@indymindedempath.bsky.social
Critical thought about society, politics, education and culture. No small talk. No small ideas. No small minds. Follow me on Substack @independentmindedempath
A reckoning, not a rigging.
We the People
People who talk about choosing which hill to die on usually don’t have any hills on which they would die on.
07.10.2025 13:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Every evil empire has its Littlefinger/Wormtongue/Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen.
Russell Vought is that character in this administration.
ICE is a state-sponsored terrorist organization. Trump and Stephen Miller are its Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
03.10.2025 13:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’m perfectly comfortable making people uncomfortable about their discomforting comfort zones.
24.09.2025 19:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A lot of those people thinking they are going to be raptured today will be very surprised to watch the elevator buttons go down instead of up.
23.09.2025 14:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This post from February has gained a lot of engagement since the death of Charlie Kirk.
It is an insight into the heretical brand of Christianity that is warned about in Matthew 24:11.
The tactics used by modern day evangelicals to recruit new members are no different than those used by groomers.
#truthhurts
The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel isn't just about Trump's fragile ego.
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
It is pointless to try to ascribe motivations.
Consequences are all that matter.
Censorship is at 451 degrees Fahrenheit.
It isn’t the ones exercising free speech who need to “take the temperature down.”
For those struggling to know how to respond to the descent into fascism —
The reality is that we can’t control the outcomes. We can only control our choices. The most ethical choice is the one in which we act with integrity — that is, in accordance with our beliefs and stated values.
“Free speech doesn’t need your permission slip. The revolution doesn’t ask for licenses. We’ll keep talking. We’ll keep laughing. We’ll keep tearing down the lies, one monologue at a time.”
18.09.2025 02:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0You’re not living a life of integrity if you’ve never suffered or lost by choosing to do the right thing.
17.09.2025 15:33 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This lowlife will be in prison one day
16.09.2025 01:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Too much attention is placed on Republican vs. Democrat.
The real difference is between those who want to make decisions for how others live and those who respect others’ decisions about how to live.
Melania just said the following:
“Our future is no longer science fiction. During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children – empowering, but with watchful guidance."
Which made me think of this sitcom from the 80s. Also,WTF? Comparing AI to rearing children?
When will the members of the military, national guard, FBI, and CIA say “No!” To these immoral “leaders”?!!??
23.08.2025 11:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Figures like Doug Wilson represent a perversion of the teachings and example of Jesus.
They are not Christians.
The uncertainty of the present is as equally terrifying for some as it is opportunistic for others.
Here is a proverb to encourage you to be just as hopeful as you are pragmatic in the days and years to come.
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social needs to change its name to Feckless University.
Also, its alumni and students need to file a class action lawsuit against them for the damage caused to their personal and professional reputations due to the cowardly bending of the knee to Trump.
Today is a day of mourning as the very ideals which sparked a Revolution are being destroyed by bigotry, arrogance, greed, selfishness, apathy, stupidity, apostasy, and evil.
04.07.2025 15:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s no secret that America is experiencing the lowest point in a decades-long attack on education and intellectualism. Examine how entertainment media has contributed to this problem through negative stereotyping and caricature as a result of unintentional propaganda.
21.06.2025 23:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is absolutely on point. I speak a lot about how values need to be the starting point for establishing goals, which then determines behaviors.
When common values can be found, there is a greater chance for connection and disarmament.
And this is why I remain vehemently opposed to the use of AI in education.
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