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Retired PR pro, later PR management and writing instructor at Columbia, George Washington, and New York University.

New York City, Washington DC
Joined November 2008
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"Women Are Majority in Hell, Deficient in Intelligence and Religion, and Invalidate Prayer Like Dogs and Donkeys." - Mohammed “I had a chance to look into the Paradise and I found that majority of the people was poor and I looked into the Fire and there I found the majority constituted by women.” Sahih Muslim 2737 “Allah’s Messenger went out to the Musalla (to offer the prayer) of `Id-al-Adha or Al-Fitr prayer. Then he passed by the women and said, ‘O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women).’ They asked, ‘Why is it so, O Allah’s Messenger?’ He replied, ‘You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious sensible man could be led astray by some of you.’ The women asked, ‘O Allah’s Messenger! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?’ He said, ‘Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?’ They replied in the affirmative. He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn’t it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during her menses?’ The women replied in the affirmative. He said, ‘This is the deficiency in her religion.’” - Sahih Bukhari 304 The Quran verse he is citing: “Call in two men as witnesses. If two men are not there, then call one man and two women out of those you approve as witnesses, so that if one of the two women should forget the other can remind her.” Quran 2:282 Women Invalidate Prayer Like Dogs and Donkeys "The Messenger of 'Allah said: When any one of you stands for prayer and there is a thing before him equal to the back of the saddle that covers him and in case there is not before him (a thing) equal to the back of the saddle, his prayer would be cut off by (passing of an) ass, woman, and black Dog. I said: O Abu Dharr, what feature is there in a black dog which distinguish it from the red dog and the yellow dog? He said: O, son of my brother, I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as you are asking me, and he said: The black dog is a devil." - Sahih Muslim 510a Aisha's response to this: "You likened us to the asses and the dogs." It was mentioned before 'A'isha that prayer is invalidated (in case of passing) of a dog, an ass and a woman (before the worshipper, when he is not screened). Upon this 'A'isha said: You likened us to the asses and the dogs. By Allah I saw the Messenger of Allah saying prayer while I lay on the bedstead interposing between him and the Qibla. When I felt the need, I did not like to wit to front (of the Holy Prophet) and perturb the Messenger of Allah and quietly moved out from under its (i. e. of the bedstead) legs. - Sahih Muslim 512d
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Ken Paxton’s former top cop on why he’s voting for James Talarico: I spent 2 hours with James Talarico. Number one, I saw no deception. He answered all my difficult questions. He didn’t dodge anything. He hit it head on. I have been around politicians my entire life. I served 5 governors, I’ve met 4 presidents… And James Talarico is so different than other people I’ve encountered. I think he’s the man who needs to go to Washington DC, and Ken Paxton needs to go home.
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’Patriots’ using the flag to beat police January 6th 2021 Keep on posting this till over the midterm elections
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Trump and the GOP have been working hard to keep this video from being reposted on social media. Repost it, keep it alive. Too many people aren't paying attention to who Donald Trump is. He's a liar, and by his own words, he must be held accountable.🤥
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Don Bates retweeted
If you support Palestine and keep screaming “genocide” after watching this video, there’s no fixing your level of hate and idiocy.
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Yemenite Jews en route from Aden to Israel, during Operation Magic Carpet. 1949–1950. A fascinating chapter of Middle Eastern history: nearly 50,000 Yemenite Jews airlifted to Israel. Apparently, the peaceful coexistence of Jews and Arabs was going so beautifully that an entire ancient Jewish community needed an emergency evacuation. But sure, tell us more about how everything was perfect before the Zionists arrived. At least removing all the Jews meant Yemen was able to develop peacefully into a diverse and tolerant modern society. Once the Jews were gone, Yemen became a shining example of peace, diversity, religious tolerance, and human rights. A true Middle Eastern success story. Just don’t check the news. The further back you go, the more you discover about centuries of Jewish life under Muslim rule: dhimmi status, discriminatory taxes, restrictions, and occasional massacres. Turns out the romantic story of perfect coexistence gets a little less romantic when you actually open a history book. In the 7th and 8th centuries, Arab tribes burst out of the Arabian Peninsula. Within just a few decades, they crushed the Byzantine Empire in Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt. They destroyed the Persian Empire. They swept across North Africa, reaching all the way to Morocco, Spain, and even southern France. At its height, the Arab Caliphate ruled 13 million square kilometers - larger than Rome ever dreamed of. Millions of Persians, Berbers, Copts, Arameans, Jews, Greeks, and others suddenly found themselves under Arab rule. Their languages and faiths were pushed aside. Coptic faded in Egypt. Aramaic nearly died out. Even Persian was nearly erased until poets like Ferdowsi fought to keep it alive. Arabic became the dominant tongue, Islam the dominant faith. That was not liberation - it was occupation on a scale that reshaped entire continents. The Mongols came and went in about a century. The Romans ruled for centuries, but Latin disappeared from the Middle East. The British Empire held sway for 200 years, then collapsed. The Arab-Muslim conquests? It changed the identity of entire nations forever. Think about it: Egypt was Christian and Coptic-speaking for 600 years before the Arabs came. Today it is Arab and Muslim. North Africa was Berber and Roman. Today it is Arab and Muslim. The Levant spoke Greek and Aramaic. Today it speaks Arabic. Even Spain lived under Arab rule for 700 years. That is not just an “occupation” - that is a civilizational overhaul. And yet, in 2025, our leaders - who are themselves the product of this massive Arab occupation, .” Really? Compared to what the Arabs did to North Africa, Persia, and the Levant? Compared to the centuries-long Arab rule that erased identities, forced conversions, and remade entire regions?
