begekel

Retired Pharmacist. Christian. Believes the traditional family unit is best for society. Can't subscribe to AGW myth. Unvaccinated. Israel has a right to exist.

[begekel @begekel]

First impression- the gates of hell ( the Islamic fortress of Iran) had prevailed against the Church founded by Christ ( the United States of America). However on reflection perhaps Khomeni's Iran is not hell and Trump does not represent of the Church. The future will tell.

[Electroverse @Electroversenet]

A large tree trunk has been uncovered beneath a glacier in the Alps, dated to around 6,000 years ago.

The species is Swiss stone pine. Today, trees of that type cannot grow at that altitude because it is far too cold.

6,000 years ago aligns with the Holocene climate optimum, a time when temperatures were far higher than now, even with far less atmospheric CO2.

Earth's climate is cyclical and Mother Nature self-regulates.

Narratives of doom serve political aims, not reality.

[begekel @begekel]

@keira_con @JohnHennessy15 I think that is the correct thing to do Keira.

[Fella Writes @fellawrites]

@irishexaminer Very important to stay out of international affairs that have little to do with you.

If there’s one thing this Irish government does well, it’s this. 🤡

At least Robinson has Irish ancestry.

Is Michael Martin Ukrainian or Palestinian?

[Shane Schaetzel †☧ @ShaneSchaetzel]

MORMONS ARE NOT CHRISTIANS

Catholics are Christians but Mormons are not? What’s the criteria? Simple. Religions are identified by how they define God. Let that sink in.

This principle is universal to all religions. This is why Muslims are not Christians even though they believe in Jesus. Why? Because they redefine Jesus merely as a prophet — a man. Whereas Christianity defines Jesus as God Almighty.

The bottom line is this. Just believing in Jesus, and naming your religion (or “church”) after him, doesn’t make you a Christian. What makes you a Christian is who and what you say Jesus is. If you say he’s fully God — the Second Person of the Holy Trinity (YHWH) — then you’re a Christian. If you say he’s something else, you’re not. This was dogmatically defined as the Council of Nicea (AD 325) before the New Testament was even canonized into a single volume. Christians defined themselves as Trinitarian in theology.

Mormons deny the Trinity. They believe Jesus is one god of many (possibly thousands). They are henotheists (or monolatrists), meaning they believe in many gods, like polytheists, but only worship one. They worship the Father god, in the name of the Son (Jesus) god, but that means sometimes the Jesus god gets a little worship too. This isn’t Christianity, because the definition of divinity is so radically different. It’s even more divergent than Islam — which everyone agrees is a separate religion from Christianity entirely.

The problem is Mormons themselves. They are sentimentally attached to the Christian identity, even though they are clearly not Christian in any theological sense. This causes Evangelicals to label them as a “cult,” which is rather unfair. They’re a separate religion entirely, like Islam for example, and they would do themselves a favor by finally admitting that to themselves and others. To Catholics like me, they are neither Christian nor cultish. They’re just Mormons.

[begekel @begekel]

@Skint_Eastwood1 The UK is lost

[begekel @begekel]

@Ifeanyi_Online @Lordmiles Not everyone in Ireland is a Paddytinian.

[Liza Rosen @LizaRosen0000]

Top British attorney Natasha Hausdorff dismantled the Palestinian narrative with cold historical facts.

There was never a sovereign Arab state called “Palestine.” The British Mandate of Palestine was simply British administration over the historic Land of Israel after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

Jews lived continuously in the land for centuries — including under Ottoman rule, when they formed the majority in Jerusalem. Before 1909, Tel Aviv was empty desert legally purchased by Jews, who built it from nothing. No Arabs were displaced.

After the British handed the mandate to the UN, the Arab world rejected the partition plan and launched a war to destroy the Jewish state. Arab armies and local militias tried to “push the Jews into the sea.” At the same time, Arab countries ethnically cleansed their ancient Jewish communities, forcing nearly a million Jews to flee to Israel.

During the war, Arab leaders ordered local Arabs to evacuate combat zones so their armies could annihilate the Jews. Many of those who left later became permanent “refugees” under Egyptian and Jordanian control.

Israel has never committed genocide — and never will. By defending itself, it prevents another holocaust.

Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Islamic regime of Iran are the real obstacles to peace in the Middle East.

Retweet if you support Israel’s right to exist and defend itself.

[Inevitable West @Inevitablewest]

🚨BREAKING: Miguel Bosé, the biggest Spanish-language pop star of the last few decades, has just released a video taking a knee and putting his hand over his heart in honour of Henry Nowak

This has now spread like a wildfire. Europe has never been more UNITED! 🇪🇸🇬🇧

[begekel @begekel]

The teaching of Jesus was passed on by oral tradition until about 60 years after his death when the Didache was written. In it two pathways are shown, the way of life and the way of death.
It says the way of death is for those who..hate the truth and love lies. There is no concept like taqiyya in Christianity.
The New Testament has essentially remained unchanged since the 4th century. Long before Islam was created.

