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"The simple act of an ordinary brave man is not to participate in lies, not to support false actions! His rule: Let that come into the world, let it even reign supreme—only not through me." --Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

To anybody who’s listening, to anybody who cares, I’m a Christian who is wholeheartedly against “Christian nationalism”. So was Jesus, who explicitly said “My kingdom is not of this world”.

There’s a reason I haven’t been to a church in years even though I am a believer.

Justice for Juicy!

Icky. Sometimes nature says no and we should just accept it.

I really underestimated how much hatred for immigrants there was in this country. Even when I was a Republican (eons ago) I believed the "we're only against illegal immigration" rhetoric. But they don't even say that anymore. They're openly against non-white and poor immigrants, no sugar-coating.

“In great empires the people who live in the capital, and in the provinces remote from the scene of action, feel, many of them scarce any inconveniency from the war; but enjoy, at their ease, the amusement of reading in the newspapers the exploits of their own fleets and armies.” —Adam Smith

I agree with this article except on one point, Trump clings to the Reaganite notion that you can *always* grow your way out of a tax rate "cut" and that deficits don't matter. And he embraces some of the deregulatory *rhetoric*. But apart from that he's an 80s protectionist Democrat all the way.

FWIW I’m a Christian and I’m adamantly opposed to vigilante violence against politicians, abortionists, etc. People like Vance Boelter are why I haven’t been in a church in years.

If you're an American Christian 90s/2000s kid then this is big big news. Although once he started backing Trump I knew something was wrong with him.

Brace yourselves, this is a real quote: "It really makes me lose a lot of respect I once had for Donald Trump..." THAT is what made you lose respect?

Landed in San Jose, California, United States.

Excellent episode, excellent performance.

“‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.” —Leviticus 19:33-34

Today made me think of this scene. The "salami tactics" going on right now to turn my country into a dictatorship. Only from within, rather than a foreign power.

FYI, this unanimous decision doesn’t say that her claim is true or false, it only says that the lower court cannot use a different standard for white or heterosexual people when deciding such cases. The case will resume at the lower court with the uniform standard. #scotus #discrimination #law

The slow suicide of a superpower continues.

David Lynch and me had the same camera! Canon 5D Mark III! www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/142...

“Obvious con man doesn’t deliver, marks shocked”

I keep running out of ways to be shocked by the stupid solutions to nonexistent problems. #science #academia #immigration #china

Banana republic bullshit. This country is rapidly becoming the most corrupt in the developed world.

FIE. NUH. LEE. It doesn't stop all of the tariffs but it stops a lot of them. This will go to SCOTUS probably, and they'll largely uphold the ruling (though probably with some BS about "only a POTUS can decide what counts as an emergency").

Old article, but an interesting part of Israeli history and culture I’d never heard of. #israel #zionism #racism

“We’re only against illegal immigrants”

As a scientist, words fail me for what a shockingly stupid idea this is. Like real Gump-level stupidity.

'I Spilled My Soda,' Report Nation's Dopes theonion.com/i-spill...

I would really love to sit down with these types of people and ask them as politely as I can muster where on Earth they got the idea that Trump would be good on the economy, and that he wouldn’t be a protectionist dictator on day one LIKE HE LITERALLY PROMISED.

Anybody got 7 million pounds they want to give me? I’M BEGGING YOU! #kubrick

"Sorry, my Mum said no"

Another year of being shouted down after bringing up null pointers in the mandatory workplace safety training. Sucks to care.

But how will we buy thoughts? #pennies #bitcoin #crypto #cryptid #cryptkeeper #crybaby

I read the letter the GOP sent to Harvard. All the citations are for published research. PUBLISHED. As in publicly available. As in nothing whatsoever to do with “secrets”. There is zero security risk here, nothing nefarious. This is a bunch of pols not understanding how research is done.

It can’t be overstated how important foreign students and faculty are to America’s status as a scientific superpower, both historically and presently. Whether maliciously or ignorantly, Trump continues to destroy the pillars holding up the institutions that make America great.

“We’Re OnLy AgAiNsT iLLeGaL iMmIgRaTiOn”

The World’s Worst People (Tuesday Edition) But we reserve special mention for Quisling Media Mogul Shari Redstone, who is aggressively enshittifying CBS News in her eagerness to [redacted] Donald Trump’s [redacted]. charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-gop-is...

I’m guilty of turning a blind eye, more because I don’t trust anything Trumpers say than for partisan reasons, but guilty nonetheless. We should all admit our mistakes.

please read eggs and ben today....it is about friendship.... tinyview.com/eggs-n-ben/2...

Excellent interview with a (former?) Republican economist about why Trump’s economic *policy* is bonkers and his *rhetoric* is sounding more like Jimmy Carter, Bernie Sanders, etc. IOW things are getting weird.

Vance went to Yale law school, he knows this is bullshit. The whole basis of our government since the 1700s has been checks and balances. Judges aren't supposed to rule contrary to the law just because voters allegedly want it.

It was never about “freedom” or “choice”, it was about supplying the cult leader’s narcissism.

I strongly agree with the last few paragraphs as well as the top comment. #coding #llm #ai

I haven’t read this economist’s book and don’t know if I’d agree with everything but he raises some vitally serious points.