Troy Pistachio
@troy-pistachio.bsky.social
Husband, Musician, Lover of Science, Chess and TTRPGs.
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The government’s approach to public health should be based on science, not religious devotion or political allegiance.
Evidence, not prayer, is what will end childhood disease.
Evidence, not prayer, is what will end childhood disease.
February 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The government’s approach to public health should be based on science, not religious devotion or political allegiance.
Evidence, not prayer, is what will end childhood disease.
Evidence, not prayer, is what will end childhood disease.
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A new bill was introduced in Idaho called the “School-Sponsored Bible Reading Act." This bill would force public school students to participate in daily bible readings until the entire bible is read over a 10-year period. ffrf.us/3QhsbKi
FFRF slams extremist Idaho bill forcing bible reading in public schools
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is outraged by the introduction of Idaho’s shockingly unconstitutional “School-Sponsored Bible Reading Act,” an unabashed attack on religious freedom and public ed...
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February 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A new bill was introduced in Idaho called the “School-Sponsored Bible Reading Act." This bill would force public school students to participate in daily bible readings until the entire bible is read over a 10-year period. ffrf.us/3QhsbKi
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"The 2025 Oklahoma legislative session is still in its infancy, but state Sen. Dusty Deevers, a Baptist pastor, has already been scheming hard to impose his theocratic agenda on Oklahomans." Read our newest blog. ffrf.us/3EwBu6F
OK state Sen. Deevers is eager to establish a theocracy – Freethought Now
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February 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"The 2025 Oklahoma legislative session is still in its infancy, but state Sen. Dusty Deevers, a Baptist pastor, has already been scheming hard to impose his theocratic agenda on Oklahomans." Read our newest blog. ffrf.us/3EwBu6F
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Government-mandated Bible readings in public schools?
That’s not religious freedom—that’s religious coercion.
The Constitution protects students from exactly this kind of government overreach.
And so do we.
That’s not religious freedom—that’s religious coercion.
The Constitution protects students from exactly this kind of government overreach.
And so do we.
An Idaho Republican has filed a bill that would force public schools to read from the King James Bible every day.
As a slap in the face to church/state separation, it's called the "School-Sponsored Bible Reading Act."
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-idaho-b...
As a slap in the face to church/state separation, it's called the "School-Sponsored Bible Reading Act."
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/an-idaho-b...
An Idaho bill would force public schools to read from the King James Bible every day
The Republican-backed bill is blatantly illegal. So naturally, they're pretending there's historical precedent for it.
www.friendlyatheist.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Government-mandated Bible readings in public schools?
That’s not religious freedom—that’s religious coercion.
The Constitution protects students from exactly this kind of government overreach.
And so do we.
That’s not religious freedom—that’s religious coercion.
The Constitution protects students from exactly this kind of government overreach.
And so do we.
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Spot on from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Spot on from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
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Add this to your reading list.
February 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Add this to your reading list.
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It's clear that this change is intended to muddy the waters and allow school staff members to claim that their attempts to coerce or pressure students into participating in prayer are simply "encouragements."
Texas Republicans are pushing a bill to create designated prayer and Bible time in public schools.
Tucked away in the bill is an even more damning change that would let teachers "encourage" prayer during school activities.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-proposed...
Tucked away in the bill is an even more damning change that would let teachers "encourage" prayer during school activities.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-proposed...
A proposed Texas law would let teachers "encourage" prayer during school activities
The change is hidden inside a different bill meant to create space for students to pray and read the Bible
www.friendlyatheist.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's clear that this change is intended to muddy the waters and allow school staff members to claim that their attempts to coerce or pressure students into participating in prayer are simply "encouragements."
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Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the first time, biologists made it happen in the lab.
www.wired.com/story/scient...
www.wired.com/story/scient...
Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life
Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the first time, biologists made it happen in the lab.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Evolution was fueled by endosymbiosis, cellular alliances in which one microbe makes a permanent home inside another. For the first time, biologists made it happen in the lab.
www.wired.com/story/scient...
www.wired.com/story/scient...
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We're glad to see @americanhumanist.bsky.social and @acluwv.bsky.social challenging this egregious abuse of taxpayer dollars to support religion.
Christian nationalists across the country are emboldened and we must do everything we can to protect the separation between church and state.
Christian nationalists across the country are emboldened and we must do everything we can to protect the separation between church and state.
January 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We're glad to see @americanhumanist.bsky.social and @acluwv.bsky.social challenging this egregious abuse of taxpayer dollars to support religion.
Christian nationalists across the country are emboldened and we must do everything we can to protect the separation between church and state.
Christian nationalists across the country are emboldened and we must do everything we can to protect the separation between church and state.
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I use mine weekly!
If you don’t have a local library card, it should be your New Year’s resolution to get one. It’s an easy resolution to keep and you’ll actually use it, trust me.
January 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I use mine weekly!
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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Phish review – spiraling jams and communal bliss at Madison Square Garden
Phish review – spiraling jams and communal bliss at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, New York
Unsinkable Vermont four-piece ring in the new year with a dazzling mix of improvisation, spectacle and fan devotion
Phish have long been something of a unicorn in the fabric of popular music. Operating largely outside the…
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Phish review – spiraling jams and communal bliss at Madison Square Garden
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No one is trying to “cancel history.”
We’re standing up for accuracy and inclusivity in education—ensuring all students, regardless of their beliefs, feel represented and respected in the classroom.
Let’s teach history, not ideology.
We’re standing up for accuracy and inclusivity in education—ensuring all students, regardless of their beliefs, feel represented and respected in the classroom.
Let’s teach history, not ideology.
December 24, 2024 at 5:23 PM
No one is trying to “cancel history.”
We’re standing up for accuracy and inclusivity in education—ensuring all students, regardless of their beliefs, feel represented and respected in the classroom.
Let’s teach history, not ideology.
We’re standing up for accuracy and inclusivity in education—ensuring all students, regardless of their beliefs, feel represented and respected in the classroom.
Let’s teach history, not ideology.
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We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.
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December 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM
We were seeing a 98% drop in exposure over on Twitter. The censorship was so extreme we thought it best to start over somewhere else. We chose Bluesky.
Help us gain our following back
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In the pocket is where my mind is quiet
November 24, 2024 at 2:58 PM
In the pocket is where my mind is quiet
You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day
Lord, you know it makes me high
When you turn your love my way
You turn your love my way
Lord, you know it makes me high
When you turn your love my way
You turn your love my way
November 23, 2024 at 5:35 PM
You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day
Lord, you know it makes me high
When you turn your love my way
You turn your love my way
Lord, you know it makes me high
When you turn your love my way
You turn your love my way