I might need to open a Polymarket account and place a bet that Donald Trump will badly mispronounce at least three words during his Bible reading tomorrow.
Posts by Brandon @ CrucibleOfThought
Orange has no loyalty to anything except himself. He'll happily sabotage his party's entire future rather than forgive or share the spotlight.
Vance is the one dude in his organization he completely can't fire. Going to be real interesting to watch this play out.
This is honestly really good. And I find it nearly unbelievable that it takes a group of Muslim supporters of Iran to properly name the rank heresy going on in the evangelical church. www.threads.com/@kourtneelyn...
So I appeal to my community, think critically about the strict accuracy of our claims, and when someone challenges our statistics or facts, humbly learn from the critique. The truth is only effective when it's the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
And the truth WILL set people free.
When we insist that 62 million men were looking for info on how to abuse partners in a specific way, it's WILDLY inaccurate, so much that it's obvious, & thus the claim completely destroys any ability to enter into a useful discussion about the REAL toxic ways that too many men view and treat women.
It wasn't 62 million men, it likely was several thousand.
I do believe there were 62 million visits - but not by unique individuals, and not concentrated on that one single type of content, but spread across an entire porn website.
In this case, we need people to realize the horrible reality and underlying toxic causes, and not give them any excuse to discount it due to willfully inflated claims of its prevalence.
When we willingly propagate a lie about something, mixed with 95% truth, we 100% pollute the truth, and we make it ineffectual. We give people a point of attack, something they can focus on and avoid addressing the worse issue.
We can hold both things true: it was not millions of men, AND it was absolutely horrible and deserves justice, and we have to expose the filth for what it is.
The truth does not need support from a lie.
In this particular case, those who say "it wasn't 62 million men" are absolutely correct. It was a MUCH smaller group of users/viewers. That excuses exactly none of their behavior. But when we willingly exaggerate the numbers, or get outraged about an impossible number, we become not credible.
That website is horrible, and its contributors need to be found and prosecuted. But at the same time, truth is critical. Lying about the scale destroys our credibility.
About the "62 million" controversy: Since deconstructing my right-wing evangelical views, I've been pretty mad at my former tribes for lying to me about how badly the Democrats & progressives lied. They told me about all the exaggerations of the Left, but I never realized THEY were doing it too. /1
By their hypocrisy, you shall know them.
So ironically, it was watching that VB video that called social justice "demonic" and "evil," and realizing how utterly wrong VB was, that confirmed what God was telling me about caring for the oppressed, and directly led to my deconstruction and to becoming fully invested in social justice.
Shortly after George Floyd's murder, I started awakening to racism for the first time, and started talking about it on my social media. My pastor sent me a Voddie Baucham video decrying social justice and told me it was unacceptable to talk about. I'd never used the term, but the video activated me.
So ironically, it was watching this VB video that called social justice "demonic" and "evil," and realizing how utterly wrong VB was, that confirmed what God was telling me about caring for the oppressed, and directly led to my deconstruction and to becoming fully invested in social justice.
Shortly after George Floyd's murder, I started awakening to racism for the first time, and started talking about it on my social media. My pastor sent me a Voddie Baucham video decrying social justice and told me it was unacceptable to talk about. I'd never used the term, but the video activated me.
I can't find any confirmation of this. All the images of this are in the last three days. I think this post was made up, not real.
It's GONE! For years there's been a big Trump/Vance sign on a major road in my rural, very conservative, very military town of about 100,000 people. It was the last big MAGA sign.
Today it is finally gone.
There is hope.
Yet another Jesus post from Trump. But it seems to me that the majority of the people being exposed as “child-sacrificing monsters” lately have been right-wing influencers and right-wing politicians. Especially Trump himself.
Every accusation is a confession.
2/ The rich flaunted their giving in the Temple, while those with nothing to their name were shaken down by the Temple tax for their few mites. The widow should have been fully supported by her community, including funds from the Temple, if the religious leaders were upholding the Law faithfully.
Jesus noted the widow giving her "two mites" to the Temple treasury, literally one verse after critiquing the teachers of the law that "devour widows’ houses." He was likely shaming them for failing to use the tzedakah to care for the poor and needy. The widow should never have been destitute. /1
He's SO close. Equating Donald Trump with the Pharaoh - that oppressed the Hebrews, stole their fortunes and freedom, killed their firstborn.... Come on, Shane, just one tiny logical step further and you'll get it.
I've got to admit, my 2026 bingo card did not include the Muslim President of Iran reaching out to the Catholic Pope to condemn an antichrist American president's desecration of Jesus.
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I continue to assert people are intentionally subverting Trump by posting stuff they KNOW will get him in trouble with his base, but he'll find irresistible to reTruth. He's just not discerning enough to spot the problems, and he's too arrogant to accept help moderating his socials.
How interesting. Compare the ORIGINAL version of this image from February with the one that Trump reTruthed on 4/12. Look specifically at the demonic figure at the top, which HAD been a soldier, and is now a demonic figure; the clouds and flag and "VETERAN" hat were also changed.
Well, yes, one WOULD think that the White House Faith Office would have something negative to say today, but obviously they're fully in bed whoring with the Beast itself, so they have no moral compass left. Just replace the face on this beast with the Orange One and it might be an accurate photo.
May America's return to sanity take far, far, far less than 16 years.
Here's another one that looks right up this particular alley. bsky.app/profile/fait...