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What does designing for life mean in practice? Who is doing it? How we can help? I write, talk, and advise. We also host offsite/retreats here in France .

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23 Jul 2080335556655935537

is this what defence-driven "reindustrialisation" looks like?

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23 Jul 2080335019776623017

quite the hilarious put down by Matthew Walther: "Even by the standards of faith-driven airport nonfiction, Communion is not very interesting..."

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*Greatly* enjoyed this quiet evisceration of Vance's book on Catholicism

"At one point, he describes himself attending “a Mass mourning Christ’s passion,” a phrase so theologically defective that it could be the subject of an entire ecumenical council."

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/09/jd-vance-communion-review-catholicism/687959/
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23 Jul 2080191005060665634

As of now, 77 million people have viewed this worldwide. The population of Israel is around 10 million…

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RnaudBertrand avatar Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand ·
22 Jul 2079903675670237245

This is an interesting difference between China and Europe, restaurant-wise.

Nowadays, only the most upscale restaurants in Europe (Michelin-starred or the like) tend to offer a farm-to-table experience with their own personal veggie/fruit garden. And even then, it's really

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