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🚨EXCLUSIVE: Independent Technical Review Raises Serious Privacy Questions About Abbott Campaign App!
The Abbott Impact App
A THREAD 👇
At the 2026 Texas Republican Convention, many delegates were encouraged to download the Abbott Impact app as part of Governor Greg Abbott’s grassroots campaign efforts. Many also gave the app permission to access the contacts stored on their phones.
The promotion did not end when the convention concluded. As delegates returned home, they received one final text message from the Abbott campaign encouraging them to download the Abbott Impact app. The message described the application as a “free tool” that would allow Republican activists to help turn out voters through phone calls, text messages, and door knocking, and included a direct download link to the app. A screenshot of that text message is included with this report.
At the time, most users likely believed they were simply helping the campaign identify registered voters among their friends and family.
Now, an independently verified technical review is raising questions about what information the app actually collects, where that information goes, and whether users were given a COMPLETE explanation before agreeing to share it.
According to the analysis, the app can access far more than just names and phone numbers. It is capable of reading email addresses, mailing addresses, employer information, notes saved with contacts, photographs, messaging accounts, and other information stored in a user’s address book.
One of the report’s biggest concerns involves the information presented to users before they agree to share their contacts.
The app tells users:
“Your personal information and contact details remain private. No one outside of the campaign will be able to see your answers or notes.”
However, according to the independently verified technical review, the contact information uploaded through the app is transmitted to computer servers operated by a third-party company called Right Impact LLC. The report concludes that users were NOT clearly informed that a third-party company would receive and process that information when they were asked for permission to upload their contacts.
The report also found that the app collects additional information used for analytics and advertising that is not explained to users during the consent process. It further raises questions about whether the app’s disclosures are consistent with the requirements of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) - the VERY PRIVACY LAW signed by Governor Abbott that took effect on July 1, 2024.
Read on 👇
The Abbott Impact App
A THREAD 👇
At the 2026 Texas Republican Convention, many delegates were encouraged to download the Abbott Impact app as part of Governor Greg Abbott’s grassroots campaign efforts. Many also gave the app permission to access the contacts stored on their phones.
The promotion did not end when the convention concluded. As delegates returned home, they received one final text message from the Abbott campaign encouraging them to download the Abbott Impact app. The message described the application as a “free tool” that would allow Republican activists to help turn out voters through phone calls, text messages, and door knocking, and included a direct download link to the app. A screenshot of that text message is included with this report.
At the time, most users likely believed they were simply helping the campaign identify registered voters among their friends and family.
Now, an independently verified technical review is raising questions about what information the app actually collects, where that information goes, and whether users were given a COMPLETE explanation before agreeing to share it.
According to the analysis, the app can access far more than just names and phone numbers. It is capable of reading email addresses, mailing addresses, employer information, notes saved with contacts, photographs, messaging accounts, and other information stored in a user’s address book.
One of the report’s biggest concerns involves the information presented to users before they agree to share their contacts.
The app tells users:
“Your personal information and contact details remain private. No one outside of the campaign will be able to see your answers or notes.”
However, according to the independently verified technical review, the contact information uploaded through the app is transmitted to computer servers operated by a third-party company called Right Impact LLC. The report concludes that users were NOT clearly informed that a third-party company would receive and process that information when they were asked for permission to upload their contacts.
The report also found that the app collects additional information used for analytics and advertising that is not explained to users during the consent process. It further raises questions about whether the app’s disclosures are consistent with the requirements of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) - the VERY PRIVACY LAW signed by Governor Abbott that took effect on July 1, 2024.
Read on 👇
According to the technical analysis, the Abbott Impact app failed 9 OUT OF 10 TDPSA compliance markers, with the remaining category classified as indeterminate. In other words, the reviewers found that none of the ten evaluated compliance requirements were clearly met. Among the concerns identified were the absence of a compliant consent mechanism for sensitive geolocation data, missing disclosures regarding third-party data processing, no identified implementation of the Global Privacy Control standard required under Texas law, and limited mechanisms for users to exercise their privacy rights. These findings reflect the conclusions of the technical review and are not, by themselves, a legal determination that any law has been violated.
The report is equally clear about what it does not claim. It does not allege that anyone’s data has been sold, leaked, or improperly shared beyond the identified third-party processor. Instead, it concludes that the app’s documented behavior differs from what users are told when they decide whether to share information from their phones.
The application underwent an independent technical review of the decompiled Android application, including analysis of the source code, application manifest, embedded resources, and application architecture. The report also references an accompanying independent audit, providing an additional layer of technical verification supporting the findings regarding how the application collects, processes, and discloses user information.
These findings come at a time when many Texas Republicans are already asking questions about how party data is handled. According to public statements from Chairman Josh McKaughan’s team, former RPT Chairman Abraham George exported the Republican Party of Texas Mailchimp database shortly after losing his reelection bid. While there is no evidence connecting that incident to the Abbott Impact app, both situations have prompted renewed concern about who has access to grassroots data, how it is stored, and what protections are in place for supporters who entrust political organizations with their personal information.
I AM CURRENTLY looking into and investigating the allegations made against Abraham George.
For delegates who downloaded the app at the Texas Republican Convention, you might want to reconsider. Many were encouraged to install the application in good faith, trusting that they understood how their information would be used.
The findings have already undergone independent technical verification and an additional independent audit. The remaining questions are not about whether the application performs these functions, but whether users were given complete and accurate information before deciding to share data from their phones.
Among the questions that deserve answers:
Were users clearly informed that a third-party company would receive and process their contact information?
