Alexander Hamilton operated at a fragile moment when the American experiment was shifting from revolutionary democracy toward a structured constitutional republic. Many founders feared concentrated authority after breaking from monarchy, but Hamilton feared instability more than …
Chris Abraham
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America Does Not Go Abroad in Search of Monsters to Destroy. A timely, hopeful, reminder and prayer chrisabraham.com/blog/amer…
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This is starting to feel like 1939
Here we go again. According to reports, in continuation of today’s US and Israeli attacks, centers in the cities of Kermanshah, Karaj, Chabahar, and Tabriz have also been targeted. Targets in the cities of Isfahan, Shiraz, Qom, and Tehran have also been targeted. This will …
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Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 5,20-26
20 Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven. 21 You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be …
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Canceled Netflix & HuluDisney today. Aloha.
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From Yo Mama to Yo MAGA
You can’t really do classic “yo mama” jokes as a white guy in 2024 without it landing wrong. But if you convert “Yo Mama” to “Yo MAGA” and switch the target from a woman to a man, it reads as political satire instead of a cheap shot at someone’s mom. Please make it so. Here’s a …
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“Border control as racism and fascism” is a pretty common belief if you listen hard enough. “Governments are racism and fascism,” too. What do you think? youtube.com/watch
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US is Much More GDR/DDR Germany than Nazi Germany
When people reach for “US = Nazis,” I think the better cautionary mirror is the GDR/DDR. Not because we’re recreating East Germany, but because the mechanics are closer: a society that runs on surveillance, files, permission, and social compliance more than torchlit ideology. …
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US vibes more GDR than Nazi. Not jackboots and ideology rallies, but paperwork-power: surveillance as “safety,” institutions keeping dossiers, and “report your neighbor” via tips, screenshots, and doxxing. DDR ran on quiet compliance and social pressure. Different scale, familiar mechanics.
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Anti-2A Abigail Spanberger Governor
Abigail Spanberger presents herself as a moderate Democrat. But moderation isn’t defined in the abstract—it’s defined by context. Virginia has long occupied a middle ground in firearms policy. Not constitutional-carry absolutism, but not Maryland or DC either. A balance that …
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Spanberger calls herself a “moderate Democrat.” But in Virginia, banning common semi-autos, imposing 10-round limits, and eliminating grandfathering doesn’t feel moderate to many lawful gun owners. That may be moderate for Maryland or DC. It’s not how Virginia has traditionally governed.
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Rare photo of me as a wee lad JV Saint Louis School wrestler. I was always tired.
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Texas refinery → Bahamas detour → Panama Canal → Port of L.A. All to dodge shipping rules. Per gallon it’s cheap, in total it’s miles of fuel moving fuel. Map accuracy questionable because sea monsters clearly drafted it.
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Robert De Niro talks about “bringing people together” and “lifting people up,” but rallying like-minded people against Trump isn’t national unity. That’s mobilizing a tribe. Real unity includes the Americans who disagree with you, not just fortifying your own circle and calling it the whole country.
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I am really enjoying this. Every morning. Highly recommended.
Lent Pray40: The Return on Hallow
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My BYOK with Keychron K6 Pro and hardcase
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What an Entertainer
I watched most of the State of the Union without commentary—no panel, no fact-check crawl, just the podium and the room. And what struck me wasn’t policy detail. It was structure. It felt less like a legislative address and more like a long-form roast. Not “haha” funny, not …
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I watched the State of the Union without commentary and it felt different. Nearly two hours of stamina and command didn’t match the “he’s declining” narrative. The optics favored the speaker. It wasn’t therapy or apology. It was dominance. Whether that moves independents is another question.
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It’s terrifyingly terrible.
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Progress becomes dangerous when it stops being a tool and starts acting like a secular religion
Most of human history did not treat “progress” as the engine of the human condition. Many societies were organized around continuity, sacred order, ancestral duty, hierarchy, and survival, not permanent reinvention. The modern idea that history moves in a single forward direction …