The U.S. is unique in the sense that not only are there local police, county sheriffs, and state police agencies, but almost every federal agency has its own police. There are just way too many cops. https://usafacts.org/articles/how-does-us-law-enforcement-work-who-has-jurisdiction/ #police #usa

Sure enough, this purported "designation" cites NO statutory authority, as there isn't any. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/

"But the vagueness of the label can help rather than hinder the Trump administration, if its goal is to crack down on political enemies. The RICO Act allows prosecutors to define more or less anything they want as a mafia organization, and the charges are nearly impossible to defend against, partly because the government can seize the defendant's assets before trial, making it impossible to pay a defense lawyer." https://reason.com/2025/09/18/what-does-it-mean-for-trump-to-designate-antifa-a-terrorist-organization/ #rico #antifa #repression

Still exhausted from yesterday, I went on a hike and then for a swim, with one hour between the two. I've become too sedentary of late.

The doctrine of rapture was pretty much invented by John Nelson Darby and Cyrus Schofield.

it is a good day to be a cat.

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And this tradition is reflected in Articles 1 and 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which established the post-World War II international order. https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights

Sen. Tim Kaine is wrong. The idea that human rights are "God-given" is at the foundation of universal human rights applicable to everyone, everywhere. If the rights are "gifts" of politicians and governments, they can be taken away by the whims of those in power, such as Trump. Of course, Kaine's concerns about theocracy (such as Iran) are correct. But the founders of the United States did not imply that rights came from the human institutions of religion (something they also opposed). They meant that every person has natural, inalienable rights. https://pca.st/5kbypxbf