Ken Burnside

"This doesn't restrict the free practice of religion. The Bible says God will know what you hold dear in your heart, and abhors demonstrations of faith for public fame.

Surely, the good word of the Almighty can reach a teenager without indoctrinating them from Kindergarten? He is omnipotent!"

If I knew an asshole in the House of Delegates, I'd ask them to submit a "protect the children" bill saying that minors have to be able to consent to sex with an adult before they're allowed to go to church.

Cite the most recent 30 or so cases of clergy/lay officiants committing CSA.

Because their screams give you energy, and drown out the mumbling of the President as he's wheeled out to mumble word salad.

Truly, those screams are a kindness.

West Virginia coal wars - Wikipedia

It could be moved earlier in the 20th century; maybe ordinary mining went too deep and awoke Eldritch Horrors during the West Virginia Coal Wars...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Vi...

Here, have some hopium! I have Epstein file hopium, which I think everyone could use.

I was in a meeting this morning and I have answers for the countless doomerism that made me log off of Threads last night.

Long yap incoming!
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Consequences are not cancel culture. They're just a new concept for parts of society, who have never actually had to deal with them before.

Adventure prompt:

The Appalachians pre-date bones. We're blowing the tops off of them to get coal.

Do you want to wake up the Eldritch Horrors that've used the Appalachians as a snuggle-binkie for aeons?

Your investigators must convince a mining company to stop....before it's too late!

Most people fail to grasp the full extent of the overwhelming threat that Covid-19 poses to long-term human survival. As a result, most people also fail to grasp the urgent necessity of enforcing tough, uncompromising measures to stop the uncontrolled spread of Covid-19.

#COVID19

...so it was the AI bubble of its day.

Surprisingly, they don't...but there's anecdotal data saying that the injuries incurred on them do tend to require more time in recovery.

Ban on puberty blockers serious human rights infringement

Good statement from the HRC.

tikatangata.org.nz/news/ban-on-...

MESA!

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Excited to be part of tomorrow’s Fordham Law symposium on my amazing colleague @dsc250.bsky.social’s important new book with the wonderful Carole Joffe about how abortion providers have navigated the challenges of the post-Dobbs landscape. Join us! fordham.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Dear U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, I would like to report a public death threat made on social media against numerous members of Congress by a DC resident. Given your zero tolerance policy for such conduct, I trust that you will promptly investigate and prosecute this perpetrator.

Proper supervision is important!

Funny how often this kind of story comes up for Republican legislators...and has for *decades*.

Arrested for being Iranian: How war in Middle East gave ICE targets at home After the U.S. joined Israel’s war against Iran in June, ICE arrests of Iranian immigrants surged, data shows

‼️UPDATE: Citing reporting by Kourosh Ziabari & @meghnadbose.bsky.social last month in October, the National Iranian American Council announced they filed a lawsuit against ICE for withholding documents on the wrongful, targeted detentions & deportations of Iranians.

Read their original story here:

The NIAC cites reporting by Prism that nearly 60% of Iranians arrested by ICE had no criminal convictions or pending charges.

“Immigration enforcement is absolutely being misused as a political tool & is an example of how war abroad heightens repression at home,” Etan Mabourakh of NIAC told Prism.

Puritanism is the original sin of North American colonizers.

The trans agenda is to live long enough to get Social Security checks.

Check out my latest in McSweeney’s!

Graphic showing that only 48% of Republicans believe that vaccines are safe and effective, while 80% of Democrats do; that only 35% of republicans think vaccines are tested for safety, while 74% of Democrats do; and that only 32% of Republicans think the childhood vaccine schedule is safe, while 71% of democrats do.

A horrifying graphic from Pew showing the fruits of the right wing war on public health.

Only 48% of Republicans believe that vaccines prevent serious illness, while 80% of Democrats do.

This is not a difference of opinion in science. This is the result of a ruthless disinformation campaign.

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”

Last month it was the Young Republicans praising Hitler. Last week it was Fuentes & Carlson criticizing "Jewry". This week, they're saying swastikas and nooses aren't hate speech. The rot is party-wide. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan

The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog RFK Jr. promised to change vaccine policy. This new website shows he has.

The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog

@glinner Couldn't give a fuck. Women's safety is more important.

Graham Linehan did a podcast with a man who kicked his wife in the head

"If he's refouled, you two will personally bring him back to the US within 12 hours of discovery of him in El Salvador, your law licenses will be revoked, he will be the direct beneficiary of both of your government pensions, and your tongues will be removed for lying to the court."

"Woke up on the right side of the grave!" is what I call it in my mid-50s.

You were mature for your age...

Jesus. Haploid. Christ.