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Retired healthcare worker. Information sponge. Lover of the natural world. Admirer of human creativity and courage. Determined but struggling optimist.
"God give me strength to face a fact, though it slay me." — Thomas Huxley.
"God give me strength to face a fact, though it slay me." — Thomas Huxley.
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Growing up in a patriarchal, top-down religion, I came to realize those who claimed to know what was on God’s mind…
Didn’t.
Didn’t.
The most dangerous form of government is theocracy.
Because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they're on a mission from God.
Because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they're on a mission from God.
October 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Growing up in a patriarchal, top-down religion, I came to realize those who claimed to know what was on God’s mind…
Didn’t.
Didn’t.
This is a developing story. Rumors abound. The truth will out.
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Colonel Sheyla Baez Ramirez suspended as Garrison Commander at Fort McCoy
LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez has been suspended as Garrison Commander at Fort McCoy, according to a statement released by the Fort McCoy Senior Commander on Saturday.
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April 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is a developing story. Rumors abound. The truth will out.
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Susan Crawford has words for Elon Musk, who poured millions into the WI supreme court race trying to defeat her: "As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won."
April 2, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Susan Crawford has words for Elon Musk, who poured millions into the WI supreme court race trying to defeat her: "As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I'd be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won."
Time to brush up on our knowledge of so-called "constitutional" sheriffs. Does one of them run your county?
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Constitutional sheriffs wield unchecked power across America, journalist says
Jessica Pishko says a group of sheriffs have become a flashpoint in the current politics of toxic masculinity, guns, white supremacy and rural resentment. Her book is The Highest Law in the Land.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Time to brush up on our knowledge of so-called "constitutional" sheriffs. Does one of them run your county?
www.npr.org/2024/09/10/g...
www.npr.org/2024/09/10/g...
Guy's a hero.
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Iowa Attorney General Bird sues Winneshiek County Sheriff over Sanctuary County Law
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed a lawsuit against Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx, alleging that he violated Iowa's sanctuary county law.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Guy's a hero.
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Anyone else thinking of Max Frische's play "Biedermann und die Brandstifter" lately?
It seems to be playing on the world's stage right now. We're in the final act and the arsonists are about to be handed the match...
It seems to be playing on the world's stage right now. We're in the final act and the arsonists are about to be handed the match...
February 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Anyone else thinking of Max Frische's play "Biedermann und die Brandstifter" lately?
It seems to be playing on the world's stage right now. We're in the final act and the arsonists are about to be handed the match...
It seems to be playing on the world's stage right now. We're in the final act and the arsonists are about to be handed the match...
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"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power"
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
Elon’s Twitter Destruction Playbook Hits The US Government, And It’s Even More Dangerous
Remember how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter by ripping apart its infrastructure without understanding it? Now imagine that same playbook applied to the federal government. It’s happening, and th…
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February 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power"
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
From UMC Bishop, Tracy Malone and the UMC Council of Bishops, a letter recently read in UMC congregations:
www.umc.org/en/content/p...
www.umc.org/en/content/p...
Pastoral letter addressing plight of migrants, immigrants and refugees | UMC.org
As United Methodists we have firmly declared through our Social Principles that we are called to actively welcome the migrant, immigrant, and refugee among us.
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January 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
From UMC Bishop, Tracy Malone and the UMC Council of Bishops, a letter recently read in UMC congregations:
www.umc.org/en/content/p...
www.umc.org/en/content/p...