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Send us Fan MailMost messages aimed at young men today split into two dead ends: become a sensitive, apologetic non-threat, or go to war and reclaim dominance. Zan thinks both camps hold a fragment of truth and neither offers a boy anything to actually hope for — which is why, more and more, he finds himself wanting to talk to thirteen-to-eighteen-year-olds instead of grown men.In this episode, Jordan asks Zan directly: what's the message? What do you actually say to a generation of boys who've been told their masculinity is the problem, who are retreating to their rooms, whose only two options seem to be surrender or rage?Zan's answer moves through some of the widest philosophical territory this podcast has covered — the concept of worship, stripped from religion and rebuilt around beauty itself. Petrarch and Dante, both of whom had their entire life's work ignited by seeing a woman he barely knew. The 1,500-year-old volcanic winter that blacked out the sun across Europe, and how people found meaning through it anyway. The uniculture problem — why knowing about every disaster on Earth simultaneously might be worse for the human nervous system than knowing only what happened in your own village. And a genuinely moving true story: a twelve-year-old boy, a short walk to a candy store, and one sentence from Zan that a mother said changed her son for weeks afterward.Watch until the end for what Zan calls the real message underneath everything — not optimism, not denial, but gratitude for what you have precisely because it won't last.

Send us your feedback — we're listeningJohn 10:27–28 (NIV) — Safe in the Shepherd's Hands Tonight Live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. United States • United Kingdom • Romania • Hungary • Botswana • Israel Security • Peace • Rest As this day quietly comes to its close, allow your heart to settle into the certainty that you are safely held by the One who knows you completely. Long before this day began, the Good Shepherd was watching over your life, and throughout every moment He has remained faithful. As the evening grows still, let every anxious thought give way to the quiet confidence that you belong to Christ, and nothing can separate you from His loving care. John 10:27–28 (NIV) “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.” Heavenly Father, thank You for Your unfailing love that surrounds us each day. Lord Jesus, our Good Shepherd, thank You that we are secure in Your hands and never beyond Your care. Holy Spirit, bring calm to every troubled mind, comfort every weary heart and fill every home with Your gentle peace tonight. Help us to release the burdens we have carried today and trust You with everything that tomorrow may bring. As we rest, renew our strength, deepen our faith and remind us that Your presence remains with us through every hour of the night. May we sleep in peace, confident that You are watching over us with perfect love. Today we declare that fear will not win, because our lives are safely held in the hands of our Good Shepherd. We pray for every listener joining us from the United States, the United Kingdom, Romania, Hungary, Botswana, Israel and across the world. May the Lord watch over you tonight, fill your heart with His peace and awaken you tomorrow with fresh hope. Señor Jesús, gracias porque estamos seguros en Tus manos. Amén. Senhor Jesus, obrigado porque estamos seguros nas Tuas mãos. Amém. Panginoong Jesus, salamat dahil ligtas kami sa Iyong mga kamay. Amen. John 10, Evening Prayer, Good Shepherd, Christian Prayer, DailyPrayer.uk, Peace, Rest, Faith, Bible, Jesus John 10:27–28 NIV, Christian evening prayer, Good Shepherd, prayer before sleep, safe in God's hands, DailyPrayer.uk Discover Hidden Treasures, inspired by Isaiah 45:3, and explore our growing prayer library at DailyPrayer.uk.Support the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 185 countries and 3,012 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network.This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month?Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it.You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.comTogether, we can keep prayer moving across the world.To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.ukBuy me a Coffee 

Welcome to the Courageous Leadership with Virginia Prodan podcast! Episode : Forgive To Be Free - Virginia Prodan Today we're talking about a topic that sounds beautiful in theory and painfully complicated in real life: forgiveness.  Forgiveness in this context isn't pretending there's no danger. It's refusing to let the danger define your soul. In the context of the New Testament and the teachings of Jesus Christ, forgiveness is defined as the total cancellation of a moral or spiritual debt, resulting in the complete release of the offender.  Rather than a passive feeling, Christ defines forgiveness as an intentional, unconditional act of the will driven by grace and mercy. Forgiveness is about what you do with your heart; justice is about what you do with reality.  Join us for weekly episodes that aim to inspire and empower you to: Deepen your Christian faith and live with bold courage; Advocate for freedom and uphold values in an increasingly challenging culture; Gain powerful insights from history; Uncover your God-given purpose and calling; Lead with conviction in your home, church, and society.        I'm Virginia Prodan  —international human rights attorney, keynote speaker, author of Saving My Assassin, and a survivor of socialist Romania. I understand the true cost of freedom, the strength of faith, and the courage required to advocate for truth amidst adversity. Whether you're looking for encouragement, solutions to cultural challenges, or actionable steps to boldly live out your faith, this podcast will equip you to stand firm.           Stay Connected with Virginia Prodan

Send us your feedback — we're listeningZephaniah 3:17 (NIV) — The Lord Rejoices Over You With Singing Live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. United States • United Kingdom • Romania • Hungary • Botswana • Israel Love • Rest • Joy As the day gently comes to an end, take a moment to lay down every burden you have been carrying. The Lord has walked beside you through every conversation, every challenge and every quiet victory. Now He invites you to rest, not because everything is perfect, but because His love remains constant. Before your head touches the pillow, remember that you are deeply loved, fully known and never beyond His tender care. Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Heavenly Father, thank You that Your love never grows weary and Your joy over Your children never fades. Lord Jesus, quiet every anxious heart and draw us into the safety of Your presence tonight. Holy Spirit, surround every home with Your peace, strengthen those who feel alone and remind us that we are treasured by You. May the weight of today be replaced with the assurance of Your faithful love. Let every restless thought become still as we place our trust in You. As we sleep, renew our strength, restore our hope and prepare us for another day of walking with You. Today we declare that fear will not win, because our God delights in His people, rejoices over us with singing and never leaves us. We pray for every listener joining us from the United States, the United Kingdom, Romania, Hungary, Botswana, Israel and across the world. May the Lord watch over you through the night and awaken you tomorrow with renewed hope and fresh strength. Señor Jesús, gracias por Tu amor que nunca nos abandona. Amén. Senhor Jesus, obrigado pelo Teu amor que nunca nos deixa. Amém Panginoong Jesus, salamat sa Iyong pag-ibig na hindi kailanman nagkukulang. Amen. Zephaniah 3, Evening Prayer, God's Love, Christian Prayer, DailyPrayer.uk, Peace, Hope, Bible, Rest, Joy Zephaniah 3:17 NIV, Christian evening prayer, God rejoices over you, prayer before sleep, God's unfailing love, daily prayer podcast, DailyPrayer.uk Discover Hidden Treasures, inspired by Isaiah 45:3, and explore our growing prayer library at DailyPrayer.uk.Support the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 185 countries and 3,012 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network.This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month?Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it.You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.comTogether, we can keep prayer moving across the world.To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.ukBuy me a Coffee 

The sermon explores the transformative power of martyrdom and the believer's call to embrace suffering for Christ. Drawing from personal experiences in Romania, the speaker illustrates how liberation from the fear of death enables a fearless witness to the gospel. Central to this message is the biblical metaphor of being sent as a lamb among wolves, highlighting that spiritual conquest occurs through sacrificial love rather than worldly success. The narrative emphasizes that the blood of martyrs serves as seed for new believers, turning persecution into a powerful tool for evangelism. Ultimately, the text affirms that dying for Christ fulfills God's purpose and attracts others to the truth.

Romania in the 1980s was a country of empty shops, power cuts, rationing and fear—but for one little girl it was also home. In this episode, author Oana Aristide shares the remarkable childhood experiences that inspired her novel Astronaut. From writing an anti-Ceaușescu protest demanding more cartoons to surviving freezing winters, queuing for food and learning not to trust the wrong people, her memories bring Cold War Romania vividly to life. Oana explains how children experienced dictatorship differently from adults, revealing a world where imagination flourished despite repression. Rich with humour, warmth and poignant reflection, this conversation offers a unique perspective on life behind the Iron Curtain. Enter the book giveaway here ⁠⁠ https://coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/⁠⁠ Buy Oana's book here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/45lXo6E Curated episode extras ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/episode466/⁠ Help me preserve Cold War history via a simple monthly donation, You'll become part of our community, get ad-free episodes, receive a sought-after CWC coaster as a thank-you, and bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history. Just go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If a monthly contribution is not your cup of tea, we also welcome one-off tips via the same link. Find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life! Just go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://coldwarconversations.com/store/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTINUE  THE COLD WAR CONVERSATION o BlueSky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/coldwarpod.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Threads ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@coldwarconversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/ColdWarPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/coldwarpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/coldwarconversations/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ o Youtube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@ColdWarConversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intensifying clashes between Ukraine and Russia in the Black Sea are threatening a crucial trade artery responsible for nearly a third of the world's wheat supply, stoking fears of soaring prices and shortages. Earlier in July, a Russian cruise missile struck the grain carrier Golden Leo, claiming ten lives. This marked the deadliest blow yet in a mounting campaign by both Russian and Ukrainian forces targeting cargo ships in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. "This is a new development in recent months," claims shipping analyst Yoruk Isik, who runs the Istanbul-based Bosphorus Observer consultancy. Isik warns that cargo vessels are caught in a deadly tit-for-tat. "Ukraine has been targeting Russian seaborne bulkers in particular, the ones transporting stolen grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine," explains Isik, "Russia retaliated and hit Ukraine's civilian port infrastructure in Odesa; a mid-sized vessel carrying corn out of Odesa was totally sunk, other vessels were damaged, and sailors died," he adds. Turkey's Shipowners' Association, having logged 136 incidents involving commercial vessels in recent months, is now urging its members to avoid the Black Sea altogether. Beyond its role as a key channel for Russian oil, the Black Sea is a lifeline for global grain exports, with Russia and Ukraine among the top suppliers. "It is very important to note that most of Russia's agricultural commodities are exported through the Black Sea, and that almost all of Ukraine's agricultural commodities are shipped via Ukraine's ports," warns Isik. Bad timing for harvest  Around a third of the world's wheat moves through these waters. The surge in attacks across the Black Sea and the neighbouring Sea of Azov has brought exports to a near standstill. "No port is officially closed, but almost no shipowner wants to go there, so trade is close to zero," claims Istanbul-based international grain dealer Can Atbasoglu. "Sellers want buyers to handle the vessels, and buyers want sellers to handle the vessels, but shipowners don't want to risk it." This deadlock arrives at the worst possible moment: harvest time. "Normally, Russian sellers would have sold all their August cargoes by now; I don't know if anybody has any sales on their books at present," says Atbasoglu. Turkey agrees deal to clear Black Sea of mines that threaten Ukrainian exports Wheat prices are already reacting. "The price in Romania is, say, 20-25 percent higher – that's the clearest effect we're seeing. But everybody is waiting for some kind of intervention, and soon," adds Atbasoglu. Turkey now leads a NATO mission, along with Bulgaria and Romania, to safeguard navigation in the Black Sea. However, former Turkish ambassador and navigation rights expert Mithat Rende believes Ankara will be wary of any effort to enforce passage for commercial ships. "It's very important that the Ukrainian war should not be transformed into a regional war," cautions Rende. "Where would it stop? Would you fire missiles and intercept Russian missiles in the Black Sea? They (Russia) already accuse all of us of fighting Russia as NATO. It's very important to avoid such operations," he adds. Full impact yet to be felt Rende argues Ankara's priority is diplomacy, having played a pivotal role in brokering the 2022 United Nations-backed grain export deal after Russian forces blocked Ukrainian shipments. "Turkey maintained a dialogue with both the Russian and the Ukrainian sides at the same time," says Rende, "But is there political will for a ceasefire now? I don't see it at present." Grain trader Atbasoglu warns the full impact of the disruption is not yet reflected in prices. "Buyers are still not fully reacting. It's seen more as an August, or at the latest a September issue, and the markets still want to believe both sides will get together and talk," he says. However, Atbasoglu cautions that time may be running out. "In 2022, Ukraine was completely closed off, and there was a major panic. We saw the effect: wheat prices jumped 50 percent in 2022, and we could expect something similar if this continues," he concludes. Africa and the Middle East, which are heavily reliant on Black Sea grain, are beginning to seek pricier alternatives. Europe, too, may soon feel the strain, as drought-hit wheat harvests threaten to push global food prices even higher.

