A Cerebral Feminist Film

The Queen's Gambit

Battle of Mogadishu

I am honored to know some of the men who fought on October 3rd and 4th 1993 in the streets of Mogadishu. It is my sincere hope that more of them will one day tell their stories...
The next generation needs heroes. @GLOCKInc pic.twitter.com/D0FtesDllY

— Jack Carr (@JackCarrUSA) October 3, 2020

Glock P80

Glock’s latest P80 pistol is a close copy of its predecessor, only better. Here’s why👇https://t.co/1WHKrCjpys

— American Rifleman (@NRA_Rifleman) October 3, 2020

What Height Disparity?

Fiercely Fought. Won together. The battle to belong begins here. #Marines pic.twitter.com/26wnbR6sfG

— USMC Recruiting (@USMarineCorps) September 28, 2020

Is Parolin Lying?

“It seems incredible” that Benedict approved a draft agreement, @CardJosephZen told the @NCRegister in March. “I’m 100% sure they can’t prove it to me. It doesn’t fit.” https://t.co/sqgnyf0o2h

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 3, 2020

Freemasons Like It

The Human Fraternity Document is “like a slow-release drug” that could “open a new era,” but for the contents to “take off”, there must be a “strong impulse” which allows the document’s values to “overcome the force of gravity,” said Freemason Pierluigi Cascioli.

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 3, 2020

Meanwhile Latin bishops are already claiming it is in continuity...

In preparation for the Holy Father’s encyclical letter #FratelliTutti, it would be good to (re)read Benedict XVI’s *Caritas in Veritate*, where he expresses some important elements on the issue of human relations and communion in the world. @Pontifex pic.twitter.com/jko6HNmtSD

— Amigo de Frodo (@bpdflores) October 3, 2020

Robb Wolf Interviews

Really got to stretch my legs on this one!
#170 - Robb Wolf: paleo, keto, resilience, and the nature of science https://t.co/RrA6wFP2A7 via @YouTube

— Robb Wolf (@robbwolf) September 28, 2020

https://t.co/UGuFKVYjdw

— Robb Wolf (@robbwolf) September 29, 2020

Charles Massy

Charles Massy, a quiet fifth generation farmer, has become an unlikely political agitator who turbocharged the regenerative #farming movement with his talks and seminars. #RegenerativeAg https://t.co/uy2VNfj5ee

— Regeneration Int'l (@regeneration_in) October 1, 2020

"Conspiracy"

Having the same or similar values and goals doesn't mean coordination is necessary, though that may happen as well.

The five real conspiracies you need to know about https://t.co/RBPdTVIdnd pic.twitter.com/DHs2JnUD5a

— Resilience.org (@buildresilience) October 3, 2020

Oh Yeah, This Happens Today

Vatican Media coverage of #PopeFrancis’ visit to Assisi this afternoon where he will sign his new encyclical “Fratelli tutti” https://t.co/Dx4KWtTo9O

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 3, 2020

I offer this social Encyclical as a modest contribution to continued reflection, in the hope that in the face of present-day attempts to eliminate or ignore others, we may prove capable of responding with a new vision of fraternity and social friendship. #FratelliTutti pic.twitter.com/P3qso8k8qM

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) October 3, 2020

English translation available tomorrow?

The press launch of Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” will take place in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall at 10am tomorrow — the first time the Vatican has put on a press conference at a time when the faithful are normally at Sunday Mass @vatican_va_en @VaticanNews

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 3, 2020

Horce Racing in the UK and China

Although horse racing was a symbol of British colonialism, it became a surprisingly inclusive pastime in China’s major International Settlement.

From the October issue:https://t.co/hPqeDvXF50

— History Today (@HistoryToday) October 3, 2020

Vermeule Might Like This

Check out my book cover!!! Thank you, @Georgetown_UP for your amazing work on the project so far. 🔥🙏🏽❤️ pic.twitter.com/7lbIcJZE3c

— Nichole M. Flores (@nicholemflores) September 28, 2020

The attempted Hispanicization of the US...

Morrissey, "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get"

Mine Were of Trouble

I just purchased the book "Mine Were of Trouble", which shows the perspective of Francisco Franco's Nationalist/Monarchist side of the 'Spanish Civil War' of the 1930's.

Printed by @MysteryGrove . Special thanks to @PAEasy64 , @JackRobinDC , etc. for influencing me to buy it. pic.twitter.com/x22CIsGPdQ

— Carolina Cavalier ⚜️🇪🇸 (@oldcarolinian) October 2, 2020

Mine Were of Trouble – Peter Kemp

The Worthy House

GloboHomo

"Your Name Engraved Here 刻在你心底的名字" is out this week!

Every Taiwanese film is a high school romance but not every one is also a queer coming-of-age tale set in 1988, as two boys school learn that the end of martial law doesn't yet mean they are free to love who they want pic.twitter.com/uBSHFsyMCk

— Catie Lilly (@catielila) October 2, 2020

Our Enemies and Competitors Laugh

Capt. April Bruner is the first female commander of a rifle company in the @Missouri_NG, as part of the evolution of female integration into combat arms established three years ago by the @DeptofDefense .

➡️ https://t.co/9nYEucVYgf#SoldierStory | #ArmyValues pic.twitter.com/GzZU2wCVtW

— U.S. Army (@USArmy) October 2, 2020

Building 💪 strong 💪 bonds is a part of the #ArmyLife.

