Not a king?

First, props to Trump for stopping Gaza fighting. Sadly, neither UN nor US forces are making sure Gaza can eat.

Second, we know Trump is no king. He does not (even as much as MAGA wants him to be).

Third, Trump wants money. The domestic emoluments clause prohibits pay beyond his salary. He can sue when out of office. He may have a case because he is charged with conspiracy on the paperwork. Epic fail by Smith.He is guilty of knowing and supervising efforts to confront House members and Senators. There is no proof until someone pardoned is made to testify. 

Four, the Ballroom. Even if built, which he can do. the gold will be ripped out. He really wants a throne room.

Trump may not live to get cash, be prosecuted or see the gold go. We must rely on history and divine intervention.

Ballroom or Throne Room?

Note to WH Press Corps: Ask him where he will put the thrones.

The Church of England Has Competition Now?

The African churches need to associate with the Copts, as the Patriarch of Alexandria is recognized by Orthodoxy as having jurisdiction of all of Africa. The Anglicans and Catholics overstepped when they sent missionaries rather than working under his direction. Further, OP Melitos and the Great Synod recognized the Church of England as having valid orders - making it a Great Church. As the practice in Orthodoxy is Autocephality, the African Anglican bishops would have a free hand.

South American provinces should link with the Patriarch of Washington, who has oversight over North and South America in Orthodoxy. 

The Australians need to join the Catholics as an Ordinate.

Other mainline protestant churches should follow the lead of each of these regions. It is time for unity rather than protest. At some point, the Catholics will also rejoin Constantinople in a more formal fashion, as can the remaining Church of England and Anglican Communion.

The Evangelicals cannot join a Communion that is only symbolic for them. I recommend attending a mainline protestant Real Presence Eucharist and experience the difference that this makes in experiencing the Lord in their hearts - then act accordingly.

Economists Predict When the US Economy Will Crash, THIS is the Date

The economy is collapsing - and not because of the budget deficit. It is because rich people have too much money to buy real investments and too much in speculation.  Raising taxes on business profits and capital gains is the way out of the debt crisis and to rehabilitate the economy. We also need higher minimum wages (double it), a higher child tax credit (also double it) and equal dollar (as opposed to equal percentage) COLAs. If businesses eat tariffs rather than pass them along, it is similar to higher taxes on capital - or can be.  

Debt is not supported by the economy, however. It is supported by the ability and willingness to tax the investor class adequately.  That means higher capital gains, pass through and corporate profits taxes. Tariffs may serve part of that function, especially to the extent that upper income individuals use some imported goods more often for their high end lifestyles. Tariffs or a value added tax were inevitable. The question is whether we are willing to raise wages, equalize COLAs and raise the child tax credit so that such taxes are affordable.

Edi Bilimoria - Transhuman Consciousness?

Creating a routine that simulates consciousness won't make up for the fact that, if you somehow are able to simulate physical awareness, you would be aware of yourself as a machine. Sensory data may be accessible, but will it be knowable in the same way we know with our bodies? The fact is, nothing will stop some part of your soul from transforming into the spiritual realm - if there is one. NDE experiencers provide good evidence that this is the case. Quit trying to hide from God. God does not judge you - you judge yourself. No one has experienced being uploaded to a machine. A significant sample have had the experience of being uploaded to an afterlife. How is this even a question? The data is clear - only your values are standing in your way.

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Doomsday

In an NDE, just released, an NDE experiencer who was an atheist at the time and became a pastor talked to Jesus and showed him what would happen if he went back and if he stayed. Bad things happened either way - but worse if he stayed. All the bad personal stuff happened. The other bad thing is that we will eventually have a nuclear war with 90% of ten billion people dying. Since China does not really have a billion people and Russian nukes don't work, it probably won't be anytime soon. It would be pitiful if Ukraine or Gaza led to an extinction level event. It has to get better before it gets worse - or better at least has to be known.

The latest confab with Trump and Secretary Pete was a disaster, but that just means that they won't let self-destruction happen on their watch. They are short timers (in Pentagonese). The Gazan genocide - or anything having to do with Israel - won't get us there. The ultimate solution for Gaza is the return of their population to Israel proper as they return to their own ancestral Judaism. Bibi's coalition cannot hold. If the end times come according to prophesy, it will not be because Israel gathers Jews who then accept Christ - it will be because ethnic Jews who are Christian return and practice Judaism.

So, is the Earth 2 seconds to midnight? No. One billion people will survive the predicted war. Also, the clock was about how long the earth lasts - not man. This ball of rock, and the Universe, is nowhere near the end. On a solar time schedule, Earth and Sol are at about half time. Our "clocks" need to take the future into account - one without humans. It's time for lunch - not a midnight snack.