Why does the consent screen state that no one outside the campaign will see users’ information? This is blatantly false.
If the application failed 9 out of 10 TDPSA compliance benchmarks, what steps, if any, have been taken to address those findings?
What information is retained after contacts are uploaded?
How long is that information stored?
What safeguards are in place to protect the personal information entrusted to the app?
Those are questions both the Abbott campaign and Right Impact LLC should have the opportunity to answer.
The report is equally clear about what it does not claim. It does not allege that anyone’s data has been sold, leaked, or improperly shared beyond the identified third-party processor. Instead, it concludes that the app’s documented behavior differs from what users are told when they decide whether to share information from their phones.
The application underwent an independent technical review of the decompiled Android application, including analysis of the source code, application manifest, embedded resources, and application architecture. The report also references an accompanying independent audit, providing an additional layer of technical verification supporting the findings regarding how the application collects, processes, and discloses user information.
These findings come at a time when many Texas Republicans are already asking questions about how party data is handled. According to public statements from Chairman Josh McKaughan’s team, former RPT Chairman Abraham George exported the Republican Party of Texas Mailchimp database shortly after losing his reelection bid. While there is no evidence connecting that incident to the Abbott Impact app, both situations have prompted renewed concern about who has access to grassroots data, how it is stored, and what protections are in place for supporters who entrust political organizations with their personal information.
I AM CURRENTLY looking into and investigating the allegations made against Abraham George.
For delegates who downloaded the app at the Texas Republican Convention, you might want to reconsider. Many were encouraged to install the application in good faith, trusting that they understood how their information would be used.
The findings have already undergone independent technical verification and an additional independent audit. The remaining questions are not about whether the application performs these functions, but whether users were given complete and accurate information before deciding to share data from their phones.
Among the questions that deserve answers:
Were users clearly informed that a third-party company would receive and process their contact information?
Why does the consent screen state that no one outside the campaign will see users’ information? This is blatantly false.
If the application failed 9 out of 10 TDPSA compliance benchmarks, what steps, if any, have been taken to address those findings?
What information is retained after contacts are uploaded?
How long is that information stored?
What safeguards are in place to protect the personal information entrusted to the app?
Those are questions both the Abbott campaign and Right Impact LLC should have the opportunity to answer.
Report part 2
وقف ترسل الـ CV حقك لـ ChatGPT بعدين تقول: "عدّل لي السيرة الذاتية."
البرومبت الخايس = نتيجة خايسة.
جرّب هالـ 6 برومبتات، وشوف الفرق بنفسك:
البرومبت الخايس = نتيجة خايسة.
جرّب هالـ 6 برومبتات، وشوف الفرق بنفسك:
1. محلّل CV X-Ray
"تصرف كمختص موارد بشرية كبير عنده 15 سنة خبرة في التوظيف داخل قطاع [insert industry]. حلّل سيرتي الذاتية كأني داخل منافسة حقيقية مع متقدمين فعليين. حدّد: (1) الأقسام اللي تخلي المُوظف يتجاوز السيرة مباشرة، (2) الإنجازات الضعيفة اللي لازم تتقوّى بأرقام، (3) الكلمات المفتاحية الناقصة الخاصة بـ ATS لوظيفة [insert position]، و(4) ترتيب الأقسام الغلط. عطِني تعديلات واضحة لكل قسم، مو بس نصايح عامة."
"تصرف كمختص موارد بشرية كبير عنده 15 سنة خبرة في التوظيف داخل قطاع [insert industry]. حلّل سيرتي الذاتية كأني داخل منافسة حقيقية مع متقدمين فعليين. حدّد: (1) الأقسام اللي تخلي المُوظف يتجاوز السيرة مباشرة، (2) الإنجازات الضعيفة اللي لازم تتقوّى بأرقام، (3) الكلمات المفتاحية الناقصة الخاصة بـ ATS لوظيفة [insert position]، و(4) ترتيب الأقسام الغلط. عطِني تعديلات واضحة لكل قسم، مو بس نصايح عامة."
2. مفكك الوصف الوظيفي
"بألصق الوصف الوظيفي هنا: [paste JD]. فكّكه قسم قسم وعلّمني: (1) المهارات المخفية اللي ما هي مكتوبة لكن الموظفين يدورون عليها أكيد، (2) العلامات الحمراء إذا المرشح ما عنده X، (3) الكلمات المفتاحية الأساسية اللي لازم تدخل في الـ CV، (4) أسئلة المقابلة الأكثر احتمالًا تطلع من هذا الوصف. أبي أدخل هالمرحلة وأنا مستعد 10 مرات أكثر من باقي المتقدمين."
"بألصق الوصف الوظيفي هنا: [paste JD]. فكّكه قسم قسم وعلّمني: (1) المهارات المخفية اللي ما هي مكتوبة لكن الموظفين يدورون عليها أكيد، (2) العلامات الحمراء إذا المرشح ما عنده X، (3) الكلمات المفتاحية الأساسية اللي لازم تدخل في الـ CV، (4) أسئلة المقابلة الأكثر احتمالًا تطلع من هذا الوصف. أبي أدخل هالمرحلة وأنا مستعد 10 مرات أكثر من باقي المتقدمين."
