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Gedanken zur Tageslosung für Dienstag, den 17.02.2026
Losungswort
Was verborgen ist, ist des HERRN, unseres Gottes; was aber offenbart ist, das gilt uns und unsern Kindern ewiglich.
5. Mose 29,28
Lehrtext
Sie sollen das Geheimnis Gottes erkennen: Christus. In
Losungswort
Was verborgen ist, ist des HERRN, unseres Gottes; was aber offenbart ist, das gilt uns und unsern Kindern ewiglich.
5. Mose 29,28
Lehrtext
Sie sollen das Geheimnis Gottes erkennen: Christus. In
ihm sind alle Schätze der Weisheit und Erkenntnis verborgen.
Kolosser 2,2-3
Die Losungen der Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
Verborgene Schätze
Das heutige Losungswort ist ein Ausschnitt aus einer Rede des Mose an die Israeliten. Sie befanden sich in
Kolosser 2,2-3
Die Losungen der Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine
Verborgene Schätze
Das heutige Losungswort ist ein Ausschnitt aus einer Rede des Mose an die Israeliten. Sie befanden sich in
dieser Zeit kurz vor dem verheißenen Land. So ermahnte Mose das Volk, den Bund mit Gott zu erneuern und sich an dessen Gebote zu halten. In diesem Sinnzusammenhang verstehe ich das Losungswort so: Nicht alles von Gott können wir begreifen. Vieles bleibt
What is Tragic Optimism? A Thread
Last week, I wrote about toxic positivity. To summarize, toxic positivity is a forced denial of any tragic past. It’s often encouraged in the military to “embrace the suck.”
Last week, I wrote about toxic positivity. To summarize, toxic positivity is a forced denial of any tragic past. It’s often encouraged in the military to “embrace the suck.”
In combat, and in the events that follow, it makes sense to grin and bear difficult and tragic circumstances.
But when a soldier returns home, a continual display of happiness despite having grave undertones of seriously negative emotions can be counter intuitive to healing soul wounds, such as sadness, outrage, guilt, and other morally injurious responses.
🚨 I've spent weeks inside the Epstein files — not looking for names, but for infrastructure.
What I found: Jeffrey Epstein wasn't just a sex trafficker. He was a switchboard — routing government secrets, Wall Street intelligence, and political power through one network.
The same network that built the censorship machine that targeted your speech during COVID.
Five parts. All sourced to DOJ documents. Here's the whole investigation 🧵👇
What I found: Jeffrey Epstein wasn't just a sex trafficker. He was a switchboard — routing government secrets, Wall Street intelligence, and political power through one network.
The same network that built the censorship machine that targeted your speech during COVID.
Five parts. All sourced to DOJ documents. Here's the whole investigation 🧵👇
PART 1: The DOJ released thousands of pages of Epstein files. Buried inside them is a 20-year financial architecture designed to turn pandemics into a profit center.
Offshore vaccine funds. Donor-advised fund structures naming "pandemic" as a key area — three years before COVID.
JPMorgan treated a convicted sex offender as the operational architect of a Gates-linked charitable fund.
Every claim sourced. Every document numbered.
🔗 sayerji.substack.com/p/breaking-the…
Offshore vaccine funds. Donor-advised fund structures naming "pandemic" as a key area — three years before COVID.
JPMorgan treated a convicted sex offender as the operational architect of a Gates-linked charitable fund.
Every claim sourced. Every document numbered.
🔗 sayerji.substack.com/p/breaking-the…
PART 2: Inside Project Molecule — the 14-page JPMorgan proposal that turned biology into investable infrastructure.
$20M to "finance the surveillance network in Pakistan." Parametric triggers. Reinsurance markets. Vaccine capital positioned in structures designed for offshore flexibility and arm's-length profit.
This wasn't pandemic response. It was pandemic business planning — years before any pandemic.
🔗 sayerji.substack.com/p/inside-proje…
$20M to "finance the surveillance network in Pakistan." Parametric triggers. Reinsurance markets. Vaccine capital positioned in structures designed for offshore flexibility and arm's-length profit.
This wasn't pandemic response. It was pandemic business planning — years before any pandemic.
