Some Atheists Conflate Theists and Polytheists

 It is an error to conflate 'theists' with polytheists. The latter are not monotheists. One God in three persons isn't polytheism, and God is regarded as monotheist by Christians, Jews and Muslims at least. God has the entire Universe and/or Multiverse in the gleam of his eye metaphorically speaking. It is human imagination that is finite and incapable of grasping the meaning of omniscience and omnipotence. An omnipotent God; omniscient, would have every possible Universe and/or Multiverse that could exist within his thought from alpha to omega before it is in some form actualized for the content within- inclusive of human beings. Humans can easily discover their limits by freezing their feet or simply growing old etc.

Extending Shelf-Stockers Expiration Date into the 70s

 Older grocery shelf stockers. could work better into their 70s with rolling kneepads and electric arm lift/back-brace-power assist to move those heavy boxes full of cans and packages. Heck, trimming 20 pounds off a 30-40  lb box of cat litter packages would be quite useful for dozens of such lifts a day.

Republicans Probably Lose Some Votes Due to the Tampon Tax

 Republicans lose some voters because of the tampon tax. Seventeen red states still have the tax and just one blue state- Hawaii- still taxes period products. In some states a box of tampons costs as much as a box of bullets. When tampons are a necessity in modern society it seems wrong  for government to tax female citizens for things that are necessities. Annually the tampon tax costs a lot, like tampons themselves. It does seem gender biased, unequal tax burden.

Purslane; The Omega 3 Champ Has Two Forms of Photosynthesis- An Article b y Grok AI

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Growing Purslane: A Drought-Tolerant Superfood Weed

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea), often dismissed as a common weed, is actually a nutritional powerhouse that’s perfectly suited to hot, arid conditions. This succulent annual thrives in dry summers while self-seeding reliably for future years—making it an easy, low-maintenance addition to your garden.

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Why Purslane Loves Hot, Dry Climates

Purslane is built for harsh conditions with scorching summers and low rainfall:

• Drought-tolerant: As a succulent, it stores water in its thick, fleshy leaves and stems, needing minimal irrigation once established.
• Heat-loving: It grows vigorously in full sun and poor, compacted soils.
• Low-maintenance: It spreads easily and acts as a living mulch, retaining soil moisture for other plants.

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Surviving Cold Winters

The mature plants are frost-tender and will die back at the first hard freeze. In areas with sub-zero winter temperatures, the live plants won’t overwinter outdoors.

But here’s the good news: Purslane seeds are incredibly hardy. They survive freezing temperatures in the soil—often viable for 20–40 years—and germinate prolifically when spring warms the ground to 60–80°F. Let plants flower and set seed in late summer, and you’ll have a fresh crop sprouting reliably each year without replanting.

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The Omega-3 Superstar

What sets purslane apart from most leafy greens is its exceptional omega-3 fatty acid content. It’s one of the richest plant sources of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), the essential omega-3 typically found in fish.

• 100 grams of fresh purslane leaves provide 300–400 mg of ALA—far more than spinach or most other greens (up to 15 times more than iceberg lettuce in some comparisons).
• It’s also packed with antioxidants like vitamin E (six times more than spinach), vitamin C, beta-carotene, and glutathione.

This makes purslane a fantastic plant-based option for boosting heart health, reducing inflammation, and supporting overall wellness.

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How to Grow and Enjoy It

• Planting: Sow seeds directly in spring after the last frost, or let it self-seed.
• Harvest: Pick young leaves and stems throughout summer—they have a mild, lemony flavor with a crunchy texture.
• Uses: Add raw to salads, sandwiches, or smoothies; sauté, stir-fry, or pickle for cooked dishes.

Purslane isn’t just surviving in tough conditions—it’s thriving. Embrace this resilient “weed” for free, nutritious greens that return year after year with virtually no effort.

EU Chooses War Against Russia in Ukraine for 2026; Pres Trump Eyeballs Conflict With the Maduro Regime

 EU leaders meeting in Germany decided to fight with Russia in Ukraine with Ukrainians and agreed to provide billions more in weapons to the corrupt Ukrainian Government. Germany alone said it will send 11 billion dollars in weapons next year. Canada too-  chose to up the ante for World War Three and will send 30 million dollars in arms.

The borderlands known as Ukraine have been a bone of contention  with sekect Western European nations for centuries, Russia normally owns or administrates the region and many Russians live there. For Europe to own the borderlands in for Russia, and unacceptable hegemony presenting an avalanche level potential military, existentialist threat.

