Some call me Ron POMO

Some call me Ron POMO

@mitchrm.bsky.social

Husband, new dad, humanist. Developing a relationship with reality. #exJW sharing news and information on the Jehovah's Witnesses organization. https://linktr.ee/ronpomo

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Daniel Malmer
@malmer.com

This is an archived government report that found that “Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists.” It existed yesterday and is gone today.

web.archive.orgWhat NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic TerrorismMilitant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic...
Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

Do you believe in ancient mythology? Do you spend time with others that believe in ancient mythology? Congratulations, you have acquired a get-out-of-jail-free card! If you talk about your rape of children with a fellow believer of fairytales, our government will back you up!

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com

A pastor confessed to abusing a child during a recorded conversation with a fellow pastor. An Arizona court says that recording is inadmissible—because it's a “religious confession.” This isn’t justice. It’s legal protection for predators. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/arizona-co...

friendlyatheist.comArizona court blocks predator's confession from trial—because it was made to a pastorA disturbing ruling highlights how clergy-penitent privilege protects predators instead of victims
Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

The disgusting Catholic pedo apologists always surface when I post about this.

Some call me Ron POMO@mitchrm.bsky.social

“I’m disappointed my Church is filing a federal lawsuit to protect individuals who abuse kids,” - Washington Governor Bob Ferguson www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

seattletimes.comNew WA law is ‘brazen’ discrimination, Catholic leaders say in lawsuitA new state law requires priests to report suspected child abuse, even if they hear the information in confessional.
Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

Really great read. I've been puzzled trying to understand how those who proudly declare themselves "patriots" so eagerly cheer on actions antithetical to what they claim to stand for. Also easy to see the same mechanisms at play in authoritarian religions. open.substack.com/pub/theratio...

open.substack.comThe Authoritarian Mirror: Why MAGA Can’t See What They’ve BecomeHow political devotion overrides reality, rewrites history, and redefines democracy.

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Secular Talk
@kylekulinskishow.bsky.social

You can dismiss literally everything somebody says if they believe there's a white genocide in South Africa but not a genocide in Gaza. They're decrepit, immoral lying scumbags who know they're lying and don't care.

Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

New WA Mandatory Reporter Law Is Only Anti-Catholic if “Catholic” Means Protecting Sexual Predators religiondispatches.org/new-wa-manda...

religiondispatches.orgNew WA Mandatory Reporter Law Is Only Anti-Catholic if 'Catholic' Means Protecting Sexual PredatorsIn our latest installment of “somehow this is actually happening,” Trump’s DOJ announced this week—with no apparent sense of irony or shame—that it will investigate whether a new Washington state law ...
Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

New WA Mandatory Reporter Law Is Only Anti-Catholic if “Catholic” Means Protecting Sexual Predators religiondispatches.org/new-wa-manda...

religiondispatches.orgNew WA Mandatory Reporter Law Is Only Anti-Catholic if 'Catholic' Means Protecting Sexual PredatorsIn our latest installment of “somehow this is actually happening,” Trump’s DOJ announced this week—with no apparent sense of irony or shame—that it will investigate whether a new Washington state law ...
Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

Breaking news: Trump regime and the Catholic Church team up to protect pedophiles' rights to swap stories with priests without fear of consequences. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

justice.govThe Justice Department announces First Amendment investigation into Washington State’s new anti-Catholic law, Senate Bill 5375The Justice Department today announced it has opened a civil rights investigation into the development and passage of Washington State Senate Bill 5375, signed into law on May 2, 2025, by Governor Bob...
Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

Today the bill adding clergy to the list of mandatory reporters in Washington gets signed into law by the governor. The bill makes clear there are no exemptions or loopholes for religions to keep knowledge of child abuse secret. favs.news/washington-g...

favs.newsAfter years of debate, Washington governor to act on clergy abuse reporting bill tomorrow - FāVS NewsTomorrow, Washington governor will act on long-awaited SB 5375, requiring clergy to report child abuse—even in confidential clergy-penitent talks.
Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

It's been a hard fight these 3 years. I'm really proud of the group of former Jehovah's Witnesses that have worked hard on this & the group of Catholic & atheist activists that formed the Clergy Accountability Coalition. This is about protecting children. We fought for kids in all faith communities

Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

It takes a special kind of sociopath to cause that much destruction and then go golfing on your victims dime. It takes a special kind of idiot devoid of understanding and empathy to keep cheering him on.

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Hank Green
@hankgreen.bsky.social

It’s weird* that the president can just decide to put a huge tax on American businesses without congress even being a little bit involved. * very unconstitutional

Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

There really is a sexual predator problem in the Republican/MAGA/Christian/Conservative world isn't there!? I don't think it's a bug, seems more like a feature. It also makes sense that most accusations from those camps hurled at others are actually confessions.

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Stephen King
@stephenking.bsky.social

At one of his frequent press conferences (because he loves being on TV), I'd love it if some reporter piped up with, "What do you say to people who call you a know-nothing narcissistic asshole, Mr. President?"

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Timothy Snyder
@timothysnyder.bsky.social

It seems ICE had a quota for Venezuelan gang members & filled it by picking up people with tattoos. Rose, hummingbird, soccer, mother, Autism awareness. For that people are taken from their families & sent to spend the rest of their lives in horrifying conditions. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.comThe men disappeared to El Salvador because of their tattoosThe Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers.
Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

Come on... No one is really surprised by the ineptitude of that group of people, are they? Everyone knew this! The attempts to gaslight the public is also laughable. Any other time and any other people would already be fired. Charges would be in the works. "Her emails" for years!

Some call me Ron POMO
@mitchrm.bsky.social

It's not only the incompetence, it's the purposeful criminality. It really looks like they were using Signal to skirt records keeping laws. Now they try to blame the journalist they added to their illegal chat 🤣 "Merit based" hires 😆

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The Tennessee Holler
@thetnholler.bsky.social

NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!” @USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?” NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY* (not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)