In May 2026, JPMorgan, Mastercard and Ripple ran a cross-border settlement that hadn't been done before. A tokenized US Treasury, redeemed across banks in about 4.2 seconds, after hours and on a public chain… and that chain was the XRP Ledger
1/24🧵
1/24🧵
The biggest bank in America, the biggest card network on earth, and a tokenized Treasury from Ondo Finance, all clearing on a public chain in seconds with RLUSD bridging and XRP paying the fee. Still a pilot, but the kind finance kept calling impossible
2/24🧵
2/24🧵
So why XRP, out of thousands of tokens? The answer is what Ripple spent three years doing while most people weren't watching. It bought the financial plumbing banks took a century to build. No partnership decks, it wrote checks and took ownership.
3/24🧵
3/24🧵
RÉUNION le 4 juillet : Mobilisons-nous pour libérer la parole à Châtillon s/Seine ! Pourquoi le 4/7 ? Le viol et le meurtre de Lyhanna nous ont bouleversés. Le 4/7, une manifestation citoyenne est organisée pour la protection des mineurs et des femmes contre les violences. 1/5
Pourquoi Châtillon sur Seine ?
Entre 1993 et 1997, Yves Grosjean a officié dans le Châtillonnais, comme aumônier scout et prêtre. Cet homme est actuellement mis en examen pour agression sexuelle aggravée sur mineurs. Les victimes sont nombreuses. 2/5
Entre 1993 et 1997, Yves Grosjean a officié dans le Châtillonnais, comme aumônier scout et prêtre. Cet homme est actuellement mis en examen pour agression sexuelle aggravée sur mineurs. Les victimes sont nombreuses. 2/5
Pourquoi informer ?
Pour lutter contre la banalité des violences, pour identifier, reconnaître et accueillir, pour comprendre les traumatismes afin d’aider les victimes. 3/5
Pour lutter contre la banalité des violences, pour identifier, reconnaître et accueillir, pour comprendre les traumatismes afin d’aider les victimes. 3/5
🚨Alarmierende Einschätzung‼️:
Größte Umstrukturierung der Geschichte Deutschlands:
VW will 100.000 Stellen abbauen. Zusätzlich will VW vier deutsche Werke schließen und die Marke VW in eine neue Gesellschaft ausgliedern.
👉🏼 Was hat Oliver Blume vor? Was sind die Konsequenzen für die Regionen?
- Eine Analyse. Ein Drama in 10 Akten 🧵
Größte Umstrukturierung der Geschichte Deutschlands:
VW will 100.000 Stellen abbauen. Zusätzlich will VW vier deutsche Werke schließen und die Marke VW in eine neue Gesellschaft ausgliedern.
👉🏼 Was hat Oliver Blume vor? Was sind die Konsequenzen für die Regionen?
- Eine Analyse. Ein Drama in 10 Akten 🧵
2/10: Was bisher geschah:
Das „Group Target Picture“ wurde am 24. Juni 2026 in der Vorstandssitzung in Wolfsburg präsentiert. Es ist das tiefgreifendste Umbauprogramm der VW-Geschichte: bis zu 100.000 von 657.000 Stellen weltweit, ein Stellenabbau von 15,2 Prozent! Eine Verdopplung des bisherigen Ziels!
🚨 Alarmierend: Sechs von neun Vorstandsmitgliedern stufen die Lage als existenzgefährdend ein.
👉🏼 Wie schlimm wirken sich die geplanten Entlassungen auf die vier Regionen Emden, Hannover, Zwickau und Neckarsulm aus?
Das „Group Target Picture“ wurde am 24. Juni 2026 in der Vorstandssitzung in Wolfsburg präsentiert. Es ist das tiefgreifendste Umbauprogramm der VW-Geschichte: bis zu 100.000 von 657.000 Stellen weltweit, ein Stellenabbau von 15,2 Prozent! Eine Verdopplung des bisherigen Ziels!
🚨 Alarmierend: Sechs von neun Vorstandsmitgliedern stufen die Lage als existenzgefährdend ein.
👉🏼 Wie schlimm wirken sich die geplanten Entlassungen auf die vier Regionen Emden, Hannover, Zwickau und Neckarsulm aus?
3/10: Multiplikatoreffekt: Zulieferer-Jobs
In den Regionen rund um Emden, Hannover, Zwickau und Neckarsulm hängen Tausende Zulieferer-Jobs am Autokonzern VW. Lokale Wirtschaftsverbände warnen bereits vor einem Dominoeffekt, der ganze Industrieregionen treffen könnte – mit Massenarbeitslosigkeit und Wirtschaftskrise wie nach einem flächendeckenden Bombenangriff.
Konkret: ZF, bekannt für Getriebe, Bremsen und Achsen, plante bereits vor dem VW-Beben den Abbau von 14.000 Jobs. 41 % der Zulieferer beschreiben ihre Situation ohnehin als schlecht oder sehr schlecht.
Faustformel: Auf jeden direkten Werksarbeitsplatz kommen 2–3 Zulieferer- und Dienstleistungsjobs. Bei 100.000 Stellen hieße das: Es kommen 200.000 bis 300.000 Entlassungen in den vier Regionen dazu, wenn alle Wertschöpfungsstufen mitgerechnet werden. Im Worst-Case verlieren damit 400.000 Menschen in diesen Regionen auf einen Schlag ihren Job. Selbst wenn VW in Deutschland "nur" 80.000 Stellen streicht, sind es noch 240.000 Arbeitslose auf einen Schlag!
👉🏼 Welche Regionen trifft es am schlimmsten?
In den Regionen rund um Emden, Hannover, Zwickau und Neckarsulm hängen Tausende Zulieferer-Jobs am Autokonzern VW. Lokale Wirtschaftsverbände warnen bereits vor einem Dominoeffekt, der ganze Industrieregionen treffen könnte – mit Massenarbeitslosigkeit und Wirtschaftskrise wie nach einem flächendeckenden Bombenangriff.
