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Have you read the book Remarkably Bright Creatures it was very good and about an octopus - among other things.

Try just holding the jar upside down. The phone will shake out. Note: so does fruit.

What Happens Next The law's implementation is set for July 27, unless halted by litigation or further legislative action. The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division review could determine whether the statute will stand or be blocked on constitutional grounds. Meanwhile, Catholic bishops indicate they are prepared to face legal consequences rather than violate Church law. This standoff may provoke broader reevaluation of confidentiality protections in other states, as well as the balance between religious freedom and mandated reporting. Well, we are a few months out from this becoming affective. It will be interesting to see what the Trump administration does - especially as JD Vance is supposed to be a devout Catholic.

We watched the movie "Conclave". It was pretty good and gave me an idea of what happens inside the walls. Satan is the ruler of the world. I am certain he will have influence over the outcome, and it will be even crazier than we can imagine. He is the master at keeping everyone on edge and distracted.

Rinse ... Repeat

This is a wild 6 months of action:

OK, but the big question is - will Trump say something to make it all tank again in the next few days?

Will we care? I think that's a great question I've noticed that Jehovah's had history written down. It seems he cares about history. I am reminded about a verse where we're told we'll never learn everything there is to learn about Jehovah. I always imagined that included His past/ history. I think it would be fascinating to see all the ways that Jehovah has been involved in our history, but maybe others won't care. Another thought about will we care - usually when you meet someone new after learning their name you ask about their history. Where are you from? Who's your family? How'd you get here? How'd you become a witness? (This reminds me of the book by I think. EK Jonathan, where in the new world a brother is traveling around and asking people about their stories and recording them. Each story makes more sense when you know the history surrounding that person / time period.), Etc often you don't really know someone until you know their background and history. It'll be interesting to get to know everyone on the planet. I think that's going to require knowing a lot about history, yes? And just for a Bible verse - there's Revelation 19:3. This talks about how the smoke from Babylon the great will ascend forever. We will always know the history of Babylon the great and her final judgment. It'll be there to prevent a repeat of that craziness.

Nice response. It is always good to de-escalate any difference in the spirit of love and understanding. Well done!!

No, nothing is stopping that, but again - if you were Russia -> would you want BOTH the EU AND the US fighting you or just the EU? That seems a pretty easy answer that doesn't require any argument, yes? Or maybe there is some 4-d chess move happening here? PS - the EU has, is and said they will continue to support Ukaraine. So, that is already a given. The post was specfically about the US. https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/

One day ALL JWs will be illegal and undocumented - as they attempt to "cancel" us. As always - we will trust Jehovah will take good care of us (see Matthew 6). I am going to keep working on that trust even now.

Downloading our publications from anywhere but jw.org is potentially dangerous. Jehovah has entrusted the responsibility of providing spiritual food to “the faithful and discreet slave” alone. (Matt. 24:45) That “slave” uses only its official websites to publish spiritual food—www.jw.org, tv.jw.org, and wol.jw.org. And we have only three official apps for mobile devices—JW Language®, JW Library®, and JW Library Sign Language®. We can trust these products to be free of advertisements or contamination by Satan’s world. If the spiritual food passes through other channels, there is no guarantee that it has not been altered or contaminated.—Ps. 18:26; 19:8. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2018364#h=1:0-23:0 Those types of sites usually just invite debates. That is not how we handle our ministry. Even at the carts - we are not there to encourage debates. Instead we are there to direct them to jw.org or to have a free home bible study AND if someone is there and just wants to argue or debate we LEAVE. Online invites for debates are usually traps set up by apostates hoping to do as the article says "sow doubts." I'd avoid them and and encourage others to do the same.

I think we'll have to wait and see what "moving on" looks like. "Speaking Friday, Rubio said he and Witkoff had come to Paris to “begin to talk about more specific outlines of what it might take to end the war” and whether or not this is a war that can be ended. “If it’s not possible, if we’re so far apart that this is not going to happen then I think the president is probably at a point where he’s going to say we’re done,” he said. “It’s not our war. We didn’t start it. The United States has been helping Ukraine for the past three years and we want it to end, but it’s not our war,” he added. “President (Trump) has spent 87 days at the highest level of this government repeatedly taking efforts to bring this war to and end. We are now reaching a point when we need to decide and determine whether this is even possible or not. Which is why we’re engaging both sides.” Meanwhile, Russia launched a missile attack on Ukraine overnight, hitting a residential neighborhood of the city of Kharkiv. The strike killed one person and wounded 67 others," https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/18/europe/rubio-russia-war-in-ukraine-us-talks-intl-hnk/index.html NOTE: If I was Russia and heard this ... I'd prolong things in the hopes that the US will stop supporting Ukraine. This is not a good negotiating strategy IMO. But then again - I don't know how to play 4-D chess (just the regular kind)

That sounds like a trap - doesn't it?

This is interesting https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/tax-exempt-status-irs-harvard.html What Is Tax-Exempt Status and Can the I.R.S. Revoke It From Harvard? If they can just revoke the tax-exempt status from one of the oldest institutions in the US (and one that has been exempt for almost as long) they can easily do it to any organization or religion. That seems interesting to watch.