Gene
@thedarkhermit.bsky.social
The Dark Hermit
A hermit in Gotham. Watching. Praying. Refusing the darkness its final word. ✝️
A hermit in Gotham. Watching. Praying. Refusing the darkness its final word. ✝️
And everything he's named after himself will quickly be undone. Thank God!
Trump Told Jesse Watters He's Building White House Ballroom as a 'Monument' to Himself 'Because No One Else Will,' Host Claims
Watters, 47, recounted the alleged conversation to a large crowd at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix on Dec. 20
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December 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
And everything he's named after himself will quickly be undone. Thank God!
I've never been a fan of Santa Claus eclipsing the true meaning of the birth of Christ, but now I’m genuinely concerned that the Grinch is surpassing Santa in popularity.
We’ve gone from a Holy Day, to a commercial holiday, to celebrating a character who literally hates the whole season. 🎄🤔 #Christ
We’ve gone from a Holy Day, to a commercial holiday, to celebrating a character who literally hates the whole season. 🎄🤔 #Christ
December 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I've never been a fan of Santa Claus eclipsing the true meaning of the birth of Christ, but now I’m genuinely concerned that the Grinch is surpassing Santa in popularity.
We’ve gone from a Holy Day, to a commercial holiday, to celebrating a character who literally hates the whole season. 🎄🤔 #Christ
We’ve gone from a Holy Day, to a commercial holiday, to celebrating a character who literally hates the whole season. 🎄🤔 #Christ
I'm ok with the fine! www.idiotlaws.com/mispronouced...
December 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I'm ok with the fine! www.idiotlaws.com/mispronouced...
Interesting press conference. I'd like to thank the people of NY for properly pronouncing Joliet. There is a real $ fine for calling it Jollyet. So irritating. www.facebook.com/FoxNews/vide...
243K views · 3.6K reactions | WATCH LIVE: Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Hicks hold press conference at St. Patrick's Cathedral | Fox News
WATCH LIVE: Cardinal Dolan, Bishop Hicks hold press conference at St. Patrick's Cathedral
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December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Interesting press conference. I'd like to thank the people of NY for properly pronouncing Joliet. There is a real $ fine for calling it Jollyet. So irritating. www.facebook.com/FoxNews/vide...
I saw this lady trying to get her dog into the veterinarian. he wouldn't go in for anything even the helper couldn't get them in.
December 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I saw this lady trying to get her dog into the veterinarian. he wouldn't go in for anything even the helper couldn't get them in.
Maybe now those annoying #Dolan videos will stop showing up in my feeds.
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man says you stupid hipster doofus !
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man says you stupid hipster doofus !
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December 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Maybe now those annoying #Dolan videos will stop showing up in my feeds.
Use the 4-4-4 technique (Box Breathing). It’s what first responders use in jeopardy.
Inhale for 4 seconds.
Hold for 4 seconds.
Exhale for 4 seconds.
The Result: It physically forces your nervous system out of "fight or flight" and back into "Reason." It is a silent prayer of self-possession.
Inhale for 4 seconds.
Hold for 4 seconds.
Exhale for 4 seconds.
The Result: It physically forces your nervous system out of "fight or flight" and back into "Reason." It is a silent prayer of self-possession.
The "Exile" Strategy: View your time in that house not as your "life," but as a temporary exile. When you step out into your third place, tell yourself: "This is the real world. That house is the anomaly." It helps stop their ignorance from becoming your definition of reality.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
December 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Use the 4-4-4 technique (Box Breathing). It’s what first responders use in jeopardy.
Inhale for 4 seconds.
Hold for 4 seconds.
Exhale for 4 seconds.
The Result: It physically forces your nervous system out of "fight or flight" and back into "Reason." It is a silent prayer of self-possession.
Inhale for 4 seconds.
Hold for 4 seconds.
Exhale for 4 seconds.
The Result: It physically forces your nervous system out of "fight or flight" and back into "Reason." It is a silent prayer of self-possession.
"When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly. They are like this because they cannot tell good from evil."
The "Exile" Strategy: View your time in that house not as your "life," but as a temporary exile. When you step out into your third place, tell yourself: "This is the real world. That house is the anomaly." It helps stop their ignorance from becoming your definition of reality.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly. They are like this because they cannot tell good from evil."
The Shield: Practice "Gray Rocking." Give short, non-committal answers ("Okay," "I see," "Mhm"). Don't try to educate them or argue with them—that just drains your reservoir of Reason.
