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God (The Son) was never a weakened "creature". The Council of Nicaea was EXPLICIT that Christ was never a creature. Instead, the Council affirmed that Christ was Light from True Light, God from true God, begotten and not made CONSUBSTANTIAL WITH THE FATHER. And that according to the Scriptures His death and Resurrection was as sure of a bet as God being God. The point I'm attempting to make here is that according to Sacred Scripture, Christ sinning was an impossibility. That's the point. Jesus WAS truly tempted by Satan and likely all through His childhood as well as a teenager all the way to the Cross. What I'm saying is that ALL of these temptations were EXTERNAL. I realize that the following will sound crude and crass but hear me out. Kevin, IF you were on a business trip with your wife at home and a scalding hot woman came up to you and started flirting you would LIKELY be tempted because just like James 1 clear says you are ONLY tempted when your own lust starts pulling you towards the thing. Change things up a little bit and instead of a scalding hot woman flirting with you it's a man. If you are not gay and because you don't internally desire to sleep with a man you YOURSELF are not tempted (within yourself). It's an external temptation. This is what happened in Jesus' case, His temptations were all external because He didn't yearn or lust for sin.

Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life as well, authorities said Saturday. https://apnews.com/article/nine-killed-shooting-erie-pennsylvania-563c7c4262d47858dabecc43485c6483?

She was in her day starting to meet this and was fighting this. She had different issues she had to deal with and put forth different amounts of effort on what was pressing at the time. The last issues was a tie about things that were starting to grow out of the first world war, and the proper use of her writings. This was her last great battle. She fought this battle as she was old and frail. Sadly, this is a battle she lost. Stephen Haskell was a very close friend of hers, so close that when they were both widowed that he proposed to her. Yet, they had one big, on going argument; how prophecy works. He had a much more fundamentalist view and insisted that Mrs. White's experience fit the view of the Fundamentalists. She held a much more liberal view of inspiration and what visions did and DID NOT do for her. Both were frustrated that they could not convince the other to their understanding, but remained close friends. After she died, he continued the same argument with Willie, where Willie gave the same ideas as his mother, but Haskell was far less cordial to Willie than he was to Mrs. White. I see the wisdom for her turning down his proposal (and finding another woman for him.) Marriage can change attitudes, especially with the role of men in the 1800s. Would he have remained cordial with their different views of inspiration? Could their differences on how inspiration worked ripped the church apart? There were less friendly correspondence between the Whites and the pastors who's thought developed into what is called "Historic Adventism." Among their followers (I did not find this in their writings directly) there were people saying that Mrs. White no longer believed that she was a prophet. No, she did not give up believing that she was a prophet, she just had a different view of what a prophet was than what they insisted a prophet should be. Sadly, I'm not sure how "shocked" she would be since she really had to face these issues, but she would be greatly disappointed that she lost the battle.

🌮 1 fun thing: Chefs' favorite fast food People eating at Taco Bell in D.C. this summer. Photo: The Washington Post via Getty Images Many Michelin-starred chefs across the U.S. share a favorite spot to grab a bite after their shifts: Taco Bell. Harold Moore, chef at Cafe Commerce, a chic French-American bistro in Manhattan, particularly loves the Crunchy Supreme taco, he told The Wall Street Journal for an A-hed on today's front page (gift link). "There is everything in the perfect bite. ... It's hot, it's cold, it's crispy, it's also supple. There's spice, but then it has sour cream that calms it. It's a very complete experience." 🗞️ The Journal's print headline: "Top Chefs Have a Confession: They Love Taco Bell ... The chain may be a polarizing brand, but these chefs love the 'Live Más' lifestyle." Dung Vo, a chef and co-founder of Noko Hospitality in Nashville, told WSJ: "A lot of people think that chefs need a really home-cooked meal, fancy food or something that's intricate in their off time, but the answer is 'not really.'" Vo's order: A chicken quesadilla, bulked up with ground beef and steak.

