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If the US blocks the Strait of Hormuz, then Yemen will likely block the Bab al-Mandab to shut down the Red Sea. The assumption of escalation dominance is Trump's main miscalculation.

Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Barron are on President Trump’s religious liberty commission that meets tomorrow. They should both resign. We cannot allow the president to attack our pope without consequence.

The mockery of Christians continues I'm done

It’s just one front after another. President Trump is now trading fire with the Pope and posting images of himself as Jesus. Netanyahu has opened yet another front, this time against Turkey, while he’s still under fire from South Korea. Both Trump and Netanyahu continue to face heavy criticism from Spain as well. Insane… But this is the main mechanism of asymmetry: pressure coming from both internal and external actors.

A true Golden Age Hollywood moment ✨🎬 In Cover Girl, Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly bring pure magic to life in the dreamy dance set to Long Ago (and Far Away) 💃🕺 Created during 1944, it wasn’t just a dance scene—it was Hollywood offering beauty, romance, and escape during a time of war. Grace, storytelling, and timeless chemistry… this is why classic musicals never fade 🎶❤️ #ClassicHollywood #GeneKelly #RitaHayworth #GoldenAge #Musicals #TimelessCinema

“I’d rather stand with God and be condemned by the world than to stand with the world and be condemned by God.” - Denzel Washington

The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Something ancient and wonderful for the weekend! A tiny horse figurine carved from mammoth ivory about 40,000 years ago! Imagine the #IceAge artist at work, sitting by the warmth of a fire, creating what is the world’s oldest known figure of a horse! 📷 by me #Archaeology

What started as a penguin’s final moments turned into a five month mystery no one can explain. Researchers began filming a lone penguin after it swam directly into a pod of killer whales, an encounter that would normally end in seconds. At first, it looked like the inevitable. But the orcas didn’t attack. Instead, they slowed down, circling and staying close without showing typical hunting behavior. The penguin didn’t flee. It stayed with them. Over the next several months, researchers continued documenting the interaction as the penguin appeared to travel alongside the pod, keeping close distance the entire time. Then came the most unexpected moment. Footage shows the orcas bringing food toward the penguin. Not hunting it. Feeding it. Researchers say behavior like this is extremely rare, and still not fully understood.

De Haar Castle in Utrecht, Netherlands.

This aqua-glass beauty dates back to the late 1800s to early 1900s (approx. 1880–1910).

Même quand le ciel est gris, Paris est magnifique.

Baldassarre Longhena, Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, 1631. Venezia.

The colonnade of Piazza San Pietro (Vatican City 🇻🇦) was designed and built by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1656 and 1667, commissioned by Pope Alexander VII ✨ Here is a fairly accurate and comprehensive list of tools available for architectural design in 1667: Simple compass, screw compass, rod compass, proportional compass, dividers, straight ruler, T-square, fixed square, adjustable square, 45-degree square, protractor, ruling pen (tiralinee), quill pen, reed pen, graphite pencil, charcoal, black stone, ink, graduated ruler, scale ruler, architect’s scale, folding rule, parallel rule, pantograph, curved ruler, ornamental stencil, mason’s square, plumb level, plumb line, caliper, scraper, chalk powder, magnifying glass, sector, quadrant, triangular square, compass with pencil attachment, dry-point compass Wow 👇

Welcome to the Palazzo Colonna, one of Rome’s most precious jewels filled with artworks of the greatest artists of all time ✨.

Herbs 🌿

April 13, 1520: Raphael’s final masterpiece, The Transfiguration, was put on display one week after his death.

Israeli forces bombed a church in Gaza. Is this considered self-defense???

Israel has destroyed 37,836 homes, killed 2,000+ people, and murdered 250+ children in Lebanon. It’s only been 40 days.

Correct Chris- Trump is throwing a tantrum and now the largest empire in the world is going to be pirates. Essentially threatening war with the whole world just so his precious Israel can continue their holocaust and quest for lebensraum.