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Pastor Zach Vestnys' teaching from our series through The Life & Songs of David titled "Sing A Little Louder"Teaching Text: Psalm 59
This week Jamal and Chris are back together as Chris returns to the show, and there is plenty to catch up on! The guys discuss the end of the standalone Wayfarer social media presence and what combining Wayfarer and general player support under Scopely Explore could mean for communication with the community. Will Wayfarer benefit from a larger audience, or will important updates get lost among game support issues? And does this move make the Wayfarer Community Forum more important than ever? Then, inspired by a listener question, Jamal and Chris break down how to write a successful Wayfarer appeal. From addressing the actual rejection reason and bringing new evidence to avoiding emotional arguments and making reviewers do the work for you, they share practical advice for giving your appeal its best chance of success. Plus, One's Gotta Go forces them to choose between Google Street View, official website links, supporting photos, and satellite view. Which essential Wayfarer tool could they live without forever? Stick around for two very different Wayspots of the Week, including a lesson in how to get a Wayspot approved inside one of the biggest chain restaurants in the world, plus a beautiful mural celebrating a Pennsylvania town's coal-mining roots. Then Grandpa TP sends us straight to detention with a Coal of the Week that proves sometimes a great joke still makes for a terrible Wayspot. In this episode: Chris returns to the show Wayfarer and player support merge under Scopely Explore Does Wayfarer still need its own social media identity? Why the Wayfarer Forum may now be the real home for official communication How to build a stronger Wayfarer appeal Why you should address the rejection reason first Bringing evidence instead of emotion One's Gotta Go: Wayfarer Tools Edition How to nominate something eligible inside a chain restaurant A mural celebrating local coal-mining history A detention center nomination that belongs in the Coal pile Stick around for: Dad jokes, two Wayspots of the Week, Coal of the Week, and the return of the Jamal-and-Chris banter we've been missing! Show Credits Hosts: Jamal Harvey & Chris Bell Writer: Jamal Harvey Producer: Jamal Harvey Executive Producer: Kate Konz Show Historian: Matty G Recorded: 16 July 2026 Published: 19 July 2026 Season 5, Episode 27 Contact Us wayspotters@pokemonprofessor.com Voicemail / SMS: 704-426-3710 Support the Show Patreon: patreon.com/PokemonProfessor Website: wayspotters.com Follow! Instagram: @wayspotterspodcast Twitter/X: @wayspotters TikTok: @imakewayspots YouTube: @WayspottersPodcast Twitch: twitch.tv/pokemonprofessornetwork Community & Friends Wayfarer Discord: discord.gg/niawayfarer German Wayfarer Discord: discord.gg/ThTZCZH5 Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/2241761169257836 Solstice:
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Make it Louder! Episode 606 of Make Some Music radio show with your host - Ruslan Radriges ♪ New track "GHOST" with Nat Dankir ► interplay.ffm.to/itp553 ♪ Discover this episode ► band.link/msm606 Also new music by Ruslan Radriges in playlist. Subscribe ► soundcloud.com/ruslanradriges/sets/rrmusic Follow Ruslan Radriges: ♦Instagram ► instagram.com/ruslanradriges ♦Spotify ► spoti.fi/2pRImzg ♦Facebook ► facebook.com/RuslanRadriges ♦YouTube ► youtube.com/c/DjProduserRuslanRadriges ♦VK ► vk.com/ruslanradriges ♦Apple ► music.apple.com/ru/artist/ruslan-radriges/541431482 ♦SoundCloud: ► @ruslanradriges ♦Yandex ► music.yandex.ru/artist/3961521 ♦iTunes: > https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ruslan-radriges/id1480936940 #RuslanRadriges #MSM606 TRACKLIST: Ruslan Radriges - Intro 01. K3ss & Bravvn - Alibi [A Tribute To Life] [SOME LATELY FAVORITE] 02. Ruslan Radriges & Nat Dankir - Ghost [Interplay] 03. CamelPhat & Volkoder - Unique Moment [When Stars Align] 04. Paul Oakenfold x Markus Schulz x Grace - Not Over Yet [Perfecto] 05. Gelaude - Everything [Big Toys] 06. Alex BELIEVE & Monolegato - Movin [Interplay Unity] 07. Orjan Nilsen - Hurts [In My Opinion] [PERFECT TUNE] 08. Rospy - Healing In Harmony [Essentializm] 09. Anton Fokin & EKE - Everlasting [Interplay Flow] 10. Above Beyond - Major Drop [Anjunabeats] 11. Armin van Buuren & Adam Beyer - No Mercy [Armind] [MOMENT OF THE PAST] 12. Ruslan Radriges & Tycoos - Full Of Stars 13. Andrew Rayel pres. Extasia - Universal Harmony [Find Your Harmony] 14. Ferry Corsten x Chris Howard x UUFO - Total Eclipse (The Darkest Side Mix) [Flashover] 15. Andy Cain - Nowhere [Magic Island] 16. Tycoos x PITTARIUS CODE x Josie Sandfeld - Not Alone [Suanda] 17. MatricK - Devotion [Revealed] Ruslan Radriges - Outro
Make it Louder! Episode 605 of Make Some Music radio show with your host - Ruslan Radriges ♪ New track "GHOST" with Nat Dankir ► interplay.ffm.to/itp553 ♪ Discover this episode ► band.link/msm605 Also new music by Ruslan Radriges in playlist. Subscribe ► soundcloud.com/ruslanradriges/sets/rrmusic Follow Ruslan Radriges: ♦Instagram ► instagram.com/ruslanradriges ♦Spotify ► spoti.fi/2pRImzg ♦Facebook ► facebook.com/RuslanRadriges ♦YouTube ► youtube.com/c/DjProduserRuslanRadriges ♦VK ► vk.com/ruslanradriges ♦Apple ► music.apple.com/ru/artist/ruslan-radriges/541431482 ♦SoundCloud: ► @ruslanradriges ♦Yandex ► music.yandex.ru/artist/3961521 ♦iTunes: > https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ruslan-radriges/id1480936940 #RuslanRadriges #MSM605 TRACKLIST: Ruslan Radriges - Intro 01. Chris Avantgarde - Origin [Hyperreal] 02. Alexander Komarov - My Soul [Interplay] 03. Adriatique & Rhys From the Sticks - Coming Home [X Records] 04. Skiavo & Vindes - Dejame Tu Track [Makemba Music] 05. Cubicore - Blue Monday [Catalystic] 06. Andrea Casta - Fragments [Gameroom] [PERFECT TUNE] 07. Ruslan Radriges & Nat Dankir - Ghost [Interplay] 08. Retrika x Alvi x ALEX LNDN - Cut You Deep [Interplay] [MOMENT OF THE PAST] 09. Armin van Buuren & ARTBAT - Take Off 10. Semblance Smile - Freedom [Area53] 11. 22Bullets & Bruno Martini - Cobra [Future House Music] 12. NOME. - Calling [Encoded] [SOME LATELY FAVORITE] 13. Andrew A - Tell Me Why [On The Way] 14. Justus - Move To The Rhythm [Just] 15. Ruslan Radriges x Alrev x Lem - Life is a Dancefloor [Interplay] 16. Josh Le Tissier - Old Skool [JLT Music] 17. KAAZE - Get Loud [Smash The House] 18. 3 Are Legend ft. Imogen Heap - What You Say [Smash The House] 19. Highup - Techno Sound [Kurai] Ruslan Radriges - Outro
Today, Pastor Sean's daughter Mikayla Pinder delivers a word that will permanently change the way YOU respond the next time YOUR moment comes — and everyone around YOU tells YOU to stay quiet.There are moments that do not come back.They open. They stay open for a brief window. And what YOU do in that window — the moment where everything YOU have been waiting for is suddenly within reach — determines whether YOU spend the next season walking in the answer or replaying the moment YOU let it pass.Mark 10 records one of the most urgent moments in the entire New Testament. Someone who had been sitting in the same condition for a long time — overlooked, pushed to the side, positioned where no one expected anything to change — heard that the one person who could change everything was passing by.Not stopping. Passing by.And in that moment, this person did something that everyone around them tried to shut down.Here is what most people miss about this passage — the crowd did not encourage the cry. They rebuked it. The very people surrounding the one moment that mattered told them to be quiet, to stop, to stay in their place. And what happened next — the specific decision made in the face of everyone saying be silent — is the entire reason the outcome changed.YOU have been in that crowd before.The moment YOU felt something rising up in YOU — the moment YOU knew YOU needed to reach out, speak up, refuse to stay seated — and the voices around YOU, sometimes even the voices inside YOU, said the same thing that crowd said.There is a specific thing this person said — and then said LOUDER when they were told to stop — that reveals exactly what YOU are supposed to do when YOUR moment is passing by and everyone is telling YOU to stay quiet.And there is something about what happened right before the healing — a question asked, an item left behind, a movement made — that most people read past without realizing it holds the key to seizing the moment when it finally comes.
Catch up on all the footy news from AFL 360, Tuesday 7th of July with special guests Kath McLaughlan and Leigh Montagna. On tonight's episode of AFL 360, Kath and Leigh break down the ground-swell of support for James Hird to return to Essendon as their head coach search begins. Plus, will Josh Fraser sign on permanently at Carlton after his incredible start at the helm, and who will be Tasmania's inaugural coach? For more of the show tune in on Fox Footy & KAYO.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Self-care podcast exploring Why Chronic Stress + Cortisol Don't Just Affect Your Hormones, Why Your Ego Mind Gets Louder During Heightened Stress & Steps to take From Hypervigilance to Healing. TOPICS:: ** Why Chronic Stress + Cortisol Don't Just Affect Your Hormones (05:49). ** Why Your Ego Mind Gets Louder During Heightened Stress (11:41). ** Steps to take From Hypervigilance to Healing (23:39). NOTES:: Show notes: amberapproved.ca/podcast/677 Leave me a review at amberapproved.ca/review Email me at info@amberapproved.ca Save 50% off everything in the online store: Workshops, Masterclasses and Self-Study Programs to help you address emotional eating, hormone imbalances, weight-loss blocks and more from July 5th-12th: https://amber-romaniuk.mykajabi.com/store Take the NEW Free Hormone Imbalance Quiz here: https://amberapproved.ca/hormone-imbalance-quiz Subscribe to newsletter: https://amber-romaniuk.mykajabi.com/newsletter-sign-up SHOW LINKS: Click below to schedule a 30 minute Complimentary Body Freedom Consultation https://amberapproved.ca/body-freedom-consultation/ Take my free Emotional Eating Quiz here: http://amberapproved.ca/emotional-eating-quiz Listen to Episode 668 about what it's like to work with me here: https://amberapproved.ca/podcast/668 Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/amberromaniuk Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@amberromaniuk/ MY PARTNERS: Designs For Health Blood Sugar Bundle! One of the hardest parts of overcoming my emotional eating was the INSANE SUGAR and carb cravings. It was the intense sugar and carb cravings. That's why I created my Blood Sugar Bundle with Designs for Health to support your body while you work on emotional eating and breaking binge patterns. It includes chromium for blood sugar balance, L-glutamine to help curb cravings fast, a high-quality probiotic for gut health, and a clean Pure Paleo protein powder to keep you full and stable. I only recommend Designs for Health to my clients because they are third-party tested, family-owned, and use the highest quality ingredients. Quality matters when it comes to truly supporting your body and getting results. Get 30% off The Blood Sugar Bundle in USA and Canada automatically applied at checkout below! Canada Blood Sugar Bundle here for 30% off! USA Blood Sugar Bundle here for 30% off! You can also get 30% off any Designs for Health supplements anytime, it's my gift to you. Canada: www.designsforhealth.ca (code AMBER30) USA: www.designsforhealth.com (code AMBER88)
Evan Roberts reacts to Steve Cohen's unusually candid comments about the state of the Mets. Cohen admits the franchise has fallen short, backs David Stearns while leaving room for evaluation, and opens the door to bigger questions about where the organization is headed. Evan and Shaun dig into Cohen's acknowledgment of past tension between Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto, what it means for the clubhouse, and why the answer created even more drama. They also debate whether firing Stearns would be a smart reset or a dangerous sign of organizational chaos for a franchise still searching for sustained success.
