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✏️ AOC's "Woke 1" rewrite Photo illustration: Sarah Grillo / Axios. Photo: Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is laughing off "Woke 1." But she's carrying baggage from the 2020 era of cultural progressivism that some Democrats say is an obstacle to a future presidential run. Why it matters: AOC's pivot to the cultural center — which she began to roll out last week in a high-profile ABC interview by saying, "Woke 1 was crazy" — is potential damage control for her past remarks about law enforcement, immigration and a range of social issues. Ocasio-Cortez told ABC that the left's so-called excesses of that period were partly the result of the COVID pandemic and lockdowns. 🤨 But she made some of her most controversial remarks before the pandemic hit the U.S. in 2020. "This is really going to be something that handicaps her, especially with demographics that are culturally more moderate," former Biden White House adviser Yemisi Egbewole told us, pointing to Black voters in the South who have a large voice in Democratic presidential primaries. 👮 Flashback: In the early 2020s, Ocasio-Cortez was one of the most aggressive and well-known advocates for "defunding" the police — an idea that polls have long shown is not popular. In the summer of 2020, she blasted New York City's government for proposing to cut its police department by only $1 billion. "Defunding police means defunding police," she said then. "It does not mean budget tricks or funny math." She added: "The fight to defund policing continues." In 2019, AOC posted on social media that "we need to have a real conversation about decarceration & prison abolition in this country." She said that year that some marginalized groups "have no choice but to riot." And she said at an event in 2021: "I want to abolish our carceral system that's designed to trap Black and brown men." On immigration, Ocasio-Cortez sponsored a bill in 2021 and 2023 to decriminalize border crossings. Asked by the New Yorker in 2019 if she'd get rid of the Department of Homeland Security, she said: "I think so. I think so." She repeatedly used language en vogue in elite liberal circles, such as the gender-neutral term "Latinx" in the early 2020s — a word that surveys have found isn't used by the vast majority of U.S. Latinos. She used the phrase "menstruating person" in 2021 to be inclusive of the transgender community. 🔭 Zoom out: AOC now has shifted her rhetoric but hasn't detailed where she currently stands on many of these politically fraught topics, or what made her change her views on "Woke 1." Ocasio-Cortez's spokespeople didn't respond to several questions, including what her position is now on defunding the police, whether she supports decriminalizing the border, and if she thinks rioting is sometimes justified. 📺 In her ABC interview, Ocasio-Cortez did say that she doesn't support some Democratic Socialists of America's proposals such as abolishing police and prisons, defunding the Department of Defense and granting amnesty to all immigrants. The other side: Some Republicans argue that AOC would be a formidable presidential candidate despite her controversial positions in the past. "To me, she's incredibly dangerous," said GOP pollster Brent Buchanan, noting that AOC has high name recognition and an impressive favorability rating for a nationally known figure who's faced years of attacks. He shared his polling that shows 39% of voters view Ocasio-Cortez favorably, compared with 42% who see her unfavorably — a rating similar to Secretary of State Marco Rubio's. Ocasio-Cortez's recent cultural moderation "tells me she's a good politician, because she's doing it now instead of next year," Buchanan added. 🙌 Democratic strategist James Carville likewise praised AOC, telling us that "it's always been evident that she's more talented than the rest of them put together," a reference to others in the "Squad" of House progressives. Carville said AOC doesn't need to overexplain her changes of heart: "She can say 'I'm grown,' and people understand that." Read more. — Holly Otterbein, Alex Thompson

Didnt know it had any historical significance,,,,

Teen boy among 6 dead including suspect in Michigan shootings; girl survived A teenage boy and four adults were killed Friday in shootings that prompted a wide search for the fleeing gunman, whose body was ultimately found in a wooded area alongside one of his victims, authorities said. A teenage girl survived and was in stable condition, police said. https://apnews.com/article/michigan-shooting-dead-ce8b1a0e7ea2389331ee9b6dfcfa27a2? Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with Virginia State University shooting Police arrested a 19-year-old found hiding in a dormitory closet at Virginia State University on Saturday in connection with an overnight shooting on campus that left five people wounded, including one with critical injuries. https://apnews.com/article/virginia-state-university-shooting-campus-lockdown-783d5190d7fe0818fc27a98123311dc3? Ohio city fires police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old, settles lawsuit with family AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Officials in Akron, Ohio, have fired a police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old boy while also announcing Friday that the city has agreed to pay $4.75 million to the teen’s family. https://apnews.com/article/akron-police-shooting-settlement-jazmir-tucker-eccc10d87e38c1e8f70493ee26e74dc0?