Europa presses både utenfra og innenfra. Tusenvis av migranter har tatt seg inn i den spanske enklaven Ceuta, mens småbåtene fortsatt krysser Den engelske kanal. Myndighetene lover kontroll, men grensene holder ikke. Samtidig får Labour et løft på meningsmålingene – uten at Storbritannias grunnleggende problemer er løst.I USA møter Anthony Fauci nye krav om svar om Wuhan-forskningen, laboratorieteorien og myndighetenes håndtering av pandemien. Mannen som lenge ble behandlet som vitenskapens ubestridte stemme, nekter nå å svare på en rekke spørsmål i Senatet.Og i Ukraina bruker Vladimir Putin Europas gamle grenser som politisk våpen. Mens russiske missiler og droner rammer også Lviv, minner han Polen, Ungarn og Romania om territorier de en gang mistet. Er dette historie, propaganda – eller et varsel om nye konflikter?Merete Skar leder programmet, med Kathrine Jebsen Moore, Peter Fjordman Jensen og Christian Borchsenius som rapporterer fra nyhetsbildet.

Send us your feedback — we're listeningHebrews 13:5–6 (NIV) — The Lord Will Never Leave You Live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. United States • United Kingdom • Romania • Hungary • Botswana • Israel Rest • Assurance • Faithfulness Good evening. As this day comes to its close and the pace of life begins to slow, allow yourself to rest in one unchanging truth: you are not alone. Whatever has happened today—whether it brought joy, disappointment, answers or unanswered questions—the Lord has remained faithful. As you prepare for the night ahead, let your heart settle into the quiet assurance that the God who has walked beside you today will also watch over you through the hours of darkness. His presence never fades, His promises never fail, and His love never lets go. Hebrews 13:5–6 (NIV) “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Heavenly Father, thank You that Your presence is our greatest comfort and our strongest refuge. Lord Jesus, thank You for walking with us through every moment of this day. Holy Spirit, calm every anxious thought, lift every burdened heart and help us to rest in the certainty of Your unfailing love. Where there is worry, replace it with peace. Where there is weariness, bring renewal. Where there is uncertainty, strengthen our faith to trust You completely. As we enter this evening, may our minds be quiet, our hearts be thankful and our confidence remain firmly anchored in Your promises. Let Your peace surround our homes and may we rest securely, knowing that You are always with us. Today we declare that fear will not win, because the Lord will never leave us, never forsake us, and His faithfulness will remain with us forever. We pray for every listener joining us from the United States, the United Kingdom, Romania, Hungary, Botswana, Israel and across the world. May the Lord grant you peaceful rest, renewed strength and the assurance of His constant presence tonight. Señor Jesús, gracias porque nunca nos abandonas. Danos Tu paz esta noche. Amén. Senhor Jesus, obrigado porque nunca nos deixas. Dá-nos a Tua paz nesta noite. Amém. Panginoong Jesus, salamat dahil hindi Mo kami kailanman iiwan. Ipagkaloob Mo sa amin ang Iyong kapayapaan ngayong gabi. Amen.  Hebrews 13 • Evening Prayer • God's Presence • Peace • Faithfulness • DailyPrayer.uk Hebrews 13:5–6 NIV, Christian evening prayer, God will never leave you, prayer before sleep, prayer for peace tonight, DailyPrayer.uk Discover Hidden Treasures, inspired by Isaiah 45:3, and explore our growing prayer library at DailyPrayer.uk.Support the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 185 countries and 3,012 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network.This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month?Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it.You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.comTogether, we can keep prayer moving across the world.To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.ukBuy me a Coffee 

Ahead of appearances at Young Island Music Festival in Romania and Sunrise Festival in Poland this weekend, Markus Schulz marks the midpoint of the summer sessions on Global DJ Broadcast with a showcase of Dive, fresh from its release and building anticipation for In Search of Sunrise 22 Mix 1: The Awakening. The show includes Coldharbour world premieres from ReDub and Tim Clark, alongside fresh offerings from Giuseppe Ottaviani & Billy Gillies, Sasha, Nicky Elisabeth, Estiva and Frankyeffe. Jardin Owens drops by for the guestmix ahead of the release of his Coldharbour single 1991.   The Essentials with Markus Schulz 01. Markus Schulz featuring RVYM - Dive 02. Dosem - Morning Runner 03. Michael Cassette - Double Oath 04. Nicky Elisabeth - Waves [A Moment of Sunrise] 05. Darlyn Vlys - On the Edge [Down the Rabbit Hole] 06. Adriatique x GENESI - Closer 07. Sasha - Hollow Sun 25 08. Boxer - Verde (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix) 09. ReDub - Moments Like This 10. Mike EFEX - Never Be Alone 11. Das Pharaoh & SHERRNX - Void Between Us 12. Cristoph & Fahlberg - Set Your Mind 13. Tim Clark - When I Think of You [In Bloom] 14. Estiva - The Wave 15. Ronski Speed - Melody Beneath 16. Niklas Harding & Funabashi - Addictive [Hall of Fame]   Jardin Owens 01. Jardin Owens - Prism 02. Jardin Owens - 1991 03. Because of Art - Falling For 04. Jardin Owens - Away 05. David Forbes & Mayan Art - Fragments of Time   The Final 30 17. Giuseppe Ottaviani & Billy Gillies - Doves 18. Markus Schulz & UUFO featuring Dauby - Perfect 19. Sander van Doorn x Marco V - Catalyst 20. Sean Dexter - Synthetica (Maite Dedecker Remix) 21. The Thrillseekers - When Darkness Falls 22. Frankyeffe - Out of This World 23. Craig Connelly - New York Sunday (Sequence Six Remix) 24. Ben Gold - My Path Leads to You  

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In this edition of The World According to Irina Tsukerman, the bi-weekly geopolitical series on The KAJ Masterclass LIVE, host Khudania Ajay (KAJ) examines the dramatic escalation of the Iran-US conflict as Gulf states directly enter the war with Irina Tsukerman, a US-based national security and human rights lawyer, renowned geopolitical analyst, and Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Outsider. Together, they explore Bahrain and Kuwait's first-ever strikes on Iranian territory, Saudi Arabia's new front against Houthi forces in the Red Sea threatening the Bab al-Mandab chokepoint, the continued US-Iran exchanges, and the broader implications for global energy security—including UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's strategic visit to Doha, Romania's shootdown of Russian drones over the Black Sea, and the ongoing Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome.

The countdown to LA28 has officially begun, and there's no better way to kick it off than looking back at the gymnast who made history in Seoul. Three-time gold medalist Daniela Silivas joins Dance Dad with John Corella to explain how ballet training shaped her gymnastics long before LA28 was even a headline.   Daniela grew up training in communist-era Romania, where her first year of gymnastics consisted entirely of ballet, flexibility, and strength training, seven days a week. She breaks down how gymnasts use dance training to build the control that shows up later on beam and floor, the same foundation today's LA28 hopefuls are building, whether they realize it or not.   She also revisits her floor performances at the 1987 World Championships, where she earned three perfect 10s across the competition, and the story behind the skill now known as the Silivaș mount on balance beam. That routine helped carry her to Seoul, where she medaled on every event and became one of the most decorated gymnasts in Olympic history.   As the world turns its attention to LA28, Daniela's story is a reminder of what it takes to get there. Listen to the full episode to hear how a ballet training that began when she was five years old in Romania turned into three Olympic gold medals, and why the fundamentals still matter more than the flash.   Episode Breakdown: 00:00 Meet Three-Time Gold Medalist Daniela Silivas 02:24 Winning World Championship Gold As A Team 06:51 Inside The Legendary 1987 Romanian Team 10:59 Why Ballet Comes Before Gymnastics In Romania 16:24 Performing Compulsory Routines For Judges And Crowds 20:27 Throwing A New Skill At The Olympics 27:33 Falling In Love With Gymnastics At Five 33:44 Turning Nerves Into Confidence On Beam 38:14 Coaching The Next Generation Of Gymnasts 47:44 Creating The Silivas' Mount On Beam   Connect with John Corella: Follow Dance Dad with John Corella on Instagram Follow John on Instagram Join Dance Dad with John Corella on Patreon Visit John Corella's website Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm

UK Arms Police to Protect Pride as Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence Surges Worldwide As the UK considers arming police officers assigned to protect LGBTQ+ communities and Pride events, Karel asks a difficult question: Have we become dangerously numb to violence, war, and injustice? Gay Week contributor Scott Jacobsen is currently experiencing an active bombing situation in Ukraine—a stark reminder that millions of people have lived under the threat of ballistic missiles for years while much of the world looks away. Karel also addresses the devastation in Gaza, the killing of a person by a van in Berlin, Romania's restrictions on Pride festivals, and the relentless stream of anti-LGBTQ+ violence worldwide. These stories make headlines, provoke momentary outrage, and are quickly replaced by the next crisis. But when cruelty becomes routine and complacency takes hold, what will it take to make us act? Today's Karel Cast is an honest—and emotionally exhausted—conversation about Ukraine, Gaza, LGBTQ+ rights, global apathy, and the human cost of accepting injustice as normal. Support The Karel Cast at patreon.com/reallykarel. Watch, like, comment, and subscribe at youtube.com/reallykarel. The Karel Cast streams live Monday through Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Pacific and is available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Spreaker, TikTok, Instagram, and other major platforms. Karel is a history-making broadcaster and entertainer based in Las Vegas with his service dog, Ember. #LGBTQ, #LGBTQRights, #Pride, #PrideSafety, #UKPolice, #ArmedPolice, #AntiLGBTQViolence, #HateCrime, #HumanRights, #GayRights, #QueerRights, #Ukraine, #UkraineWar, #Gaza, #Palestine, #IsraelGazaWar, #WorldNews, #BreakingNews, #CurrentEvents, #PoliticalCommentary, #NewsCommentary, #GlobalConflict, #SocialJustice, #StopHate, #Equality, #CivilRights, #MediaApathy, #TheKarelCast, #ReallyKarel, #KarelCast https://youtube.com/live/VeQPK05db7s

The church reports on its first mission trip to Romania, highlighting the team's experiences in evangelism, Bible study, and service alongside local pastor Adam Zander. Testimonies from attendees emphasize the profound impact of witnessing global poverty and the urgent need for the gospel among a resistant population. The report underscores key theological themes of self-sacrifice, unity within the body of Christ, and the importance of remaining faithful in daily life regardless of location. Participants reflect on how stepping out of their comfort zones revealed common struggles with believers worldwide while reinforcing the call to consistent spiritual discipline. The sermon concludes with a challenge for the congregation to maintain this urgency and unity in their local ministry context.

