“The distance between Qom and Najaf is not only geographical;
“Amid the campaign against Iran and its regional proxies, the strategic challenge is not Shiism itself but the dominance of Tehran’s radical doctrine…”— https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/423630
And a pre-Ides-of-March St. Patrick’s Day gift…for those who haven’t quite yet figured it out…
…While this is absolutely fascinating analysis (but take a deep breath)…
“The Long Game and the Conservative Right;
“How a Network of Political Catholic Integralists, Russian Ideologues, and Media Provocateurs Are Systematically Dismantling the Evangelical Foundation of the American Right”— https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/2029681200189636717
H/T Powerline blog.
+ Bonus metaphor (with some pinpoint “kinetic action”…):
Barry, since I have a free account and can’t post this comment on X, in response to that one link about the long game- here is my thought.
I scrolled through this. As a devout Catholic who spent 10 years worshipping in the Evangelical community before returning to the Catholic Church, I’m here to say that Carlson, Owens and Fuentes IN NO WAY represent Catholicism. I never followed any of them and never will. In my experience and opinion, sola scriptura doesn’t survive a deep dive into history and researched examination. It is as St. John Henry Newman found and stated, “to be deep in history is to cease being a Protestant”. That said, we maintain MANY close relations with our Evangelical friends, “separated brothers and sisters” as described by Catholic teaching (see any Missal). The sacraments aren’t nothing–that is my understanding and experience–and why like St. Peter when challenged with the hard statement that Jesus said regarding eating his flesh and drinking his blood, replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6:41-68
That guy at Barry’s link is a little off the edge somewhere. Linking Carlson (an Episcopalian), Owens (a Catholic clearly not taught Catholic doctrine), Fuentes, and then the SSPX, that is, the Latin Mass group, is weird.
On the video, speaking as a tall woman, tall men should date girls more nearly their size. 🙂
It does sound a bit over the top, doesn’t it?
Nonetheless, there is that disclaimer (regarding “Catholics” in question) at the top of that post.
And then there’s Comrade Dugin(!), no Catholic he—but something far more passionately intense (so to speak).
(Though Barbie—he? she?—seems to have neglected to mention, as far as I can tell, the Chinese…)
The thing caught my attention because we’re talking about extraordinary subversion here (cf. Lincoln?) though the extent of its success has been—and continues to be—under much dispute. Is it “grass roots” subversion? Or Centrally Planned? Some might claim it doesn’t matter really, that it’s been blown way out of proportion; but I find it of great interest to see who’s behind it.
(Call it “conspiracy theory” if you wish…oh, wait!)
But then…maybe I’ve read far too much le Carre…well, early le Carre…
Re: Fine Squirel Dining @Chez Huxley
Yesterday was a banner day. My usual squirrel, call him/her Jan, hauled off a record 12 walnuts and 12 pecans, all in shell. (I think it’s only one squirrel.)
Clearly Jan is caching the nuts somewhere. Jan has nut preferences — walnuts, then pecans or hazelnuts. No almonds or brazl nuts.
Squirrels like nuts because they are calorie dense and squirrels burn calories at a ferocious rate — 100-220 calories/day depending on temperature and activity. They weigh 1-1.5 lb. Ballpark comparison to humans per lb.: about 10x faster.
Jan sees me at the kitchen window as I move around or do chores. Jan has gotten used to me and doesn’t freeze then scamper away. Instead, takes note of me then returns to squirrel business.
We have a white squirrel living in a big tree in our back yard. My husband is kindly spreading bird seed on the ground for him. So far he’s been very polite about not climbing onto the feeders. Maybe I could start leaving him a few walnuts, so long as he doesn’t invite all his cousins to move in.
Plus they know they’re very high in omega-3’s…
(Totally unimportant factoid: The French are big on “squirrel tourism.” That is, they get a kick out of coming to the US northeast, and Quebec, etc., to go “squirrel watching”… Not sure how to interpret this, exactly…and I’m pretty sure that Houellebecq hasn’t written anything about it, at least not yet…)
REAL battled space reporting is almost completely lacking in the Iran War. Lawrence Person at battle swarm blog is filling that gap.
HERE is one entertaining observation he makes today
: “Having two aircraft carriers launching strikes at Iran evidently wasn’t enough, as the USS George H. W. Bush is now poised to join the party, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Gerald R. Ford.