🔗 sayerji.substack.com/p/inside-proje…
1/5 For 2+yrs pro🇮🇱 lobbyists have orchestrated a defamation campaign against me including by chopping my statements/decontextualizing my words so as to project me as someone who: justifies Oct 7 atrocities, denies crimes such as sexual violence, downplays the hostages'plight.
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2/5 I have been closely monitored across dozens of countries, hundreds of events, thousands of interviews. When my words were chopped & decontextualized, few fact-checked, fewer reported or corrected. The culprits never apologized: emboldened by impunity, they continued.
3/5 Example: at a book talk in Catania🇮🇹, I explained how Israel justifies the targeting and annihilation of doctors and civil servants, by labeling them "Hamas". My words were twisted to make it seem I said "Hamas are good, they run schools!"
🚨 The Photonics Landscape: An Investor's Guide
$POET $LITE $COHR $AXTI $AAOI
Photonics interest is exploding
This is a sector with massive tailwinds for 2026
Let's dig into what photonics is, what problems it solves, and why 2026 is a pivotal year.
We will also dig in to who the major players are.
You'll want to save this thread.
Please repost/quote if you found it valuable!
$POET $LITE $COHR $AXTI $AAOI
Photonics interest is exploding
This is a sector with massive tailwinds for 2026
Let's dig into what photonics is, what problems it solves, and why 2026 is a pivotal year.
We will also dig in to who the major players are.
You'll want to save this thread.
Please repost/quote if you found it valuable!
Photonics Overview
Think of Photonics applications in the data center as using pulses of light instead of electrical signals to move data between computers.
As AI systems grow, they generate more data than copper can move efficiently.
Electrical links hit limits tied to distance, stability, heat, and bandwidth.
These limits show up quickly inside modern clusters.
Copper works well across short distances and slower speeds, but beyond that, power budgets spike and network paths get congested.
Light handles these constraints better because photons travel farther with less loss and lower power use.
This is why photonics is moving deeper into AI racks each year.
(Yes I know this image is goofy)
Think of Photonics applications in the data center as using pulses of light instead of electrical signals to move data between computers.
As AI systems grow, they generate more data than copper can move efficiently.
Electrical links hit limits tied to distance, stability, heat, and bandwidth.
These limits show up quickly inside modern clusters.
Copper works well across short distances and slower speeds, but beyond that, power budgets spike and network paths get congested.
Light handles these constraints better because photons travel farther with less loss and lower power use.
This is why photonics is moving deeper into AI racks each year.
(Yes I know this image is goofy)
Why 2026 is Explosive
The demand for AI is exploding.
We need to send more data, faster than ever
Let's look at some of the major tailwinds for 2026:
- NVIDIA’s upcoming Rubin platform represents a massive leap forward by utilizing extreme co-design across GPUs, CPUs, and networking to drive down inference costs.
- The industry is currently transitioning from 800G to 1.6T to accommodate the massive data throughput required by trillion-parameter models. This jump is expected to trigger a massive increase in high-speed transceiver volumes, making 2026 the breakout year for volume shipments.
- CPO (Co-Packaged Optics) solve the efficiency crisis by bringing optical engines directly onto the processor substrate. This architecture delivers much better power efficiency than traditional pluggable modules, allowing for much denser AI fabrics. CPO adoption is coming sooner than anticipated.
- OCS (Optical Circuit Switching) use microscopic mirrors to physically redirect light beams, resulting in nearly zero latency and power consumption during the data path. Lumentum entered 2026 with a backlog exceeding $400 million.
- The silicon photonics market is entering a hyper-growth phase and is projected to scale from $1.8 billion in 2025 to over $10B by 2030.
Next, let's dig into the companies involved, grouped by mkt cap
(I know this image is also goofy)
The demand for AI is exploding.
We need to send more data, faster than ever
Let's look at some of the major tailwinds for 2026:
- NVIDIA’s upcoming Rubin platform represents a massive leap forward by utilizing extreme co-design across GPUs, CPUs, and networking to drive down inference costs.
- The industry is currently transitioning from 800G to 1.6T to accommodate the massive data throughput required by trillion-parameter models. This jump is expected to trigger a massive increase in high-speed transceiver volumes, making 2026 the breakout year for volume shipments.
- CPO (Co-Packaged Optics) solve the efficiency crisis by bringing optical engines directly onto the processor substrate. This architecture delivers much better power efficiency than traditional pluggable modules, allowing for much denser AI fabrics. CPO adoption is coming sooner than anticipated.
