President Donald J. Trump reads 2 Chronicles 7:11-22:
"Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
And as for you, if thou wilt walk before me, as David your father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded you, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David your father, saying, There shall not fail you as a man to be ruler in Israel.
But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why has the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them."
@jeffreytucker Amen. And beyond that, AI generated images corrode the mind in their own twisted way. I’m developing an active aversion to them and eschew videos that use AI to generate thumbnails. I hope the creators notice the drop off in views.
I would like to extend my sincere thanks to @andyweirauthor for writing an excellent book and Ray Porter for doing such a tremendous job narrating the audio version of "Project Hail Mary". I haven't been this invested in a story in years, and Mr. Porter's narration was like listening to the village elder tell a story that has been around for generations. If you have the ability, I highly recommend listening to the audiobook, it is a singular experience.
You know what is worse than the fraud? You really want to know? I know many people who are trying to take care of eldery relatives and would dearly love to have respite from the difficulties of constant care for their loved one. And this place sits empty. THAT is the real travesty. Yes. The money. But more, the pretence of pretending to help.