26 more bodies are recovered in Zimbabwe’s ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 72 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Eighteen children were among more than 70 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe this week, police said Saturday after rescuers recovered more bodies. https://apnews.com/article/zimbabwe-ferry-capsize-death-toll-rises-children-8c45f83769ef978a64899d851911e8c7?

Tropical Storm Lala rakes Hawaii with high winds and rain without making landfall Hurricane Lala weakened Sunday to a tropical storm after raking Hawaii without making landfall, its heavy rains and winds strong enough to sweep around 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island, officials said. https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-lala-hurricane-tropical-damage-a9fafe9ffc24572c671d1b43414c0ac2? Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and high winds across the Hawaiian islands Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall. But it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly three feet (one meter) in places and sending raging torrents down mountain slopes. Read More.

Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia U.S. President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last year that he had “no cards" in the fight against Russia. In the months after that disastrous meeting, Trump warmly welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska and seemed ready to push Ukraine into an unfavorable peace deal. But since the meeting, Ukraine has shown it can take the war to Russia. In one operation, drones smuggled into the country destroyed or damaged Russian bombers worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Kyiv has ramped up a campaign of longer-range strikes, increased production of weapons, targeted Russian air defenses, and hit oil infrastructure and warehouses of a major retailer. But as Ukraine’s strikes have intensified, so have Russia’s. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

There’s a reason why Israel has done little to rein in settler violence. It’s not just Netanyahu A dayslong standoff in the occupied West Bank points to Israel's reluctance to rein in settler violence against Palestinians. Many of Israel's political leaders have criticized the violence. But most support the larger settlement enterprise aimed at cementing control over the West Bank and preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the most settler-friendly government in Israel's history and it has eased military restrictions on them. But the settlements, considered illegal by much of the international community, have grown under all of his predecessors. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Israel’s Ben Gvir advocates killing ’30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage Top US commander visits USS aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast news Trump says USS Lincoln’s record time at sea during Iran operations ‘not nearly long enough’

US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families, part of an effort by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to redirect the education system toward patriotic values and classical learning. The Department of Defense Education Activity operates about 160 schools across 11 countries and educates roughly 70,000 students who are children of active-duty military or civilian service members. Conservatives have eyed the schools — which, unlike most public schools, are run by the federal government — as a testing ground for reshaping education. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe’s reservation A federal judge blocks Idaho from prosecuting doctors for health-protecting abortions Federal judge denies attempt to strike down Mississippi county’s majority-Black judicial districts Homicides at the lowest rate since 1956, FBI says America In Focus: Inflation cools in July, but so do consumers with their spending A surprise credit after an overseas purchase: The tariff refunds now flowing through shippers Democrats’ 2028 presidential calendar gives Black and Latino voters and union members an early say The buck stops somewhere else: A look at Trump’s tendency to avoid blame when things go awry Suspect arrested in World War II Memorial vandalism in Washington Wife of US soldier is removed from deportation flight and released from federal immigration custody