🎤 Trump's new voice Via X Katie Zacharia, a Californian and former Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, will be the next White House press secretary, President Trump announced on Truth Social: "She has an unblemished record of support, and has been a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning. She is, likewise, a devoted fan and member of MAGA!" Zacharia will take over for Karoline Leavitt, who announced her departure from the administration in August, Axios' Josephine Walker writes. Zacharia wrote on X: "I look forward to working with the White House press corps, and with reporters across the country, to get [the administration's] record out. Following the fabulous Karoline Leavitt is a high standard, and one worth meeting." Catch up quick: Zacharia is a conservative lawyer and commentator who works as a senior communications adviser at Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Truth Social. She also served for about six weeks as the Department of Homeland Security's deputy assistant secretary for public affairs and spokesperson. She holds both a law degree and a bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University, where she currently serves on the school's Dean's Council. Via Truth Social At 2:22 a.m. ET today, Zacharia, emulating Trump's nocturnal posting proclivity, popped up this excerpt from former President Teddy Roosevelt's iconic 1910 speech, "The Man in the Arena." She reupped it on X at 4:58 a.m.

📺 Age of viral violence Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Photo: Finn Gomez/Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement that the Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed reflects a shift toward putting raw, real-world violence on display for unlimited audiences, Axios' Neal Rothschild and Herb Scribner write. Why it matters: The Trump administration has made a show of flexing American power, sometimes with grisly footage. Now, it's preparing to make the government's ultimate punishment available for all to see. The big picture: Americans are increasingly encountering shocking images on their phones, often without warning. Graphic footage of Charlie Kirk's assassination spread instantly to social media users, including young ones. Since Oct. 7, 2023, footage from the Hamas attacks and Israel's military campaign in Gaza has circulated online. Some videos have spread from Telegram to social platforms like X, where clips are easy to find. Footage of the August 2025 killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte train went viral across X, stirring debate about crime and public safety. President Trump later said he had watched the video and wished he hadn't. A livestream of Nidal Hasan's execution would be the first known public broadcast of a lawful execution, according to death penalty experts interviewed by Reuters. Public executions are increasingly rare worldwide. In recent years, most have taken place in Iran and Taliban-run Afghanistan, according to Amnesty International. Trump told reporters he had approved the decision to livestream the execution. But Vice President Vance told reporters yesterday: "I don't know that that's actually going to happen ... So whatever the controversy is about the method of the execution, I hope that people don't forget that this is a guy who brutally murdered a lot of innocent people ... Now, that said, I mean, look, if it's ultimately livestreamed, I'm not going to be watching it." Keep reading.

✈️ Chart du jour: Fuel squeeze Data: Energy Information Administration. Chart: Matt Phillips/Axios Soaring jet fuel prices — driven up by the Iran war — have been pushing airfares higher and prompting airlines to cut flights, Axios' Pete Gannon reports. Case in point: Delta Air Lines said yesterday its fuel bill will be $6 billion higher this year, a 60% jump from last year. Zoom out: U.S. airfares were up 23.4% in August from a year earlier, according to the latest federal inflation data, with airlines passing rising fuel costs along to travelers. Travelers are also seeing fewer flight options, as carriers have cut unprofitable flights.

White House tightens AI leash Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images Trump administration officials say they are now mandating that AI companies notify and correct security incidents following Anthropic's "fraudulent" use of government systems, Axios' Maria Curi, Marc Caputo and Ina Fried report. Why it matters: The administration's approach to AI regulation had been voluntary, at least in name. But as AI incidents stack up, Washington is feeling the pressure to act. 🚨 "This notification and remediation process is not optional," White House Super Intelligence Force leaders said in a statement shared exclusively with Axios. "It is a critical national security obligation." Driving the news: Anthropic contacted the government to share details of incidents discovered late last month regarding the "unauthorized and fraudulent use of government and other systems," which have since then ceased, the government says. Anthropic contacted the State Department on Thursday to report that one of its testing models had submitted 19 non-immigrant visa applications in August and one application in May through the publicly available form on the department's website, a State Department official said. None of the applications were processed and at no time were any of the department's systems compromised or hacked, according to the official. Separately, police officials in Philadelphia say they received a false homicide tip that was submitted by an Anthropic model. ⚡ State of play: The White House requirements apply to all AI companies. "SI companies must immediately disclose incidents involving their models and follow with swift, decisive action to remedy any and all harm," the SI Force statement said. "We also expect these companies to work with the affected systems to ensure that similar incidents do not occur."

