Bellens__

[B&S @_B___S]

I love everything about this video

[Bellens__ @ellenbrn]

@bobstevenson “The straw that broke the camel’s back ….the Haram a-Sharif/Temple Mount compound is for Muslim prayer only and the Kotel is for Jewish prayer…perceived by Palestinians and Muslims to be part of a grand scheme of Israel to remove the Mosques and to rebuild the Temple.” Yes?

[Bellens__ @ellenbrn]

“Then again, this is usually the case: those who use violence rarely achieve their aims in the long term.” https://t.co/B30XjNQTW8

[Jonathan Rosenthal @rosenthal_jon]

I have been struggling to articulate the complex emotions I've been feeling since Saturday morning as a Jew, a liberal/progressive, a believer that Palestinians and Jews have a right to a homeland, to safety and dignity. A thread 1/

[Jonathan Rosenthal @rosenthal_jon]

The coming days will be hard for Israelis and Palestinians. It will be painful even for those of us in safety who care deeply about the place and its people. I only hope that once the dust settles, both sides will decide the killing must stop and get serious about peace. END

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

This is Willie Jo Price.

She's been working in the cafeteria at the Library of Congress for 42 years & won’t get a paycheck or backpay if the government shuts down.

Fighting tears, she told me she worries if she will be able to pay her bills by the end of the month.

[Bellens__ @ellenbrn]

@donnybetts Not sure where you’re heading here, but my spontaneous thought is of the shift from focus from love, grace and sharing the gospel of Jesus to demanding political theocracy.

[Bellens__ @ellenbrn]

@AgendaFreeTV 😂

[Bellens__ @ellenbrn]

@CalltoActivism

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Jamie Raskin makes a good point to Chuck Todd today.

If Hunter Biden took a job and he got those jobs because foreign companies thought it would be beneficial to them because his Father was VP, then it was wrong (not illegal) for Hunter to take that job.

Meanwhile, we can also say the same about the following:

Donald Trump literally sold hundreds of hotel rooms to foreign government who didn’t even stay in the hotels. How do we know those governments didn’t use Trump’s hotels to pay Trump for favors? Why would they stay at Trump hotels and not a hotel down the road? To many it would seem obvious that it was because they had hopes for political favors.

Donald Trump Jr.’s good friend and foreign business partner Gentry Beach not only got to meet with Donald Trump, but he also got invited to the WH to take part in private White House meetings. He got invited to meet with the top National Security Council officials in the US and pushed them to make policy decisions that would be beneficial to his personal businesses. But Joe Biden meeting with Hunter’s business partners, even though there is no evidence that he discussed business with them, is “corrupt,” right?

Jared Kushner secured a $1.2 Billion lease deal from a company that was owned in large part by the Qatari government just as Trump was supporting an anti-Qatari Middle Eastern Blockade of Qatar. Why would they invest in Jared Kushner’s building when there were literally dozens of other buildings to invest into? Could it be that they wanted Trump to stop supporting the blockade? Do you know what happened once Kushner got the deal? That’s right! Trump stopped supporting the blockade. Could Trump had changed his stance in exchange for a $1.2 billion lease deal for his Son-in-law and Daughter? Of course it’s possible. But Joe Biden holding a strong stance that went along with nearly all politicians in government, concerning the Ukrainian prosecutor, is “corrupt,” right?

Jared Kushner and Donald Trump, after years of pro-Saudi policy, got over $2 billion combined from the Saudi government after leaving office. Could that be repayment for their political favors? Could it be pre-payment incase Trump gets back in the WH? Or course it could be.

Ivanka Trump, literally got trademark deals while she was dining with the Chinese President, all while working in the WH, and just as Trump changed his stance on the Chinese ZTE deal that would benefit China. Could the trademarks have come as a push by China to try and convince Trump to support the ZTE deal? Of course it could be. Did Trump change his stance on the ZTE deal because Ivanka got the trademarks? Or course it’s possible.

No, there is no absolute proof that these deals were in exchange for policy favors, but if you are going to theorize that Hunter Biden took money in exchange for Joe Biden changing policy, yet not say a single word about the Trump family, then you are simply a hypocrite.

Jamie Raskin wants to come up with some common sense laws to try and prevent family members of Presidents and VPs from making money overseas like Hunter Biden and the Trump’s did while in office. Why won’t Republicans come to the table? Probably because they don’t want to stop Trump from doing business in the WH again if he becomes President again.

Can’t we all agree that this is a bad look for America, no matter who is doing it?

[Bellens__ @ellenbrn]

@donnybetts 👏 ✊ I have so many thoughts…too many for an X post, 😂 but appreciate your honesty. It’s been a long 2 years for me and still struggling.

[Bellens__ @ellenbrn]

@PicturesFoIder Salt and vinegar

[Oren Gottfried, MD @OGdukeneurosurg]

Intubated ICU patients using VR to take a short immersive vacation while getting some physical exercise in. Source: darlan nitz

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

Ok, a couple more thoughts on the Bill Gothard influence highlighted in Shiny Happy People. I’m only a couple of episodes in and never got into the Duggar reality show nor did I ever attend a Gothard seminar or read his materials though I constantly ran in circles that did.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Sound UP.

Wait. For. The. End.

[Bellens__ @ellenbrn]

https://t.co/IgNfTIdT2Z

[Bone00afide.bsky.social 🇮🇱 @bone00afide]

If we can figure out how Pfizer was able to make their vaccine target only white republicans for their shaking complications, I think we’ll be much closer to solving this vaccine mystery.

[Diane Langberg, PhD @DianeLangberg]

As Christians, in our disagreeing we must never dismiss or de-humanize another or we become ungodly. The trashing, demeaning, humiliating and labeling of others is horrifying and grieves the heart of our God.

[emily may @emilykmay]

Deconstruction is an untangling.

It’s a desperate attempt to untangle God from Mark Driscoll. Matt Chandler. Dave Ramsey. Piper and Dobson.

The common thread is men who would say, “this isn’t my opinion. It’s Gods. Take it up with Him.”

And now we are.

[Bellens__ @ellenbrn]

@lizcampbell1974 😳 why am I still gobsmacked by this kind of lunacy?