Listen as these two #Soldiers decribe their friendship since basic training.

🎥 ➡️ @GoArmy pic.twitter.com/6GC0fna8mr

— U.S. Army (@USArmy) October 2, 2020

31st Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards

The biggest night in bluegrass! The 31st Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards presented by Count On Me NC co-hosted by @sierrahull, @JoeNewberry, @TimOBrienmusic, & @RhondaVincent13. TONIGHT at 8pm ET on Facebook, YouTube, & Swapcard. #IBMAWOB2020 https://t.co/CFYIDNqXSk

— IBMA (@IntlBluegrass) October 1, 2020

Pre-Show

SIG Ad

NEW Sig M18X Pistol: US Military Peak Pistol Performance https://t.co/KJGP71NWCP via @YouTube

— SIG SAUER (@sigsauerinc) October 2, 2020

Jason Peters Reviews Living the Long Emergency

Adapt or Die: Kunstler's Guide to Living in the Long Emergency by Jason Peters | https://t.co/K6EXUOD96f pic.twitter.com/2pJnb8XG4J

— Front Porch Republic (@FrontPorchRepub) October 2, 2020

A Second Armenian Genocide?

A Second Armenian Genocide (essay by Siobhan Nash-Marshall) https://t.co/dLCTkw1L8p

— ImaginativeConservat (@imaginativecons) October 2, 2020

Lord Have Mercy

“My last act of protest will be to do just that, to now disappear w/everyone knowing why. I put this in my last will and testament-that my bones shall not be placed in the cathedral, I do not want to be buried with such men.."@CardJosephZen via @breeadailhttps://t.co/CLlanPONpW

— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) October 2, 2020

Miserere mei, Deus (Byrd) The Gesualdo Six at Ely Cathedral

Sugar...

In memory of John Yudnik, the scientist who already in 1960s warned us that sugar, not fats and cholesterol, is making us sick.
From @mrianleslie
With @RobertLustigMD@zoeharcombe @garytaubes
& @bigfatsurprisehttps://t.co/DIuJmsdj4X@Ruokavirasto @NNC2020 #mmtdk

— Peter Österberg, Ph.D. Exp. & Social Psychologist (@Genlearnman) October 2, 2020

Archbishop Viganò Addresses the Cardinal Becciù Dismissal

Archbishop Viganò Addresses the Cardinal Becciù Dismissal https://t.co/ajMgC3Fcx2 pic.twitter.com/WBX9JeUSvP

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 2, 2020

And...

Despite Differing Perspectives, US-Vatican Secretaries of State Discuss a Way Forward With China | National Catholic Register https://t.co/Ue08Uo2WTw @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) October 2, 2020

This Does Cause an Eyebrow to be Raised

Sounds like the typical suspicious academic "research."

Register for our "Rethinking Byzantine Masculinities" webinar on October 30, where Derek Krueger (@UncgOf), Mark Masterson (@VicUniWgtn), Claudia Rapp (@univienna), and Shaun Tougher (@cardiffuni) will discuss articulations and performances of masculinity: https://t.co/T5jx9ql6hm

— Dumbarton Oaks (@DumbartonOaks) September 30, 2020

Can't Be Friends with Those Who Don't Want to Be Friends with You

Academics in the ivory tower are having problems understanding what identity politics means. Civic nationalism is dead, and so is state liberalism.

I'm with Prof Christakis. We could be--we should be--"a city on a hill." Time to reverse course. Eschew political violence. Period. Rebuild civic friendship, even across the lines of partisan and ideological division. "We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies." https://t.co/K4Q5VUL69c

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) October 1, 2020

Celtic Colours 2020

It will be online this year...

Dreher Selling His Book

NEW from @roddreher: We have more in common with pre-Nazi Germany and pre-Soviet Russia than we think. https://t.co/PAGbDtTHyL

— The American Conservative (@amconmag) October 1, 2020

AmConMag

China and Taiwan

This is a superb essay by friend and colleague Culver, who definitely knows of what he writes. He is a former USG analyst w/ deep knowledge of the PLA. People should read and reflect on the impossibility of the US (or the region) “winning” a Taiwan war. https://t.co/FZJTigFiqy

— Michael D. Swaine (@Dalzell60) October 1, 2020

Should Medical Schools Teach Antiracism?

No. But who controls the medical schools?

Terrific conversation with physician and author @slsatel, a most astute observer of medical culture and sociology. Don't miss it!

Ep. 147 Sally Satel: Should Med Schools Teach Antiracism? https://t.co/JXfGsk6BDd

— The Accad & Koka Report (@Accad_Koka) September 29, 2020

A Carnivore Success Story

If you want to hear about my health story and how I got to where I am now, check out this interview. Thank you @meat_rx and @SBakerMD for inviting me.

Success Story by Dr. Elie Jarrouge - MeatRx https://t.co/5TdD5zZF83 via @YouTube

Podcast episode to come out later.

