My hottest take is that letting cops park in red zones for mundane errands and coffee breaks; I think “you can break the law at your discretion as a job perk” is the small domino that ends in the large domino of “shooting protesters in the face with rubber bullets”

found an etsy shop that's doing a tremendous bit

Yeah, this happened.

Seriously, as a parent I have gotten so much use out of "If you think you're gonna get sympathy from the shark, well then you won't" and "The jig is up! 'Cause you're going down. All the way down. Not up, where the jig is."

Chavarria, a U.S. citizen, was held at the airport "for more than four hours and released only after he finally agreed to let the agents search his smartphone, tablet, and laptop computer. The agents...informed him that he had no Fourth Amendment right to resist." @pacificlegal.bsky.social is suing.

"co pay" is a brilliant rebranding by insurance companies of them not paying

Trump's not a 'peace president,' no matter how many fake honors he receives. There's been a parade of sycophancy so over-the-top and so disconnected from material reality that even seasoned observers of U.S. imperialism are blinking in disbelief. #politics

The industry aims to build a superintelligence by assimilating unthinkable volumes of data dating to the dawn of the written word, yet apparently tweaking the models to account for separate regulations across several states is a level of complexity that would paralyze the whole project...

Come sing the song with joyful might And marvel at that glorious night When wise men guided by a star To worship Him came from afar

Remove in your good providence all causes and occasions of war; and from your great goodness restore peace among the nations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Look with compassion on those exposed now to peril, conflict, sickness, and death; comfort the prisoners, relieve the sufferings of the wounded, and show mercy to the dying. Tenderly regard those who abide at home in fear, privation, and sorrow.

O Lord God of infinite mercy, we humbly beg you to look down with pity upon the nations now engaged in war. Don't count against your people their many iniquities, for from the lusts of our own hearts come wars and fightings among us.

Only 13 days until Christmas!

Now raise the song in glad accord To praise the birthnight of our Lord When trembling shepherds saw the sight Of heavenly brightness in the night

that in tranquility your kingdom may go forward, till the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty God, from whom all thoughts of truth and peace proceed: Kindle, we pray, in the hearts of all people the true love of peace, and guide with your pure and peaceable wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth;

I kind of love this. And potatoes 🥔

Only 14 days until Christmas!

ICE is attempting to violate freedom of religion:

I said that I was going for a long drive next weekend to clear my mind. This guy sitting behind me snorted and started going off about how car culture is killing us. Anyway, I just want to say I’m going for a long drive this weekend and I sincerely hope people get a life.

Why in the WORLD do facebook videos mute themselves when I click play, right after I clicked unmute before starting?

Come let us all in joyful strain Sing of that wondrous night again When lowly lay and gently smiled The blessed Savior, meek and mild O holy night, O peaceful night On which heaven shone with splendid light O holy word, O gracious word The waiting shepherds wondering heard

O God, the Creator of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you in Jesus Christ; in whose Name we pray. Amen.

Only 16 days until Christmas!

The children in each different place Will see the baby Jesus' face Like theirs, but bright with heavenly grace And filled with holy light O lay aside each earthly thing And with thy heart as offering Come worship now the infant King 'Tis love that's born tonight

and give us, we pray, the strength to serve them, for the sake of him who suffered for us, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gracious God, the comfort of all who sorrow, the strength of all who suffer: Let the cry of those in misery and need come to you, that they may find your mercy present with them in all their afflictions;

Only 17 days until Christmas!

So apparently Kirk Cameron is an annihilationist now.

Only 18 days until All Mortal Flesh Keeps Silence, the Word of the Father will be in Flesh appearing, Light and Life to all He brings, Glories Stream From Heaven Afar!

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight! Rejoice ! Rejoice ! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Some children see Him almond-eyed This Savior whom we kneel beside Some children see Him almond-eyed With skin of golden hue Some children see Him dark as they Sweet Mary's Son to whom we pray Some children see him dark as they And oh, they love Him, too!

It's the Lord's Day! He conquered death and ascended to the Father's right hand where He reigns, directing all things from heaven He remains present with us now and we see in part And one day He will come again and we will see Him as He is He will reverse death for all mankind, every human being!

we went to a local symphony/choir concert a couple weeks ago and they did an instrumental rendition of sleigh ride that was some of the funniest shit I've ever seen. it was incredible. people were going wild for the "clop" guy

“Nurse? We’re going to need 400 ccs of blood and a crunchwrap supreme.”

new scales coming soon join the weightlist

Oh, I'm familiar with those kids: religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...

Religious leaders have to lead the fight against ICE terror and fascism, otherwise they are what MLK called an "irrelevant social club." We have to do everything we can and I'm happy to lead a church doing everything it can to fight back, including using our sacred symbols. More on our nativity 👇👇👇

A native of Minnesota who is of Somali descent said people in his community are afraid to leave their homes despite their citizenship status. nbcnews.to/3Xzd7vr

If voting is the democratic participation in our own oppression, voting as harm reduction is a politics that keeps us at the mercy of our oppressors.

"Vote! Vote! Vote! That's how you change things!" 🙃🙃🙃 www.indigenousaction.org/voting-is-no...

"It is stupid and dangerous to do literally anything other than the same things we're doing that never work." I see this said in so many words every day and the people saying it never seem capable of hearing themselves.

There is one striking incoherence in the text: the document is all about America first. But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”. If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.

It’s weird how we only elect capitalists and things never get better for working class and ordinary people. But I am sure the next election will be different. We just haven’t put the right capitalists in charge yet.

Starting point with immigrants is to remember that they are fellow human beings. Like you and I. How would you want to be treated?

Some children see Him lily white The baby Jesus born this night Some children see Him lily white With tresses soft and fair Some children see Him bronzed and brown The Lord of Heaven to earth come down Some children see Him bronzed and brown With dark and heavy hair