quangobaudNowadays, BBC Radio broadcast staff can barely get through simple sentences such as "continuity announcements" without hesitation and fear messing up their voices.
World History Encyclopedia"Outlawed in my own land for having served her with courage," the Marquis de Lafayette wrote to his wife, Adrienne, "I have been forced to flee into enemy territory from France, which I defended with so much love. #History #ReignOfTerror #FrenchRevolution #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2781-en/
BrewminateTODAY IN HISTORY: July 28, 1794 – The Fall of Robespierre
He built a revolution on fear and purity.
But what brought him down?
Not just politics.
Moral panic. Sexual control.
A blade sharpened by shame.
#Robespierre #FrenchRevolution #ReignOfTerror #MoralPanic #Brewminate
BrownIsBeautifulNotice in one video how one assumed federal agent has on his back the word “ MEDIC.“ so, how are people supposed to know which “federal agent” is safe and which is not? We must assume no “agent” is safe to be around.
#Immigration #ReignOfTerror #Authoritarianism
Carmelite QuotesQuote of the day, 25 June: Martyrs of Compiègne
In June 1794, the Reign of Terror was at its height. The cult of the Supreme Being had replaced the worship of the God of Jesus Christ. On June 10, a new law abolished the right of the accused to be interrogated before the court or defended by a lawyer. The verdict was now either acquittal—or death.
On the evening of June 21, the Carmelites, returning to Compiègne, informed Saint Teresa of St. Augustine (Lidoine) of a search by the Committee of Surveillance. The official record stated:
“Considering that a denunciation already exists in our registers; that these women still live together in community; that they remain subject to the fanatical rule of their cloister; that there may be a criminal correspondence between them and the fanatics in Paris; that their gatherings may be directed by fanaticism…”
Thus, the search resumed the next day.
On June 23, the Carmelites were arrested and taken to the former Visitation convent, which had been converted into a prison. In the adjoining room, English Benedictines from Cambrai—considered foreigners and suspects—had been confined since October 1793.
On June 25, the zealous Committee of Surveillance forwarded to Paris the letters and documents seized during the search. On July 12, the Committee of General Security ordered the Carmelites to be brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal. The community was to be transferred to the Conciergerie.
Stéphane-Marie Morgan, o.c.d.
Introduction
Morgain, S 2023, Les Carmélites Martyres De Compiègne : Pour La Paix De L’église Et De L’état, Nouvelle édition revue et augmentée, Éditions du Carmel, Toulouse.
Translation from the French text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.
Featured image: A vaulted stone ceiling inside the Conciergerie in Paris, once used as a prison during the French Revolution. Image credit: beatrix kido, Adobe Stock (Asset ID#143369916)
⬦ Reflection Question ⬦
When you see faithfulness condemned as fanaticism, how do you stay rooted in Christ?
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#Authoritarianism on the Rise (in the #US).
And the world, us, is watching.
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SilkesterExclusive: Senator Chris Van Hollen talks with Rachel Maddow live from El Salvador
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#Politics #Bukele #Trump #Gulag #ConcentrationCamp #CECOT #Law #ReignOfTerror by #Reps #ICE #Dictatorship #Migrants #EvidenceOfBribe #LackOfEvidence of #MF13Membership #AbregoGarcia #SenatorOfMaryland #Dems
Exclusive: Senator Chris Van Hollen talks with Rachel Maddow live from El Salvador
Keith B Martin DC 
Let's be perfectly clear. ANY time "uncertainty" is injected into an economy, individuals, families and businesses cannot adequately make plans for the future. Ergo, spending, especially for big-ticket items like houses or cars . . . drops. The more uncertainty, the larger the drop. The first two months of #F47's #ReignOfTerror is a recipe for how to crash an economy.
#HeatherCoxRichardson's post today is worth a read. Of note, what's happening in the US now is akin to the French Revolution's #ReignOfTerror. Read to find out how/why. Or you could just look out your window.
WilliamLMiller8️⃣ And when law momentarily collapses, we get spasms of ochlocracy—like:
• The Reign of Terror (1793–1794)—where revolutionary mobs executed thousands in the name of democracy.
• The January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol (2021)—where a mob, convinced of its legitimacy, temporarily overrode legal authority.