The Independent Minded Empath
@indymindedempath.bsky.social
Critical thought about society, politics, education and culture. No small talk. No small ideas. No small minds.
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The goodness of a nation and its people is determined by how it treats the least of these.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The goodness of a nation and its people is determined by how it treats the least of these.
A reckoning, not a rigging.
We the People
We the People
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A reckoning, not a rigging.
We the People
We the People
People who talk about choosing which hill to die on usually don’t have any hills on which they would die on.
October 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
People who talk about choosing which hill to die on usually don’t have any hills on which they would die on.
Every evil empire has its Littlefinger/Wormtongue/Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen.
Russell Vought is that character in this administration.
Russell Vought is that character in this administration.
Breaking America for God: What Russ Vought Believes Will Hurt Us
From Erika Kirk to Mike Johnson: this isn't Marjorie's MAGA anymore
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October 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Every evil empire has its Littlefinger/Wormtongue/Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen.
Russell Vought is that character in this administration.
Russell Vought is that character in this administration.
ICE is a state-sponsored terrorist organization. Trump and Stephen Miller are its Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
October 2, 2025
At about 1:00 on Tuesday morning, federal agents from Border Patrol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) raided an apartment b...
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October 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
ICE is a state-sponsored terrorist organization. Trump and Stephen Miller are its Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.
I’m perfectly comfortable making people uncomfortable about their discomforting comfort zones.
September 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I’m perfectly comfortable making people uncomfortable about their discomforting comfort zones.
A lot of those people thinking they are going to be raptured today will be very surprised to watch the elevator buttons go down instead of up.
September 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A lot of those people thinking they are going to be raptured today will be very surprised to watch the elevator buttons go down instead of up.
This post from February has gained a lot of engagement since the death of Charlie Kirk.
It is an insight into the heretical brand of Christianity that is warned about in Matthew 24:11.
It is an insight into the heretical brand of Christianity that is warned about in Matthew 24:11.
The Independent Minded Empath (@independentmindedempath)
This post from February has gained a lot of engagement since the death of Charlie Kirk.
It is an insight into the heretical brand of Christianity that is warned about in Matthew 24:11.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This post from February has gained a lot of engagement since the death of Charlie Kirk.
It is an insight into the heretical brand of Christianity that is warned about in Matthew 24:11.
It is an insight into the heretical brand of Christianity that is warned about in Matthew 24:11.
The tactics used by modern day evangelicals to recruit new members are no different than those used by groomers.
#truthhurts
#truthhurts
September 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The tactics used by modern day evangelicals to recruit new members are no different than those used by groomers.
#truthhurts
#truthhurts
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The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel isn't just about Trump's fragile ego.
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
Is Comedy Illegal? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel isn't just about Trump's fragile ego.
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
It is pointless to try to ascribe motivations.
Consequences are all that matter.
Consequences are all that matter.
September 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It is pointless to try to ascribe motivations.
Consequences are all that matter.
Consequences are all that matter.
Censorship is at 451 degrees Fahrenheit.
It isn’t the ones exercising free speech who need to “take the temperature down.”
It isn’t the ones exercising free speech who need to “take the temperature down.”
September 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Censorship is at 451 degrees Fahrenheit.
It isn’t the ones exercising free speech who need to “take the temperature down.”
It isn’t the ones exercising free speech who need to “take the temperature down.”
For those struggling to know how to respond to the descent into fascism —
The reality is that we can’t control the outcomes. We can only control our choices. The most ethical choice is the one in which we act with integrity — that is, in accordance with our beliefs and stated values.
The reality is that we can’t control the outcomes. We can only control our choices. The most ethical choice is the one in which we act with integrity — that is, in accordance with our beliefs and stated values.
When is the Right Time to do the Right Thing?
Wishing Our Nation's Leaders Understood That Defiance Is A Virtue
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September 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
For those struggling to know how to respond to the descent into fascism —
The reality is that we can’t control the outcomes. We can only control our choices. The most ethical choice is the one in which we act with integrity — that is, in accordance with our beliefs and stated values.
The reality is that we can’t control the outcomes. We can only control our choices. The most ethical choice is the one in which we act with integrity — that is, in accordance with our beliefs and stated values.
“Free speech doesn’t need your permission slip. The revolution doesn’t ask for licenses. We’ll keep talking. We’ll keep laughing. We’ll keep tearing down the lies, one monologue at a time.”
Fuck the FCC
A TRANSMISSION FROM HARD HARRY
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September 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“Free speech doesn’t need your permission slip. The revolution doesn’t ask for licenses. We’ll keep talking. We’ll keep laughing. We’ll keep tearing down the lies, one monologue at a time.”
