memento vivere
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Peace be with you. Together, let us seek the Living God.
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According to too many,
there is white and then there is political
there is male and then there is political
there is capitalism and then there is political
there is straight and then there is political
there is cis and then there is political
there is non-disabled and then there is political
there is white and then there is political
there is male and then there is political
there is capitalism and then there is political
there is straight and then there is political
there is cis and then there is political
there is non-disabled and then there is political
October 22, 2024 at 1:20 AM
According to too many,
there is white and then there is political
there is male and then there is political
there is capitalism and then there is political
there is straight and then there is political
there is cis and then there is political
there is non-disabled and then there is political
there is white and then there is political
there is male and then there is political
there is capitalism and then there is political
there is straight and then there is political
there is cis and then there is political
there is non-disabled and then there is political
We glory in your cross, O Lord,
and we praise your holy resurrection,
for by your cross joy has come into the world.
and we praise your holy resurrection,
for by your cross joy has come into the world.
September 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
We glory in your cross, O Lord,
and we praise your holy resurrection,
for by your cross joy has come into the world.
and we praise your holy resurrection,
for by your cross joy has come into the world.
K-12 schools are miserably underfunded, and computerized tests are a cheap way to collect the data that politicians started requiring w/ NCLB and Common Core. By contrast, MIT has an endowment of infinity dollars, and isn't hamstrung by K-12 accountability requirements
MIT wants to remake education around what AI can't do. They propose oral exams and to center social interactions.
I cannot help but notice this is the *opposite* of the K-12 “school reform” edtech movement—which wants to put kids in front of computerized tests & collect data. Short 🧵
I cannot help but notice this is the *opposite* of the K-12 “school reform” edtech movement—which wants to put kids in front of computerized tests & collect data. Short 🧵
MIT has put out an "AI and Education" report summarizing what they've found at their own institution. Seems thoughtful. aiandeducation.mit.edu/report/
September 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
K-12 schools are miserably underfunded, and computerized tests are a cheap way to collect the data that politicians started requiring w/ NCLB and Common Core. By contrast, MIT has an endowment of infinity dollars, and isn't hamstrung by K-12 accountability requirements
Please share with the elders in your life
AARP actually has an extensive program combating spam/scams/fraud and teaching elders how not to succumb. It's not a lobbying effort; it's education and litigation and ombudsmen.
www.aarp.org/money/scams-...
www.aarp.org/money/scams-...
AARP Fraud Watch Network
Learn how to spot scams, get guidance if you've been targeted, and see how AARP is fighting at every level of government to protect you from fraud.
www.aarp.org
September 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Please share with the elders in your life
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Y'know what keeps people so busy and satisfied that they forget all about not liking you?
Health care!
Civil rights!
Contemplative silence found in the absence of a data center!
Clean drinking water!
Groceries!
Health care!
Civil rights!
Contemplative silence found in the absence of a data center!
Clean drinking water!
Groceries!
September 13, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Y'know what keeps people so busy and satisfied that they forget all about not liking you?
Health care!
Civil rights!
Contemplative silence found in the absence of a data center!
Clean drinking water!
Groceries!
Health care!
Civil rights!
Contemplative silence found in the absence of a data center!
Clean drinking water!
Groceries!
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Okay, I think I figured out why there are so many cis liberals yelling at the trannies this week
Ethical living usually comes down to: do you want to think of yourself as a good person, or do you want to actually do good
Actually doing good involves a fair amount of feeling like a shitty person!
Ethical living usually comes down to: do you want to think of yourself as a good person, or do you want to actually do good
Actually doing good involves a fair amount of feeling like a shitty person!
September 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Okay, I think I figured out why there are so many cis liberals yelling at the trannies this week
Ethical living usually comes down to: do you want to think of yourself as a good person, or do you want to actually do good
Actually doing good involves a fair amount of feeling like a shitty person!