The "Exile" Strategy: View your time in that house not as your "life," but as a temporary exile. When you step out into your third place, tell yourself: "This is the real world. That house is the anomaly." It helps stop their ignorance from becoming your definition of reality.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
December 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The Shield: Practice "Gray Rocking." Give short, non-committal answers ("Okay," "I see," "Mhm"). Don't try to educate them or argue with them—that just drains your reservoir of Reason.
Imagine you are a scientist studying a different species. When they do something ignorant or dangerous, instead of thinking "How can they do this to me?" think "There goes that specimen acting according to its nature again."
The "Exile" Strategy: View your time in that house not as your "life," but as a temporary exile. When you step out into your third place, tell yourself: "This is the real world. That house is the anomaly." It helps stop their ignorance from becoming your definition of reality.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Imagine you are a scientist studying a different species. When they do something ignorant or dangerous, instead of thinking "How can they do this to me?" think "There goes that specimen acting according to its nature again."
The "Exile" Strategy: View your time in that house not as your "life," but as a temporary exile. When you step out into your third place, tell yourself: "This is the real world. That house is the anomaly." It helps stop their ignorance from becoming your definition of reality.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The "Exile" Strategy: View your time in that house not as your "life," but as a temporary exile. When you step out into your third place, tell yourself: "This is the real world. That house is the anomaly." It helps stop their ignorance from becoming your definition of reality.
Wisdom (a cornerstone of faith) often requires calling a fool a fool and taking protective action. If "God helps those who help themselves," your faith might be expressed through the phone calls, legal steps, or hard boundaries needed to shield yourself from their "blast."
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Wisdom (a cornerstone of faith) often requires calling a fool a fool and taking protective action. If "God helps those who help themselves," your faith might be expressed through the phone calls, legal steps, or hard boundaries needed to shield yourself from their "blast."
Instead of believing "God will stop them from being stupid," faith becomes: "I have been given the clarity to see the danger they are blind to." That clarity is your tool for survival. Use it to mitigate the risks you can control, even if you can't control the people.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Instead of believing "God will stop them from being stupid," faith becomes: "I have been given the clarity to see the danger they are blind to." That clarity is your tool for survival. Use it to mitigate the risks you can control, even if you can't control the people.
You need a version of faith that works in a foxhole.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
You need a version of faith that works in a foxhole.
If they are in jeopardy because of their own choices, your "faith" might be expressed through boundaries. * In a spiritual sense, you are not required to go down with a sinking ship just because the captain is a fool.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If they are in jeopardy because of their own choices, your "faith" might be expressed through boundaries. * In a spiritual sense, you are not required to go down with a sinking ship just because the captain is a fool.
Sometimes the most "faithful" thing you can do is recognize that God (or the universe) gave you the wisdom to see the danger that others are too ignorant to notice.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sometimes the most "faithful" thing you can do is recognize that God (or the universe) gave you the wisdom to see the danger that others are too ignorant to notice.
Detachment: In Stoic and some religious traditions, there is a practice of viewing others' recklessness as a "storm." You can't stop the storm from being chaotic, but you can focus entirely on your own "ship."
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Detachment: In Stoic and some religious traditions, there is a practice of viewing others' recklessness as a "storm." You can't stop the storm from being chaotic, but you can focus entirely on your own "ship."
The "God of the Gaps": Some find it helpful to view God not as the cause of the person’s actions, but as the force that has kept you safe despite them so far.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The "God of the Gaps": Some find it helpful to view God not as the cause of the person’s actions, but as the force that has kept you safe despite them so far.
The people I live with are not powerful enough to define whether God exists. They are not the evidence for or against the universe. They are just a temporary, difficult circumstance.
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The people I live with are not powerful enough to define whether God exists. They are not the evidence for or against the universe. They are just a temporary, difficult circumstance.
If You are there, and You are powerful, why did You trap me here with this? Why is this my reality while others get peace?
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
If You are there, and You are powerful, why did You trap me here with this? Why is this my reality while others get peace?
"If there were a divine designer or a governing logic to the universe, why is there so much blatant, exhausting stupidity right in front of my face?"
If God intervened to stop every act of ignorance or stupidity, human agency would cease to exist.
One of the hardest parts of faith is separating the concept of God from the behavior of people who claim to represent Him (or just people in general).
December 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"If there were a divine designer or a governing logic to the universe, why is there so much blatant, exhausting stupidity right in front of my face?"