Send us your feedback — we're listeningLamentations 3:22–23 (NIV) — His Mercies Are New Every Morning Live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. Singapore • Romania • Botswana • Spain • Nigeria • United States New Beginnings • Faithfulness • Hope Good morning. As you welcome this new day, remember that yesterday does not define today. Whether yesterday was filled with joy or disappointment, success or struggle, the Lord meets you this morning with fresh mercy and unfailing love. His grace has not run out, His compassion has not grown weary, and His faithfulness has never failed. Today is another opportunity to walk forward, knowing that God is already at work in your life. Lamentations 3:22–23 (NIV) “Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of a new beginning. Lord Jesus, thank You that every morning reminds us of Your mercy and Your faithfulness. Holy Spirit, help us to leave behind every regret, every fear and every burden that would keep us from trusting You today. Fill our hearts with fresh hope, steady our minds with Your truth and strengthen our faith to follow wherever You lead. Teach us to notice Your goodness in the ordinary moments, to extend grace to those around us and to live today with thankful hearts. May Your peace guide our decisions, Your love shape our words and Your presence remain our constant joy throughout this day. Today we declare that fear will not win, because God's mercy is new every morning and His faithfulness never comes to an end. We pray for every listener joining us from Singapore, Romania, Botswana, Spain, Nigeria, the United States and across the world. May the Lord bless you with renewed hope, fresh strength and the assurance that He walks beside you today. Señor Jesús, gracias por Tus nuevas misericordias cada mañana. Amén. Senhor Jesus, obrigado pelas Tuas misericórdias renovadas a cada manhã. Amém. Panginoong Jesus, salamat sa Iyong bagong habag at katapatan tuwing umaga. Amen. Lamentations 3 • Morning Prayer • Mercy • Faithfulness • Hope • DailyPrayer.uk  Lamentations 3:22–23 NIV, Christian morning prayer, God's mercy is new every morning, prayer for hope, prayer for a new beginning, DailyPrayer.uk Discover Hidden Treasures, inspired by Isaiah 45:3, and explore our growing prayer library at DailyPrayer.uk.Support the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 185 countries and 3,012 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network.This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month?Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it.You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.comTogether, we can keep prayer moving across the world.To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.ukBuy me a Coffee 

OpenAI went rogue and hacked HuggingFace. Claude went off the rails. You might not know what any of that means, but we do our best to understand what AI is up to. Plus we've got other tech news to get caught up on and plenty of fun to be had. All so you can tech better! Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.com and Notpicks.com INTRO (00:00) Next week: Folding phone news and bad news for Nate. (02:45) OpenAI co-founder donates $5.5m to buy land near famed Big Bear Eagle Nest (03:10) MAIN TOPIC: When AI Goes Rogue (06:25) OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack All the details on the OpenAI HuggingFace attack Claude Cowork escaped sandbox on Mac, gain full access to all files DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Update phone out of storage with your Mac (14:05) JUST THE HEADLINES: (19:30) China is creating a herd of 100 elite yak clones 32 of 35 students caught using hilariously wrong AI-generated answers for professor's midterm New Orleans cops published policy document allowing weaponized drones Drinking 5 cups of coffee a day could reduce heart risk Microsoft confirms Windows has a Global Device ID you can't turn off Researchers discover first known transmissible cancer in fish Hacker wipes Romania's entire land registry database LISTENER MAIL: Hey Grandma - What causes my phone to charge slow? The charger, the cable, or the phone? (21:10) WITHIN REACH! Dave is up 11-6, Round 20, Dave goes first (28:20) TAKES: Apple fixes over 75 security issues with your iPhone and 150+ for Mac, update now (33:10) Meta just released a brand-new Facebook Seller app for iPhone (34:35) Famed technology journalist John C. Dvorak dies aged 80 (37:10) BONUS ODD TAKE: Colorful Life (38:55) PICKS OF THE WEEK:  Dave:  Nocs Provisions Field Issue Compact 10x42 Waterproof Binoculars, Shockproof | Fogproof,10X Magnification, Bak4 Prism, Multi-Coated Lens, Adults & Kids, Hunting, Bird Watching, Hiking & Wildlife Viewing (42:00) Nate: NEEWER Basics X12B Aluminum Alloy Teleprompter 12" for iPad Tablet DSLR Camera, Bluetooth, No Assembly, Remote & App Control, Compatible with iOS Android, Black, for Streaming (47:30)

In this week's episode photographer and filmmaker Emily Garthwaite takes on our ‘Proust Photo Quiz'. The Proust Questionnaire is a set of questions answered by the French writer Marcel Proust. Proust answered the questionnaire in a confession album, a form of parlour game popular at the end of the 1890s. The album, titled An Album to Record Thoughts, Feelings, etc. was found in 1924 and published in the French literary journal Les Cahiers du Mois. Our ‘Proust Photo Quiz' is an adaption of the original text. Emily Garthwaite Garthwaite took up photography as a teenager intendeding to pursue painting at Central Saint Martins, but found herself studying Film and Photography. After working in club and fashion photography, she completed a Master of Arts in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the University of Westminster in 2016. It was when she visited India for the first time to scatter her grandmother's ashes in Assam, that she decided to work within photojournalism. The photographs from her months of travel through India were exhibited at the Norman Rea Gallery in 2014 under the title Afterlife. During the summer of 2015, Garthwaite worked with the Rațiu Family Charitable Foundation in Romania, where she documented the salt flats of Turda. In 2017, the Iranian Arts Institute invited her to photograph the Arba'een Pilgrimage, which instigated the series Iraq: Road to Arba'een. She co-directed her first feature-length documentary on the subject titled 41 Days in Iraq on Arba'een or The 40th Day, which screened in 2018 at the Chehelcheragh International Festival. In 2019 she spent time in Dearborn, Michigan capturing its local Muslim community and was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. In 2020, she returned to Iraq, visiting the Zagros Mountains and Tigris River accompanying the Bakhtiari people on their Kooch migration. She exhibited A Journey Down the Tigris River at the Visa pour L'Image in Perpignan, where she won the 2023 ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'or Award, and Tears of the Tigris at the Leica Gallery London. Her project Light Between Mountains received a CCFD–Terre Solidaire grant, while her contributions to the Leon McCaron Noema essay The Last of the Marsh Arabs won her the 2022 Covering Climate Now Award for Photography. In 2024, Save the Children commissioned her to photograph the Yazidi community in Iraq 10 years on from the Yazidi genocide. She is a Leica Ambassador. www.emilygarthwaite.com Dr.Grant Scott After fifteen years art directing photography books and magazines such as Elle and Tatler, Scott began to work as a photographer for a number of advertising and editorial clients in 2000. Alongside his photographic career Scott has art directed numerous advertising campaigns, worked as a creative director at Sotheby's, art directed foto8 magazine, founded his own photographic gallery, edited Professional Photographer magazine and launched his own title for photographers and filmmakers Hungry Eye. He founded the United Nations of Photography in 2012, and is now a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, and a BBC Radio contributor. Scott is the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019), and What Does Photography Mean To You? (Bluecoat Press 2020). His photography has been published in At Home With The Makers of Style (Thames & Hudson 2006), Crash Happy: A Night at The Bangers (Cafe Royal Books 2012) and Inside Vogue House: One building, seven magazines, sixty years of stories (Orphans Publishing 2024). His film Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay was premiered in 2018. © Grant Scott 2026

Heather and Jonny are barely surviving the latest heatwave in Southern Illinois. They seek comfort in some international Pride celebrations, despite the violence at the Berlin Pride March. In the back half of the show they demonstrate how pretty much all protests, legislation, and bigotry against LGBTQ+ people and concerns are motivated by patriarchy. The most toxic versions of that are finally starting to reveal themselves as incompetent and harmful for most of us. At their core, mysogyny, homophobia and transphobia all try to solve a you problem by making it about subjugating someone else. 

Send us your feedback — we're listeningRomans 8:28 (NIV) — In All Things God Works for Good Live from London, England — where faith meets the world in daily prayer and global hope. Canada • Australia • Hungary • Romania • France • Brazil Purpose • Trust • Hope Welcome to DailyPrayer.uk. By the middle of the day, life can feel very different from how it did this morning. Plans may have changed, pressures may have increased and unexpected situations may have appeared. Yet God's purpose has not changed. Even when we cannot see the whole picture, He is faithfully working beyond what our eyes can understand. Today, we are invited to trust His heart, knowing that He is never absent from our circumstances. Romans 8:28 (NIV) “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Heavenly Father, thank You that nothing in this day is beyond Your knowledge or Your care. Lord Jesus, help us to trust You when life does not unfold as we expected. Holy Spirit, strengthen our faith when answers seem delayed and remind us that You are always working for our good according to Your perfect purpose. Give us patient hearts, wise minds and peaceful spirits as we continue through this day. Help us to see opportunities to show kindness, speak hope and reflect Your love wherever we are. May every challenge become another reason to depend upon You, confident that Your plans are always good and Your faithfulness never fails. Today we declare that fear will not win, because our lives are safely held in God's hands, and He is working for good even when we cannot yet see the outcome. We pray for every listener joining us from Canada, Australia, Hungary, Romania, France, Brazil and across the nations. May God strengthen your faith, renew your hope and remind you that His purpose for your life remains secure. Señor Jesús, ayúdanos a confiar en Tus planes perfectos. Amén. Senhor Jesus, ajuda-nos a confiar nos Teus planos perfeitos. Amém. Panginoong Jesus, tulungan Mo kaming magtiwala sa Iyong perpektong plano. Amen. Romans 8, Midday Prayer, Trust, Hope, God's Purpose, DailyPrayer.uk Romans 8:28, midday prayer, God's purpose, Christian podcast, DailyPrayer.uk Continue Your Journey: Discover more Hidden Treasures at DailyPrayer.uk, inspired by Isaiah 45:3, and continue your daily walk with Christ through our growing library of prayers.Support the showDaily Prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper now reaches 185 countries and 3,012 cities worldwide through the Global Blend Radio network.This is a listener-funded global ministry. If these daily prayers strengthen your faith or help you through difficult seasons, would you consider becoming a monthly prayer partner for just £3 per month?Your support enables us to continue recording, hosting, and broadcasting daily biblical encouragement across the nations — keeping this ministry free and accessible to everyone who needs it.You can support today at GlobalBlendRadio.comTogether, we can keep prayer moving across the world.To submit a prayer request or connect with our global prayer community, visit DailyPrayer.ukBuy me a Coffee 