Trump’s Own Aides Admit He’s Lost Interest in His Job The president’s aides say he does not like hitting the campaign trail unless it’s to get himself elected. President Donald Trump’s aides admit that their boss has little interest in traveling across the country to prop up weak GOP candidates for the midterms, a new report alleges. Anonymous aides tell CNN that Trump will finally embark on a long-awaited tour to energize MAGA voters—but that traveling across the country to stump for other politicians is not a part of the job he enjoys. “He loves to travel, but he hates to travel,” an aide told the outlet. They added, “Once he’s traveling, he’s like: ‘Why am I doing this? I want to be doing other things.’” The report on Trump’s reluctance to hit the campaign trail comes as he finally gave the OK for Republicans to use millions from his personal PAC to support vulnerable Republican candidates in November, as fears grow that the GOP will lose its majorities in both chambers. “Without a doubt, we’ve got to make sure we get some of these voters who show up for Donald Trump in presidential elections to show up for these congressionals,” an adviser told the network. Yet, GOP lawmakers also worry that Trump could become a liability heading into the midterms, as Republican voters are increasingly frustrated with the president over the war in Iran and his lack of concern for the affordability crisis and rising gas prices. Reached for comment, White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales told the Daily Beast that “President Trump is the unequivocal leader of the Republican Party who is committed to maintaining Republicans’ majority in Congress.” Despite Trump’s high disapproval ratings over his handling of the economy, the president has told Punchbowl News plainly that he will not take the blame if his party loses in November. “The question is, will they vote?” he said, before supplying his own answer: “They’re angry at Republicans, but they’re not angry at me.” Trump spoke in Long Island, New York, on Friday in an effort to boost his party’s chances in the elections, including those of his gubernatorial pick, Bruce Blakeman, who is challenging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. But during the law-and-order rally with New York police officers, Trump repeatedly fixated on the “young, beautiful girls” he sees at the White House rather than focusing on domestic policy. He also appeared to forget the name of Saritha Komatireddy, the Republican candidate for New York attorney general—whom he has endorsed—as the woman he had “just met.” White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has reportedly told staffers to keep steering Trump back to the issue voters find most important: affordability. Staying on topic has proven to be difficult for Trump, who is often more interested in discussing his construction projects—such as the so-called Arc de Trump, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and his White House ballroom. https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-own-aides-admit-hes-lost-interest-in-his-job/?

Mrs. White tells us how she wanted to be used, and how she did not want to be used. She even had a long going argument on this topic with Stephen Haskell, and a less friendly argument with those who's ideas evolved into what we call "Historic Adventism." In the long run, most Adventists sided with Haskell's side of the argument. Second came the views of those who's thoughts evolved into "Historic Adventism." Sadly, Mrs. White lost the argument. She argued that she was not a historian, and that her writings were not to answer questions about exegesis. She said that if we learn something about the Bible that does not agree with what she wrote that we need to follow the facts of the Bible. (We have turned this into a challenge "I DARE YOU TO FIND SOMEPLACE WHERE SHE GIVES A DIFFERENT VIEW FROM THE BIBLE, AND IF SHE DOES, THEN SHE IS NOT A TRUE PROPHET." She routinely changed these details as she learned more. Mrs. White's job was to help guide and form the church. She is giving us information for our lives today. She is giving us inspired guidance for people who were in some form of business that does not fit with our principles. When doing a historical/geographical study of the text, this was NOT Jews raising pigs. They were pagans. We need to follow Mrs. White's guidance and see the message that she has for us as Seventh-day Adventists when it comes to questions of shall we make our living in things like pig farming, growing tobacco, wine making, casinos, underworld activities. This is an important message that we need. But it is NOT the historical geographical events.

Semi-Adventisat Publications In the mid 1900s a number of independent publications arose within Adventism. Some were highly critical of the SDA Church. Most lasted for short periods of time and no longer than 3 to 4 years. Two of those publications remain with us today and I consider to be important to the life of the SDA Church today. Both publish articles on the Internet and in a print journal which differs in content from the Internet version. Both strive for accuracy of content and reliable reporting of SDA levants and interest. Both have well-established authors,,, as well as others. Both have published material that I have written, sometimes in the Print and sometimes on the Internet. I have supported both in other ways. Spectrum Magazine * First Published in the 1990s. * Internet website: ?https://spectrummagazine.org/ * For further search, see: https://centerforadventistresearch.org/spectrum/ * For detailed and specific information see; https://centerforadventistresearch.org/spectrum/ ? Adventist Today * First published in the 1990s. * Internet website” https://atoday.org/ *Journal archives: https://atoday.org/magazine-archives