Make it Louder! Episode 604 of Make Some Music radio show with your host - Ruslan Radriges ♪ New track "LET ME GO" with Redspace ► interplay.ffm.to/itp481 ♪ Discover this episode ► band.link/msm604 Also new music by Ruslan Radriges in playlist. Subscribe ► soundcloud.com/ruslanradriges/sets/rrmusic Follow Ruslan Radriges: ♦Instagram ► instagram.com/ruslanradriges ♦Spotify ► spoti.fi/2pRImzg ♦Facebook ► facebook.com/RuslanRadriges ♦YouTube ► youtube.com/c/DjProduserRuslanRadriges ♦VK ► vk.com/ruslanradriges ♦Apple ► music.apple.com/ru/artist/ruslan-radriges/541431482 ♦SoundCloud: ► @ruslanradriges ♦Yandex ► music.yandex.ru/artist/3961521 ♦iTunes: > https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ruslan-radriges/id1480936940 #RuslanRadriges #MSM604 TRACKLIST: Ruslan Radriges - Intro 01. Junerule x Jordy x Mavhungu - Tshanduko [Makemba Music] 02. Xplore - Overthinking [Forever Young Recordings] 03. Khainz & Leena Punks - Weightless [Size] 04. DRFT - Toxic [Forever Young Recordings] 05. U-Jeen & Helena Swan - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) [Interplay] 06. DJ Groove & MILYCH ft. Marsha - I Believe in 2000 [Interplay Records] 07. Vintage Culture & DEPARTAMENTO - Copycat [Affairs] 08. Baset & Bittermind - Feel Good [1001 Tracklist] [MOMENT OF THE PAST] 09. Ruslan Radriges - Keep on Dance 10. Seth Hills - Secretos [Dharma] 11. West of the Sun & Mr. Amber - Surrender (BLR Remix) [blooom] 12. Audien & Shaun Farrugia - High Hopes [Enhanced Music] 13. Andrew A - Tell Me Why [On The Way] 14. Diago Miranda x Lee Rose - Londons Calling [Soave Dusk] 15. Anton By - Kupalinka [Interplay] [SOME LATELY FAVORITE] 16. Ruslan Radriges x Alrev x Lem - Life is a Dancefloor [Interplay] 17. Alexander Popov & Eximinds - Tsunami [Interplay] [PERFECT TUNE] 18. Digital X - The Night [Revealed] 19. Domeno - Where I'm From [Revealed] Ruslan Radriges - Outro
Waymo and Uber end their Phoenix pilot collaboration after three years, and TIDAL won't pay any royalties to AI generated music on its platform.Starring Jason Howell and Tom Merritt.Links to stories discussed in this episode can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
D&P Highlight: Do you think you could be louder? full 474 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:58:00 +0000 UnHvlQ7BU5GaphNm3LVPPvJHgMaZQEIl news The Dana & Parks Podcast news D&P Highlight: Do you think you could be louder? You wanted it... Now here it is! Listen to each hour of the Dana & Parks Show whenever and wherever you want! © 2025 Audacy, Inc. News https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-li
LeBron James is a free agent and the question is, what's next? Lakers, Warriors, Cavs or Heat? We break down his options and pick a destination where we think he lands. Steph Curry is 38 years old and the Warriors are a middle team in the West. Draymond declined his player option. The front office is targeting Trey Murphy III, LeBron,, and Anfernee Simons with the mid-level exception. We make the call on which move actually extends Steph's window and which ones are Band-Aids on a roster that needs surgery. Plus Ja Morant is headed to Portland and we tell you what that means for the Trail Blazers. And Team USA faces Bosnia-Herzegovina Wednesday night in the World Cup knockout round at Levi's Stadium in the Bay Area. Full squad. Pulisic healthy. We give you the pick. Two West Coast sports fans. Louder takes. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Taylor Bisciotti + LeBron Free Agency 5:29 Warriors Are a Middle Team 10:00 LeBron: Lakers, Warriors, or Miami? 14:12 USA vs Bosnia World Cup Knockout 20:33 Ja Morant Traded to Blazers 27:09 Schemdium T-Shirts
What does it look like to remain faithful to God when obedience comes at a cost? In Daniel 6, we revisit one of the Bible’s most familiar stories: Daniel and the lions’ den but discover a much deeper message than simply having courage. Daniel’s unwavering commitment to prayer and faithfulness points us to the greater […]
Group Guide Use this guide to help your group discussion as you meet this week. 2 Samuel 19:40-20 Spencer Cary Download TranscriptGood morning. My name is Spencer. I am one of the pastors here. We are continuing to walk through the book of 2 Samuel. We'll get towards the end, you guys. We're going to be in chapter 19, verse 40.We're going to go all the way through chapter 20 today. It's on page 310 in those black Bibles. And to 311, I encourage you to follow along with us as we walk through 2 Samuel. We are kind of having a moment in our country right now because the World Cup is here. And it's not just, which if you didn't know, that's soccer, you guys. It's not just that we're actually winning and it seems like we're pretty good.It's that people from all around the world have come to America. And they love it here. I've watched so many of these videos, it's ridiculous. There's so many videos of people from Europe, from Africa, from Japan, that are just so excited about Buc-ee's, about free refills, about Costco, and ranch. Ranch dressing is having a moment. But it's wonderful because there's all these things that they love.It's like, you know what? We've got some good things going on. We're just kind of celebrating a moment as a country. We're all united joyously for the first time in a long time. And the reason that it feels like it's the first time in a long time is because I don't know if you've been paying attention. The last decade plus has been a lot.It's been a lot of hostility. It's been a lot of disunity. I mean, it's been a lot of just tribalism and hate. And man. And I just want to capture that. I want to read some quotes.And these are from public figures, political leaders. But this kind of captures the last 10 years of kind of what we've been in. It's been just at each other's throats. There's a few different quotes from a few different people. We will root out the communist, Marxist, fascist, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin. That's talking about fellow citizens.Live like vermin. There's another one. If you see anybody from that cabinet, that political cabinet, in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gas station, you get out and create a crowd. You push back on them. You tell them why they're not welcome anymore anywhere. That's another one.The third one. We need a national divorce. We are two completely different countries living under one flag. And one side is trying to destroy the other. Straight up calling for it. A national divorce.Last one. You could put half of his supporters into what I call a basket of deplorables. So half of someone's supporters deplorable. Now, you can say, well, that's politicians. And many of them are like the worst of us. And I'm not going to fight you super hard on that because there might be some merit to some of that argument.But it's not just leaders like that. That's trickled down and been reposted and been recirculated on social media and break rooms and shop floors at family get-togethers. We've seen this over and over again. So much to the point where the word Nazi and commie has almost lost its meaning entirely. We've heard destroying America, threat to democracy, enemy from within, fascists, on and on and on and on and on. If you've been insulated from this, brother or sister, blessed are you.It's kind of hard to miss it. But if you've had any touch points with people, the Internet, there's a lot of angry people right now with a lot of alarmist, heightened, extremist rhetoric that is symptomatic of a deeper problem of deep disunity that many of us have observed and felt for a long time at this point. And we're getting ready to celebrate our 250th birthday. And I think the story we have in 2 Samuel is timely because it's going to highlight what happens when you have unresolved conflict that weaves its way through a nation. And that, paired with heated, intensified rhetoric and words, brings about consequences that we should be careful to take notice of.And as Christians, we should consider on a national level, on a local level, and within our own church, that we are called to live differently than many who are trying to tear each other apart today. And as we take a big step back from this, as we walk through this story, my hope is that we see Christ as our ultimate hope in the widening rift that we are currently living in. So let's pray, and then we'll walk this together. Heavenly Father, I thank you that our hope is in Christ alone. And that message resounds in beautiful, wonderful, unifying ways against the backdrop of history that is filled with broken people fighting for their own interest.God, I pray that you'd help us see the truth of the Scriptures, the hope of the Gospel, and that we leave here in faith and obedience and repentance. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. Okay, so last week when Chet ended, where he ended, it was a moment after the civil war between Absalom and David where there was a lot of good happening. There was the pardoning of enemies. There was the rewarding of individuals.And this is exactly where Chet ended last week in verse 40. It says, The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. All the people of Judah and also half the people of Israel brought the king on his way. Okay. So that last sentence is really important context here.And it's a problem. Because after the civil war, they should be coming together, unified, and taking David back. But what's happened is, is it says, All of Judah and half of Israel. And what that is, is political positioning. All of Judah to put influence, to gain influence with David as he's being reestablished in Jerusalem. And half of Israel.That's a problem, y'all. If the American civil war ended, and afterwards the north said, You know what? We're going to give the south, I don't know, five to ten senators. And we're going to have forty to fifty. It would have restarted. Because that's not unifying.That's how you have unequal representation. That's not how it's supposed to go. And the people of Israel see this, And they are upset. Verse 41. Then all the men of Israel came to the king, And said to the king, Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you away?All right, pause there. Israel sees this, And they go to David, And they're like, Why have the people of Judah, our brothers, stolen you away? Now that kind of gets lost on us in the English. But in their language, in their context, With this being used throughout the scriptures, That's fighting words right there. That is a massive accusation. You are stealing our king.Why are they stealing you away? And it says, And brought the king and his household over the Jordan, And all of David's men with him. So, They level this accusation. Verse 42. All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is our close relative, Why then are you angry over this matter? They say, Because we're related to him.Like more than you. Like you're a distant cousin. We're close cousins. This is David we're talking about. Of the tribe of Judah. So, Why are you angry about this?They continue. Have we eaten at the king's expense? Or has he given us any gift? Have we taken advantage of the situation in a way that promotes us? Have we taken bribes? Have we taken favors?Why are you angry? Verse 43. And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, We have ten shares in the king. And in David also, We have more than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?All right. Pause there. They're saying, We have ten shares. We have ten tribes. What are you doing? How do you as one tribe get all this influence with David?Why do you hate us? Why do you despise us? And they just keep going. It says, But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. And you can see them devolving into a shouting match. And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer.Fiercer. Harsher. Louder. Intensified. Talking. Yelling.Over. One another. And what's happening here is the widening of an ongoing rift that is never going to heal in this nation. Wounds are not going to be healed that come out of this. And it shows that words matter. They matter.Israel comes in hot. They say, Why are you stealing our king? And Judah doesn't slow down. They answer back. Israel answers back. The words get more fierce.More intensified. And now they're at it again. In conflict. Raging. Now. Pick up in chapter 20 verse 1.There's somebody present. Who is going to take advantage of the anger in this moment? Verse 1. Now there happened to be there a worthless man whose name was Sheba. The son of Bichri. A Benjaminite.Okay. So. While they're all shouting at each other. There's a man named Sheba from the tribe of Benjamin. Son of Bichri. Okay.And he is an opportunist. Now he's described as a worthless man. We're going to see why in a moment. He's an opportunist. Who is going to seize on all the anger that is happening right here. It says, And he blew the trumpet and said, We have no portion in David.And we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents. Oh, Israel. So as they're shouting and yelling and the words are fiercer and fiercer and fiercer. He blows the trumpet. Gets everyone's attention.And declares independence. He says, We have no share in this mess. No share in Judah. Done with this. We're going to our own tents. Who's with me?Verse 2. So all the men of Israel withdrew from David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem. So in the heat of this argument, an opportunist steps in, declares independence. And because they're so angry, they're like, Yeah! And we're going home free!And that signals to the people of Judah, Oh no, we might be back in a civil war again. And they get around David, escort him all the way back to Jerusalem, keeping him safe. And when David gets back to Jerusalem, he has to both put together his household again, that's been broken, and also put down another rebellion. Verse 3. And David came to his house at Jerusalem, and the king took the ten concubines, whom he had left to care for the house, and put them in order, put them in a house under guard, and provided for them, but did not go into them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as in widowhood.So you want to get this little explanation that kind of finishes up this part of the story. It goes back to when Absalom was starting his rebellion, and it's very sad. Remember the events of Absalom, and what he did with David's concubines with his wives? After all of this, when David gets back, because of some prohibitions in the law, what he does is he cannot maintain this relationship with these wives in the way that he had before, so he puts them in houses, makes sure they're provided for, but they live in practical widowhood the rest of their lives, which is just sad. Women that were abused, women that now have to live in that shame and widowhood for the rest of their days.That is what happens in war, and it is awful. And that once he does this, he has to begin to put down this rebellion, starting in verse 4. Then the king said to Amasa, Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself. So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond the set time that had been appointed him. Okay. So Amasa, if you remember from last week, is now the commander of David's army, right, of the military.He replaced Joab. David is still upset with Joab because Joab killed his son Absalom in battle. Okay. So Amasa is now in charge. And y'all, Amasa doesn't seem to be a very competent general, doesn't seem to be very competent at all. Amasa, if I'm honest, kind of just fails up.It's like a lot of U.S. politicians that, I mean, you see sometimes they lose an election, and then they get elevated to a position of power in their political party. Or they commit an offense, and they rise in the polls. They just, this happens. It's not unique to American history. It's all over history. People just fail up all the time.But what's happened is, is Amasa led the rebellion with Absalom against David. That should be a strike against him. Another strike should be a failed rebellion. He didn't even win. He lost. So he fails at that, and now he's elevated to be the commander.And it's like, then he's given this job where it says, you need to go. You have three days time. Go. Let's gather the men of Judah together. We have to go and fight. And it says, but he delayed beyond the set time that