"Mass stabbings in Birmingham"

Police are reporting a major incident overnight in Birmingham stating 'mass stabbings'.

The word on twitter is that it is:

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Seems the stabbings in Birmingham were a mass fight between a black and asian gang.

The incident started circa 12:30 in the early hours (Sunday). Not much on the news yet, except that there have been 'multiple stabbings'.

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Paul - a late invention.

In the NT there are 13 Epistles under the name of Paul and a character with the same name [Paul] is also found in Acts of the Apostles.

It is said that NT Pauline Epistles were written before the NT Gospels because they contain very little about the Jesus character as mentioned in the Gospels but such an observation is of little chronological value since virtually all Epistles in and out the NT also mention almost nothing or very little about Jesus of Nazareth.


Examine the NT Epistles attributed to James, Peter, John and Jude.

There is virtually nothing or very little about the Jesus character in those Epistles.

For example, the character called Jesus or Christ is only mentioned twice in the James' Epistle with no mention of his apostles, birth, baptism, crucifixion and resurrection.

By contrast the Epistle to the Galatians mentions Jesus or Christ about 37 times and the writer claimed that he met apostles of Jesus Christ who was God’s son made of a woman, that he was crucified and raised from the dead. See Galatians 1.1, 1.19, 3.1, 3.27,4.4.

It is easily seen that the so-called Pauline Epistles contain far more claims about Jesus Christ and the apostles than in all non-Pauline Epistles combined.

The so-called Pauline writers appear to be using stories of Jesus that that were already known to them and falsely claiming to have gotten them from a resurrected being in the third heaven.

In the Epistles the supposed Pauline writer claimed he was a persecutor of the faith.

As a persecutor of believers the writer must know and identify what the Jesus cult believe and taught in the churches about their God Jesus.

In fact, in the Epistle to the Galatians, the writer stated that he persecuted those who were preaching the very same faith.

Galatians 1:23

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But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

It is virtually impossible that a dead man, buried for around three days, or a non-human entity, could have given the Pauline writers any information about actual past events.
The Pauline writers got no information from the supposed dead and resurrected Jesus.
They simply used information from believers and/or the Gospels or their sources.

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Disloyal: A Memoir - Michael Cohen's book

"Disloyal: A Memoir", by Michael Cohen, is the next in line anti Trump book.

Not sure what impact it can and will have, as Michael Cohen is, ... , well, Michael Cohen.

But there are some interesting things in the book, according to CNN: In tell-all book, Michael Cohen says Trump hired a 'Faux-Bama' during White House run

The "funniest" thing is about "Faux-Bama":

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Trump's disdain for Obama was so extreme that he took his fixation a step further, according to Cohen: Trump hired a "Faux-Bama" to participate in a video in which Trump "ritualistically belittled the first black president and then fired him." Cohen's book, "Disloyal: A Memoir," doesn't name the man who was allegedly hired to play Obama or provide a specific date for the incident, but it does include a photograph of Trump sitting behind a desk, facing a Black man wearing a suit with an American flag pin affixed to the lapel. On Trump's desk are two books, one displaying Obama's name in large letters.

Whatever one thinks about Cohen, there is much truth in his judgment about US media:

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"Donald Trump's presidency is a product of the free press," he writes. "Not free as in freedom of expression, I mean free as unpaid for. Rallies broadcast live, tweets, press conferences, idiotic interviews, 24-7 wall-to-wall coverage, all without spending a penny. The free press gave America Trump." "Right, left, moderate, tabloid, broadsheet, television, radio, Internet, Facebook -- that is who elected Trump and might well elect him again."

(bolding mine)

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my stepson needs a power cable

Hi Everybody

My stepson recently purchased a Call of Duty Juggernog mini fridge. It did not come with a power cable. The seller did not have it. He has tried calling Activision support and has looked on the relevant message boards but has had no success.

We don't know how to determine what cord would work and thought if anyone would be able to figure it out, that person would be here.

We have zero electrical skills and as it is a fridge that will be left running all the time, we don't want to cob something together.

I'm attaching three photos from him in the hope that they might spark someone to say, "I know the answer!'

Sorry - i can't get the images to load - I'll be back in a minute!

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White Supremacists Are Top Terror Threat

White Supremacists Are Top Terror Threat In DHS Draft Assessments

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white...e957e7WAO9PcXI

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The Department of Homeland Security has prepared three draft reports warning that white supremacists are currently the most significant terror threat in the U.S., Politico reported Friday. All three drafts reviewed by Politico warn that white supremacists represent an even greater threat than violence from foreign terrorist groups. None of the drafts reviewed by Politico mentioned any threat from antifa, the anti-fascist movement that President Donald Trump has repeatedly characterized as a pressing danger.