Trump to Splurge Billions on Deranged 1940s Obsession The president’s aesthetic preferences are stalling the rollout of a naval carrier class. Donald Trump, 80, is demanding changes to the Navy’s new aircraft carriers that could cost billions of dollars and delay the rollout of the much needed vessels. Officials told The Washington Post the Navy has been forced to consider changes to the Ford class aircraft carriers because Trump doesn’t like their current “look.” The changes would constitute a major ship redesign that would involve moving the tower that serves as the carrier’s command center closer to the middle of the ship, officials said, in order to “resemble older vessels,” like those used in World War II. The potential redesign is estimated to cost billions more and take years longer than the current budgeted Ford class rollout. The change was attempted during the first Trump administration but never carried out due to a study that warned of the high costs and subsequent delays. “It came back that the cost and time to do so would just be extraordinary,” a former official said. But according to the officials, the president is determined to have his way and has again asked for a review. The Navy’s most recent shipbuilding plan is for 10 Ford class ships, at a cost of $22 billion each. There is currently just one Ford class carrier in service—the USS Gerald R. Ford, but there are three more in various stages of construction—the USS John F. Kennedy is undergoing sea trials, and two more are being built. On Thursday, Trump signed a national security memorandum that also called for reverting the catapult on the carriers that help propel fighter jets off the ship’s deck back to the previous steam-powered design, another change that will cost time and money. The USS Gerald R. Ford has an electromagnetic catapult, one of many new technologies that contributed to the 17-year build time for the ship. According to the Navy’s own website, Naval Air Systems Command, the electromagnetic catapults are more reliable and efficient than the steam powered ones, and make for a “quieter and cooler work and living spaces for Sailors.” They are also cheaper over time, allow for “expanded operational capability” and “higher launch energy capacity” than the old steam catapult. According to the Post, changing the placement of the island is also seen by officials as an unwanted throwback to a less safe and efficient time. The Pentagon referred The Daily Beast to the White House, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-to-splurge-billions-on-deranged-1940s-obsession/? ps:Pathetic!!!!!

Top College Calls BS on Trumpy Justice’s Self-Pitying Smear A Supreme Court justice’s claims were swiftly shut down by an elite university. A George H. W. Bush-appointed Supreme Court justice claimed that a prestigious university was “off limits” to conservatives like him—but quickly got shut down. Clarence Thomas, 78, suggested that places like Stanford Law School are unwelcoming to him. He made the remarks at a forum hosted by Hoover Institution, a public policy think tank at Stanford University. “You know, I have never been to Stanford Law School,” he said. “Never been. That’s the reality. That’s the world we’re in. Because there’s certain places that are just presumptively off limits. This is the way it works.” “I mean, I’ve been to Yale Law School, but that’s the way it works. And to say it isn’t is to lie, okay? So you don’t get [in], and even if you do, it comes with all this attendant animosity and negativity,” he continued. “In other words, to make it unpalatable. So this person, we’ll allow here, but this person’s views are unpalatable. Whereas if you’re agreed with, it’s sweetened up and it’s rose petals and, ‘This is presumptively the right idea.’” Thomas claimed that the ideas of thinkers like the economist Thomas Sowell, who were critical in shaping his views, would never reach the younger generation if it wasn’t for YouTube. The forum centered around the legacy of Sowell, a prominent Black conservative intellectual. “What these kids are getting is all that stuff [that] is not there,” he said. ”It’s just on YouTube. It’s available to everybody, and they get to make up their own mind. The five of them or whatever can sit together and decide whether they agree without all this negative trapping.” But the high-ranking university was quick to call Clarence’s bluff. “We would be honored to host Justice Thomas at Stanford Law School,” a Stanford spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “The Stanford Constitutional Law Center, directed by Professor Michael McConnell, former Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, regularly hosts members of the judiciary on campus,” the spokesperson added. “Our students and faculty would welcome the opportunity to hear from Justice Thomas and engage with his perspectives on the Court, the Constitution, and the law.” Editor’s note: This post has been updated to make clear which president appointed Thomas. https://www.thedailybeast.com/stanford-university-calls-bs-on-supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-self-pitying-smear/? ps:How pathetic!!