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: New reporting reveals President Trump abruptly switched Air Force One during the NATO summit after U.S. intelligence warned of a credible threat from Iranian proxy forces targeting the President. After nearly two weeks of daily U.S. airstrikes, President Trump appears to be pressing pause on the war with Iran. I'll explain what's driving the apparent shift in strategy. Russia launches a devastating daytime missile strike on a Ukrainian defense industry exhibition, sparking outrage in Kyiv and raising difficult questions about the event itself. In today's Back of the Brief, Romania shoots down its third Russian drone in recent weeks as tensions continue to rise along NATO's eastern frontier. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Cardiff: Get fast business funding without bank delays—apply in minutes with Cardiff and access up to $500,000 in same‑day funding at https://Cardiff.co/PDB Pendulum: Ditch the afternoon crashes and naturally curb your cravings with 20% off the doctor-recommended Pendulum Metabolic Daily at https://pendulumlife.com QUO: Make this the season where no opportunity slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the international Epstein investigation is catching up with Blanche, Trump and several major corporations.Then, on the rest of the menu, the guy who said the Continental Army “took over the airports” during the American Revolutionary War, now wants to put up warning signs about the Smithsonian's “fake history” exhibits; as Trump boosts nuclear power, the MAGA Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeks to eliminate a fifty year foundational radiation safety practice; and, a US appeals court upheld an injunction that blocks Trump's order to create a federal voter list. After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where Romania scrambled its F-16 jets on Sunday and downed the third Russian drone in three days; and, Brazil's Foreign Ministry denied visas to two US State Department officials who wanted to cast doubt on the South American nation's upcoming October elections. All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!The Netroots Radio Live PlayerKeep Your Resistance Radio Beaming 24/7/365! “I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.” — Julia ChildBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/west-coast-cookbook-speakeasy--2802999/support.

As a way to wrap up our Cold as ICE series about the creation of an American paramilitary force answering only to Trump, we wanted to find some solid historical examples where secret police forces were dismantled. The idea was to give some reasons to hope that things could be better. The problem was that we couldn't find any examples at all! You could say this is an episode about trying to write that episode. In every case, once a secret police force was created, it remained. Very much like every expansion of state power or infringement on human rights, once they happen, it takes an enormous effort to put things back to something like they once were. When a secret police force or some brand of Brown Shirts was finally disbanded, it was always due to a constellation of internal and external pressures that ultimately took down the entire regime. The paramilitary arm of it just went down with it.  No one ever seems to get rid of a secret police force without dismantling the whole government. Along the way, we also talk about how IKEA helped support Romania's Securitate secret police under Ceaușescu. Later on this episode, we get into a Vanity Fair profile of a Sloperator VC fund called Harpoon and a little about Pete Hegseth's tailor. Bathroom reading: https://www.foxnews.com/media/homan-blasts-dem-hypocrisy-deportations-recalls-past-obama-gave-award-enforcing-border https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/04/ikea-funds-romania-secret-police-communist-era https://www.vanityfair.com/story/vc-defense-tech-harpoon

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Ferit Hoxha and Petras Auštrevičius on Albania's rapid progress, EU reform, Kosovo, Bosnia and the security cost of delay. Last weekend, the first of my two conversations on the Western Balkans was released. This discussion examined the danger of leaving six European neighbours indefinitely in the EU's waiting room. This conversation moved from the reasons for enlargement to the mechanics of making it happen. Billions of euros are being directed towards reforms, infrastructure and economic convergence, but money alone cannot build functioning institutions, settle historical disputes or manufacture political will. The European Union promised the Western Balkans a European future at Thessaloniki in 2003. Croatia joined in 2013, then enlargement largely stalled. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine changed the strategic calculation. The region is now seen less as a distant policy file and more as a space inside Europe where Russian influence, Chinese investment, disinformation and organised crime can exploit political uncertainty. Albania and Montenegro have emerged as the front-runners, while North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia remain caught in very different political knots. My guests could hardly have been better placed to examine both sides of the process. Ferit Hoxha, Albania's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, has spent more than 35 years in diplomacy. He has represented Albania at the United Nations, twice presided over the UN Security Council, and served as ambassador to the European Union, France and UNESCO. Beside him was Petras Auštrevičius, the European Parliament's standing rapporteur on EU enlargement and the man who personally negotiated Lithuania's accession as its chief negotiator from 2001 to 2002. From watching Europe to playing for Europe For Auštrevičius, membership changed Lithuania's position fundamentally. A candidate country may align its legislation, contribute to European security and accept decisions made in Brussels, yet it still remains outside the room where those decisions are shaped. Joining that team is a formidable task. The body of EU law, the acquis communautaire, already ran to around 120,000 pages when Lithuania was negotiating. Accession, Auštrevičius stressed, is far more than a bureaucratic exercise in changing national laws. Governments must explain the process, secure public confidence, involve businesses and social partners, and prepare institutions to function within an entirely new system. The European Union can appear excessively complicated, but common rules also create common standards, consumer protections and access to one of the world's largest markets. Auštrevičius described the EU as a globally exceptional project, imperfect and often cumbersome, yet still capable of turning former adversaries into partners. Albania's 13-month sprint Albania has moved through the revised accession system at remarkable speed. It opened all six negotiating clusters within 13 months and has now passed the interim assessment of the Fundamentals cluster, covering the judiciary, fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security. That allows the country to begin the difficult final phase of closing individual chapters, with the ambition of concluding negotiations by the end of 2027. The European Parliament has praised Albania's momentum while insisting that progress must remain strictly merit-based and that reforms must be implemented, not simply written into law. The country's momentum is real, but the remaining work is extensive. Corruption, judicial effectiveness, media freedom, political pressure on journalists and environmental protection all remain under close scrutiny. Albania must show that reforms are durable and that its institutions can enforce the standards they adopt. Environmental rules are particularly demanding because protecting biodiversity, upgrading infrastructure and modernising public administration require time, expertise and considerable investment. Hoxha accepted that the list is long. “The negotiation is about the gap,” he said: where Albania is now, where it must reach and how the country intends to bridge the distance. Merit must work in both directions Auštrevičius described two possible models of enlargement. Under the “convoy” approach, every candidate moves at the pace of the slowest. Under the “regatta” principle, each country competes against the same standards and advances according to its own performance. “To be first is good, but you have to be the best. What is promised must be implemented.” Petras Auštrevičius That distinction matters because the Western Balkans are too often treated as a single political problem. Albania's progress should not be slowed by another government's failure to reform. Equally, geopolitical urgency cannot become an excuse to admit countries whose institutions, democratic safeguards or foreign-policy choices remain incompatible with membership. Hoxha agreed that the process must remain merit-based, but argued that reciprocity is essential to its credibility. A candidate that fulfils an agreed condition must be allowed to move forward. Otherwise, public trust deteriorates and reformers struggle to explain why difficult changes bring no visible reward. Hoxha's response is to move before the political opportunity closes. Can countries begin joining before they become members? One answer may be gradual integration, giving reforming countries access to parts of the European system before full membership. This could include the single market, the SEPA payments area, EU programmes and eventually roaming without additional charges. Such measures make enlargement tangible to citizens who might otherwise wait years for its benefits. Albania already aligns fully with the EU's common foreign and security policy, Hoxha said. European sanctions become Albanian sanctions, and European missions become Albanian missions. His question was direct: if Albania accepts and implements those decisions, why should its representatives not attend relevant meetings as observers? This would also allow Albanian civil servants to understand how European decisions are formed before they must help administer them as members. Accession brings access, influence and funding, but also competition, obligations and responsibility. Preparation inside the institutions may ultimately be more effective than preparation from outside them. Europe is not a menu The sharpest part of the discussion concerned strategic alignment. Some candidate countries seek EU investment while also cultivating Russian political ties or Chinese involvement in infrastructure, telecommunications and other strategic sectors. Auštrevičius questioned whether a country can claim that Brussels is blocking its progress while its own decisions repeatedly pull it away from European foreign policy. Hoxha's answer was unequivocal: For Albania, European alignment is the first test applied to foreign-policy decisions. This is increasingly important because enlargement is intended to strengthen the Union. If new members carry the strategic influence of hostile powers into European decision-making, the process could weaken Europe from within. Auštrevičius compared accession to “a responsible marriage”. A country cannot demand solidarity, market access and financial support while refusing the political responsibilities that accompany them. Kosovo, Bosnia and the unfinished history of the region Kosovo remains unrecognised by five EU member states: Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia and Spain. Hoxha noted that practical relationships have nevertheless developed. Kosovo now has visa-free travel, its passports are recognised, and the five countries maintain varying degrees of contact. Yet the Serbia-Kosovo normalisation process remains slow despite dozens of agreements. The same tension is visible in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Dayton Peace Agreement stopped a horrific war and maintained peace, but the structure it created has also contributed to political blockages and competing centres of power. Hoxha argued that peace arrangements designed for an emergency should not automatically be considered permanent constitutional solutions. Yet Europe cannot simply impose unity upon a divided political system. “You cannot import a consensus. It has to be grown from within.” Ferit Hoxha The accession of Albania or Montenegro could provide the region with something it has lacked for more than a decade: visible proof that the door remains real. Citizens elsewhere may then exert greater pressure on leaders who use identity, history or institutional paralysis to avoid reform. The EU must also be ready to change Every stage of accession can be delayed by unanimity. Auštrevičius argued for qualified-majority voting on intermediate decisions, reducing the ability of one government to hold an entire country hostage to a bilateral dispute. This would not remove the final consent required for membership, but it could prevent accession from becoming an arena for historical retaliation. Hoxha went further, saying Albania would be willing to commit in its future accession treaty not to use a veto when it stood alone against every other member state. It was a striking promise from a country still outside the Union: Albania is already considering how to make Europe more functional once it enters. “Enlargement is our strength, not our weakness. Let us agree politically to do it on time.” Petras Auštrevičius Enlargement has always produced apprehension. Yet each previous expansion increased the Union's population, market, influence and strategic reach. For Hoxha, Albania's direction is no longer a question under discussion. The question is therefore no longer whether Albania wants Europe. It is whether Europe can reform itself, recognise progress when it occurs and act before another generation concludes that the promise was never meant to be kept.

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Bad Tiki crashes the three-year anniversary celebration and unleashes a ruthless roast of Evan Roberts, Shaun Morash and the absent Tiki Barber. Shaun Morash is in for Tiki Barber alongside Evan Roberts as they revisit Bad Tiki's outrageous debut and the uncomfortable Joe Benigno confrontation that inspired the character. The anniversary trip down memory lane quickly spirals into another battle after Shaun admits he does not know Christopher Nolan and dismisses anyone who studied The Odyssey in high school. Evan puts the audience to a vote while callers pile on, defend Shaun and somehow connect the debate to Romania, dating and romaine lettuce.