Ethical living usually comes down to: do you want to think of yourself as a good person, or do you want to actually do good
Actually doing good involves a fair amount of feeling like a shitty person!
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Everyone on here is a 38 yo ELCA social democrat or communist it’s amazing
September 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Everyone on here is a 38 yo ELCA social democrat or communist it’s amazing
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Grant that we also may be aflame
August 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Grant that we also may be aflame
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If you see this and respond "Good," you are required to actually look up the top 4 denominations and who you're talking about. The trans priests, the lesbian bishops, the Tim Walz guys, the Stacy Abrams women, sometimes the ONLY safe youth groups for queer teens, hosts of Meals on Wheels, NA, and AA
We are ~15 years away from the possible collapse of numerous American Christian denominations.
August 10, 2026 at 10:35 PM
If you see this and respond "Good," you are required to actually look up the top 4 denominations and who you're talking about. The trans priests, the lesbian bishops, the Tim Walz guys, the Stacy Abrams women, sometimes the ONLY safe youth groups for queer teens, hosts of Meals on Wheels, NA, and AA
[nods vigorously]
It sort of feels to me lately like small nonprofits are a minor glass cliff industrial complex
August 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
[nods vigorously]
This is a pack of lies. They're not expanding access, but drastically reducing it. JKM did *not* merely duplicate items at UChicago. This is a complete disgrace. And there's a reason you can no longer comment on socials from #lstc - God forbid anyone tell them the truth
lstc.edu/news/lstc-an...
lstc.edu/news/lstc-an...
LSTC and McCormick Expand Access to Two World-Class Theological Research Libraries Through New JKM Library Transition - LSTC
LSTC announces new hires for 2026
lstc.edu
August 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
This is a pack of lies. They're not expanding access, but drastically reducing it. JKM did *not* merely duplicate items at UChicago. This is a complete disgrace. And there's a reason you can no longer comment on socials from #lstc - God forbid anyone tell them the truth
lstc.edu/news/lstc-an...
lstc.edu/news/lstc-an...
The way these elevated my blood pressure
Here a compilation of stupid things library consultants have said to me in solidarity with library pals at Lambeth Libraries where genius consultants has decided that a qualified head of library service post isn't really essential.
August 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The way these elevated my blood pressure
Article aside, this accompanying image is just Wyeth's Christina's World
UK on track for record heat-related deaths this year, UKHSA estimates
UK on track for record heat-related deaths this year, UKHSA estimates
In a preliminary assessment, the agency said there were an estimated 2,877 heat-related deaths during the May and June heatwaves, almost double the figure for last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Article aside, this accompanying image is just Wyeth's Christina's World
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God, I need to stop posting and go to mass.
July 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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From his lips to God's ears
Trump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."
July 23, 2026 at 2:36 AM
From his lips to God's ears
"I have seen the Lord."
Blessed feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles, to all who celebrate
Image credit:
www.sarahbethart.com
Blessed feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles, to all who celebrate
Image credit:
www.sarahbethart.com
July 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"I have seen the Lord."
Blessed feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles, to all who celebrate
Image credit:
www.sarahbethart.com
Blessed feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles, to all who celebrate
Image credit:
www.sarahbethart.com
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In light of ICE assassinating another beloved child of God, I am thinking of and praying with the words of St. Oscar Romero.
www.romerotrust.org.uk/1980-homilie...
www.romerotrust.org.uk/1980-homilie...
July 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
In light of ICE assassinating another beloved child of God, I am thinking of and praying with the words of St. Oscar Romero.
www.romerotrust.org.uk/1980-homilie...
www.romerotrust.org.uk/1980-homilie...
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THESE COLORS DON’T RUN
July 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
THESE COLORS DON’T RUN
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“They should have just complied!”
They did and they got killed anyway.
“They should have just obeyed the law.”
They were and they got killed anyway.
“They should have come here legally!”
They did and they got killed anyway.
They did and they got killed anyway.
