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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment

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Domina Nostra Perpetuae Desperationis Née Half-Blind Trust/Grandma’s High Again. Please no DMs. https://5calls.org/ *not all

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · Jun 23

If anybody wants to read Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism but can’t afford it, I found a free PDF to share. Think of it as me virtually loaning you the copy I bought.

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 4m

What if we aren’t afraid of them? Then what?

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 4m

Why are women and POC, facing existential threats from the govt white men elected, supposed to switch our focus to white men, who literally flee careers and institutions (including higher ed) once women make up 40%?

We’re told it’s our problem; they’ll hurt us if we don’t put their feelings first.

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 4m

I’m just very suspicious of the attention and centering demanded by the most privileged people in our society at the very moment those white males are voting to take away women’s bodily autonomy and rolling back civil rights laws.

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 15m

The political tactic must concur with the ethical position.

Incels may be a cultural problem now but we could view them as a safety problem. Grown men with immature prefrontal cortices and unlimited access to firearms, extorting sex and attention from girls/women under threat of violence.

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 25m

Not sure if “most” is accurate but my sons are between 25 and 35, so I don’t know many They’re all well-adjusted people with amazing wives (youngest has an awesome long-time gf but isn’t married yet). Parents of incels could probably provide better data.

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 35m

*5 years ago. Sorry.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 8h

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 2h

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 2h

That’s how infants get the attention they need to survive. Why didn’t these men learn more appropriate ways to get their needs met as they age? Healthy women want partners not mental children prioritizing getting their needs met over intimacy.
We don’t need those men.
Being wanted > being needed.
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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 3h

They could go to any shopping mall in America and see real couples, very few of them cover model attractive and/or billionaires. Incels have unrealistic expectations of others and themselves. Instead of trying to force women into subservience they could work on unlearning their antisocial beliefs.

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 3h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

“Where is the baby?”

Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 3h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

"New Manhattan Institute article"

Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 3h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New LMS platform adopted

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Margaret Cho @margaretcho.bsky.social · 4h

If Jan 6 was all Antifa then why did you pardon them?

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 3h

The GOP plan is to drag blue states down to red state levels. Basically people who run state governments for personal enrichment stealing from people who run state governments to benefit residents. Rewarding mediocrity is the Republican way.

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 3h

The article above.

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 3h

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Chicago attorney Robert Held took to a megaphone to address police officers on behalf of the protesters. There was a standoff that lasted about an hour. Police were instructing protesters to dispers...

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 5h

Wouldn’t it be great if a reporter asked him who is really paying if donors get tax breaks? What do the rest of us get besides the bill for his pedophile parties? If they donated to pay down the debt, we’d all benefit. They and Trump could take credit for it.

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 5h

a man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .

Alt: a man with a mustache is smiling and looking at the camera .

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 5h

What symbol does a gold throne room represent when we are starving children to death to balance the budget while giving billionaires tax breaks?

“Lockheed Martin is grateful for
the opportunity to help bring the President's vision to reality and make this addition to the People's House, a powerful symbol of the American ideals we work to defend every day."

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 5h

Good starting list of donors to ask why they think building a gold throne room shows support for Trump more than helping pay down the national debt. Which one supports America and why isn’t what’s good for America good for Trump? They would still get credit.

John D ❌👑 @everythingisjake.bsky.social · 5h

Seems like the usual suspects… tax deductions for all. Hmm… then who’s really paying?

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Who's paying for the White House ballroom and what's in it for them

President Trump has so far raised $200 million for a new White House ballroom from some of the nation's biggest companies.

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 5h

Get as far away from them as you can and point them out to other protesters so they can do the same.

Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 5h

Another reason a 2000 year-old anthology is not law.

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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 10h

Rep. Jason Crow is a former Army Ranger who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborne Division and the elite 75th Ranger Regiment.

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 6h

Yup. Stay aware and be safe.

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 6h

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Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment @rkfatheree.bsky.social · 6h

Need somewhere to go when it rains