Historian 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 says Europe’s fury at President Trump isn’t really about tariffs — it’s about five centuries of relevance quietly running out.
“𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘱𝘴𝘦𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺.” Hanson said, pointing to reports that EU leaders voiced extreme anger at Trump during a recent winter summit.
Hanson notes what the complaints conveniently leave out: “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 ...

May you have a restful day (I will - after the plumbing and assisting a friend!), and fun along with it. Be kind and gentle with your self and others and smile😁 a lot to let your light shine through!😎 Peace and joy be the theme for the day...😊💕🌹🌳🌻🌵☕🫖🎼🎵🎶

“I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. But by the grace of God, I am not what I once was.”
Those words were not written by a man with a spotless past.
They were written by John Newton, a former slave ship captain whose life became one of history’s most powerful examples of repentance, transformation, and the mercy of God.
The quote in this image is not shallow encouragement about becoming a slightly better person.
It is the confession of a man who knew exactly how far he had fallen, and how much grace it took to change him.
Before Newton became a respected pastor, he was a rebellious sailor, a deserter, a blasphemer, and an active participant in the Atlantic slave trade.
Born in London in 1725, Newton lost his mother while still a child and went to sea at a young age. His early life was marked by anger, recklessness, and open contempt for God.
Then, on March 21, 1748, everything began to change.
Newton’s ship was caught in a violent storm and appeared close to sinking. ...