Konkret: ZF, bekannt für Getriebe, Bremsen und Achsen, plante bereits vor dem VW-Beben den Abbau von 14.000 Jobs. 41 % der Zulieferer beschreiben ihre Situation ohnehin als schlecht oder sehr schlecht.
Faustformel: Auf jeden direkten Werksarbeitsplatz kommen 2–3 Zulieferer- und Dienstleistungsjobs. Bei 100.000 Stellen hieße das: Es kommen 200.000 bis 300.000 Entlassungen in den vier Regionen dazu, wenn alle Wertschöpfungsstufen mitgerechnet werden. Im Worst-Case verlieren damit 400.000 Menschen in diesen Regionen auf einen Schlag ihren Job. Selbst wenn VW in Deutschland "nur" 80.000 Stellen streicht, sind es noch 240.000 Arbeitslose auf einen Schlag!
👉🏼 Welche Regionen trifft es am schlimmsten?
‼️ COME CADRÀ 🇷🇺 VLADIMIR PUTIN.
CRONACA DI UNA SUCCESSIONE
IMMINENTE. 1/14
CRONACA DI UNA SUCCESSIONE
IMMINENTE. 1/14
La sconfitta militare è una prova mortale per qualsiasi dittatura. Mussolini fu deposto dal suo stesso Gran Consiglio e arrestato il 25 luglio 1943. In Germania, la stessa resa dei conti fu rimandata di quasi due anni. Tutti pagarono quel ritardo con il sangue. Lo schema è che il sistema si salva e sacrifica il leader quando questi diventa troppo oneroso. Questa logica si sta ora stringendo attorno a Vladimir Putin.
Non fu lui a ideare il regime cekista che governa la Russia di oggi. Ne fu il prodotto di maggior successo e lo strumento più conveniente. Un semplice ufficiale del KGB, che non superò mai il grado di tenente colonnello, era un tipico agente operativo. Cresciuto in un cortile di Leningrado, in un mondo di piccoli criminali, pugni e umiliazioni, questo contesto gli conferì ciò che mancava alle raffinate élite della sicurezza degli anni '90. Una naturale sensibilità per gli strati più oscuri della psiche sovietica, per il risentimento, il rancore e la nostalgia imperiale che serpeggiavano nelle strade russe.
DURANTE UMA ENTREVISTA DE EMPREGO, SE ELES PERGUNTAREM:
“VOCÊ TEM ALGUMA PERGUNTA PARA NÓS?”
USE A RESPOSTA DE OURO:
“VOCÊ TEM ALGUMA PERGUNTA PARA NÓS?”
USE A RESPOSTA DE OURO:
A Penalidade do “Passivo”
Em 2026, dizer que você “não tem perguntas” costuma ser interpretado como falta de curiosidade ou de visão de negócios. A entrevista não termina até você sair pela porta. Este é o seu momento de inverter os papéis e entrevistar a empresa.
Em 2026, dizer que você “não tem perguntas” costuma ser interpretado como falta de curiosidade ou de visão de negócios. A entrevista não termina até você sair pela porta. Este é o seu momento de inverter os papéis e entrevistar a empresa.
A Psicologia da Inversão
Os melhores candidatos não se comportam como suplicantes; eles se posicionam como consultores. Você não está apenas procurando um salário — está procurando uma parceria. Perguntas de alto nível demonstram que você está avaliando a empresa com a mesma seriedade com que ela está avaliando você.
Os melhores candidatos não se comportam como suplicantes; eles se posicionam como consultores. Você não está apenas procurando um salário — está procurando uma parceria. Perguntas de alto nível demonstram que você está avaliando a empresa com a mesma seriedade com que ela está avaliando você.
1/ Just collecting together my threads and YouTube video on the (pretty awful and quite strange) draft Conversion Bill, (I suspect there will be more and I'll add them here). First, here's my initial reaction to the general shape of the bill:
2/ Here's my YouTube analysis of the bill which is basically that last thread but narrated with a deep dive into some of the more obviously silly and wide provisions:
3/ This bill contains no statutory defences or care outs for parents or free speech, (this is very odd in a criminal statute to have literally no defences) - that bothers me quite a bit and explain why here:
En 1850, un arqueólogo dinamitó la entrada de un túnel en Egipto y encontró 24 cajas negras de granito de cien toneladas. Se cree que eran ataúdes para toros sagrados, pero su nivel de precisión es tan imposible que sigue desconcertando a la ciencia. Tira del hilo 🧵👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Cuando el explorador francés Auguste Mariette paseaba por la inmensa llanura de Saqqara, observó la cabeza de una antigua esfinge asomando bajo la arena del desierto y recordó un texto clásico que mencionaba una avenida enterrada.
Siguiendo su intuición, excavó la zona y desenterró un largo camino flanqueado por estatuas que conducía directamente hacia una misteriosa puerta sellada en la roca. Para poder acceder a su interior, tuvo que utilizar potentes explosivos.
Como o Comando Vermelho conseguiu se infiltrar no Executivo, Legislativo e Judiciário do Rio de Janeiro?
Entenda como o crime organizado passou a operar por dentro dos Três Poderes:
Segue o fio 🧶👇
Entenda como o crime organizado passou a operar por dentro dos Três Poderes:
Segue o fio 🧶👇
1- Levei mais ou menos um mês e meio investigando isso a fundo, e estou soltando o conteúdo 100% de graça aqui no perfil.