had been appointed to him, which means he didn't get it done in time.You might think, well, that's a lot to ask to gather troops in three days. You know what? It's not. Because Judah is about the size of Lexington and Richland County. Okay? Not a very massive area.So you've got a bunch of men under you. You've got a thousand soldiers that are right near you. Just get them. Go. Go to every town, every neighborhood. Bring them back.He doesn't. And now David can't wait any longer. So it says in verse 6, and David said to Abishai, now Sheba the son of Bichri will do more harm than Absalom. Take your Lord's servants and pursue him lest he get himself to fortified cities and escape from us. All right.It's a lot of names in 1 and 2 Samuel. So Abishai, if we remember, is Joab's brother. So he looks at Abishai and says, all right, I don't know what Amasa is doing, but we don't have time for this. You need to go. Take some men. We need to put down this rebellion before it gets any worse.And Abishai isn't going out alone. Verse 7, And there went out after him Joab's men and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and the mighty men. They went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba, the son of Bichri. So Abishai is loyal to his brother and says, Hey, come on. Let's go.So he takes them, the mighty men, the mercenaries and said, We're going. We're going out together. And that isn't good because if you've been around with us for a bit, you know that Joab is an unsavory person to say the least. Pretty violent, gruesome person. Verse 8, When they were at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing the soldier's garment and over it was a belt with a sword and its sheath fastened on its thigh.And as it went forward, it fell out. And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with you, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. But Amasa did not observe the sword that was in Joab's hand. So Joab struck him with it in the stomach and spilled his entrails to the ground without striking a second blow.And he died. So Joab, being a very violent man who holds grudges, has a plan of revenge and he assassinates and murders another threat. He keeps doing this. And this is not like, Oh, the sword spilled out. Oh, a moment. This was planned.He goes up to do a traditional greeting, which is like kiss on both cheeks. That's their equivalent of dapping him up. And the sword spills out on purpose. He picks up the sword and he violently thrusts it into him. One shot kill. And this is, listen, Amasa, I'll be honest, should have seen this coming.The moment he sees Joab, he should have said, Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. He should have had men surrounding him. But he isn't very competent. He's very unsuspecting. He's very naive. And he goes up to a man with a history of violence, with a history of wanting to be in control and just unsuspectingly is murdered.It says, Then Joab and Abishai, his brother, pursued Sheba, the son of Bichri. Verse 11. And one of Joab's young men took his stand by Amasa and said, Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab. That's a key part for me that just lets you know, Oh, this was planned. So he murders him and then he has one of his men come by and say, If you're with David, you're with Joab.If you're with Joab, you're with David. Joab's in charge now. Let's go. You're following. And they all, the men who just were following Amasa are kind of stunned at what's happening. Verse 12.And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the highway and anyone who came by seeing him stopped. So you got to think this is happening very quickly. All of a sudden, there the general of the army is lying. It was a one-shot kill, but he's not dying immediately. He's wallowing in his blood in the ground and they're all seeing this. A man that just, who was just their leader, they're looking at this and they're hearing the call.They're following Joab and that's a lot to absorb. And the people who are with Joab realize this. The man who just yelled that says, And when the man saw that all the people stopped, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field and threw a garment over him. And it's like, all right, don't be confused. He's gone. Whoop.All right, we're going. Follow us, Joab. Here we go. And those men are going to fall in line or you'll die. And they do. Verse 13, When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba, the son of Bichri.Verse 14, And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-Maacah and all the Bichrites assembled and followed him in. Okay. We've got to read that very carefully because it's very good context for what's happening here. Remember, Sheba was an opportunist and he yelled, Everyone to his own tent! Declaring independence! But then, as we can see, he goes through all the tribes of Israel and Abel of Beth-Maacah is up in the north.It's about as far north in the promised land before you leave the promised land. So it looks like he's gone through all the different tribes trying to say, All right, you coming with? And what does it say? And all the Bichrites assembled and followed him. Y'all, that's his cousins. That's his clan.He's gone through all the promised land all the way of Israel trying to gather steam and everyone's like, Ah! I don't know about that. Which, listen, if you're a man, this makes a lot of sense. You really, I understand this. There are times where you get very angry and testosterone's flowing and all of a sudden someone says something that you think seems reasonable in the moment. It's like, Oh yeah, they did disrespect us.You know what? This can't stand. Oh, we gotta take care of this. Yeah, we should. Let's go.We're gonna go take them out. We're gonna go show them they don't do that again. And then you hop in the truck and you're going and you're like, once it starts to settle down and you're like, Ah! I don't know about this. I'm an adult now. This is assault.I now have a job. I don't, you know, honestly, I think I'm just gonna get off to the next stop. I don't really wanna, I don't wanna do this. And it just, it's what happens. Everyone at first is like, Yeah! We're going to our tents.And then they have some time to think about it. It's like, Well, I'm kind of tired of Civil War. I'm tired of death and dying. And, you know, honestly, I don't even know this guy, Sheba. So, it's got a weird name anyways. You know what?I'm out. And it doesn't work. And listen, that's just some free advice for the men in this room. Sometimes you just need a few minutes to calm down. You know, go on a walk, pray, breathe, let oxygen flood the brain again, and then come to reason. Also, for the women in this room.Wives, friends, just let them have some space for a minute. It's on us to calm down. But that's what happens. They calm down. They don't join them. And now, it's just Sheba and his cousins.Verse 15, And all the men who were with Joab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-Maacah. So, they catch up. They're ready to fight. And it says, They cast up a mound against the city and stood against the rampart. And they were battering the wall down, wall to throw it down. So, they engage in some ancient tactics of war.They show up to the city, which they are in. They start building a mound against the rampart. They start getting a battering ram, ready to take this out. They're ready to tear this city apart. when a wise woman realizes what's happening and steps up to the plate. Verse 16, Then, a wise woman called from the city, Listen, listen! Tell Joab, come here that I may speak to you.And he came near her. And the woman said, Are you Joab? He answered, I am. Then she said to him, Listen to the words of your servant. And he answered, I am listening. Then she said, They used to say in former times, Let them but ask counsel of Abel.And so they settled a matter. I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You see, to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel, why will you swallow up the heritage of the Lord? She says, Joab, you know the reputation of our city. We are a peaceable city. We settle disputes.We don't fight. Why are you trying to kill us? Can we have a conversation about this? Why would you destroy the heritage of the Lord? Don't destroy us. What's going on?Joab answers. Verse 20, Joab answered, Far be it from me, far be it, that I should swallow up or destroy. That is not true. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim called Sheba, the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give up this man alone. I withdraw from the city.So Joab says, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. We don't have a problem with you. There's somebody in your city that we have a problem with. He's a problem. We're here for him. Now you might think, well, why did they let him in the city in the first place?And this is a Middle Eastern cultural thing that we don't understand here. In the Middle East, even into today, when you have someone who comes to you, you're hospitable, you take them in. And then they become your responsibility. So when they come to the city, it's just immediately, hold on, you're not, this is our responsibility. So it's a lot in the Iraq and Afghanistan war that some of those families would take in U.S. soldiers and protect them and care for them.That's what's happening here. It's, oh, oh, oh. But then she's like, wait a second. This is the most violent leader and all the mighty men. Can we have a conversation? Then she hears, oh, oh, he's a terrorist.Oh, he's a traitor. Okay. Now I understand why you're so upset. And the woman said to Joab, behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall. She doesn't hesitate. She's like, oh, okay.We're going to toss the head over. It'll be good, right? And Joab's like, ha ha. And then she goes to her people. Verse 22. And the woman went to all the people in her wisdom and they cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab.So he blew the trumpet and they dispersed in the city every man to his home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. So she successfully persuades the people. Sheba gets his head cut off and the fighting is over. Everyone goes home. And the chapter ends with really a summary of the leadership that's really going to stay in place that we're getting towards the end of David's reign.This is the leadership list that's in place throughout the rest of David's reign. Verse 23. Now Joab was in command of all the army of Israel, which that just tells us, y'all, Joab, David's not fighting Joab anymore. He's done with this. He is going to keep him in power.Joab is going to get what's coming to him, but it ain't right now. And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And Adoram was in charge of the forced labor. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder. And Sheba was secretary. And Zadok and Abiathar were priests.And Ira the Jairite was also David's priest. And that's how chapter 20 concludes. Now, at the beginning, I said that this would be, what we would see is the widening of a rift between Judah and Israel. But the fault lines were there. Influence in the nation was being fought over. And this widening is continuing.Now, as this split is coming many decades later, one of the people we just read about, Adoram, is going to be the first casualty in that civil war. So I want to skip to 1 Kings chapter 12 because this helps us see where this is going. So let me give some context before we read this together. This will be on the screen, but stay with me for a moment. This is David's grandson, Rehoboam. So David has Solomon, who's the king next, and Solomon's son, Rehoboam, takes over.Rehoboam immediately doesn't recognize the situation because Israel and Judah, this widening has continued and continued. Even through Solomon's reign, it's continuing. And Rehoboam listens to some foolish younger man's advice on, you know what? You need to be strong and you need to enforce more harshness on the Israelites. He doesn't read the room at all. And this division is widening and not coming back.So that's where we pick up in 1 Kings. When it is widened so far, verse 16, And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, hear this, What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel, look now to your own house, David. Now, what does that sound like? That's what Sheba said.That's almost a verbatim quote. They remember what he said and his rebellion didn't work, but they bring it back and they quote him. That's intentional. And they say, No, we are done with this. What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance of this.To our own tents, Israel. They're declaring independence. So Israel went to their tents, verse 17, But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah. Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, that's who David put in place, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his chariot to flee Jerusalem. So Adoram later receives the first violence in a civil war that never heals.This nation is never the same again. From this point forward, it is not the 12 tribes of Israel. It is the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. It never heals. And you can trace it throughout history and you can see it in the story we saw today, just this widening that happens. And from this point forward, there's only violence, there's only hatred, there's only disunity.And this is the result of it that goes forward. They could have at any point slowed down, could have at any point hurt each other, could have at any point reconciled, but they choose harsh words, fierce words, which we read. They speak fiercely, they choose their sides, they dig in their heels, and all the people that were once unified as children of the covenant of Abraham. They're now enemies for centuries to come. Now, what I want to do is I want to help picture what's happening in this division over time and ultimately the only hope that shows up in fixing this. So, as I said, around 930 B.C. is when Israel and Judah permanently divide.That's the situation with Rehoboam. So, they divide at this point and you have the northern kingdom and the southern kingdom. And they're never the same, never with each other again. Now, Israel quickly devolves into a lot of pagan practices. They mix their faith with some idolatry and they quickly over the next two centuries start to really fall apart to the point where God brings judgment on the northern kingdom of Israel and sends in the Assyrians over a period of time to completely destroy their kingdom. And, next slide, 720 B.C. that's what happens.Israel is completely destroyed. The northern kingdom is done. So, they destroy them. It's never a national kingdom again. And then, they send, they bring people out, they bring some foreigners in and they leave some of the Israelites behind and those Israelites end up marrying with those people and many of them settle down into a region called Samaria. And, in Samaria they have some of the old faith mixed in with these idolatrous practices and they stay there for centuries to come.So, the descendants of Israel, the northern tribes, are there while Judah keeps going. And, over time, Judah has its own judgment that comes upon them but the people of Judah stay together and they later are called the Jews. So, the people, the descendants of Judah is where we get Judaism from, the Jews. So, the descendants of mostly Judah and Benjamin but the kingdom of Judah. So, the people of Judah continue but then they're still living side by side with Samaritans and they hate them. They hate them.They hate Samaritans. They hate that they share some bit of faith. They hate them for their old differences, this widening rift that continued for so long. They hate them. They're racist towards them. I mean, you have to, if you live both in northern Galilee to get through Samaria or to get to Jerusalem, the straight line is to go through Samaria but they wouldn't do that.They go all the way around Samaria because they don't want the dust of that people on them. They don't want to see them. They don't want to deal with them and that continues with that kind of hatred and that kind of division for centuries. So, you can trace what happened in our story and it continues and it continues and it continues over time where these people are just