You're striving for accuracy, while some who read are striving to express their fears - fears that can motivate or paralyse, guide or confuse. Emotions and accuracy often have a profound disconnect, inhibiting the intended understanding from being reached.

I enjoyed your typo!

Is that the edgelord variant of curmudgeon?

I find it puzzling, too.

Welcome, and I'm so sorry.

It tends to pan out that way, but more importantly, it's a tragedy when anyone's spiritual leader drags their values though the mud. We'd better be sure to welcome them with profound empathy.

My daughter lived in the US for a while. She still talks about how WONDERFUL your museums are. She absolutely adored them. I hope that helps someone feel a tiny bit better. You're not having a fun time over there, and we care.

And maybe two governments, with a similar distinction between the superficial and the practical!

It's so racist. Why would anyone ever need to apologize for a haka? It has so much more decorum and gravitas than the weird heckling that goes on in Parliament.

He is not the first American pope. He is simultaneously the first North American and second South American pope.

Exactly.

Oh, and the digital flower garden is just #bloomscrolling #flowerreport and the gardening feed on Bluesky- it’s relaxing when you’ve had too much news☺️

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