According to this Aljazeera report, the USA embassy may only be partly evacuated. Embassy officials are described as still busy burning documents.
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Afghanistan-Kabul falls to Taliban - U.S. Embassy staff evacuated by helicopter
by fulltimestudent inin a scene reminiscent of the fall of saigon, the usa embassy staff have been evacuated by helicopter.. for a third time in asia ( a fourth, if you count usa supported chiang kai shek's defeat in mainland china) usa supported forces have been defeated.
more than 1 trillion dollars wasted and a huge deathtoll (both sides) afghanistan is back to where it started,.
will the taliban behave differently this time ?
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Afghanistan-Kabul falls to Taliban - U.S. Embassy staff evacuated by helicopter
by fulltimestudent inin a scene reminiscent of the fall of saigon, the usa embassy staff have been evacuated by helicopter.. for a third time in asia ( a fourth, if you count usa supported chiang kai shek's defeat in mainland china) usa supported forces have been defeated.
more than 1 trillion dollars wasted and a huge deathtoll (both sides) afghanistan is back to where it started,.
will the taliban behave differently this time ?
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In a scene reminiscent of the fall of Saigon, the USA embassy staff have been evacuated by helicopter.
For a third time in Asia ( a fourth, if you count USA supported Chiang Kai Shek's defeat in mainland China) USA supported forces have been defeated. More than 1 trillion dollars wasted and a huge deathtoll (both sides) Afghanistan is back to where it started,
Will the Taliban behave differently this time ? We have to wait and see!
Australia's government -owned news service tells the story:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-15/taliban-takes-jalalabad-with-kabul-now-in-sights-afghanistan/100378750
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YHWH's Magnificent Killing Machine
by fulltimestudent inthe remains of what may be one of the largest pterosaur's yet found have been discovered in outback queensland.
the palaeontologists that have been examining the discovery describe it as having been a fearsome beast, with a spear -like mouth and a 7 metre wingspan.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-10/dragon-like-pterosaur-outback-queensland-identified-named/100361038.
for more on australian dinosaurs see this video (also included in the above news story).. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6dquboi_qi&t=36s.
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The remains of what may be one of the largest pterosaur's yet found have been discovered in outback Queensland.
The palaeontologists that have been examining the discovery describe it as having been a fearsome beast, with a spear -like mouth and a 7 metre wingspan.
For more on Australian dinosaurs see this video (also included in the above news story).
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Did the Worst Ever Human Plague Cause Modernity-There's an argument that it did!
by fulltimestudent indr. andrew latham (a professor of political science at macalester college in saint paul, minnesota).
argues that the effects of this plague (in europe) changed europe and created the conditions that led to modernity.. it's an interesting thought, as we wander through the current pandemic.. this article was shared from the medievalists.net website.
https://www.medievalists.net/2021/08/the-black-death-and-the-great-transition/.
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I'd agree with Simon and sbf that the 1200 (?) y,o print industry seems to be facing major changes. Though, I'm guessing that an individual's ability to own a cheaper printer hooked up to the world-wide web means that printing could be increasing. Not sure how I could prove that, though. I no longer buy newspapers, but read (after scanning for what interests me) the internet editions of several national newspapers - something I could not do 25 years ago. For daily news . TV news (with its limitations) is a daily practise, but that may be a carryover from childhood, when the whole family sat around the radio in the loungeroom to listen to the 7.00 pm news. And, another major source of news (for me - -mainly because its free) is Australia's government owned ABC. Since both sides of politics here claim its biased, it just may give a mostly unbiased viewpoint,
As to Simon's P.O.V. that China "could do with some reset so they learn how to behave and treat animals in non-barbaric ways so people don't think they are a bunch of backward abusive cunts." The wet-markets he's referring to, can be found everywhere in the less-developed world. You'll find them through S.E.Asia, India and Africa (and maybe parts of South America. They serve to allow millions (maybe billions) to buy freshly killed flesh foods in areas that do not have refrigerated food chains. Slowly they will disappear.
Incidentally, I've already posted here (somewhere) that my father once caught a fruit bat kept it in a cage for 2 months while he fattened it. then killed it and had my mother roast it. Can't tell you what it tasted like as I would not eat it. He did the same another time with a black swan.
As a kid, in country Australia, I regularly caught and killed rabbits, both to eat (rabbit stew) and to sell the skins. At least 2 sundays a month my father would kill a chook (chicken) for sunday lunch, And, I guess many in western countries catch fish to eat.
All of which indicates that humans. a flesh-eating animal, needs to kill and eat other animals.
Are the animals we eat. always killed in humane ways? Depends on our viewpoint I guess. Some humans are strongly opposed to killing any animal, in any way.
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Did the Worst Ever Human Plague Cause Modernity-There's an argument that it did!
by fulltimestudent indr. andrew latham (a professor of political science at macalester college in saint paul, minnesota).
argues that the effects of this plague (in europe) changed europe and created the conditions that led to modernity.. it's an interesting thought, as we wander through the current pandemic.. this article was shared from the medievalists.net website.
https://www.medievalists.net/2021/08/the-black-death-and-the-great-transition/.
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sbf - The current pandemic, is clearly not on the mortality scale of the bubonic plagues, so it may just hasten some of the trends already evident.
For example, if production can be independent of physical work, then business enterprises are likely to hasten automation. Do you agree?