A verdade é que a segurança pública no Rio mudou de patamar. O crime parou de só trocar tiro por território e aprendeu a engolir o próprio Estado por dentro.
Antes, todo mundo achava que infiltração política era exclusividade das milícias, até porque elas já nasceram formadas por policiais corruptos. O Comando Vermelho operava de um jeito mais primitivo: garantia a favela na base do fuzil e pagava o clássico "arrego" para a polícia não incomodar.
A verdade é que a segurança pública no Rio mudou de patamar. O crime parou de só trocar tiro por território e aprendeu a engolir o próprio Estado por dentro.
Antes, todo mundo achava que infiltração política era exclusividade das milícias, até porque elas já nasceram formadas por policiais corruptos. O Comando Vermelho operava de um jeito mais primitivo: garantia a favela na base do fuzil e pagava o clássico "arrego" para a polícia não incomodar.
2- Nas últimas décadas, o Comando Vermelho virou a chave e começou a funcionar quase como uma corporação do crime. Eles entenderam que, para blindar o negócio e faturar bilhões, não adiantava só enfrentar o Estado, era preciso anular o Estado por dentro.
Foi aí que a facção montou uma rede de influência pesada, avançando direto para os gabinetes do Legislativo, do Executivo e do Judiciário.
Essa mudança mudou completamente a cara da violência no Rio, principalmente na Zona Oeste e na Região Metropolitana. Aquela rivalidade antiga e sangrenta entre tráfico e milícia ficou no passado. O maior exemplo disso foi o acordo histórico entre o CV e o Bonde do Zinho (a maior milícia do estado) para dividir territórios e alinhar a logística dos negócios.
Hoje, a facção está enfiada em mercados legais e informais. É uma zona cinzenta onde o dinheiro do crime financia campanhas e contamina as instituições. O Comando Vermelho não quer mais apenas o controle da boca de fumo, o objetivo agora é ditar políticas públicas, proteger rotas internacionais de tráfico e ter espiões e informações privilegiadas dentro do próprio governo.
Foi aí que a facção montou uma rede de influência pesada, avançando direto para os gabinetes do Legislativo, do Executivo e do Judiciário.
Essa mudança mudou completamente a cara da violência no Rio, principalmente na Zona Oeste e na Região Metropolitana. Aquela rivalidade antiga e sangrenta entre tráfico e milícia ficou no passado. O maior exemplo disso foi o acordo histórico entre o CV e o Bonde do Zinho (a maior milícia do estado) para dividir territórios e alinhar a logística dos negócios.
Hoje, a facção está enfiada em mercados legais e informais. É uma zona cinzenta onde o dinheiro do crime financia campanhas e contamina as instituições. O Comando Vermelho não quer mais apenas o controle da boca de fumo, o objetivo agora é ditar políticas públicas, proteger rotas internacionais de tráfico e ter espiões e informações privilegiadas dentro do próprio governo.
Thank G-d for Thomas Jefferson insisting upon "Separation of Church and State" being in the Constitution. We really need to teach American history. As we are nearing the 250th year of this grand experiment that we call the United States of America,
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let me explain about "the Separation of Church and State" clause found within the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Thomas Jefferson popularized the phrase "wall of separation between church and state" ...
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Thomas Jefferson popularized the phrase "wall of separation between church and state" ...
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in his 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, but he borrowed the metaphor from Roger Williams.
Roger Williams, a Baptist minister and founder of Rhode Island, first used a similar idea in his 1644 book The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution.
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Roger Williams, a Baptist minister and founder of Rhode Island, first used a similar idea in his 1644 book The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution.
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Statement by Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Kassem on the Framework Agreement Between the Lebanese Authorities and the Zionist Enemy Entity:
1. Where is the integrity of the Lebanese authority and its responsibility toward its people, and the protection of Lebanon’s sovereignty, which the American custodian did not grant a ceasefire, and when it reached them from the US-Iran talks in Pakistan in April 2026, they rejected it? This led the "israeli" enemy to commit the crime of 'Black Wednesday,' in which hundreds were killed and wounded, people were terrorized, and destruction was caused by a hundred airstrikes across Lebanon, starting from the capital, Beirut.
1. Where is the integrity of the Lebanese authority and its responsibility toward its people, and the protection of Lebanon’s sovereignty, which the American custodian did not grant a ceasefire, and when it reached them from the US-Iran talks in Pakistan in April 2026, they rejected it? This led the "israeli" enemy to commit the crime of 'Black Wednesday,' in which hundreds were killed and wounded, people were terrorized, and destruction was caused by a hundred airstrikes across Lebanon, starting from the capital, Beirut.
2. We told the authority that direct negotiations are pure, free concessions to "israel," because they are meetings aimed at enforcing complete submission to the aggression's demands and "israeli"-American dictates. You attend them while in conflict and disagreement with more than half of the Lebanese people, and in violation of the Constitution and laws, which consider the "israeli" entity an enemy and judicially hold accountable anyone who deals with it in word or deed. You hold no position of strength to contend with because you voluntarily abandoned the power of the Resistance and the people, and you stabbed the Resistance in the back by deeming it outlawed in the heart of the war and from its very first moment, through the government's ominous decision on March 2nd... all to serve the "israeli" aggressive project. Playing with words and interpreting them deceptively is of no use; results are the ultimate measure. This, by the evaluation of both friend and foe, is a compromise of Lebanon’s sovereignty.