hating each other. And then, centuries later, Jesus comes and Jesus begins to speak of a kingdom that's not of this world. He begins to speak of a kingdom that is going to last for eternity.He begins to describe and picture what this kingdom is going to be like and one of the things that Jesus does in His ministry is instead of going all the way around Samaria, He goes straight into it. And when Jesus begins to minister around 27 AD, He goes into Samaria and He meets a Samaritan woman in John chapter 4 and He has this wonderful conversation. If you've never read it, you should sit in it today. It's beautiful as He articulates the gospel to a lost woman and He declares to her that He is the Messiah and He hints at that this old division is going away. And then Jesus takes that ministry to the cross where He dies for hostile, angry, disunified people and He resurrects creating a new people that are no longer to reflect the divisions of this present world.And then He commissions His church. He ascends at the right hand of God the Father. And then when you get to the book of Acts, which, by the way, that's our next book. We get done with this book at the end of this month. We're going to be in the book of Acts for the next season. So, spoiler alert.When you get to the book of Acts, one of the things that we're going to see is that as the church begins to spread, they go into Samaria just like Jesus did. And then when they minister in 33 to 35 AD, when they start ministering to Samaritans and they start bringing the gospel to them, the people that had been disunified for almost a thousand years are now finally unified again. And it doesn't stop there. The gospel continues to spread and it starts reaching other Gentiles, Romans, Greeks, Ethiopians, Ephesians. And then you see that this household of faith is going to have a whole bunch of different people.But what unifies this people is Christ primarily. And when you hear the book of Ephesians as they're addressing some of these differences between Gentiles and Jews, God through His servant Paul says in Ephesians chapter 2, for He Himself, this is Jesus, is our peace who has made us both one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances that He might create in Himself one new man and the place of two, so making peace that Jesus Christ through His redemptive work breaks down walls of hostility, breaks down differences that we cling to in this present world because it's in Him that we are unified. The most important thing about Christians is Christ Jesus and it says and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross thereby killing hostility that through the cross of Jesus Christ every petty difference, every temporary difference, everything that we make primary in this present life that separates us goes to die because the primary expression of unity is found in Christ in His people. And that gospel continues to spread.It spread and spread and spread. And then, as God's people unified in Him, caring most about what we have in Him, not caring about the racial differences, ethnic differences, political differences, philosophical differences because the most important thing about us is Christ. We have a different way of speaking. And in James chapter 3, ministering to a church, teaching them how they might speak, verse 5 and following, it says, so also, the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire.And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. But that is a reminder that your tongue, that our speech, is powerful in a way that when it is used for ungodly purposes, can set communities on fire, can destroy unity amongst peoples. And then when you skip to verse 10, it says, from the same mouth flow blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not be so. Now, that leads us back to where we started.We live in a culture that only blesses their friends and curses their enemies. That's the way we do this today in our culture. You bless your friends, you curse your enemies. Enemies now are defined by us and them. And them is defined by not from our tribe, not from our political party, not from our region of the country, not from our race, not from our sex, not from our people. It's them.They're the problem. And that's how our culture rages right now. And that leads to violence, to dehumanization, to evil prevailing. And the more the culture rages, the more angry it gets. We of all people who belong to Christ, a God who reconciles us who was once enemies of him to make us friends in him, to see Jesus as most primary about us, descendants of Israel, Judah, Rome, Ephesus, Ethiopia, and beyond. All of us should be the people who understand what it means to be on the same page.The most important person is Christ in us. And therefore, everything that this world is clinging to, all the power plays, all the frantic energy, it's like, we don't, it's not us. We're not doing that. We're going to choose love. We're going to choose peace. We're going to choose to bridle our tongues and to restrain our speech.We're not going to engage in other-side-is-evil business. We're not going to do that. We're not going to dehumanize people. We're not going to be people of tribes of this world because we belong to the most beautiful, wonderful tribe that is Christ Jesus. And that means we change the way we operate in this culture. Listen, I love America.I love America. This Saturday, I'm going to go so hard. I'm going to America 250 so hard. I'm serious. I do love, I love this country. As Jeremiah prophesied to the people he was prophesying to, he said, seek the good of the land that you are in.I want to seek the good of the land that I'm in and I'm thankful for all of our bright spots and I'll seek to evangelize through everyday mission and all the parts that are broken. But not for a moment should we forget where our main citizenship is. It is not here. It is in heaven. And from it, we wait a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who would transform these broken bodies to be with him in glory for eternity. That's where our hope is.So, that means that the present divisions that we see everywhere around us, if you have gotten wrapped up in them in any way, shape, or form, you need to repent. I have had to do the work of repentance. I'm having to repent. If you have gotten caught up in the frantic nature of everything's falling apart, no, no, no. We need to be grounded in what is eternal and what is true. That the vile language that is unbecoming of Christian living has to go.It cannot be reposted. It cannot be said in jokes. It cannot be said in conversations and shops, rooms, and break rooms, and community groups. And it's got to go. It has to go. So, may we be a people that are salt and light and a culture filled with darkness that if this continues in a direction that it is going, will breed more violence and more violence and more violence and more hate.May we be a people that stands in the middle of it and says, no, there is a better way and that better way is Jesus. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, I pray that you might help us compel us to gospel hope that doesn't put hope in all the present divisions that are at play right now that we would as Christians repent where we've spoken harshly and fiercely about other people. As that's trickled down into how we think about each other in our own church, may we repent that we speak kindly, speaking the truth in love, that we embody wise speech that flows out of a primary allegiance to you. And Lord Jesus, if there's anyone here that's put their hope in this present world and all of its political forces and all of its temporary hope, may you compel them to primary faith and allegiance to you.In Jesus' name. Amen.
Calls for a South Island-based NRL team continue to grow louder. The Warriors made their debut at the new Te Kaha Stadium last weekend, with fans packing the house having been starved of rugby league. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.
Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #70secondCEO. Just a little over a one-minute investment every day for a lifetime of results. The language of expertise has always been pretty similar over the years, but it's been magnified exponentially during this time. And the way that you articulate your expertise certainly has shifted. So we want to speak that language. Okay. And so the first part of this is, let's talk about how we, why people will defer to experts. Now you might say, well, the ironic part about it is, is that to establish myself as an expert, how do I do that? Okay. Well, I have thought leadership and I have social media and there are ways that I can go about that. But the number one communication you have with your clients, the most impactful communication and language you have with your clients, is your pricing strategy. It's your pricing. Okay. Two things happen when you announce what you charge for what you do and how you want to be paid and at what cadence, and what frequency and by what method. First thing that happens is you tell them who you are, right? When Rolex comes out with a watch, and they charge $10,000 for a watch, they tell you who they are. Right. But more importantly, they tell you, they tell the buyer who they are. Like and follow this podcast so you can learn more. My name is Carl Gould, and this has been your #70secondCEO.
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We speak with David Greene (former co-host of NPR's Morning Edition) about the new documentary film "Louder than Guns," which draws together people with strong disagreements over the issue of guns and gun safety - with music used as a means for finding common ground. The film is in limited theatrical release. The only midwest showing scheduled at this point is at the Wayfarer Highland Park this Wednesday evening at 7:00.
MetLife Stadium may still make money, but the latest World Cup pitch complaints raise a bigger problem for Giants fans: is the home field becoming an embarrassment the team cannot ignore? Follow on Spotify and leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts if you enjoy no-BS Giants debate.The Big Question: Is MetLife Stadium a real Giants problem or just an overblown player complaint? The answer is probably both: FIFA may say the field is playable, but when World Cup players, NFL players, and Giants fans all keep circling the same stadium complaints, the issue becomes bigger than one surface.Drew and Rob spend the first half of the show on MetLife after Adrien Rabiot and Vinicius Junior criticized the pitch and FIFA defended the stadium conditions. The conversation quickly moves beyond grass vs. turf into the broader problem: the NFLPA's F- field grade, the bland fan experience, the stadium's lack of identity, and why Giants fans still compare it unfavorably to old Giants Stadium.The second half shifts into roster construction. The Giants are getting heavier under John Harbaugh, and the hosts debate whether that means the team is finally building a more physical identity or just changing the average because of roster churn.Paulson Adebo also gets a spotlight after strong spring reports. The debate is not whether Adebo has talent — it is whether he can actually become the CB1-level player the Giants need after last year's injury comeback season.The final stretch hits two roster ideas: Najee Harris as a possible Devin Singletary replacement and Vita Vea as a defensive tackle name to monitor if Tampa Bay's contract situation gets worse. The hosts are clear that Vea is not a Giants trade story yet, but the Kayvon Thibodeaux angle makes the hypothetical hard to ignore.Merch: https://2giantgoofballs-shop.fourthwall.com/Support: https://buymeacoffee.com/2giantgoofballsAll episodes: https://2giantgoofballs.buzzsprout.com/Send us Fan MailSupport the show
This season kicks off with a major vibe shift as Mr. Avehre and the team return with powerful conversations, live music energy, and a huge announcement in collaboration with HYPE MAGAZINE.The Team got a Pleasant surprise and found out The #1 HipHop Podcast in Las Vegas The 5th Element Podcast decided to TAKE OVER the episode. Watch and see who wins this battle, over HipHop or RnB is the Culture...
Share your thoughts with us (click here) So many people believe visibility means becoming louder.More content.More posts.More reels.More energy.More pushing.But what if visibility isn't about becoming louder at all?In this episode of The Healing Business Revolution, Frida explores the difference between visibility and performance, why so many healers struggle to be seen, and how visibility can feel much more sustainable when it comes from connection rather than pressure.Frida also shares her own journey with visibility, reflections from Family & Systemic Constellations work, and why the real challenge is often not social media itself, but what visibility brings up inside us.In this episode:• Why visibility and loudness are not the same thing• The difference between visibility and performance• Why many healers resist being seen• Family & Systemic Constellations and visibility• What it means to take up space• Creating visibility in a way that feels sustainableReflection Question:Where have you confused visibility with performance?Remember:Your work deserves room to exist. And so do you. Connect with Frida:fridakabo.com***
Make it Louder! Episode 602 of Make Some Music radio show with your host - Ruslan Radriges ♪ New track "LET ME GO" with Redspace ► interplay.ffm.to/itp481 ♪ Discover this episode ► band.link/msm602 Also new music by Ruslan Radriges in playlist. Subscribe ► soundcloud.com/ruslanradriges/sets/rrmusic Follow Ruslan Radriges: ♦Instagram ► instagram.com/ruslanradriges ♦Spotify ► spoti.fi/2pRImzg ♦Facebook ► facebook.com/RuslanRadriges ♦YouTube ► youtube.com/c/DjProduserRuslanRadriges ♦VK ► vk.com/ruslanradriges ♦Apple ► music.apple.com/ru/artist/ruslan-radriges/541431482 ♦SoundCloud: ► @ruslanradriges ♦Yandex ► music.yandex.ru/artist/3961521 ♦iTunes: > https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ruslan-radriges/id1480936940 #RuslanRadriges #MSM602 TRACKLIST: Ruslan Radriges - Intro 01. DRFT & Ro - Not Looking Back [Forever Young] [MOMENT OF THE PAST] 02. Ferry Corsten - Beautiful (Avira Remix) 03. Beatsole - Orbitals [Nomads] 04. Cubicore - Taking Over [Catalystic] 05. Dennis Sheperd x Daniel Simon x Luke Coulson - Rescue Me (Aldor Remix) [A Tribute To Life] 06. Semblance Smile & Othrside - Obsessions [Area53] 07. Costa & Aluna Honor - In The Dark [RNM] 08. Efim Kerbut - Abajo [Sabotage] 09. Mr. Sid & March Forward - Give Me Life [Interplay Flow] [SOME LATELY FAVORITE] 10. ARTBAT & SIX40TWO - Take You There [Upperground] 11. Terry Golden & Spiky - I Like [Diamond Distro] 12. Aldor & PIOTR - In My Heart (Ramundo Remix) [Deeper Harmonies] 13. Gorilla Zippo x Alexander Popov x Whiteout - KAIF [Interplay] [PERFECT TUNE] 14. Matisse & Sadko - Endless Sunrise [Monomark Music] 15. Rikki x Matti x Kenny x Antheros - Eternity [Revealed] 16. Reflect - Every Night [Forever Young] 17. Tonerush - Provoca 303 [Suanda Future] 18. Joey Dale & Dirty Signal - Get Up [Revealed] 19. Dj Try & Pagan - Thinking Of You [Musical Freedom] Ruslan Radriges - Outro
This season kicks off with a major vibe shift as Mr. Avehre and the team return with powerful conversations, live music energy, and a huge announcement in collaboration with HYPE MAGAZINE.We're officially launching THE HYPE R&B LIVE SESSION – Part 1, an exclusive live concert series celebrating real R&B talent. And trust us… this is just the beginning. More major announcements are dropping throughout Season 6!
SpaceX is making its long-awaited public debut in the largest IPO ever, with investors watching to see how the market absorbs a massive new stock offering and whether the excitement around Elon Musk's space company can hold up once trading begins.Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong break down the SpaceX IPO, why the stock is expected to open well above its offering price, and what the surge in related space stocks says about investor enthusiasm. They also discuss the latest signs of progress and uncertainty in U.S.-Iran negotiations, why oil executives are still warning about a potential energy crunch, what the G7 can realistically accomplish on trade imbalances, and whether AI is more likely to create a golden age or a major labor market shock.
