Recent well liked threads
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A thread about these very interesting Scout leaders.
Meet Harley Sprought, Davina Jenkins and Mark Wilson-Fleming, Scout leaders.
Let's meet Harley first.
A thread about these very interesting Scout leaders.
Meet Harley Sprought, Davina Jenkins and Mark Wilson-Fleming, Scout leaders.
Let's meet Harley first.
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Harley Sprought (Graham) says he is a woman. He is credited under that name with photography at Essex International Jamboree.
Harley Sprought (Graham) says he is a woman. He is credited under that name with photography at Essex International Jamboree.
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He seems to be the Scout leader for 10th Southend Scout Group, which starts age 6. He and his scouts went to Southend-on-Sea Pride in July. (Note the she/her badge)
facebook.com/scoutprideesse…
He seems to be the Scout leader for 10th Southend Scout Group, which starts age 6. He and his scouts went to Southend-on-Sea Pride in July. (Note the she/her badge)
facebook.com/scoutprideesse…
🔴🧵 1/n Kirill Dmitriev , principal négociateur russe avec les USA pour se partager l' Ukraine , est aussi le patron du fonds d'investissement 🇷🇺 qui est beaucoup "intervenu" auprès des relais ou réseaux 🇫🇷 d'influences et d'ingérences 🇷🇺 ...
Nicolas Sarkozy, un exemple marquant mais pas que ...
Nicolas Sarkozy, un exemple marquant mais pas que ...
2/n 🧵 de juin 2023 , Sarkozy rémunéré par le RDIF, par Kirill Dmitriev négociateur 🇷🇺 avec les USA contre l' #Ukraine
3/n 🧵 de mai 2023, Ingérences 🇷🇺 en 🇫🇷 : un exemple complet avec Kirill Dmitriev négociateur 🇷🇺 avec les USA contre l' #Ukraine et le vaccin Spoutnik V , inefficace contre le COVID
🚨 THREAD: The Muslim Students Association (MSA) and its roots in Muslim Brotherhood 🚨
One of the most mainstream Muslim organizations on North American campuses—hundreds of chapters, tens of thousands of alumni (including Huma Abedin).
But few realize:
· It was founded in 1963 with guidance from Muslim Brotherhood and Jamaat-e-Islami activists.
· Early funding flowed from the Muslim World League and other Gulf patrons.
· Its leaders helped build ISNA and NAIT.
· And Brotherhood influence still echoes in MSA's DNA.
In this thread, I'll trace:
1️⃣ Who the founders were
2️⃣ How MB ideology shaped MSA's mission
3️⃣ Where the money came from
4️⃣ How the ideology evolved in America
5️⃣.How their alumni influence both the Republican and Democratic parties
As always, patience as I pull together the thread live.
One of the most mainstream Muslim organizations on North American campuses—hundreds of chapters, tens of thousands of alumni (including Huma Abedin).
But few realize:
· It was founded in 1963 with guidance from Muslim Brotherhood and Jamaat-e-Islami activists.
· Early funding flowed from the Muslim World League and other Gulf patrons.
· Its leaders helped build ISNA and NAIT.
· And Brotherhood influence still echoes in MSA's DNA.
In this thread, I'll trace:
1️⃣ Who the founders were
2️⃣ How MB ideology shaped MSA's mission
3️⃣ Where the money came from
4️⃣ How the ideology evolved in America
5️⃣.How their alumni influence both the Republican and Democratic parties
As always, patience as I pull together the thread live.
As a reminder, the Muslim Brotherhood *is* Hamas -- it is a sprawling, influential network which has received billions from Saudi Arabia.
One of the 9/11 terrorists was trained in a Brotherhood camp. But the US authorities had turned a blind eye to Brotherhood operations in the USA -- possibly because it was already so embedded in society thanks to influence of the Muslim Student Association and other "mainstream" associations.
One of the 9/11 terrorists was trained in a Brotherhood camp. But the US authorities had turned a blind eye to Brotherhood operations in the USA -- possibly because it was already so embedded in society thanks to influence of the Muslim Student Association and other "mainstream" associations.
Youssef Qaradawi, a Brotherhood official and referred to as the "spiritual leader of Hamas" in some articles I saw, famously said that conquest of the West would come through dawah. Qaradawi named the Muslim Student Association and had 21 million raised through Qatar.
DW News | Serbians gather to commemorate Novi Sad tragedy
Thousands across Serbia are set to join a rally in Novi Sad in the coming hours, to mark one year since a fatal railway station roof collapse. Protests in late 2024 called for accountability for the tragedy . . . and eventually led to the collapse of the federal government. Demonstrators today will honor the 16 people who died in the accident, but will also call for more transparency, and indeed, snap elections.
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NONNI & TRAGEDIE
Questa volta il dramma delle alluvioni ha colpito un territorio e delle genti che conosco bene.
Purtroppo, di nuovo sento le solite litanie dei "nonni che pulivano i fiumi" e (contemporaneamente) dell' "è sempre successo".
È già questa è una contraddizione 🤦♂️
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Questa volta il dramma delle alluvioni ha colpito un territorio e delle genti che conosco bene.
Purtroppo, di nuovo sento le solite litanie dei "nonni che pulivano i fiumi" e (contemporaneamente) dell' "è sempre successo".
