A reading from the Biblical Book of Titus, chapter 2:
“You must say what is consistent with sound doctrine,
namely, that older men should be temperate, dignified,
self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance.
Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior,
not slanderers, not addicted to drink,
teaching what is good, so that they may train younger women
to love their husbands and children,
to be self-controlled, chaste, good homemakers,
under the control of their husbands,
so that the word of God may not be discredited.
Urge the younger men, similarly, to control themselves,
showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect,
with integrity in your teaching, dignity, and sound speech
that cannot be criticized,
so that the opponent will be put to shame
without anything bad to say about us.”
Self-control is the theme today in our daily Catholic readings, which means the feminists are likely to attack us with false allegations of misogyny and oppression but that only guarantees that I will keep talking.
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/111026.cfm #faith #spirituality #Christianity
Reporting from the Morning Brew starts with what sounds like the plot to a James Patterson novel:
“Shares of Nvidia fell 4.3% yesterday, after its CEO Jensen Huang admitted on Sunday to an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. The plunge wiped out nearly $230 billion of value in the world’s second-largest publicly traded company. And Nvidia’s place at the center of the AI industry means Huang’s infidelity could have ramifications beyond your Fidelity 401(k).
The chipmaker has effectively served as the central bank for the AI race with $500 billion in investments to help companies build out their AI infrastructure. Although the Nasdaq surged 2% yesterday, the reverberations from any negative impact the scandal has on Nvidia—especially if the board ultimately decides to take the complicated step of replacing Huang despite there being no clear succession plan—may be felt in all corners of the incestuous AI industry:
– Nvidia has billions tied up with OpenAI and Anthropic. Both companies rely heavily on Nvidia GPUs, although Anthropic also uses chips from Amazon and Google, while OpenAI is developing its own in-house chips.
– The chipmaker has lent ~$165 billion to neoclouds in need of a backstop during tumultuous times or early development stages.
– Nvidia is also the dominant investor in neolabs, the AI startups focused more on research and less on products.
Ya’ll remember James Cameron’s sci-fi franchise, “The Terminator?” Within that story, the character of Sarah Connor is sentenced to confinement in a mental institution for domestic terrorism against a computer company. Now, the only question is, where is the real-life Sarah Connor?
Gaza Born DSA Member Becomes First Democrat to Challenge Fetterman for 2028
“Ahmed Moor, a 42 year old Gaza born Palestinian American writer and Philadelphia resident who joined the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, became the first Democrat to file for a 2028 primary challenge to Sen. John Fetterman (D PA). Born in the Rafah refugee camp, Moor moved to the U.S. as a child, earned degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard, and has worked in finance and journalism. His platform centers on ending U.S. military aid to Israel, imposing sanctions until Palestinians have “equal rights,” Medicare for All, universal free childcare, a billionaire wealth tax, ending what he calls the “war in Iran,” and “accountability for genocide.”
Fetterman, who has not announced whether he will seek reelection in 2028, has been among the most vocal Democratic defenders of Israel since the Hamas attacks and frequently criticizes what he describes as anti Israel and anti American elements in the Democratic Party and DSA. Polls cited by right leaning outlets show him far more popular with Pennsylvania Republicans than Democrats. Moor has said he is “not really running against Fetterman” but against corruption and foreign policy failures. Past writings included describing viewing the October 7 attacks with a sense that “the natives have broken free – good for them.”
It’s interesting how journalists seemingly focus so much of their effort on Israeli attacks toward Hamas but not nearly as much effort on Hamas attacks toward Israel.
Is it a genocide? Maybe but then so is the entire fucking middle east. How long have Muslim countries been colonizing its own native people?
https://politifact.com/article/2025/dec/12/genocide-israel-gaza-palestine-hamas-international/
