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from The Archive
Then and now, Pripyat's eerie charms call out to visitors from around the world.
In April of 1986 the number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant malfunctioned, leading to one of the worst man-made disasters in history. What you may not know is that the town of Pripyat, which was within the “Exclusion Zone” that was evacuated immediately following the disaster, still stands today—and you can actually go see it! Prior to the disaster, the city of Pripyat had grown to a population of around 49,400. Built as a closed city (a settling with residency restrictions) to serve the nuclear plant, Pripyat was only 16 years old when the disaster struck, though it was only officially declared a city in 1979—just seven years before it would become a ghost town.
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from Los Angeles Times
Far-right Washington state lawmaker faces backlash against white nationalism
So it’s perhaps not surprising that Spokane Valley is at the heart of a district where voters keep reelecting Matt Shea, a state lawmaker who distributed a document last year telling Christians to “kill all males” if gay people and abortion advocates don’t yield to fundamentalist religious law after the U.S. government collapses. The six-term Republican, who counts the unrepentant mayor and the doomsday pastor as close allies, wants eastern Washington to secede and form a 51st state called Liberty embodying his style of Christian values.
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from Psephizo (blog)Should we want to be ‘left behind’ in Matt 24?
The comparison with the ‘days of Noah’ contains a simple logical structure which, because of assumptions we make about the passage, it is easy to miss. In the days of Noah, most people were unaware of the coming judgement, and were pre-occupied with the mundane realities of life, as if these were all that mattered. When the flood came, they were taken away, whilst Noah and has family, having taken notice of God and made ready, remained behind in the ark and stayed to repopulate the earth. In the same way, people will be pre-occupied with the mundane realities of life, as if these were all that mattered, but when Jesus returns they will be swept away in judgement. Those who follow the teaching of Jesus and have made ready will be left behind to receive and live in the coming kingdom, the New Jerusalem which will come from heaven to earth (Rev 21).
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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'They're Trying to Wipe Us Off the Map.' Small American Farmers Are Nearing Extinction
A perfect storm of factors has led to the recent crisis in the farm industry. After boom years in the beginning of the 21st century, prices for commodities like corn, soybeans, milk, and meat started falling in 2013. The reason for these lowered prices are the twin forces upending much of the American economy: technology and globalization.
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from Time Media/News Company
'They're Trying to Wipe Us Off the Map.' Small American Farmers Are Nearing Extinction
A perfect storm of factors has led to the recent crisis in the farm industry. After boom years in the beginning of the 21st century, prices for commodities like corn, soybeans, milk, and meat started falling in 2013. The reason for these lowered prices are the twin forces upending much of the American economy: technology and globalization.
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