È già questa è una contraddizione 🤦♂️
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Guardando il video è palese che non può essere responsabilità di nutrie (scarse in zona), tombini e cementificazione.
E sono testimone che i fiumi esondati (Iudrio, Versa e Torre) NON erano intasati da. vegetazione.
I tronchi ora incastrati nei restringimenti sono quelli
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Guardando il video è palese che non può essere responsabilità di nutrie (scarse in zona), tombini e cementificazione.
E sono testimone che i fiumi esondati (Iudrio, Versa e Torre) NON erano intasati da. vegetazione.
I tronchi ora incastrati nei restringimenti sono quelli
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inevitabilmente trasportati da ogni piena (a meno di non desertificare attorno ogni corso d'acqua, aumentando frane e erosioni).
E comunque la zona non è protetta e non vi è alcuna restrizione a "pulire" gli alvei.
Anzi, una legge regionale (purtroppo) favorisce e incentiva
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inevitabilmente trasportati da ogni piena (a meno di non desertificare attorno ogni corso d'acqua, aumentando frane e erosioni).
E comunque la zona non è protetta e non vi è alcuna restrizione a "pulire" gli alvei.
Anzi, una legge regionale (purtroppo) favorisce e incentiva
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$ONDS DEEP DIVE, THE NEXT POTENTIAL MULTIBAGGER 🚀🚀
I first initiated a siezable position in $ONDS early this year when it was hovering around $1.80 and $2.
As some of you folks have been seeing I have been buying $ONDS very heavily during this dip and wanted to share my thesis as to why I invested in this company.
My lowest buy: $2.01
Average cost: $4.60
Portfolio percentage: 6.4%
What does $ONDS do?
ONDS is a leading provider of autonomous drone and private wireless solutions through its business units Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) and Ondas Networks.
In this thread ill break down their core offerings, use cases, potential TAM, risks and valuation going ahead 🧵👇
I first initiated a siezable position in $ONDS early this year when it was hovering around $1.80 and $2.
As some of you folks have been seeing I have been buying $ONDS very heavily during this dip and wanted to share my thesis as to why I invested in this company.
My lowest buy: $2.01
Average cost: $4.60
Portfolio percentage: 6.4%
What does $ONDS do?
ONDS is a leading provider of autonomous drone and private wireless solutions through its business units Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) and Ondas Networks.
In this thread ill break down their core offerings, use cases, potential TAM, risks and valuation going ahead 🧵👇
1. Core offering: Ondas Networks (∼5-10% of near-term rev)
This is the "critical infrastructure backbone" division.
►Builds dedicated, private LTE/5G-grade wireless networks for industries that cannot afford downtime or rely on commercial carriers (railroads, utilities, oil & gas, mining, defense).
►This is the original business and now carries a multi-decade structural tailwind after dot16 was officially adopted as the North American rail industry standard for the 160 MHz next-gen upgrade.
►This part makes steady money eventually, but it’s been slow as hell because big industries move like dinosaurs.
The win is it’s basically a toll road that will print money for decades once it really ramps.
This is the "critical infrastructure backbone" division.
►Builds dedicated, private LTE/5G-grade wireless networks for industries that cannot afford downtime or rely on commercial carriers (railroads, utilities, oil & gas, mining, defense).
►This is the original business and now carries a multi-decade structural tailwind after dot16 was officially adopted as the North American rail industry standard for the 160 MHz next-gen upgrade.
►This part makes steady money eventually, but it’s been slow as hell because big industries move like dinosaurs.
The win is it’s basically a toll road that will print money for decades once it really ramps.
2. Core offering: Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) (90-95% of current rev & growth)
OAS is a full-stack autonomous drone & robotics platform focused on 24/7 base/perimeter security, counter-UAS, and ISR for defense, homeland security, and critical infrastructure. A lot of these products are offered through its subsidaries.
►Fully autonomous drone infrastructure (only company with FAA Type Certification for observer-free BVLOS via American Robotics Scout)
►Optimus System (Airobotics drone-in-a-box) – proven in Israel, UAE, US bases
►Iron Drone Raider – autonomous counter-UAS interceptor (fastest in world, already in combat use)
►Newly acquired stack: Apeiro UGVs, Sentrycs C-UAS protocol, 4M subsurface robotics, SPO optics, Insight AI EO, etc.
→ They are building the full layered autonomous defense robotics stack
This is the part that’s absolutely exploding because every military, airport, power plant, and border on earth woke up and said “we needed this yesterday.”
OAS is a full-stack autonomous drone & robotics platform focused on 24/7 base/perimeter security, counter-UAS, and ISR for defense, homeland security, and critical infrastructure. A lot of these products are offered through its subsidaries.
►Fully autonomous drone infrastructure (only company with FAA Type Certification for observer-free BVLOS via American Robotics Scout)
►Optimus System (Airobotics drone-in-a-box) – proven in Israel, UAE, US bases
►Iron Drone Raider – autonomous counter-UAS interceptor (fastest in world, already in combat use)
►Newly acquired stack: Apeiro UGVs, Sentrycs C-UAS protocol, 4M subsurface robotics, SPO optics, Insight AI EO, etc.