— Elie Jarrouge, MD (@ElieJarrougeMD) September 28, 2020

Avi Woolf Reviews The Habsburgs: To Rule the World

The World the Habsburgs Built - @AviWoolf reviews "The Habsburgs: To Rule the World" by Professor Martyn Rady for @ubookman https://t.co/gXM4eFJ9hX pic.twitter.com/qb2cjCPKmf

— Russell Kirk Center (@KirkCenter) September 30, 2020

Basic Books

His Third Guest

Not a surprise, given his contacts in American academia. Will he be going back to the pattern for his fourth guest, or will he picking another American "conservative" to be on his show? It shouldn't be too hard to see what the possibilities are by looking at who has been associated with his "National Conservatism" project.

“It’s simply the case that America, in more or less it’s entire history, has been a fairly anti-Catholic country.”@PatrickDeneen responds to the attacks on Amy Coney Barrett.

Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/Szk5Rvshre pic.twitter.com/O3vdHKMh9U

— Yoram Hazony (@yhazony) September 30, 2020

Edit. Apparently it's been reuploaded and has a different URL now:


Old link:



More RC whining about the past and the Anglo-Protestant United States...

2/Catholics must never forget, or fail gratefully to honor the moral witness of, those brothers and sisters of other traditions of faith who stood in solidarity with us and boldly spoke out when know-nothingism (which has never gone away) popped back into public view. Bless them.

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) October 1, 2020

Another Conversation with Diana Rodgers

My conversation with @SustainableDish on nutrition, food subsidies, why animals are good for the land, and other themes from her book Sacred Cow. https://t.co/JoksllH0Di

— M Matheson Miller (@mmathesonmiller) October 1, 2020

Burning Fat

Can body fat alone fuel endurance athletics? Eight runners fasted for five days while running a total of 100 miles as part of a metabolic experiment to help dispel myths about fat-adaptation and nutritional ketosis. Check out their story:https://t.co/tY6BcQDmlm

— Diet Doctor (@DietDoctor) October 1, 2020

WTH

Squalene has been associated with neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases and Gulf War Syndrome.https://t.co/FunD7AY4tO

— Children's Health Defense (@ChildrensHD) October 1, 2020

Chris Smaje Book Launch Webinar

Free webinar discussion with Jyoti Fernandes & Peter Macfadyen on 13 October at 6.30pm to launch my book 'A Small Farm Future' - hope to see you there!https://t.co/xeCgyN59KB@LandworkersUK @Flatpackdemoc

— Chris Smaje (@csmaje) October 1, 2020

Of Course Climate Scientists Would Object

Let's see a "neutral" paper with all of the base assumptions laid out.

A new paper from @RodaleInstitute and the Carbon Underground says that regenerative practices, if adopted around the world, could sequester all annual carbon dioxide emissions. But critics warn the scientific data doesn’t support the claims. @VirginiaGewin https://t.co/2QdhUUmmWG

— Civil Eats (@CivilEats) October 1, 2020

I linked to an article on the original paper here.

Returning pastures to forest and grassland could roll back 16 years of global emissions. https://t.co/efm4gsHb8t

— Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) September 24, 2020

Have you heard? Regenerative #agriculture can feed the world, stabilize the #climate, restore #biodiversity, and enhance rural communities. 🌎 The proof is in our newest white paper: https://t.co/J78kUVg7g7

— Rodale Institute (@RodaleInstitute) September 29, 2020

Will the (R)s be Transformed?

NEW: The new American conservatism is veering the stagnant Republican party towards working people and families but will it have a foreign policy of ending endless wars to match? Evan Sankey: https://t.co/FlMLilWODJ@ToryAnarchist @jimantle @WillRuger @esaagar

— Responsible Statecraft (@RStatecraft) October 1, 2020

Responsible Statecraft

Bowtie Conservatism

We are in a culture war, souls are at stake, and not everything can be reduced to dialectic. Rhetoric is a necessary tool of the statesman.

"When conservatives surrender their civility to the abrasiveness, they sacrifice a part of the tradition that makes them conservative."

- @mrJSDavenport takes on cancel culture with a nod toward prudence and Russell Kirk's negation of ideology: https://t.co/w7C77xoIr4 pic.twitter.com/1BQgG6YMb6

— Russell Kirk Center (@KirkCenter) October 1, 2020

Postliberalism

In episode 1, Jonathan and Simon discuss a new trend on the right: Postliberalism. prompted by @gjpappin's recent @AmericanAffrs article, we ask: What is Postliberalism? Where did it spring from? What will be its impact on America and Australia? https://t.co/YGm0Zf7Krt

— The Political Animals Podcast (@polanimalspod) October 1, 2020

VOCES8: Jacques Brel, "Le Plat Pays"

VOCES8: Le Plat Pays - Jacques Brel https://t.co/kIc939VXbE via @YouTube

— Praestus (@Provocathome) September 29, 2020

Federal Gun Control

The #2ndAmendment is not in Force: An Overview of Federal Gun Control Already on the Books@TJMartinellhttps://t.co/Z0CT9sbYl6

— TenthAmendmentCenter (@TenthAmendment) September 30, 2020

South Asian Male Feminist

Is there any NuAmerican more cringeworthy?

