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“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” – F. D. Roosevelt
A lil' morning rant - its embarassing to be a republican imo.
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Connecting with your kids is important and makes them better off. They still listen to us
A good post, you should read it.
Eyyy its our second podcast record with special guest Alysia Ames! Exciting!
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We talk local politics, republicanism, and how to get by with a constant barrage of bad news. @fakegreekgrill.bsky.social
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Why are atheists organized? Is it anti Christian bias or....is it because their claims simply aren't true or justified?
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Wanna listen to some words of wisdom? Click here, its only about 10 minutes while you're doing some chores around the house.
Diversity is our Strength!
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Diversity Is Our Strength, Equity Makes Us Better, Inclusion Binds Us Together. Why are Iowa Republicans so afraid of different ideas and more representation? Why are they so dead set on making us a weaker and less relevent state?
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A special audio edition of the Odd Man Out! I struggle with the anti ICE protests citing Christianity as the reason to oppose them.
How do you do that when they are citing Christianity to justify it?
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This week's regularly scheduled piece is about the environment and why it seems to go unfixed. I think its because we deep down know its fixable and we're just waiting for a certain generaton to go away so we can do it.
That wont work, we need to do it now.
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Now that I have unlocked the power of technology, I'll probably do more of these. This is my audio thoughts in the immediate wake of the murder of Alex Pretti.
no MY hair is the terrible one. Yours is cool and good
This week its about building bridges. Check out this presentation I gave to the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa . Thanks so much for the opportunity!
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Jason Benell: The gang that needs to be disposed of isn’t groups of brown people seeking asylum, it isn’t immigrants or day laborers, it’s the organized federal entity that is now openly murdering and terrorizing the U.S. population.
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RFRA laws make us LESS free, not more. These are just special privilege carve outs for religion that help no one except religious institutions avoid adhering to laws. Its bad all the way around.
“happy new year!!!!”
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I wrote a thing. Will be doing more in the new year if you're into this kinda thing :)
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Thanks for Laura Belin-BHeartland sharing my article! We shouldn't just assume the worst, we should expect rural and republican Iowans to hold their own leaders accountable. Its up to them to do so and they are failing at every turn.
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Ok so go birds and all but uhhh...3 missed kicks to the left. I choose to believe its because I redacted my comment, casting a spell of malus. Im sorry
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Trump's Epstien cover-up is the most incompetent cover-up ever.
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Another piece on rural Iowan republicans and how they seem intent on destroying not only others, but themselves.
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A day late after the holiday but I think a piece well worth reading. Its about what - or who - I'm thankful for. Check it out and see if you have the same conclusions I do.
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Why do Good Childrens' Shows Make me Cry?
Angela, I was going to tag you in a piece I'm writing and wanted your permission? I posted at you earlier but i don't know the best way to flag you down on this platform. I rarely use it :(
@acollierastro.bsky.social Of course I'll share the piece with you before hand!
@acollierastro.bsky.social your latest Nebula video inspired me to write something and I want to use a still from your video in the substack piece. Are you OK if I do that, and if so, can you post a transcript so i can get to the part I want to capture, its so long I can't find it!
