Last week, a proposed list of simplified faith codes was released to the media. The Pentagon list included redundant and unnecessary labeling, and the mistake has been fixed. The goal of this effort is to simplify a previously out-of-control “belief” coding system that had ballooned to over 200 codes. In order to clarify the work of chaplains, and simplify the work of commanders, the Pentagon has consolidated and simplified the list to roughly thirty codes — using the previously used labels for faiths. The Pentagon’s job is not to adjudicate theological debates, but instead to ensure sincerely-held faith is respected and encouraged in our ranks. Below is the updated Religious Affiliation Codes (RAC) list:

🚨VOTER FRAUD- the MACHINES ARE AT IT AGAIN‼️ Red flag🚩🚩🚩 39.3% vote in… Karen Bass had 117,579 Spencer Pratt had 86,323 42.4% vote in… Karen Bass 130,429 Spencer Pratt 86,323 Virtually every candidate received votes except for Spencer Pratt. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE‼️@spencerpratt @FBI @FBIDirectorKash

You are either a liar or an idiot. And even if true that your children recieved ballots, it would be a crime to use them. California checks signatures and investigates fraud. We have fair elections.

4/ So after telling people privately for months that I was done with elected office, I changed my mind and filed to run again 10 minutes ago. I would like to thank @AlexisSimpsonNH and the @NHHouseDems for their help making this decision.

"Up or Out" is an HR phillosophy that was pioneered by New York law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and later implimented in environments as diverse as McDonalds and the US military by McKinsey & Bain. It is based on the idea that staff tend to rise to positions at which they are insufficiently competant to be promoted [Peter Principle]; such people suffer are a huge drag on organizational effectiveness, and since it is broadly illegal to demote people back to a role in which they are competant, they must be dismissed. The process is logical, and works very well in an environment where success or failure can be trivially measured and is hard to game. Doubly so in industries in which experience of failure is of little or no value. I'll leave it to you to assess the quality of match for this phillosophy and the officer corps.

When I was in grad school, I underlined and made notes in nearly every library book (~500) I ever took out. I remember a cohort mate saying it was rude. I saw it as helpful to the next reader. Imagine a student right now encountering my notes. It’s like phoning a friend for help.

You looked up the wrong thing. Our building codes arguably give us more freedom than yours to do whatever. What you should look up instead is the price of gas and electricity. Although that information is not for the faint of heart so be warned. That's the determining factor

ICE pepper sprayed a US Senator today (@AndyKimNJ) nj.com/news/2026/05/ice-agen…

So, jokes aside, to understand why the heat is worse in the UK than say Arizona for example, the answer is quite long... First it's the Humidity, it's far higher here. The UK's island location and prevailing south-westerly winds bring moist sea air, so heatwaves are often humid rather than dry. In contrast, many of the hottest US states (e.g., Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico) have dry desert heat where sweat evaporates quickly, so you actually feel cooler despite higher temperatures. Even humid US regions (like the Southeast) usually have widespread air conditioning to offset it. Second, the buildings and Infrastructure that we have all are designed to Trap Heat, not Release It. UK homes are built for cold, damp winters: thick brick/stone walls, heavy insulation, small windows, and designs that retain warmth. During a heatwave, they turn into ovens, solar gain through windows builds up, and there is poor ventilation or passive cooling features like overhangs, shutters, or light-coloured roofs. Plus, poor air conditioning: Only about 5% of UK homes have AC (vs. ~90% in the US). It's not standard because it's rarely needed most of the year, but during spikes it's a nightmare. Also, retrofitting is expensive and tricky in old terraced houses or listed buildings. This extended to public transport, schools, offices, and even hospitals as they often lack cooling. Finally, most importantly, we have zero acclimatisation. Meaning it's just as hot at night as it is during the day. Britons aren't physiologically or culturally used to sustained heat. We're properly white! So, a sudden jump from typical UK summer temps feels extreme, and the body struggles more without gradual adaptation. Heatwaves often bring "tropical nights" (temps staying above 20 °C), so homes don't cool down overnight. You can't sleep, recover, or anything which just compounds fatigue, dehydration, etc. Drier US heat often cools significantly at night. That is all topped up with the fact that we have longer summer daylight at the UK's higher latitude meaning more hours of solar heating. Hope this long explanation that no one wanted clears this right up...

Abolish the @TSA 🖕🏼

Orthodox and Catholics often cannot answer the question, “do you know you’re going to heaven?” They will say they can’t know for sure, that only God knows, and that they’ll find out once their lives are over. What a stupid, unbiblical, and sad way to think about salvation. 1 John 5:13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. Another reason why there is no hope of the Gospel in Rome or in the East, and why their churches are apostate.