So grateful to @GWOMaths for letting me participate as a first-time guest mathematician in #dailymaths! I've always enjoyed the informative posts about unsung heroines of mathematics. Getting to post a solution to yesterday's problem was icing on the cake! https://t.co/Qt8WdfFGCg

— Ajit Pai (@AjitPaiFCC) September 30, 2020

Flipping the Table: The Future of Healthy and Regenerative Meat

Hear about the future of healthy and regenerative meat on a recent #flippingthetable podcast: https://t.co/k2GPCvnnzt pic.twitter.com/kL1CfjsjCk

— Roots of Change (@RootsofChange) September 30, 2020

More on Regenerative Agriculture:

The claim made in the new paper is bold: "Data from farming and grazing studies show the power of exemplary regenerative systems that, if achieved globally, would drawdown more than 100% of current annual CO2 emissions."https://t.co/00i4Amww9K

— Eating Locally (@EatingLocally) September 28, 2020

Do these boots come in regenerative? #MeetTheModernFarmer helping turn hides into timbs. https://t.co/qiE2OGwifG

— Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) September 30, 2020

In case you missed it! Here's the LIVE RECORDING of our Q&A with our friends & cast members of @kissthegroundoc including @iansomerhalder @drmarkhyman @pashonmurray @giseleofficial and an original song from the film by @jason_mraz! #IWontGiveUp https://t.co/Pql9AFJapG

— Kiss the Ground (@kissthegroundCA) September 30, 2020

Two in five of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction, according to a new report. Many of these species are an untapped “treasure chest” of food, medicines and biofuels that could tackle many of humanity’s greatest challenges, researchers say.https://t.co/xhzEYdcAPk

— Regeneration Int'l (@regeneration_in) September 30, 2020

Civnat Breakdown?

I adore this song and am so happy to have played on it! https://t.co/PKJDn1fs9o

— Brittany Haas (@brittfiddle) September 30, 2020

Those involved are probably liberal or leftist civic nationalists but probably "conservative" civic nationalists would appreciate the lyrics as well, a successor to "This Land is Your Land." But those who are members of a rooted American people? Maybe not.

Percy

The upcoming independent film ‘Percy,’ starring Christopher Walken & directed by Clark Johnson looks awesome. Hits theaters Oct. 9, based on the true story of a legal battle between Monsanto and independent Canadian canola farmer Percy Schmeiser.https://t.co/GR6UNrVlQu

— Children's Health Defense (@ChildrensHD) September 29, 2020

You can have it all feminism will pass, too.

Singer Helen Reddy, who became an emblem of feminism with the 1972 smash “I Am Woman,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 78 https://t.co/PvxRPfyfnI

— Variety (@Variety) September 30, 2020

Feminism, "conservative" feminism and "Catholic" feminism, will pass, too, when the cheap energy goes away. I can't wait until feminist academics and intellectuals are out of work.
Erika Bachiochi: Amy Coney-Barret, Supreme Court Nominee, Feminist Icon

Hack

Jocko Podcast 249 is up. Lessons learned from the new version of About Face by Colonel David Hackworth with a forward written by me. A true honor.
Thanks, Hack.
You can order your first edish of the book here: https://t.co/6LG8tI8Fzz pic.twitter.com/Bow6JoCBW6

— Jocko Willink (@jockowillink) September 30, 2020

Who Is Supervising US Military Twitter?

Laughable.

Female #Peshmerga forces have been active fighters on the front lines of the battle against ISIS. @CJTFOIR @SOJTFOIR #FightingWomen #DefeatDaesh https://t.co/JVzAHF2ECz

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) September 29, 2020

Hubris

What has the Holy See said about religious freedom for Christians and Muslims in China?





Really really tiny steps?

Did He Tell Them to Disarm Themselves?

On the Offensive

As expected, the Biden team capitalized on this immediately with an empathic trigger: https://t.co/mfy65fPZ4g?

— John Robb (@johnrobb) September 30, 2020

NuAmerican at Work

We are, in some respects, heirs to "the founders". But we are also, in very important ways, heirs to their descendants, who had to figure out what to do when WASPs were no longer demographically, politically, or culturally hegemonic.

— SamuelGoldman (@SWGoldman) September 30, 2020

Appeals to the old Anglo-Protestant republic are doomed because that "regime" no longer exists. Which is why highbrow nationalism, however plausible in theory, tends to degenerate into crude defenses of "real Americans" against their ostensible enemies.

— SamuelGoldman (@SWGoldman) September 30, 2020

Theology Shouldn't Be Tweeted

The Kingdom of God, as it exists in us, can be logically distinguished in order as receiving, sharing, giving though in reality all these are one. But the implication of this on the political order is limited as not all have the life of agape. Second, the political order is part of the order of charity; it does not fall outside of the order of charity (or the order of natural benevolence). And third, the political order demands accountability and consequences for failures in responsibility.

Let us not go back to the "normality" sick with with injustice, inequality and environmental degradation.The normality to which we are called is that of the Kingdom of God, where there is bread for all and the social organisation is based on contributing, sharing and distributing

— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) September 30, 2020

Does Weigel Have Access to the Latest Historical Research as to Who Was Making the Decision?

It would be good to determine who much control Truman had, and after that, ask whether Truman failed in his responsibilities as president.

Truman authorized the use of the atomic bombs thinking, rightly, that doing so would save American and Japanese lives.https://t.co/27YdojQtuy

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) September 30, 2020

More Ecclesial Culturla Appropriation by Latins

I am referring to the cover artwork.

If you would like to cultivate a more intentional prayer life or are interested in learning about a new prayer form, we encourage you to download our free prayer enrichment guidebook that explores seven traditional forms. More info on our website!https://t.co/4RdAUhmwbd

— McGrath Institute (@McGrathND) September 30, 2020

An Unjust Dismissal?

Justice is now being sought for Libero Milone, the Vatican’s 1st auditor general dismissed by +Becciu soon after Milone asked Swiss banks holding Vatican funds for information. The Vatican withdrew charges against Milone in 2018. He’s yet to be reinstatedhttps://t.co/FbSSuQtz2D pic.twitter.com/W5CWHJwdZp

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) September 30, 2020

The losses on the London deal were “mind-blowing.” The Vatican “ended up paying 350 million [euros] for a property that was worth just 180 million, and some of that money was borrowed so the losses could be even greater”https://t.co/FbSSuQtz2D @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) September 30, 2020

Mid-Autumn Festival

Wish you all a peaceful and blessed Mid-Autumn Day

2020 is the tenth Year of our ‘Mooncake Donation’, regrettably it is the first year that the mooncakes cannot be given to the inmates. pic.twitter.com/JM19hwS0dj

— Joseph Zen (@CardJosephZen) September 30, 2020

中秋節，願大家平安

2020年，剛好是「愛心捐月餅」第十年，卻是第一次不能如以往般將月餅送給囚牢中的兄弟姊妹。但這可能是天主的意思，要我用你們的善款購買月餅，在這中秋佳節送給香港其他無助者及被遺忘的人，讓大家能共享生活苦澀裡的一點甜。 pic.twitter.com/tjETGS1FMt

— Joseph Zen (@CardJosephZen) September 30, 2020

Where's the Representation?

Food labor can probably find someone who better represents them ethnically, but would such a person get the same sort of backing and funding?

Join us for a sumptuous and nourishing conversation with two culinary iconoclasts Chez Panisse founder Alice Waters and firecracker food labor activist Saru Jayaraman, moderated by Davia Nelson of the @NPR's @kitchensisters.

Sign up for free at https://t.co/tPGcGyHOGF 😋 pic.twitter.com/TKVGArqbwy

— Bay Area Book Festival (@BayBookFest) September 29, 2020

A Non-American Perspective on Collapse

"If you’re waiting for a moment where you’re like ‘this is it,’ I’m telling you, it never comes. Nobody comes on TV and says ‘things are officially bad.’ There’s no launch party for decay."

A lot of stuff worth thinking about in this one.https://t.co/DIdIIIYKfl

— Michael Krieger (@LibertyBlitz) September 28, 2020

Regenerative Agriculture to Save the World?

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Have you heard? Regenerative #agriculture can feed the world, stabilize the #climate, restore #biodiversity, and enhance rural communities. 🌎 The proof is in our newest white paper: https://t.co/J78kUVg7g7

— Rodale Institute (@RodaleInstitute) September 29, 2020

Limited Edition Infidel

With a striking blue colorway, the new Limited Edition 3300BK-2001 Infidel throws off its signature cloak and leans into its increasing popularity as a rapid-deployment EDC.https://t.co/pKt2UF5X9D

📷: @greystatemedic#YoursForLife pic.twitter.com/6KmAGOBaqQ

— Benchmade Knife Co., Inc (@BenchmadeKnives) September 29, 2020

A Profile of TacMed

Last week, @TacticalMedical announced it would invest $1.7 million and add 21 employees at the 66-acre TacMed site off Harris Bridge Road in Anderson, where the company also maintains a 300-meter shooting range.https://t.co/pesuyVlbK8

— The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) September 29, 2020

A Tireless Worker, Cardinal Zen

A Vatican official has hailed the “positive” results of the provisional agreement with China amid a report that a Holy See delegation is heading to Beijing to extend the deal. https://t.co/7qzzcwhjCp

— Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) September 29, 2020

#BREAKING: #Vatican announces Sino-Vatican deal will be renewed.

“By October a decision is expected regarding the Vatican proposal to extend the Provisional Agreement ad experimentum: “It is worth continuing”, Cardinal Parolin explains.

Ref: https://t.co/D0j9NZhPFI https://t.co/s2tc7OAivv pic.twitter.com/AuaXCnqBvE

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) September 29, 2020

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent. (Isaiah 62:1) pic.twitter.com/H2Nf1cV2Cj

— Joseph Zen (@CardJosephZen) September 29, 2020

https://t.co/OYPBuXmmFb

— Joseph Zen (@CardJosephZen) September 29, 2020

"They can search your home w/o a warrant; they can bring you away w/o any help from the lawyers, & even your family cannot visit you; they can bring you into mainland China, then maybe sentenced in a court in China.." @CardJosephZen tells @breeadail #Chinahttps://t.co/521ms0eved

— National Catholic Register (@NCRegister) September 29, 2020

.@CardJosephZen in one of two exclusive interviews for @NCRegister: “We really need Bishop who will be a Good Shepherd for the flock”...

Explains that he understood why he was unable to see @Pontifex, and confidence his letter was received.#CatholicTwitter pic.twitter.com/ONy3eKkC5t

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) September 29, 2020

What a Joke

She's been shaped by feminism, and most likely by the values of the upper class elites.