Trump, 80, Fantasizes About Dead President in Bizarre Posting Spree As sailors endure grueling conditions aboard a carrier in his Iran war, Trump has been busy posting bizarre AI-generated fantasies on Truth Social. President Donald Trump spent his Saturday living it up in a Truth Social fantasy world while thousands of American sailors continue to endure brutal conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier serving in his Iran war. In four of his wild posts, Trump, 80, imagined himself showing off his new White House ballroom to the nation’s first president, George Washington, who has been dead for 227 years. Trump’s tacky $400 million construction project is currently on hold after a federal appeals court ruled that the administration lacked the necessary congressional authority to move ahead with it. Trump followed that up with a photo of him with the nation’s first president, both on horseback. Trump, wearing a suit and tie, sits astride a black horse beside Washington and his white mount. In another AI-generated image, Trump and Washington are shown writing together on what appears to be a map.Trump also posted a shadowy photo of himself wearing a “TRUMP 2028″ hat with the caption “We are going to win.”In another message, Trump fondly reminisced about the time he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un enjoyed each other’s company, though they decidedly did not look that way in the photo. “Despite the unfriendly look on this particular picture, there are many where we’re smiling,” the president wrote. “Kim Jong Un and I get along GREAT!” Trump furiously crammed several endorsements for Republican candidates into his twisted trip through history, as the party grows increasingly fearful of the midterm results. When asked on Friday whether sailors’ family members were worried about conditions aboard the ship, Trump, who has never served in the military, flatly replied: “No, they’re not.” When he was asked whether the deployment had gone on too long, given the conditions and mental health risks, the president responded: “No, no, no. Not nearly long enough.” The wife of one of the crewmen on the ship told Jake Tapper in a phone interview on CNN on Friday that her husband’s experience was like being “stuck in a floating metal prison in the middle of the water, eating prison-like food with the same people in the same bunk beds in the same small quarters for 200 days, 250 days. You start to go a little insane.” At least two desperate sailors have attempted to jump overboard, while another soldier actually did (and was rescued). Regarding Trump’s callous dismissal of the conditions the sailors are enduring, the woman, whose identity was not revealed, said: “I don’t think the man thinks before he talks. Try to redeem yourself at least a little bit,” she said of Trump. “Have some sympathy, some empathy, take some accountability for what’s going on with your military, your ship, your war,” she continued. “It’s infuriating.” On Friday, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao said the USS Abraham Lincoln will “return home soon as part of its scheduled rotation.” He didn’t specify the timeline. https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-80-fantasizes-about-dead-president-in-bizarre-truth-social-posting-spree/? ps:What a joke!!!!!

August 16, 2026 Who Shall Bring Me Down? “The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?” (Obadiah 3) The little book of Obadiah is entirely devoted to a prophecy against the strong nation of the Edomites, descended from Jacob’s carnal and careless brother, Esau. At the time he wrote, Edom’s capital was in what seemed to be the impregnable rock fortress of Petra, and the Edomites had been a great people in the Bible lands for many centuries. But God had pronounced their doom through Obadiah and other prophets because of their inordinate pride and rebellion against the Word of God, following their father Esau. No one today seems to know exactly how it all came about, but now Petra and the land of the Edomites are a barren wilderness—a marvel to tourists, but nothing more. Edom’s gradual decline and eventual abandonment constitute one of many fulfilled Bible prophecies dealing with ancient nations and cities. Many other great nations of the past—Assyria, Babylonia, Philistia, Moab, and the Hittite empire, to mention just a few—all rebelled against their Creator, and all have finally vanished, just as the prophets had warned. “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God” (Psalm 9:17). Though the Edomites are no longer a distinct people, their spiritual and intellectual heirs are legion. Like Esau, their father, and King Herod, their best-known descendant, these modern spiritual heirs of the Edomites have abundant opportunity to know and serve the true God, but their heart is full of pride, manifesting itself in various ways: pride of wealth, intellect, appearance, strength, or position. May God deliver us from the sin of pride! HMM

