Sudan: Kulayb's Barking Dog Do you really want to live in a nation that looks like this on any given day? https://x.com/hashsudan/status/2121268579727290776 Or consider that perhaps the Sudan does not have any "good guys" - rather merely incremental degrees of the bad? https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2121227620855529623 The Sudan has not crossed my mind in a couple of months. The amputation of a friendship due to a deep betrayal has left a unique scar on my soul. But yesterday, an image of Sudanese men moving gold up a steep slope from one of the mines touched my heart. Poorly clad, the men formed a human ladder as they moved the gold up the hill in hand-to-hand manner. How many hours a day do they work? How are they kept from revolting? Is Wagner still managing the logistics? Are they beaten for good measure? There will be no bon vivant moment in the lives of the men. They will remain nameless; other than being designated as the wre...
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Jensen Huang: Life as a Biblical Parable You really, really do not want your life reduced to a familiar Biblical parable; unless, of course, you are cast as the Good Samaritan. The downfall of Jensen Huang has been astonishingly rapid - but it is within the lifetime of his own making. Individuals can get away with crap for a long time and consider themselves untouchable. But he carved out this life for himself, and now he is left with the sculpture/caricature of his life. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16288671/nvidia-tycoon-Jensen-Huang-accused-affair-AI-stock-plunges.html Taken from Luke chapter 12: Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed , or hidden that will not be known . 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light , and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops . And he told them a parable , saying , “ The land of a rich man produ...
D2: Double the Disrespect When I was on orders in D.C. my husband loaded up our sons in the truck and traveled to my duty station for a weekend. It was a wonderful time and we visited our nation's War Memorials. At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier we watched quietly. And then we quietly... very quietly, left. It was important that we allow the moment to soak into our being; that we reflect on the sacrificial nature of keeping an oath. And it was especially important that my young sons understand the nature of keeping an oath. The first level of disrespect is noted in the video. It seems that the SecWar and his party were far more interested in photo opportunities than recognizing the solemn impact of the moment. They might as well have visited a Deli to look at the sandwich selection. "I think I'll have a pastrami with extra pickles." Giggle... giggle... laugh https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16288305/Pete-Hegseth-tucks-tail-legs-awards-pat...
Belgium Turns the Corner toward Stewardship It headlined as quiet news - Belgium's decision to allow entry into homes where individuals with deportation orders are harboring in place. It is an excellent enforcement decision. And an attempt to flank the legislation as a "human rights" issue should be ignored. https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/belgium-allow-home-searches-suspected-070717356.html There is nothing cruel about this decision. It is an administrative function of a government which rightly prioritizes the well-being and safety of taxpaying citizens. And as quiet signal, seeks to preserve the fabric of Western civilization. The nuances of government administration are mirrored in another great institution - that of the established home. Because it is as a child in the home, the healthy parent also performs as the steward for the well-being, education, and safety of the child. I have poignant memories of how my father dealt with s...
Nvidia An affair can be forgiven. This lies within the domain of marriage and issues of reconciliation best accomplished in private. But the man who lacks discretion and has betrayed our nation? Unforgivable. Headline story? An ambitious man caught in a honey trap. Back burner? Perhaps he deliberately entered an alliance with China and his mistress was his handler. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16279919/Photos-Nvidia-CEO-Chinese-spy.html These things can be both tricky and messy to sort out. But it is not the story of Jensen Huang and his entanglement with a woman whose legend gives her the name of "Alice" which is casting a shadow across my ethical heart at the moment. It is something closer to home. My journalism generally starts with "random" and then I enter the investigative field with the hard work required to connect a few dots. I am giving the broad strokes of a story encountered in the last month t...
Representative Thomas Massie Quick note: A showboating Congressman who has never read the Constitution: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16282727/Vote-impeach-Pete-Hegseth-fails-House-Republican-Iran-War-defectors.html SecWar Pete Hegseth has "positional authority" but it is also "by direction" authority. He is bound to a chain of command. His operational considerations reflect the will of the POTUS. He cannot step outside the boundaries of his oath. Military is subjugated to civilian authority based on our U.S. Constitution. He has no free will to act outside of the express desires of the President of the United States. https://armedservicesauthority.com/military-chain-of-command/ The first impeachment attempt against President Trump cost the taxpayers (minimally) three million dollars. It is good that Congress took the wind out of Rep. Massie's frayed sails of state. He needs a course in Constitutional law.