David Gellman

Article text: And Budde’s detractors may yet find themselves in agreement with broader concerns highlighted by her preaching. During an interview about Budde’s comments, Franklin Graham said he was unaware of Trump’s executive order largely freezing the federal refugee program — a program that, according to faith-based refugee resettlement groups, also welcomes persecuted Christians. News of the executive order, which a cathedral official confirmed Budde was referencing in her sermon, caught Graham by surprise. “I wasn’t aware that this is under Trump, but if it is, I certainly will speak to that issue — privately,” he said, laughing.

Incredible stuff. Evangelical leader Franklin Graham spent yesterday blasting Rev. Budde and claiming the cathedral had been “taken over by gay activists” — unaware that Trump had frozen a refugee program that Graham supports, and was one of the things Budde was referencing in her sermon.

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This isn't just an attack on scientific research. It's an attack on *scientists.*

Central to Trump's "Revolution of Common Sense" is the idea that scientists impede progress in pursuit of political goals.

This move -- Telegraphed in Project 2025 -- upends life for those who depend on NIH funding.

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The word you’re looking for is anocracy.

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Recently, the writers for Star Trek: Lower Decks made an official, canon couple out of Deep Space Nine’s characters Garak and Bashir based on fans having “shipped” them over the years.

30.12.2024 23:54 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is a Venn diagram illustrating the trade-offs between three desires: "I Want Stable Services," "I Want Low Density," and "I Want Low Taxes." Each overlapping section describes the implications of combining those desires: Stable Services + Low Density: Leads to high taxes. Stable Services + Low Taxes: Requires more density. Low Density + Low Taxes: Results in service cuts. The center of the diagram, where all three desires overlap, is labeled "Does Not Exist," highlighting that achieving all three simultaneously is unrealistic.

Just an FYI when talking about city/town budgets:

27.12.2024 20:37 — 👍 1170    🔁 275    💬 26    📌 27

Infinite Jest’s Year of Glad, Year of the Depends Adult Undergarment, etc.

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Trump is now claiming that he supports temporary work visas because "I have many on my properties," meaning that if they're good for him and tech oligarchs like Musk, he's for them.

This is only the latest sign that we're going to see this whole process thoroughly corrupted:

29.12.2024 12:36 — 👍 1483    🔁 381    💬 79    📌 31

Reminds me of this gem I received in 2023.

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I’m going to give this Chrome plug in a try later today, I think. bsky.app/profile/josh...

14.11.2024 15:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Photo of a page from Lorrie Moore’s story “Real Estate,” completely covered with the word “Ha!”

TFW you’re reading the news

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