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Kind of academic now, but I can't help wondering what it was that so many liked about the candidate who fell at the first hurdle in the 2020 primaries but ended up at the top of the ticket because Biden insisted on having a black woman as his running mate. Because nothing says "quality candidate" quite like the one who nobody wanted but who gets pushed to the top anyway for nothing more than having enough melanin and a double-X chromosome.

I often think of the British Conservative party, loosely comparable to the Republicans. For a time they were derided as the nasty party, the place where old racists, misogynists and homophobes went to vote. But the Conservative party has brought the UK three female Prime Ministers (although admittedly Liz Truss is perhaps best forgotten), a non-white Prime Minister, and has recently elected the first black woman to lead a major party. All this without insisting on women-only shortlists, DEI candidates or anything else, merely letting candidates stand and letting the people vote. No other British party has managed to get anyone other than a white man into 10 Downing street.

I had to have a total thyroidectomy about 6 months ago after a few nodules being monitored turned ugly. Fortunately, thyroid cancer is one of the easiest to treat when caught early. A few days ago, the results of an echocardiogram and labs showed no new activity in the area, so that's a good thing. I've been taking thyroid hormone for the last 10 years due to hypothyroidism, so the only day to day change is an increase in the dosage. Sure will be nice when we get our immortal bodies and don't have to worry about sickness or diseased organs.

In conclusion, to my three beast definitions. Mahmoud Abbas fits all three definitions. He was a member of the P.A. when it was formed. He took over from Yasser Arafat after his death. He was one of the two kings of the second beast in Rev.13:11. Lastly, he is the one identified by the number 666, which could have been Arafat had he lived.

I wouldn't give the guy that much credit. He's a petty thug and kleptocrat, who's in the 20th year of his 4 year term because he won't hold elections in case he loses.

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I wasn't sure if his insights were stunningly on point or if I've read them more or less word for word somewhere else. I think it's the latter....

Whuuuut?

You mean Hal Lindsey was WRONG!!!!!!!???