As Easter approaches, Pope Leo XIV reminded people that Jesus Christ spurns the prayers of those whose “hands are full of blood,” citing the prophet Isaiah.

In contrast, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prayed that the military would use “overwhelming violence” in Iran during his first Pentagon Christian worship service since the war began.

This is the studio microphone Edward R. Murrow used to make his famous CBS News Radio reports during WWII.

He used BBC facilities and when he was ready to return to the States after the war, his BBC friends gave him the mic, on which they’d put a plaque noting he used it with “such distinction”.

Murrow said it was his most valued trophy. He kept it the rest of his life.

I once got to see it up close.

It’s now at the National Press Club in DC.

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Today is MAR 10, aka Mario day. It is also extremely close to the spring equinox.

This implies a cycle of Wario Day (fall equinox), Luigi Day (summer solstice), and Waluigi Day (winter solstice).

Luigi's height and generosity represents the wheat stalk; when we feast upon the harvest we embody Wario's girth and greed.

Waluigi stands for the lean times that come during winter. As the snows melt he is replaced by Mario, whose plumber nature blesses the fixing of pipes that burst from the cold.