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Mikael Page

@mikaelpage1.bsky.social

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Writer, g-damn secular humanist, gaming professional, general raconteur. If you weren’t looking for the human content, I apologize. Here is the dog content: instagram.com/kaiser_the_demon_dog

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Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Sep 18

Never let them pretend they’ve forgotten.

Never let them live it down.

Never let them claim both sides are equal in their hypocrisy.

#CPAC #cancelculture #republicansarehypocrites #releasetheepsteinfiles

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Aug 17

@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social, you been working out? Congratulations on effectively ending the Trump presidency!

#joshjohnson #Trump #aislop

Very unrealistic AI-generated images of Josh Johnson and Trump side by side

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Aug 13

Exhibit #257 in the Cult of Centrism: inventing fake constituents to “Tyler Durden” your own conservative views.

(If you have HBO, please watch the full piece)

#ChuckSchumer #centrists #resign

youtu.be/VJAIChXYQVk?...

The Baileys #lastweektonight

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Aug 4

All the idiots talking about Spider-Man's "new" outfit

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaOg...

Credit to @andrewsanford.bsky.social for the idea

BUT SHE'S GOT A NEW HAT

YouTube video by Jumanji

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Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jul 24

Every rational person for the last decade: "Trump is a con artist and a sexual predator."

MAGA: "Give 10,000 examples."

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jul 21

The end of ✨SINNERS✨ be like:

#Sinners #Futurama #Morbotron

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jul 21

The boys had their own little staycation last weekend with their awesome sitters! Just a few of the adorable photos they sent us.

#dogsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #chihuahua #dachshund #chuweenie #blackcat #greycat #catsanddogs

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

While we can look back on darker ages with amusement, the world need not be so medieval anymore. Nations and institutions hold no monopoly on beliefs, convictions and personal doctrines. We must rescue the innocent from the yoke of religious violence, and reclaim faith as something true to oneself.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

If you are a fellow Jew, know that the only way to preserve both Israel and some form of justice is to speak out loudly and unerringly against Netanyahu. Condemn his actions, call for accountability within Israel and the United States, and work tirelessly to depose him as our unwanted head of faith.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

If you're a non-Jew, know that Netanyahu is not our head of faith. Do not presume that his government's actions have the support of Jews internationally, or even a majority of Israelis. Let his cruelty radicalize you not against one specific faith, but against religious conservatism as a whole.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

If you've made it this far, you can see I'm not a fan of Israel's current president, as I am no fan of America's. I believe Israel deserves, needs a better representative, as does Judaism as a whole. But while he lays waste to Gaza and its people and we look on feeling helpless, I beg the following:

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

As a result, like a medieval head of faith, Netanyahu has endorsed a stricter definition of the national religion that excludes a majority of the world's Jewish population, all while enjoying the tacit support of many of those he's ostracized as the chosen leader of the fight against antisemitism.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

Before the vicious attack against Israel on Oct 7, Israelis marched in record numbers to protest Bibi's swerve towards autocracy. Before that, he only won reelection by allying himself with the country's worst religious extremists, as has happened in the United States and abroad.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

Too often when discussing the practical modern Jewish doctrine, Netanyahu's cruel reign is held up by critics as the final word on what Jews believe. And worse yet, due to fears of abandoning support for Israel's existence, too few Jews are willing to condemn him outright for his crimes.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

It's altogether for the best that there is no Jewish Pope, even one in the style of Francis. But miserably, in the discourse surrounding the shared sentiments of Jews across the world, this void has provided the worst possible figure with a de facto endorsement: Benjamin fv#&ing Netanyahu.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

What does this all have to do with modern Judaism? As mentioned, there is no official head of the Jewish faith. No one to point to as an authority on evolving religious attitudes, to in the best of times temper the excesses of organized faith, or in the worst of times, fan the flames of zealotry.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

It's also common knowledge, though, that the late Pope Francis was admired, if not revered, by progressives of all faith backgrounds for speaking truth to state power, and holding his own institution accountable. Unlike previous Popes, he did not cater to the worst instincts of Catholic orthodoxy.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

We all know about heads of faith, from High Priests to Dalai Lamas to Ayatollahs. But undoubtedly the most familiar figure in western culture is the Pope. The medieval history of Catholics and Jews is, to put it mildly, fraught, and as stated, I'd never want to see a Jewish head of faith like this.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

I began weighing the benefits and historical implications of this decision against my own belief system. For the record, I am a non-practicing reform Jew who strongly opposes religious institutions that warp sincere aspects of faith, including state religion. But this is roleplaying, after all.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

In Crusader Kings, one of the features of religion is the ability to "reform" existing faiths, ahistorically replacing Tenets and Doctrines with ones you prefer. A key example is whether to name a Head of Faith. This would most often be a non-landed religious figure, but a ruler can also be named.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

It's common knowledge that between medieval and modern times, the Jewish people had no homeland. In CK3, beginning its historical simulation in the year 867, I opted to play as a duke in Azov, on the Black Sea east of modern Crimea, a vassal of the nomadic Khazaria empire. My lands grew from there.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · Jun 27

NETANYAHU - UNWANTED HEAD OF FAITH (a thread)

I recently decided to revisit the game Crusader Kings 3, to roleplay as a medieval Jewish kingdom. This led me to a grim realization about the modern perception of my people, which I would desperately seek to correct.

#CrusaderKings #Netanyahu #Jewish

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · May 9

Appropriate to the medieval theme, Vance's 'family first' views align him with many of the worst characters in Game of Thrones.

Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · May 9

I was not aware of this particular #JDVance nonsense prior to the new Chicago-style Pope. Reading about it now, it's just so predictably pathetic to hear this weasel invoke a medieval doctrine, selectively misinterpreted, to justify a pathological disregard for the suffering of others.

The problem with JD Vance’s theology of ‘ordo amoris’—and its impact on policy

JD Vance tries to use Aquinas’s 'order of love' to support his political ideology, but is the ethical order he proposes actually consistent with the ethic of Aquinas or, more broadly, with the princip...

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Mikael Page @mikaelpage1.bsky.social · May 5

Simply put, you can’t be the party that values retirement funding if your members don’t value the concept of retirement.

David Nir @davidnir.com · May 5

What a statement from 84-year-old Dem Rep. Jim Clyburn:

“Nancy left her seat. Steny left his seat. I left my seat. What the hell I’m supposed to do now?” Clyburn said when asked whether the party needed to think of bringing in younger members. “What do you want—me to give up my life?”

House Democrats Are Having a Public Fight About Their Oldest Lawmakers

Democrats serve later in life than Republicans, fueling tensions between leaders and the younger generations.