Make it Louder! Episode 601 of Make Some Music radio show with your host - Ruslan Radriges ♪ New track "LET ME GO" with Redspace ► interplay.ffm.to/itp481 ♪ Discover this episode ► band.link/msm601 Also new music by Ruslan Radriges in playlist. Subscribe ► soundcloud.com/ruslanradriges/sets/rrmusic Follow Ruslan Radriges: ♦Instagram ► instagram.com/ruslanradriges ♦Spotify ► spoti.fi/2pRImzg ♦Facebook ► facebook.com/RuslanRadriges ♦YouTube ► youtube.com/c/DjProduserRuslanRadriges ♦VK ► vk.com/ruslanradriges ♦Apple ► music.apple.com/ru/artist/ruslan-radriges/541431482 ♦SoundCloud: ► @ruslanradriges ♦Yandex ► music.yandex.ru/artist/3961521 ♦iTunes: > https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ruslan-radriges/id1480936940 #RuslanRadriges #MSM601 TRACKLIST: Ruslan Radriges - Intro 01. Huvagen - Don't Call Me [Interplay] 02. U-Jeen & Monolegato - A Mocking Lie [Interplay] 03. ALAC - Calling For You [Beyond Words] 04. MK & Poppy Baskcomb - Zone (TOROK Remix) [Free] 05. Hackatone & Jame Starck - Pleasure [Interplay] 06. Yves V & Chester Young & Tommy Veanud - One Of A Kind [TV] 07. Anton By - Let Me Fall [Interplay] 08. ARTBAT & SIX40TWO - Take You There [Upperground] [MOMENT OF THE PAST] 09. Ruslan Radriges - Signals 10. Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr ft. Beardy Man - Eat Sleep Rave Repeat (BLR Remix) [Independent] 11. Above & Beyond - Feel The Vibe [Anjunabeats] 12. Papulin - Rose (Heart of the Ocean) [Interplay Unity] [SOME LATELY FAVORITE] 13. Kawsan - Lose Control [Interplay] 14. Jay Hardway - Lights Out [Hardway Music] 15. Richard Durand - Always The Sun (High Voltage Remix) [PERFECT TUNE] 16. Alexander Popov x FAWZY x Wavetraxx - Attractive Force [Who's Afraid Of 138!] 17. Somnia & DJ Tony Magic - Happy, Joyous and Free [Interplay] 18. ROBPM - Early Days [Kurai] 19. Nifra & KEVU & Caroline Roxy - High On The Beat [Smash The House] Ruslan Radriges - Outro
In this planetary update, Monet returns to the old podcast space to speak directly to the audience who has followed the gridwork, the override, and the larger map of the planetary shift. This episode explores what is currently unfolding in the collective as distortion becomes louder, more obvious, and more difficult to ignore — not because the old systems are winning, but because they are beginning to lose the unconscious buy-in they once depended on. Monet shares how the tone of coherence is spreading through the collective field and why so many people are beginning to feel repulsed by old systems, performative culture, manipulative leadership, distorted spirituality, consumerism, and relationships or environments that require self-abandonment. But this episode is not just an update on what is happening “out there.” It is also an invitation. The shift has moved into a new phase: one that requires embodied human participation. Coherence is no longer just a concept to be inspired by — it is something we must practice in our homes, relationships, businesses, communities, parenting, leadership, and daily choices. The New Earth is not something that arrives from above. It is built through humans who have returned to themselves. Monet also shares more about the purpose of her new platform and podcast, where the work is becoming more human, practical, and embodied. The new podcast is becoming a landing space for those who are awakening to coherence, feeling repulsed by the old world, and looking for ways to consciously participate in the creation of what comes next. If you have been feeling the pull toward truth, sovereignty, embodiment, and a life that no longer requires you to abandon yourself, this episode will help orient you to where we are now — and why your participation matters. www.monetnoctaris.com Instagram: @monetnoctaris Soul Guidance Sessions: Learn More
Join Matthew Brennan and David Wilson on this week's episode of the Green Scene, your one-stop shop for all things Irish football.The lads talk about the games with Qatar and Canada, plus there is Robbie Keane's impending appointment at Celtic, or will that get the green light?But the biggest bone of contention is the upcoming Israel games in the UEFA Nations League.And as ever, we are looking for your inspiration to help us, fancy getting in touch?You can do so by emailing thegreenscene@offtheball.com Contact us on socials @offtheball across all our platforms.Or if you want to contact us directly message the @offtheball.football account on Instagram.And as ever, we are on WhatsApp on 087 9 180 180.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/joinThe Green Scene on Off The Ball is brought to you by Cadbury, proud sponsor of the Republic of Ireland football teams.
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Welcome back to Geeks Speak Louder Than Nerds! This week Nick and Mike recap the new Paramount+ exclusive movie: 'Star Trek Section 31!'Joining the guys this week is Cinema Sins writer Jonathan Watkins!Social Media:Nick - @jagged2319Mike - @mlhilty2452Jonathan - @Samloomis13Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In this episode, we perceive a sharp refusal, as portrayed in Sangam Literary work, Aganaanooru 256, penned by Madurai Tamizh Koothanaar Kaduvan Mallanaar. The verse is situated amidst the blooming lilies of the ‘Marutham’ or ‘Farmlands landscape’, and depicts an anecdote about an act of justice in those times. பிணங்கு அரில் வள்ளை நீடு இலைப் பொதும்பில்மடி துயில் முனைஇய வள் உகிர் யாமைநொடி விடு கல்லின் போகி, அகன்துறைப்பகுவாய் நிறைய, நுங்கின் கள்ளின்நுகர்வார் அருந்து மகிழ்பு இயங்கு நடையொடுதீம் பெரும் பழனம் உழக்கி, அயலதுஆம்பல் மெல் அடை ஒடுங்கும் ஊர!பொய்யால்; அறிவென், நின் மாயம். அதுவேகையகப்பட்டமை அறியாய்; நெருநைமை எழில் உண்கண் மடந்தையொடு வையைஏர் தரு புதுப் புனல் உரிதினின் நுகர்ந்து,பரத்தை ஆயம் கரப்பவும், ஒல்லாதுகவ்வை ஆகின்றால், பெரிதே; காண்தகத்தொல் புகழ் நிறைந்த பல் பூங் கழனி,கரும்பு அமல் படப்பை, பெரும் பெயர்க் கள்ளூர்,திரு நுதற் குறுமகள் அணி நலம் வவ்வியஅறனிலாளன் ‘அறியேன்’ என்றதிறன் இல் வெஞ் சூள் அறி கரி கடாஅய்,முறி ஆர் பெருங் கிளை செறியப் பற்றி,நீறு தலைப்பெய்த ஞான்றை,வீறு சால் அவையத்து ஆர்ப்பினும் பெரிதே. We get to see plenty of picturesque scenes from the farmlands, as we listen to the confidante say these words to the man, who has returned after courting with a courtesan, seeking entry into the lady’s house: “Disliking its curled-up sleep amidst the long-leaved bushes of the rough and twisted ‘Vallai' vines, a tortoise with sharp nails, crosses pebbles that resound aloud, and reaches the river shore. There, filling its split mouth to the full, by feasting on the drops that spill around those who are relishing the toddy of palm fruit, it proceeds with a swaying gait, muddles the huge and pleasant fields, and takes cover within the soft leaves of white lilies nearby, in your town, O lord! Don't you utter lies! I know well about your tricks! You know not that you have been caught red-handed. Yesterday, along with the maiden having painted, kohl-streaked eyes, you delighted so rightfully in the exquisite, fresh stream of the Vaigai river. Even though the mates of that courtesan tried to hide the incident, relentlessly it has risen as a huge slander; In the town of Kalloor, celebrated for its good name, having ancient, picturesque and famous fields, filled with flowers, and soaring stems of sugarcane, an unjust man, had stolen the decorated beauty of a young maiden, having a fine forehead, and then denied knowing her. After investigating this unfair, harsh pledge with those who knew of their relationship, they tied him to the branches of a huge tree with sprouts, and poured slaked lime upon his head, causing a loud uproar in that esteemed assembly. Louder than that, is the slander you've caused in town, O lord!” Let’s tread in the footsteps of the waddling tortoise and listen to this intriguing tale! The confidante starts by painting a picture of the man’s town, and to do that, she brings a field tortoise into the frame. We catch this little creature, at a moment when it has grown tired of relishing a sweet sleep amidst the bushes of the ‘Vallai’ vines, and then sets out amidst the screeching pebbles, and reaches the shore of the gushing river. No doubt, this shore is a place of revels, where people delight in the toddy of palm fruit, and drops slosh about around them. Our wandering tortoise gulps these drops and with an intoxicated gait of a drunk, heads towards the fields, and seeking out the soft-leaves of a lily, conceals itself there, the confidante sketches. Seems like the confidante is projecting the man’s behaviour on this tortoise in his town! Then, she comes to the crux of the matter and asks the man not to go on with his lies, and details how his secretive actions of the previous day in the company of the courtesan, playing in the gushing stream of the river, had become common knowledge in town, even though the courtesan’s friends had tried to hush it up. From here, the confidante takes us on a visit to an ancient and famous town by the name of ‘Kalloor’, and here, a huge injustice has been uncovered, that of a man denying knowing a maiden, with whom he had had a secret love relationship. The townsfolk, had investigated the crime and got the reports from those who knew what had happened and pronounced a verdict. That unjust man was to be tied to the branches of a tree, and something called as ‘neeru’ was to be poured on his head. The confidante emphasises on the uproar that this incident caused in that town and equates it to their current situation, saying the slander the man’s actions had aroused was louder than that commotion. As for us, let’s investigate what this ingredient named as ‘neeru’ could be! Looking at the many meanings, it could first of all, be just water, but I doubt that a water wash is a punishment for anyone other than stubborn toddlers. Next, the word could mean ‘holy ash’. Again, just applying holy ash is not going to make the man repent. And so, the right meaning of the word should be ‘slaked lime’. When I researched about whether there was any recorded mentions of punishments by pouring slaked lime, I learnt that indeed there was, in Ancient Persia, an act that would end up blinding the one who was punished, and is referred by the term ‘Abacination’. Shocking punishment indeed! But goes to show how much importance these ancients endowed on the honour of their women. Quite a shift from that serene scene of the wandering tortoise to the enactment of justice on an erring human!