But Trump will continue to pander to the white supremacist voter base that helped put him in the White House.

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The drafts note that 2019 was the deadliest year for domestic violent extremists since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. John Cohen, the department’s counterterrorism coordinator from 2011 to 2014, told Politico that the DHS conclusion isn’t surprising.

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Opinion & Feeling

Statement: Opinions are fixed/static but mutable. Feelings are ephemeral.

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Two “Boogaloo Bois” Attempt to Provide Material Support to Hamas

Two Self-Described “Boogaloo Bois” Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to Hamas

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The Justice Department today announced a federal criminal complaint charging Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (Hamas). Solomon and Teeter, who were taken into custody yesterday evening, made their initial appearances earlier today before Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The defendants were ordered to remain in custody pending a formal detention hearing, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. “This case can only be understood as a disturbing example of the old adage, ‘The enemy of your enemy is your friend,’” said Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the National Security Division. “As alleged in the complaint, these defendants sought to use violence against the police, other government officials and government property as part of their desire to overthrow the government. While planning these activities, the defendants met individuals whom they believed to be members of the foreign terrorist group Hamas. Thinking that they shared the same desire to harm the United States, they sought to join forces and provide support, including in the form of weapons accessories, to Hamas. They failed. No matter what witch’s brew of ideological motivations inspire those who seek to engage in terrorist activity and harm our country and our fellow citizens, the National Security Division is committed to identifying and holding them accountable. I want to thank the agents, analysts, and prosecutors who are responsible for this case and ensuring that these defendants could not carry out their deadly plans.”

Of course, these criminal geniuses were actually dealing with undercover FBI agents, not Hamas.

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According to the allegations in the criminal complaint and law enforcement affidavit, in late May of 2020, the FBI initiated an investigation into Solomon and Teeter, two members of the “Boogaloo Bois,” and a sub-group called the “Boojahideen.” The Boogaloo Bois are a loosely- connected group of individuals who espouse violent anti-government sentiments. The term “Boogaloo” itself references a supposedly impending second civil war in the United States and is associated with violent uprisings against the government. According to the allegations in the criminal complaint and law enforcement affidavit, during the civil unrest in the Twin Cities following the death of George Floyd, according to a witness, Solomon was openly carrying firearms in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis. Solomon and Teeter interacted with the witness over the course of several days. The witness told FBI agents that Solomon and Teeter possessed firearms and substantial quantities of ammunition and that Solomon, Teeter, and other members of the Boogaloo Bois and Boojahideen discussed committing acts of violence against police officers and other targets in furtherance of the Boojahideen’s stated goal of overthrowing the government and replacing its police forces. According to the allegations in the criminal complaint and law enforcement affidavit, in early June, the FBI received information about Solomon, Teeter, and other members of the Boogaloo Bois and the Boojahideen through a confidential human source (“CHS”), whom the defendants believed to be a member of Hamas. In audio-recorded conversations, Solomon and Teeter expressed that Hamas shares anti-U.S. government views that align with their own views. Solomon and Teeter also expressed their desire to employ themselves as “mercenaries” for Hamas as a means to generate cash for the Boogaloo Bois/Boojahideen movement, including funding for recruitment and purchasing land for a training compound. According to the allegations in the criminal complaint and law enforcement affidavit, Solomon and Teeter shared with the CHS, and another individual whom they believed to be a more senior member of Hamas (and who was actually an undercover employee of the FBI), their ideas about destroying government monuments, raiding the headquarters of a white supremacist organization in North Carolina, and targeting politicians and members of the media. Solomon and Teeter also expressed their ability to manufacture unmarked parts for guns and create unregistered and untraceable weapons, including suppressors. On July 30, Solomon and Teeter delivered to the individual they believed to be a senior member of Hamas five suppressors and expressed their desire to manufacture additional suppressors and fully-automatic weapons for Hamas. Solomon and Teeter later negotiated with the individual a price of $1,800 for five additional suppressors. Solomon and Teeter also delivered to the individual a “drop in auto sear” (“DIAS”), a part designed and intended for use in converting a weapon to shoot automatically. Solomon and Teeter believed the suppressors and the DIAS would be used by Hamas overseas to attack Israeli and U.S soldiers.

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