October 10, 2026 Good morning. Hurricane Isaias made landfall last night as a Category 2 storm, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. We’ve got details on that below, but we’re starting with a look at fall movie season. Let’s dive in. María Jesús Contreras Screen time By Melissa Kirsch That moment in a movie theater when the lights go down is such a sacred threshold. When the chattering and fidgeting fade and the crowd goes silent, there’s a feeling of shared anticipation, like we’re all embarking on an exciting trip. That experience was amplified last week when I was in an audience of more than 1,000 people for a screening of the new documentary “Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall.” The film features Winter, the dazzlingly talented 24-year-old singer-songwriter and frontman of the band Geese, alone at the piano and singing. The performance was, as my colleague Lindsay Zoladz wrote, “utterly magical.” But equally magical for me was the experience of seeing a movie with that many people, in this case at Lincoln Center during the New York Film Festival. A bunch of strangers agreeing to be silent and focused on a screen as a communal activity — so rare in an age when we’re so frequently staring at our own personal screens. Fall always lures me to the theater, a combination of the awards-season deluge of exciting films and a formative adolescent memory of emerging from a matinee of “Stand by Me” and noticing the changing October light. As I do each year, I’ve made a list of what I want to see, a sort of cinematic advent calendar. October alone could sate even the most insatiable cinephile. This weekend, one could do a technology double feature, with Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” his follow-up to the 2010 Facebook thriller “The Social Network,” and the four-hour documentary “Musk,” about the world’s richest man. I’m also interested in the Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord,” starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve as a conservative couple who are accused of abusing their children. Our critic Alissa Wilkinson told me it’s great and “provocative on purpose.” If you’d prefer not to be provoked, or provoked in a different way, next weekend brings the arrival of a new adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility,” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones. There are also two exciting nonfiction films coming Oct. 16: “Once Upon a Time in Harlem,” about a 1972 party at Duke Ellington’s apartment that reunited leading lights of the Harlem Renaissance, and “You Can See Everything,” the buzzy, three-hour documentary about the founder of the fraudulent blood-testing company Theranos, from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. On Oct. 23, “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” opens, a thriller starring John Turturro as an aging thief who gets mixed up with a dangerous crime family. “Small New York films don’t always get made anymore,” Alissa noted, praising this one’s fidelity to the geography of the city. There’s also Taika Waititi’s “Klara and the Sun,” based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, whose trailer is creepily compelling. It’s about an A.I. companion, played by Jenna Ortega. If you prefer your fantasies more fantastical, “Wicker” stars Olivia Colman as a medieval fisherwoman who commissions a local basket-maker to weave her a husband. The husband is played by Alexander Skarsgard; as soon as I learned this, I could not conceive of anyone more perfect to play a person made from woven plant fibers. And there are more films to look forward to later in the year — “Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall” opens on Nov. 20. HURRICANE ISAIAS Florida last night. Hilary Swift for The New York Times The storm’s eye came ashore about 8:30 p.m. Central time on Friday near Destin, Fla., lashing the Gulf Coast with heavy rains and howling winds that toppled trees and flooded highways. Follow our live coverage here. It landed with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour as a Category 2 hurricane, but dropped quickly over the next half-hour to a Category 1, with winds of 85 m.p.h. By early this morning, it had downgraded further to a post-tropical cyclone. At one point on Friday, the storm had reached Category 3 status. Read about the science behind its rapid intensification. Isaias is the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, which has been relatively quiet partly because of a powerful El Niño. And it is the first hurricane in two years to strike the mainland United States. More on the storm: Beach towns on the Alabama coast typically spend early October preparing for the season’s