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The Outer Realm welcomes back special Guest Daniela Simina Date: July 23, 2026 EP: 749 DISCUSSION: Forging Deeper Connections &Understanding The Parallels Of Irish & Romanian Fairies. Daniela will be talking about her book Where Fairies Meet. We will discuss the parallelism between the ever evolving Irish and Romanian Fairy traditions, lore, and can we forge connections with those from the OTHER Realms, and perhaps co exist as our Ancestors did. Contact for the show - theouterrealmcontact@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/michelledesrochers_ About Daniela: Daniela Simina, granddaughter of a folk medicine woman and fairy seer, grew up in Romania, immersed in the rich local fairy traditions. Those early years have imprinted her beliefs and later work. In addition to researching and publishing, Daniela Simina teaches classes on energetic rebalancing and esoteric subjects related to folk magic and fairies - the heart of both her personal and professional paths. Daniela Simina is the author Where Fairies Meet: Parallels Between Irish and Romanian Fairy Traditions, A Fairy Path: The Memoir of a Young Fairy Seer in Training, and Fairy Herbs for Fairy Magic: A Practical Guide to Fairy HerbalMagic Daniela Simina Bioenergetic Balance, Plant Energy Medicine& Spiritual Herbalism, Reiki, Yoga. Teacher and Author https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/moon-books/authors/daniela-simina https://whispersinthetwilight.blogspot.com/2021/08 Daniela Simina Social Media Contacts Facebook, Daniela Simina Author Page Facebook, “Whispers in the Twilight: The Fairy Glen” by invitation only (send email if interested to join) Blogspot, “Whispers in the Twilight” https://whispersinthetwilight.blogspot.com/2021/08/ YouTube, Daniela Simina Instagram @danielasimina1 BlueSky @danielasimina.bsky.social About The book: Traditions surrounding fairies are, essentially, a cross-generational compass that helps young and old to orient themselves into the ever-changing cultural landscape. As such, fairy traditions allow people to position themselves on the time-space continuum, not only through perpetuation of values but also through connecting deeper with the subtler realms that surround and interpenetrate consensus reality. Connecting to subtler realms gives access to a body of knowledge built upon the record of interaction between our world and the Other. In Ireland and Romania, fairy traditions are alive and evolving. The study of the parallelism that exists between bodies of lore, past and present, from areas diametrically opposed on the map of Europe, gives scholars, lay people, and spiritual seekers access to an everlasting repository of wisdom. AMAZON: https://a.co/d/0dsuC8NH If you enjoy the content on the channel, please support us by commenting, subscribing and sharing : Thank you All !!! A formal disclosure: The opinions and information presented or expressed by guests on The Outer Realm Radio and Beyond The Outer Realm are not necessarily those of the TOR, BTOR Host, Sponsors, or the United Public Radio Network and it's producers. For Legal Purposes, all content must be listed and deemed "For Entertainment Purposes" We are always be respectful and courteous to all involved. Thank you, we appreciate you allUnited Public Radio & UFO Paranormal Radio www.uprntalkradio.com

As the summer season continues on Global DJ Broadcast, Markus Schulz is preparing for the imminent release of Dive - the gateway to In Search of Sunrise 22 - with the single available to playlist from Friday. He showcases Dive on the show this week alongside offerings from Matt Fax, Das Pharaoh, Ciaran McAuley and ilan Bluestone. Rising talent Pavlo Vicci checks in for the guestmix, ahead of his appearance with Markus at the Young Island Festival in Romania next week.   The Essentials with Markus Schulz 01. Ronski Speed - Nuru Mpya 02. Matt Fax - Till You Let Go [In Bloom] 03. Jardin Owens - 1991 04. Dance 2 Trance - Take a Free Fall (Nick Coles & Mike Cosford Remix) 05. Marsh - Home 06. Das Pharaoh & SHERRNX - Astral Abyss [Deeper Shades] 07. Ciaran McAuley, Azam Ali & Jeff Rona - Serenity (Ciaran McAuley presents Eli Remix) [A Moment of Sunrise] 08. Joris Voorn - Horizon (Eelke Kleijn Remix) 09. Markus Schulz featuring RVYM - Dive 10. Roddy Lima - Awake [Down the Rabbit Hole] 11. Ørjan Nilsen - Hurts 12. Westend & Darla Jade - Lighter 13. Ilan Bluestone & Gid Sedgwick - Save a Prayer 14. Boxer - Verde (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix) 15. Mike EFEX - Never Be Alone 16. Aerofoil - Caress 2 Impress (Markus Schulz Big Room Reconstruction) [Hall of Fame]   Pavlo Vicci 01. ARTBAT & SIX40TWO - Take You There 02. ID 03. Kotier - Smalltown Boy 04. Disco Lines & Maesic featuring Mason & Princess Superstar - Push It 05. Armin van Buuren featuring Sharon den Adel - In and Out of Love (Pavlo Vicci Remix) 06. Pavlo Vicci x Claudia Pavel - Win it All 07. Pavlo Vicci - Freak No More 08. John Summit - Lights Go Out (Pavlo Vicci Remix) 09. The Prodigy - Voodoo People (Pavlo Vicci Remix)   The Final 30 17. Rank 1 featuring Notelle - Serotonin 18. Eli Brown - Electrify 19. ALAT - Kreator 20. Sarah de Warren - Games 21. Push - Back When We Believed 22. The Rocketman & Joyhauser - That Feeling 23. John Askew - Dialled In 24. Aeon Shift - Point of No Return  

Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on July 18th by U.S. Marshals. 59 total charges in the United Kingdom. 7 alleged victims. Allegations spanning from 2010 to 2017. And a political subplot involving Romania, the Trump White House, and now the State Department. The mechanics of how this case unfolded — and why the Tates finally ran out of runway — tells you a great deal about how power operates, who it protects, and when it stops protecting them.SPONSOR: American FinancingWith everyday prices staying high, carrying credit card debt at 25% interest or more can quietly drain your finances. American Financing helps homeowners use their equity to consolidate high-interest debt, with mortgage rates in the 5s and average savings of $800 a month. There are no upfront fees, and it costs nothing to find out how much you could save.NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.327% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-886-2026 for details about credit costs and terms. Average savings based on borrowers who save over $199.99.Call 866-886-2026 or visit https://www.AmericanFinancing.net/MTA-----GET YOUR MERCH HERE: https://shop.nickjfreitas.com/BECOME A MEMBER OF THE IC: https://NickJFreitas.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVATwitter: https://twitter.com/NickJFreitasYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickjfreitas3.0

This week, a DL has a very complicated and potentially embarrassing social situation to navigate... They're off to Romania, with absolutely no idea of what's going to happen when they arrive. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?!The Wittering Whitehalls is a Global Production.✉️ You can email your questions, thoughts or problems to TheWitteringWhitehalls@gmail.com

LGBTQ Rights Under Fire Worldwide: Pride Bans, Political Vetoes and Violence | This Gay Week LGBTQ rights are advancing in some parts of the world—but this week's headlines reveal a dangerous global backlash. On this episode of This Gay Week, Karel examines new reporting about the LGBTQ community in wartime Ukraine, a Romanian city's refusal to authorize a Pride march, and condemnation of Indonesia's decision to classify the “spread of LGBTQ culture” as a national security threat. In Poland, the president has vetoed legislation intended to recognize same-sex couples. In Senegal, the daughter of a prominent anti-LGBTQ advocate has reportedly been arrested on drug and “lesbianism” charges amid an intensifying crackdown. Cape Verde, meanwhile, offers a more hopeful story as one of Africa's most LGBTQ-friendly countries—even as activists warn that legal protections have not eliminated discrimination and violence. Back in the United States, a Florida man received seven years after shooting and partially paralyzing his LGBTQ neighbor. In another frightening incident, police killed an armed man accused of opening fire outside a gay dive bar. These stories span continents, but they raise the same urgent questions: Are governments protecting LGBTQ people—or turning their identities into political targets? Why is Pride still treated as a threat? And what does genuine equality require beyond laws and public promises? Stories discussed: LGBTQ life in Ukraine during the first half of 2026 Man sentenced for shooting and paralyzing LGBTQ neighbor Romanian city resists authorizing LGBTQ Pride march ASEAN organization condemns Indonesia's LGBTQ “security threat” label Daughter of Senegalese anti-LGBTQ advocate arrested Cape Verde's LGBTQ progress amid challenges across Africa Polish president vetoes bills recognizing same-sex couples Police kill man accused of firing on gay dive bar Support The Karel Cast at Patreon.com/reallykarel. Watch, like, comment and subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel. Your engagement helps independent LGBTQ news and commentary reach a wider audience. The Karel Cast is available across major streaming services, including Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify and Spreaker. Watch live Monday through Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Pacific, with additional content on TikTok and Instagram. Karel is a history-making broadcaster and entertainer based in Las Vegas, accompanied by his little service girl, Ember. #ThisGayWeek, #TheKarelCast, #LGBTQNews, #LGBTQRights, #QueerNews, #GayNews, #Pride, #HumanRights, #Ukraine, #Romania, #Poland, #Indonesia, #Senegal, #CapeVerde, #ASEAN, #MarriageEquality, #SameSexCouples, #AntiLGBTQViolence, #HateCrime, #GayBar, #QueerCommunity, #GlobalNews, #WorldNews, #LGBTQPolitics, #Equality, #CivilRights, #Karel, #ReallyKarel, #LasVegas, #Podcast https://youtu.be/pcHuPOoyNg8