→ They are building the full layered autonomous defense robotics stack
This is the part that’s absolutely exploding because every military, airport, power plant, and border on earth woke up and said “we needed this yesterday.”
🇺🇦🇺🇸🇪🇺🇷🇺
Bloomberg: Trump’s “peace plan” was secretly written in Miami by Witkoff, Putin’s envoy Dmitriev, & Jared Kushner.
This is how Moscow hijacked U.S. policy.
Bigger than Watergate.
🧵1/26
Bloomberg: Trump’s “peace plan” was secretly written in Miami by Witkoff, Putin’s envoy Dmitriev, & Jared Kushner.
This is how Moscow hijacked U.S. policy.
Bigger than Watergate.
🧵1/26
🇺🇦🇺🇸🇪🇺🇷🇺
Bloomberg confirms: Ukraine is being pressured by a compromised White House to accept a deal effectively written by Russia — the 28-point plan was drafted in Miami. Rubio was blindsided, Trump approved it at the last minute, & Vance took control in Washington.
2/26
Bloomberg confirms: Ukraine is being pressured by a compromised White House to accept a deal effectively written by Russia — the 28-point plan was drafted in Miami. Rubio was blindsided, Trump approved it at the last minute, & Vance took control in Washington.
2/26
🇺🇦🇺🇸🇪🇺🇷🇺
The Guardian found native Russian wording — & Rubio confirmed the draft was crafted with Putin’s envoy before backpedaling.
Senators King, Rounds & Shaheen say Rubio told them the 28-point plan is “the Russians’ wish list” given to Ukraine/Europe to create panic
3/26
The Guardian found native Russian wording — & Rubio confirmed the draft was crafted with Putin’s envoy before backpedaling.
Senators King, Rounds & Shaheen say Rubio told them the 28-point plan is “the Russians’ wish list” given to Ukraine/Europe to create panic
3/26
🧵Thread on Joscha Bach & Evolutionary Dynamics: From AI Visions to Shocking Epstein Ties 🧠🤖💥 1/8 🚨 Breaking: Joscha Bach, ex-MIT Media Lab & Harvard evolutionary dynamics whiz, is back in the spotlight amid explosive Epstein email leaks. With a PhD in cognitive science, Bach’s work probes how minds evolve as computational beasts. His Harvard gig? Modeling evolution in complex systems. Dive into his bio: edge.org/memberbio/josc…
2/8 In his 2015 Edge.org response to "What Do You Think About Machines That Think?", Bach drops a bomb: AI won't just match us—it'll eclipse human intelligence by solving the mind's puzzle piecemeal, scaling far beyond biology's limits. Planes outfly birds; AI will outthink us in speed, accuracy, and scope. Link: edge.org/response-detai…
3/8 Bach ties this to evolutionary dynamics: Intelligence is a tool for goal-reaching, forged in primate survival hacks, but stripped of inherent motives in machines. Creators imprint their intent—benevolent orgs birth helpful AI; destructive ones, digital nightmares. His chilling line? "Every society will get the Artificial Intelligence it deserves." Echoes Darwin in silicon: Tech evolves with our flaws or fixes.
This is the story of how I nearly lost everything to activist Swedish Social Services.
In 2017, my family and I were living in Sweden.
I had lived there before as a single man. We thought it was the safe, stable, open society everyone in the West keeps praising.
What happened instead nearly destroyed us.
I am a former Marine with a couple combat deployments to Afghanistan (this detail matters) and was part of Marine Corps Forces European Command in Germany. I worked for Amazon Web Services with a Nordic focus, staged in Stockholm
I managed teams across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland.
We lived in the countryside, paid taxes, followed every rule. We even insisted on speaking the local language.
We tried to be the ideal expat family.
In 2017, my family and I were living in Sweden.
I had lived there before as a single man. We thought it was the safe, stable, open society everyone in the West keeps praising.
What happened instead nearly destroyed us.
I am a former Marine with a couple combat deployments to Afghanistan (this detail matters) and was part of Marine Corps Forces European Command in Germany. I worked for Amazon Web Services with a Nordic focus, staged in Stockholm
I managed teams across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland.
We lived in the countryside, paid taxes, followed every rule. We even insisted on speaking the local language.
We tried to be the ideal expat family.
Then the Swedish social services system turned its eyes on my family.
Not because of abuse. Not because of neglect.
One of my kids insisted on being "decidedly American". He climbed trees, he was enthusiastic, he was proud of my military service, he would not stand in line if he couldn't determine a reason. He was the James Dean 'Rebel Without a Cause' archetype, despite our pleadings.
And in Sweden, that non-compliance simply would not do.
What we didn't know was that the Swedish Social Services system is engineered to view foreign families as disruptions to the social order if they are not "Swedish Enough" (their words).
Once you fall into their process, innocence and evidence do not matter.
All that matters is their internal bureaucratic logic.
If they decide you are a target, you are a target.
Swedish friends warned me that Social Services was the last holdout of hard-line Marxists who believed the doctrine of the "New Swedish Man" (Nya Svenska Man), where they could recreate people based on their social and political doctrines.
And because we were Americans during the first Trump Admin, pursuing us was considered "punching up".
Not because of abuse. Not because of neglect.