- OCS (Optical Circuit Switching) use microscopic mirrors to physically redirect light beams, resulting in nearly zero latency and power consumption during the data path. Lumentum entered 2026 with a backlog exceeding $400 million.
- The silicon photonics market is entering a hyper-growth phase and is projected to scale from $1.8 billion in 2025 to over $10B by 2030.
Next, let's dig into the companies involved, grouped by mkt cap
(I know this image is also goofy)
This Epstein email shows that Epstein knew the Ambassador to France Jane D. Hartley; he also was aware that Ariane de Rothschild was just around the corner from the embassy:
Soon-Yi Previn (Woody Allen's weird situation wife) knew that Jane Hartley would become the French Ambassador:
justice.gov/epstein/files/…
justice.gov/epstein/files/…
#SaludPublica & #SaludDeLosEcosistemas van d la mano cuando d epidemias persistentes hablamos, o x lo menos, en cuanto a la #malaria en #Venezuela
#SurDelOrinoco
#SurDelOrinoco
En un reciente artículo publicado x las investigadoras científicas Grillet, Mureb Sallum y Conn señalan q la deforestación de la selva amazónica ha sido el principal impulsor ambiental para el resurgimiento y la aparición de la malaria en América del Sur
annualreviews.org/content/journa…
annualreviews.org/content/journa…
Lo que esta investigación subraya es que, en promedio, la deforestación aumenta la transmisión de malaria cerca de los bosques en la Amazonía, aunque esta relación es no lineal (generalmente unimodal) y espaciotemporalmente variable
Glad to see this panel @The_ACNA
Cancel-culture efforts & demands for apologies leave me wondering: is the goal to get any initiative that tackles sexism/misogyny cancelled?
B/c if ppl can't even hear those words w/out melting down, it only shows how much we need this panel🧵
Cancel-culture efforts & demands for apologies leave me wondering: is the goal to get any initiative that tackles sexism/misogyny cancelled?
B/c if ppl can't even hear those words w/out melting down, it only shows how much we need this panel🧵
Over the yrs, countless people have contacted Bp Dobbs about the online behavior of Fr. Matt Kennedy.
I myself have done it publicly in the past. ⬇️
And I'm doing it again today, b/c I hope the province won't bend to cancel culture. 2/
I myself have done it publicly in the past. ⬇️
And I'm doing it again today, b/c I hope the province won't bend to cancel culture. 2/
Fr. Matt & Rev. Anne have again taken on the role of self-appointed ideological judge & jury, demanding a public apology & calling for the entire discussion to be shut down.
This is the opposite of cultivating healthy communities, let alone allowing for critical thinking. 3/
This is the opposite of cultivating healthy communities, let alone allowing for critical thinking. 3/
My proposal for pardon reform:
1-Pardons must be affirmatively approved by a vote of 2/3 of either the House or the Senate
2-If a president issues a pardon, the House is constitutionally obligated to hold a vote on it no later than 30 days after the pardon
(1/4)
1-Pardons must be affirmatively approved by a vote of 2/3 of either the House or the Senate
2-If a president issues a pardon, the House is constitutionally obligated to hold a vote on it no later than 30 days after the pardon
(1/4)
3-If the House votes down a pardon, the Senate is constitutionally required to hold a vote no later than 30 days after rejection
4-If a pardon is rejected by the Senate, the president is barred from issuing pardons for the same offense to the same individuals
(2/4)
4-If a pardon is rejected by the Senate, the president is barred from issuing pardons for the same offense to the same individuals
(2/4)
5-The congressional approval requirement will not apply to pardons issued to comply with international agreements with other countries, but in these cases the senate must vote on the pardon by the initiative of any senator and may, by a 2/3 vote, reject the pardon
(3/4)
(3/4)
My name is Sameerah Munshi. I am an American citizen and an advisor to the White House Religious Liberty Commission, appointed by the President of the United States.
