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[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 months ago

This is a great article, but it misses one very important dimension. I was raised mostly in Iowa by a conservative evangelical minister, and attended approximately 20,000 hours of church services, church camps, and national week-long meetings. My earliest memories of church start about 1973. Prayers using these same biblical references started in 1979 when Ronald Reagan began campaigning against Jimmy Carter. My "Christian" minister father stopped speaking to a lot of our relatives because they tried to point out that Jimmy Carter was a MUCH better human being than the former actor.

Forty years of conditioning sessions. These prayers aren't new, and they aren't specific to TFG. This was prepared.

I'll leave you with one small anecdote: When I was in my mid teens, the logic of the evangelical movement started troubling me. During the midweek prayer meeting and Bible study (questions and discussion were encouraged) I questioned some of the premises that were being touted. I was removed (by my father, the pastor), taken to the parsonage, and told to NEVER question his authority on biblical matters in public again. Apparently there was a defiant look in my eye, and I was picked physically up and thrown through the front picture window of the parsonage. I thank my kismet, karma, or raw random chance that this happened because otherwise my family would probably be the same full on Trumpists mess that my siblings families remain to this day.

Also, I am male, I have children and grandchildren, and I don't own a cat, but I now identify as a "childless cat lady".

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

There's really no way to express how sad this is. We really don't want the fascist to win, but it's time to lay your burdens down, Joe. We love you, but give it up.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Combining several recent court decisions, is there a list somewhere with how much I need to "tip" to overturn a federal agency rule I don't like? Do I need to "tip" multiple levels of judiciary, or can I just "tip" at the top?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

She actually needs the DA to add those hate crimes to the charges so that Abbott can pardon her later, just attempted capital murder and injury to a child aren't going to cut it with him.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 5 months ago (4 children)

This is exactly what the special counsel counsel wanted, he will now petition the appellate court to replace her, and they will agree.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago

Yet another wholly owned subsidiary of Russia Inc.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Here in Iowa we sympathize (because we have the same problem).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Flibbertigibbet

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

The sys command in Commodore Basic is used to jump to an address in memory and begin executing. It's possible that you will need to type in "sys 37100" to use the upgraded v2 Basic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Love the John Prine line!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm 56. When I was in Kindergarten my parents say I shook hands with Chuck Grassley as he marched in a parade for one of his early campaigns in Cedar Falls/Waterloo Iowa. Retire already.

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