One of my kids insisted on being "decidedly American". He climbed trees, he was enthusiastic, he was proud of my military service, he would not stand in line if he couldn't determine a reason. He was the James Dean 'Rebel Without a Cause' archetype, despite our pleadings.
And in Sweden, that non-compliance simply would not do.
What we didn't know was that the Swedish Social Services system is engineered to view foreign families as disruptions to the social order if they are not "Swedish Enough" (their words).
Once you fall into their process, innocence and evidence do not matter.
All that matters is their internal bureaucratic logic.
If they decide you are a target, you are a target.
Swedish friends warned me that Social Services was the last holdout of hard-line Marxists who believed the doctrine of the "New Swedish Man" (Nya Svenska Man), where they could recreate people based on their social and political doctrines.
And because we were Americans during the first Trump Admin, pursuing us was considered "punching up".
We began to notice things. Strangers watching our house. Our kids would come home from school and tell us they were taken out of class in a room with strangers and talked for hours. But they couldn't remember about what. They were 1, 9, 11, and 13. But it was basically about if they were happy at home.
We started getting unexplained letters and visits from state employees. Teachers calling us, telling us that our kids wouldn't listen, would climb trees, put olives on their fingers at lunch, or go to the bathroom without asking. We were told it was "unusual".
We received a letter telling us to meet with state officials, so we did. The kids were taken and put in a room and interrogated (after being plied with juice and cookies).
We started getting unexplained letters and visits from state employees. Teachers calling us, telling us that our kids wouldn't listen, would climb trees, put olives on their fingers at lunch, or go to the bathroom without asking. We were told it was "unusual".
We received a letter telling us to meet with state officials, so we did. The kids were taken and put in a room and interrogated (after being plied with juice and cookies).
People who want to break into the investing industry need to realize just how bleak things are for the legacy active management industry. Their marketing-first (marketing-only) playbook does not work anymore, and this will keep getting worse.
When one of these legacy marketing professionals tells you how to manage your own career, do not listen to them.
You have to be different.
And, you actually have to add value / have an edge today.
You have to be different.
And, you actually have to add value / have an edge today.
Here is a similar measure, same story.
I suspect that after the bull market ends this will get way worse, not better, as it turns out that most active managers were just a big bet on high beta stocks. We already saw how fragile they were in 2022.
I suspect that after the bull market ends this will get way worse, not better, as it turns out that most active managers were just a big bet on high beta stocks. We already saw how fragile they were in 2022.
1/ A Russian soldier recruited under duress from a penal colony says that his unit has suffered 97% casualties in recent assaults, with a constant supply of new cannon fodder arriving and dying immediately. "They fucking keep replenishing, replenishing, replenishing," he says. ⬇️
2/ The man, who identifies himself as Ramzan, says that he was serving a sentence in a penal colony when he was brutally forced to sign a military contract by a "camp boss" – another prisoner who was working for the prison management.
3/ "They told me, 'You fucking cunt.' I said, 'Okay, we'll see.' ... He fucking wanted to shove me into the toilet. That's why I went to the Special Military Operation."
When he arrived in Ukraine, he found himself being thrown into bloody assaults in an unspecified region.
When he arrived in Ukraine, he found himself being thrown into bloody assaults in an unspecified region.
The Islamic Caliphate, the Muslim Brotherhood, and How the War Against Israel and the West Began - a thread 🧵
In the middle of World War I, the British government wanted help to fight the Ottoman Empire. They talked to Arab leaders who also wanted freedom from Ottoman rule. This led to letters between Sir Henry McMahon, a British official in Egypt, and Sharif Hussein, the leader of Mecca in the Hejaz region. These letters, sent from 1915 to 1916, are known as the McMahon-Hussein correspondence. They are important because they show what Britain offered to the Arabs. But they also make clear that Britain did not promise Palestine to them. This happened before the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which supported a Jewish home in Palestine. From a view that supports Israel’s right to exist, this correspondence proves that the British never meant to give Palestine to the Arabs. Instead, it highlights the Arabs’ big plans for control over a huge area, which looked like wanting an Islamic caliphate.
In the middle of World War I, the British government wanted help to fight the Ottoman Empire. They talked to Arab leaders who also wanted freedom from Ottoman rule. This led to letters between Sir Henry McMahon, a British official in Egypt, and Sharif Hussein, the leader of Mecca in the Hejaz region. These letters, sent from 1915 to 1916, are known as the McMahon-Hussein correspondence. They are important because they show what Britain offered to the Arabs. But they also make clear that Britain did not promise Palestine to them. This happened before the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which supported a Jewish home in Palestine. From a view that supports Israel’s right to exist, this correspondence proves that the British never meant to give Palestine to the Arabs. Instead, it highlights the Arabs’ big plans for control over a huge area, which looked like wanting an Islamic caliphate.
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The war started in 1914, and Britain needed allies in the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire controlled much of the Arab lands, including places like Syria, Iraq, and Palestine. Sharif Hussein was from the Hashemite family, which ruled the Hejaz area around Mecca and Medina. He was an important religious leader because he protected the holy sites of Islam. Hussein saw a chance to become more powerful by helping Britain against the Ottomans. He wanted to create a large Arab kingdom where he would be the king. Britain, through McMahon, sent letters to encourage Hussein to start a revolt.