Below is my statement on recent events surrounding the Commission and Carrie Prejean Boller @CarriePrejean1 @DanPatrick @POTUS
Full statement also here: open.substack.com/pub/sameerahmu…
Below is my statement on recent events surrounding the Commission and Carrie Prejean Boller @CarriePrejean1 @DanPatrick @POTUS
Full statement also here: open.substack.com/pub/sameerahmu…
In recent weeks, I have become deeply concerned about efforts to expand the definition of antisemitism in a manner that will, wittingly or unwittingly, restrict constitutionally protected speech and religious expression. That concern was brought into sharp relief at the latest hearing on antisemitism where Christian views and beliefs were targeted as “antisemitic” for merely expressing concerns about the ongoing conflation between criticism of the state of Israel and anti-Jewish animus.
During the hearing, an attempt was made by a collection of “Israel First” actors to redefine antisemitism to include all criticism of Israel, smear many concerned citizens as bigots, and even gatekeep what counts as “real” Judaism by confining it to Israel-first Jews. In preparation for the hearing, Commissioners and Advisors were asked to submit suggested witnesses who could provide scholarly, legal, and experiential insight into the matter. Several of us, most notably Carrie Prejean Boller and myself, proposed distinguished academics and experts in Jewish history, theology, and civil liberties. However, none of the witnesses we recommended were approved. Consequently, the final witness list reflected an uncritical “Israel-First” Zionist perspective on the issue to the exclusion of any countervailing perspective or alternative Jewish experience.
⭕️🧵In a few hours, the second round of negotiations between the US and Iran will begin. Here is a guide explaining how a “Turkish Bazaar”—or, more accurately, a Middle Eastern bazaar—works and how to avoid its pitfalls. By the way, 'bāzār' is a Persian word, meaning "place of prices."
📌 The item you are selling: Most of the time, the item you want to sell is not even worth a fraction of the price you’re asking for, but you make it seem like it’s the best thing since sliced bread. You also play the game of claiming “these items are not for sale” to increase their perceived value.
📌 Now comes the pre-negotiations: First, you play hard to get, forcing the other side to make compromises before talks even begin.
ChatGPT me da más de 6247$ cada mes.
Y no, no soy un empleado.
Solo utilizo 2 prompts muy eficaces ↓
Y no, no soy un empleado.
Solo utilizo 2 prompts muy eficaces ↓
⚠️ Antes de empezar, solo quería avisarte que junto con @ecommartinez y @soy_adnan3 hemos reunido y categorizado 900+ herramientas de IA!
Es un verdadero diccionario IA para tu vida diaria.
¡Y es gratis! 👇
alejoxadam.beehiiv.com/c/900-herramie…
Es un verdadero diccionario IA para tu vida diaria.
¡Y es gratis! 👇
alejoxadam.beehiiv.com/c/900-herramie…
1/ Ve a ChatGPT
Una vez que estés en ChatGPT, pega este mensaje:
«Dame los 10 productos electrónicos más vendidos en Amazon con un precio superior a 100 dólares».
Para este ejemplo, voy a elegir los Beats Studio Pro.
Una vez que estés en ChatGPT, pega este mensaje:
«Dame los 10 productos electrónicos más vendidos en Amazon con un precio superior a 100 dólares».
Para este ejemplo, voy a elegir los Beats Studio Pro.
中国で「開門紅」（幸先の良いスタート)が演出された
しかし、2026年初頭における中国の財務・信用データ（マネーサプライM1, M2および金融データ）を見ると、好調なスタートとの主張は完全な誤解としか言いようがない
※長文になります、
しかし、2026年初頭における中国の財務・信用データ（マネーサプライM1, M2および金融データ）を見ると、好調なスタートとの主張は完全な誤解としか言いようがない
※長文になります、
まとめ
一部の中国経済メディアは、2026年1月の金融データを「信用の好調なスタート」と重大な誤解をしている
社会融資総額の8.2%増、融資残高の6.1%増、マネーサプライ（M2）の9%増といったストック指標は、過去の蓄積を反映しているに過ぎず、足元の低迷を覆い隠しているに過ぎません
一部の中国経済メディアは、2026年1月の金融データを「信用の好調なスタート」と重大な誤解をしている
社会融資総額の8.2%増、融資残高の6.1%増、マネーサプライ（M2）の9%増といったストック指標は、過去の蓄積を反映しているに過ぎず、足元の低迷を覆い隠しているに過ぎません
データは、市場主体が引き続き融資に消極的であり、バランスシートの修復を進めていることを明確に示しています
国債の急速な増加は、民間企業や住民の信用需要の縮小を覆い隠しています
国債の急速な増加は、民間企業や住民の信用需要の縮小を覆い隠しています
If true, the implications of DHS seeking identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize ICE go far beyond “speech” and “privacy.”