Episode 292- Your Gun is in the Mail Also Available OnSearchable Podcast Transcript Gun Lawyer — Episode Transcript Page – 1 – of 16 Gun Lawyer — Episode 292 Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS Gun Lawyer, Second Amendment, Marxism, useful idiots, US Postal Service, handgun shipping, NFA silencers, firearm regulations, logical fallacies, self-defense, gun scams, dog safety, firearm training, New Jersey gun law, gun rights. SPEAKERS Teddy Nappen, Speaker 2, Evan Nappen Evan Nappen 00:17 I’m Evan Nappen. Teddy Nappen 00:19 And I’m Teddy Nappen. Evan Nappen 00:21 And welcome to Gun Lawyer. So, Teddy Bear, what’s going on, man? Teddy Nappen 00:28 Well, I can’t believe you outed my middle name. Just kidding. It’s something where I don’t know this. Dad, do you remember growing up, and you saw, like, did you ever listen to Rage Against the Machine? Evan Nappen 00:42 Yeah, I actually will admit to that. Teddy Nappen 00:45 Yeah, do you remember that shirt where it literally has the picture of Che Guevara? Evan Nappen 00:50 Yeah. Well, I have one of those shirts, except my Che Guevara shirt has him wearing Mickey Mouse ears. So, I call him Mickey Che, and I thought Mickey Che was just hilarious. Teddy Nappen 01:02 Yeah, I think it’s funnier because of what if I was.. I just learned like more about who this individual was. Evan Nappen 01:11 Che Guevara? Page – 2 – of 16 Page – 3 – of 16 Teddy Nappen 01:14 I love how the Left tote him as their revolutionary hero. This guy put gays and Catholics in concentration camps. He tried to purify the Spanish race. And in details describing again, like trying to talk about black people, trying to remove them from society. He personally executed 100 people. Evan Nappen 01:38 He’s actually completely aligned with the progressive Left, if you really think about it. Teddy Nappen 01:43 True. Evan Nappen 01:44 I mean, the reality of what the Left does, you know. They are the kings of hypocrites. They are masters of double think. They have one goal and that is to destroy America. I mean, that’s their entire agenda. If you think about everything, they’re for, and every single item they are for harms our country in some way. Everything is harmful, and this is what they’re all about. Teddy Nappen 02:23 I think there is a good, I think the best way to think of it, and Crowder from Louder with Crowder gives the best line. They are Marxist because you see them take the most insane stances, like queers for Palestine. They’re for funding the war in Ukraine, but not for dealing with Iran. They take these crazy stances, which just looking at it, just from like it would make no sense, except from the eyes of a Marxist. Where in Marxism, in go right to the book, “The Communist Manifesto”, you have to define your enemy, oppressor and oppressee. No matter the individual, no matter the group, no matter the stance you take. You could be the most hateful group against gays, but if you are the oppressed, if you are the underdog, you are the good guy in their ideology. That is how screwed up it is, and they will take whatever political stance to achieve power for the sake of Marxism. Evan Nappen 03:18 Yeah, they are the useful idiots for the Marxists, for those that want to destroy America. They’re the useful idiots. And by the way, the only redeeming factor at all to their entire agenda of Marxism is that if they ever were to succeed, they’re the first ones that will get killed. They’re the ones that the Marxists will then kill when they don’t need them anymore, and that is exactly the playbook of the Marxist takeovers. Teddy Nappen 03:54 Cut to Iran with the students, which are all Islamo communists who took over. By the way, when the Iranian regime took over, guess who they executed first? The communists. Evan Nappen 04:05 Well, it’s the playbook every time. They’re just useful idiots until they’re no longer useful, and then they’re dead idiots. Page – 4 – of 16 Teddy Nappen 04:16 And then what is it, the old phrase. You can vote your way into communism, but you have to shoot your way out. Evan Nappen 04:21 That’s it. That’s it. So, luckily, we are exposing, you know, the truth is out there, and this political battle for the future of our country is clear and normal America gets it. I really believe they do. And the extremists on the Left, of course, are the worst when it comes to our Second Amendment rights. They’re not going to be in a general sense successful. Now they’re able to have pockets where you see their policies destroy cities, and you can watch the destruction of these cities taking place under their policies. But that’s just examples being set to the rest of America, what we never want to happen broadly in the country. Teddy Nappen 05:26 Yeah, and speaking of Marxism, as I always, again, we always have to check on the Left of what they’re currently whining and crying about. So, Evan Nappen 05:37 Yeah. Teddy Nappen 05:38 Our favorite, our favorite fans at The Trace. We check out their latest article. “People might soon be able to ship handguns through the mail.” (https://www.thetrace.org/2026/05/usps-handgun-mailing-ban-shipping-rule/) That was the article. Evan Nappen 05:38 Oh my G-d! Everyone clutch your pearls. Teddy Nappen 05:40 Oh my G-d. Jennifer Mascia writes this whole article where the U.S. Postal Service is set to lift a century-old ban, and experts warn of the consequences. I love the term “experts”. Evan Nappen 06:13 Experts warn the consequences. Right now you can ship via FedEx. You can ship UPS. Oh, but somehow if we allow shipping via the U.S. Postal Service, oh, well, now it’s a threat to our safety, our country, everything. You know, it’s just, the sky is falling because of that. Teddy Nappen 06:38 Yeah, and I love how they’re saying, the rule would allow handguns to be shipped through the mail, bypassing a longstanding law prohibiting such practice. Evan Nappen 06:51 Well, you know, I guess they’re not aware that currently you can buy NFA silencers by having them shipped to your door. Silencers are allowed to be sold in this manner, as long as it’s a dealer in the Page – 5 – of 16 state that is doing the shipping. Now, this is the model that is so interesting with Silencer Central, for example. You can buy a NFA silencer online at Silencer Central. (https://www.silencercentral.com/) You can do your NFA forms. They have a great interface where you do the interface. It interfaces you to e-forms, the federal government’s forms for NFA. There’s no tax on suppressors anymore because of the Big Beautiful Bill. Once you get the approval, then they ship from Silencer Central, which I believe is in South Dakota. I believe that is where their headquarters are. That is then sent to their local dealer network that they have already set up, and that’s who ships the suppressor direct to your door. Now, of course, if you live in the DPRNJ, you cannot buy a suppressor because the state law bans them. But in well over 40 some states that respect the Second Amendment, you’re able to do this. Evan Nappen 08:38 So, this model that they have, which is computerized and set up well, is the groundwork now being laid in the federal government for this to apply to guns. And by opening up the postal service to allow the shipping of handguns, it will allow yet another source for shipping of guns via the post office. And the ATF 34 new regs that they’re proposing is to have computerized the 4473 forms just like the NFA forms are computerized. So, you’ll have e-forms that you can do for that. I’m sure companies will set up an interface in the same way they have an interface set up to ease the process for suppressors. And then even if, for example, Silencer Central were to use their existing network, you could buy the gun of your choice online, and then it will be sent through their network. It will be shipped directly to your door. With the removal of the ban on shipping handguns in the post office, it could even come via the U.S. Post Office right to your door. Evan Nappen 09:54 So, we’re modernizing the business trade for firearms and making it so that we’re getting back to our pre ’68, pre 1968, ability to have mail order guns, and this is great. Especially for folks that have limited ability to get to a dealer. You know, not everybody lives close to an FFL, but everybody gets their mail delivered in some way. So, this will make the availability of firearms that much more easier for individuals to acquire guns. Of course, that’s what those that are the oppressors of our gun rights don’t want to do. They want everything they can come up with that can somehow be a burden on the exercise of our rights to exist. So, they fight everything and anything that in any way makes it easier. Teddy Nappen 11:04 This is even funnier because you could still ship your AR-15. Evan Nappen 11:10 Well, right, long arms are fine, even by the mail and by in-state dealers already. And, you know, although the law in 1927 about concealable weapons can’t be shipped, you know, concealable, they’d be mainly handguns, sawed off shotguns, etc. Concealable weapons. Long arms still could be, and it wasn’t until the ’68 Gun Control Act that the dealer network essentially got established and requirements for having to have the in-state dealer only for handgun transfers. So, you cannot buy a handgun except in a state where you’re a resident. You can buy a long arm in a state where you’re not a resident, as long as that dealer obeys the law of the home state and the resident state. So, as long as both jurisdictions’ laws are followed, long arm sales can occur right over the counter or at a gun show, etc. but not with handguns. This will dramatically change that for the better. We’ll be able to ship Page – 6 – of 16 handguns, and it’ll help establish these dealer networks to almost make irrelevant the restriction over having to have an in-state dealer on the transfer when it can easily just be shipped. So, that will be a great thing. Another improvement, thanks to President Trump and his administration on addressing the trade, the business model and trade in firearms. Teddy Nappen 13:22 It always makes me laugh from reading this article. The expert that they get, Robert Spitzer. Evan Nappen 13:23 Yeah, he’s a known quantity. Teddy Nappen 13:28 He’s written the Politics of Gun Control, and he writes this entire book making the claim that this is the time to push for gun control. Evan Nappen 13:46 Oh yeah, now. Teddy Nappen 13:48 He wrote an entire book trying to make the argument that the NRA is weak, and, and, and we’ve had such great strides in the anti-gun movement that we need to push for, and it’s yeah. Evan Nappen 14:04 Well, the NRA has been weakened due to all the internal strife, that is true. But the gun rights movement is not just the NRA. The NRA is important. The NRA does good work. The NRA has unfortunately had its internal problems that they’re finally getting beyond. However, we have the GOA (Gun Owners of America) out there doing great things. We have Firearm Policy Coalition, FPC. They’re doing great work litigating and such. We have Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and the Second Amendment Foundation. We have many other groups that are taking up the fight and many, many state groups that are also engaging. So, simply saying this is great because the NRA has been weakened hardly paints the picture. Evan Nappen 15:18 Then, of course, we have the most important aspect of why this is absolutely probably the worst time ever, and that has to do with President Trump. His dedication to the Second Amendment, and his administration with the appointment of the new ATF director, who is moving on President Trump’s Executive Order to look at all the regulations and gun laws, and to change the way America, the federal government itself, does business. To the degree of cutting the funding that was going to the gun rights oppressive groups, which they’re still. Talk about weakened. What’s really been weakened is the other side over the cutting of the monies to them that was taxpayer dollars. Page – 7 – of 16 Teddy Nappen 16:13 The other factor is, Dad, that they blew their entire control in COVID, where people were like, “Oh man, I’m in my home, I need to defend it”. I need to get a firearm. And currently, right now, all the Leftists are buying guns in droves, and they’re getting denied. Like, why can’t I own a firearm? Evan Nappen 16:37 They’re buying guns in droves? Where did they get these cars from the 1930s to go by guns with? Teddy Nappen 16:44 Nice. But it’s literally the most like weakest issue you could ever push for. Now, they still make, they still get their talking heads and all the others out there, but the vast majority at this point, like, are pro, and you can have your spurts of mass shootings, but it always comes back to, oh, who was the shooter? Oh, it was a transgender woman who thinks he was a man or some other mentally deranged individual. Oh, we can’t talk about that shooting. And it gets just stomped over and over and over again. It’s ridiculous. Just going back to the article here, the whole argument from Spitzer. Evan Nappen 17:26 Well, mental health is an issue. Teddy Nappen 17:28 Yeah. This college professor makes a logical fallacy argument against the rule change. He says handguns can be transported legally across state lines now, and it would be, and quite frankly, you could just drive your car and use your car to transport. Why would you need to mail anything? Evan Nappen 17:49 First of all, you can’t do that very thing. You cannot cross state lines as a non-resident and buy a handgun in another state. You have to be a resident of the state to purchase a handgun. Now, you can be, arguably, a dual resident if you reside in the other state at the time, either on the weekends or the summer months. You have property and you’re residing there. Then dual residency recognition is there. But if you’re not, if you’re just on vacation, or if you think you can just leave your resident state, go to another state, and buy a handgun legally, you can’t. So, that’s not legally true. Teddy Nappen 18:35 I think he was also referring to transporting, because the idea was. The other thing they were making the point of the argument was like you can ship your gun to yourself as well. One of the things that they were talking about, as one of the points for this. But here’s the key to the, what he’s making, he made a logical fallacy. It’s called a false dilemma or appeal to the alternative, where you give two choices where one exists. Therefore by that makes the other one is may makes false or true. Even though just because that exists, just because you are transporting a firearm, that doesn’t mean this negates the ability where you shouldn’t be able to mail. It’s a logical fallacy, and this is someone who’s supposed to be this politically smart. Evan Nappen 19:24 Similar to the Mott and Bailey. Similar. Page – 8 – of 16 Teddy Nappen 19:26 Yeah. Well, that’s why. Well, that’s the premise of most logical fallacies. You equate to something to make your argument seem reasonable when it’s not true. And this is why logical fallacies exist. You’re using them in debates. But here the Left can only use logical fallacies when making their arguments, because they have to appeal to emotion. Evan Nappen 19:47 Right! Speaking of logical fallacy, once you get into an argument with them and you’re destroying them, then, of course, their final, their last resort is, of course, an ad hominem attack. Teddy Nappen 19:58 Well, that goes back to. I Learned. Evan Nappen 20:00 Right. Teddy Nappen 20:01 I learned this term, just going to it. I think it’s called Godwin’s Law, where it’s the premise where basically everyone would keep equating to a political argument where someone would just say, oh yeah, well, that’s Hitler talk, or say someone is like being a Nazi or being like a fascist. Godwin’s Law is, if that get. Evan Nappen 20:23 Wait, and throw in pedo, somehow Teddy Nappen 20:25 pedophile, Evan Nappen 20:26 to your pedophile, Teddy Nappen 20:27 pedophile, Evan Nappen 20:28 I don’t, Teddy Nappen 20:29 Yeah. So, actually engaging with the subject, when you throw in that term, you have therefore won the argument, because they’ve now just resorted to the tactic of the idea. If the conversation eventually leads to Hitler, you’ve won the debate because they were right to that tactic. And I love he did this, though, because he was Left wing, where he was trying to make the argument about trying to be pro gun control, where you’re equating this to fascist, and then he tried to carve out exceptions. Well, if it Page – 9 – of 16 actually is showing real signs of fascism, then it’s okay. But it’s just the