Original Muslim theology posited that the world was divided between the House of Islam and the House of War, and it was the duty of Islam to bring the House of War under Muslim domination.

Then, as Islam became established, a third House was declared: The House of Peace, where the House of Islam could have peaceful, diplomatic relations with non-Muslim polities.

So much of modern Islamic fundamentalism is a reverting to the original dualism. It's not working out for anyone.

You can’t reason with a cult.
You can’t argue with a cult.
You can’t teach a cult.
You can’t bargain with a cult.
You can’t negotiate with a cult.

You have to vote them into irrelevance.

Vote Blue to stop the MAGA cult.

@DJNoneYa it completely sucks that these monsters claim to be followers of Christ, while acting in a completely opposite manner than He asked people to. Marshmallows can call themselves shovels, but you won't get much digging done with them 🤬

"My" senator sent me an email praising himself for 'protecting girls in sports'...I replied...

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Wise words from Former Sen. Al Franken of the RAILROAD PARTY.

(Damn, I wish he were back in D.C. where he could do some damage against the forces of MAGA)

"You don't see too many people brag about passing a dementia test." -- Al Franken ❤️ 👍

John Nicolay was one of President Lincoln’s personal secretaries. In his opinion, none of the more than 130 photographs of Abe captured his essence. “There are many pictures of Lincoln [but] there is no portrait of him.”
#History ... the more you know

https://mentalfloss.com/article/31357/24-vintage-photographs-abe-lincoln

Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 @AdamKinzinger

What a complete, depraved, weak, meager sissy Trump is

Trump targets wife of New York judge overseeing civil fraud trial | The Hill

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4335113-trump-targets-wife-new-york-judge-overseeing-civil-fraud-trial/

Over the past several years, especially in the wake of #J6, Republicans far & wide, elected & not, ignored subpoenas, refusing to testify in the investigation in any manner or format. Hunter Biden accepted a call for public testimony & is immediately told "naw".

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@Shenango_Linda. https://www.vanityfair.com/style/1999/10/pope-pius-xii-199910

Please remember…

Holodomor.

90 years ago, Joseph Stalin starved to death millions of Ukrainians as a form of oppressing the population.

Today, Putin is bombing food supplies and transportation in Ukraine, perpetuating the Russian use of food as a weapon.

Slava Ukraini.

https://holodomor90.com/

#Doonesbury

RWNJs, sensing the power draining from their myths, are desperately trying to plug the holes with simulacra of the religious figures and power events they pretend to believe.

their attempts fail because, like tfg, they don't actually read, so their ideas have no roots, no power of imagination.

they have to keep inventing more and more bizarre tales that have no real living significance, to try to keep people afraid and angry, so they won't realize how empty their lives have become.

Um. Just had to come back to drop this here.

Night night.

Class act, Joe 🎶 👍

Happy 76 rotations of the Earth to me! My biggest gifts are my family, my friends, the music we make along the way and the new friends and veterans we get to serve each year through VetsAid. Here’s a snap from my set at last week’s VetsAid in San Diego (more recaps to come!). If you can - and only if you can - think about celebrating my birthday with a donation to VetsAid this year. If you can’t, raise a glass with me of whatever you’re drinking...to another great year. Xoxo

#ai #openai

https://gizmodo.com/ai-safety-openai-sam-altman-ouster-back-microsoft-1851038439

Other than the article writer implying that "capitalism" was somehow a victim in this rather than a perpetrator, I thought this was insightful.

I suppose it's a testament to my Catholic school education that I paid attention in History classes & remember what was taught us. I also listened to my elders & the stories they told us of their war experiences, when they spoke of them. Scary stuff, that.

"420 thousand of us died stopping a man who spoke like Trump.
You betray everything we stood for by continuing to support this nightmare."

@Cdn_Skeptic_Wm. Christian "white supremacy" is bad for everyone.