"Barrett has not had her soul shaped by the places and people governed by the dominant liberal ethos of our age. We should all be genuinely excited by a nominee who has had her soul shaped by the people and places where America is at home." @PatrickDeneen https://t.co/u2iJcGUMgT

— Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) September 29, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett is being attacked as a woman, wife, and mother by people who don’t know her. Get to know her a bit yourself. Especially watch starting at about the 28th minute. We are going to miss the Barrett’s, but America is very lucky indeed. https://t.co/8N35mTCORg

— Patrick Deneen (@PatrickDeneen) September 29, 2020

I was invited to write about #ACB. Here’s what I think it’s important to know. And it’s not about her judicial philosophy. https://t.co/4NDCG5iepR

— Patrick Deneen (@PatrickDeneen) September 29, 2020

First Things

Compelling Notre Dame interview with ACB. She talks about her adoption at the 31 min mark, and about her son with Down syndrome at the 36 min mark. @NDConstudies https://t.co/sZzJSL3aPi via @YouTube

— Bill McGurn (@wjmcgurn) September 29, 2020

The handmaid’s tale https://t.co/2JGedR7VQ1

— The Catholic Thing (@catholicthing) September 29, 2020

Hunter-Gatherer Fitness

...

Want to exercise the way nature intended? Start by following these 4 tips for working out like hunter-gatherers. https://t.co/PanN7KdAg3 #workoutmotivation

— The Paleo Diet® (@ThePaleoDiet) September 28, 2020

The Dunbar Number of 150 Makes an Appearance in This Essay

Personalism, Small Churches, and Building Community by Archpriest Lawrence Farley |(originally published at No Other Foundation)

But here in North America, we have a number of Orthodox churches which are less Imperial in their architecture and numbers, churches which can hold only a few hundred people, if that. That, I suggest, is no bad thing, for it allows us to recover the important personalism from the early church which was increasingly lost in the Church’s Byzantine period. We have the possibility once again of actually getting to know the fellow members of our local church community and of praying for them all by name. Church growth is good, and we are called to grow. But we must take care in our growth not to lose this personalism, which is so important to internal spiritual growth.

In particular, if a congregation grows to a size of about 200 people or so, they might consider splitting and founding another daughter church somewhere else (obviously with the bishop’s blessing), so that the local church never gets above 150 in number. Church growth gurus teach us that 150 is the maximum number in which authentic community can occur. In any church much bigger than that, it becomes hard to really know your fellow worshippers, and one fades into the anonymity of the mega-church. We have emerged from Byzantium, and are increasingly marginalized in our pluralistic North American society. That brings with it its own sorrows. But it also brings with it the possibility for recovering true community in our churches, and with it, a spirit of love.

FRC on the Armenia Situation

In recent days, violence has erupted once again in #Armenia.

This involves Christian Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh versus Muslim Azerbaijan.

Turkish Pres. Erdogan has entered the fray, fueled by his dream of a neo-Ottoman caliphate.#religiousfreedom https://t.co/IXf2mdaMuX

— Family Research Council (@FRCdc) September 28, 2020

Christian Post Interview with Rod Dreher

It's coming, folks. US immigrants who grew up under communism see it. In my book LIVE NOT BY LIES (out tomw), they warn us to get ready - and explain how. Order book here: https://t.co/0BEGe0UOlH I did an interview with @christianpost about it: https://t.co/McwOslt0aN

— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) September 28, 2020

Still Selling TOB

Still time to register and watch tonight's event! https://t.co/FKok0xMfTI
one-hour VIRTUAL event:

Transform Catholic schools ... bless family and friends ... inspire saints ... and change the world — with St. John Paul II's life-changing teachings

— Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) September 28, 2020

Lamb and Beef as Superfoods

I was lucky enough to be on a great podcast with @LizGenever and @NRenison about this. Lamb and beef are not only regenerative when done right, they are one of the healthiest foods there is! https://t.co/m20VQbWrpM @ProfTimNoakes

— Paleo Canteen (@paleocanteen) September 28, 2020

Thank you for having me on! https://t.co/i8NF5jePoH

— Diana Rodgers, RD (@SustainableDish) September 28, 2020

Research Scholar Adele Hite (@ahhite) co-authors new article with Fréderic Leroy (@fleroy1974)
and Pablo Gregorino (@GregoriniPablo) ‘Livestock in Evolving Foodscapes and Thoughtscapes’ in Frontiers Sustainable Food System 4:105. @FrontiersInhttps://t.co/jTRffp8kTP

— Ronin Institute (@RoninInstitute) September 27, 2020

Cows are considered the driving force behind climate change. And many suggest that less meat is better for the planet & our health. Diana Rodgers @sustainabledish & Robb Wolf @robbwolf bust these myths, making the case for better meat. https://t.co/usnuMf8s6M

— Weston A. Price Foundation (@WestonAPrice) September 28, 2020

Generation Growth Trailer

Terrific trailer for @StephenRitz's Generation Growth - Theatrical Trailer on Vimeo https://t.co/ySb42rbudS

— Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) September 27, 2020

Federalism Movement in Lebanon

Now, PRINCIPIA POLITICA is read in #Lebanon. #Federalism is unavoidable. https://t.co/OYLUy68jY3

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) September 28, 2020

Lebanon is about the size of Connecticut, with about twice its population. If federalism is warranted for Lebanon, how about Connecticut? And if American states should be broken up, then our obsolete federal system (which makes an appearance now and then) should be replaced.

