Anthony Garcia

I may not be the best at anything I do, but in being able to do all of what I can, I am unparalleled.

Current project:

[Laura Powell @LauraPowellEsq]

Some people are asking why Spain still possesses territory in North Africa. A better question might be why North Africa is now Muslim and predominantly Arab.

The Mediterranean coast of North Africa was part of the Roman Empire. During the early centuries of Christianity, the region became such a stronghold of the faith that one historian described it as the “Bible Belt” of the ancient world. Three popes came from North Africa, and Latin became the dominant language in urban areas. This strong community of Christians in North African actually contributed significantly to the early spread of the faith into the Iberian Peninsula.

The character of the region began to change after Muslim Arab armies conquered the region in the seventh century. Those same forces also crossed into Europe, with the Moors conquering most of the Iberian Peninsula. Christianity survived in North Africa for several centuries but steadily declined as Christians faced forced conversion, persecution, and exile. Spanish and Portuguese efforts to recover territory in North Africa met with limited success. One notable exception was Ceuta, which Portugal captured in 1415. Ceuta held an important strategic location, as it had been a base used to launch the attacks on Spain and Portugal that led to the long subjugation by Muslims there.

After its conquest by Portugal, Ceuta again became overwhelmingly Christian. It later came under the Spanish Crown in the late 16th century. Morocco besieged the city from 1694 to 1727 in one of the longest sieges in history, but Spain retained control. Since Morocco gained independence in 1956, it has continued to dispute Spanish sovereignty over the territory.

Over the centuries, Muslims gradually returned to Ceuta. Economic migration, combined with higher birth rates among the city’s Muslim population, has substantially changed its demographics. Today, Muslims make up roughly half of Ceuta’s population.

Looking at the last 2,100 years of Ceuta’s history, the city has spent considerably more time as part of the Christian European world than under Arab-Muslim rule. It has never been part of the modern Kingdom of Morocco. The claim that Muslim-majority Morocco has an inherent right to Ceuta because it is located in North Africa ignores the greater part of the region’s history.

[Anthony Garcia @Tonythecapeguy]

@Malc_OE @JackieChan74973 @mattvanswol All those "changing consumer habits" amirite?

[Anthony Garcia @Tonythecapeguy]

@De62999Debbie @BasilTheGreat Terrible advice

[Anthony Garcia @Tonythecapeguy]

@kiel_robinson @BasilTheGreat It wouldn't be conquered then, would it?

[regginald @realregginald]

@crusade_enjoyer Mr Bond I see your “how does the mirror know what’s behind the towel” and raise you “there’s medicine in glasses”

[Anthony Garcia @Tonythecapeguy]

@thejonacosta @elonmusk Chip out here punching the Elon print on his bathroom mirror

[Anthony Garcia @Tonythecapeguy]

@jase2600 @ThePatriotOasis We can only hope, lol

[Hananya Naftali @HananyaNaftali]

The internet is back in Iran.

Now the world is seeing what the regime tried to hide. Many of these protesters never came home.

Watch. Share. Don't stay silent.

[Anthony Garcia @Tonythecapeguy]

@Bricks_and_Figs Speaking of stealing:

https://t.co/YT7g0m6aUT

[Anthony Garcia @Tonythecapeguy]

@CTownEnjoyer @mikotre @coffeebreak_YT Sounds like something that could have been proven in court. Or did you forget that he won the trial?

[Anthony Garcia @Tonythecapeguy]

@Bricks_and_Figs https://t.co/YT7g0m6aUT

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal.

If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist.

If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian.

If you believe political opponents should be punished with violence or death, you're a terrorist.

[Lee Zeldin @epaleezeldin]

Nothing infuriates an uninformed Congressional Dem more than when they realize they voluntarily triggered a debate with someone who actually knows what they are talking about, reads federal statute and adheres to Supreme Court precedent. Today’s self-implosion by @rosadelauro was quite remarkable to witness. Without apology or regret, I will always adhere to the best available reading of federal statute pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright.

[Anthony Garcia @Tonythecapeguy]

@girltummyfan @CollinRugg So what?

Irena Zarutska might still be alive if she had been more racist.

[GAZAWOOD - the PALLYWOOD saga @GAZAWOOD1]

🤣🤣🤣

[TECTONE 🇺🇸 @Tectone]

> Gay couple adopts baby

> Baby cries out for mother

>Gay couple mock it and laugh in its face

>DMs leak they’re even humiliating the child online and ridiculing it for not understanding why there’s no mom anymore

This is pure evil.

Disgusting.

[Lauren Chen @TheLaurenChen]

We were told we had to let in migrants to pay for our aging populations

But it turns out the migrants are net drains on our societies

So now we have to raise the retirement age on our aging populations to pay for the migrants

🤡

[Matt Ross @implodinggoat]

@fandompulse I can't think of anything more Orwellian than rewriting Orwell to make him conform to present day politics.