Hunger the Dye Merchant

I hate evil and injustice, and I hate the enemies of God and man, and I have seen all of these and their terrible works manifest in the past two days. It is natural for sensitive men to recoil from open wickedness, but it is important not to despair. Righteousness is our armour.

BREAKING: Israel's Knesset has passed a law to execute Palestinian detainees. Death by hanging. Mandatory sentencing. No pardon. 90 days to carry out. It applies through military courts with a 96% conviction rate. It does not apply to Israelis.

Every Sunday during Lent when I check in on X, the "I denounce the dissident right" discourse becomes less intelligent. On the last Sunday before Easter the rage has become sub-verbal. People are sperging out and can't even trace the lines of their own arguments, they lose track of the meanings of words and the purpose of the fight to begin with. What matters isn't communication, much less any conceivable political objective. All that matters is denouncing "them" as the bad guys and showing everyone that you are the good guy.

My statement re Prohibiting the Latin Patriarch of entering Church of Holy Sepulcher on Palm Sunday: While all Holy sites in the Old City are closed due to safety concerns for mass gatherings including the Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulcher and Al Aqsa Mosque, the action today by the Israel Nat'l Police to deny Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and 3 other priests from entering the Church to offer a blessing on Palm Sunday is an unfortunate overreach already having major repercussions around the world.  Home Front Command Guidelines restrict any gatherings to 50 people or less.  The 4 representatives of the Catholic Church were well below that restriction.  Statements from the Gov't of Israel indicate the action to prohibit Cardinal Pizzaballa entry to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher were for safety reasons, but churches, synagogues, and mosques throughout Jerusalem have met with the restrictions of 50 or less.  For the Patriarch to be barred from entry to the Church on Palm Sunday for a private ceremony is difficult to understand or justify. Israel has indicated it will work with the Patriarch to accommodate a safe means of carrying out Holy Week activities.

The fact one party has control of the House, Senate, and Presidency but we still have government shutdowns is incontrovertible proof that Congress is a failed institution. This cannot go on. What is the purpose of elections if the majority cannot govern when it wins?

Every single part of your life would get better if we deported 100 million people who don’t belong here. Prices on everything would go down, wages would go up, homes would be available, everywhere would be safer, traffic and air travel would be quicker. The list never ends.