Wishful Thinking Won't Resolve Identity Politics

“If we want to co-create a future worth living, all of humanity will have to learn to collaborate. ” 

CC @GaiaEducation
https://t.co/ss5WrrQy9H

— Daniel Christian Wahl (@DrDCWahl) September 25, 2020

Fabbriche di Careggine

The submerged Medieval village of Fabbriche di Careggine, Italy.

Every decade, for dam maintenance reasons, the basin, now called Lake Vagli, must be drained and the village eerily comes back into view. #MedievalMonday pic.twitter.com/YRDztZzZak

— Digital Maps of the Ancient World (@DigitalMapsAW) September 28, 2020

Kunstler on the Decline of Big Cities (Part 2)

James Howard Kunstler today with the second half of his argument from last month on the decline of big cities. The suburbs are not immune from the same challenges, and are not an "escape" from urban problems. https://t.co/Ibl15oohSh

— The American Conservative (@amconmag) September 28, 2020

AmConMag

A Review of What I Stand On

My review of the collection in @plough is certainly not the last word on the significance of Berry’s nonfiction prose. But at least I got the meaning of the title… https://t.co/oyXvDdwxP7

— Jeffrey Bilbro (@jeff_bilbro) September 28, 2020

Penguin/Random House

Bringing Back the Front Porch

Consider the comeback made long ago, I think. Still, give it a read, as there’s not enough good we can say about porches.

Long out of fashion, the front porch is proving its value as a place to interact with neighbors while maintaining social distancing. https://t.co/DXQJyTiYr6

— Noah Toly (@noahtoly) September 28, 2020

Brion McClanahan: Originalists and Anti-Federalists

The Petersens, "You're Still the One"

American Snipers in WW2

102 years ago the Allies initiated a final offensive along the Western Front. Had it not been for skilled American snipers, the Meuse-Argonne offensive may have continued, prolonging the end of the Great War.https://t.co/afTMPkyDhq

— American Rifleman (@NRA_Rifleman) September 28, 2020

The NuAmerican New Owner of the LAT

“As a Billionaire of Color, I will PROVE that I am not ‘white-adjacent’ by using my ownership of the Los Angeles Times to run even more stories about how awful white people are.” - @Steve_Sailer https://t.co/CTacG6FfzF

— VDARE (@vdare) September 28, 2020

Anarcho-Tyranny

NEW VIDEO The Bioleninist Regime follows a client / patron structure.

An intersectional swarm of bio-detritus forms the client.

While a Neoreligious globalist priesthood constitutes the patron. https://t.co/gD6mHD9aO4

— Parallax Optics (@parallaxoptics) September 28, 2020

FH Buckley is Useful for Something

Is the U.S. too big *not* to fail? @JasonSorens has read @fbuckley's AMERICAN SECESSIONISM to find out whether this Union is worth saving. https://t.co/x820iM6zwg

— Modern Age (@ModAgeJournal) September 28, 2020

Modern Age

One Explanation of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

New Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting a long time in the making https://t.co/CzR6mum9Zq Since July, events have appeared to be inexorably leading up to a more ambitious Azerbaijani offensive. My attempt at an explainer as to how we got here. pic.twitter.com/cyaCOWJlHT

— Joshua Kucera (@joshuakucera) September 28, 2020

Armenia, Azerbaijan Near War Over Nagorno-Karabakh
At least 16 killed as Azeri forces push into disputed areas #ArmeniaVSAzerbaijan #Armenia #Azerbaijan #NagornoKarabakh https://t.co/UopsehSNt8 pic.twitter.com/9euv7TEBGS

— Antiwar.com (@Antiwarcom) September 28, 2020

TFP in Poland?

The cult spreads. Couldn't they find something native to embody instead?

Look at this video and tell me which side look like they have mental illness. Traditional young polish men or feminists

pic.twitter.com/pBZsbgNIHc

— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) September 28, 2020

God Bless Cardinal Zen

Visiting Rome to see the Holy Father Pope Francis. pic.twitter.com/NoXD01uJ16

— Joseph Zen (@CardJosephZen) September 28, 2020

Politicized Prayer

Let's pray with the intercession of Mary that all may be welcomed, protected, promoted and integrated.#WDM2020 https://t.co/C3uRHaAG4k

— M. Cardinal Czerny SJ (@jesuitczerny) September 27, 2020

Papal Nannying Again

in service of the state.

The Pope is the head of government of the most corrupt state in Western Europe. His negligence (to put it politely) has enabled his allies to steal unimaginable sums of money from poor people. His views on governance are worthless. https://t.co/MsQcYLwJPb

— Damian Thompson (@holysmoke) September 28, 2020

Conservative/Christian Feminism

The '80s live on for the upper class.

“She shows that it’s possible for a woman to rise to the top of her profession while having many children." Thanks @nytimes & @publicroad for including my support for #ACB! For Conservative Christian Women, Amy Coney Barrett’s Success Is Personal https://t.co/NtH4Q3CmKR

— Andrea Picciotti-Bayer (@BayerPicciotti) September 28, 2020

Edit.