You’re not living a life of integrity if you’ve never suffered or lost by choosing to do the right thing.
September 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
You’re not living a life of integrity if you’ve never suffered or lost by choosing to do the right thing.
Too much attention is placed on Republican vs. Democrat.
The real difference is between those who want to make decisions for how others live and those who respect others’ decisions about how to live.
The real difference is between those who want to make decisions for how others live and those who respect others’ decisions about how to live.
Politics Are Not What Divides Us
As Much As They Reflect the Things That Actually Do
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September 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Too much attention is placed on Republican vs. Democrat.
The real difference is between those who want to make decisions for how others live and those who respect others’ decisions about how to live.
The real difference is between those who want to make decisions for how others live and those who respect others’ decisions about how to live.
Melania just said the following:
“Our future is no longer science fiction. During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children – empowering, but with watchful guidance."
Which made me think of this sitcom from the 80s. Also,WTF? Comparing AI to rearing children?
“Our future is no longer science fiction. During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children – empowering, but with watchful guidance."
Which made me think of this sitcom from the 80s. Also,WTF? Comparing AI to rearing children?
The Independent Minded Empath (@independentmindedempath)
Melania Trump just said the following regarding AI…
“Our future is no longer science fiction. During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children – empowering, but w...
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September 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Melania just said the following:
“Our future is no longer science fiction. During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children – empowering, but with watchful guidance."
Which made me think of this sitcom from the 80s. Also,WTF? Comparing AI to rearing children?
“Our future is no longer science fiction. During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children – empowering, but with watchful guidance."
Which made me think of this sitcom from the 80s. Also,WTF? Comparing AI to rearing children?
When will the members of the military, national guard, FBI, and CIA say “No!” To these immoral “leaders”?!!??
August 22, 2025
In these last days of August, with Congress on hiatus and the Epstein files looming, the Trump White House appears to be making a big move to consolidate power over the federal government, weaponize i...
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August 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
When will the members of the military, national guard, FBI, and CIA say “No!” To these immoral “leaders”?!!??
Figures like Doug Wilson represent a perversion of the teachings and example of Jesus.
They are not Christians.
They are not Christians.
Christiamericanity
The Religion of MAGA
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August 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Figures like Doug Wilson represent a perversion of the teachings and example of Jesus.
They are not Christians.
They are not Christians.
The uncertainty of the present is as equally terrifying for some as it is opportunistic for others.
Here is a proverb to encourage you to be just as hopeful as you are pragmatic in the days and years to come.
Here is a proverb to encourage you to be just as hopeful as you are pragmatic in the days and years to come.
Diamonds or Dust? How Adversity Forms or Breaks Us
Recognizing and Capitalizing on the Opportunity to Grow Which Comes Only During Difficult Times
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July 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The uncertainty of the present is as equally terrifying for some as it is opportunistic for others.
Here is a proverb to encourage you to be just as hopeful as you are pragmatic in the days and years to come.
Here is a proverb to encourage you to be just as hopeful as you are pragmatic in the days and years to come.
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social needs to change its name to Feckless University.
Also, its alumni and students need to file a class action lawsuit against them for the damage caused to their personal and professional reputations due to the cowardly bending of the knee to Trump.
Also, its alumni and students need to file a class action lawsuit against them for the damage caused to their personal and professional reputations due to the cowardly bending of the knee to Trump.
The Independent Minded Empath (@independentmindedempath)
Columbia University needs to change its name to Feckless University.
Also, its alumni and students need to file a class action lawsuit against them for the damage caused to their personal and profes...
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July 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social needs to change its name to Feckless University.
Also, its alumni and students need to file a class action lawsuit against them for the damage caused to their personal and professional reputations due to the cowardly bending of the knee to Trump.
Also, its alumni and students need to file a class action lawsuit against them for the damage caused to their personal and professional reputations due to the cowardly bending of the knee to Trump.
Today is a day of mourning as the very ideals which sparked a Revolution are being destroyed by bigotry, arrogance, greed, selfishness, apathy, stupidity, apostasy, and evil.
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Today is a day of morning as the very ideals which sparked a Revolution are being destroyed by bigotry, arrogance, greed, selfishness, apathy, stupidity, apostasy, and evil.
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July 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today is a day of mourning as the very ideals which sparked a Revolution are being destroyed by bigotry, arrogance, greed, selfishness, apathy, stupidity, apostasy, and evil.
