i mean yeah it sucks sometimes, but like,,, my one (1) known covid infection has taken enough from me lmao no cute cafe is worth losing yet more functioning tyvm

doctor who makes 200K annual is VERY comfortable. That’s not wealth hoarding though lol

It’s Facebook and Amazon paying no taxes for the last decade, its being allowed to take out loans on unrealized gains in the hundreds of millions, capital gains tax lower than the tax rate of ppl who make 55k

honestly it seems a bit more cult-like to insist that everybody rawdog the air and ignore the evidence that COVID-19 nerfs people's immune systems

YES AND AMEN

ughhhhhhh as a longtime fan of Pomplamoose it is so frustrating to see Jack Conte enter a villain arc

She critiques this because of how praising sacrifice can sanctify oppression, specifically the oppression of Black women, but I've found it really helpful to think with from my own position as well. Highly recommend giving it a read!

It's a seminal text in womanist theology, and one of her objects of critique is how Christian theology has made sacrifice holy - one quote that lives in my head rent-free is "There is nothing divine in the blood of the cross."

...which sung sanctus

ok it is a very metal motto but also have you read "sisters in the wilderness" by delores williams

church isn't church without tiny kiddos in the pews!!!!! my very first sunday at my parish in seattle, i was at the communion rail taking eucharist next to a toddler and this was part of what sold me on that church / the episcopal church at large

trying to do anything during a MSN episode with Lisa Gilroy in it?? you fell victim to one of the classic blunders

I was gonna say, big news for noted penny/TB hater John Green today lol