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Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh - BREAKING: Orange County North Carolina sheriff FIRES Detention Officer Brian Edwards after he declared himself "ANTIFA" and called for right-wing leaders to be executed by "guillotine."
Good riddance.
Sheriff's office: "The investigation confirmed violations of both the Standards of Conduct and the Speech, Expression, and Social Networking sections of the policy manual. Sheriff Blackwood terminated Edwards’ employment accordingly."
H/t @MostlyPeacefull
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1970146348633653290
Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh - JUST IN: In a groundbreaking announcement, Commissioner Marty Makary says the FDA is making available prescription leucovorin for children with autism as a treatment.
"Hundreds of thousands of kids will benefit!"
"It [will] be available to kids with autism."
GREAT NEWS!
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1970235449466855851
Eri Trump @EricTrump - Pre-order NOW!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668205874?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_EG7S0X49FF543WK86GWZ
https://x.com/EricTrump/status/1970207115479310756
Father V @father_rmv - In the waning days of the third century, amid the brutal machinations of the Roman Empire, a group of devout Christian soldiers etched their names into the annals of martyrdom. Known as the Martyrs of the Theban Legion, these were the members of the Legio Thebaica, a elite Roman military unit recruited primarily from the Egyptian city of Thebes. Comprising approximately 6,600 men, the legion was a diverse force of Coptic Christians who had sworn allegiance to both the emperor and their faith. Led by the steadfast commander Saint Maurice, they embodied the tension between imperial duty and spiritual conviction in an era of escalating persecution.
The tragedy unfolded around 286 AD, during the reign of co-emperor Maximian, a notorious antagonist of Christianity who ruled alongside Diocletian. The Theban Legion was dispatched from Egypt to Gaul, specifically the region near Lake Geneva in modern-day Switzerland, to suppress a revolt by the Bagaudae, peasant insurgents. Stationed at Octodurum (now Martigny), the soldiers faced a dire command: Maximian ordered them to offer sacrifices to pagan gods and participate in the execution of local Christians as a show of loyalty. Maurice and his legion, however, refused en masse, grounding their defiance in the words of Christ: "We are soldiers of God, and must obey Him rather than men."
Enraged by this insubordination, Maximian decreed a ruthless punishment. First came the decimation—an ancient Roman penalty where every tenth man was executed by his comrades. When the legion stood firm, refusing to raise arms against their own, the emperor escalated to total annihilation. Over three days, in batches at Agaunum (present-day Saint-Maurice-en-Valais), the soldiers were systematically slaughtered by other loyalist troops. Accounts describe Maurice encouraging his men even as swords fell, declaring their deaths a victory for eternal life. A remnant of fifty survivors met their end in Cologne, further sanctifying the legion's sacrifice.
The martyrdom of the Theban Legion reverberated through history, igniting a fervent cult that spread across Europe. By the fourth century, Bishop Eucherius of Lyons documented their story, transforming Agaunum into a pilgrimage site and basilica. Saint Maurice emerged as a patron of soldiers, infantrymen, and Switzerland itself, with his feast day observed on September 22—the very date tradition marks their execution. Artists like El Greco captured the scene in vivid canvases, symbolizing unyielding faith amid tyranny. In an age when Christianity teetered on the brink, these Egyptian warriors reminded the faithful that true allegiance transcends earthly thrones, forging a legacy of courage that endures.
https://x.com/father_rmv/status/1970102071765487627
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