biggest event: the National Shrimp Festival. This year, the hurricane “ruined all of that.” See how sky-high weather balloons helped meteorologists understand the storm. As Isaias approached, forecasters were confronted with a striking split in their data: The traditional models said one thing, and experimental A.I. models said another. THE LATEST NEWS Midterm Elections Republicans are suddenly racing to defend a Senate seat in Kansas, where polls show Democrats with a real chance for the first time in nearly a century. More Democrats are confident there will be a blue wave in November. But history shows that such waves can produce notably different outcomes. President Trump has attacked the integrity of U.S. elections on more than 70 percent of the days since he returned to office. See how he does it. Trump Administration President Trump said he had reached an agreement with Vladimir Putin of Russia to immediately import Russian diesel into the U.S., despite a Russian ban on fuel exports. He also said the White House would investigate Lisa Cook, a governor at the Federal Reserve, on accusations that she committed mortgage fraud. Vice President JD Vance said he would not watch the Pentagon’s planned execution of the 2009 Fort Hood shooter and cast doubt on whether the plan would go forward at all. Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator, was named the next White House press secretary. Health Care Millions of people with private Medicare coverage are being forced to change their insurance for next year and will face higher premiums. Trump has started sending $500 “refund” checks, along with a signed letter taking credit for the payments, to Americans enrolled in Obamacare. Around the World Investigators in the United Arab Emirates said that the co-pilot who attacked the captain of a FlyDubai flight had intended to carry out a Sept. 11-inspired suicide mission by crashing into an Israeli airport. Leaders of the Gen Z protest movement in India said they were detained in New Delhi. Demonstrators across the country had been met with walls of security forces as they tried to agitate against changes to the voter rolls. Houthi attacks on the airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, killed three people. Israel denounced the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, a human rights lawyer who chaired a commission that found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. Other Big Stories The New York Police Department released body-camera footage from officers who arrived on the scene after an ICE agent shot a man in his car Thursday. Watch it here. Mike Ditka, the Super Bowl-winning, sideline-shouting coach of the Chicago Bears — known to many as “Da Coach” — died at 86. The F.B.I. arrested a man in Pennsylvania on suspicion of carrying out the computer hack that stole sensitive information about thousands of the agency’s employees. GAME OF THE WEEK Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians, Game 5: There’s probably no Major League Baseball team having more fun than the White Sox. They have one player who swears that ice cream cones are good luck, another who wears a wizard hat in the dugout, and the whole team dances before games. It’s strange, but apparently effective: No other team in baseball history has emerged as a playoff contender after three straight 100-loss seasons. (The South Side squad really was the laughingstock of baseball a few short years ago.) Now, the White Sox are on the road for a do-or-die American League division series game against the Cleveland Guardians, whose offense proved dominant earlier this week. The winner will head to the semifinals; the loser will be done for the year. First pitch is tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern. — Matthew Cullen THE WEEK IN CULTURE Film and TV Tom Cruise and Sandra Hüller in “Digger.” Warner Bros. Pictures, via Associated Press The Tom Cruise film “Digger” bombed at the box office. David Gelles, host of our climate newsletter, says it should nonetheless be recognized for its go-for-broke attempt to dramatize the catastrophic effects of climate change. Sign up to get Climate Forward delivered to your inbox. “Fjord,” which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and opened in the United States this weekend, is morally ambiguous. Some viewers don’t like that. Hear Aaron Sorkin explain how he evolved Mark Zuckerberg’s character in “The Social Reckoning,” the sort-of sequel to “The Social Network.” Music Karol G, the Medellín-born singer, became the first Latin woman to headline Coachella. On the latest episode of Popcast, she discusses her fame and Spanish-language music. A North Carolina man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using A.I. to defraud streaming platforms and musicians of millions of dollars in royalties. The Anniversary Sale ends soon: Morning readers, enjoy our best offer. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your interests with expert coverage of news, culture, business and more. Save now: $1/week for your first year. RECIPE OF THE WEEK Kate Sears for The New York Times By Melissa Clark One-Pan Roasted Vegetables and Polenta Yewande Komolafe lets the oven do most of the work in her colorful one-pan roasted vegetables and polenta. To make it, she bakes cornmeal, brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes together until the polenta is thick and porridge-like and the vegetables are thoroughly tender. Then she runs it all under the broiler to crisp and brown the edges. A little fresh lemon juice right at the end adds brightness, while some crumbled goat cheese lends a creamy tang. It’s a cozy early autumn meal. REAL ESTATE Tony Cenicola for The New York Times The Hunt: Even after stretching their budget, a family couldn’t buy their Southern California home from their landlord, so they moved to New York’s Hudson Valley. What did they find? Play our game. What you get for $900,000: A Tudor Revival in Salt Lake City, a farmhouse in Woodbury, Conn., and a Craftsman in Denver. Which would you choose? LIVING Repurposed: Two architects transformed a Cold War-era radio tower that once served as the set for a zombie movie into a unique home. Go inside. “Looks messy, helps frogs”: A backyard pond can promote biodiversity, especially during the winter. Learn how. ADVICE FROM WIRECUTTER Make a cheap but fun Halloween costume You don’t need to spend a fortune to whip up a fun, easy Halloween costume. Start with stuff you already own. My colleague easily made a Kermit the Frog meme costume with a green T-shirt, a glass mug and felt triangles. A tube of red lipstick smudged around the mouth could turn you into a vampire. Finally, there’s a whole genre of fun “attach a thing to a shirt” costumes. A few colorful balloons on a tee, and suddenly you’re a bunch of grapes or a gumball machine. If you do buy something, make it something you can use it for non-costume purposes in the future. While we’re on Halloween: We found some great, non-junky decor that’ll charm and spook for years to come. — Annemarie Conte NOW TIME TO PLAY Here is today’s Spelling Bee. 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This is the point!!!!!!! Can God, even as a weakened creature, the the weakest point possible, facing true temptations, choose not sin. If he can, then it would prove that God is who God claims to be. If this did not happen, then it would mean that God wouldn't be God. The entire universe would be thrown into chaos. Creatures needed to know whether God really is God, or just some sort of higher evolved creature of the same essence as we are. If God is God, is God all that He claims to be, especially in relation to his law of self sacrificing love/self renouncing love; and in the question in how he will treat sinners with the apparent contradiction of being both just and merciful. If he's just, sin needs to meet it's results. That would kill all sinners and that would not be merciful. For God to be merciful, he needs to be able to forgive and if he's forgiving and merciful then doesn't this go against his claim to be just. Gustave, what is say is what indeed the `issue is and why Jesus had to have the free choice to truly face temptation and the sin issue with the real risk of failure answers the question: is God truly God? If Jesus failed, then God wouldn't be God.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY October 10 1985 U.S. Navy fighter jets intercept Italian cruise ship hijackers Three days after hijacking the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, terrorists from the Palestine Liberation Front attempt to escape but are intercepted by U.S. Navy fighter jets. read more 19th Century 1877 Colonel George Custer’s funeral is held at West Point 1845 U.S. Naval Academy opens Arts & Entertainment 1935 “Porgy and Bess,” the first great American opera, premieres on Broadway 2004 Superman Christopher Reeve dies at age 52 1987 Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again” tops the charts Colonial America 1767 Mason and Dixon draw a line, dividing the colonies Crime 1991 A former postal worker commits mass murder U.S. Government and Politics 1973 Vice President Agnew resigns U.S. Presidents 1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower apologizes to African diplomat Vietnam War 1954 Viet Minh take control of North Vietnam Women’s History 2014 Malala Yousafzai, 17, wins Nobel Peace Prize World War II 1940 St. Paul’s Cathedral bombed