[begekel @begekel]

@LHollettBazouzi @DanBurmawy Come to Spain and you will see the difference. I have yet to see a woman in a hijab with a smile on her face, so what you say about being a personal decision doesn't hold up in my experience.

[begekel @begekel]

@SimonWafya @RealShahriqKhan Simón please tell me how the image which shows a tortured and crucified man as per the Gospels got onto the Shroud of Turin

[begekel @begekel]

@TheDoge_Office @RealShahriqKhan Or maybe he understands the phrases ' I am the way the truth and the life' and ' you will know the truth and the truth will set you free'.

[begekel @begekel]

@RealShahriqKhan Jesus was definitely hungry and cold when he went into the desert for 40 days after his baptism in the Jordan.
And he truly suffered human pain during his Passion.

[BritMatters 🇬🇧 @britmatters]

Family Man Beat To Death By Migrant Teenagers In Dublin.

On Sunday 17 May 2026, at around 4:15pm on Mill Road in Blanchardstown, 37-year-old Alex Coughlan was attacked by two 16-year-old boys without warning.

The defenceless Irishman was forced to his knees, pleading for mercy as one teenager repeatedly punched and kicked him in the head. The second boy filmed the assault on his mobile phone. Alex screamed for help and begged them to stop. He had already handed over his wallet and bank cards, but hesitated when they demanded his gold ring, a gift from his father.

That moment of hesitation cost him his life.

The beating continued. Alex was left unconscious on the ground. He died three days later on 20 May in Connolly Hospital from catastrophic head injuries. His family made the selfless decision to donate his organs.

Two 16-year-old boys were arrested and charged with assault causing serious harm and robbery. The main attacker is a second-generation migrant born and raised in Ireland. The other, who filmed the attack, is a migrant with dual nationality. Both were described by locals as having non-native features.

Gardai later recovered the stolen ring from one of the boys homes, and Alex’s father identified it in court.

The teenagers appeared in Dublin Children’s Court on 27 May. A judge imposed strict reporting restrictions, warning against naming them or sharing the video of the attack circulating online due to their age. Bail was refused, and both teenagers remain remanded in custody.

On Saturday 30 May, what would have been Alex’s 38th birthday, hundreds gathered in Ballyfermot to farewell him. He was remembered as the glue of his family, a kind, gentle, and selfless man who brought laughter and joy to everyone around him.

A dedicated Bupa worker and passionate rugby fan, Alex is survived by his mother Brigid, father John, sister Zara, and brothers Philip and Jack. Mourners sang Happy Birthday and Ireland’s Call. Tributes described him as a truly beautiful soul and caring human being. A private cremation followed at Glasnevin Cemetery.

While Alex’s funeral took place, the Irish mainstream media gave far more coverage and focused far more outrage on the death of Congolese national Yves Sakila, 35. Sakila, who had dozens of previous convictions and multiple prison terms for repeated shoplifting, died on 15 May after being restrained by security staff during another shoplifting attempt. His death was quickly framed by activists as Ireland’s George Floyd moment, sparking protests, political speeches, and claims of racism.

Alex’s killing, a local Irish family man robbed and beaten to death in broad daylight while pleading for mercy received far less attention. Coverage focused on the attackers age and anonymity, with zero discussion of backgrounds or nationalities.

There were no mass candlelit vigils when Alex died, no major protests demanding justice, no political statements, and no national campaigns declaring that his life mattered.

No Netflix documentaries will ever examine Alex's final moments.

Certain tragedies fit a preferred political narrative and ignite weeks of outrage. Others, like the brutal murder of a gentle Irish family man, are treated as less newsworthy. This selective response from the Irish media and political class is an insult to Alex and every family who has lost someone in similar circumstances.

Alex Coughlan’s life mattered. He deserved better, and the people of Ireland deserve the truth.

RIP Alex Coughlan.

Both teenagers are next due in court on 24 June.

#Ireland #CrimeNews #Dublin

[Afshine Emrani MD FACC @afshineemrani]

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I carry Iran in my memory and America in my gratitude. Persian poetry and Jewish prayer. Clinical science and spiritual wonder. Rumi and Rebbe Nachman. The cath lab and the Torah.
The intersection of all of these is who I am.
When I write about the heart — the physical organ and the spiritual one — I write from this crossroads. Every supplement thread, every blood test protocol, every GLP-1 analysis, every Substack essay about Exodus or the Baal Shem Tov — it all comes from the same place.
A Persian-Jewish cardiologist who was given a second life by America and spends every day trying to earn it.
I believe every civilization's distinct identity deserves to survive. The Islamic world's. The Jewish world's. The Christian world's. The West's. Each one irreplaceable. Each one diminished when any other is erased.
Including the one that saved my family.
I wrote more about this — and about the spiritual roots of identity, exile, and gratitude. https://t.co/hN49mKC3cr

[Mor Edge Insight @MorEdge_Insight]

One of the few declassified IDF drone videos from high altitude over Gaza.

