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@theoatmeal.bsky.social never disappoints. Matt has such a well reasoned take on this and holy butt rat is it refreshing

Tony 🥔

They espouse a Bible they do not follow, even with the simplest and most applicable of its teachings.

Matthew 6:5-15

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

“I would say it depends on who we’re talking about. I can tell you this, the Democrats have put a lot of people in great risk and jeopardy . . . There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of. And we’ll take care of them in a different way.” thehill.com/homenews/adm...

“.. Oh, babe, you’re keeping it spicy,” Ani said in a low voice as she spun and then jumped on command.

@nytimes.com @kateconger.com
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Yup:

Microsoft mandates return to office — claims Teams and all remote work solutions are inferior Story by Sean Endicott • Imagine being on the Teams team and getting a team Teams call that your team needs to work on Teams onsite because working on Teams on Teams isn't a good way to work in teams

Incredible paragraph
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This sums it all up. I feel that many of the ICE thugs spent many years feeling powerless and now need to make up for that with legalized violence. It's going to their head.

I’ve said this for years about the up armored police departments. Lots of men were too afraid to fight their county’s wars and need ways to cover that over to feel better about themselves.

Your "yes" to God requires your "no" to all injustice, to all evil, to all lies, to all oppression and violation of the weak and poor..." Dietrich Bonhoeffer - German pastor, theologian, author, and anti-Nazi dissident 1906-1945

Wisdom all of us should follow.

Federal workers not entitled to back pay after shutdown, budget office says Federal workers may not be entitled to backpay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office wrote in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up ten...

Not surprising:

Why Aren’t We Partying Like It’s 1999? Fear, not hope, permeates today’s technology hype

"My guess is that the current tech boom, like the 90s boom, will end in a painful bust."

The Christian teachings of Kristi Noem The Secretary of Homeland Security has a way with words

The Christian teachings of Kristi Noem

@bluewaterbaltimore.bsky.social:

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality. -Desmond Tutu, clergyman (7 Oct 1931-2021)

RIP actual slop - baltimore city is also ending its relationship with a local farm who accepted all food scraps dropped off at the JFX + waverly farmers markets year round, feeding some to their hogs and processing the rest as compost, pigs+farmers actually laboring on all our behalves for no cost

Wright says it’s not windy in winter. Data says otherwise. Stats from South Fork Wind's first year undermine the Energy secretary's assertions that offshore turbines don't operate well in the winter.

Critics of wind energy say that it’s not windy enough in winter to make the projects worthwhile. However, first-year data from the earliest commercial-scale offshore wind project shows that there’s nothing to worry about on that front.

Making yogurt with the ant holobiont uncovers bacteria, acids, and enzymes for food fermentation Entomology; Food microbiology

"[L]ive ants contribute lactic and acetic acid bacteria, including Frutilactobacillus sanfranciscensis, normally related to sourdough . . the bacterial community introduces lactic and acetic acid, while the ants provide formic acid, collectively advantageous for yogurt acidification & coagulation."

Jack Daniel’s is ending a program that helped farmers feed cows with its scraps. What happens now? • Tennessee Lookout Jack Daniel’s is terminating a program that provided the company’s corn byproduct “slop” to local cattle farmers at low or no cost.

Jack Daniel’s is ending a program that helped farmers feed cows with its scraps. What happens now?

'“That slop made it to where you could take a piece of land that wasn’t very valuable, and you could feed that slop, and you could make money doing it,” Anderson said.'

"Squirrel season opened September 6 with a bag limit of six per day (The Delmarva fox squirrel is not included in this season; this subspecies remains protected). Scouting for mast-producing trees, such as oaks and hickories, will help squirrel hunters locate productive hunting areas."

This Program Rescued Army Recruiting

"A New York Times reporter was granted access to the program at Fort Jackson for a week in August. None of the dozens of trainees interviewed cited Mr. Trump’s election as a factor in their decision to enlist."

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

When a Guardian reporter pointed out on social media that the image was not a genuine photograph of the generally small and tame protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Portland, the Oregon Republican Party’s X account replied: “We’re not reporters, just bad memers.”

Meanwhile, in Des Moines:

“.. One of those sources said the bailout would total somewhere between $10 billion and $15 billion ..”

www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/...