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Isaias makes landfall as hurricane, hammering US Gulf Coast with powerful winds, dangerous flooding GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane, hammering communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surges. https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-isaias-landfall-gulf-alabama-mississippi-919a46d4bd705726b4e57f18ce677ac5? Puerto Vallarta boards up as Hurricane Simon hits Category 4 strength PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Mexico’s coast. https://apnews.com/article/us-extreme-weather-mexico-simon-isaias-florida-1e6f590459e5ee4ead370192f52f9239?

FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have brought more US auto factories. His numbers are off. As President Donald Trump travels the country to rally support for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections, he is touting his economic agenda and crediting GOP-backed tariffs with industry growth — including what he says are more vehicle manufacturing plants all over the country. Read More.

Trump names commentator Katie Zacharia of his media company as next White House press secretary President Donald Trump announced Friday that Katie Zacharia, a communications adviser for his media company, will succeed Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. Read More. 🇷🇺 Trump's diesel deal Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios. Stock: Getty Images President Trump announced yesterday that he's reached a deal with Russia to increase the supply of diesel to the U.S. and global markets. The announcement came as U.S. diesel prices hovered near record highs and Ukrainian and European diplomats arrived in Miami for talks on ending the war with Russia. 📞 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios' Barak Ravid in a phone interview yesterday that Trump's decision to unilaterally lift sanctions on Russia and allow it to export diesel was "not fair and not honest." Trump's announcement, which came after a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, shocked Ukraine and many European governments and created a new crisis between the U.S. and its Western allies. "You know, it looks like a happy birthday present for Putin. It looks absolutely terrible," Zelensky said in frustration, referring to the Russian president's birthday earlier this week. The other side: Trump decided to strike a deal with Russia after Zelensky ignored half a dozen U.S. requests to stop attacking Russian oil refineries, a U.S. official with direct knowledge told Axios' Barak Ravid. "Zelensky is misreading the room. By continuing to hit refineries, he is eroding the goodwill that he has built with Trump over the last six months," the U.S. official said. Go deeper.

Panama rocked by 2 powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks, prompting evacuations PANAMA CITY (AP) — Two powerful 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes and a series of aftershocks roiled southern Panama Friday afternoon, collapsing buildings near the epicenter and prompting evacuations across the country. https://apnews.com/article/panama-earthquake-e4e5dc85829714db88a74de3b7019d55?

Despite a softening labor market, Latina workers continue to register record-high employment rates in 2026. Young Hispanic workers are not seeing similar gains. Around this time last year, we wrote about the remarkable resilience Hispanic workers were showing in the labor market. Despite weaker job growth, the share of Hispanic workers with a job remained high, largely driven by a record-high employment rate among Latina workers. https://www.epi.org/blog/despite-a-softening-labor-market-latina-workers-continue-to-register-record-high-employment-rates-in-2026-young-hispanic-workers-are-not-seeing-similar-gains/? Weak September jobs report shows hiring and wage growth slow Below, EPI senior economist Elise Gould offers her insights on the jobs report released this morning. Read the full thread here. https://www.epi.org/blog/weak-september-jobs-report-shows-hiring-and-wage-growth-slow/?

🗡️ 1 for the road: Sith saber for sale Darth Vader poses at a New York event in 2024. Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP A Darth Vader lightsaber prop used in the iconic scene where Vader tells Luke Skywalker "I am your father" is among the highlights of an upcoming Star Wars memorabilia auction. The Vader saber is expected to fetch at least $1 million. It's one of more than two dozen lightsaber props featured in the Nov. 12 auction. Others include dueling lightsabers wielded by Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in "Revenge of the Sith," expected to go for at least $10,000 each. Go deeper.

