April 5th
I don’t know how this all turns out,
and neither do you,
but I have to confess it doesn’t look good.
I wish we were headed
for a picnic, for a waltz in the park. I wish
we were not ruled by broken men
who want to damage everything
that they cannot possess. I wish
I could tell you what we do now.
The street is littered with the petals
of cherries that bloomed before
the big wind came. Tonight
there will be frost, and tender buds
will burn. But still, the woods
are unfolding into green,
and just outside my door some frog
is bellowing for all he’s worth.
Who knows what happens next?
All I can tell you is that the fields
are ablaze with dandelions
who have never known
the meaning of defeat.
—Lynn Ungar 4-4-25
03.04.2025 23:19 —
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Teaching the 10 Commandments
So, there’s a bill before the Idaho legislature that would require that the Ten Commandments be posted conspicuously in all classrooms.
If Idaho succeeds in mandating that the 10 Commandments are posted in every classroom, what is the educational outcome that they are looking for? Here's a study guide.
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17.03.2025 02:10 —
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Play Stupid Games, Get Stupid Prizes
Well, we seem to have a pattern here.
The punishment mind-set says that if your punishment isn't working, you need to do it harder. How's that working with the whole tariffs thing?
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13.03.2025 22:50 —
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I find it interesting that the same people who use religion as the justification for taking away rights from women and LGBTQ folks are saying that a sermon calling for compassion and mercy and humility and unity is too political.
23.01.2025 01:22 —
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I honestly have no opinion about whether TikTok should be banned or not, but I find it hilarious that Trump got them to come back so that his inauguration could be broadcast on the platform. There is literally nothing that man does that isn't motivated by vanity or greed.
19.01.2025 22:48 —
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It is my considered and professional opinion that if your religion is about judging and limiting other people while excusing and giving license to yourself, what you have is a crappy religion.
18.01.2025 02:05 —
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What happens when the people in charge only know how to yell and object? Anyone remember the cats of Kilkenny?
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28.12.2024 02:47 —
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There are two stories woven together to make the Chanukah story--two different miracles with two different meanings.
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18.12.2024 07:05 —
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How do you think about the ethics of murdering the CEO of an egregious health insurance corporation? How do you feel about it?
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10.12.2024 00:38 —
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How would it have changed things if Glinda had decided to ally herself with Elphaba in the course of singing "Defying Gravity"? And what are we to do with privilege?
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07.12.2024 04:05 —
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Where did the Democrats go wrong? Whose fault is it anyway?https://substack.com/home/post/p-152386008
02.12.2024 04:14 —
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Was eating lunch at a restaurant with my parents when a cybertruck came through the parking lot, gunning its engine. Yes. You heard that right. An electric vehicle making a loud "vroom, vroom" noise. Just when you thought that toxic masculinity couldn't get any more pathetic.
24.11.2024 23:22 —
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What would happen if everyone just decided to use whatever public bathroom was most convenient? Then, if someone challenged your right to be there, you could just say: "Are you asking to see my genitals?"
22.11.2024 04:57 —
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All beings are working to get what they need. But what if you have more than anyone could possibly need?
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19.11.2024 23:27 —
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Looking forward to it.
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