Category: Spiritual Life

‘Don’t be evil’: How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ startup to antitrust target

ByMichael LiedtkeSydney Morning HeraldOctober 21, 2020 In Google’s infancy, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin reviled Microsoft as a technological bully that ruthlessly abused its dominance of the personal computer software market to choke off competition that could spawn better products. Their disdain for Microsoft spurred Google to adopt “Don’t be evil” as a corporate… Read More ‘Don’t be evil’: How Google evolved from ‘cuddly’ startup to antitrust target

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Judith Butler, Feminist. A Brush of Her (or Its) Thought.

Updated. Succinctly put, Judith Butler is a mess. You may not know her, but your daughter very likely will —or did. We can forget all about Butler’s sophist philosophical rationalizations. They are a mishmash of true and false. None lead necessarily to her systematic conclusions. Judith Butler has, by her own intentional will, become a… Read More Judith Butler, Feminist. A Brush of Her (or Its) Thought.

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Composers of a New Stairway

From the early 1970s to the early 1990s, Jimmy Page of Led Zeplin owned Boleskine House (See below) the former residence of occultist Aleister Crowley.[150][151] below. Sections of Page’s fantasy sequence in the film The Song Remains the Same were filmed at night on the mountainside directly behind Boleskine House.—Wikipedia Heart performs Stairway to Heaven at the Kennedy Center Honors for Led… Read More Composers of a New Stairway

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Children killed and 17 people injured in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school Mass

The alleged Minnesota Catholic school shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, reportedly identified as a transgender activist. His manifesto included pride flags and a gun with “kiII Trump” etched onto it. –X. WAPO –The Shooter was ID’d after 2 children were killed, and 17 people injured at Minneapolis Catholic school Mass. Shooting site photo.… Read More Children killed and 17 people injured in shooting at Minneapolis Catholic school Mass

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Gotta love the smell of a Trump peace gathering in the morning

Updated. President Donald Trump said Monday there is a “reasonable chance of ending the war” if White House talks with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders pave the way for a trilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin. Key Details: Diving Deeper: President Donald Trump expressed cautious optimism on Monday that a long-awaited breakthrough in Ukraine could be… Read More Gotta love the smell of a Trump peace gathering in the morning

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NYT Reporter: Trump “Way More Effective” in Second Term

During a conversation on “Washington Week with the Atlantic,” ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jon Karl, MSNBC’s Jonathan Lemire, and The New York Times White House correspondent Tyler Pager were discussing President Donald Trump’s announcement that he and private donors would foot the bill for a new ballroom costing $200 million at the White House. “I mean, he’s planning… Read More NYT Reporter: Trump “Way More Effective” in Second Term

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Being and Bunk.

Apropos of everything: Because Martin Heidegger forsook his early roots in Thomistic [objective] Christian philosophy, the unapologetic Nazi who enjoyed philosophy was forced to create a new and eccentric philosophical superstructure [undecipherable and irrelevant to most human beings] to dodge the consequent existential void. It was necessary because his system toppled the Holy Trinity in… Read More Being and Bunk.

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Blessed is the One Whose Sins Are Forgiven

You are my hiding place. You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. “… Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.Let me hear joy and gladness;    let the bones you have crushed rejoice.Hide your face from my sins    and blot out all my iniquity. Create in… Read More Blessed is the One Whose Sins Are Forgiven

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Kathleen Stock on Wall to Wall Decadence and Roger Scruton

Stock on the related American jurisprudence: “it is bizarre to treat pornography as speech. It is a legal fiction“. “Philosopher and UnHerd writer Kathleen Stock joins Freddie Sayers to discuss one of the strangest and most revealing cultural moments of the year: the rise of ‘Bonnie Blue,’ the OnlyFans “pornstar” at the heart of a… Read More Kathleen Stock on Wall to Wall Decadence and Roger Scruton

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The rise of artificial stupidity

Digital media analyst Hito Steyerl in another context has stumbled onto important, undeniable truths. She writes, In this new age of artificial stupidity, technological disruption has turned destructive. Its greatest victim is reality itself. “This rise of artificial stupidity is the antithesis of, or rather the millions of shabby little cousins to, artificial intelligence. Just… Read More The rise of artificial stupidity

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Aldous Huxley on an Emerging ‘Scientific’ Dictatorship…

Aldous Huxley on the Technocratic  Dictatorship seeking to be born. “…democracies will change their nature; the quaint old forms—elections, parliaments, Supreme Courts and all the rest—will remain. The underlying substance will be a new kind of totalitarianism. All the traditional names, all the hallowed slogans will remain exactly what they were in the good old… Read More Aldous Huxley on an Emerging ‘Scientific’ Dictatorship…

