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‘EU fears trade war if Trump reelected – Bloomberg’

COGwriter The Europeans have many concerns about a possible re-election of Donald Trump. One is military (see ABC says Donald Trump poised to win Iowa Caucus, CNN says Europe attempting to make itself ‘Trump-proof’ and FT: Preparing Europe for Trump 2.0), but others are economic. Notice the following: EU fears trade war if Trump reelected – […]

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International Septuagint Day–but its supporters overlook a lot

COGwriter February 8th is observed as International Septuagint Day. Many, particularly Greco-Roman Catholics, consider that the Greek Septuagint Old Testament is superior to the Hebrew Masoretic text for the Old Testament. Plus, supporters of the Septuagint tend to accept books of the Bible that early Christians, current Church of God Christians, and Protestants do not […]

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DW: Germany’s Steinmeier seeks deal with mineral-rich Mongolia

Mongolian scene (photo from Pexels) COGwriter Germany continues to make trade deals around the world. Now its President Steinmeier is trying to make one with Mongolia: Germany’s Steinmeier seeks deal with mineral-rich Mongolia 7 February 2024 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, on Wednesday for talks in the resource-rich country as […]

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MB: The future emperor wrote a book!

COGwriter Last year, Eduard Habsburg had a book published in English which I purchased and read called The Habsburg Way. It is now also out in the Italian language. A reader from Italy sent me a link to the following article in Italian by Maurizio Blondett, https://www.maurizioblondet.it/il-fut..., which I had machine-translated into English and adjusted: […]

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Superbowl, Violence, Children, and Philadelphian Christians

COGwriter This coming Sunday is known as “Super Bowl Sunday” in the USA. Most years, the American football (which is not the same as the sport called soccer in the USA) contest known as the Superbowl is the most watched television program in the USA. Around 100,000,000 are expected to intentionally (as opposed to perhaps […]

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CNBC: Russia claims it is now occupying ‘advantageous’ positions in Donetsk

Map from Viewsridge – as of 5 February 2024 COGwriter Russia is proceeding militarily in the Donetsk region: Russia claims it is now occupying ‘advantageous’ positions in Donetsk February 6, 2024 Russian armed forces are occupying more advantageous positions in the Donetsk direction, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday. “In the Donetsk direction, units […]

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TCD: Survival expert shares ancient hack for naturally preserving food & MS: Millions Of Americans “Prepare For The Apocalypse”

Home dried foods (Pixabay photo) COGWriter Ran across the following today: Survival expert shares ancient hack for naturally preserving food: ‘It’s been used for thousands of years’ February 6, 2024 One of the best things you can do to live sustainably is save food for later use. Learning ways to effectively preserve your food can […]

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Classic ‘Dear Abby’: How do I communicate with my boyfriend that I want Valentines’ Day gifts?

Valentine Postcard (1910) COGwriter Some time back, a reader sent the following, which is such a classic, I would like to post it again: February 10, 2014 DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 1/2 years, living together for two. He says Valentine’s Day is a made-up holiday to get people […]

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ZH: US Establishes New Stockpile In Australia To Prepare For War Over Taiwan

(Photo from Public Domain Pictures) COGwriter ZeroHedge reported the following: US Establishes New Stockpile In Australia To Prepare For War Over Taiwan February 5, 2024 The US created a new stockpile of military equipment during drills in Australia last summer to prepare for a future war with China over Taiwan, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The stockpile was […]

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Houthis vow more attacks

Map of the Middle East (From CIA, via Wikipedia) COGwriter Iran’s Supreme leader is angry about yesterday’s bombing: February 5, 2024 U.S. forces launched new strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebel missiles in Yemen, targeting a land-attack cruise missile and four anti-ship missiles it said were ready to target ships in the Red Sea following separate […]

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