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The universality of God's word and Paul's Epistle to the Galatians in connection with Liverpool
For Ethical and Moral Reasons, the Archdiocese of Liverpool Will No Longer Post on Twitter. TikTok, however, will do nicely. I would not say that the spiritual life of the people of Liverpool is any concern of mine, and the point is not the abstract ethical and moral grounds, or
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Jeffrey Epstein funded Catholic organisations and discussed the Vatican with Steve Bannon
Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven. Jeffrey Epstein wanted to penetrate the Vatican. To that end he began funding Catholic charities through his foundation, sent his people to events at the Vatican, and conspired with Bannon to "overthrow Francis" and "cleanse the Church&
Geography · Observations · Society · Nature
The Small Aral Sea regains water and fish after construction of the Kok-Aral Dam
I Should Like to Express My Profound Gratitude to the Government of Kazakhstan: the North Aral Sea Is Being Reborn, and Its Volume Has Grown by an Impressive 42%! Not so long ago the Aral was the scene of one of the most destructive ecological catastrophes on the planet, but
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The most popular children's names of 2025 and the absence of Arabic names from the list
Sofia and Mikhail were the most popular names for newborns in Russia last year. In 2025 the names most often given to girls were Sofia, Eva, Anna, Maria and Varvara. For boys: Mikhail, Alexander, Artyom, Matvey and Timofey. One would like to believe this bright tale, but the statistics are
Almaty · Archive · Books · Observations · Mores
I happened to read a fragment of the memoirs of Lyubov and Boris Fedotov, animal trainers quite well known in the USSR
I happened to read a fragment of the memoirs of Lyubov and Boris Fedotov, animal trainers quite well known in the USSR. It is a very sad story, I say at once. So if you fear pain, do not read the text that follows. The Fedotovs write of the hardships
Art · Books · Observations · Mores
When I first saw this painting by Makovsky, in which a desperate wife tries to stop her husband from stumbling into a tavern, I pictured a scene from the life of the Marmeladov family
Perhaps the figures in Vladimir Makovsky's painting “I Won't Let You!” of 1892 do not quite match the portrait details of Dostoevsky's characters, but perhaps, had Katerina Ivanovna succeeded in restraining Semyon Zakharovich from his ruinous passion, there would be a few more happy
Faith · London · Monarchies · Observations · Society
The Prince of Darkness
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been spirited out of Royal Lodge under cover of night, the official country residence in Windsor Great Park, formerly the residence of Elizabeth II, and has begun his exile at Sandringham. The police are considering allegations from his victims arising from the Epstein files. But, you
Art · Observations · Society
A Boy Spells Out the Word “Stalin” with Building Blocks
A porcelain figurine from the Kyiv factory. Model of 1952. Theme: “Happy Childhood”. Designed by Svetlana Golembovskaya. Overglaze hand painting, gilding, loveliness... But you know, it is all so strange. Why should a child know the name of the head of state at all, why bring his image into his
Archive · Observations · Mores · Ethnography
A herdsman with a barabanka and mallets calls the cattle in a photograph by Zakhar Vinogradov
A drummer-shepherd calls the herd at dawn in a photograph of 1910-11 by Zakhar Vinogradov, from the series “In the Lands Beyond the Volga and Along the Vetluga”. The historic photograph captures a shepherd summoning the herd at dawn with the help of traditional Russian wooden instruments, the
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Remember how in Pelevin the oligarchs are ranked beneath the so-called Chaldeans
Remember how in Pelevin the oligarchs are ranked beneath the so-called Chaldeans. The Chaldeans are the retainers of the vampires who suck money dry and who invented banks in order to step up the sucking of this energy. There is, naturally, only one way out: love of the Lord.
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