I brought (you) cheese and bread

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops The Catechism of the Catholic Church on Just War Doctrine All citizens and all governments are obliged to work for the avoidance of war. However, "as long as the danger of war persists and there is no international authority with the necessary competence and power, governments cannot be denied the right of lawful self-defense, once all peace efforts have failed." (CCC, no. no.2308) The strict conditions for legitimate defense by military force require rigorous consideration. The gravity of such a decision makes it subject to rigorous conditions of moral legitimacy. At one and the same time: 1 The damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave, and certain; 3 There must be serious prospects of success; 2 All other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective; 4 The use of arms must not produce evils and disorders graver than the evil to be eliminated. The power of modern means of destruction These are the traditional elements enumerated in what is called the weighs very heavily in evaluating "just war" doctrine. The evaluation of this condition. these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good. (CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, NO. 2309) The Church and human reason both assert the permanent validity of the moral law during armed conflict. "The mere fact that war has regrettably broken out does not mean that everything becomes licit between the warring parties." (CCC, no. 2312) PRAY FOR PEACE.

Bishops doubling down

*excitedly* it weekend

Young pope Leo, undated but he appears to be in his teens or early 20’s

young pope leo looks like a ska scene regular who goes by Upbeat but no one knows his real name

If the hardcore bands guitarist looks like this, you’re gonna die in that pit

I like to imagine that Zohran Mamdani, Socialist African-born Muslim, was literally willed into existence by the collective psychosis of the Tea Party GOP over Obama, like the ectoplasm under NYC in Ghostbusters II

of course it was the WSJ opinion page that published this nonsense

this is not me saying George is wrong

this is me telling you to not just overlay two charts and call it a day

the oil shocks of the 1970s predate social media, the internet, cable television, media conglomeration, deregulation, and wealth distribution was much healthier. historical comparison and analogy can only go so far. the American consumer and economy of today are fundamentally different 50 years on.

this is so funny. they’ve worked themselves into a very expensive shoot.

this bit is officially retired. it’s been a good run.

Pope Leo: "The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.”

the good news is the only ppl who’d claim this about Thomas are ppl you’d never trust anyway

this is normal for Seatt-… hold on I’m being handed a meteorology textbook and…………….

oh…..

oh dear

I fear folk are beginning to take the bit a bit literally

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I mean that’s super easy

not a ton of things I can think of that would kill AAPL and MSFT but this is up there

some day I’m sure

Harvard Asks Donors to Endow $10 Million Professorships for ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Initiative | News | The Harvard Crimson Harvard is quietly asking donors for $10 million gifts to establish new endowed professorships in a sweeping bid to reshape its faculty under the banner of “viewpoint diversity,” according to two peop...

The irony of this initiative is that Harvard’s Department of Government was the academic hub of the first generation of neoconservatives and Harvey Mansfield alone has probably produced more conservative undergrad and grad students than all Marxist faculty at Harvard combined.

look, you either dedicate yourself to the bit or you don’t

cc: @machete.gay

this is partly a reflection of our inability to tax billionaires.

sovereign debt is an important aspect of international finance that predates capitalism but the inability to control deficits, the unwillingness to raise revenue, and 15 years of free money has created a very precarious position

seriously did Matt Damon and Gerard Butler have a kid?

of course not, I’m a Jew, Samsara isn’t part of my belief system

I for one appreciate Hungarian President Matt Damon for bringing this to light

Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide, shared a bombshell with reporters that the outgoing leader had diverted taxpayer funds to bankroll the American Conservative Political Action Conference. trib.al/ct7GGV3

two of my most problematic woulds are fighting

WCW was pulling bigger crowds in 1992

older wrestling fans of old wrestling know how sick of a burn this is