Peter's Legacy
@peterslegacy.bsky.social
Theologian, Rocket Scientist, Bleeding Heart Liberal
MTG admitting naivety. Wow. Leaving hostility to follow a harder path of humility. Hopeful. At first MTG personified the weird right. Yet skillfully achieved influence and effectiveness. I won't vote for her. But now combining political skills with better ethics, however calculated, great.
December 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
MTG admitting naivety. Wow. Leaving hostility to follow a harder path of humility. Hopeful. At first MTG personified the weird right. Yet skillfully achieved influence and effectiveness. I won't vote for her. But now combining political skills with better ethics, however calculated, great.
Seeing a factual review of the DOGE cuts. Minimal effect, except for its impact on the poorest and most vulnerable. Why am I not surprised that the cruelest do what they do?
December 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Seeing a factual review of the DOGE cuts. Minimal effect, except for its impact on the poorest and most vulnerable. Why am I not surprised that the cruelest do what they do?
"I...expect that the other world, which has such deep sympathy for these criminals, will at least be generous enough to convert this sympathy into practical aid. We, on our part, are ready to put all these criminals at the disposal of these countries, for all I care, even on luxury ships." Familiar?
December 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"I...expect that the other world, which has such deep sympathy for these criminals, will at least be generous enough to convert this sympathy into practical aid. We, on our part, are ready to put all these criminals at the disposal of these countries, for all I care, even on luxury ships." Familiar?
Just one historic example of racial prejudice: Irish immigrants. Gerald of Wales 12th Cent "filthy people, wallowing in vice"; Disraeli 1836 "wild, reckless, indolent, uncertain and superstitious race"; Thomas Carlyle "human chimpanzees"; Charles Trevelyan on the Irish famine "punishment from God"
December 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just one historic example of racial prejudice: Irish immigrants. Gerald of Wales 12th Cent "filthy people, wallowing in vice"; Disraeli 1836 "wild, reckless, indolent, uncertain and superstitious race"; Thomas Carlyle "human chimpanzees"; Charles Trevelyan on the Irish famine "punishment from God"
While Miller et al claim immigrants degrade civilization is it not more likely, having achieved the arduous task of surviving their migration and resettlement, they demonstrate the strength and adeptness required to enhance any civilization. (Not to mention the historical record confirming that)
December 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
While Miller et al claim immigrants degrade civilization is it not more likely, having achieved the arduous task of surviving their migration and resettlement, they demonstrate the strength and adeptness required to enhance any civilization. (Not to mention the historical record confirming that)
It just seems to me that the right wing cannot continue to sustain itself by mocking and demonizing the rest of American voters. This has got to be a slow burning fuse that will come to a dramatic end. Soon I hope.
December 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It just seems to me that the right wing cannot continue to sustain itself by mocking and demonizing the rest of American voters. This has got to be a slow burning fuse that will come to a dramatic end. Soon I hope.
The right seems to enjoy calling Democrats with a moral sensitivity 'snowflakes'. I cannot imagine a more 'snowflake' bunch of pearl clutchers than the paranoid fears of the right wing regarding immigration.
December 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The right seems to enjoy calling Democrats with a moral sensitivity 'snowflakes'. I cannot imagine a more 'snowflake' bunch of pearl clutchers than the paranoid fears of the right wing regarding immigration.
S. Miller. This is what happens when thoughtless paranoia rules.
December 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
S. Miller. This is what happens when thoughtless paranoia rules.
Why are not ICE officials, Noem and Trump urging ICE agents and others to act with high standards of professionalism, sanctioning unwarranted use of force, and prohibiting false statements by their agents??? I submit it is fully intended to terrify immigrants coercing them to leave. Am I wrong????
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Why are not ICE officials, Noem and Trump urging ICE agents and others to act with high standards of professionalism, sanctioning unwarranted use of force, and prohibiting false statements by their agents??? I submit it is fully intended to terrify immigrants coercing them to leave. Am I wrong????
An opinion in the Christian Post about the Gen Z right wing. They point out that for such 'Christians', "Christianity is a tool. Conservatism is a costume". Wonder when the conservative evangelicals will realize they've been played.
December 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
An opinion in the Christian Post about the Gen Z right wing. They point out that for such 'Christians', "Christianity is a tool. Conservatism is a costume". Wonder when the conservative evangelicals will realize they've been played.
Just wondering if we will ever see an apology when babies start dying from Hepatitis B.
December 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just wondering if we will ever see an apology when babies start dying from Hepatitis B.
Not picking one side or the other, but simply on the face of it doesn't it seem ridiculous that the same party fanatical about states' rights chooses to prohibit the right of any state to regulate the use of AI within their borders?
