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From William Bradford’s Journal of Plymouth Plantation, Sixteen Hundred and Twenty-One.
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A lamentable malady had taken fifty and two souls from the humble colony that first winter. Some said God had forsaken them. Others feared plague. But most remarkable were the words of Myles Standish, a well-respected member of the community. For he declared the pain that afflicted them was neither Divine retribution nor another Great Sickness, but was the consequence of their men too often partaking in lustful self-gratification.
William Bradford, being a just Governor, shunned Myles Standish and his beliefs, reminding him that they were a Christian people, and had never before engaged in such carnal pleasures.
“Right?” he asked the men.
They all did then look around sort of sheepishly and murmured, “Yeah, of course,” but in a way that wasn’t entirely convincing. John Billington stepped forward. “But maybe we should listen to him anyway?” he said. “Just in case someone here—not me—has been partaking in it two or three times before each sundown.”
Oh look, Trump’s nominee to head the DOD isn’t just an enthusiastic supporter of war crimes. He’s a full-fledge Christian Nationalist fruitcake. Those tattoos mean exactly what we thought they meant. When Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as Secretary of Defense, concerns were raised immediately about Hegseth’s undisguised Christian nationalism. Hegseth, who has admitted that his multiple crusader tattoos got him “deemed an extremist” by his own National Guard unit, has deep ties to misogynistic Christian nationalist pastor Douglas Wilson.
Trump says he will nominate the TV doctor, who has been paid to push Medicare privatization while investing in health care giants.
Cathedrals, seed banks, and oaks: How to live in times of change.
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I assume that most of you are aware that they went down to Mar a Lago last week to kiss the ring. They claim it won’t change their coverage but, come on. This makes me sick to my stomach although it probably shouldn’t considering the behavior of various billionaire media magnates before the election. Just like all the Republican officials before them, they are either cowards or opportunists. Either way, I wouldn’t count on the media to be saying “Democracy dies in darkness” this time. It’s clear which way the wind is blowing. Poynter reports that Trump told Fox he has “an obligation to the American public, and to our country itself, to be open and available to the press.” And here drops the other shoe: “If not treated fairly, however, that will end. The media is very important to the long-term success of the United States of America,” Trump said. Are we supposed to pretend that we don’t know who this cretin is after 8 long years of him dominating our days and nightmares? Come on. Nothing has changed. He will be exactly as he always is.
Alan Lightman’s three greatest revelations while writing The Miraculous from the Material.
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Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, when asked about disgraced former shock jock, Alan Jones, has replied, ”Alan Who?” Despite the former broadcaster at one time being featured prominently on Ms Rinehart’s companies website. ”A beloved national treasure like myself meets... Read More ›
Trump’s failed Truth Social company (DJT) brought in a little bit more than 2 million dollars this year and lost about 20 million but is nonetheless valued at over $7 billion. With a B. It’s has nothing to do with the company and everything to do with Trump in whom people apparently want to invest their money. Now DJT wantsto buy a crypto exchange. Why??? Here’s a bit of an explainer from JV Last: Crypto exchanges exist in a murky regulatory space. Some cryptocurrencies are considered by the government to be securities, and as such they fall under the jurisdiction of the SEC. Markets that function as clearinghouses for such crypto securities are similarly subject to SEC regs. If a crypto exchange could guarantee that it would not be investigated by the SEC or become subject to any new SEC regulations, that would be a valuable asset. Raise your hand if you think there is any chance—any chance at all—that under President Trump the SEC would dare to so much as look in the direction of a crypto exchange owned by DJT.
The letter urges President Joe Biden to follow through on an ultimatum his administration issued to Israel over humanitarian aid.
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They lied Representative-elect Sarah McBride is transgender. And that thirsty harpy Nancy Mace is in front of the cameras as usual behaving like the harridan she is: This was never about girls competing in athletics. It was always about shunning transgender people, embarrassing them, making their lives a living hell. This is heartbreaking. There is no reason to do this to this person other than rank cruelty. Oh, and by the way:
Before the murders, work was going well. My last novel, In the Dying Light, remained on the Times’ Best Seller list for 248 weeks. Everything you see on screen, from our seaside mansion filled with framed copies of my book covers, to our antique letter opener collection, I owe to my readers. I’m also devoted to my three suspicious children and grizzled husband with a substance abuse issue. His name is Keith, and he’s very unemployed. It hasn’t been easy getting here, but I’m proud to have built this life, page by gripping page.
Then the bodies started washing ashore. First was my son’s fiancée, who also turned out to be Keith’s mistress. Next came our maid’s uncle, known in the credits as Mobster #2—he seemed so dear but evidently got tangled up with the wrong crowd. Now, a network of scandals threatens to tear apart our bucolic town. Worst of all? I’m on deadline to deliver a manuscript that is, at the moment, a total mess. I haven’t strung together a decent sentence in eight episodes. Mitzi Dixon, my hotshot agent, is barking up my ass, and Hulu has just ordered another two seasons.
Trump campaigned on mass deportations. Now he’s threatening to use the U.S. military to carry them out.
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How many Schindlers will there be in Trump’s new America?