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Did the Worst Ever Human Plague Cause Modernity-There's an argument that it did!
by fulltimestudent indr. andrew latham (a professor of political science at macalester college in saint paul, minnesota).
argues that the effects of this plague (in europe) changed europe and created the conditions that led to modernity.. it's an interesting thought, as we wander through the current pandemic.. this article was shared from the medievalists.net website.
https://www.medievalists.net/2021/08/the-black-death-and-the-great-transition/.
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Dr. Andrew Latham (a professor of political science at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota). argues that the effects of this plague (in Europe) changed Europe and created the conditions that led to modernity.
It's an interesting thought, as we wander through the current pandemic.
This article was shared from the Medievalists.net website
https://www.medievalists.net/2021/08/the-black-death-and-the-great-transition/
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COVID not found
by Anna Marina inalberta has just lifted all covid restrictions because they can't find any samples to prove it even exists.. https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/alberta-lifts-all-covid-restrictions-because-they-cant-produce-an-isolated-sample-of-sars-cov-2-to-prove-covid-exists-to-back-their-mandates/.
german paper bild apologises for pushing covid lockdowns and damaging society.. https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-07-30-german-newspaper-apologizes-covid-lockdown-hysteria-society.html.
wonder if the day will come when wt admits it lied?
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smiddy3 - I`d like to know what planet the Corona-Virus deniers are on ,because I`m sure I`m not on the same planet as they are.
Same here, mate!
Had both AZ vacccinations, and nary a symptom.
But whatever they think, or say, it's bloody real for these poor bastards in India, and so many other countries with very basic health services. Officially, India has something over 400,000 deaths, but who is counting the dead in the poverty stricken villages of India. I don't guess anything will change the minds of those who think its all fake, but have a look at this video. From Australia's ABC ( can be seen as fake I guess, because its government owned)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjfLjis38Ys
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2700 years ago Jews ate pigs
by fulltimestudent infrom haaretz newspaper:.
what does a pig skeleton discovered in jerusalem say about first temple era jews?.
the argument here is that sanctions on eating pork were only introduced in the 2nd temple era.. so what does that tell you bout biblical accuracy.. .
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From Haaretz newspaper:
What Does a Pig Skeleton Discovered in Jerusalem Say About First Temple Era Jews?
The argument here is that sanctions on eating pork were only introduced in the 2nd Temple era.
So what does that tell you bout biblical accuracy.
Quite: "The find of swine adds to previous research showing that pork was occasionally on the menu for the ancient Israelites and that biblical taboos on this and other prohibited foods only came to be observed centuries later, in the Second Temple period. It also ties in to broader questions about when the Bible was written and when Judaism as we know it was born. The animal’s skull clearly identifies it as a domestic pig, as opposed to a wild swine, and its presence indicates that pigs were raised for food in the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, says Lidar Sapir-Hen, an archaeozoologist at Tel Aviv University and at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History.
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Catholicism and Orthodoxy- 2000 yrs of experience
by Powermetal4ever inalright this has been in my brain lately: both catholic church and the orthodox church has been around for about 2000 years, shouldn't they know how to practice christendom correctly by now?
jw hasn't even been around for 200 years and yet they say they do it right.
so silly of them.
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Does this hypothesis also discard Luther's rebellion against the western church, and all the national churches that emerged in its wake? And, what about all the American and other sects that have also emerged more recently?
Your question, Powermetal4ever, raises other more complex questions about authenticity. Why exclude the Syrian/Nestorian church - they had congregations all across Asia, including China,
And, what about my favourite post-Jesus sect/church, the Manicheans? The prophet Mani preached all across Asia too. in fact the last Manichean temple remianing in the world, can be found near Quanzhou in southern China, once likely the biggest international trade port in the world. Here's a pik of the temple as it is today,
https://radiichina.com/manichaeism-chinas-forgotten-faith/and, this is an image of Mani (who some contemporary Chinese who worship at this temple conflate with the Buddha)?
If you you would like to know more about this temple, here's an article in a contemporary English language Chinese magazine called Radii.
Vhttps://radiichina.com/manichaeism-chinas-forgotten-faith/
Even in the first few centuries of what Christians imagine as the 'pure' church, arguments raged between rival groups.
What did Jesus teach? We cant really know for sure, The earliest writings (the gospel accounts) were written some 20 years after Jesus died. Can anyone recall exactly what someone said 20 years ago?
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Australia's Experience in the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic.
by fulltimestudent ini've no idea how my former loving brothers explain the pale horseman's pandemics (rev.
6:8) these days, but when i was stupid enough to get involved with them, the "spanish flu pandemic' was the star example in the jws narrative claiming the end was nigh.
anyway, i noted this video on youtube and though it may interest thoughful readers here.. .
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Has any work been done on the origins of these dseases?
Here's a video of Michael Worobey, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Arizona, discussing his rresearch.
Quote: " The Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 was the most intense outbreak of disease in human history. It killed upwards of 50 million people (most in a six-week period) casting a long shadow of fear and mystery: nearly a century later, scientists have been unable to explain why, unlike all other influenza outbreaks, it killed young adults in huge numbers. I will describe how analyses of large numbers of influenza virus genomes are revealing the pathway traveled by the genes of this virus before it exploded in 1918. What emerges is a surprising tale with many players and plot lines, in which echoes of prior pandemics, imprinted in the immune responses of those alive in 1918, set the stage for the catastrophe.I will also discuss how resolving the mysteries of 1918 could help to prevent future pandemics and to control seasonal influenza, which quietly kills millions more every decade."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Klc3DPdtk