December 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Not picking one side or the other, but simply on the face of it doesn't it seem ridiculous that the same party fanatical about states' rights chooses to prohibit the right of any state to regulate the use of AI within their borders?
Republican votes were needed to get the Epstein files released. Eight Republicans made it happen. Seven were women. What does that say about Republican misogyny?
December 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Republican votes were needed to get the Epstein files released. Eight Republicans made it happen. Seven were women. What does that say about Republican misogyny?
St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Mass. There's the real message of Christmas. Bless them.
December 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Mass. There's the real message of Christmas. Bless them.
Like the Emperor's New Clothes, at what point will Fox, which prided itself on blunt and aggressive reportage, overcome, if ever, its timidity reporting Trump's physical decline.
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Like the Emperor's New Clothes, at what point will Fox, which prided itself on blunt and aggressive reportage, overcome, if ever, its timidity reporting Trump's physical decline.
The Trump accounts. Bread and Circuses redux.
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Trump accounts. Bread and Circuses redux.
"Egypt is a broken reed". Isaiah. Perhaps today's evangelicals ought have considered this before putting faith in a highly immoral and incompetent leader.
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"Egypt is a broken reed". Isaiah. Perhaps today's evangelicals ought have considered this before putting faith in a highly immoral and incompetent leader.
Winter...when climate deniers point to arctic blasts in the south. Ignoring the increasing heat stored in the Atlantic...which gives increasing power to the north winds...which, become mighty, batter the arctic air all the way to the red south. Perhaps they'll freeze prior to enlightenment.
December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Winter...when climate deniers point to arctic blasts in the south. Ignoring the increasing heat stored in the Atlantic...which gives increasing power to the north winds...which, become mighty, batter the arctic air all the way to the red south. Perhaps they'll freeze prior to enlightenment.
"I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken". Dylan. While I could forgive the travesty of a narcissist capitalizing on fear and loathing, I don't know if I could ever forgive this time of silence in America.
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"I saw ten thousand talkers whose tongues were all broken". Dylan. While I could forgive the travesty of a narcissist capitalizing on fear and loathing, I don't know if I could ever forgive this time of silence in America.
The man himself said it. "The statutory plan,”
Alito reasoned, “discloses a Congressional purpose that after the expiration of the 120-day period
further interim appointments are to be made by the court rather than by the Attorney General". Comey's prosecutor was illegal.
Alito reasoned, “discloses a Congressional purpose that after the expiration of the 120-day period
further interim appointments are to be made by the court rather than by the Attorney General". Comey's prosecutor was illegal.
November 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The man himself said it. "The statutory plan,”
Alito reasoned, “discloses a Congressional purpose that after the expiration of the 120-day period
further interim appointments are to be made by the court rather than by the Attorney General". Comey's prosecutor was illegal.
Alito reasoned, “discloses a Congressional purpose that after the expiration of the 120-day period
further interim appointments are to be made by the court rather than by the Attorney General". Comey's prosecutor was illegal.
So often it seemed Trump's reign of fear and loathing was ending, but didn't. Yet I believe whatever his Congressional sycophants put in place of the ACA, FEMA and SNAP trifecta is going to be the mill stone that brings him down.
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So often it seemed Trump's reign of fear and loathing was ending, but didn't. Yet I believe whatever his Congressional sycophants put in place of the ACA, FEMA and SNAP trifecta is going to be the mill stone that brings him down.
Can anyone with a conscience explain why it is good to terrorize mothers and children in order to deal with immigration???
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Can anyone with a conscience explain why it is good to terrorize mothers and children in order to deal with immigration???
Today's evangelicals, fearing an imaginary persecution, have latched themselves to a flawed and immoral political force. The damage to their reputation in that choice may drive a very real shunning in the future. Self fulfilling.
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Today's evangelicals, fearing an imaginary persecution, have latched themselves to a flawed and immoral political force. The damage to their reputation in that choice may drive a very real shunning in the future. Self fulfilling.
The latest made point on Bluesky: None need shrug and accept the vile words and the dismissive tolerance of evil doers done by our President…but they do and will continue. America’s terminal illness.
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The latest made point on Bluesky: None need shrug and accept the vile words and the dismissive tolerance of evil doers done by our President…but they do and will continue. America’s terminal illness.
Pope Leo: a nation that forgets mercy “falls into a cesspool.” The Vicar of Christ actually speaking like the Vicar of Christ. Good to hear.
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Pope Leo: a nation that forgets mercy “falls into a cesspool.” The Vicar of Christ actually speaking like the Vicar of Christ. Good to hear.