level, like, really? Yeah, you carve out. Rules for thee, not for me, obviously, so. Evan Nappen 21:13 It also goes back to their double think, and all that. I mean, it’s so Orwellian, man. The Left just lives the Orwellian dream here, man, with what they do. Every day we are fascinated by their shenanigans. It’s nuts. So, that is fascinating. Hopefully, as we move ahead here, we’re seeing all kinds of dramatic pro Second Amendment rights changes. Teddy, you said you had something else you wanted to share. I was wondering what that was. Teddy Nappen 21:57 This was probably from what is a lot of people in talking about is the Chud The Builder story, where he was a. Evan Nappen 22:07 Chud? He’s a chud? Teddy Nappen 22:09 Yeah. Evan Nappen 22:10 A chud is a stupid, ugly person, I think, right? Teddy Nappen 22:15 A self-given name, so, whatever. Evan Nappen 22:18 So, he’s calling himself a Chud? Teddy Nappen 22:20 Yes, that was his like tagline, and. Evan Nappen 22:23 Wow. He doesn’t have high self-esteem, if you’re calling yourself a Chud. Teddy Nappen 22:29 Yeah, there’s like, there’s all different, there’s so much stuff out there on the internet. Evan Nappen 22:34 So, what did Mr. Chud do? Teddy Nappen 22:37 Yeah, so he was a streamer. He would go around to different people. He’s a rage baiter, where he tried to say, like, you know, he’d say the N word to, like, go up to black people. Page – 10 – of 16 (https://www.soapcentral.com/entertainment/joshua-fox-victim-chud-the-builder-comes-scrutiny-alleged-past-crimes-emerge) Evan Nappen 22:48 A rage baiter? Teddy Nappen 22:49 Yeah, where he tries to get a rise out of people, which. Evan Nappen 22:51 Wait a minute. I understand he’s very, very skilled at that. As a matter of fact, don’t they consider him a master at that? Teddy Nappen 22:59 I would say so. Evan Nappen 23:00 Cause that would make him a masturbator. Teddy Nappen 23:03 Yep, he certainly is. Teddy Nappen 23:04 Okay. But what did this guy do? Teddy Nappen 23:07 Well, he went over, and he was, and again, we don’t have all the facts yet on this. It’s still coming out. But the basic summary is that he was saying the N word, and you know, making all the different jokes and going up to people. And then one guy came over and punched him, attacked him over that. Then he drew his gun on him and fired. There was a scuffle where he ended up shooting himself, along with the attacker. Evan Nappen 23:37 Holy cow. Well, okay, there’s a lot to unpack there, and we don’t have all the facts. But basically fighting words. So, if he’s approaching somebody and using what we might even generously call fighting words, or words to trigger, how’s that? This person. That still is not generally a basis where you can use force. So, the person who he may be offending is not necessarily justified in using force. But if he raised the stakes, the victim of this guy’s race baiting, raised the stakes to a physical assault, but no weapon, that still doesn’t rise necessarily to the Chud using deadly force. But, again, we don’t know all the facts. Fighting words themselves are not normally a good justification for use of force either way. And then if his response was disproportionate to what occurred, and plus he’s also, Chud there, is also treading in the bad area of “don’t be the instigator”. Don’t be the troublemaker. Don’t be the guy who started it. And that already is a strike against him for being that guy. So, this sounds like not a really smart person doing smart things. Page – 11 – of 16 Teddy Nappen 25:17 Yeah, and I will say, just from the quote, they’re also saying, again, unconfirmed, that the guy, the “victim” was stalking him because he was streaming and wanted to go there. So, that could be a factor because this individual was whatever. Evan Nappen 25:34 Maybe he was a stalker? I don’t know. Teddy Nappen 25:36 Yeah, we don’t have all the facts. Evan Nappen 25:38 You see, when dealing with self-defense, it becomes very fact-specific. It really does. Those facts come together, and the reasonableness of your actions – were you reasonably in fear? Was it a reasonable fear? Was it proportionate and reasonable, etc.? All that is what the jury is going to have to believe and understand and agree with. So, you better be able to convince 12 people, who aren’t smart enough to avoid jury duty, that you were extremely reasonable in what you did. Teddy Nappen 26:24 Under criminal procedure, though, would this be allowed to come out in the court? Where the “victim”, Joshua Fox, had a large rap sheet. He tried to set his house on fire with an aerosol can and a lighter. And when his wife tried to try to stop him, he tried to stab her with a screwdriver. Evan Nappen 26:41 It’s going to come down to a lot of the rules on what’s admissible, evidentiary. What can be demonstrated under what’s called “prior acts”. These are all important legal issues that the court will have to determine. Teddy Nappen 26:57 Multiple aggravated assaults, by the way. You know, DUIs. Evan Nappen 27:03 And maybe to what degree is there an awareness of the parties, of the background of the person. But these are all going to be things that will be in consideration. Teddy Nappen 27:15 It also kind of upsets me, though, Dad, is reverse the races, and what happens? Evan Nappen 27:21 Well, we all know what happens in our society, don’t we? Teddy Nappen 27:26 Yeah, and that’s Page – 12 – of 16 Evan Nappen 27:28 It’s apparently a one-way street. Just ask that woman who was. Teddy Nappen 27:36 Arena. Evan Nappen 27:37 Yeah, that was her. Teddy Nappen 27:38 You had a guy who was released nine times, gets on a subway station, stabs her, and then says to the camera, I got that whitey. I got that whitey. It’s disgusting. As they’re taking down the mural of her, by the way, because we don’t want to show offense. But why is it that it’s conditioned to say one word, how is that justified to be okay? We’re gonna beat the crap out of you, and also probably kill you over that word. That is the disgusting part. This goes beyond Chud The Builder. This goes to an issue. What was that documentary, the N word? Like, it broke down the utter insanity that has been created around that word to the point right now. Evan Nappen 28:24 It’s done on purpose, and you’re seeing, though, the demise in a way of that entire reverse discrimination. The entire thing that’s been placed on us as a society. It’s being rejected because the other side took it too far. I mean, once you start saying that math is racist, you’re losing people that are otherwise very supportive. Teddy Nappen 28:55 Also working out of. Evan Nappen 28:56 The original cause of having what Dr. King put out there, as it’s about your character, right? The content of your character, not the color of your skin. And that’s something that just about every normal American can embrace. We take each person as an individual, and we look at who they are in their character. When you start creating these groups that you either want to attack or groups that you just only want to help to the detriment of another group, then you’re going into what Americans viscerally know is racist, whichever way you’re going with it. It becomes racist, because racism really boils down to distinguishing based on race. You’re distinguishing based on race, and how that distinguishing takes place is where you can see unfairness coming from both sides. Americans are generally fair people. We don’t want unfairness. We want equal opportunity, but not equity. There’s a difference, not equity. Teddy Nappen 30:14 Yeah, that’s the problem. Page – 13 – of 16 Evan Nappen 30:15 Equality is something we can all believe in, because it’s fundamental to our existence. All men are created equal. We can all accept that we’re all created equal, and then we all should have equal opportunity. But once that equal is no longer equal, then people sense the unfairness and the discrimination, whichever way that discrimination is cutting, and that’s what you see. Evan Nappen 30:45 Hey, Teddy, let me tell you about our good friends at WeShoot, the place you and I love to go. We love to shoot there. It is a great range in Lakewood, New Jersey, conveniently located right off the Parkway. They have top deals, great specials all the time. They have a fantastic range, a state-of-the-art range, and the training there is second to none. You can get your certification for getting your New Jersey carry. Hey, you and I both got ours, and so did Brother Lou. He got his there, too. Lots and lots of folks we know have successfully gotten their training and certifications from WeShoot. WeShoot has a great website. You should really check it out. Go to weshootusa.com. Please go to WeShoot. You will love it. You’ll be glad you did. It is one of our favorite places, and you know ranges are important to support because they are a resource, a limited resource in the DPRNJ. WeShoot is first rate. So, check out weshootusa.com. Pay them a visit, and join as a member. Take advantage of this great resource for the exercise of your Second Amendment rights. Evan Nappen 32:21 Let me also shamelessly plug my book, New Jersey Gun Law. It’s the bible of Jersey gun law. It will help guide you through the insane matrix of New Jersey gun laws so that you don’t become a GOFU. That is my mission in life, to educate and help our brothers and sisters that want to be and remain law-abiding gun owners, even in tough environments, such as the DPRNJ. That’s why the book’s there. Go to EvanNappen.com and get your copy today. EvanNappen.com. Evan Nappen 33:03 Teddy, I want to talk about a double header GOFU. We’re going to do two today. We’re going to do two. Teddy Nappen 33:14 A binary GOFU? Evan Nappen 33:16 Well, actually, it’s going to be two separate GOFUs. One is a bona fide GOFU that you need to know about, and the other, they’re both bona fide GOFUs, but one we’re gonna call a DOGFU, and you’ll see why. We’ll save the DOGFU for a little later. Let me tell you about this actual GOFU. So, this is an individual who is new to guns. Now, I think many of my listeners are experienced with firearms, but you may be new to guns, which is fine. I welcome you on board, and as a listener. Everybody’s got to start at some point, where you learn, and your best way is to go to a dealer. I would highly recommend WeShoot for a first timer. They will equip you, train you, and you’ll learn right from the start the right way to do things. Page – 14 – of 16 Evan Nappen 34:19 But in this case, this individual didn’t know much about guns. He actually purchased a handgun via Facebook. Now, first of all, I didn’t even think Facebook allows the sale of firearms, but somehow, it must have come up on Marketplace or something. He thought this was a good deal. It was a Gen 5 Glock 20 with a number of magazines and a couple hundred rounds. It’s supposedly a private seller, and all this, and you know, it would still be going through, arguably, a dealer. It’s not unlawful to buy online, like if you go through Gun Broker or other sources. But it has to go dealer to dealer, and you need the permits. You have to do all that. This person, being new to this, wasn’t trying to avoid that. In fact, he anticipated they would be doing that, but thought, here’s a great way to get a gun. He paid for this gun but did not receive it. Instead, as I discover the story, I find out that the person tells me that the gun was shipped, the gun was shipped to a freight company. Evan Nappen 35:45 Now, folks, we’re talking today about shipping, about U.S. mail, about all that. If a gun is being sent, a gun is not sent via a freight company. I mean, that would be highly unusual. A gun normally gets sent UPS, FedEx, you know, the standard carriers like that, and it gets sent to the dealer. Well, this person is told by the person who they already paid for this Glock, which was, you know, $500, so that’s a great deal. It’s a phenomenal deal for Gen 5 Glock 20, right? So, immediately you need to wonder, why is it such a good deal? Oh, well, the freight company has the gun, but the freight company can’t deliver it unless you pay certain monies. Then they milk this person along to keep paying monies and claiming certain paperwork and all kinds of things have to be done before it goes to a dealer. Well, that’s ridiculous. It’s the dealer who’s going to do the paperwork. They just are the carrier, if they are even for real. Of course, here it isn’t. Evan Nappen 36:52 So, I asked, how much money have you paid to this freight company to sort this out? Have they been telling you? Two thousand dollars to the freight company already. And now they want to refund. Oh, they’ll gladly refund. But before they send the refund, he has to pay more money, like another $500 right? Okay, how was this paid for? Oh, Bitcoin, of course. Do you have an address for this company? No, it was just a phone number and communication over WhatsApp. Oh geez. I mean every flag you can imagine. And look, I’m not here to be mean. I’m not here to mock anybody. These people are con artists. They’re out there. The scammers are out there. There’s a reason they’re called con men, because they’re known as confidence men. They gain your confidence, and you have to recognize this. Evan Nappen 37:53 The GOFU is falling for the scam. The bottom line is, you know, don’t send them another penny. Report the theft, and you know it’s highly unlikely you’re ever going to recover a dime of what you paid. But the lesson needs to be learned. If you’re going to buy a gun, particularly as a new gun owner, go to your local dealer. Go to a dealer, go to a legitimate brick and mortar dealer in your state, and have them show you the ropes. It’s a great advantage to have a dealer there that not only can sell you a gun, not only do all the paperwork, not only be known to be legitimate, but also they can train you. They can help you pick the right gun. They can help you train. I mean, I’m not even sure whether a newbie should be starting with a Glock 20 in 10 millimeter. Yeah, it depends on the person and their skill. Maybe they had some prior firearm, I don’t know. But that’s not exactly. It’s a great gun. I love the Glock 20. But Page – 15 – of 16 that’s not necessarily the best gun for a newbie to be starting with, not necessarily. So, this is the kind of things, these are the factors that a dealer will be able to advise and help you. They’ll make sure everything’s done right and legitimately, and you have that dealer as a resource. So, this is important. Don’t be a GOFU, you know, the Gun Owner Fuck Up in that regard. Don’t get scammed. Be very careful with anything online. If you’re going to buy online, there’s protocols you need to follow, you know. If it’s through, like, Gun Broker, where it’s a legitimate site, then things have to go through dealers. They have to be vetted. Look at the feedback. You know, ask for help with others that have done these type of purchases. If you’re new to this, I wouldn’t advise jumping in to online purchases, not at this stage. Now, eventually, with what we talked about at the beginning of the show, it may be streamlined with major companies, and then you’ll be fine and safe. But that is definitely something you want to avoid. Evan Nappen 37:53 So, that is the first GOFU, but now let’s talk about the second GOFU, which is the DOGFU. Teddy, you have the background on the DOGFU. Tell us about the DOGFU. Teddy Nappen 38:43 So, just kind of going into it a little more, I think personally. Evan Nappen 39:36 This occurred in a person who was in a truck, right? They had their shotgun in a truck, and I believe they were parked in front of either a gas station or convenience store or something. Teddy Nappen 39:43 Yeah, and he left the gun loaded in his truck, and of course the dog. Evan Nappen 39:54 Now, this is farm country. I think it was out in Nebraska. I mean, you still shouldn’t have your loaded gun necessarily in your car. I don’t know whether that was lawful or not in Nebraska, maybe it was. Teddy Nappen 41:12 Well, the dog saw a squirrel running, and so he reached for the gun. Evan Nappen 41:20 Well, unfortunately, when it comes to dogs and guns, any pet and a gun, if you leave your gun loaded, safety, you know, all gun loaded never should ever load, even with the safety on. You know, dogs jump around, man. And all his paw had to do, which apparently happened, is get between the trigger guard and the trigger, and bang, that gun discharged. It actually hit a bystander, I believe, and caused immense problems. So, the take away. Teddy Nappen 41:52 I think the bystander was reported as a postman, by the way. Just kidding. Page – 16 – of 16 Evan Nappen 41:57 No, I don’t think so. But the thing that’s important here is that this is not that uncommon. It’s not regularly occurring. But dogs and other animals inadvertently discharging a firearm is not unheard of. And hunters, particularly those that hunt with dogs, need to be very careful. There are a number, any number of stories of hunters that put their loaded gun down, and the dog accidentally discharges the gun. You know, you might be looking to safely climb over a fence or an obstacle, you need to unload your gun before doing it. And instead of leaning it up on the fence, loaded, and then think you’re going to reach over and grab it, and a dog jumps up on it, and next thing you know, boom. You’re getting shot, or somebody else is, and that gun’s discharging. It can happen in a household, you know, leaving your loaded handgun on a table or on a chair, and a dog or other animal can jump up and cause a discharge. So, be conscientious about your loaded gun. Even if nobody else is home, it’s just you and another living creature, this type of DOGFU can occur. So, beware. Evan Nappen 43:27 This is Evan Nappen and Teddy Nappen reminding you that gun laws don’t protect honest citizens from criminals. They protect criminals from honest citizens. Speaker 2 43:38 Gun Lawyer is a CounterThink Media production. The music used in this broadcast was managed by Cosmo Music, New York, New York. Reach us by emailing Evan@gun.lawyer. The information and opinions in this broadcast do not constitute legal advice. Consult a licensed attorney in your state. Downloadable PDF TranscriptGun Lawyer S5 E292_Transcript About The HostEvan Nappen, Esq.Known as “America's Gun Lawyer,” Evan Nappen is above all a tireless defender of justice. Author of eight bestselling books and countless articles on firearms, knives, and weapons history and the law, a certified Firearms Instructor, and avid weapons collector and historian with a vast collection that spans almost five decades — it's no wonder he's become the trusted, go-to expert for local, industry and national media outlets. Regularly called on by radio, television and online news media for his commentary and expertise on breaking news Evan has appeared countless shows including Fox News – Judge Jeanine, CNN – Lou Dobbs, Court TV, Real Talk on WOR, It's Your Call with Lyn Doyle, Tom Gresham's Gun Talk, and Cam & Company/NRA News. 