Heap o' Links Sat Dec 31, 2022

Pope Benedict has died.

He was 95 years old. … He is most immediately remembered outside the Catholic Church for his surprise resignation — the first papal abdication since 1415 — and subsequent life as the world’s first "pope emeritus" in centuries.

Steel yourselves. The removal of the Restrainer in 2 Thessalonians 2 before the final advent of the Antichrist, whom Antipope Bergoglio has been and will no doubt continue preparing the way for, seems to be happening. The Pope qua Pope, Peter as the Vicar of Christ on Earth and visible head of the Church on Earth, is, for now, removed.

We have no idea how the Divine Providence will play out, but we do know with perfect confidence how the story ends, and who triumphs. And so, as we mourn the death of Pope Benedict XVI Ratzinger, and we gaze upon the See of Peter, vacant for the first time since April ARSH 2005, we can truly say and mean:

‘Waffle House Wendy’ – that’s what they’re calling her.

Viral videos of Waffle House brawls are hardly new to Twitter, but this particular bruhaha featured a new fighter. In one iconic moment of chair deflection mastery, Waffle House Wendy captured the hearts and minds of the people of Twitter.

Sen. Rand Paul: "We spent $118,000 to study if a metal replica of the Marvel character Thanos could snap his fingers!"

The Dogs of 2022 pic.twitter.com/jiDzh4GhHg

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The US has lost at least three nuclear bombs that have never been located – they're still out there to this day. How did this happen? Where could they be? And will we ever find them?