Groups invest in campaign to ‘move on from Moms for Liberty’ Two organizations say they’re investing a quarter of a million dollars to support “pro-equality, pro-academic freedom” school board candidates this election season. https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/groups-invest-in-campaign-to-move-on-from-moms-for-liberty/? Nearly 1.5 million Floridians have voted in advance of Tuesday’s primary elections As of 2 p.m. Friday, more than 1.47 million Floridians had cast ballots, either at an early voting location or by mail, for the primary elections. https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/nearly-1-5-million-floridians-have-voted-in-advance-of-tuesdays-primary-elections/? No more ‘hypothetical situations’: States move to fortify elections against Trump State Democratic officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November, as President Donald Trump casts doubt on election security and pushes for more federal involvement in local voting. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/08/14/repub/no-more-hypothetical-situations-states-move-to-fortify-elections-against-trump/?

Powerful earthquake kills dozens in eastern Indonesia A 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia has killed at least 47 people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly seismic events. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/indonesia-earthquake? Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53 RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as many of the thousands of displaced people spent the night outdoors in fear of aftershocks. https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-flores-earthquake-landslide-bf1d024bdec7727094f8dc73d7dd5e34?

Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’ Donald Trump has threatened to declare the strait of Hormuz as “a territory of the United States” as his administration struggles to conclude the war with Iran. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/14/trump-threat-strait-hormuz-us-territory? ps:What a pathetic, vain, little man!!!!! Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the ally declined to help with the war against Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. https://apnews.com/article/korea-trump-military-exercises-ae21e0af5ea16f0a74e9a176b3cc2136? ps:What a clown!!!!!

South Korea’s Lee urges talks with North Korea about finally ending Korean war South Korean president Lee ⁠Jae Myung called on Saturday for talks with North Korea to pursue peaceful coexistence, saying ⁠Seoul would seek ⁠safeguards to prevent conflict and noting the need to replace the peninsula’s armistice with a “peace regime“. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/south-koreas-lee-urges-talks-with-north-korea-about-finally-ending-korean-war?

ADRA evaluates relief impact and thanks to donors five years after floods in Germany The catastrophic flash floods, which struck hardest in the Ahr Valley (“Ahrtal”) on July 14, 2021, claimed 185 lives and caused widespread destruction. https://adventist.news/news/adra-evaluates-relief-impact-and-thanks-to-donors-five-years-after-floods-in-germany

Exclusive: Israel seizes vast Iran terror axis arsenal with surprising foreign origins JERUSALEM — Fox News Digital gained rare access to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Tzrifin Base in Central Israel, where a vast number of confiscated rockets, grenades, drones, sniper rifles, automated weapons, anti-tank rocket launchers, mortars and other military firepower used by Hezbollah and Hamas are stored. https://www.foxnews.com/world/exclusive-israel-seizes-vast-iran-terror-axis-arsenal-surprising-foreign-origins

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The passage is explained in Early Writings, pp. 242 to 261. Ellen White is talking about those who reject the truth that they are given. They were left in spiritual darkness. I think this points indirectly to the truth of the Investigative Judgement in the passage above as part of truth given to us. This is also in the Great Controversy... GC 430, 431--- "It is those who by faith follow Jesus in the great work of the atonement who receive the benefits of His mediation in their behalf, while those who reject the light which brings to view this work of ministration are not benefited thereby. The Jews who rejected the light given at Christ's first advent, and refused to believe on Him as the Saviour of the world, could not receive pardon through Him. When Jesus at His ascension entered by His own blood into the heavenly sanctuary to shed upon His disciples the blessings of His mediation, the Jews were left in total darkness to continue their useless sacrifices and offerings. The ministration of types and shadows had ceased. That door by which men had formerly found access to God was no longer open. The Jews had refused to seek Him in the only way whereby He could then be found, through the ministration in the sanctuary in heaven. Therefore they found no communion with God. To them the door was shut. They had no knowledge of Christ as the true sacrifice and the only mediator before God; hence they could not receive the benefits of His mediation. The condition of the unbelieving Jews illustrates the condition of the careless and unbelieving among professed Christians, who are willingly ignorant of the work of our merciful High Priest. In the typical service, when the high priest entered the most holy place, all Israel were required to gather about the sanctuary and in the most solemn manner humble their souls before God, that they might receive the pardon of their sins and not be cut off from the congregation. How much more essential in this antitypical Day of Atonement that we understand the work of our High Priest and know what duties are required of us. Men cannot with impunity reject the warning which God in mercy sends them. A message was sent from heaven to the world in Noah's day, and their salvation depended upon the manner in which they treated that message. Because they rejected the warning, the Spirit of God was withdrawn from the sinful race, and they perished in the waters of the Flood. In the time of Abraham, mercy ceased to plead with the guilty inhabitants of Sodom, and all but Lot with his wife and two daughters were consumed by the fire sent down from heaven. So in the days of Christ. The Son of God declared to the unbelieving Jews of that generation: "Your house is left unto you desolate." Matthew 23:38. Looking down to the last days, the same Infinite Power declares, concerning those who "received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved": "For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12. As they reject the teachings of His word, God withdraws His Spirit and leaves them to the deceptions which they love...."

