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Nashvillian, Jwitter refugee (1n1m1), retired, loves medieval history & roots music & food & books, she/her, Boomer white/cis/straight trying to help
This will be the first time in years most of them see any constituents.
November 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This will be the first time in years most of them see any constituents.
What a disappointment.
November 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
What a disappointment.
That man has internalized all the antisemitism. I really don’t think any other explanation of his actions is necessary.
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
That man has internalized all the antisemitism. I really don’t think any other explanation of his actions is necessary.
And Swedes! Didn’t he go on about them, too?
November 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
And Swedes! Didn’t he go on about them, too?
I think that will put Behn over the top.
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I think that will put Behn over the top.
Yup. I’m in TN-6 and my Congressman doesn’t even have a Nashville office.
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Yup. I’m in TN-6 and my Congressman doesn’t even have a Nashville office.
If they win it by 0.1%. The Republican won TN-7 by 21.5% a year ago.
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If they win it by 0.1%. The Republican won TN-7 by 21.5% a year ago.
I think there is, if we continue to engage with the texts.
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I think there is, if we continue to engage with the texts.
He has earned it.
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
He has earned it.
He is *the* example of the dangers of over assimilation.
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 AM
He is *the* example of the dangers of over assimilation.
Yes, and in my family we called them soup mandlen.
November 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Yes, and in my family we called them soup mandlen.
When did that start? Because the Cajuns definitely do have fun.
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
When did that start? Because the Cajuns definitely do have fun.
Not really, because the abbreviation for los Estados Unidos de Mexico is different.
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Not really, because the abbreviation for los Estados Unidos de Mexico is different.
I wouldn’t go that far, but they do need to ban church-lady hats to be consistent.
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I wouldn’t go that far, but they do need to ban church-lady hats to be consistent.
I think it’s easy *unless* you define religion as a modular component of culture that can be removed without changing anything else.
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I think it’s easy *unless* you define religion as a modular component of culture that can be removed without changing anything else.
Made me laugh.
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Made me laugh.
I dunno if it’s been long enough for that. When my husband was in high school he was part of a group to “keep Thursday Thor’s Day.” And this upset the administration.
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I dunno if it’s been long enough for that. When my husband was in high school he was part of a group to “keep Thursday Thor’s Day.” And this upset the administration.
To me that sounds like saying you’ve adopted Rama and celebrate Rama Navami without any religious celebration whatsoever. I guess an individual can do that, but only by ignoring a lot.
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 AM
To me that sounds like saying you’ve adopted Rama and celebrate Rama Navami without any religious celebration whatsoever. I guess an individual can do that, but only by ignoring a lot.
That’s an intra-Christian argument. You can claim that Christmas has been too commercialized, but that doesn’t make it a secular holiday. You can say that Santa has become the symbol of excess, but he’s still a Christian symbol. You are confusing “being Christian badly” with “not religious.”
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
That’s an intra-Christian argument. You can claim that Christmas has been too commercialized, but that doesn’t make it a secular holiday. You can say that Santa has become the symbol of excess, but he’s still a Christian symbol. You are confusing “being Christian badly” with “not religious.”
I mean, I’m sure he did.
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I mean, I’m sure he did.
It’s not merely that he was himself Christian. His whole legend is about how Christian it was to give gifts secretly to those in need.
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It’s not merely that he was himself Christian. His whole legend is about how Christian it was to give gifts secretly to those in need.
*Saint* Nicholas the *bishop of Bari*? How can he be a Christian symbol?
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
*Saint* Nicholas the *bishop of Bari*? How can he be a Christian symbol?
The way they’ve gone about this project is very cool. They started by having people on the internet help sort the pieces by script. I did some of that. It was a lot of fun.
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The way they’ve gone about this project is very cool. They started by having people on the internet help sort the pieces by script. I did some of that. It was a lot of fun.
It’s a good theory and I’m leaning that way myself. But you sounded so sure I thought you must have seen something I missed.
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s a good theory and I’m leaning that way myself. But you sounded so sure I thought you must have seen something I missed.