The war started in 1914, and Britain needed allies in the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire controlled much of the Arab lands, including places like Syria, Iraq, and Palestine. Sharif Hussein was from the Hashemite family, which ruled the Hejaz area around Mecca and Medina. He was an important religious leader because he protected the holy sites of Islam. Hussein saw a chance to become more powerful by helping Britain against the Ottomans. He wanted to create a large Arab kingdom where he would be the king. Britain, through McMahon, sent letters to encourage Hussein to start a revolt.
3)
The first letter came from Hussein on July 14, 1915. He asked for British support to make an independent Arab state. He described the borders he wanted: from the north near Mersina and Adana, east to Persia and the Gulf of Basra, south to the Indian Ocean, and west to the Red Sea and Mediterranean up to Mersina. This was a very big area, covering most of the Middle East. It showed Hussein’s dream of ruling a vast territory, much like the old Islamic caliphates that had dominated the region for centuries.
The first letter came from Hussein on July 14, 1915. He asked for British support to make an independent Arab state. He described the borders he wanted: from the north near Mersina and Adana, east to Persia and the Gulf of Basra, south to the Indian Ocean, and west to the Red Sea and Mediterranean up to Mersina. This was a very big area, covering most of the Middle East. It showed Hussein’s dream of ruling a vast territory, much like the old Islamic caliphates that had dominated the region for centuries.
1200 B.C.
Egypt
Expelled for leprosy and seditions/rebellions, aiding Hyksos (Apion via Manetho/Tacitus). Note: May refer to Hebrews, not strictly Jews; potentially mythological.
733 B.C.
Samaria
Expelled by King Tiglath-Pileser III (Samuele Artom).
722 B.C.
Samaria
Expelled by Sargon II (Samuele Artom).
586/597 B.C.
Babylon/Judah
Expelled by Nebuchadnezzar II for refusing tribute (Michael Coogan).
356 B.C.
Persia
Expulsion/killing plot by Haman (Book of Esther; mythological).
139 B.C.
Rome
Expelled by Gnaeus Cornelius Hispanus for corrupting Romans, religious cults, money fraud (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 B.C.
Cyrenaica, Cyprus
Expelled/killed (Jewish Encyclopedia).
87-86 B.C.
Cyrene, Greece
Expelled/killed after uprising (E. Mary Smallwood).
66-63 B.C.
Jerusalem
Expelled/enslaved by Pompey after annexation (E. Mary Smallwood).
63 B.C.
Samaritan Toparchies
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
61 B.C.
Ramathaim, Syria
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
61 B.C.
Ephraim, Syria
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
61 B.C.
Lydda, Syria
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
53 B.C.
Palestine
Expelled/enslaved by C. Cassius Longinus (E. Mary Smallwood).
37 B.C.
Palestine
Massacred after Roman capture (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 B.C.
Alexandria, Egypt
Massacred (50,000+) in riot started by Physcon (E. Mary Smallwood).
12 B.C.
Gaul
Massacred after revolt against Roman census/taxes (E. Mary Smallwood).
5 B.C.
Palestine
Massacred/expelled by Archelaus (E. Mary Smallwood).
4 B.C.
Palestine
Massacred (2,000 crucified)/exiled/enslaved by Varus and Sabinus after revolt ("War of Varus") (E. Mary Smallwood; Josephus).
3 B.C.
Egypt
Expelled.
19 A.D.
Rome, Italy
Expelled by Tiberius for corruption, missionary tactics (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Babylonia
Expelled for revolting against Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Adiabene
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Armenia
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Batanaea
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Ctesiphon
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
36 A.D.
Nisibis
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
36 A.D.
Cilicia, Italy
Massacred after revolt against Roman census/taxes (E. Mary Smallwood).
39 A.D.
Jamnia
Massacred/expelled after provocation (E. Mary Smallwood).
39-40 A.D.
Antioch, Syria
Expelled/killed in riot between circus factions (E. Mary Smallwood).
38-40 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Massacred/expelled under Caligula after mob attacks; first ghetto (E. Mary Smallwood).
40 A.D.
Nehardea
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
41 A.D.
Rome, Italy
Denied public assembly by Claudius (E. Mary Smallwood).
44 A.D.
Dora (Greco-Syrian city)
Expelled/revolt after statue in synagogue (E. Mary Smallwood).
45 A.D.
Judea
Massacred by Fadus after Theudas' revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
Egypt
Expelled for leprosy and seditions/rebellions, aiding Hyksos (Apion via Manetho/Tacitus). Note: May refer to Hebrews, not strictly Jews; potentially mythological.
733 B.C.
Samaria
Expelled by King Tiglath-Pileser III (Samuele Artom).
722 B.C.
Samaria
Expelled by Sargon II (Samuele Artom).
586/597 B.C.
Babylon/Judah
Expelled by Nebuchadnezzar II for refusing tribute (Michael Coogan).
356 B.C.
Persia
Expulsion/killing plot by Haman (Book of Esther; mythological).
139 B.C.
Rome
Expelled by Gnaeus Cornelius Hispanus for corrupting Romans, religious cults, money fraud (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 B.C.
Cyrenaica, Cyprus
Expelled/killed (Jewish Encyclopedia).
87-86 B.C.
Cyrene, Greece
Expelled/killed after uprising (E. Mary Smallwood).
