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Italian writer looks to be proposing a new ‘Holy Roman Empire’ to further unite and push Europe forward

(Grok AI illustration) COGwriter A reader from Italy sent me a link in Italian (https://www.maurizioblondet.it/scritt...) which I machine-translated into English. Here are some excerpts: WRITINGS ON THE IMPERIUM The writings on the Imperium collect some reflections that the Author, Cosmo Intini, musician and scholar of Christian Wisdom …  The crisis of the West’s socio-cultural, economic, […]

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Want to lose weight–eat what is good and eat less–exercise is NOT the key to weight loss

Obese females (Pixabay) COGwriter In my decades as a natural health professional, I dealt with many people who were overweight. In addition to looking at systemic and nutritional issues, my primary advice was always, “Eat less.” I told people that the devices that people use to enter their intake and exercise did not work. I […]

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Are lottery winners (as well as players) worse off?

COGwriter Many people want to win the lottery. Even those who rarely get involved tend to get lottery fever when the jackpot gets high enough. With prizes sometimes over a billion US dollars (see https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/23/us/meg...), the appeal to try to win and become incredibly rich draws many. Some feel that getting a lot of money […]

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Could the USA become a ‘climate outlaw’, a ‘rogue nation’?

(Above from Pexels.com) COGwriter There was a climate related vote in the United Nations today that the USA probably did not like: Will the USA be a Climate Outlaw?! UN’s top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law – Those harmed by the climate ‘could be entitled to reparations’ […]

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Israel’s 12-Day Attacks of Iran and ‘the Final Prophecy’

(photo from BiblePic.com) COGwriter Israel365News posted the following: Israel’s 12-Day Victory of Iran: the Final Prophecy July 22, 2025 Rabbi Isser Weisberg of Machon Mishne Torah in Lakewood, New Jersey, lectures widely on biblical prophecies and Jewish eschatology, producing YouTube videos that frame current events in an end-of-days framework. He recently produced a video in which he […]

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Are Christians supposed to pray to the east?

COGwriter Sometime back, the Catholic Herald reported the following: Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican’s liturgy chief, has asked priests to begin celebrating Mass ad orientem, that is, facing east rather than towards the congregation. The proposed reform is arguably the biggest liturgical announcement since Benedict XVI’s 2007 motu proprio Summorum Pontificum gave greater freedom for […]

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Gold Reserves up in Europe, but not the United States

Gold bullion COGwriter Gold has hit record highs in many currencies this year. The US dollar has dropped in value, not only related to gold, but to other currencies: July 22, 2025 The greenback declined 12% in the first six months of 2025. This is the worst six month start for the dollar since 1973. […]

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Martin Armstrong claims 100% chance of a nuclear war; COGwriter: Yes, but not as his software suggests

(Picture from Pixabay) COGwriter Martin Armstrong (no direct relationship to the COG Armstrong family) posted the following: Plan On It!” Martin Armstrong Sees ‘100% Chance Of Nuclear War’ June 21, 2025 Martin Armstrong … says, “The chances of war with a nuclear exchange is at 100%. . .. Plan on it, this is coming.” Can […]

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1 John 5 and the Trinity of Theodosius

COGwriter Some claim that 1 John 5:7-8 is proof of the Greco-Roman trinity (and that the above diagram ‘explains’ the trinity). But should that verse be used as proof? Furthermore, is what some think 1 John 5:7-8 states really even supposed to be in the Bible? The above drawing is also used by some trinitarians […]

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Donald Trump, tariffs, and European Union unity: Unintended consequences continue

  COGwriter CNBC reported the following: U.S. plays hardball on tariffs deadline as EU battles for a deal July 21, 2025 The U.S. has signaled it will not let up on its Aug. 1 deadline for higher tariffs on the European Union as the bloc fights to strike a deal in time. Over the weekend, […]

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