3. The Iranian-American memorandum of understanding (MoU) arrived, placing the cessation of the war on Lebanon as its very first clause. When the "israeli" enemy refused to comply, Iran suspended the agreement and continued its closure of the Strait of Hormuz until America exerted pressure and compelled the "israeli" enemy to accept a ceasefire. The first paragraph of the memorandum of understanding states: 'The United States, Iran, and their allies in the ongoing war declare, through the signing of this memorandum of understanding, an immediate and permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon. They pledge henceforth not to initiate any war or military operation against one another, to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other, and to guarantee the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon.' According to the third clause of the memorandum, negotiations and reaching a final agreement are to take place within sixty days.
The authority refused once again, until rational figures and those involved in the memorandum of understanding made them understand that the firing would stop—something you failed to achieve—and that Lebanon’s interest lay within it, and that the negotiations for the "israeli" withdrawal are in Lebanon’s hands alone, with no one negotiating on its behalf. This is a gift of honor, dignity, and strength from the Iran of steadfastness and pride to Lebanon, its people, and its Resistance.
The memorandum of understanding guarantees 'Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty,' and sovereignty is realized through a complete "israeli" withdrawal to be agreed upon within sixty days. This was a position of strength in Lebanon’s hands that it had never even dreamed of. Yet, through the 'framework deal,' the authority suddenly abandons the cards of strength provided by the memorandum of understanding, as well as the power of the Resistance, its steadfastness, and the sacrifices of this great Lebanese people, giving "israel" exactly what it wants for free.
The authority refused once again, until rational figures and those involved in the memorandum of understanding made them understand that the firing would stop—something you failed to achieve—and that Lebanon’s interest lay within it, and that the negotiations for the "israeli" withdrawal are in Lebanon’s hands alone, with no one negotiating on its behalf. This is a gift of honor, dignity, and strength from the Iran of steadfastness and pride to Lebanon, its people, and its Resistance.
The memorandum of understanding guarantees 'Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty,' and sovereignty is realized through a complete "israeli" withdrawal to be agreed upon within sixty days. This was a position of strength in Lebanon’s hands that it had never even dreamed of. Yet, through the 'framework deal,' the authority suddenly abandons the cards of strength provided by the memorandum of understanding, as well as the power of the Resistance, its steadfastness, and the sacrifices of this great Lebanese people, giving "israel" exactly what it wants for free.
A man's iPhone hit 80% battery health after 11 months.
Apple's screen flashed the dreaded message: "Your battery's health is significantly degraded."
He went to the Apple Store ready to pay $99 for a replacement.
The Genius Bar employee took one look at his charging habits and shook her head.
"80% is not the problem. 80% is the symptom. There are 5 things you're doing every day that are aging your battery 3x faster than it should. Every iPhone user does at least 3 of them. Let me show you."
He didn't pay for the battery. 8 months later his replacement phone is still at 96%.
Here's exactly what she told him 🧵
Apple's screen flashed the dreaded message: "Your battery's health is significantly degraded."
He went to the Apple Store ready to pay $99 for a replacement.
The Genius Bar employee took one look at his charging habits and shook her head.
"80% is not the problem. 80% is the symptom. There are 5 things you're doing every day that are aging your battery 3x faster than it should. Every iPhone user does at least 3 of them. Let me show you."
He didn't pay for the battery. 8 months later his replacement phone is still at 96%.
Here's exactly what she told him 🧵
First, what 80% actually means.
Apple says every iPhone battery is "designed" to keep 80% of capacity after 500 charge cycles. iPhone 15 and newer: 1,000 cycles.
That's 2-3 years of normal use.
If you're hitting 80% in under a year, your battery isn't defective.
Your habits are killing it.
Apple says every iPhone battery is "designed" to keep 80% of capacity after 500 charge cycles. iPhone 15 and newer: 1,000 cycles.
That's 2-3 years of normal use.
If you're hitting 80% in under a year, your battery isn't defective.
Your habits are killing it.
1. Stop charging your phone in bed.
Under the pillow. On the mattress. Wrapped in the sheets.
Lithium batteries hate heat more than anything else. A phone trapped in fabric while charging hits 105-115°F. That's hotter than a hot summer day.
One night of pillow charging ages your battery roughly the same as 3 normal charge cycles.
Move the charger to a nightstand. Bare wood. No case.
Under the pillow. On the mattress. Wrapped in the sheets.
Lithium batteries hate heat more than anything else. A phone trapped in fabric while charging hits 105-115°F. That's hotter than a hot summer day.
One night of pillow charging ages your battery roughly the same as 3 normal charge cycles.
Move the charger to a nightstand. Bare wood. No case.
Ramzan runs a small electronics shop in Karnataka.
During demonetisation, he deposited ₹20.99 lakh into his bank.
The tax department treated this as black money and told him to pay tax at 77%.
Here's how ITAT saved him 🧵👇
During demonetisation, he deposited ₹20.99 lakh into his bank.
The tax department treated this as black money and told him to pay tax at 77%.
Here's how ITAT saved him 🧵👇
[1] Meet Ramzan
Ramzan Mulla runs 'New Charandas Electricals & Engineers'.
A small electronics shop in Vijayapura, Karnataka.
For FY17, he filed his ITR under Section 44AD.
That means presumptive taxation. No detailed books required.
Ramzan Mulla runs 'New Charandas Electricals & Engineers'.
A small electronics shop in Vijayapura, Karnataka.
For FY17, he filed his ITR under Section 44AD.
That means presumptive taxation. No detailed books required.
[2] When demonetisation hit
November 2016. Demonetisation hit India overnight.
