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Reality in Exile

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Future Expat. Secular Humanist. Veteran. Book Collector/Seller. Anthropology/Archaeology. Astronomy/Cosmology. Avionics/Electronics. Music!

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · Mar 2

I was never on Twitter. Never on X. Facebook was good for a while, but it's a festering cesspool now. I'm new at being old, and I'm fairly new on this platform. I met my wife on MySpace. Ha! Those were the days.

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 17h

I think the natural inclination of every generation is to believe that everything is for and about us, and much of that sentiment comes from religion. It clearly is not for and about us; we're just part of it, passing through... How many religions have come and gone before recorded history?

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 17h

Eventually, yes. But, not all together at the same time, and not in our lifetime. No religious dogma will suddenly become true, and they will continue to be eroded away by the discoveries of future generations. That's not a plot against religions; it's just reality popping bubbles.

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 18h

For the good of the planet and every living thing on it, it is time for the human species to evolve out of religion. We live in the information age now, and the correct answers are available. Some have been available for 200 years or more. Choosing to believe something else accomplishes nothing.

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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 2d

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 4d

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

This Is Fascism

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 5d

I have no idea who this ass hat is, and I don't want to know. I am sick of the MAGA "guns and Jesus true American patriot hero" bullshit persona. They are none of those things.

www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/10/10/w...

“We Don’t Want You In Our Genre” – Nate Smith Has Message For “Anti-American” Country Artists

A RIFF on what country is really about.

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 5d

What?!! No, I haven't heard until now.

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like I should be in Chicago right now. Or, Portland. A general strike is needed before we get screwed out of elections.

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 9d

Okay. Understandably so. Let me summarize my above statement.

If Trump gets his way now, he will invade Canada later.

If and when he does, and I am still alive, I will be on your side.

Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 9d

Maybe. But, don't wait too long, like we did in WWII. Trump is already trying to wedge a gap in our liberal west coast by invading Oregon. It's not hard to imagine him cutting a swath right up to Alaska. And we already know he's got his eye on Greenland.

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 9d

And, what kinds of things would we be saying and doing if this was happening in another country? Why aren't other countries saying and doing those things to us now?

Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 9d

Eviscerate a fascist today.

Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 12d

The same is true for atheism... Christianity believes that everything is for and about them (even though it clearly is not), so they therefore need to make it so.

Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 13d

Gee, I wonder what inspired him to retire now? There will be many more retirements in the upcoming months.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13d

Isaac Stanley-Becker traveled to Portland and spent time at the demonstration that Donald Trump wants to crush. What he found is an atmosphere that is more like a carnival than combat:

Portland’s ‘War Zone’ Is Like Burning Man for the Terminally Online

There’s more absurdity than menace on the city’s streets—at least for now.

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 13d

Music is science with a soul.

Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 13d

Knowledge comes from things we know are true --- things that are observable, defined, measurable, predictable, in many cases. Things that will still be true in 5000 years are part of our knowledge base. 4 + 4 will still be 8. The Earth will still be round. Everything else is a belief.

Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 13d

Belief is not a suitable substitute for knowledge.

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 15d

I can understand needing a gun to protect your house. I know one person who was in such a position and actually used it. But, you don't really need them for food, either. Someone has thoughtfully done all the hunting and gathering at the local Kroger.

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Reality in Exile @realityinexile.bsky.social · 16d

It is going to take us decades to fix this mess. I won't likely see it in my lifetime. General strike. Now.

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