We’re talking about core constitutional structure — how far the government can go to monitor dissent. Thread:
We’re talking about core constitutional structure — how far the government can go to monitor dissent. Thread:
Start with the obvious: the First Amendment.
Criticizing a federal agency is not a fringe activity. It is protected political speech at the very heart of the Constitution.
Targeting critics is not neutral enforcement. It’s viewpoint-based scrutiny.
Criticizing a federal agency is not a fringe activity. It is protected political speech at the very heart of the Constitution.
Targeting critics is not neutral enforcement. It’s viewpoint-based scrutiny.
But this is also a Fourth Amendment issue.
Bulk requests for names, emails, phone numbers, identifying data tied to online accounts begin to look less like targeted investigation and more like digital fishing expeditions.
That raises serious questions about unreasonable search.
Bulk requests for names, emails, phone numbers, identifying data tied to online accounts begin to look less like targeted investigation and more like digital fishing expeditions.
That raises serious questions about unreasonable search.
Isn't it interesting that Chrystals partner in crime, Jeremy Cryberry, has been allegedly named as a
Pedophile, these are the animals being sent to attack woman and children to have their identity's
questioned ... Real piece of work, I find it quite interesting the number
Pedophile, these are the animals being sent to attack woman and children to have their identity's
questioned ... Real piece of work, I find it quite interesting the number
of people who tie into Leroux with this self appointed work against self identity laws, who have been named as sexually perverted assholes in one way or another ... Is it only me, noticing this? The number of Indigenous people who support this creep is disgusting !!
But hey,
But hey,
keep him up on your pedostal oops I meant pedestal, lol .. Hold him high, he seems such a genuinely, good person of character... 😳🤔🫣🤣
I looked at Houston Methodist Hospital's IRS 990 filings and I genuinely don't understand what I'm reading.
This "nonprofit hospital" traded $9.3 BILLION in securities in 2021.
Their total patient revenue? $2.5 billion.
They traded 3.6x more in securities than they earned treating patients. 🧵
This "nonprofit hospital" traded $9.3 BILLION in securities in 2021.
Their total patient revenue? $2.5 billion.
They traded 3.6x more in securities than they earned treating patients. 🧵
It gets weirder.
Houston Methodist operates through TWO separate legal entities with different EINs. Combined assets across both: $18.5 billion.
Their investment income jumped from $19M to $108M in just 2 years — a 5.7x increase.
Officer compensation: $16.5 million per year.
Tax-exempt.
Houston Methodist operates through TWO separate legal entities with different EINs. Combined assets across both: $18.5 billion.
Their investment income jumped from $19M to $108M in just 2 years — a 5.7x increase.
Officer compensation: $16.5 million per year.
Tax-exempt.
For comparison, Memorial Hermann — a comparable Houston nonprofit hospital — derives 97% of its revenue from patient care.
Securities trading? Zero.
Same city. Same "nonprofit" status. Wildly different financial profiles.
Securities trading? Zero.
Same city. Same "nonprofit" status. Wildly different financial profiles.
Meurtre raciste en Haute-Savoie : Elle s'appelait Angela Rostas et avait 40 ans. Le 22 février 2024, cette mère de famille Rom, alors enceinte de 7 mois, a été tuée d’une balle de fusil de chasse dans le ventre.
Communiqué du @MrapOfficiel du 20 Juin 2024
mrap.fr/meurtre-racist…
Communiqué du @MrapOfficiel du 20 Juin 2024
mrap.fr/meurtre-racist…
au seuil de son mobile home, à Chênex.
Le 20 février 2024, les deux chasseurs mis en cause, originaires de villages voisins, avaient tiré sur des caravanes installées sur une aire d’accueil des gens du voyage, heureusement sans faire de blessés.
leparisien.fr/faits-divers/f…
Le 20 février 2024, les deux chasseurs mis en cause, originaires de villages voisins, avaient tiré sur des caravanes installées sur une aire d’accueil des gens du voyage, heureusement sans faire de blessés.
leparisien.fr/faits-divers/f…
L’enchaînement dramatique des événements ne laisse aucun doute quant à la motivation haineuse de ce crime.