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John Paul II on the Most Decisive Confrontation —and History’s ‘Last Lap’

Karol Wojtyla (JPII) wrote, “A non-Catholic philosopher once said to me: ‘You know, I just can’t stop myself reading and rereading  and thinking over the first  three chapters of Genesis.’ And indeed it seems to me that unless one does so reflect upon that fundamental Ensemble of facts and situations it becomes extremely difficult if… Read More John Paul II on the Most Decisive Confrontation —and History’s ‘Last Lap’

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Garrigou-Lagrange: Everything Which Comes to Pass Foreseen…

“Everything which comes to pass has been foreseen by God from all eternity, and has been willed or at least permitted by Him“. ”Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” (Prov. 19:21) Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange “Nothing comes to pass either in the material or in the spiritual… Read More Garrigou-Lagrange: Everything Which Comes to Pass Foreseen…

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Beginning Again. A Prayer of Forgiveness, Reparation, and Penitential Love.

“LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who revealed the infinite mercy of Thy SACRED HEART in saying, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you (Matt. 5:44), and again, Bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you (Luke 6:28): Give me, I beseech Thee, grace to obey these commandments of Thine and to… Read More Beginning Again. A Prayer of Forgiveness, Reparation, and Penitential Love.

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English literature’s last stand

Are the hegemonic fields of politics and sex destroying us? “English Literature no longer makes the top ten of A-level subject choices. English departments at universities are regularly closing. Studies show dramatic drops in literacy and reading, particularly amongst teenagers. A book and a discussion. Stefan Collini’s new book explores why such a prestigious academic discipline… Read More English literature’s last stand

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Deportations Under Obama

“During his presidency, Barack Obama deported over 3 million individuals, making him the president with the highest number of deportations in U.S. history. This included many who did not have the opportunity to plead their case in court. Yahoo elpasomatters.org Deportation Statistics Under Obama Total Deportations Barack Obama’s administration deported approximately 3 million noncitizens from… Read More Deportations Under Obama

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Will They Ever Stop if Not Stopped?

Wikipedia. “Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched tens of thousands[1][2][3][4] of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The attacks, widely condemned for targeting civilians, have been described as terrorism by the United Nations, the European Union, and Israeli officials, and are defined as war crimes by human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. The international community considers indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets to be illegal under international law.[5][6] Palestinian… Read More Will They Ever Stop if Not Stopped?

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How to Respond If Your Child ‘Comes Out’

October 11, 2022  |  Maria Keffler. GospelCoalition.com | “It’s not a matter of if students will announce same-sex attractions and transgender identities, but when,” a Christian private school administrator told me recently. “I’ll be surprised if my own kids don’t wonder whether they’re gay or trans, given how ubiquitous these ideologies are.” We can expect a spate of announcements on… Read More How to Respond If Your Child ‘Comes Out’

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Dostoevsky on Socialism

Philosopher Nikolai Onufriyevich Lossky (1870-1965): analysis of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s complex views on socialism. While Dostoevsky supported just economic arrangements for workers and the peasantry, he also vehemently rejected the atheism and materialism that underpinned so many socialist ideals. Russia’s great writer was a prophet, right down to foreseeing famine, cannibalism and the deaths of 100 million people that would characterize twentieth-century… Read More Dostoevsky on Socialism

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Priest: Israeli settlers brutally attacking Christians in Jesus’ backyard…

Taybeh Ramallah. 1300 Christians still live here:  cf.  John 11:54 (Eprhaim) CNA 7/1/25 “Father Bashar Fawadleh, parish priest of the Church of Christ the Redeemer in Taybeh, told ACI MENA: “The town, which the Gospel of John (11:54) refers to as ‘Ephraim’ — the place Jesus withdrew to before his passion — is no longer… Read More Priest: Israeli settlers brutally attacking Christians in Jesus’ backyard…

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Fordow: Israeli report confirms nuclear site inoperable

And author Douglas Murray Slams online entertainer Nicolas De Balinthazy for supporting NYC Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani who has been labeled “Sub-AOC”. July 25, 2025. MxM News Israel confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. airstrike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site over the weekend caused severe damage, rendering the facility “inoperable.” Israeli officials say the operation… Read More Fordow: Israeli report confirms nuclear site inoperable

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Eschatological Anxieties. Robotics “could lead to humanoid robots outnumbering people” — Musk.

From Killer Drones to Robotaxis, Sci-Fi Dreams Are Coming to Life. The world is on fire, and that’s giving some of the richest men the audacity of hope. Hope that their billions, brains and brashness can usher in a new world filled with robot cars, killer drones and solar power. In other words: hard tech. These sci-fi dreams—made popular by… Read More Eschatological Anxieties. Robotics “could lead to humanoid robots outnumbering people” — Musk.

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