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“The greatest single cause of #Atheism in the world today is #Christians who acknowledge #Jesus with their lips, and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle.
That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.”

—  #BrennanManning. ✝️

#BeSayDo #AdFontes #SemperReformada
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And here is a shorter commercial broadcast five days before the miniseries premiered:
AMERIKA Promo: Sweet Land of Liberty
YouTube video by CONELRAD6401240
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February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Here is one of ABC’s long promotional commercials for “AMERIKA” which highlights the stars in the cast and some of the action and yet still manages to be rather boring:
AMERIKA-Trailer
YouTube video by loary1
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February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Per Variety, the director of “The Day After,” Nicholas Meyer, and some of the cast asked ABC for on-air time to rebut the tendentious miniseries. ABC refused, instead airing a special episode of “Viewpoint” hosted by Ted Koppel (who hosted a similar special news program following “The Day After”).
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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“Believing ABC’s mini-series ‘exploits ignorance, fear and paranoia about the Soviet Union,’ [Ted] Turner is broadcasting more than 12 hours of counterprogramming without commercial interruption over superstation WTBS(TV) Atlanta throughout this month.” (H/t @conelrad6401240.bsky.social).
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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The 14 1/2 hour (!), week-long affair was a direct response to conservative criticism of 1983’s “The Day After” and ABC’s decision to broadcast it. “AMERIKA” was inspired by Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein’s column in the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner published 21 days before “The Day After” first aired.
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Today in 1987, the highly-controversial miniseries “AMERIKA”—envisioning life in the United States in 1997, 10 years after the Soviet Union invaded and occupied the country—premiered on ABC (more than three years after ABC produced and broadcast the widely-watched nuclear-war movie “The Day After”).
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Analysis: Trump’s public pressure on Herzog over a Netanyahu pardon has turned a domestic legal dilemma into a political and diplomatic minefield.
www.jpost.com/opinion/arti...
Benjamin Netanyahu pardon becomes political minefield | The Jerusalem Post
Trump’s public demand that Herzog pardon Netanyahu has turned a domestic legal dilemma into a political and diplomatic minefield with consequences for Israel’s sovereignty.
www.jpost.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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🚨 PICTURED: Liz Truss meets with Donald Trump at his golf course in Palm Beach
February 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
#Trump is a lot like #Samson.🇺🇸

#Delilah deceived Samson when his arrogance, #dishonesty, #depravity, lack of integrity made it possible to capture & humiliate him.

Samson’s own #choices led to his downfall. What he’d been sowing consequently had to be reaped.⚠️

#TrumpEpstein #ChristianNationalism
Topical Bible: Deception: Delilah Deceives Samson
BibleHub.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Trump has chipped away at the long-standing wall between church and state. It’s just the beginning.

More evidence of the growing threat of Christian nationalism to democratic values and pluralism in the United States.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/15/p...

#ChristianNationalism
Trump has chipped away at the long-standing wall between church and state. It’s just the beginning | CNN Politics
A series of faith initiatives championed by the White House has led to a systematic religious revival within the government’s operations, culture and policy.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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The Trump admin loves to meet with Europe’s fascists though. Hypocrites
Are Europeans not allowed to meet the governor of California when they are attending the same conference in Europe?

Disgraced Richard Grenell seems to think so
February 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
#PotusTrump is a lot like Samson of the Bible. ⚠️

#Delilah deceived him, when Samson’s own arrogance, #dishonesty, #depravity, and lack of integrity made it possible to squash him.

#TrumpEpstein #EpsteinFiles #MagaCult #ChristianNationalism
a poster for the movie samson shows a man with long hair
ALT: a poster for the movie samson shows a man with long hair
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February 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
🗣️ Scott Templeton: ”Lessons from the Life of #Samson

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#KTLCC #KensingtonTemple #KTworship #KTnuGen #KTTV #BibleStudy #Biblestudie
#Church #Kyrka #ChurchService #Gudstjänst #WorshipService #WorshipOnline
KT TV - 4pm - Scott Templeton - Lessons from the Life of Samson
YouTube video by Kensington Temple
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February 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
🗣️ Scott Templeton: ”Kingdom Impact & Influence”

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KT TV - 2pm - Scott Templeton - Kingdom Impact and Influence
YouTube video by Kensington Temple
youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Payment platforms like Visa, MasterCard, Amex dominate.

Cash is slowly disappearing.

Every time a European completes a cashless transaction, they are asking an American company for permission.
February 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Visa's Olympics monopoly highlights Europe's payment headache reut.rs/3ZDHK3K
Visa's Olympics monopoly highlights Europe's payment headache
Anyone trying to buy a souvenir at the official Olympic stores at the Milano Cortina Games will have been exposed to an issue troubling Europe's policymakers: the dominance of foreign payment providers and the fading role of cash.
reut.rs
February 15, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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Elon Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist, but he is actually its enemy.

He bans people who criticize him, and complies with censorship demands from dictators.

He is a classic hypocrite who uses free speech as a shield to amplify fascists while silencing his dissenters
February 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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❤️‍🩹 After reaching Ukraine’s first-ever Olympic big air final, freestyle skier Kateryna Kotsar was proposed to by her boyfriend, a Ukrainian Armed Forces officer.
February 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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The annual gathering at the Munich Security Conference laid bare competing visions of the West. While Rubio called on Europe to help save a common civilisation, Kaja Kallas suggested Europe does not need saving. #EuropeNews
Munich Security Conference 2026: Highlights and analysis
The annual gathering at the Munich Security Conference laid bare competing visions of the West. While Rubio called on Europe to help save a common civilisation, Kaja Kallas suggested Europe does not need saving.
l.euronews.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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As I told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in our discussion at the Munich Security Conference this afternoon, in the next days, on behalf of @europarl.europa.eu, I will sign into law the €90 billion solidarity loan to Ukraine.

Europe stands with the people of Ukraine with concrete action.

#MSC2026
February 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Don't look up! No, really: DO NOT LOOK UP!
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 1d
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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My PhD research 40 years ago was fully based on my atmospheric science modeling work on the supercomputers in that very building. And that led to a 30+ year career at NOAA's Environmental Modeling Center improving our nation's weather forecasts. And I am but one of many. The loss will be great.
February 15, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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How does one say "Liebe Freunde, Hitler und die Nazis sind nur ein Vogelschiss in unserer über 1000-jährigen Geschichte" in the language of Kid Rock?
Nothing to see here. Just the US State Department mimicking the talking points of Germany's far right AfD
February 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM