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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death

@natlaowai.bsky.social

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Originally from greater Los Angeles, lived in China 15 years, now in the San Joaquin Valley. White grey ace cishet, he/him. Religion, politics, depression, classical music.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · Dec 23

Dear Christians:

If you need help avoiding antisemitism, a great rule of thumb is BLAME THE ROMANS. This ought in theory to be something that you can instinctively do, since they flippin' killed your Saviour. And it's remarkably often correct.

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · Dec 22

The reason only Pharisees survived is that other groups like the Sadducees were deeply attached to the Temple, which the Romans (same schmucks who killed Jesus) destroyed. It was the Pharisees who had the attachment to the Torah, something the Romans did not destroy.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 6h

It's much less common among Latino and Asian Americans (hence its being substantially less common in California than the rest of the U.S.)

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 6h

It's really very much cultural. It's a thing where it originally got promoted because it would stop masturbation (lol no), then that it would stop penile cancer and UTIs, and by the time doctors quit recommending it, it was so engrained that most people kept on doing it. At least most white people.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 6h

My Christian parents beg to differ...

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 7h

There are better analogies you could use than one that's all about making bad Christians bad because they are too Jewish. The Pharisees are the sect that led the transition to modern rabbinic Judaism, not some historical punching bag.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 7h

Literally no one is asking for this except the tech barons who are totally out of touch with the rest of society.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 7h

Mood of the year 2025, innit.

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 8h

Ugh, being in a group chat with him surely constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 18h

Rain makes the students hyper and depletes my energy. This is not looking like a good day.

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 19h

Water is falling from the sky in drops.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 1d

Though with that, I suppose I should say that I think democracy is not really an on/off switch and more of a thermostat. That a country can be "kind of" democratic. I would not consider Singapore very democratic, but it's certainly more so than Turkmenistan, for example.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 1d

Has it ever truly been a democracy? The Senate and EC have always worked against that, and even the House, the theoretically democratic part, has always been susceptible to gerrymandering.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 1d

TRUMP TAKE COW

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3d

US beef prices have now reached a record high.

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 1d

Hah all my unhinged takes are about *musical* literature. Takes like "Handel is way more interesting than Bach" or "The greatest Italian opera isn't by Verdi or Puccini; it's Bellini's Norma".

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 1d

I can indeed. Not going to lie though, you'd think I'd never taught capitalization at all the way these are turning out. 😑

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 1d

Cool! I'm not. I need to mark a few more grammar exercises and enter them into Infinite Campus.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 1d

Californians, remember what we need to do this November.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.

North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.

nyti.ms

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 1d

Hear hear.

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 1d

Gian Carlo Menotti.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 2d

FIIIIIIIIGARO! Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!

James Cobo @jamescobo.bsky.social · 2d

I will never tire of this glorious moment captured on film

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 2d

We've said this a lot, but:

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ––George Orwell

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 2d

Can we make them both lose?

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 3d

I gave years of my time to editing and adminning there, and I'm afraid what I know about how tone-deaf the WMF is dissuades me from giving them a cent.

Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, indeed, they don't listen. Blaming Rome is just a personal hobbyhorse, to the point it's my pinned skeet.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 3d

When a better comparison would be to the Roman legions who actually killed Jesus.

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Nat is in the valley of the shadow of death @natlaowai.bsky.social · 3d

If Jesus wants to do this, I'll at least have more of my respect for him restored.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”