NBA legend Alonzo Mourning built a 37 million dollar senior living complex in Florida, called Astoria on 9th. It has 120 apartments, with one and two bedroom homes that are between 635 and 900 square feet.

Rent is only 322 dollars for those with very low income, and even the highest rent is around 1316 dollars, which is still much less than most places in Florida. To qualify, seniors must be 55 or older and have an income below certain levels, so it is made for people who really need affordable housing.

The community is not just about cheap rent. It has a cyber café with internet and a kitchen, a gym for exercise, a clubhouse where people can gather, and even a dog park for pets. Everything was designed to look modern and welcoming, just like expensive apartments, so that seniors feel proud of where they live.

This project gives seniors a safe and beautiful home at a price they can afford. Alonzo Mourning showed all rich people what giving back really looks like, building something that changes lives in a real and lasting way.

[Sr. Dorcee, beloved @SrDorcee]

I have been thinking a lot about this C.S. Lewis quote about the danger of reading the news. From a letter to Bede Griffiths dated 20 December 1946. Even more timely now. Very struck by this phrase: "A great many people do now seem to think that the mere state of being worried is in itself meritorious." Here's the whole thing.

“It is one of the evils of rapid diffusion of news that the sorrows of all the world come to us every morning. I think each village was meant to feel pity for its own sick and poor whom it can help and I doubt if it is the duty of any private person to fix his mind on ills which he cannot help. (This may even become an escape from the works of charity we really can do to those we know.)

A great many people (not you) do now seem to think that the mere state of being worried is in itself meritorious. I don’t think it is. We must, if it so happens, give our lives for others: but even while we’re doing it, I think we’re meant to enjoy Our Lord and, in Him, our friends, our food, our sleep, our jokes, and the birds’ song, and the frosty sunrise.

About the distant, so about the future. It is very dark: but there’s usually light enough for the next step or so. Pray for me always.”

— C.S. Lewis in “Letter to Bede Griffiths” dated 20 December 1946.

[T.E. Jentzen @Faithful2Pray]

“Evil preaches tolerance until it becomes dominant. From that point on, it seeks to silence the good.”

— Saint John Henry Newman

[Lost Temples™ @LostTemple7]

Japan is a different world altogether 🇯🇵

1. A Deer in Nara ( Japan) politely waiting for traffic to stop before crossing

[Nikhil saini @iNikhilsaini]

The B-2 bomber just flew into Iran, struck 3 nuclear sites, and returned — without even being detected. With 44 hours of continuous flight, 18,000+ km range (with refueling), and a $2.1 billion cost, feels like alien stuff from Area 51 .
#Iran | #WorldWar3 | #Trump |

[Alex Vacca @itsalexvacca]

BREAKING: MIT just completed the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are terrifying.

Turns out, AI isn't making us more productive. It's making us cognitively bankrupt.

Here's what 4 months of data revealed:

(hint: we've been measuring productivity all wrong)

[Patrick Neve @catholicpat]

The Catholic Church preaches 4 dogmas about Mary

Every Christian is bound to believe them.

Here's what they are (+ how to defend them) 🧵

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The Holy See is willing to help enemies meet, so they may look each other in the eye and so people may be given back the dignity they deserve: the dignity of peace. With heart in hand, I say to the leaders of nations: let us meet; let us dialogue; let us negotiate!

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

I know Pope Leo XIV to be a kind, open, humble, modest, decisive, hard-working, straightforward, trustworthy, and down-to-earth man. A brilliant choice. May God bless him.

[Fr. Goyo @FrGoyo]

I was going to explain the conclave, but a picture is worth a thousand words or in this case a long thread.

[Darshal Jaitwar @darshal_]

A salary can never make you RICH.

Here are 10 websites that pay you every day from home in 2025.

Start earning smarter Not harder 🔖

[Mind Matter @MindMatterr]

Never ignore an insult as a man...

How To Make A Rude Person Look Stupid For Insulting You (with Charismatic response):

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[Nathan Hirsch @itsnathanhirsch]

Nike doesn’t sell shoes, it sells stories of perseverance.

Airbnb doesn’t sell rentals, it sells belonging.

The best entrepreneurs build narratives that move people.

Here’s how to be a great storyteller in business:

Master this, and your brand will sell itself.

[Maria Lynn T. Sobong @MariaLynn_TS]

https://t.co/Do2De7LZJw

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

Olympics Gold Medal final tally

🇺🇸 US: 40
🇨🇳 China: 40
🇯🇵 Japan: 20
🇦🇺 Australia: 18
🇫🇷 France: 16
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 15
🇬🇧 Great Britain: 14
🇰🇷 South Korea: 13
🇮🇹 Italy: 12
🇩🇪 Germany: 12
🇳🇿 New Zealand: 10
🇨🇦 Canada: 9
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan: 8
🇭🇺 Hungary: 6
🇪🇸 Spain: 5
🇸🇪 Sweden: 4
🇰🇪 Kenya: 4
🇳🇴 Norway: 4
🇮🇪 Ireland: 4
🇧🇷 Brazil: 3
🇮🇷 Iran: 3
🇺🇦 Ukraine: 3
🇷🇴 Romania: 3
🇬🇪 Georgia: 3
🇧🇪 Belgium: 3
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 3
🇷🇸 Serbia: 3
🇨🇿 Czechia: 3
🇩🇰 Denmark: 2
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan: 2
🇭🇷 Croatia: 2
🇨🇺 Cuba: 2
🇧🇭 Bahrain: 2
🇸🇮 Slovenia: 2
🇹🇼 Taiwan: 2
🇦🇹 Austria: 2
🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 2
🇵🇭 Philippines: 2
🇩🇿 Algeria: 2
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 2
🇮🇱 Israel: 1
🇵🇱 Poland: 1
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: 1
🇯🇲 Jamaica: 1
🇿🇦 South Africa: 1
🇹🇭 Thailand: 1
🇪🇹 Ethiopia: 1
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 1
🇪🇨 Ecuador: 1
🇵🇹 Portugal: 1
🇬🇷 Greece: 1
🇦🇷 Argentina: 1
🇪🇬 Egypt: 1
🇹🇳 Tunisia: 1
🇧🇼 Botswana: 1
🇨🇱 Chile: 1
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia: 1
🇺🇬 Uganda: 1
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic: 1
🇬🇹 Guatemala: 1
🇲🇦 Morocco: 1
🇩🇲 Dominica: 1
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 1

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

The Paris Review mourns the loss of Edna O’Brien (1930–2024). In celebration of her life and work, we’ve unlocked her Art of Fiction interview from our archive.

https://t.co/RjQnKtdpro

[Netflix Philippines @Netflix_PH]

trust that pulang araw ep 1 was 🔥🔥🔥 can’t wait for you to watch it on july 26!

#PulangAraw #BarDa #BarbieForteza #DavidLicauco #AldenRichards #SanyaLopez

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

No one wants to start a war over rocks and reefs, but the showdown in the South China Sea is still unfolding.

Watch how Beijing, the US and Philippines got here. https://t.co/GCk5YCyrUm

[Bishal Nandi @LearnWithBishal]

Netflix is so last century; it provides entertainment but not knowledge.

This website, instead of movies and series, has 300,000 free courses with certificates.

Very few people are aware of it...🧵

[Gina Acosta @ginacostag_]

I'm shocked by how many people still don’t use AI on their phones.

It allows you to be much more productive.

Here are 11 ways to use AI on your phone (all free): ↓