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[Emanuel Quiñones @EQuinones6310]

The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world.

And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way.

Here is what they are discovering:

Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee’s. There are no words for Buccee’s.

Then they found the grocery stores.

Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday.

The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing.

They finally understand why we do not have trains.

We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting.

Why would we need trains.

The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas.

Welcome to America!
The greatest country on earth.

[Jonathan Parnell @jonathanparnell]

How do you lead a thankful life?

[Dave Greene @GreeneMan6]

This is smart cultural move. Notice the verse is “Genesis Chapter 9” which describes Noah’s covenant with God, the spiritual origin of the rainbow symbol that players are forced to wear.

They aren’t attacking inside the enemies frame, they are obliquely stepping aside, holding the frame of their own beliefs and forcing the conversation on their grounds.

The only reason management can get away forcing players to wear the rainbow symbols is that they claim that they are “just symbols” with no obligation of belief.

Ok, fine, if that’s the case then the rainbows can mean what my religion says they mean.

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

The LGBTQ movement appropriated the rainbow symbol from Christianity. Now Christians are taking it back. Deal with it.

[Rod Dreher @roddreher]

Saw #DisclosureDay. It's only middling Spielberg, but its message is profound -- and very close to evil. Still, this is a must-see movie, to grasp the nature of the propaganda, & defend against it. Jacques Vallée saw it coming, as did McLuhan. Here's why:
https://t.co/oP26udPUeF

[Mark R. Levin @marklevinshow]

In a period of two-months, Israel has gone from a great ally and partner in war, fighting by our side against a horrible enemy that has killed thousands of our people, killed tens of thousands of their own people, and was a dire nuclear threat intent on attacking us, to Israeli PM Netanyahu being a difficult person who should be thanking us for saving his country from Iran and should get our permission if he wants to defend his people from Hezbollah and Iran, and stand down when his country is attacked.  

And just yesterday, Israel's PM avenged the execution of 5 American soldiers by taking out a Hezbollah commander/terrorist.  And only Israel has been killing Hezbollah leaders who murdered our Marines, soldiers, embassy staff, and more.  It seems to me a kind word is in order.  How does this make any sense?

[Rod Dreher @roddreher]

There is something to this. I've been living abroad for the last four years, and my return 2 1/2 weeks ago has occasioned a lot of driving, esp down country roads. This is an amazing, wild country.

[Justin Shubow @JustinShubow]

The U.S. government just unveiled the majestic Greco-Deco design for the new federal courthouse in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The building is at once monumental and welcoming, classical and original. The iris capitals are an inspired touch, drawing on Tennessee’s natural beauty and weaving it into the stone of a federal building.

The Chattanooga courthouse is precisely the kind of building that President Trump’s Executive Order on federal architecture—“Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again”—was designed to produce.

When the courthouse is completed, it will stand as the living proof that the Order represents wise and humane public policy—something all Americans, regardless of political party, can and should support. Beautiful public buildings are not a partisan matter; they belong to everyone.

[Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru]

Sagrada Família, Barcelona

1880-Now

[Eric Sammons @EricRSammons]

This is how it’s done. No 1970’s folk music, just beautiful liturgical music.

[Rhett Burns @rhett_burns]

100%. Let’s sing the standards we all know.

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Barcelona, you win. Sagrada Família. Just incredible.

Watch the whole thing with the sound on

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

Yes we did. And we’re going to do it again next year.

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

Decay is a choice. DC before vs after:

[Rhett Burns @rhett_burns]

God bless Mike Law.

[William @wmschtz]

Excellent, there is hope 😊

[Center for Baptist Leadership @BaptistLeaders]

The 2026 SBC annual meeting is now adjourned

Missionaries were sent ✅

The Great Commission was advanced ✅

@WillyRice was elected as our next President ✅

@albertmohler’s Truth & Unity Amendment was passed ✅

And the SBC chose conservative Baptist reform & renewal ✅

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

Donald Trump gave Iran an inch, and they took a mile.

Mere hours after a ceasefire halted the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel, a U.S. helicopter patrolling the coast of Oman was shot down by Iranian forces. Once the intelligence confirmed Iranian guilt, Trump abruptly shifted gears, declaring a U.S. retaliation an absolute “necessity.” It was quite the sudden epiphany. After spending Monday morning demanding Israel turn the other cheek, it took just twelve hours for him to discover that sovereign nations don’t survive by capitulation.

The U.S. carried out a series of strikes on air defense systems, ground control stations, and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz. In response, the IRGC claimed to have launched strikes on 21 targets at U.S. bases in the region, including sites in Bahrain and Jordan, while Kuwait’s army reported intercepting a separate attack.

But why did Iran target the helicopter in the first place? The answer lies in how Tehran operates on both a strategic and tactical level.

Strategically, the regime clearly has no issue with using military aggression despite the supposed “ceasefire.” Recent statements from senior officials and regime-affiliated media reveal that Tehran believes it is still actively at war. They view military action as a necessary lever to improve their negotiating position and advance broader objectives. Even the supposedly “moderate” Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, bluntly stated that military force and diplomacy are complementary tools—where violence creates favorable conditions on the ground so that diplomats can extract “legal, political and economic achievements” at the table.

Tactically, this strategy manifested directly in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Navy relies on helicopters to intercept Iranian drones and fast-attack craft, opening the possibility of free passage through the vital waterway. By downing a U.S. gunship, Tehran is attempting to deter the U.S. from protecting commercial vessels and forcing the international community to comply with Iran’s maritime protection racket.

The retaliatory American strikes sparked a fierce internal debate in the regime. Behind closed doors, Iranian leadership seriously considered taking out their anger over the U.S. bombardment by launching a strike against Israel.

The IRGC pushed hard for retaliation, but the political echelon balked. The politicians understood that redirecting their fire at Israel could invite an immediate Israeli counterstrike—one they feared wouldn’t stop at air defenses and petrochemical facilities but place their core energy infrastructure in its sights. For the time being, the political echelon’s caution has prevailed, validating the age-old rule of deterrence that Trump only relearned on Monday night: tit for tat.

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[Protestia @Protestia]

"Our annual meeting does not belong in California...the last time we went to Anaheim, the more moderate side of the SBC won out, and that is not by coincidence."

Rightfully noting there are political machinations at play, messenger Parker Roberts says the quiet part out loud.

[Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו @netanyahu]

The antisemitic dictator Erdoğan – who is committing genocide against the Kurds, supports the Hamas terrorist organization, oppresses his own people and imprisons political rivals – is the last person who can lecture the State of Israel on morality.

The State of Israel and the IDF, the most moral army in the world, will continue to take forceful action against Iran and its proxies, which threaten the Middle East and the entire world.

[Mark R. Levin @marklevinshow]

The more you know about Churchill the more you greatly respect Netanyahu.  Great wartime leaders. Ignore all the static.