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B.A. ; J.D. ; author of anti-novel "Skyscraper Heavens". https://johnrubens.wordpress.com; https://blogosphere45.blogspot.com

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. Psalm 122: 6, 9

Psalm 122: I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: [II Sam. … Continue reading →

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I am not a crook either. #FictionalSkit

HILLARY CLINTON: I don’t wear my faith on my sleeve. FICTIONAL CHELSEA CLINTON: I don’t understand how who my mother is…is not crystal clear when it’s so clear to me. FICTIONAL DONALD TRUMP: Neither do I. https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/09/02/i-am-not-a-crook-either-fictionalskit

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Another White Man’s Burden to Overcome #DisbandNATO?

Originally posted on JOHN RUBENS is no Mother Teresa. :
White Man’s Burden [influenced by @CNN]. We killed the natives as surely as the German’s did those not attuned to #liebensraum plans./#manifestdestiny.   See “white man’s burden” announced by the character…

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Another White Man’s Burden to Overcome #DisbandNATO?

White Man’s Burden [influenced by @CNN]. We killed the natives as surely as the German’s did those not attuned to #liebensraum plans./#manifestdestiny.   See “white man’s burden” announced by the character played by Jack Nicholson in The Shining [in that … Continue reading →

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#JohnAdams may not have been the only signer of the Declaration of Independence, but he was still alive to see and act as Vice President while much of the Constitution was being drawn up. A major lawyer from New England, he had this to say about that: On “philosophes”: “I know not what to make of a republic of thirty million atheists.” New York, then the Capitol of the fledgling United States, 1789.

https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/09/02/johnadams-may-not-have-been-the-only-signer-of-the-declaration-of-independence-but-he-was-still-alive-to-see-and-act-as-vice-president-while-much-of-the-constitution-was-being-drawn-up-a-major-lawy Citations in title of wordpress and twitter posts are from John Adams, a biography by David McCullough (2001) at 418.

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Dear @POTUS: You’re still high on my list of admired Presidents. Your family is admirable, but something’s wrong. What’s in store for US?

It’s globalism, the U.S. Constitution and it’s applicability to refugees isn’t it? How does Merrick Garland weigh in on the dilemma of colliding worlds? What about that GDP metric and climate change, transboundary air pollution? https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/dear-potus-youre-still-high-on-my-list-of-admired-presidents-your-family-is-admirable-but-somethings-wrong-whats-in-store-for-us

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What Does Each #Refugee Seek [After the Refuge is Dealt]?

2 1 a #kibbutz, to another a #slave camp, to a third a #sanctuary with #bike paths to more #places than they’ve ever seen before. #Refugee x # of https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/what-does-each-refugee-seek-after-the-refuge-is-dealt  

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What Do You Think’s Gonna Happen to the Refugees? @ForeignAffairs #RecentBooks #ReviewerofReviews

All review citations are to the publication Foreign Affairs, Volume 95, Number 5, [aka September/October 2016]. Juicy: International Monetary Cooperation: Lessons From the Plaza Accord After Thirty Years, Edited by C. FRED BERGSTEN AND RUSSELL A GREEN. Peterson Institute for International Economics, … Continue reading →

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#TheWizardofTwitter: U dare ask us for payment? #Tweep: Yes Sir, I mean, yes your Honor!” #TheWizardofTwitter: SILENCE! #Baum #Poe #CharlesDickens

https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/08/30/thewizardoftwitter-u-dare-ask-us-for-payment-tweep-yes-sir-i-mean-yes-your-honor-thewizardoftwitter-silence-baum-edgarallenpoe-dickens

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Sometimes @POTUS means #JimmyandRosalynCarter & #BarackandMichelleObama2

When 1 sees want & death around oneself, if ur like us, the senses get deadened to much misery. Some, like #MotherTheresa @POTUS don’t tire of doing good. Potus can be many of the Presidents we’ve had in different ways … Continue reading →

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