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Just before Americans fired up for their Memorial Day weekend, USCIS dropped a policy memo that sent the immigration world into a panic. With lawyers, investors, and visa holders alike scrambling to analyse their message. So, what does it actually mean? And more importantly, should EB-5 investors be worried?In this episode of Global Investment Voice, Mona Shah is joined by immigration attorney Abdul Arif and paralegal Doris Chakra to cut through the chaos and deliver what really matters. Whilst the law hasn't changed, the posture has. Discretion has always existed in adjustment of status decisions, and this memo is less of a revolution and more a reminder of what officers could already do.Crucially for EB-5 investors, the Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 has your back. The right to concurrent filing under Section 245N is baked into statute. No policy memo can override an Act of Congress.But that doesn't mean you should be complacent. The trio dig into what this means for applicants from higher-scrutiny countries, what "extraordinary circumstances" actually means (spoiler: nobody knows yet), and why a well-prepared file with strong counsel is your best defence right now.If you're navigating EB-5, adjustment of status, or US investment immigration, this is the episode you need to hear before your next filing.For those in EB-5 or the adjustment of status process, this is the episode for you
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Voters in Crook County, Oregon, approved a measure to join the “Greater Idaho” movement, becoming the 13th county to support efforts to leave Oregon and align with neighboring Idaho. The vote reflects growing frustration among rural communities over political differences with the state’s urban areas, though any border change would still require approval from both states and Congress. Leaders in Yuba and Sutter counties voted to support a proposal to split California into two states, highlighting concerns that inland communities are underrepresented in state government decisions. The plan would create a new state made up of mostly rural and inland counties, but it faces major hurdles since it must be approved by the state legislature and Congress. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are your ascension symptoms getting more intense lately? You're not imagining it. Something very real is happening in your body and your energy field — and most people in the spiritual community have no idea why it's escalating.In this episode, I explain what's actually going on when ascension symptoms start to feel overwhelming, why your nervous system plays a bigger role than most people realize, and what the signals your body is sending you really mean.If you've been feeling off balance, emotionally triggered, physically drained, or just stuck in your spiritual awakening — this one is for you.
In this episode, Twin S opens up about his upbringing, the journey from school to the roads, and how music became a turning point in his life. He talks about the impact religion had on him growing up, and the struggles that came with balancing music, mental health, and street life.Twin S also speaks on how Potter Payper helped change his mindset, why he almost stopped releasing music, and the reality of music money versus road money. A raw and honest conversation packed with real stories, lessons, and motivation.Don't forget this is a 2-part episode so make sure you tune in to part 2 for the rest! #TwinS #Podcast #UKRap #PotterPayper #MusicJourney #MentalHealthWIN THAT TRIP TO SEYCHELLE'S - https://raffall.com/420765/enter-raffle-to-win-a-trip-to-the-seychelles-hosted-by-90sbabyshowTHE DIRTY BONES BLACK CARD WE SPOKE ABOUT - https://dirty-bones.com/90s-baby-show
Have you ever prayed and felt like nobody was listening?You opened your Bible. You got on your knees. You did everything you were supposed to do — and still, nothing. Just silence. A quiet so heavy it starts to feel like absence.If that is where you are right now, this episode is for you.In this episode we are talking about one of the most difficult and most misunderstood seasons every believer walks through — the silence of God. Not because He has left. Not because He is punishing you. But because sometimes the most powerful thing God can do is say nothing at all.Homeschool resources- www.formedbyfaithresources.com
If you've noticed changes in your voice or speech with Parkinson's disease, you might be wondering: "Can this actually get better?" The answer is YES — and in this episode, we show you exactly how. In Part 2 of our Parkinson's Communication Series, we break down the most effective, Parkinson's-specific speech therapy approaches, including: • LSVT LOUD (Look up local clinicians HERE: https://www.lsvtglobal.com/lsvtfindclinicians) • SPEAK OUT! (Look up local clinicians HERE: https://parkinsonvoiceproject.org/program/find-a-provider/) • How these programs are similar—and how they're different • What the core voice exercises actually look like • Simple demonstrations of the most important "bread-and-butter" techniques We also walk through how to access speech therapy, what to expect from treatment, and how ongoing programs like Get LOUD! Stay LOUD! ***SEE BELOW*** help people maintain progress over time with guided practice and support. If you're living with Parkinson's—or supporting someone who is—this episode will give you a clear, practical understanding of what actually works when it comes to improving speech and communication.
Marian Proctor took the stand in 2023 and said something the defense couldn't undo: Alex never talked about finding who killed Maggie and Paul. That was one family member on one day. Now multiply it by three years of financial crime convictions, public betrayals, and a family that's had time to process exactly who Alex Murdaugh is.Tony Brueski and Robin Dreeke address listener questions about the shifting family landscape heading into trial two. Buster is reportedly furious and distant. The brothers who spoke up in 2021 have gone quiet. And the prosecution has three more years of ammunition to use if any family member takes the stand.Robin breaks down what silence communicates in a courtroom. A family that shows up tells the jury one story. A family that stays away tells another. And sometimes the second story is louder. The defense team has to decide whether to put Murdaugh relatives on the stand knowing the prosecution will have devastating cross-examination material, or leave those seats empty and hope the jury doesn't notice.The listeners pushed on whether Buster specifically could be forced to testify. Robin and Tony work through the legal and psychological implications of that possibility.Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#AlexMurdaugh #BusterMurdaugh #MurdaughFamily #MurdaughRetrial #TrueCrime #MurdaughTrial #HiddenKillers #SouthCarolina #CriminalJustice #MurdaughMurders
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick came under intense scrutiny after testifying before congressional investigators about his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a relationship that appeared far more extensive than he had previously admitted publicly. Lutnick insisted that his interactions with Epstein were limited and “inconsequential,” describing only a handful of meetings over the years despite previously portraying himself as someone who distanced himself from Epstein after an uncomfortable encounter in 2005. However, emails, schedules, and testimony released by investigators showed that Lutnick maintained contact well after Epstein's 2008 conviction, including a 2012 visit to Epstein's private island alongside his family. During questioning, lawmakers pressed Lutnick over contradictions between his public statements and documentary evidence, particularly after he had once described Epstein as “the greatest blackmailer ever” before later retreating from those remarks and claiming they were speculation rather than factThe testimony quickly became politically explosive because Lutnick is one of the highest-ranking officials in the Trump administration to be questioned in connection to the broader Epstein investigation. Members of Congress from both parties criticized what they described as evasive answers and selective memory, while some lawmakers openly called for his resignation. Investigators focused heavily on why Lutnick continued interacting with Epstein years after Epstein's plea deal and registration as a sex offender, especially given Lutnick's insistence that he found Epstein's behavior disturbing. Questions also emerged about Lutnick's shifting explanations regarding his visits to Epstein's townhouse and island, with critics arguing that the discrepancies damaged his credibility. The hearing added to the widening congressional investigation into the network of wealthy and politically connected individuals tied to Epstein and intensified scrutiny over how many powerful figures attempted to minimize or downplay those associations once Epstein's crimes became impossible to ignore.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Dems demand Lutnick resign over Jeffrey Epstein interview
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick came under intense scrutiny after testifying before congressional investigators about his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, a relationship that appeared far more extensive than he had previously admitted publicly. Lutnick insisted that his interactions with Epstein were limited and “inconsequential,” describing only a handful of meetings over the years despite previously portraying himself as someone who distanced himself from Epstein after an uncomfortable encounter in 2005. However, emails, schedules, and testimony released by investigators showed that Lutnick maintained contact well after Epstein's 2008 conviction, including a 2012 visit to Epstein's private island alongside his family. During questioning, lawmakers pressed Lutnick over contradictions between his public statements and documentary evidence, particularly after he had once described Epstein as “the greatest blackmailer ever” before later retreating from those remarks and claiming they were speculation rather than factThe testimony quickly became politically explosive because Lutnick is one of the highest-ranking officials in the Trump administration to be questioned in connection to the broader Epstein investigation. Members of Congress from both parties criticized what they described as evasive answers and selective memory, while some lawmakers openly called for his resignation. Investigators focused heavily on why Lutnick continued interacting with Epstein years after Epstein's plea deal and registration as a sex offender, especially given Lutnick's insistence that he found Epstein's behavior disturbing. Questions also emerged about Lutnick's shifting explanations regarding his visits to Epstein's townhouse and island, with critics arguing that the discrepancies damaged his credibility. The hearing added to the widening congressional investigation into the network of wealthy and politically connected individuals tied to Epstein and intensified scrutiny over how many powerful figures attempted to minimize or downplay those associations once Epstein's crimes became impossible to ignore.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Dems demand Lutnick resign over Jeffrey Epstein interviewBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.
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This week, Chris and Ethan take a dive into Soundgarden's second studio album “Louder Than Love,” released in 1989. Listen along as they discuss the album song-by-song. Support the show on Patreon! Becoming a Patron is the most effective way to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/grunge_bible Support the show, buy some merch! https://grungebible.creator-spring.com/
The loudest person in the room is rarely the most dangerous. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why real confidence does not come from ego, attention, or constantly telling people how successful you are. It comes from competence. Anyone can talk a big game. Anyone can post wins. Anyone can create the illusion of authority. But the entrepreneurs who actually dominate are the ones who have built the skill, the experience, and the track record to back it up. They do not need to beg for respect. They earn it through execution. In this episode, you'll learn: Why ego is often a cover-up for insecurity How competence creates quiet, unshakable confidence Why execution will always beat empty motivation and hype How consistent results build trust, authority, and long-term credibility The market does not care how loud you are. It cares about what you can actually deliver. Because when your skills are sharp, your results are real, and your track record is undeniable… You do not need to convince people you are valuable. Your work speaks for you. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024 Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQ LinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream” www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why does trying to silence your inner critic make everything worse?Dr. Cindy McGovern breaks down why the voices in your head don't respond to suppression — and why the ones you inherited from other people's fear and outdated rule systems are still running your life. This conversation goes deep into the gap between knowing something intellectually and actually living differently.What you'll learn:Why silencing your inner critic makes it louderThe difference between a victim and a volunteerHow to take inventory of which voices actually deserve the micDr. Cindy McGovern is an organizational psychologist and author who spent decades studying why smart, self-aware women stay stuck. Her work focuses on the internal permission gap — why desire alone isn't enough to change behavior.Find Dr. Cindy's book "The Permission Mission" and all links at: mindlove.com/452Ready to figure out which voices in your head are actually yours? Join the free Mind Love Collective for monthly themed calls and weekly challenge accountability. mindlove.com/joinSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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