Les suspects, nourris des stéréotypes les plus archaïques au sujet des Roms, avaient été écroués et mis en examen pour meurtre à caractère raciste.
marianne.net/societe/police…
Les suspects, nourris des stéréotypes les plus archaïques au sujet des Roms, avaient été écroués et mis en examen pour meurtre à caractère raciste.
marianne.net/societe/police…
1913 — Federal Reserve
1913 — IRS (Income Tax)
1913 — Rockefeller Foundation
1913 — American Cancer Society
1913 — ADL
1913 — Warburg (linked to Rothschilds) installs central banking
1914 — WW1
All in one year.
Coincidence?
Or installation?
A thread 🧵
1913 — IRS (Income Tax)
1913 — Rockefeller Foundation
1913 — American Cancer Society
1913 — ADL
1913 — Warburg (linked to Rothschilds) installs central banking
1914 — WW1
All in one year.
Coincidence?
Or installation?
A thread 🧵
1912 — The Titanic sinks.
On board:
🔹John Jacob Astor IV
🔹Benjamin Guggenheim
🔹Isidor Straus
All wealthy.
All opposed to the creation of a central bank.
J.P. Morgan owned the ship.
He canceled last minute.
They didn’t.
The resistance sank.
The system rose.
On board:
🔹John Jacob Astor IV
🔹Benjamin Guggenheim
🔹Isidor Straus
All wealthy.
All opposed to the creation of a central bank.
J.P. Morgan owned the ship.
He canceled last minute.
They didn’t.
The resistance sank.
The system rose.
1913 — The Fed is created.
Not federal.
No reserves.
A private banking cartel now controls America’s money.
They print.
They lend.
You owe.
The U.S. dollar became a tool.
And your time became their interest.
Not federal.
No reserves.
A private banking cartel now controls America’s money.
They print.
They lend.
You owe.
The U.S. dollar became a tool.
And your time became their interest.
We fetched 871 articles published in the Guardian by Bryan Armen Graham over the last six years. It's clear that he is increasingly relying on AI.
In two weeks in February he churned out nine articles classified by Pangram as fully AI-generated.
Receipts below:
In two weeks in February he churned out nine articles classified by Pangram as fully AI-generated.
Receipts below:
Hilary Knight, Team USA’s north star, chases one more Olympic hockey gold
pangram.com/history/d89edc…
pangram.com/history/d89edc…
Quad God and the Blade Angels: is the new USA Dream Team a group of figure skaters?
pangram.com/history/72662b…
pangram.com/history/72662b…
Friendly Reminder: #AOCIA is not just a “Latinx bartender from the Bronx with no political experience” but actually an establishment opp with a spooky past who was put in place to gatekeep & subvert the American Left. THREAD 🧵⬇️🕵🏻♀️
In the 2019 Netflix documentary “Knock Down the House,” which followed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s historic victory from the beginning of her “grassroots” campaign, #AOC was shown as a working class bartender in the Bronx, speaking Español in the kitchen & hauling buckets of ICE
In 2017, the Justice Democrats & a PAC called “Brand New Congress” put out a casting call (literally LÖL) for a grassroots candidate to challenge the establishment Democrat Joe Crowley
AOC’s brother nominated her & she was chosen
“I never really saw myself going into politics”
AOC’s brother nominated her & she was chosen
“I never really saw myself going into politics”
Here is my response to @staciburk on the matter of Jon McGreevy's credibility. (Thread follows.)
1/Staci argues that because there are no public records, court confirmations, or successful lawsuits, McGreevy must have been lying.
This assumes: “If it isn’t publicly documented, it didn’t happen.” Doesn't match how intelligence work, informants, or whistleblowing function.
This assumes: “If it isn’t publicly documented, it didn’t happen.” Doesn't match how intelligence work, informants, or whistleblowing function.
2/Note, this is not a defense of every claim McGreevy made. It is a critique of Burk's strangely emphatic insistence that he is a liar.
Extraordinary claims require investigation — not rhetorical shortcuts based solely on record gaps, official denials, and social media spats.
Extraordinary claims require investigation — not rhetorical shortcuts based solely on record gaps, official denials, and social media spats.