A 2023 book collects accounts of shapeshifting strangers, reptilian visitors, and living doubles, arguing the aliens John Carpenter put on screen may have been walking among us all along.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/TheyLiveREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycktrfu5FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Have you ever felt like something was off about someone you met? What if the truth was more bizarre than you could imagine - that aliens walk secretly among us, perfectly disguised? (Mimic In The Mirror) *** The short story “Eight O'Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson – the inspiration for the movie “They Live!” *** Left-handedness: once a mark of the devil, now a unique trait celebrated across the globe. From the Salem Witch Trials to modern-day challenges with spiral notebooks, left-handers have been forced to navigate a world designed for righties, despite the historical stigmas, surprising advantages, and the evolving recognition of left-handers in combat, culture, and commerce. (Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil) *** In the shadow of Switzerland's majestic Eiger mountain, 29-year-old Aidan Roche vanished without a trace during a solo hiking trip. Despite an unlocked camper-van and one last eerie messages sent from the trail, his disappearance remained shrouded in mystery. Months later, a grim discovery brought more questions than answers. (The Disappearance of Aidan Roche) *** In the summer of 1948, a series of inexplicable fires ravaged the Willey farm near Macomb, Illinois, destroying the family's home and barns. Despite the efforts of local authorities and the U.S. Air Force, no logical explanation could be found for the hundreds of mysterious blazes that seemed to start spontaneously. At the center of this baffling case was 13-year-old Wanet McNeil, whose alleged confession to arson left many unconvinced. Was Wanet truly responsible? Could she have been starting the fires with her mind? (The Macomb Firestarter) *** In 1991, 63-year-old Vasile Gorgos left his home in Romania to visit a cattle market and never returned, leaving his family to believe he had met a tragic fate. But 30 years later, Vasile shocked everyone when he mysteriously reappeared, wearing the same clothes as the day he vanished and carrying an unused train ticket from 1991 in his pocket. With no memory of where he'd been for three decades, Vasile's strange case has left people wondering if his disappearance could be tied to supernatural phenomena like portals, alien abduction, or shifts in time and space itself. (The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = “Eight O'Clock In The Morning” (short fiction)00:12:38.092 = Show Open00:15:46.852 = Mimic In The Mirror: Are Aliens Among Us? ***00:26:13.246 = Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil00:32:35.305 = The Disappearance of Aidan Roche ***00:38:57.889 = The Macomb Firestarter00:48:20.167 = The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos ***00:55:50.605 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Eight O'Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mu7tmynm“Mimic In The Mirror” source: Sean Casteel at Spectral Vision: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckjpyz8BOOK: “Mimics – The Others Among Us” by Sean Casteel and Tim R. Swartz: https://amzn.to/3Ws07IJBOOK: “Sky Crash Throughout Time (A Cosmic Conspiracy)” by Philip Kinsella and Brenda Butler: https://amzn.to/3WlE2v2“Left-Handers Are In League With The Devil” source: Baiily Benningfield at Ranker's Graveyard Shift:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8acbdh“The Disappearance of Aidan Roche” source: Strange Outdoors: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrxvj87r“The Macomb Firestarter” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7dbzmh (used with permission)“The Mysterious Vanishing of Vasile Gorgos” source: Marcus Lowth at UFO Insight:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jxztu8nd(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: April 30, 2024In this episode of Weird Darkness, listeners move through alien impostors, the long history of left-handed stigma, a hiker who vanished in the Swiss Alps, a farm besieged by fires no one could explain, and a Romanian cattle trader who came home after thirty years.It opens with the mimics. Ray Nelson's 1963 story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" — the basis for John Carpenter's 1988 film "They Live" — imagined reptilian aliens ruling Earth from behind human faces, and the 2023 book "Mimics: The Others Among Us" argues that scenario may not be fiction. The book collects accounts like that of Brenda Butler, co-author of a book on the Rendlesham Forest UFO incident, who in 1984 met a tall, blue-eyed man calling himself David Daniels and claiming to be from the Pleiades star cluster, then watched his skin turn scaly and reptilian before he shifted back to human. It recounts author Chris Holly's memory of a strikingly similar white-haired, blue-eyed family she later connected to the extraterrestrial "Tall Whites," alongside cases of living ghosts, doppelgangers, and a 1970s poltergeist blamed on a mimic wearing a teenage girl's face.From there the episode traces why left-handedness was treated as sinister for centuries. During the Salem Witch Trials, favoring the left hand could bring an accusation of witchcraft, and as late as the 1970s schools still forced left-handed children to write with their right. The Book of Matthew places the righteous on the right and the cursed on the left, the Zulu scalded children's left hands to stop their use, and communities along the Niger River tied left-handed cooking to witchcraft — while the ancient Celts prized left-handed warriors, Rome read left-side omens as favorable, and the Inca chief Lloque Yupanqui was admired for his left-handedness. The stigma softened by the late 1960s, when William Gruby opened Anything Left-Handed, Ltd. to sell scissors, kitchen tools, and watches built for lefties.Next comes the disappearance of Aidan Roche, a 29-year-old chemical engineer from Middlesbrough who vanished on June 22nd, 2023, while hiking the Eiger Trail in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland. His campervan sat unlocked and abandoned near the trailhead with everything inside intact, and his final messages placed him two hours from Grindelwald in clear weather on a well-traveled path. Swiss police, mountain rescue teams, dogs, and drones searched for five days, and his brothers Connor and Niall raised over £30,000 for helicopter surveillance and screen advertisements in twenty-four locations, yet found nothing until September 24th, 2023, when Aidan's body was discovered near the trail with the cause of death still unreleased.The episode then settles on the Willey farm outside Macomb, Illinois, where hundreds of fires broke out in the summer of 1948. They started on August 7th as small brown spots that appeared on the living room wallpaper, spread, smoldered, and burst into flame — more than 200 of them in one week, igniting curtains, an ironing board, and newspapers sealed inside a closed cupboard, often erupting on walls and ceilings while witnesses watched. The blazes consumed the farmhouse on August 14th and both barns soon after, drew over 1,000 spectators on August 22nd, and even brought in the U.S. Air Force, which floated directed radiation from the Russians as a possible cause. Officials declared the case solved on August 30th by pinning it on 13-year-old Wanet McNeil, who confessed to using kitchen matches after hours of questioning despite never being seen holding any; psychiatrist Dr. Sophie Schroeder found her mentally normal, researcher Vincent Gaddis called it poltergeist activity, and Fire Chief Fred Wilson retired still convinced something unexplainable had happened.The episode closes with Vasile Gorgos, a 63-year-old cattle trader from Bacău, Romania, who left for a market in 1991 and disappeared for three decades. His wife reported him missing, an extensive police search turned up no trace, and his family eventually held a ceremony and accepted that he was dead. On a Sunday afternoon in August 2021, a car pulled up outside his old house and drove off before anyone could read the plate, leaving behind a 93-year-old Vasile in the same clothes he had worn in 1991, carrying an unused train ticket from that year and an old identity card listing an address in another part of Romania. Doctor

On this week's show special guest co-host Chris Krebs joins Patrick Gray and James Wilson to discuss the week's cybersecurity news. They cover: Oopsie daisy! OpenAI agents went rogue and hacked Hugging Face US and China trade AI model ban threats Iran has been using SS7 queries to locate and target US troops Scattered Spider is having a hard time, not just because of Microsoft's GDID And much, much more! This week's show is brought to you by Push Security. Luke Jennings joins Patrick this week to talk about the rise in authorisation phishing, like device code phishing, and what companies like Push are doing about it. This episode is also available on YouTube. Show notes OpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident during model evaluation | openai.com Security incident disclosure — July 2026 | Social Signals Hugging Face confirms breach affected internal datasets and credentials, urges users to take action | TechCrunch Security Cheating behaviour in frontier model evaluations | AISI Work | Social Signals JADEPUFFER: Agentic ransomware for automated database extortion | Sysdig | Social Signals Secret Claude tracker shocks users after Anthropic's anti-surveillance stance | Ars Technica EXCLUSIVE: Beijing is looking at curbing overseas access to China's top AI models, sources say | reuters.com https://www.axios.com/2026/07/20/ai-us-china-open-source-kimi | Alibaba to ban employees from using Anthropic's coding tool, source says | reuters.com Iran abused mobile networks' vulnerabilities to locate U.S. military in the Middle East, report says | TechCrunch Security Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code | wired.com Trump calls for new election security measures | NBC News Tech Scattered Spider hackers sentenced to 5.5 years over £29 million Transport for London hack | therecord.media Alleged longstanding member of Scattered Spider extradited to US | CyberScoop https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/media/1450651/dl?inline | Tracking Peter Stokes and The Com: Allison Nixon and Her Work Unmasking Cybercriminals | zetter-zeroday.com 764 splinter group leader sentenced to 40 years in jail | cyberscoop.com Interpol cybercrime crackdown nets 5,800 arrests across 97 countries | cyberscoop.com White House details ‘Gold Eagle' clearinghouse for AI cyber threats | cyberscoop.com Attackers vote themselves $20 million in BONK cryptocurrency | The Record CISA: Microsoft SharePoint RCE flaw now actively exploited | BleepingComputer Critical SharePoint RCE flaw exploited to steal machine keys | BleepingComputer Hackers are exploiting recently patched WordPress bugs, putting millions of websites at risk | TechCrunch Security Critical ServiceNow code execution flaw now exploited in attacks | BleepingComputer Critical Palo Alto VPN bug now exploited by Qilin ransomware gang | BleepingComputer Anubis ransomware claims Coca-Cola Fairlife attack, threatens data leak | BleepingComputer IPhone Hacking Firm Sues Ex-Worker Over Alleged Theft of Secrets | bloomberg.com Apple says former employee exploited ‘rare' bug to download confidential files after leaving for OpenAI | TechCrunch Security Pegasus Spyware European Parliament Pega Committee Member | The Record Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars | TechCrunch Security Risky Bulletin: Hacker wipes Romania's entire land registry database - Risky Business Media | Social Signals Microsoft Entra ID gets passkeys default authentication starting September | BleepingComputer On-demand Webinar: Device code phishing in 2026 | Push Security | Push Security