Ramzan continued his cash business through the permitted window.
His elderly relatives (no bank accounts) gave him their old notes too.
He deposited everything into his bank.
November 2016. Demonetisation hit India overnight.
Ramzan continued his cash business through the permitted window.
His elderly relatives (no bank accounts) gave him their old notes too.
He deposited everything into his bank.
1/21
HOW TO WIN THE WAR
FOR THE PEOPLE
BY THE PEOPLE
Thread 👇
HOW TO WIN THE WAR
FOR THE PEOPLE
BY THE PEOPLE
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2/21
They operate on the trade: give you a dollar, pat themselves on the back, and brag about how great they are — all while stealing $100 and tightening their control. That’s the game in a nutshell.
They operate on the trade: give you a dollar, pat themselves on the back, and brag about how great they are — all while stealing $100 and tightening their control. That’s the game in a nutshell.
3/21
Islam and many other nations saw the opportunity and joined the money game. Now it’s a ruthless competition to grab the most, the fastest. The American people aren’t even at the table.
Islam and many other nations saw the opportunity and joined the money game. Now it’s a ruthless competition to grab the most, the fastest. The American people aren’t even at the table.
🧵 "Le follie del Fit for 55 Ue"
Oggi, i consumi di energia primaria in Ue assommano a circa 14.000 TWh/anno di cui 2.300 di energia elettrica. I picchi di potenza assorbita sulla rete europea si aggirano intorno ai 460 GW.
La direttiva Ue cosiddetta "Fit for 55" prevede,⤵️
Oggi, i consumi di energia primaria in Ue assommano a circa 14.000 TWh/anno di cui 2.300 di energia elettrica. I picchi di potenza assorbita sulla rete europea si aggirano intorno ai 460 GW.
La direttiva Ue cosiddetta "Fit for 55" prevede,⤵️
al 2030, cioè tra 4 anni, l'obiettivo di riduzione del 18% dei consumi energetici primari odierni che, secondo questa follia, dovrebbero scendere a 11.500 TWh/anno, il 35% in meno del massimo storico di consumo di energia primaria in Ue (17.600 TWh) che fu conseguito nel 2006,⤵️
a testimonianza dell'inesorabile declino economico del nostro continente strozzato da direttive suicide.
Ma non è tutto: questa direttiva delirante, alla cui approvazione contribuirono, tra il 2022 e il 2023, il PPE (Forza Italia), S&D (PD), Renew Europe (Azione, Italia Viva e⤵️
Ma non è tutto: questa direttiva delirante, alla cui approvazione contribuirono, tra il 2022 e il 2023, il PPE (Forza Italia), S&D (PD), Renew Europe (Azione, Italia Viva e⤵️
Por que ALGUNAS mujeres se muestran tan sádicas con los hombres buenos con los que salen.
Seas hombre o mujer, te recomiendo leer este consejo que puede salvarte de futuras relaciones tóxicas.
Hablemos de "feminidad tóxica"
Hilo va:
+
Seas hombre o mujer, te recomiendo leer este consejo que puede salvarte de futuras relaciones tóxicas.
Hablemos de "feminidad tóxica"
Hilo va:
+
El otro día veía la última comedia romántica de Jenifer López(ains, los sacrificios que hacemos los tios por una mujer), y tenia uno de esos finales tan tóxicos de este tipo de películas:
El mete la pata( a veces si el tiene un fallo grave, otras son argumentos absurdos de ella), ella se enfada y él realiza un proceso de humillación ante ella, pidiéndole perdón y haciendo un gesto romántico o absolutamente estúpido(que mas o menos es lo mismo),ante el que ella ve lo mucho que se quieren y acaban juntos y felices y comiendo perdices...
El mete la pata( a veces si el tiene un fallo grave, otras son argumentos absurdos de ella), ella se enfada y él realiza un proceso de humillación ante ella, pidiéndole perdón y haciendo un gesto romántico o absolutamente estúpido(que mas o menos es lo mismo),ante el que ella ve lo mucho que se quieren y acaban juntos y felices y comiendo perdices...
Lo que no somos conscientes es como tenemos este patrón "romántico" profundamente insertado en nuestras relaciones,y el tremendo daño que esto causa.
Todos los que han salido con una mujer lo han vivido: un día te estalla una bomba en tu relación, no sabes bien como, ella se enfada contigo.
Ella empieza una discusión de esas que difícilmente el hombre podrá ganar, por que la mayoría de mujeres están erre que erre con el problema hasta que se sale con la suya.
Todos los que han salido con una mujer lo han vivido: un día te estalla una bomba en tu relación, no sabes bien como, ella se enfada contigo.
Ella empieza una discusión de esas que difícilmente el hombre podrá ganar, por que la mayoría de mujeres están erre que erre con el problema hasta que se sale con la suya.
reading Maury Terry's Ultimate Evil, and I'm beginning to see some very real parallels between Taxi Driver's Travis Bickle (released Feb 8, 1976) and David Berkowitz (Son of Sam killings, July 76-July 77)...
Uncanny. They had nearly identical psychology. 😐
Uncanny. They had nearly identical psychology. 😐
get this: Berkowitz had been a cabbie (1974-76), eventually quitting that to become a postal worker.
both Bickle (fictional) and Berkowitz (dubbed SoS) lived and worked in NYC. both had a serious mental complex (Bickle, "justice", Berkowitz "occult"). both former military.
both Bickle (fictional) and Berkowitz (dubbed SoS) lived and worked in NYC. both had a serious mental complex (Bickle, "justice", Berkowitz "occult"). both former military.