🤖 AI gender gap Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images Women are far more negative about AI than men are, Axios' Emily Peck writes from a new Morgan Stanley report. By the numbers: Morgan Stanley polled 2,000 consumers in late September about their overall perception of AI, positive or negative. It then measured net sentiment (subtracting one from the other). Men were considerably more positive (+30%) than women (-1%). 📊 44% of women said they don't want a data center built near their home, compared with 36% of men. 👩‍💻 Slightly more women (57%) said they didn't like AI because "it is developing too quickly without enough safeguards." That's compared to 54% of men. Men were more likely to express concerns about data privacy (49% versus 39% of women). Go deeper.

🗳️ Cook's huge swing Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Cook Political Report unveiled a major shift in its midterm projections today, tilting 18 House seats toward Democrats. The big picture: Per Cook, Democrats need to win just 20% of the current toss-up races to reach a majority, assuming the seats that favor them in the nonpartisan analysis go Democrats' way. The shifts include: Five seats — in Iowa, Pennsylvania and Washington — moving from toss-ups to leaning toward Democrats, including Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' (R-Iowa) tough rematch race against Democrat ⁠Christina Bohannan. Four races — in Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia — from leaning toward Republicans to toss-ups. Republicans' hold on other races in Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Indiana slipped, shifting them to Lean R or Likely R. Meanwhile, Democrats' hold on Nevada, New York and Nebraska races tightened. The other side: "House races are won in the districts, one by one, with battle-tested candidates and messages that work," NRCC spokesperson Mike Marinella said in a statement provided to Axios. "Pundits in D.C. can keep guessing, but voters on the ground have a clear contrast between common sense and crazy," he said, adding that "in November, we're going to win." — Avery Lotz

🤔 Schumer's 2028 problems Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is going to have his hands full next Congress, even without a threat to his leadership or a primary challenge from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). Why it matters: Schumer will have to grapple with the presidential ambitions of up to eight of his senators who may care more about winning the White House than following their leader. Roughly one in six Democratic senators eyeing the campaign trail would add a degree of difficulty to a job that rarely lacks challenges, as former President Obama acknowledged this week. "Being the head of the Democratic Party is a pain in the butt, because you've got people from every walk of life," Obama said of Schumer at a fundraiser Wednesday. Flashback: This year's ICE funding fights gave Schumer a taste of how presidential ambitions can complicate governing. Potential 2028 contenders competed to take the toughest stance against ICE funding, even at the risk of a government shutdown. Zoom in: The tension between individual ambition and party unity could surface early in Schumer's tenure if he becomes majority leader. Democrats are promising to lower costs and govern responsibly, while insisting they'll challenge and investigate the Trump administration at every turn. Schumer and President Trump have a long, complicated relationship — and each other's cell numbers. Between the lines: Democrats could control majorities in both chambers, giving them immense power against Trump. But majority power is dependent on members being present and unified. Presidential contenders have incentives to spend time outside Washington and show how they differ from their fellow 2028 hopefuls in the Senate. They also may want to pick high-profile fights with the party establishment to prove their progressive bona fides. But Schumer faced a similar challenge during the 2020 presidential cycle, when he was minority leader and seven sitting senators sought the Democratic nomination. Attendance was the biggest headache as candidates crisscrossed the country, complicating Senate scheduling. But Democrats didn't lose any major votes despite their presidential hopefuls being on the campaign trail. Who we're watching: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) has visited South Carolina, New Hampshire and Nevada (twice). Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.): South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire and Iowa. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.): South Carolina (twice), Nevada and Michigan. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.): South Carolina. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.): Iowa and Nevada. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.): Iowa and New Hampshire (twice). Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.): Nevada (twice) and New Hampshire. Honorable mention: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) is focused on winning reelection, so he has no documented early-primary-state visits yet. That hasn't stopped presidential rumors from swirling. Zoom out: First, Schumer needs to get to at least 51 seats in November, navigate a high-stakes lame-duck session, and then win a secret-ballot election to reclaim his title as majority leader. Some of his potential new members — especially if Democrats have a good night on Nov. 3 — aren't overly enthusiastic about supporting him. Candidates like Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and James Talarico in Texas have not committed to voting for him. The bottom line: Presidential candidates want to stand out. Senate majority leaders need their members to blend in — and fall in line. — Hans Nichols and Stef Kight

