Steven Zapiler

SNYDER: Our entire diplomatic process has been reduced to only two negotiators: president’s son-in-law and president’s friend. They are not diplomats. You would probably say, “That looks incredibly corrupt,” and you would also say, “That looks like it could never work.” And it can never work. It won’t work with Ukraine, it won’t work with Iran. In fact, it has already failed with both Ukraine and Iran. But the deeper problem is that United States cannot help anyone negotiate an end to a war unless United States has clear sense of its own interests. And Trump administration does not operate on the basis of American interests. It operates on the basis of what is convenient for few people around Trump.

Pope Leo XIV: “It is, therefore, not enough to state simply that men and women have equal dignity and rights; it is necessary that this be reflected in concrete decisions, such as in laws, access to employment, education, social and political responsibilities, and the way society listens to and values women’s contributions. As long as this gap persists, we cannot say that society truly and fully recognizes that women have the same dignity as men.”

News: Pope Leo XIV's profound new encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," centers human dignity in an era of artificial intelligence, provides a masterclass in Catholic social teaching, and warns against the dangers of not only AI, but economies that are not "inclusive." 5 takeaways.

the Pope quoting The Lord of the Rings!!!!!!! I feel so alive!!!!

Sally Field memorized the First Amendment as a child. The Oscar winner says she now understands "it like never before," stressing that "this fragile thing called democracy needs to be protected."

Los Angeles, 15-year-old Clara Daly from California, was travelling with her mom. A flight attendant asked if anyone knew sign language. Clara, who had studied ASL for about a year, volunteered. The passenger was 64-year-old Tim Cook, who is deaf and blind, flying alone. Clara knelt in the aisle and fingerspelled into his hand to communicate. She helped him order water, check the time, and speak with the crew. For the rest of the long flight, she stayed with him, chatting until landing and bringing comfort to his journey.

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Trump's second term is heavily accelerating the decline of American power. When he finally leaves office, the US will be fundamentally weaker and lack the respect it once commanded. The rest of the world is already preparing for a post-American era