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Diane Montagna in Rome has asked a lot of questions about how it was that the goonybirds of the alphabet soup Jubilee were permitted to enter the Basilica with a sacrilegious cross and inappropriate clothing.

This Could Have Been Prevented. But Nobody Cared.

Last Wednesday, I asked Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni what the Vatican’s policy for the “Tenda di Gionata LGBTQ+ pilgrimage” would be “regarding carrying rainbow/LGBTQ+ flags, banners, T-shirts and other means of… pic.twitter.com/KghkVePwsa

— Diane Montagna (@dianemontagna) September 7, 2025

I was informed by someone involved with the SSPX pilgrimage that they were all thoroughly scrutinized before entering the Basilica. As if they had to worry about THAT crowd.

Here’s something nice. Pres. Trump has posted on the Feast of the Nativity of Mary.

At the Grand Swiss in Uzbekistan, there were strong reactions to a game won by the 14 year of Turkish GM Erdogamus.  Annotated HERE.  Commentators are talking about a “classic”.  Parham Maghsoodloo still leads the pack with a 13 way tie for 2nd.

White to move and mate in 4.

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