lots of folks pointing out that mister rogers had françois clemmons join him in a pool to protest segregation but, more to the point, the idea of just entertaining kids is antithetical to rogers' ethos. he hated shows that "just entertained kids." that's why he started his own.

I have no theory of mind for people who use AI to “help write emails”. You are presumably writing this email to communicate your thoughts. If you do not have thoughts, do not send an email.

hell is going to melt a lot of ice

Your regular reminder that per the Bible, a country that separates families and creates distressed orphans and widows is far closer to a demonocracy than any form of ✌️Christian Nation✌️.

When I published a piece on holy disruption 4 days ago, I mentioned that disruption was only righteous if you were willing to pay the cost for what would surely not be accepted by the empire. Rev. Armstrong was. Which is why the WH edited the photo. The truth was too damning.

On this day January 24th, 1848 - James Marshall discovered gold and sets off the California Gold Rush. 150,000 Native Americans call the region home. 1851 - the California government endorses the extermination of the Native people 1870 - only 31,000 Native Americans are left.

if you storm a what now?

Those in power who abuse others start off believing they’re invincible. And then they start believing they are invisible. But it all comes to the light.

Make the 9th Commandment Great Again

This is intentional, by the way. Fascism seeks a world in which people are no longer able to discern truth from fiction and thus give up caring. The tech world is abetting tyranny by ensuring that you can never trust the evidence of your own eyes and ears.

What most students refer to as “proofreading,” “brainstorming,” and “suggesting different word choices” is, in fact, the very essence of writing. It cannot be done by AI without outsourcing essential generative and deliberative work.

If you don’t like where the train is headed, it’s not a bad thing to fall behind.

Without justice and mercy, law and order is just coded language for oppression.

"your lack of whimsy is weakness." a bar.

"If I am me, why am I listening to Emmanuel Acho? What did he win on an NFL level?"

Today I learned

Sarah Connor watching people read and laugh over Moltbook posts:

Honestly baffled by folks who watch films at twice the normal speed, or who think they can use AI to generate art & creative writing because it “saves time.” Saves time for what? So you can spend another hour on your phone? You’re willfully skipping all the best parts of life.

"all I need is two Mikes"