66-63 B.C.
Jerusalem
Expelled/enslaved by Pompey after annexation (E. Mary Smallwood).
63 B.C.
Samaritan Toparchies
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
61 B.C.
Ramathaim, Syria
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
61 B.C.
Ephraim, Syria
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
61 B.C.
Lydda, Syria
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
53 B.C.
Palestine
Expelled/enslaved by C. Cassius Longinus (E. Mary Smallwood).
37 B.C.
Palestine
Massacred after Roman capture (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 B.C.
Alexandria, Egypt
Massacred (50,000+) in riot started by Physcon (E. Mary Smallwood).
12 B.C.
Gaul
Massacred after revolt against Roman census/taxes (E. Mary Smallwood).
5 B.C.
Palestine
Massacred/expelled by Archelaus (E. Mary Smallwood).
4 B.C.
Palestine
Massacred (2,000 crucified)/exiled/enslaved by Varus and Sabinus after revolt ("War of Varus") (E. Mary Smallwood; Josephus).
3 B.C.
Egypt
Expelled.
19 A.D.
Rome, Italy
Expelled by Tiberius for corruption, missionary tactics (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Babylonia
Expelled for revolting against Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Adiabene
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Armenia
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Batanaea
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
30 A.D.
Ctesiphon
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
36 A.D.
Nisibis
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
36 A.D.
Cilicia, Italy
Massacred after revolt against Roman census/taxes (E. Mary Smallwood).
39 A.D.
Jamnia
Massacred/expelled after provocation (E. Mary Smallwood).
39-40 A.D.
Antioch, Syria
Expelled/killed in riot between circus factions (E. Mary Smallwood).
38-40 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Massacred/expelled under Caligula after mob attacks; first ghetto (E. Mary Smallwood).
40 A.D.
Nehardea
Expelled/massacred after backing Artabanus III (E. Mary Smallwood).
41 A.D.
Rome, Italy
Denied public assembly by Claudius (E. Mary Smallwood).
44 A.D.
Dora (Greco-Syrian city)
Expelled/revolt after statue in synagogue (E. Mary Smallwood).
45 A.D.
Judea
Massacred by Fadus after Theudas' revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
49 A.D.
Rome, Italy
Expelled by Claudius for rioting (E. Mary Smallwood).
50 A.D.
Jerusalem
Riot; 20,000-30,000 killed after Roman provocation (E. Mary Smallwood).
51 A.D.
Samaritis, Judea
Massacred by Cumanus after uprising; expulsion withdrawn via intrigue (E. Mary Smallwood).
56-57 A.D.
Jerusalem
Expelled (200) after revolt; Felix kills 400 Sicari (E. Mary Smallwood).
62 A.D.
Armenia
Expelled after revolt; hundreds killed (E. Mary Smallwood).
63 A.D.
Pompeii (Greek island)
Expelled.
66 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Expelled/massacred (50,000) after arson attempt (E. Mary Smallwood).
66 A.D.
Caesarea
Expelled/massacred (20,000) after takeover attempt (E. Mary Smallwood).
66 A.D.
Scythopolis, Greece
Expelled/massacred for revolt; local Jews double-dealing (E. Mary Smallwood).
67 A.D.
Ascalon, Syria
Expelled/massacred for revolt against Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
67 A.D.
Damascus, Syria
Expelled/massacred for revolt against Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
67 A.D.
Bethhoron, Syria
Expelled/massacred for revolt against Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
67 A.D.
Antioch, Egypt
Expelled/massacred by Vespasian for revolt/arson plot (E. Mary Smallwood).
70 A.D.
Jerusalem
Expelled/massacred (1,100,000 dead; 97,000 enslaved) by Titus after revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
71 A.D.
Antioch, Egypt
Expelled by Titus for arson (E. Mary Smallwood).
72 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Expelled/massacred (600) for allying with Sicari (E. Mary Smallwood).
73 A.D.
Cyrenaica
Expelled/killed (3,000) after Sicari revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
85 A.D.
Jerusalem
Expelled/killed under Domitian during uprising (E. Mary Smallwood).
95-96 A.D.
Rome, Italy
Expelled/cancelled; Domitian murdered, averting persecution (E. Mary Smallwood).
109 A.D.
Aricia, Italy
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
Cyrenaica
Expelled by Trajan after revolt ("War of Quietus"); 220,000 Gentiles killed (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
Palestine
Partially expelled for revolt under Trajan (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
Egypt
Expelled after failed revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Expelled/killed under Trajan ("War of Quietus") (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
North Africa
Expelled for revolt under Trajan (E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Oxyrhynchus, Egypt
Expelled by Apollonios/Turbo after revolt; victory holiday celebrated (E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Cyprus
Expelled for revolt under Trajan; tens of thousands massacred (E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Mesopotamia
Expelled for revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Seleuceia
Expelled for revolt (Orosius, Eusebius; E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Media
Expelled for revolt (Orosius, Eusebius; E. Mary Smallwood).
132 A.D.
Syria
Expelled by Hadrian ("Bar-Kokhba Revolt") (Jewish Virtual Library).
132-135 A.D.
