Raccoon Eyes
@raccoon-eyes.bsky.social
Progressive Adventist. Feminist. Avid reader. Mom of chaotic goobers. Wifey. Raccoon obsessed. I have opinions.
No, Ben! No!
Someone tell him that his own denomination started as an abolitionist movement...
Someone tell him that his own denomination started as an abolitionist movement...
Ben Carson speaking now, unexpectedly railing against the "social gospel."
For the unaware: social gospel movement emerged in the early 20th century, rooted in concern for, among many other things, the poor and opposed to child labor.
A big supporter of the movement: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
For the unaware: social gospel movement emerged in the early 20th century, rooted in concern for, among many other things, the poor and opposed to child labor.
A big supporter of the movement: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
September 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
No, Ben! No!
Someone tell him that his own denomination started as an abolitionist movement...
Someone tell him that his own denomination started as an abolitionist movement...
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The Supreme Court ordered the administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly taken to El Salvador and remains in custody there.
Supreme Court says Trump officials should help return wrongly deported Maryland man
The Supreme Court ordered the administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly taken to El Salvador and remains in custody there.
www.npr.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Supreme Court ordered the administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly taken to El Salvador and remains in custody there.
I'm so glad I stumbled across this account!
April 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I'm so glad I stumbled across this account!
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Why are there so many interviews with Trump in Air Force One? Is he travelling with journalists???
April 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Why are there so many interviews with Trump in Air Force One? Is he travelling with journalists???
This article is horrifying and worth a read.
"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family & even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly 2 weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This article is horrifying and worth a read.
There's really no escape from bad political news and sometimes I think that's a good thing but it does get mentally tiring for sure.
Amy Pohler's new podcast has been a good brain break for me!
Amy Pohler's new podcast has been a good brain break for me!
March 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
There's really no escape from bad political news and sometimes I think that's a good thing but it does get mentally tiring for sure.
Amy Pohler's new podcast has been a good brain break for me!
Amy Pohler's new podcast has been a good brain break for me!
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Mother's Day UK - Sunday 30 March
Give original art this year - I have lots of affordable small drawings in a variety of nature subjects that will make thoughtful and unique Mother's Day gifts.
www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeO...
#bsnm #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #GiftIdeas #MothersDay
Give original art this year - I have lots of affordable small drawings in a variety of nature subjects that will make thoughtful and unique Mother's Day gifts.
www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeO...
#bsnm #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #GiftIdeas #MothersDay
March 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Mother's Day UK - Sunday 30 March
Give original art this year - I have lots of affordable small drawings in a variety of nature subjects that will make thoughtful and unique Mother's Day gifts.
www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeO...
#bsnm #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #GiftIdeas #MothersDay
Give original art this year - I have lots of affordable small drawings in a variety of nature subjects that will make thoughtful and unique Mother's Day gifts.
www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeO...
#bsnm #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #GiftIdeas #MothersDay
Fascinating article
"The menstrual cycle: an overlooked vital sign in psychiatry?"
It's worrying how often menstrual, hormonal and menopausal questions are missed out of a psychiatric history. Timely work from Dr Katie Marwick and colleagues.
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
It's worrying how often menstrual, hormonal and menopausal questions are missed out of a psychiatric history. Timely work from Dr Katie Marwick and colleagues.
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
The menstrual cycle: an overlooked vital sign in psychiatry?
We argue that psychiatry has overlooked a significant modifiable risk factor for mental illness in female patients: cyclical symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle. Premenstrual dysphoric disord...
mentalhealth.bmj.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Fascinating article
Genuine question:
What's going to stop Trump from adding more Supreme Court justices? He could add a lot more and have them all be conservative.
Or he could just ignore the courts which seems highly plausible.
What's going to stop Trump from adding more Supreme Court justices? He could add a lot more and have them all be conservative.
Or he could just ignore the courts which seems highly plausible.
March 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Genuine question:
What's going to stop Trump from adding more Supreme Court justices? He could add a lot more and have them all be conservative.
Or he could just ignore the courts which seems highly plausible.
What's going to stop Trump from adding more Supreme Court justices? He could add a lot more and have them all be conservative.
Or he could just ignore the courts which seems highly plausible.
I've been a little compassionate with Dems when people have accused them of not resisting in the right ways. But THIS? What even is this? How is this an appropriate move at all?
So far NINE DEMOCRATS vote to censure Al Green
March 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I've been a little compassionate with Dems when people have accused them of not resisting in the right ways. But THIS? What even is this? How is this an appropriate move at all?
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The Onion Magazine:
Acts Of Profound And Unspeakable Evil Get A Bad Rap: Do They Really Deserve It?
Acts Of Profound And Unspeakable Evil Get A Bad Rap: Do They Really Deserve It?
March 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Onion Magazine:
Acts Of Profound And Unspeakable Evil Get A Bad Rap: Do They Really Deserve It?
Acts Of Profound And Unspeakable Evil Get A Bad Rap: Do They Really Deserve It?
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UT alums? Call your university!
A natalist conference featuring eugenicists and promoters of race science, apparently including the man behind a race-science influencer account, and the founder of a startup offering IQ screening for IVF embryos, will be held at a hotel and conference venue operated by UT Austin.
US natalist conference to host race-science promoters and eugenicists
Details emerge about Natal conference in Austin later this month, set to feature figures linked to far-right politics
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
UT alums? Call your university!
I am convinced that people who work for insurance companies (who are supposed to represent me, the customer) are expert gaslighters.
February 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I am convinced that people who work for insurance companies (who are supposed to represent me, the customer) are expert gaslighters.
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Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
February 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
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HHS Secretary Dr. Leo Spacemen
February 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
HHS Secretary Dr. Leo Spacemen
I'm in a (week-long thus far) conversation with my sister where she is arguing the genius of Musk and you guys, I'm tired.
February 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'm in a (week-long thus far) conversation with my sister where she is arguing the genius of Musk and you guys, I'm tired.
Anyone know what Kamala is doing? I hope she's on a four year vacation on a beach somewhere.
February 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Anyone know what Kamala is doing? I hope she's on a four year vacation on a beach somewhere.
Which countries are spreading atheism everywhere? Because as a committed Christian, I might be looking to move to one of those atheistic countries to escape Christianity's marriage to politics here, thanks. I promise to not bring baggage!
Vance: "How did America get to the point where we're sending thousands of taxpayer dollars abroad to NGOs that are dedicated to spreading atheism all over the globe?"
Note: Vance *appears* to be referencing the gutting of USAID, but the #1 recipient of USAID funding is Catholic Relief Services.
Note: Vance *appears* to be referencing the gutting of USAID, but the #1 recipient of USAID funding is Catholic Relief Services.
Vance is currently arguing religious liberty is an outgrowth of Christianity, and notes the U.S. remains the "largest majority-Christian country."
In listing the admin's current successes on religious liberty include pardoning abortion protesters and the…executive order on social media?
In listing the admin's current successes on religious liberty include pardoning abortion protesters and the…executive order on social media?
February 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Which countries are spreading atheism everywhere? Because as a committed Christian, I might be looking to move to one of those atheistic countries to escape Christianity's marriage to politics here, thanks. I promise to not bring baggage!
I'm so glad Bluesky exists. I'm going to need all of this to get through the next four years of Pottersville meets Gotham City America.
January 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I'm so glad Bluesky exists. I'm going to need all of this to get through the next four years of Pottersville meets Gotham City America.