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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 6m

Where my goats at?

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 7m

Truth. Life sure is easy when your opinions are made FOR you!

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 22m

The still-employed man serves no identifiable function, Americans noted.

Americans Mystified Why Nonessential Federal Employee Still Has Job

The still-employed man performs no identifiable function, Americans noted.

www.borowitzreport.com

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 10m

I’m resentful as hell that we citizens are paying the salaries of people like this snake-eyed dweeb and Bondi and Miller and Noem —all the ones who do all they can to dismantle the very democracy that pays their salaries.

ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 21m

Vertical morality in Christianity is the idea that our ethics and behaviors have a duty to please God alone. We get our morals from God and we must obey him, furthering the will of God no matter the cost**//

ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 21m

**In the context of religion, the superior is God. In politics, it might be an authoritarian dictator. In a cult, it would be the controlling leader.

Whatever the circumstances, the idea is that behaviors are only right or wrong based on what the figure in power says... +

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 21m

**an external superior who designates rules, systems and tenets that must be obeyed by those beneath,” said Tia Levings…author of “A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy.” +

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 21m

⭐️ Read this: Vertical Morality. It’s all for the Lordt! Excerpts:

**This ethical framework measures righteousness not by goodness… but by something more simplistic...

“Vertical morality teaches that authority, power & a moral code of right & wrong… come from ‘above’ ― +

Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 45m

For many Americans, the gap between Christian teachings and MAGA politics is baffling. How can people profess faith in Jesus ― who preached love, mercy and care for the oppressed ― while supporting policies that punish immigrants, demonize LGBTQ people and glorify cruelty?

The key to understanding

What Drives MAGA Christians' Un-Christian Actions? Experts Say It Comes Down To This.

This framework reveals why some MAGA-aligned Christians act in ways that contradict Jesus’ teachings.

www.huffpost.com

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 41m

Oooh….! I’d be so happy!

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 10h

This is a really well done—I hope it catches on: A silent roadside protest staged over the weekend in Westerville, Ohio, and posted to the Facebook page of the Westerville Progressive Alliance.
www.youtube.com/shorts/TpZFS...

Signs of Fascism!

YouTube video by COOLHAND

www.youtube.com

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 42m

Fantastic! Inspiring too…

ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 15h

Re: CBS hiring Bari Weiss. ✅✅✅

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 16h

🏆🏆🏆

Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 19h

We’ve had to suffer through Carrie Underwood screeching every Sunday night since 2013. They can handle Bad Bunny for a 30 minute halftime show.

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 16h

What a beautiful boy!! 💛

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 16h

And because ‘critical thinking´ is a disappearing skill.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 19h

See, with all due respect, this is the exact same thing I’m complaining about! “People are only misinformed because of the structural economic factors that allow them to be misinformed.” I dunno, what if they’re just wrong because they’re being lied to a lot?

Tim (Exia) Ross @exiaross.bsky.social · 19h

that's why the "illegals & healthcare" narrative is so sticky, bc even though it's not true, what is true is that people aren't getting enough benefits and are getting those benefits cut, so they want someone, anyone to blame bc the causes are abstract/unclear to them.

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 16h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19h

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 19h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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lake-life-girl.bsky.social @lake-life-girl.bsky.social · 18h

Leader. Need many more.
⚖️🗽🇱🇷

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19h

Gov. Pritzker on Trump's threat to jail him: "I am not afraid. Do I think he could do it? He might. As I've said before, come and get me....I will stand up for the law and the constitution."

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kylie, themeny of the state (pumpkin),,, @kylie.hater.club · 18h

I don’t even know where the Faroe Islands are!!! How cool!

Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 18h

The Faroe Islands—population just 55,000—beat the Czech Republic 🤯

An astonishing result. The territory's population is smaller than the capacity of six Premier League stadiums, yet they've just won a third straight international game 🇫🇴

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Amit-in-NYC @amitnyc.bsky.social · 18h

I find this chart absolutely fascinatingly scary. So for trillions being pumped into AI, we are projected to see only a .2% increase in Real GDP, while the possibility of eating caviar topped chicken nuggets on Mars or total extinction is the choice available.

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 17h

Pez!! What a champion name!

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 17h

Unbearable. A clever-ish jerk.

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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 18h

“Just die already “

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 1d

The Long Neolithic lives as a sense of wonder. It sits in distant fields and summons us to not only witness its stone persistence, but to engage with its slow release of mystery. Its power bends not only the landscape, but our sense of story. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday

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