“They should have just obeyed the law.”
They were and they got killed anyway.
“They should have come here legally!”
They did and they got killed anyway.
July 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
“They should have just complied!”
They did and they got killed anyway.
“They should have just obeyed the law.”
They were and they got killed anyway.
“They should have come here legally!”
They did and they got killed anyway.
They did and they got killed anyway.
“They should have just obeyed the law.”
They were and they got killed anyway.
“They should have come here legally!”
They did and they got killed anyway.
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They say books won’t change the world.
Tell that to every colonizer who burned them.
To every enslaved person who was punished for reading.
Literacy is resistance.
Literacy is liberation.
The library is a battlefield.
Tell that to every colonizer who burned them.
To every enslaved person who was punished for reading.
Literacy is resistance.
Literacy is liberation.
The library is a battlefield.
July 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
They say books won’t change the world.
Tell that to every colonizer who burned them.
To every enslaved person who was punished for reading.
Literacy is resistance.
Literacy is liberation.
The library is a battlefield.
Tell that to every colonizer who burned them.
To every enslaved person who was punished for reading.
Literacy is resistance.
Literacy is liberation.
The library is a battlefield.
🎶Don't it make you angry the way war is dragging on?🎶
🎶Well, I hope the president knows what he's into, I don't know
Ooh, I just don't know, yeah🎶
Chicago, "Dialogue Part I," 1972
🎶Well, I hope the president knows what he's into, I don't know
Ooh, I just don't know, yeah🎶
Chicago, "Dialogue Part I," 1972
Trump on Iran: We'll have it under control soon
July 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
🎶Don't it make you angry the way war is dragging on?🎶
🎶Well, I hope the president knows what he's into, I don't know
Ooh, I just don't know, yeah🎶
Chicago, "Dialogue Part I," 1972
🎶Well, I hope the president knows what he's into, I don't know
Ooh, I just don't know, yeah🎶
Chicago, "Dialogue Part I," 1972
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there's no "just let ICE go after the 'bad ones'"
there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.
there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.
ICE agents shouldn’t be executing people on the street even if they ARE the target of the warrant
July 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
there's no "just let ICE go after the 'bad ones'"
there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.
there are no good immigrants/bad immigrants. there are no acceptable targets, no justifiable victims of state violence. I do not accept the starting position of fascism. I will not compromise when the stakes are someone else's life or freedom.
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Teenagers are pretty competent at seeing through adult bullshit, and when you tell them "get off your phones and touch grass" and then arrest them for doing that, they understand that what you actually want is for them not to exist at all!
also stop criminalizing teenagers doing teenager things! "unlawful gathering" and it's a bunch of normal teenagers hanging out in a fucking park!
Stop trying to make the phrase “teen takeovers” happen
July 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Teenagers are pretty competent at seeing through adult bullshit, and when you tell them "get off your phones and touch grass" and then arrest them for doing that, they understand that what you actually want is for them not to exist at all!
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stop. if you think the existence of a warrant is part of the conversation in any way, you cannot, by definition, argue that it makes any difference whether the guy they killed had a warrant or not. because right guy or wrong guy, an arrest warrant isn't a death sentence.
BREAKING:
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) - Homeland Security secretary said man killed by ICE in Maine was not the target of warrant, Maine Sen. Angus King says.
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) - Homeland Security secretary said man killed by ICE in Maine was not the target of warrant, Maine Sen. Angus King says.
July 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
stop. if you think the existence of a warrant is part of the conversation in any way, you cannot, by definition, argue that it makes any difference whether the guy they killed had a warrant or not. because right guy or wrong guy, an arrest warrant isn't a death sentence.
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Yes, you have to understand religion as a way to understand the world given the tools they had available and the things they could observe around them.
Its a framework not just for morality or control but one which helps you work out where you are and what you are in the cosmos
Its a framework not just for morality or control but one which helps you work out where you are and what you are in the cosmos
July 11, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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