I’m perfectly comfortable making people uncomfortable about their discomforting comfort zones.

A lot of those people thinking they are going to be raptured today will be very surprised to watch the elevator buttons go down instead of up.

This post from February has gained a lot of engagement since the death of Charlie Kirk. It is an insight into the heretical brand of Christianity that is warned about in Matthew 24:11.

The tactics used by modern day evangelicals to recruit new members are no different than those used by groomers. #truthhurts

The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel isn't just about Trump's fragile ego. It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business. Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch. https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA

It is pointless to try to ascribe motivations. Consequences are all that matter.

Censorship is at 451 degrees Fahrenheit. It isn’t the ones exercising free speech who need to “take the temperature down.”

For those struggling to know how to respond to the descent into fascism — The reality is that we can’t control the outcomes. We can only control our choices. The most ethical choice is the one in which we act with integrity — that is, in accordance with our beliefs and stated values.

“Free speech doesn’t need your permission slip. The revolution doesn’t ask for licenses. We’ll keep talking. We’ll keep laughing. We’ll keep tearing down the lies, one monologue at a time.”

You’re not living a life of integrity if you’ve never suffered or lost by choosing to do the right thing.

Too much attention is placed on Republican vs. Democrat. The real difference is between those who want to make decisions for how others live and those who respect others’ decisions about how to live.

Melania just said the following: “Our future is no longer science fiction. During this primitive stage, it is our duty to treat AI as we would our own children – empowering, but with watchful guidance." Which made me think of this sitcom from the 80s. Also,WTF? Comparing AI to rearing children?

When will the members of the military, national guard, FBI, and CIA say “No!” To these immoral “leaders”?!!??

Figures like Doug Wilson represent a perversion of the teachings and example of Jesus. They are not Christians.

The uncertainty of the present is as equally terrifying for some as it is opportunistic for others. Here is a proverb to encourage you to be just as hopeful as you are pragmatic in the days and years to come.

@columbiauniversity.bsky.social needs to change its name to Feckless University. Also, its alumni and students need to file a class action lawsuit against them for the damage caused to their personal and professional reputations due to the cowardly bending of the knee to Trump.

Today is a day of mourning as the very ideals which sparked a Revolution are being destroyed by bigotry, arrogance, greed, selfishness, apathy, stupidity, apostasy, and evil.

It’s no secret that America is experiencing the lowest point in a decades-long attack on education and intellectualism. Examine how entertainment media has contributed to this problem through negative stereotyping and caricature as a result of unintentional propaganda.

This is absolutely on point. I speak a lot about how values need to be the starting point for establishing goals, which then determines behaviors. When common values can be found, there is a greater chance for connection and disarmament.

And this is why I remain vehemently opposed to the use of AI in education.

Kent State is just the next University to become the newest branch of Feckless University. Otherwise known as FU! open.substack.com/pub/independ...

With so much disinformation coming at you, it's challenging to discern fact from fiction. Right from rights. Morality from legality. To learn how to be an independent minded critical thinker, read the essay linked below: open.substack.com/pub/independ...

MAGA is a DEI movement that allows Americans with subpar intelligence, morals, and character to feel superior to those who excel in these areas.

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A profile of courage

“American exceptionalism” is the pinnacle of arrogance. It’s a falsehood that has motivated a sociopathic man to declare economic war on the world. This one man could be the downfall of civilization as we know it. Think about that. How bad is the system if one man has that much power?

Something I’m pondering as I plan a new essay…

For my trans friends on this National Day of Visibility… I see you. I see your humanity. I see your dignity. I see your struggle, both internal and outward. I see your courage, your hope, your pain. I see your right to live, love, and be. I’m glad you are on this earth.

Atrocities begin with the dehumanization of others.

This is the first stanza of the modern American version of “First they came for…”

What Trump doesn’t understand is that when he tries to bully art, art punches back. Only he’s too stupid to know it’s happening.

We have to care about this as much as we do about Signalgate.

EMPATHY What is it? Can it be learned and developed? I share several strategies based on research and personal experience on how you can strengthen your ability for empathy.