European belligerence is a normal consequence of EU and N.A.T.O. expansion after the end of the Cold War 1.0. Europe has already annexed N.A.T.O. to be its military force for the EU and is presently throwing it's weight around. It is possible to consider a future USA vs European NATO as a theoretical future possibility. As nuclear war is no longer unthinkable thanks to Europe, neither is that. The United States under the pragmatic Trump administration is withdrawing from support for the European driven war and has sought to bring peace to the senseless violence.

  Instead of making a meaningful effort for peace in Ukraine and in effect sharing the borderlands with Russia along the Dnepro River with an end to sanctions and Ukraine made into a free trade enterprise zone along environmental economic lines with the EU administering the Ukrainian half until a capable, non-corrupt government can be found for it, and Russia the Russian half that becomes part of Russia as long as the rivers run and radiation levels are below that which precludes the existence of human life, European war leaders have decided to make the year 2026 one of escalation for the crumbling Ukrainian shill. The EU has emerged as the main obstacle to peace and threat to incite World War Three.

The United States apparently will be busy engaged in some sort of conflict with the inimical, yippish government of Venezuela under the power of the Maduro regime that I suppose, the Trump administration wants to change if it cannot persuade the Maduro regime to return assets seized by the socialist-communist evolution of Hugo Chavez. President Trump for some reason likes oil companies and feels that as executive he need go  about recovering lost oil company assets taken forcibly by socialists . Maduro does seem as uninterested in alternative energy as President Trump. In regard to fuel preference the coming conflict is dino vs dino rather than mano y mano.

Does One Find Good Federal Candidates by Fact-Checking?

One can verify facts demonstrating that there isn't really a necessity that a political dysjunctive fact-checked, proving the irrelevance to the public good of political party platforms, yields a positive reason to vote for any particular party. One might want instead to verify facts that some party is worse than alternative parties to find the next to worst candidates to vote for. One may choose from D or F candidates at the Federal level, yet never A candidates who would be lost in such assemblies. The problem is that public ideas of what is political common good fall short of recognizing what is required for the public good in a complex modern world, and politicians seldom provide meaningful discourse on such topics that are accurate.

https://suno.com/s/U4xoDycQ0B1UdG89 The Living Water

Strong ego has probably been a motivating element for a quite a few great scientists. Were Copernicus or Newton without much ego? Socrates asked questions to show that most people didn't really know much about things they believed they did, so in that case ego was perhaps a hindrance to learning. Alternatively single-minded determination has brought strong people through many hard, challenging times to discover the beauty of a new day.

Was Hegel Right and Marx Wrong?

I.M.O. Marx was correct about economics being the driving force of society. Of course Christians and Jews may have a teleological point of view regarding history, as I do, yet Hegel's opinions about the spirit coming to realize itself in history seem wrong when applied to a state or government. Presently all worldly governments appear to be corrupt or a retarding factor that reinforce elites and the economically privileged. It is not reasonable to posit as did Hegel that governments are the high point of civilization or of God.

I tend to regard individual life rather than collective life as more meaningful by far. Even so, human societies are very competitive. Hegel’s idea that the German nation was the highest point of the evolution of God to self-awareness is condescending, smug and chauvinist to the extreme in regard to Germany. Adolf Hitler probably appreciated the idea of German superiority quite a lot.

I like Hegel of course- he was after all putting forward a messianic and Utopian dialectic in a way- perhaps in the spirit of the age that influenced Charles Darwin in regard to dialectics. Dialectic for-itself is a simplistic and incorrect way to view the material exposition of a big bang or inflaton and coalescing of mass from energy as thermodynamic disorganization and cooling occurred over billions of years. Sexuality may be dialectic, and the expression of a man as thesis and women as anti-thesis producing the progeny of synthesis is paradigmaticly interesting of course, yet I believe that applying that incorrect viewpoint to economics is more interesting. Real economics is far more pluralistic; unless wealth becomes so over-concentrated that it becomes non-synthetic, asexual reproduction.

Really I don’t know why anyone feels a need to over-credit either philosopher with accuracy. World government form certainly is not responding to existential challenges these days environmentally, or demographically in a positive way. Many prefer the purely teleological models since man seems too corrupt and avaristic to repair the problems of human civilization for-himself. Jesus suffered and said blessed are the poor in spirit, crucified for being non-materialistic and seeming to not support the head of state of his time with political allegiance; most of mankind is to the opposite extreme pursuing money and like the famous congressman said back in the day- "Money talks and bullshit walks"- that is the zeitgeist.