I came across this article that EGW wrote, and it struck me that this was about the Investigate Judgement, how some would refuse to accept it and get stuck in their rejection and refuse to go forward with the light being shown by Christ.... "...In February, 1845, I had a vision of events commencing with the Midnight Cry. I saw a throne and on it sat the Father and the Son. I gazed on Jesus' countenance and admired his lovely person. The Father's person I could not behold, for a cloud of glorious light covered him. I asked Jesus if his Father had a form like himself. He said he had, but I could not behold it, for said he if you should once behold the glory of his person you would cease to exist. Before the throne I saw the Advent people, the church, and the world. I saw a company, bowed down before the throne, deeply interested, while the most of them stood up disinterested and careless. Those who were bowed before the throne would offer up their prayers and look to Jesus; then he would look to his Father, and appeared to be pleading with Him. A light would come from the Father to the Son, and from the Son to the praying company. Then I saw an exceeding bright light come from the Father to the Son, and from the Son it waved over the people before the throne. But few would receive this great light; many came out from under it and immediately resisted it; others were careless and did not cherish the light, and it moved off from them; some cherished it, and went and bowed down with the little praying company. This company all received the light, and rejoiced in it, as their countenances shone with its glory. And I saw the Father rise from the throne, and in a flaming Chariot go into the Holy of Holies, within the veil, and did sit. There I saw thrones that I had never seen before. Then Jesus rose up from the throne, and the most of those who were bowed down arose with Him; and I did not see one ray of light pass from Jesus to the careless multitude after he arose, and they were left in perfect darkness. Those who rose up when Jesus did, kept their eyes fixed on Him as He left the throne and led them out a little way. Then He raised His right arm and we heard his lovely voice saying, "Wait here--I am going to my Father to receive the Kingdom; keep your garments spotless, and in a little while I will return from the wedding and receive you to myself." And I saw a cloudy chariot, with wheels like flaming fire, and Angels were all around it as it came where Jesus was. He stepped into the chariot and was borne to the Holiest where the Father sat. (Here we most definitely see the Investigative Judgement being described)There I beheld Jesus, as He was standing before the Father, a great High Priest. On the hem of His garment was a bell and pomegranate. Then Jesus shew me the difference between faith and feeling. And I saw those who rose up with Jesus send up their faith to Him in the Holiest, and pray--my Father give us thy Spirit. Then Jesus would breathe upon them the Holy Ghost. In the breath was light, power, and much love, joy and peace. (Here are those who aren't connect or don't believe in and ultimate reject the Investigative Judgement) Then I turned to look at the company who were still bowed before the throne; they did not know that Jesus had left it.— Satan appeared to be by the throne, trying to carry on the work of God; I saw them look up to the throne and pray, my Father give us thy Spirit; then Satan would breathe upon them an unholy influence; in it there was light and much power, but no sweet love, joy and peace. Satan's object was to keep them deceived, and to draw back and deceive God's children...""Early Writings," pp. 55, 56; ed. 1907