Me in @WSJopinion on Amy Barrett's personal & professional balancing act, and why more women should hear her message of decency and nonconformity. https://t.co/Qz9i5IWYKN

— Kate Bachelder Odell (@katebachwsj) September 28, 2020

Are people really this shocked that faithful, moderate-to-conservative women are also capable of (allowed? lol) success? Yes, weirdos. I'm not barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. I'm barefoot and pregnant in *my office.*https://t.co/9G30ot0LZm

— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) September 28, 2020

Kevin Owens on the Mike Ritland Show

John Garvey on Amy Coney-Barrett

I taught and worked with Amy Coney Barrett, writes @CatholicPres John Garvey. Here’s what people get wrong about her faith: https://t.co/TE4RPK2zrP

— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) September 26, 2020

Rachel Fulton Brown and Owen Benjamin

Translucent Bear meets Big Bear! https://t.co/9gUzqylJHf

— Rachel Fulton Brown (@RFultonBrown) September 28, 2020

The kind of BS that results from convergence and social engineering.

The @USArmy's new fitness test has prompted a broader debate over whether the focus on physical prowess over other qualities will make it harder to retain troops with skills needed in an era of high-tech military competition.https://t.co/xMO2ebQO37

— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) September 27, 2020

Another Interview with Jonny Kim

Check out @smartereveryday’s latest video with @NASA_Astronauts @Astro_SEAL and @JonnyKimUSA to see and hear what it’s like to be a @USNavy SEAL & astronaut. Both jobs require #service, #humility, #character, and #teamwork more than raw strength. https://t.co/9VFxOIfZ53

— US Navy SEALs (@us_navyseals) September 27, 2020

John McWhorter

In case you missed it yesterday, my chat with Columbia Professor @JohnHMcWhorter on the new religion of social justice. Thanks to @clairlemon @Quillette @suzijamil @thinkincAU for an amazing eventhttps://t.co/D807JMVfAb

— 𝕁𝕠𝕤𝕙 𝕊𝕫𝕖𝕡𝕤 (@joshzepps) September 26, 2020

Matt Goodwin Reviews Sandel's Book on Meritocracy

My review of Michael Sandel's new book, The Tyranny of Merit https://t.co/Z6McnpKanE

— Matt Goodwin (@GoodwinMJ) September 27, 2020

A Scandalous Lack of Response

Speaking in Rome, Cardinal Zen tells @AldoValli he gave one of #PopeFrancis’s special secretaries a letter, in which he dealt with the question of the new bishop of Hong Kong.

“I warned the Pope: appointing Choy will be a disaster.” https://t.co/YSn0Kv4xdA… Translation below. pic.twitter.com/6eRHWEnBuF

— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) September 27, 2020

CARDINAL ZEN IN ROME: “I asked for an audience with Francis, but not even a nod from Santa Marta” https://t.co/UGVKdFFVsy

Aldo Maria Valli sits down with ++Zen during visit to Rome, where he hoped to speak with @Pontifex.

Translation below with kind permission of AMV. pic.twitter.com/1fAk5yoeWe

— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) September 27, 2020

“Cardinal Zen comes to Rome to see the Pope who has no time for him” https://t.co/yuIQT1nwj1

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) September 27, 2020

People are asking if @CardJosephZen was able to see @Pontifex?

His Eminence told me that, similar to last year (see my exclusive), he delivered a letter to His Holiness requesting an audience.

He never heard back from him. #Catholic #CatholicTwitter https://t.co/fQsKv8vi3u

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) September 27, 2020

This is Catholic Feminism

‘A person of utmost integrity’: Catholic leaders pay tribute to Amy Coney Barrett https://t.co/uga2jQNEuQ via @cnalive

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) September 27, 2020

Hot Wash Ep. 4 - Kyle Lamb

An Imperial Mindset?

Building an Orthodox Parish by Archpriest Lawrence Farley (originally published at No Other Foundation)

Much of this is good. But I think the last direction is problematic:

Finally, the community must be eschatologically oriented. That is, they must regard themselves not primarily as citizens of this world or as Americans or Canadians or as citizens of any other country, but as citizens of the Kingdom. Patriotism is wonderful, but the good must not be allowed to become the enemy of the best, and the Church stands under the Cross, not under any national flag. To make the flag paramount is idolatry. Through his preaching the priest must encourage his flock to see themselves as sojourners in this age, with their eyes fixed on the horizon to behold the blessed hope of the Second Coming with the cry of “Maranatha!” in their hearts.

Living this out consistently will mean that the society around them will increasingly regard them as aliens, as unwelcome intruders, and as disturbers of the secular status quo. We all know where the front line of this battle is being drawn, and we must not flinch or compromise. Our Lord’s words to the apostles, “If you were of the world, the world would love its own, but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you” (John 15:18-19) have lost none of their relevance. The priest must preach and the people must accept that to become an Orthodox Christian is to leave one moral universe and to enter a different one. And they must read the fine print before making this decision—that of inevitable conflict with the world and of possible persecution.

It is true that Christians primary focus is God; but to say they are "citizens" of the Kingdom in this case, as if their political citizenship is not a relevant moral concern, can be misleading. After all, being a member of the people of God, while it does entail "duties" to God and other Christians, also entails that one lives up to one's duties to one's neighbors who may not be Christian but nonetheless are members of the same political community. Christians don't enter a "different moral universe"; their moral universe has been clarified. I say that this may reflect an imperial mindset because it may be similar to the mindset of early Christians living in the Roman Empire. And it is probably even more reflective of how certain non-Western Apostolic Christians in the Anglosphere view things. Perhaps even some Russian Orthodox in Russia think in this way as well. But I think it is incorrect, though there is another error of identifying the state as one's political community, and this must be corrected as well.