I don't know enough of the history and possible options to know if this is the same thing that I've been taught as the "New View of Paul" vs. the "Old View of Paul" The difference is the context that we read into the words of Paul. The "Old View of Paul" tends to read Paul in how he has been applied over church history, especially in the church/synogogue split of AD 135, the work of St. Augustine and the reformers especially Martin Luther. Desmond Ford was an expert in "The Old View of Paul." We find both Adventists and non-Adventist approaches. Among the non-Adventist approaches you will find arguments that the Sabbath and Kosher was done away. At least one commentary had the line "I wish I could have seen the look on Paul's face the first time he had a ham and cheese sandwitch." The "New View of Paul" tries to understand Paul's words in the context of when Paul wrote them. In recient years many Jewish scholars (including Rabbis) have rediscovered and fallen in love with the works of Paul. From a history of Jews saying "The man Jesus and the demon Paul" which viewed Paul through the "Old View of Paul" The New View of Paul makes Paul a faithful Jew, a true Sabbath keeper and eating only clean meats. That Paul offered the gentiles a non-nationalistic version of Judaism. An application of Judaism for outside of the Jewish world. For example the sacrifices we have the perfect sacrifice of Jesus. We have the feast days, but they were very much tied to the agriculture cycle of the land and does not have the same meaning to someone who is not connected to the agraculture of the land, so learn what you can but you don't need to try to follow them. Within the "New View of Paul" there is debate over whether he saw gentiles as needing to keep the Seventh-day Sabbath and eat kosher, but that he saw God expecting these from at least Jews even if they become Christians. Many (not all) believe that the church needs to make accomadations for Jews and those who want to keep the Seventh-day Sabbath to keep the Seventh-day Sabbath within the church.

Vance expresses doubts about Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance cast doubt Friday on whether the Pentagon will livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan in December but told reporters that if it is livestreamed, “I’m not going to be watching it.” https://apnews.com/article/fort-hood-execution-hegseth-vance-e806a305d9c6460aa20b14e40047680e?

15 These six cities shall be for refuge for the people of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, that anyone who kills any person without intent may flee there. 16 "But if he struck him down with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. 17 And if he struck him down with a stone tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. 18 Or if he struck him down with a wooden tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death. 19 The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meets him, he shall put him to death. 20 And if he pushed him out of hatred or hurled something at him, lying in wait, so that he died, 21 or in enmity struck him down with his hand, so that he died, then he who struck the blow shall be put to death. He is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meets him. 22 "But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait 23 or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm, Numbers 35 30 "If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. 31 Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death. 32 And you shall accept no ransom for him who has fled to his city of refuge, that he may return to dwell in the land before the death of the high priest. 33 You shall not pollute the land in which you live, for blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of the one who shed it. 34 You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I dwell, for I the LORD dwell in the midst of the people of Israel." Numbers 35

Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications. https://apnews.com/article/cook-federal-reserve-trump-debef61d38fbb6a74e84a57fe8e26fc5? Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. https://apnews.com/article/trump-russia-diesel-midterms-12baccc7aade559bf329079b0548c9da? ps:The US doesn't need Russia's diesel!! 🏦 President Trump ordered a new investigation into allegations of mortgage fraud against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, directing a committee to question the central bank official at a White House hearing next month. More from Courtenay Brown. 🎤 Vice President JD Vance said he won't be watching the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan if it is livestreamed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday that the Dec. 3 execution by firing squad would be "public." More from Josephine Walker.