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🇵🇸 ¿Recuerdan el Hospital Europeo en Khan Younis el pasado mayo? Israel atacó un objetivo específico allí, y el mundo se indignó. Los palestinos negaron la existencia de un túnel subterráneo. La ONU y los gobiernos europeos se apresuraron a condenar a Israel por atacar un "hospital". Indignación, titulares, acusaciones de crímenes de guerra… el guion habitual. Luego llegó junio. Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) llevaron a los medios internacionales al mismo lugar y les mostraron el túnel… un centro de mando completo de Hamás, justo debajo de la sala de urgencias. Armas, habitaciones, infraestructura. Y sí, allí encontraron y confirmaron el cuerpo de Mohammed Sinwar, el máximo comandante militar de Hamás y hermano de Yahya Sinwar. El ataque que acabó con la vida de uno de los artífices del 7 de octubre fue quirúrgicamente preciso y totalmente justificado. Según los Convenios de Ginebra de 1949, los hospitales y otras instalaciones médicas pierden su estatus de protección cuando se utilizan con fines militares, como centros de mando, depósitos de armas o transporte de tropas. Al convertir deliberadamente el Hospital Europeo en una base de Hamás, los propios terroristas lo despojaron de toda protección legal. Ni una sola disculpa por parte de la ONU ni de los gobiernos europeos que se apresuraron a condenar a Israel. Ni una sola admisión de su error. Simplemente pasaron a la siguiente ronda de acusaciones. Este es el patrón. Hamás oculta su infraestructura terrorista bajo instalaciones civiles, utiliza hospitales como escudos, y la comunidad internacional ataca sistemáticamente al defensor por responder, solo para demostrar una y otra vez que está equivocado cuando surgen las pruebas. ¿Cuántas veces tiene que suceder esto antes de que el mundo deje de caer en la trampa? ⬇️ 🤝🤝🤝🤝⬇️ 🤔 Israel Sector News
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Replying to @Milajoy
Mila, prove Schiff has $700 million. Your imaginary list of yachts and watches establishes nothing. Trump has been back in office for roughly 20 months. Forbes valued his family’s combined fortune at about $10 BILLION, including Kushner, already in September 2025. Explain their enrichment and scrutinize the Gulf deals and crypto proceeds. You invent numbers for Schiff while avoiding documented scrutiny of Trump’s family. Your double standard is humiliating.
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Replying to @Milajoy
🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤣😅🤣
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Trump brags about removing “162 homeless encampments,” but never explains what he did to the people living in them
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🚨Ohio Mom’s Finding on Teen’s Phone Sparks Nationwide Probe Read more

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“Trump’s former spiritual advisor released from jail after serving just 6 months for molesting a 12 year-old girl.”
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A whistleblower just disclosed that FBI experts were delayed by AT LEAST A DAY in deploying to investigate Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Why? There was an FBI plane and pilot shortage… because Kash Patel was using them for personal flights.
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How do you fix this type of issue?
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I asked you a question you said I have a big ass like Trump and considering my ass is smaller than your forehead. I was curious what the fuck you were talking about weirdo
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The voting machine company Smartmatic has sued Fox, Lou Dobbs, Maria Bartiromo, Rudy G, Jeanine Pirro and Sydney Powell for defamation and disparagement. Here's complaint: iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nys…
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There were several reasons I refused to stay in the “secure location” on the 6th. This was one of them. Few people want to discuss the reality and implications of this because it’s politically difficult, fraught, and unpopular, but it’s right there. And we need to talk about it.
A 40-year friend of a Capitol Police officer reported the officer for disclosing the secure location he evacuated lawmakers to on Jan. 6. The friend believed the officer was aligned with the rioters, per USCP discipline reports obtained by McClatchy. miamiherald.com/news/politic…
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The map on the left is the recall results. The one on the right is the current COVID situation.
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• Chances of catching COVID: 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟴 • Chances of dying from COVID: 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟲𝟭 • Chances of catching a breakthrough COVID infection after vaccination: 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟯,𝟰𝟬𝟮 • Chances of dying from a breakthrough COVID infection: 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟴𝟲,𝟱𝟬𝟬
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