First 5-7 seconds: Watch Hamas rockets launching from right in the middle of civilian areas. The IDF then tracks the exact launch sites in real time and destroys them with precision strikes.

This is the reality behind the “indiscriminate bombing” lie.

Hamas hides among civilians, IDF targets the terrorists.

Share this. The truth needs to be seen. 🇮🇱

[Rawan Osman روان عثمان @RawaneOsmane]

“Free Palestine.”

I grew up on those words.

In Lebanon, most people around me wanted a free Palestine for a very practical reason — to send the Palestinian refugees back. The civil war that tore my country apart was ignited in no small part by the Palestinian armed factions who turned Lebanon into their launching pad. “Free Palestine” meant: free us from them.

In Damascus, where my father’s family lived, the sentiment was different but equally self-serving. Palestine must be returned to the Arabs, its righteous owners. No one asked follow-up questions. No one was expected to.

Palestine was central to Islam, most Arabs are Muslim, therefore supporting the Palestinian cause was reflexive. A non-brainer in the most literal sense — no brain engaged at all.

Nobody stopped to point out that Palestine is not an Arabic word. Nobody found it strange that Jerusalem, the supposedly third holiest city in Islam, is not mentioned once in the Quran. Not once. Nor is Palestine. The entire theological and political architecture of this cause rests on a foundation that their own scripture doesn’t bother to acknowledge.

What was actually happening was indoctrination. A systematic, generational rejection of Jewish sovereignty — and frankly, of any minority sovereignty. Jews, Christians, Druze, Kurds, Assyrians, Yazidis — the Arab world has been remarkably consistent in how it treats people who are different. We just don’t talk about that.

Instead, in the West, we talk about Palestine.

In the West, a civilization that has elevated human rights to its highest moral currency, the Palestinian cause has become the one exception to every rule. In the queue of human suffering, Palestinians cut the line every time. Homosexuals executed in Gaza and hanged from cranes in Iran? Palestine first. Women imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for campaigning for the right to drive — a right they were denied until 2018 — girls sold into marriage in Afghanistan, women erased from public life entirely under the Taliban? After Palestine. Political dissidents ground into dust in Syrian and Egyptian prisons, journalists disappeared in Libya, children starving in Yemen while their rulers wage proxy wars, entire populations hollowed out by hunger in Sudan? All of it waits. Christians ethnically cleansed from Iraq and Syria, the Arab world methodically emptied of every Jewish community it once held — a demographic erasure carried out across a century with surgical patience and near-total Western silence?

Palestine is still first.

So let’s end where we started. Free Palestine. Which Palestine, exactly? The Roman invention? The British administrative line? The British Mandate covered the entire territory of what is today Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and Jordan. In 1921, 78% of that mandate was handed to the Hashemite family — a dynasty imported from Hijaz in present-day Saudi Arabia — and became the Kingdom of Jordan, which it remains to this day. A foreign royal family, on the majority of historic Palestine, ruling it as a monarchy. Nobody protests that. No flags, no chants, no encampments. The remaining 22% was designated for the Jews, became Israel, and is the only part that any pro-Palestinian activist has ever had a problem with.

So when you say Free Palestine, you mean that 22%. You mean the Jews.

And free it from whom? From a people with a three-thousand-year-old documented presence in that land, to restore the glory of a name coined by Roman colonizers, a name lifted from the Torah, a name that has no roots in Arabic, no mention in the Quran, and no history as a sovereign state?

You are not chanting for liberation. You are chanting for colonialism — the Roman kind, repackaged for social media.

Free Palestine is not a cause. It is a colonial term, coined by invaders, recycled by the indoctrinated. The least you can do is have the intelligence to understand it and the decency to reflect on your position.

📍#Israel

[Dr Gerard Waters ,GP @OTURISK]

The Irish Medical Council gave me two working days notice of being brought before a disciplinary hearing in February 2021 a number of days following the RTÉ Live-line Joe Duffy hit piece on me . At that meeting they went directly against the recommendations of their own legal team and an independent legal observer not to suspend my license to practice for over four years before dropping all charges against me. Now that it is proven and obvious to the IMC I was totally correct to refuse to administer the gene therapy masquerading as a vaccine the President or CEO of the Medical council refuse to meet with me in spite of the fact that Dr Susanne Crowe President sat on that committee ,she did not engage with me or ask me why I was prepared to loose my career ,all earnings and my good name, she then presumably voted to destroy my life. The IMC have informed me not to contact them directly only through their legal team who ignore me .I have been a fully paid up member in good standing of the IMC since 1977.