In Taxi Driver, Iris (a young Jodi Foster, playing a child pr*stitute) is 12 years old.
Process Church of the Final Judgement (Berkowitz association) was supplying children for "entertainment" to powerful persons in society via cult members.
Jodi's mother was a film producer.
Process Church of the Final Judgement (Berkowitz association) was supplying children for "entertainment" to powerful persons in society via cult members.
Jodi's mother was a film producer.
#VendrediLecture
#MitterrandLecture
#JeanLacouture
« Mitterrand, une histoire de Français »,
t. 2, Les Vertiges du sommet. 1981-1996. 630p. 1998.
@EditionsduSeuil
2e partie d’une biographie qui fait autorité. 🧵1/7
1) Vertiges
2) Apports
#MitterrandLecture
#JeanLacouture
« Mitterrand, une histoire de Français »,
t. 2, Les Vertiges du sommet. 1981-1996. 630p. 1998.
@EditionsduSeuil
2e partie d’une biographie qui fait autorité. 🧵1/7
1) Vertiges
2) Apports
I. Vertige du lecteur : 630 p. sur les 2 septennats de FM.
- Vertige des sources : l’auteur se réclame des milliers de pages de #Verbatim de @jattali et de #LaDécennieMitterrand de @PierreFavier3 et @nitramdnalor, des #MondesDeFrançoisMitterrand de @hubert_vedrine, de maints témoignages et des 5 entrevues avec FM. 2/7
- Vertige des sources : l’auteur se réclame des milliers de pages de #Verbatim de @jattali et de #LaDécennieMitterrand de @PierreFavier3 et @nitramdnalor, des #MondesDeFrançoisMitterrand de @hubert_vedrine, de maints témoignages et des 5 entrevues avec FM. 2/7
Il s’y noie un peu et on peine parfois à le suivre, vu le style et la profusion des allusions suivies de points de suspension… On note des erreurs de date, des remarques parasites et des envolées grandiloquentes. L’auteur n’est pas historien. 3/7
14 HARVARD TECHNIQUES to be better than 99% of the world
1. The 5 - second rule
1. The 5 - second rule
The moment you think of doing something productive, count down 5-4-3-2-1 and physically move.
Interrupts brain’ s hesitation loop before doubt creeps in.
Use it for :
Getting out of bed
Making that cold call
Starting a workout
Interrupts brain’ s hesitation loop before doubt creeps in.
Use it for :
Getting out of bed
Making that cold call
Starting a workout
The Feymann technique
Pick a concept you’ re learning.
Write an exploratipn as if teaching it to a 12-year old, using zero jargon.
Wherever you get stuck, that’ s the gap.
Go back & relearn that part.
Pick a concept you’ re learning.
Write an exploratipn as if teaching it to a 12-year old, using zero jargon.
Wherever you get stuck, that’ s the gap.
Go back & relearn that part.
Today's #DavesCarIDService risks treason by sharing some of America's top secret roadside attractions with visiting soccer fans. But it seems the shock and awe of BBQ and Buc-ee's has resulted in their widespread surrender to American cultural might. Now that they seem friendly, I think it's finally safe for use to share the GOOD stuff. The roadside attraction equivalent of a secret cache of 85 year old Scotch. The kind of places we keep secret from strangers unless we have solid evidence that they're friendly.
First and foremost for me is the Loveless Cafe, just outside Nashville. One breakfast here and you will renounce your beloved Full English forever. And one biscuit (not a cookie, but the most sumptuous scone you've ever encountered) will make you slap yo' mama. I mean mum.
First and foremost for me is the Loveless Cafe, just outside Nashville. One breakfast here and you will renounce your beloved Full English forever. And one biscuit (not a cookie, but the most sumptuous scone you've ever encountered) will make you slap yo' mama. I mean mum.
While Buc-ee's is admittedly a mindblower, you may notice that it lacks one thing: trucks. Yep, big rigs are verbotten there. For the full American road trip experience one must make a pilgrimage to a truck stop, and the greatest of all is in my home state of Iowa. Mister this right here is Trucker Valhalla, complete with a barber shop, dentist and doctor offices, a 60 seat movie theater, and spectacular vintage truck museum. Not to mention endless rows of wolves-howling-at-moons t shirts and chrome dress up accessories for you big rig.
Oh, and bring an appetite. Not for the fast food joints, but for the acclaimed all you can eat diner buffet.
Oh, and bring an appetite. Not for the fast food joints, but for the acclaimed all you can eat diner buffet.
Now that you've sampled Texas BBQ brisket, it's time to level up your Texas cuisine experience with a stop at the Big Texan Steakranch on the outskirts of Amarillo. Well, level up in size if not in quality. Behold their Texas-sized 72 ounce steak. Best of all, it's FREE!
Small print: you have to eat the whole thing in 60 minutes to get the 100% discount off the $72 list price. Who knows? Maybe you'll be among the 10,000 heroes who've successfully reached the top of Mount Free Meat. That's only about an 8% success rate but c'mon chicken, you're DUE.
Afterwards you can celebrate with a stop at nearby Cadillac Ranch.
Small print: you have to eat the whole thing in 60 minutes to get the 100% discount off the $72 list price. Who knows? Maybe you'll be among the 10,000 heroes who've successfully reached the top of Mount Free Meat. That's only about an 8% success rate but c'mon chicken, you're DUE.
Afterwards you can celebrate with a stop at nearby Cadillac Ranch.
