Charles S. Freeman (trying to be thankful, dammit)
@cspencef.bsky.social
PC(USA) interim pastor in the Quad Cities, ex-musicologist. Highly intolerant of BS and willful ignorance. Music, sports, religion, attempted humor, whatevs. AI is unethical at its root. h/h/h hymnsbycharlesfreeman.blogspot.com
I can’t muster much to say about the Epstein stuff today except that, with all we already know, it’s a grotesque stain on the American reputation that it takes this stuff to get x many Americans to understand how bad Trump is, that what we knew already wasn’t enough.
November 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I can’t muster much to say about the Epstein stuff today except that, with all we already know, it’s a grotesque stain on the American reputation that it takes this stuff to get x many Americans to understand how bad Trump is, that what we knew already wasn’t enough.
Clearly on a mission from God…
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Clearly on a mission from God…
Finally got through Chief of War. That last episode was as excruciating as battle scene I’ve ever witnessed on TV or film.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Finally got through Chief of War. That last episode was as excruciating as battle scene I’ve ever witnessed on TV or film.
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My latest post has a table of the most expensive hurricanes to affect each nation/territory/island in the Atlantic relative to GDP. Over 30 nations have suffered a storm costing more than 5% of GDP, and 13 have seen losses of at least 100% of GDP. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/the-...
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My latest post has a table of the most expensive hurricanes to affect each nation/territory/island in the Atlantic relative to GDP. Over 30 nations have suffered a storm costing more than 5% of GDP, and 13 have seen losses of at least 100% of GDP. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/the-...
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“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
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Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Earnest post: there is increasingly direct evidence that Trump participated in child sex trafficking or at least knew about it.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
He should resign, be impeached and removed from office, and prosecuted.
Even if you don’t think that WILL happen it’s important to say publicly that it SHOULD happen.
“Wow, there sure is a lot of smoke around here. Hey, is that a fire?”
I know others are asking (and I can guess the answer) but why the hell is this meeting in the situation room and not the Oval. This would ordinarily be an Oval meeting.
Doing it in the situation room is basically an admission in my mind.
Doing it in the situation room is basically an admission in my mind.
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“Wow, there sure is a lot of smoke around here. Hey, is that a fire?”
There’s a nearby place where I can get this on Wednesdays for ten bucks plus drinks (and they do have sweet tea). This native Georgian can certainly live here for a couple of years.
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There’s a nearby place where I can get this on Wednesdays for ten bucks plus drinks (and they do have sweet tea). This native Georgian can certainly live here for a couple of years.
This one is entirely too relevant, and it's not at all farfetched to see this country in such a situation before long if things don't change. www.christiancentury.org/features/pas...
Pastors in exile
Clergy who have fled Russian-occupied Ukraine are finding new ways to provide pastoral care for parishioners who are still...
www.christiancentury.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This one is entirely too relevant, and it's not at all farfetched to see this country in such a situation before long if things don't change. www.christiancentury.org/features/pas...
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Repost with an iconic fictional band.
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band.
🎶The AI robbin’ keeps slop slop sloppin’ along..,🎶 www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
AI country singer Breaking Rust tops Billboard with ‘Walk My Walk’
A country hit made by artificial intelligence has climbed to the top of a Billboard chart — a first for the genre.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
🎶The AI robbin’ keeps slop slop sloppin’ along..,🎶 www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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Congrats to Miami, FL, for tying their record low for the date. This is their first record low since Feb 20, 2015. Since the previous record low, they have set or tied a daily high temp record 182 times.
2015: 14
2016: 11
2017: 13
2018: 6
2019: 27
2020: 24
2021: 9
2022: 21
2023: 36
2024: 14
2025: 7
2015: 14
2016: 11
2017: 13
2018: 6
2019: 27
2020: 24
2021: 9
2022: 21
2023: 36
2024: 14
2025: 7
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Congrats to Miami, FL, for tying their record low for the date. This is their first record low since Feb 20, 2015. Since the previous record low, they have set or tied a daily high temp record 182 times.
2015: 14
2016: 11
2017: 13
2018: 6
2019: 27
2020: 24
2021: 9
2022: 21
2023: 36
2024: 14
2025: 7
2015: 14
2016: 11
2017: 13
2018: 6
2019: 27
2020: 24
2021: 9
2022: 21
2023: 36
2024: 14
2025: 7
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In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
A highly populated 🧵 of posts and links on what I shall succinctly call "subjugation decoration."
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social has repeatedly observed that the MAGA feminine aesthetic, instead of aiming for a coherent beauty heuristic, is meant *only* to signal female willingness to self-subjugate to a male desire.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A highly populated 🧵 of posts and links on what I shall succinctly call "subjugation decoration."
Why do I keep saying AI is unethical at its root (which means it has has no ethically justifiable application)? Well...
AI is going to consume 13-15% of the nation's energy in 3-5 years. For what? For what?
AI Data Center Mania is 'Epic Bubble,' Says Brad Conger
YouTube video by Bloomberg Podcasts
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November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Why do I keep saying AI is unethical at its root (which means it has has no ethically justifiable application)? Well...
He got himself banned from the NBA, then he cleaned up and lived himself a life. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Richardson, NBA star before ban, dies at age 70
Four-time NBA All-Star Micheal Ray Richardson, who was banned from the NBA for drug use, died at the age of 70 shortly after getting diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
He got himself banned from the NBA, then he cleaned up and lived himself a life. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
So what is, er, she?
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
So what is, er, she?
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Universal healthcare is complicated and difficult to navigate. To date, only 32 of the 33 developed nations have been able to implement it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Universal healthcare is complicated and difficult to navigate. To date, only 32 of the 33 developed nations have been able to implement it.
So even SCOTUS put up more resistance than Senate Democratic leaders this week.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
So even SCOTUS put up more resistance than Senate Democratic leaders this week.
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People should contact Shaheen's daughter's campaign and say they will support the daughter's opponent if Shaheen doesn't change her vote.
If we are going to have dynasties, pressure the whole dynasty.
If we are going to have dynasties, pressure the whole dynasty.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
People should contact Shaheen's daughter's campaign and say they will support the daughter's opponent if Shaheen doesn't change her vote.
If we are going to have dynasties, pressure the whole dynasty.
If we are going to have dynasties, pressure the whole dynasty.
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It’s a pretty amazing piece of music.
New from Symphony: Saxophonist Steven Banks Brings Billy Childs’ “Diaspora” to Quad City Symphony—and Public Schools
Saxophonist Steven Banks Brings Billy Childs’ “Diaspora” to Quad City Symphony—and Public Schools - Symphony
In Saturday’s (11/8) Quad City Times (Iowa), Nina Baker writes, “As world-renowned saxophonist Steven Banks has performed the concerto ‘Diaspora,’ he’s seen few of the people the concerto was for in the audiences. The concerto, written by Grammy-winning Black composer Billy Childs, chronicles the forced Black American diaspora, stretching from Africa, before the transatlantic slave trade,... Read more »
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s a pretty amazing piece of music.
This feels like they’re saying that the only reason the economy is showing any signs of life is that it’s hyped up on methamphetamines. fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...
Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune
Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?
fortune.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This feels like they’re saying that the only reason the economy is showing any signs of life is that it’s hyped up on methamphetamines. fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...