Palestine
Expelled/massacred (hundreds of thousands) by Hadrian after Bar Cochba Revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
139 A.D.
Rome, Italy
Expelled by Antoninus Pius for corrupting morals, money fraud (E. Mary Smallwood).
155-156 A.D.
Judea ("Aelia Capitolina")
Expelled/cancelled by Antoninus Pius after circumcision revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
175 A.D.
Syria
Expelled/massacred by Marcus Aurelius for supporting usurper (E. Mary Smallwood).
194 A.D.
Judea
Expelled/imprisoned by Septimius Severus for supporting losing side in civil war (E. Mary Smallwood).
250 A.D.
Carthage, North Africa
Expelled (P.E. Grosser/E.G. Halperin).
251-252 A.D.
Gaul
Self-deported or baptized by Merovingian kings (Solomon Katz).
255 A.D.
Cappadocia
Expelled/massacred (12,000) by Shapur for conspiring with Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
325 A.D.
Jerusalem
Expelled (P.E. Grosser/E.G. Halperin).
400-410 A.D.
Telia, Byzantine Empire
Slaughtered after betrayal to Persians via synagogue tunnel (James Parkes).
415 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Expelled by Saint Cyril (Socrates Scholasticus; John of Nikiu).
418 A.D.
Menorca, Spain
Expelled or converted (Scott Bradbury).
468 A.D.
Babylon/Judea
Expelled.
470 A.D.
Babylon/Judea
Expelled again.
527-565 A.D.
Byzantine Empire
Expelled/massacred by thousands after Samaritan revolt; synagogues/houses burned by Justinian I (James Parkes).
567-578 A.D.
Ceasarea, Byzantine Empire
Massacred Christians; revolt put down by Justin II, leaders expelled (James Parkes).
554 A.D.
Clement, France
Expelled (Bruce R. Booker).
558/561 A.D.
Uzzes, Gaul
Expelled by Saint Ferreol after plotting with Saracens (Solomon Katz).
576/582 A.D.
Clermont, Gaul
Expelled or baptized by Chilperic (Solomon Katz).
590 A.D.
Antioch, Syria
Expelled by Byzantines for insulting Mary (Salo Baron).
602-610 A.D.
Mesopotamia
Partially expelled for plotting Christian massacre (James Parkes).
610 A.D.
Cyprus
Expelled.
614 A.D.
Palestine
Expelled by Persians/massacred by Romans; aided Persians, killed 90,000 Christians (James Parkes; Michael the Syrian).
Rome, Italy
Expelled by Claudius for rioting (E. Mary Smallwood).
50 A.D.
Jerusalem
Riot; 20,000-30,000 killed after Roman provocation (E. Mary Smallwood).
51 A.D.
Samaritis, Judea
Massacred by Cumanus after uprising; expulsion withdrawn via intrigue (E. Mary Smallwood).
56-57 A.D.
Jerusalem
Expelled (200) after revolt; Felix kills 400 Sicari (E. Mary Smallwood).
62 A.D.
Armenia
Expelled after revolt; hundreds killed (E. Mary Smallwood).
63 A.D.
Pompeii (Greek island)
Expelled.
66 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Expelled/massacred (50,000) after arson attempt (E. Mary Smallwood).
66 A.D.
Caesarea
Expelled/massacred (20,000) after takeover attempt (E. Mary Smallwood).
66 A.D.
Scythopolis, Greece
Expelled/massacred for revolt; local Jews double-dealing (E. Mary Smallwood).
67 A.D.
Ascalon, Syria
Expelled/massacred for revolt against Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
67 A.D.
Damascus, Syria
Expelled/massacred for revolt against Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
67 A.D.
Bethhoron, Syria
Expelled/massacred for revolt against Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
67 A.D.
Antioch, Egypt
Expelled/massacred by Vespasian for revolt/arson plot (E. Mary Smallwood).
70 A.D.
Jerusalem
Expelled/massacred (1,100,000 dead; 97,000 enslaved) by Titus after revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
71 A.D.
Antioch, Egypt
Expelled by Titus for arson (E. Mary Smallwood).
72 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Expelled/massacred (600) for allying with Sicari (E. Mary Smallwood).
73 A.D.
Cyrenaica
Expelled/killed (3,000) after Sicari revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
85 A.D.
Jerusalem
Expelled/killed under Domitian during uprising (E. Mary Smallwood).
95-96 A.D.
Rome, Italy
Expelled/cancelled; Domitian murdered, averting persecution (E. Mary Smallwood).
109 A.D.
Aricia, Italy
Expelled (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
Cyrenaica
Expelled by Trajan after revolt ("War of Quietus"); 220,000 Gentiles killed (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
Palestine
Partially expelled for revolt under Trajan (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
Egypt
Expelled after failed revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Expelled/killed under Trajan ("War of Quietus") (E. Mary Smallwood).
115 A.D.
North Africa
Expelled for revolt under Trajan (E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Oxyrhynchus, Egypt
Expelled by Apollonios/Turbo after revolt; victory holiday celebrated (E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Cyprus
Expelled for revolt under Trajan; tens of thousands massacred (E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Mesopotamia
Expelled for revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Seleuceia
Expelled for revolt (Orosius, Eusebius; E. Mary Smallwood).
116 A.D.
Media
Expelled for revolt (Orosius, Eusebius; E. Mary Smallwood).