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The first huge red Flag in the Cases against the Tates was the Social Media ban in 2022. There were no charges at that time and yet all these different companies from apple to Meta to Twitter to Google all banned Andrew and Tristan on the same day. There was no policy violation stated. They just banned them because they can. But for that all to happen at once that has to be organized from above. The only thing above all those giant companies is a government. This exact same thing happened to me as I was investing ACTUAL human trafficking and rape in the Epstein ring. I got off a flight look at my phone and I was logged out of everything because all my account other than Skype had been banned. Back then Skype was out of Estonia and not yet bought by Microsoft. I had been banned off things before but was normally allowed to appear and have them returned since I never broke any of the rules. That was just normal harassment by Zionist lying about to me get my things shut down. This was different.In the case of Andrew and Tristan both men were banned on all apps on the same day and they had millions of followers. Eventually Elon returned them to X. They never did get their other social media returned. This is an important fact because it shows that a government had it out for them and wanted to shut them up.A false allegation was tried in 2019 but it failed. This was the first rape and trafficking accusations which were in reality just girl friends who had had consensual sex. It was such a poor case that CPS dismissed it. They declined to pursue the case after a 4 year investigation because of insufficient evidence. That did not stop the BBC and other from smearing the Andrew Tate in particular and even getting the Independent Office for Police Conduct IOPC to investigate the CPS. Investigate the investigators because they didn't get the politically desired conclusion.When Hertfordshire Police failed to nail something down they simply had a second go at it with Bedfordshire Police which is where they get the new charges. But lets look at an example of the blatant media manipulation wand why the CPS rejected the accusations by Hertfordshire. This is what the BBC ran the article is still here Sounds terrible but that isn't what it really said. There are intentional omissions here. And that is criminal.If I consent it is not Rape. (no but…)What do you get from me hating it? Mr F*****g Nice Guy yeah. Makes you feel powerful? (no).This is clearly a type of role play. Furthermore the women continued datnig him and having consensual sex. for months after this. And the Police had to recognize this. Before you say well this is one case but what about the others, pause before moving the goal post and acknowledge how important this is. They created a case that was so bad that the CPS said it lacked sufficiant evidence and noted that the victims continuing the date and have sex afterwards discredits their claims. Rape victims to not keep texting much less dating and sleeping with their rapists. They waited so long that many text messages like this could have disappeared by now and wont be available to exonerate the Tate against the new claims by anonymous women. They haven't lived in the UK since 2016.Major news outlets purposely distorted the text messages by only printing what Andrew wrote without any context then accused the police who had the same context of failing at their investigation. They could not have not seen the rest of the messages! This was distorted on purpose to paint Andrew as a criminal. There was another strange incident when Andrew was on the reality show Big Brother a show an employee of mine used to work on. A sex tape was leaked which included belt slapping and play choking. This could have destroyed him right then and there. It led to him being kicked off the show. Fortunately the woman in the tape made 7 videos of her self saying that she is the woman in the tape and that it was consensual and something they were both into.Legally that mattered because it kept him out of serious legal trouble. But it was reputation damning because far more people saw they accusations than the explanation. It also establishes a pattern here that Andrew has a domineering sexual style. Many people do or they are submissive. there is nothing wrong or illegal about that. It is relevant though when a person is writing text messages. Most people do not assume hey I'll be a big celebrity one day and multimillionaire maybe I should be careful what i write to girl friends. That was all from the two thousand teens. One CPS rejected case on hold because in the UK there is no double Jeopardy. There is no right to know your accusers either. There is Epstein client appointees and actual rape gangs being ignored and repeat offenders in the country illegal that end up stabbing people to death and something the cops arrest the stabbing victims. As well as MPs engaged in child pornography and bestiality Florida's Attorney General Jame Uthmeier who opened an investigations into the Tates for the crime of visiting his state, is himself involved in moving ten million dollars from a medicaid settlement into his own PAC. Oh and he will not confirm or deny if he is keeping the conclusion of the grand jury on that matter secret. It would take a long time to explain the utter f******t that was Romania. In the midst of the Calin Georgescu affair, smae honnest prosecutor of the Tates involved in that too, DIICOT fumbled the bag in 2024 while Biden was still president, as they didn't correctly follow procedure. They were given time to correct their mistakes and still they could not do so and thus by early 2025 the Tates were free from judicial control. The case did not go away though.This case was ridiculous. There were women listed as victims who themselves said on film that they are not victims. It ultimately hinged one one women who is extremely not credible. For example in a different lawsuit because she has several against here we get this exchangeNot only are her lies insane she is talking about maintain her lies in order to lie to a court! Father's suicide, brothers overdose, mother trying to take your house, mom finding out we are still seeing each other, mother's boy friend molesting you, 2 fake vivid rape videos, 2 fake pregnancies, 5 fake family members, completely fake sudden discovery of adoption, mother on a meth binge and lying about her age and lying to court. She also posted pictured of herself eating out of a dog bowl with her sides of her pussy lips visible in extremely hiked up Daisy Dukes. A real class act. She claimed the Tates held her against her will when they were not even in the same country 3 of the 5 days she was there. She had her cell phone money and was free to go whenever which is what she did. Her grand “escape” was imply buying tickets online taking an Uber to the airport and leaving. She wasn't even in their house but a home near by that had English/Romanian speakers. She talked with another girl about how she deserved an Oscar and how she planned to cry etc. This is all written down! IF that had ever seen a trial she would have been creamed. But sadly that December trial will now not occur as the brother will be fighting extradition and then these knew UK charges until they are gray haired old men if they live that long. It gets worse too. We know that NGO were involved in orchestrating the whole thing and that the UK pressured Romania to cook something up. Because of the Tate's webcam business they found an angle to attack from. All the Tate haters who didn't like what they said politically online of course were true believers without any evidence needed because it fit their world view. Now we have two men, 38 and 39 facing the rest of their lives in prison still without any convictions, and yet they are in solitary confinement. That goes against the 5th amendment and several state constitutional amendments. But it is two tiered justice. Florida had the most Epstein activity and it was Florida that gave him and his cohorts the Sweetheart deal.More updates pending as the trials move along next one is July 27thRyan Dawson's Anti-neocon Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. 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Trump's latest AI leader resigns. The Army burns through its AI tokens. Scammers impersonate IC3 personnel.HollowGraph malware uses a compromised Microsoft 365 calendar for C2. Qilin ransomware targets a critical Palo Alto Networks flaw. A North Korean campaign targets Web3 and cryptocurrency professionals through fake job recruitment scams. Zimbra patches multiple critical bugs. Shadow AI creates regulatory headaches. Hackers wipe Romania's land registry database. Our guest is Errol Weiss, Chief Security Officer at Health-ISAC, setting the record straight on ransomware trends. Patching the automotive security system you didn't know you had.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we have Errol Weiss, Chief Security Officer at Health-ISAC, joining us to discuss ransomware trends in the healthcare industry. We also discuss findings from the Health-ISAC 2026 CISO Benchmarking Report and Health-ISAC's 2nd Quarter Heartbeat Report, which examine the current threat landscape facing the health sector. Selected Reading Trump's latest AI czar has already resigned (TechCrunch) The Army Is Burning Through Its AI Tokens (WIRED) Fake FBI Agents Use IC3 Complaints to Target Scam Victims (Hackread) New HollowGraph Malware Abuses Microsoft 365 Calendar for C&C Communication (SecurityWeek) Critical Palo Alto VPN bug now exploited by Qilin ransomware gang (Bleeping Computer) Researchers Uncover North Korean 'ClickFake' Campaign Targeting Web3 Pros (Infosecurity Magazine) Zimbra Update Patches Critical Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) Shadow AI Is Rewriting Cyber Disclosure Risk (BankInfoSecurity) Risky Bulletin: Hacker wipes Romania's entire land registry database (Risky.Biz) A Device Hidden in Cars Across the US Leaves Them Vulnerable to Hacking and Paralysis. Patch It Now (WIRED) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The international legal saga surrounding controversial social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate has taken a dramatic new turn. Federal authorities arrested the brothers in Miami following a formal extradition request from the United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). British prosecutors have brought a sweeping array of new charges, including rape, human trafficking, assault, and offenses related to extreme pornography, tied to multiple alleged victims. In this episode, we break down the breaking news surrounding the Miami federal arrests and examine what comes next in this high-stakes international extradition process. We look closely at the details of the new U.K. indictment, how the U.S.–U.K. extradition treaty applies to dual citizens, and the defense team's aggressive pushback against the charges. Whether you have followed the Tates' years-long legal troubles across Romania, the U.K., and the U.S., or are trying to understand the legal mechanics of international extraditions, this episode provides a clear, objective analysis of the facts. We explore: The Details of the Arrest: How U.S. Marshals executed the sealed warrant in Miami. The U.K. Charges: What the Crown Prosecution Service is alleging and how these new claims expand the existing case. The Extradition Process: How U.S. federal courts and the State Department handle extradition requests under international treaties. The Defense Strategy: Legal arguments from the brothers' counsel, who have strongly denied wrongdoing and vowed to fight the extradition. We cut through the noise, social media reactions, and speculation to focus strictly on the legal realities of the case.Stay informed on major global legal news. If you value objective deep-dives into complex legal stories, please subscribe to the podcast and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your ratings help independent reporting thrive. Share this episode with friends, family, or colleagues who want the clear facts behind the headlines.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chaos-culture-radio--3078307/support.Follow Chaos Culture Radio for real conversations that move culture forward.New episodes every week.Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

Send us Fan MailMost men have been trained to see the “male gaze” as something to apologize for — a coarse, objectifying reflex to suppress or perform your way out of. Either you're the bro who can't see past a woman's body, or you're the guy in the loafers and matcha latte performing a “female gaze” so hard it becomes its own kind of costume.In this episode, Jordan revisits a line from The Alabaster Girl that's followed him for thirteen years — women have a beauty song — and asks Zan whether it still holds. What follows is one of the most philosophically dense conversations on the podcast: gratitude as the lens that transforms looking into witnessing, the difference between a woman posed as a nude and a woman caught naked and unguarded, and why Zan refuses to be embarrassed about the fact that his eyes are drawn to the female form.They get into the man in the coffee shop who watches a woman order her latte and lets her walk out the door without chasing her — and why Zan calls that moment “code complete.” The phrase Zan wrote in his new book: a woman's walk is the oldest promise in the world. Freud's split between exhibitionism and voyeurism, and why every peep show needs a pervert. And Zan's answer to the discourse around male gaze versus female gaze — which he'd never even heard of before Jordan brought it up.Watch until the end for Zan's real-time reinterpretation of John Berger's “nude vs. naked” distinction — and his own bikini-versus-underwear version of it.__________________________________________________Ars Amorata, Summer '26:Text Her — Stan's course on apps and messaging: from swipe right to archetype. Opens soon.https://amorati.me/courses/text-her/Perception, Openness, Beauty — Online weekend intensive with Jordan, 18-19 July. Inside the Guild.https://arsamorata.com/guild/Desire in the Afternoon — Private salon-consultation with Jordan. 25-26 July, Bali. (Two-day option with embodied women's feedback newly added.)https://desireintheafternoon.carrd.co/Amorati Guild Summer Holiday — A beach weekend in Vama Veche with Zan. 21-23 August, Romania.https://arsamorata.com/guild/____________________________________________________Need a gunslinger? Someone who rides into town, completely solves your problem, then rides off into the sunset. Contact Zan Perrion personally to inquire about his incredibly effective one-on-one Laser Coaching. Find him here: https://arsamorata.com/gunslinger/__________________________________Get instant access to our 4 part mini-course with Zan Perrion

Get the free Friday newsletter : www.send7.org/newsletterWorld news in 7 minutes. Wednesday 22nd July 2026.Today: France social media ban. Hunger down. Lebanon deal. Romania ship rescue. Russia UK fire. Austria Hitler police. Sao Tome president. Ukraine defence shuffle. US-Canada tariffs. Cuba aid. US-Iran strikes. India floods. Cambodia drugs. China, Philippines fight. Australia quadruplets.With Stephen DevincenziBecome a SEND7 supporter!Ad-free listeningBonus quiz episode every FridayDaily transcripts (written by us, not AI!)Vocabulary listsWednesday worksheetsAsk questions in Ask Me Anything episodes10% of our profit goes to Effective Altruism charities.You can become a supporter at send7.supercast.comFor more information about SEND7 visit send7.org/contact or send an email to podcast@send7.org

Matthew Longo, The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain. This segment focuses on the high-level political maneuvers that set the stage for the collapse of the Iron Curtain, beginning with a Warsaw Pactmeeting on July 6, 1989. The primary figures are Miklos Nemeth, the young, Harvard-educated Prime Minister of Hungary and a reformer, and Nicolae Ceausescu, the "old guard" dictator of Romania. During the meeting, a furious Ceausescu berates Nemeth for betraying socialism and undermining the Warsaw Pact, even refusing to address him as "comrade." Nemeth, however, finds a silent ally in Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader, who gives him a subtle "wink" to signal protection against the hardliners. Nemeth's radical goal was to dismantle the physical Iron Curtain—not just for ideological reasons, but because the technology (mines, electric wires) was decades old, ineffective, and too expensive to maintain. In a secret March 1989 meeting at the Kremlin, Gorbachev gave Nemeth a "green light," telling him that the border was Hungary's problem to manage. This meeting also touched on the sensitive presence of a secret Soviet nuclear arsenal in Hungary, which Gorbachev insisted remain hidden from his own defense ministers. Nemeth left Moscowfeeling that while Gorbachev wouldn't stop him, the Soviet leader's own position was precarious, and a hardline coup remained a constant threat. (1)1800

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 21st July 2026.Today: West Africa pipeline. Burundi stampede. Ghana TikTok. UK PM. Romania low Danube. Ukraine Odesa attacks. Spain parade. Nicaragua no elections. US Tates arrest. Mexico Zambada jail India cockroach protests. Yemen-Saudi blockade. Taiwan Lai no China. Japan maternity mayor.With Stephen DevincenziBecome a SEND7 supporter!Ad-free listeningBonus quiz episode every FridayDaily transcripts (written by us, not AI!)Vocabulary listsWednesday worksheetsAsk questions in Ask Me Anything episodes10% of our profit goes to Effective Altruism charities.You can become a supporter at send7.supercast.comFor more information about SEND7 visit send7.org/contact or send an email to podcast@send7.org

Why is there evil if the Kingdom is present? And what are we to do about it? In His parable of the weeds among the wheat, the Lord Jesus teaches us that the answer to the weeds around us in the world is... to plant more good seeds: patiently, lovingly, perseveringly, and abundantly, in the hope that in the end, the kingdom of this world will indeed become the Kingdom of our Lord. Our work is to sow wheat, not pluck weeds… except for the weeds inside our own hearts. Note: The painting associated with this sermon/podcast is "The Harvest" by celebrated Romanian artist Arthur Garguromin Verona.

“Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the United States in connection with a UK police investigation into a number of alleged sexual offences, Bedfordshire Police said.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was bringing further charges against the brothers – who were arrested by US Marshals in Miami on Saturday – in relation to allegations from four additional victims.”“The CPS has decided to prosecute Andrew Tate, 39, with seven further counts of rape, three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 19 additional charges for offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.”The US is supposed to have due process of law, also the right to know one's accusers. The UK has neither. US should not be extraditing Americans to the UK. They are not fugitives. Some of these accusations go back as far as 2013-2015 and were already rejected by CPS at that time for lack of evidence.They had plenty of time before the 2022 accusations in Romania, which are facing a counter suit due for trial in December, to process these UK charges and have a trial. They decided it wasn't important until the Tates were politically famous and opposed to entrenched UK beliefs of open borders and men in the girls room. They cannot pretend to care about human trafficking while allied with Ukraine and supporting a war that displaced millions. Even IF they were guilty, this is politically motivated. They are singled out because they are a treat to the system. Even their enemies admit that. This is selective enforcement of the law because of muh misogyny. The brothers will have formal extradition proceedings, but it's Miami so not really. UK is famous not only of ignoring trafficking and rape but it's own politics and politicians have been involved in it. I have been over this before. Even in the infamous Rotherdam gang rape case there were police involved in raping the victims. “One says she was raped from the age of 12 by a serving South Yorkshire Police (SYP) officer in a marked police car. He would threaten to hand her back to the gang if she did not comply, she says.”This is the state of the UK. Let me be crystal clear, IF Andrew and Tristan are guilty of rape or human trafficking then f**k them both. But it is a court of law with evidence and a chance for defense that determines that. In this case, people are polarized and believe guilt or innocence based on nothing other than whether or not they like their personalities. Tristan and Andrew's lawyer Joe McBride wrote “The timing is no accident. For years, I have been litigating a defamation lawsuit in Palm Beach, Florida, that has absolutely destroyed the baseless allegations against the Tate brothers, piece by piece, under oath, on the record. That case goes to trial within six months. The UK knows it. They watched their lies get demolished in an American courtroom, and they panicked. This extradition demand has one purpose: to kidnap Andrew and Tristan through paperwork before an American jury exposes the truth to the entire world.”I know this is true because I am in that case thanks to Myron Gains dumping private messages on X with no context. And I've had to sit here with my mouth shut as to what it actually pertains to because it is in the lawsuit. Will that trial for Jane Doe even happen? It was supposed to be this December. I find McBride's suspicions correct that this was done now with brand new accusations to drown them in paperwork and delay exoneration. The American girl in question who set off the arrests in Romania, is a serial liar and admittedly so, who has falsely accused other men in the past and lied to boyfriends with kidnap and rape stories that never actually happened. That needs to come out in court but the trial has been delayed for years. As for these other women, I do not know. But I know one claimed to have been choked unconscious then punched in the face twice and then she woke up. Anyone with logic can figure out what's wrong with that statement. Another said she was taken to a field, you know in Luton, and was forced at gunpoint to list Top 10 things good about Tate. And of course she continued to text with him and visit him after that. The whole thing is just so laughably stupid. But they cant get a trial. And in the UK it is guilty until proven innocent. There is NO WAY they will get a fair trial there. The UK will arrest you for saying things they don't like online. Think about this precedent. American's are supposed to have free Speech but if the US government is going to cooperate with the UK government one arresting people who break their laws then no influencer or even small podcaster is safe. Some Limey Tom with bad teeth could have you scooped up and thrown in the clink, white-rise mate. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.ryandawson.org/subscribe

Ruxandra is a Romanian Oriental dance instructor, performer, choreographer, promoter, and storyteller. A graduate of the Floria Capsalli Choreography High School in Bucharest and the Performing Arts Department of Gheorghe Cristea University of Sciences and Arts, she has a strong foundation in ballet and has also studied contemporary, modern, folk, Latin, flamenco, African, and Oriental dance. After living for two years in Egypt and three years in Benin, Africa, Ruxandra came to believe that she did not choose Oriental dance—it chose her. For almost two decades, she has worked to challenge stereotypes surrounding belly dance in Romania, becoming the only teacher in Bucharest to establish dedicated Oriental dance classes for children and creating welcoming spaces where women of all ages can reconnect with their bodies, confidence, femininity, emotions, and joy.In this episode you will learn about:- Why many women still feel ashamed to admit they take belly dance classes in Romania- The harassment and safety risks belly dancers face while performing- Why teaching belly dance to children remains deeply controversial in Romania- The ways movement can reconnect women with emotions held in the body- Why she created a women's dabke group as an artistic voice of solidarityShow Notes to this episode:Follow Ruxandra on Instagram, FB, and TikTok.Details the BDE shows and training programs are available at www.JoinBDE.comFollow Iana on Instagram, FB, and Youtube . Check out her online classes and intensives at the Iana Dance Club.Find information on how you can support Ukraine and Ukrainian belly dancers HERE.Podcast: www.ianadance.com/podcast

Why is Romania so important for US interests? Hint: The Black Sea, and a very long border with Ukraine. Amb. Kathy Kavalec shares insights on this often overlooked but strategically powerful US alliance.

Hear from the Ohashi and Skye themselves while we preview the 2026 U.S. Classic and break down every major storyline heading into one of the most important meets of the elite season. This week we discuss: • Katelyn Ohashi's return to elite gymnastics at age 29 and what she needs to qualify for U.S. Championships • Skye Blakely's first elite all-around competition since 2024 • Jade Carey's return after nearly a year away from competition • Leanne Wong's first meet since winning World all-around silver • Reese Esponda, Dulcy Caylor, Charleigh Bullock, Simone Rose and other gymnasts to watch • Laurie Hernandez's official official coming out • Shilese Jones calls out USA Gymnastics leadership • Romania updates • Tiana Sumanasekera will represent Sri Lanka • Qatar's recruiting of young French gymnasts • NCAA eligibility changes • World Championships qualification updates HOW TO WATCH THE 2026 U.S. CLASSIC Friday, July 17 -Senior Women's Podium Training – 2:00 p.m. ET on FlipNow Saturday, July 18 - Jr– 2:00 p.m. ET, Senior Women – 7:00 p.m. ET on Peacock/NBC GYMCASTIC LIVE FROM CLASSIC IN HARTFORD Friday after podium training (approximately 4:30 p.m. ET) Saturday after the senior women's competition (approximately 9:30 p.m. ET) Play the 2026 U.S. Classic Fantasy Game SUPPORT OUR WORK Club Gym Nerd: - https://gymcastic.com/club/ Shop GymCastic Merch: - https://store.gymcastic.com/ CHAPTERS 04:35 U.S. Classic: Qualification Scores & What's at Stake 06:26 Katelyn Ohashi's Elite Comeback 13:13 Should There Be an Ohashi Wild Card? 17:22 Skye Blakely on vault plan and Nemour 20:37 Leanne Wong Revenge  Era 23:23 Jade Carey's Return Plan 26:46 Who to watch at U.S. Classic 31:04 Gymternet News 31:22 Laurie Hernandez Officially Comes Out 34:34 The "Unfinished Business" Comeback Narrative 37:48 Romania Drama Update 40:14 Philippines Federation & Levi Jung-Ruivivar 43:56 Qatar Recruiting French Gymnasts 46:19 Doping Ban & Coach Arrest 47:20 Russia, Belarus & Olympic Eligibility 49:06 Shilese Jones Speaks Out About USA Gymnastics 49:40 NCAA Adopts New Eligibility Rules GYMCASTIC TOOLS LA 2028 Roster Lab Elite Score Explorer International Gymnastics Calendar Games Newsletters The Balance Beam Situation Gymnastics History & Code of Points Archive Resistance Resources

How can the body become your most concrete resource in your personal development? What do your muscles and your posture say when all the "I know what I have to do, yet I'm still not able to act" is not working anymore?In this special episode, we explore Bodynamic, the body psychotherapy method that maps the connection between muscles, childhood developmental stages, and the way we defend ourselves as adults.Our guests are Hadi Marcher, third generation in the Bodynamic lineage, grandson of founder Lisbeth Marcher and CEO of Bodynamic International, and Mar Barbosa, clinical psychologist with over 13 years of practice and the coordinator and official representative of both Somatic Experiencing and Bodynamic in Portugal. In this episode we discussed:The research that linked 125 muscles to specific psychological themesThe 7 developmental stages and character structures (early vs. late responses)Why developmental trauma is "a lack of teaching," not a flawThe difference between Bodynamic and Somatic Experiencing (fight/flight/freeze)Why Developmental Trauma and Shock Trauma have different consequences and need to be addressed differently Mutual connection and dignity, the foundation of the methodExercises you can try today"(00:00) Intro""(02:15) The body as a resource for personal development""(04:17) Hadi Marcher's story: growing up inside the Bodynamic lineage""(06:15) Trauma, hundreds of cardiac episodes and early diagnoses""(08:46) Learning how to connect with others 'from the body to the mind'""(12:09) Mar's path: from cognitive behavioral therapy to somatic approaches""(17:17) How Bodynamic works: the muscles as a concrete entry point""(20:25) Developmental trauma as a lack of teaching""(25:28) The 7 developmental stages: from the womb to adolescence""(30:04) Lisbeth Marcher's research: 125 muscles and their psychological themes""(36:26) Character structures: collapse (early response) vs. tension (late response)""(42:51) Why you should learn to love your defense mechanisms""(46:56) Bodynamic vs. Somatic Experiencing: voluntary vs. involuntary responses""(53:52) Mutual connection and dignity: Lisbeth's story from World War II""(58:02) Attachment, bonding and authenticity""(01:08:15) What happens when developmental stages overlap""(01:12:02) Examples of defense mechanisms: emotional emptiness and self-sacrifice""(01:20:11) When our defenses trigger each other in relationships""(01:27:21) The Thailand story: connection beyond conflict""(01:35:13) Daily practices: the observer ego and centering exercises""(01:44:48) Where to find courses, therapists, and the Foundation training in Romania""(01:50:49) Behind the scenes: why a conscious relationship with your body is essential"