I am happily surprised that Pope Leo is being more vocal on wealth inequality and against genocide. Popes chose to stay silent in the past, but this one is refreshing.

Claiming to follow the same god that told your father to give up custody of you is wild. Unless it was just to garner support from the right...

I've been a part of the past two events and while it is an opportunity to show solidarity, it relies on voting to preserve freedoms. Republicans are trying to remove voting rights.

You only defeat oppressive systems by starving them. Support mutual aid, start a community garden. Build resiliency.

Either too wealthy to care or too brainwashed to think

Those of us who knew Jeremy from Dropout expected this level of commitment to the bit. He is the master of producing cringe in improv, lol.

This has been around for a while and hooked so many people in, including JD Vance's family on his bio dad's side. My wife spent years raised by her uncle who was JD's bio dad (so basically, his cousin by marriage). She was on Steve Hassan's podcast talking a bit about the 7 mountain mandate.

Lydia Child
William Lloyd Garrison
Thaddeus Stevens
Starr Clark (who I found out is a distant ancestor)
John Brown
Viola Liuzzo
Rev James Reeb

Proof that "this is how things were back then" was not an excuse. Privilege should always be met with the sacred duty to fight for those without it.

And it's not like his dad was off radar. He lived less than an hour away and had his new family. My wife spent more time raised by his bio dad (her uncle) than him. It really was a case of "God gave me signs to give up on custody rights".

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

Thank you for being a part of this. My grandfather was with the 90th infantry div (Tough 'Ombres) and never spoke to my father about the battle other than losing a friend to artillery next to him in a foxhole. He scribbled notes and illustrations in his division book later.

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I am married to a recently published poet. Her work is amazing and I'm so proud of her first book being out!

Taking a short mental health break from the usual news.

Sweet Potato zero thoughts

Forefront has to be my favorite PCVR game in a long time. Like playing Battlefield 1942 all over again.

Just doing what Evicore does for Cigna. When you have that revenue model the incentive is to harm patients for profit. It is literally impossible for each pre-auth to be properly reviewed by a physician given the volume, so they automatically deny items assuming they won't be appealed.

Side note: I married into his family 15 years ago. I am very aware of how toxic and harmful their beliefs are.

Yup, every time she tries to "interview" people at protests/rallies down here in Polk County we all just shout variations of that.

"Brave of you to wear white pants today"

"Looks like ol' log splitter is back"

She's now just going along with it. "Yup I did shit myself" 😂

Also Cincinnati Mayor. Keep JD's half-brother as far away from elected office as possible.

Different mothers, but same fascism. Cory's drift into Christian Nationalism comes from his indoctrination in the seven mountains mandate from Rodney Howard Browne. His church is a satellite branch of the River Church that Browne cons from and he went to the River school of worship in Tampa.

Claiming that CK was a martyr makes me absolutely sick. Do not put him in the same category as Polycarp and Justin Martyr. They actually loved their fellow humans.

My sanity is currently being maintained by the Portland Frog and Pikachu in Türkiye

For those of us who grew up reading the Left Behind series, it's amazing how evangelicals worship Trump. To date, he's pretty much checking off all the items on the list for Nicolae Carpathia in the books... You know, the antichrist? Not that I believe that anymore, but be consistent, people.

I was in 9th grade when 9/11 happened. I saw people united who had pride in their country...

...and also threw raw pork over the fence at the mosque next door. During their school hours with children outside. Hate is as ingrained into our national fabric as the notion of personal liberty.

Florida licensing board restored the license of a Dr that sexually assaulted patients under anesthesia because "he was in a sexless marriage"...

I have no hope for meaningful action in this state

I think it was a typo given it is DHS... It should have been "Prey without ceasing"

"Stringer noted that real officers do not wear ski masks."

If only they gave that memo to ICE as well. I wouldn't be surprised if more of these occurrences start to pop up.

The downside of not believing in Hell anymore is that there's no place for James Dobson to go after finishing his earthside run of terror and cruelty.

I realize more and more everyday how terrible the men that I was raised in the church to admire were.

As much as I despise what JD has become, I can't go that far. Donnie (JD's father) had his new family (whom my wife is related to) and claimed that it would make things worse for JD to fight his ex. Although he didn't talk to him or have him over at all for years after that, so who really knows...