132 A.D.
Syria
Expelled by Hadrian ("Bar-Kokhba Revolt") (Jewish Virtual Library).
132-135 A.D.
Palestine
Expelled/massacred (hundreds of thousands) by Hadrian after Bar Cochba Revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
139 A.D.
Rome, Italy
Expelled by Antoninus Pius for corrupting morals, money fraud (E. Mary Smallwood).
155-156 A.D.
Judea ("Aelia Capitolina")
Expelled/cancelled by Antoninus Pius after circumcision revolt (E. Mary Smallwood).
175 A.D.
Syria
Expelled/massacred by Marcus Aurelius for supporting usurper (E. Mary Smallwood).
194 A.D.
Judea
Expelled/imprisoned by Septimius Severus for supporting losing side in civil war (E. Mary Smallwood).
250 A.D.
Carthage, North Africa
Expelled (P.E. Grosser/E.G. Halperin).
251-252 A.D.
Gaul
Self-deported or baptized by Merovingian kings (Solomon Katz).
255 A.D.
Cappadocia
Expelled/massacred (12,000) by Shapur for conspiring with Rome (E. Mary Smallwood).
325 A.D.
Jerusalem
Expelled (P.E. Grosser/E.G. Halperin).
400-410 A.D.
Telia, Byzantine Empire
Slaughtered after betrayal to Persians via synagogue tunnel (James Parkes).
415 A.D.
Alexandria, Egypt
Expelled by Saint Cyril (Socrates Scholasticus; John of Nikiu).
418 A.D.
Menorca, Spain
Expelled or converted (Scott Bradbury).
468 A.D.
Babylon/Judea
Expelled.
470 A.D.
Babylon/Judea
Expelled again.
527-565 A.D.
Byzantine Empire
Expelled/massacred by thousands after Samaritan revolt; synagogues/houses burned by Justinian I (James Parkes).
567-578 A.D.
Ceasarea, Byzantine Empire
Massacred Christians; revolt put down by Justin II, leaders expelled (James Parkes).
554 A.D.
Clement, France
Expelled (Bruce R. Booker).
558/561 A.D.
Uzzes, Gaul
Expelled by Saint Ferreol after plotting with Saracens (Solomon Katz).
576/582 A.D.
Clermont, Gaul
Expelled or baptized by Chilperic (Solomon Katz).
590 A.D.
Antioch, Syria
Expelled by Byzantines for insulting Mary (Salo Baron).
602-610 A.D.
Mesopotamia
Partially expelled for plotting Christian massacre (James Parkes).
610 A.D.
Cyprus
Expelled.
614 A.D.
Palestine
Expelled by Persians/massacred by Romans; aided Persians, killed 90,000 Christians (James Parkes; Michael the Syrian).
Today’s #manuscriptmonday looks at what ancient documents can tell us about Jesus’s occupation prior to his public ministry. Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3 has villagers from Nazareth asking “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?” upon Jesus’s return to his hometown. So was Jesus really a “carpenter?” How do the manuscripts help us with answering that question? A 🧵.
This is P103, a second century fragment that contains the Gospel of Matthew 13:55-56. The beginning of vs. 55 reads "Isn't this the
carpenter's son?"
carpenter's son?"
This is P.Mich.inv. 4238, an early first century collection of about one of several dozen apprenticeship contracts from Roman Egypt. This one-year contract for téktovikn "carpentry", is not only an economic arrangement, but a social and relational contract.
Everyone: the crew helping Putin is clear. SecArmy Dan Driscoll, who carried the Kushner/Witkoff surrender plan to Ukraine, is a friend of JD Vance's from Yale. The 39-year-old former 1st Lt. would be no one's pick for that role otherwise. Vance wants Ukraine to fall. 1/
Kushner, Witkoff, and Dmitriev met in October and turned Dmitriev's wishlist in a US plan. Then Kushner leaked it to an Axios reporter he has long ties to (Barak Ravid) to brand it as "official", rush it through before anyone asked. Kushner wants Ukraine to fall too. 2/
The leaker has to be Kushner: Axios swears it's an American, and it's not Witkoff, who accidentally posted wondering if Axios's source was "K". That doesn't mean Kirill Dmitriev - it's Jared Kushner. Only Kushner would think to use Ravid as his leakee. 3/
« Personne ne le soutiendra » [le plan de paix américain], disent les soldats ukrainiens interrogés par la BBC.
Mais, certains Ukrainiens se demandent aussi à quoi bon insister pour des territoires presque vides d'hommes.m aujourd'hui.
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Mais, certains Ukrainiens se demandent aussi à quoi bon insister pour des territoires presque vides d'hommes.m aujourd'hui.
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Un « projet absolument honteux de plan de paix, indigne de notre attention », clame un soldat ukrainien.
Mais un autre se demande quand même si « il n'est pas temps de se mettre d'accord au moins sur quelque chose »
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Mais un autre se demande quand même si « il n'est pas temps de se mettre d'accord au moins sur quelque chose »
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« Laissez-les le [Donbass] prendre », déclare Snake à la BBC : « il ne reste pratiquement plus personne dans les villes et les villages. Nous ne nous battons pas pour le peuple mais pour la terre, tout en perdant encore plus de monde. »
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