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!”

However Lonsdale started this: Have to wonder: what does it mean for a billionaire involved in building a surveillance state to fantasize ab...

A Government of Men, Not of Laws

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

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

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

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

Say It With Me, Kiddies

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

All Of The Reaganaut Republicans…

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

Nu-uh!

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...

Music for Advent: St. Nicholas, by Benjamin Britten

First Saturday of Advent 2025: St. Nicholas' Day

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

Mockler: It's honestly humiliating that other countries are treating our president like a child, like a baby. It's like if I created...

Is This Guy A CEO Because He Always Behaves This Way?

The CEO of Palantir. pic.twitter.com/6Q7fvcoiI6 — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 5, 2025 Or does he behave this way because he’...

“WE’RE THE SUPREME COURT, BITCHES!”

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

Music for Krampusnacht

December 5 Krampusnacht

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...

First Friday of Advent 2025

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

omg pic.twitter.com/pPfg8oAcgs — George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway3d) December 4, 2025 Why does it look like he’s sitting in the engine room ...

But! “War”! “Narco-Terrorists”!!Franklin The RPG-Totin’ Turtle!”

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...

It’s Not Racism If It Isn’t Blatant Enough

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!

Make these cars great again pic.twitter.com/m2QbCIoCZ1 — B E A N Z: Tackling The Backlog 🎮 (@BeanzGotGamez) December 4, 2025 Pretty sure c...

None Dare Call It Racism

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...

Music for Advent 2025: Dead by Christmas

Advent And Obscenity

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

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”

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

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…

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

“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...

American Xmas

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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