Adventus

"I would like to say 'This book is written to the glory of God', but nowadays this would be the trick of a cheat, i.e., it would not be correctly understood."--Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."--Soren Kierkegaard

Sunday, December 07, 2025

“Mother, Here’s Your Boy!”

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However Lonsdale started this: Have to wonder: what does it mean for a billionaire involved in building a surveillance state to fantasize ab...
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A Government of Men, Not of Laws

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BASH: The vast majority of Somalis in Minnesota are US citizens or legal residents. So why send ICE there? HOMAN: There's a large illega...

Leviticus 19

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NYT: Most immigrants arrested in a Trump’s authoritarian invasions by his racial profiling goons “have no criminal record” https://t.co/WxkN...

Second Sunday of Advent 2025

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Isaiah 11:1-10 A ruler brings justice and peace 11:1 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his ro...
Saturday, December 06, 2025

On The One Hand

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Biden: Right now, there are young people sitting at home going through social media wondering whether they'll ever meant to be loved, ev...
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Say It With Me, Kiddies

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This is absolutely incredible and wrong. https://t.co/CBLLjmTINX — Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@AdamKinzinger) December 6, 2025...

All Of The Reaganaut Republicans…

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Hegseth: If you look at actual policies, Donald Trump is the true and rightful heir of Ronald Reagan. pic.twitter.com/eki3SWhye8 — Acyn (@Ac...
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Nu-uh!

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Mockler: Everything you listed, Trump is actively making worse. I mean, the ACA subsidies, they had a lot of chances to help people with hea...
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Music for Advent: St. Nicholas, by Benjamin Britten

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First Saturday of Advent 2025: St. Nicholas' Day

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SAINT Nicholas. Day of death: (according to the martyrology) December 6, about 360. Grave: originally at Myra; since 1087 at Sari in Italy....
Friday, December 05, 2025

The Emperor Is Not Only Naked

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Mockler: It's honestly humiliating that other countries are treating our president like a child, like a baby. It's like if I created...
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Is This Guy A CEO Because He Always Behaves This Way?

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The CEO of Palantir. pic.twitter.com/6Q7fvcoiI6 — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 5, 2025 Or does he behave this way because he’...
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“WE’RE THE SUPREME COURT, BITCHES!”

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Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan: "[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper...
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Music for Krampusnacht

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December 5 Krampusnacht

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  Speaking of “ gloom of night …” It’s finally a small pillow and an addition to the Xmas decor at Chez Adventus. And it’s still a little ha...
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First Friday of Advent 2025

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  Matthew 24:36-44   The sudden coming of salvation  24:36 "But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor...
Thursday, December 04, 2025

The Stupid, It Burns

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omg pic.twitter.com/pPfg8oAcgs — George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway3d) December 4, 2025 Why does it look like he’s sitting in the engine room ...
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But! “War”! “Narco-Terrorists”!!Franklin The RPG-Totin’ Turtle!”

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Lawmakers are apparently being shown the full video of the Sept 2 boat strikes in their meetings with Adm Bradley and Gen Caine. HIMES: “wha...
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It’s Not Racism If It Isn’t Blatant Enough

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  Only when six people say it is: 'This court's stay, this court's decision today guarantees that Texas's new map, with all ...

A Station Wagon In Every Driveway!

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Make these cars great again pic.twitter.com/m2QbCIoCZ1 — B E A N Z: Tackling The Backlog 🎮 (@BeanzGotGamez) December 4, 2025 Pretty sure c...
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None Dare Call It Racism

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NAVY CHIEF: “ICE detained an active duty Navy Sailor in uniform bc they refused to accept his military ID… I had to tell my sailors if you l...
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Music for Advent 2025: Dead by Christmas

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Advent And Obscenity

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I will, as you’ve already seen, repeat this sentiment from time to time.  Not too often, I hope, because the words are offensive, and are m...

First Thursday of Advent 2025

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Romans 13:11-14 Salvation is near; wake from sleep 13:11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is already the moment for you to...

“Just One Side”

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Reporter: If it is found that survivors were actually killed while clinging onto that boat, should Secretary Hegseth, Admiral Bradley, or ot...
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

So It Is Just Racism And Xenophobia

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Ilhan Omar: "Over 90% of Minnesota Somalis are citizens of this country ... a lot of Somalis when Trump first got elected decided to ca...

Justice Kavanaugh Assures Us…

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Agents conducting immigration traffic stops in Key Largo Wednesday pulled this woman, who is wearing medical scrubs, from her car as she scr...

The Worthy Poor

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“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in...
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American Xmas

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Let's get this out of the way.  Not my first rodeo (or post of this), but can't hurt to make it a "tradition." First, Chri...
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