Roger Froikin wrote, "See a developing young politician in Greece, Afroditi Latínopoulou who is a Member of the European Parliament and the founder and leader of the right-wing Voice of Reason party.
1) Outside of Greece, however, very few people know anything about her. The left in Europe and America has already begun treating her the same way they have attacked Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and France’s Marine Le Pen.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The wages of sin?

Many people thank G-d when something happens that they like, but then should they not curse G-d when things do not come out the way they wanted them to? If not, why not?
1) @rlefraim Maybe both miss the point. They seem to come from the belief that G-d does for us because G-d wants something from us — sacrifice, praise, prayer.

Some religions in the world operate on transactional bases philosophically.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Read “The Peter Principle”

“The Peter Principle,” published in the 1960s, argued that people in a bureaucratic hierarchy tend to rise to their “level of incompetence”:
1) @rlefraim employees are promoted based on their success in previous roles until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent, since skills in one role do not necessarily translate to another.
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Pastor Jaco Booyens of Mercy Culture Church discusses the challenges in establishing a conservative-leaning church campus in Washington, D.C.

Booyens recounts repeated evictions and building denials from D.C. churches citing his stances on abortion, gender, and
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https://twitter.com/GREENESJ333/status/2075951012066578508

child transitions as "too political," while describing a "cloud of confusion" and demonic strongholds influencing local churches and politicians.

The interview claims 13 historic D.C. churches over 200 years old operate as a "collective mind of the Holy Spirit"...
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The Lawsuits Against Bibi – Stupidity, Politics, or Fraud

Police investigations against Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began in 2016, with official charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust filed in November 2019.
1) @rlefraim At that time, someone sent me the texts of all four indictments, and I studied them carefully and came to a conclusion. At the same time, there is (1) a severe lack of evidence that was not based on what can be called "mind-reading," accusations based on speculation about...
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I have been asked who my favorite president of the USA was.

Hard to choose. Some may surprise you. I think my favorite was Teddy Roosevelt, who became president originally as the vice president when President McKinley died...
1) @rlefraim shortly after taking office, served 3 1/2 years, and then ran on his own and won for 4 more years, choosing after 8 years to stop, citing George Washington as his model (before the Constitution was changed to limit terms).
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Egyptian President al-Sisi announced that Egypt would not accept normalization of relations with Israel until there is a Palestinian state.
1) @rlefraim The Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 1979. This historic agreement, which officially ended 30 years of war between the two nations, guaranteed normalization of relations, exchange of diplomats, and trade.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Who influences Israeli politics?

In English on request of friends.

Israel is a sovereign nation that should, as a Jewish republic and democracy, be determining its interests and
1) @rlefraim its choices democratically, based on the opinions of its citizens, not based on the money or power of other nations.

Yet, that has really rarely been the case in the State of Israel.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I watched a video detailing how Europe has turned against Israel, and I thought some of us knew this 50-plus years ago, as it is not at all new.
1) @rlefraim Only those who would prefer not to see it—people in the West who do not want to think that Europe’s politicians see Israel as an obstacle but don’t want to be seen as antisemitic after the Holocaust horrors. Israeli Eurocentric leftists who look to Europe as a model...
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "It cannot be denied that there are well-financed missionary activities directed at converting Jews, both in Israel and the Diaspora.
1) When Jews discuss this, everyone agrees that it is a problem, but there is no consensus as to how serious they see the problem to be. The degree of concern ranges from those who want laws passed outlawing missionaries and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The subject of US-Israel relations is becoming an issue in the 2026 elections.
1) The old cliché about the subject of Israel, and even the subject of US foreign relations, being bipartisan is showing itself to be more and more untrue every day. The Democratic Party is becoming the home of antisemitic, anti-Israel double standards and bigotry, and
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I have a question for Republicans who support the 'Save America Act.'

Yes, I know setting minimal standards to ensure only citizens of the USA can vote sounds good.

But can someone tell me how this can be enforced?
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threadreaderapp.com/thread/2073788… The realistic solutions are enforcement mechanisms, not just another headline law. The strongest ones in the current SAVE America Act framework are a private right of action,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I have a question for Republicans who support the 'Save America Act.'

Yes, I know setting minimal standards to ensure only citizens of the USA can vote sounds good.

But can someone tell me how this can be enforced?
1) And

How can it be enforced any better than what could be done without the passage of the act?

You see, laws are only as good and as effective as they can be enforced, as there are penalties for violations.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,

"It Seems Sometimes That the USA Does Not Understand How to Differentiate Friends from Enemies.

Yes, I understand that the President prefers to say that everyone is great, that any nation is great,
1) that any national leader is strong and nice and smart. It's his style, based on the hope that if he says nice things, those nice things will be reciprocated.

But it often does not work that way.
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“A Republic, If You Can Keep It”: Franklin’s Warning and the Fragility of American Self-Government

(Photo from Cathy Hinkle Pinterest pin)
1) The famous quote "A republic, if you can keep it," was spoken by Benjamin Franklin in September 1787 to Elizabeth Willing Powel when she asked whether the Constitutional Convention had created a republic or a monarchy,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim commented on his post, "Why Eisenkot?" below to say, "I don't know why France 24 would say this today, and I don't know how accurate it is, but it seemed a bit strange to compare a heat wave to a crime."
1) "Why Eisenkot?

Why is a man whose record, except for the fact that he has risen through the ranks by the merit of defense and not by political maneuvering, moderate to quite somber, presented as a moderate who would unite the country?

The post is selling out early.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "JUDAISM FOR JEWISH LAWYERS – And All Other Jews

Three things are unique about Jews. First, in modern times (since the early 1900s), the percentage of Jewish lawyers in Western nations;
1) second, why there are so many Jewish lawyers; and third, why Jews, more than any other people, are so attached to and respectful of law.
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The Legacy of Liberty and Sacrifice
The Sons of Liberty and the Founding Fathers undertook profound and personal risks to secure American freedom from British rule. They did not act in safety, but under constant threat,
1) operating in secrecy as they organized boycotts, resistance, and acts of defiance. They faced charges of treason—punishable by death—along with imprisonment, mob violence, and the confiscation of their property.
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Say his name, Paul Kessler. May his memory always be for a blessing.

A former college professor who admitted to a violent assault that led to a man’s death will serve no state prison time,
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a decision already drawing scrutiny over leniency in a politically charged case marked by dueling demonstrations and unanswered questions about charging decisions.
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Same his name, Paul Kessler. May his memory always be for a blessing.

A former college professor who admitted to a violent assault that led to a man’s death will serve no state prison time,
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a decision already drawing scrutiny over leniency in a politically charged case marked by dueling demonstrations and unanswered questions about charging decisions.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote,

"IN FRANCE THEY REPORT RECORD TEMPERATURES

And the Vice Mayor of Paris blames the USA. No mention of China or India, where green changes have not been done.

But that is not the strange thing.
1) 'Record' temperatures. Since when? One calls something a 'record' when it has never happened before. But in France, these temperatures have tied 2012 and actually been lower than several times in history, from the 1920s going back to the 1500s.
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