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I grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, very close to where Roger Williams landed. Perhaps he is a person we ought to celebrate - a firm believe in individual rights, especially in faith; a firm believer in treating everyone (including the indigenous peoples) honestly and fairly.

"Boast not proud English, of thy birth & blood; Thy brother Indian is by birth as Good. Of one blood God made Him, and Thee and All, As wise, as fair, as strong, as personal."

"...he asserted that civil magistrates must not punish any sort of "breach of the first table" of the Ten Commandments such as idolatry, Sabbath-breaking, false worship, and blasphemy, and that individuals should be free to follow their own convictions in religious matters."

He understood the importance of freedom and equality. Some of today's "Christians" should study his works.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Wi…)

h/t @wdlindsy for his #FourthOfJuly thread

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Thanks for this good commentary. Roger Williams was held up to me in my childhood (in church and Sunday School) as a champion of religious freedom. Unfortunately, my childhood church has repeatedly belied its praise of Williams and religious freedom by trampling on the religious freedom of anyone who disagrees with right-wing evangelical ideas.





Salvini si vanta di aver chiesto il ritiro dell'emendamento presentato dal suo ministero gayburg.com/2025/07/salvini-si…



Very hazy, and smells distinctly of smoke around Abiquiu Lake today. #LagunaFire #NewMexico
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KI-Assistenten wie ChatGPT fördern Denkfaulheit tichyseinblick.de/kolumnen/jos… Die bislang in Deutschland kaum beachtete 200-Seiten-Studie „Your Brain on ChatGP“ des Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) belegt: Der Einsatz von KI-Assistenten wie ChatGPT beim Verfassen von Texten schränkt die eigene Denkarbeit, die eigene Lernfähigkeit und die kritische Auseinandersetzung mit einem Thema ein. Das


OPEC+ to expand oil output in August byteseu.com/1167549/ #Japan #NHK #NHKNews #NHKWorldNews


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U.S. completes deporting 8 men from various nations to South Sudan after weeks of legal battles
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/u-s-completes-deporting-8-men-from-various-nations-to-south-sudan-after-weeks-of-legal-battles?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The Trump administration has quietly fast-tracked a massive oil expansion project that environmentalists and Democratic lawmakers warned could have a destructive impact on local communities and the climate.
As reported recently by the Oil and Gas Journal,
👉 the plan “involves expanding the Wildcat Loadout Facility, a key transfer point for moving Uinta basin crude oil to rail lines that transport it to refineries along the Gulf Coast.”
🔥The goal of the plan is to transfer an additional 70,000 barrels of oil per day from the Wildcat Loadout Facility, which is located in Utah,
down to the Gulf Coast refineries via a route that runs along the Colorado River.
🆘 Controversially, the Trump administration is also plowing ahead with the project by invoking emergency powers to address energy shortages despite the fact that the United States for the last couple of years has been producing record levels of domestic oil.
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Two new documentaries highlight trans history:
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Euractiv: EU plant Sanktionen gegen Israel de.rt.com/europa/249918-euract… Die Vorschläge sollen die Aufhebung von Handelsverträgen, ein Waffenembargo oder Sanktionen gegen israelische Minister, Soldaten und Siedler enthalten. Es ist aber unwahrscheinlich, dass die nötige Einstimmigkeit erreicht wird. #news #press