“Obviously you need ships named after Republican presidents to win wars. If you had the USS Barack Obama, it could only drop pallets of cash, and the USS Bill Clinton could only hit on underage Iranian girls…” LOLz! https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=70535
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The long and short of it…
“The distance between Qom and Najaf is not only geographical;
“Amid the campaign against Iran and its regional proxies, the strategic challenge is not Shiism itself but the dominance of Tehran’s radical doctrine…”—
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/423630
And a pre-
Ides-of-MarchSt. Patrick’s Day gift…for those who haven’t quite yet figured it out…“In a bombshell admission on CNN, Lis Smith, a senior Democratic advisor, revealed that…”—
https://instapundit.com/781293/
This is rather “interesting” on several different levels:
“Jesse Jackson’s son blasts Obama, Biden for using father’s memorial to take shots at Trump”—
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/us-news/jesse-jacksons-son-blasts-obama-biden-for-using-fathers-memorial-to-take-shots-at-trump/
…While this is absolutely fascinating analysis (but take a deep breath)…
“The Long Game and the Conservative Right;
“How a Network of Political Catholic Integralists, Russian Ideologues, and Media Provocateurs Are Systematically Dismantling the Evangelical Foundation of the American Right”—
https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/2029681200189636717
H/T Powerline blog.
+ Bonus metaphor (with some pinpoint “kinetic action”…):
“BREAKING: IRANIAN AIR FORCE GENERAL KILLED”—
https://instapundit.com/781412/
I really wish it was 2025.
Barry, since I have a free account and can’t post this comment on X, in response to that one link about the long game- here is my thought.
I scrolled through this. As a devout Catholic who spent 10 years worshipping in the Evangelical community before returning to the Catholic Church, I’m here to say that Carlson, Owens and Fuentes IN NO WAY represent Catholicism. I never followed any of them and never will. In my experience and opinion, sola scriptura doesn’t survive a deep dive into history and researched examination. It is as St. John Henry Newman found and stated, “to be deep in history is to cease being a Protestant”. That said, we maintain MANY close relations with our Evangelical friends, “separated brothers and sisters” as described by Catholic teaching (see any Missal). The sacraments aren’t nothing–that is my understanding and experience–and why like St. Peter when challenged with the hard statement that Jesus said regarding eating his flesh and drinking his blood, replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6:41-68
That guy at Barry’s link is a little off the edge somewhere. Linking Carlson (an Episcopalian), Owens (a Catholic clearly not taught Catholic doctrine), Fuentes, and then the SSPX, that is, the Latin Mass group, is weird.
On the video, speaking as a tall woman, tall men should date girls more nearly their size. 🙂
It does sound a bit over the top, doesn’t it?
Nonetheless, there is that disclaimer (regarding “Catholics” in question) at the top of that post.
And then there’s Comrade Dugin(!), no Catholic he—but something far more passionately intense (so to speak).
(Though Barbie—he? she?—seems to have neglected to mention, as far as I can tell, the Chinese…)
The thing caught my attention because we’re talking about extraordinary subversion here (cf. Lincoln?) though the extent of its success has been—and continues to be—under much dispute. Is it “grass roots” subversion? Or Centrally Planned? Some might claim it doesn’t matter really, that it’s been blown way out of proportion; but I find it of great interest to see who’s behind it.
(Call it “conspiracy theory” if you wish…oh, wait!)
But then…maybe I’ve read far too much le Carre…well, early le Carre…
Re: Fine Squirel Dining @Chez Huxley
Yesterday was a banner day. My usual squirrel, call him/her Jan, hauled off a record 12 walnuts and 12 pecans, all in shell. (I think it’s only one squirrel.)
Clearly Jan is caching the nuts somewhere. Jan has nut preferences — walnuts, then pecans or hazelnuts. No almonds or brazl nuts.
Squirrels like nuts because they are calorie dense and squirrels burn calories at a ferocious rate — 100-220 calories/day depending on temperature and activity. They weigh 1-1.5 lb. Ballpark comparison to humans per lb.: about 10x faster.
Jan sees me at the kitchen window as I move around or do chores. Jan has gotten used to me and doesn’t freeze then scamper away. Instead, takes note of me then returns to squirrel business.
We have a white squirrel living in a big tree in our back yard. My husband is kindly spreading bird seed on the ground for him. So far he’s been very polite about not climbing onto the feeders. Maybe I could start leaving him a few walnuts, so long as he doesn’t invite all his cousins to move in.
Plus they know they’re very high in omega-3’s…
(Totally unimportant factoid: The French are big on “squirrel tourism.” That is, they get a kick out of coming to the US northeast, and Quebec, etc., to go “squirrel watching”… Not sure how to interpret this, exactly…and I’m pretty sure that Houellebecq hasn’t written anything about it, at least not yet…)
REAL battled space reporting is almost completely lacking in the Iran War. Lawrence Person at battle swarm blog is filling that gap.
HERE is one entertaining observation he makes today
: “Having two aircraft carriers launching strikes at Iran evidently wasn’t enough, as the USS George H. W. Bush is now poised to join the party, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS Gerald R. Ford.
“Obviously you need ships named after Republican presidents to win wars. If you had the USS Barack Obama, it could only drop pallets of cash, and the USS Bill Clinton could only hit on underage Iranian girls…” LOLz!
https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=70535