jeffreypschultz.bsky.social
Jesus is strong, good, kind, and trustworthy. Francophile. Fan of Weird Al, the U.S. Constitution, and dolce far niente. "Be curious, not judgmental." Ex-GOP, politically homeless. Pastor, but not the angry, faux-macho kind.
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This is crazy.
"Gemini, summarize Beethoven's 9th Symphony for me" is both pointless and sad.
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Worth noting that in these cases, the President federalized the National Guard *to enforce Supreme Court rulings* - in other words, to uphold the Constitution, recognizing the separation of powers.
JFK didn't just decide to take control of the Guard to get done what he wanted, like some people.
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I pray that enough people will eventually force the US gov't to acknowledge that it's the 1980s again and we've chosen the side of South African apartheid, but it's not too late to change course.
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Crowd-sourcing government propaganda seems inefficient. Can't we do this with AI now?
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Yes, that part for sure. It's like a scene from "Gidget" - true as far as it goes, but a bit unrealistic and a very narrow slice of southern California.
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Those people actually pretend to be Christians.
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Two Harvard Business School professors researched why so many white Americans felt they were being left behind economically when whites still out-earn every other group.
“The average white person thinks if things are getting better for Black people, it must be at the expense of white people.”
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FWIW, the media did the same thing after the protests around the Michael Brown killing in 2014. The killing and protests happened in my community. I was there; I saw it my with own eyes. The media made it look like St. Louis was totally out of control and increased fear and tensions.
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America in 1960 America in 2008
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a few well-earned comforts on their field of victory
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I hadn't heard of that plant. It would be interesting to discover what different regional things kids came up with to entertain themselves.
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Oh, I don't know that one. Please explain!
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Two absolute legends. What a great candid shot.
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I love seeing a sea of white shirts sitting still and a half dozen people in yellow going crazy.
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"Kids, your mom and I need some time apart to figure things out."
👀"So, where do we live now?"
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The ironies here are incredible. This is on the same block as two monuments to France's religious and secular virtues & leaders. It's on the side of the Lycée Henri IV, named after the king famous for his edict of religious toleration. A sobering reminder that hatred must always be guarded against.
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Same. Read this with our 19-year-old on a trip to Paris.
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This is on the Rue Clovis in the 5th arrondissement, behind the Pantheon in Paris - literally in the shadow of the Church (St Etienne du Mont):
(translation in alt text)
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As an American I'm appalled. And at the cowardice in Congress from the supposedly opposition party.
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... Moore, Moore, Moore!
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Is it supposed to count as progress that we want to create banana republics by economic bullying instead of military force?
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I love all the little "daily life" scenes in the comic, but especially this one
"migeulgeturite"
"Nah you saved him"
And the other alien in Miguel's livestream
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Is it wrong that my takeaway is wanting a leaf blower that can generate escape velocity?
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A reminder - if you approach someone with an antagonistic, accusatory, condescending tone, don't be surprised if you get blocked.
I'm glad to interact with people who want to have a conversation. But I don't have to engage with people who are looking for a fight or a target.
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Bravo!
We need to be more confident and comfortable engaging with others' kids for everyone's sake. We also need more parents who are willing to let others (especially teachers!) correct their kids and reinforce what other adults have asked of them.
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I love it! 😂
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It's disassociation of biblical proportion - "I threw the gold in the furnace, and this idol came out!"
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Also, will my great-great-grandkids look back to the 1970s-80s as "olden times"??
Look at my big hair, mama! Does my Members Only jacket look real? Tell me again how a Walkman worked!
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Kids being encouraged in imaginative play warms my heart. Keep up the good work, mom!
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I had to zoom in on the close-up of him - at first glance I thought he was holding a handful of hardtack! I thought, "Wow, they are really dedicated to authenticity."
I'm guessing it's a Jacob's-ladder type toy?
All your work looks beautiful! Does he like dressing up?
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I agree in general. Calling out toxicity is needed. But that doesn't mean people with terrible views on X can't have good views on Y. Or that acknowledging Peterson said some positive things in one book means everything he says is positive. Or that one agrees with his toxic statements.
Peace to you.
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Recognizing that a person has said some helpful or true things doesn't mean you agree with everything they've said or that you're a fan. I don't want to go through life passing judgment on others because agreeing with something positive an otherwise bad person said means they're also a bad person.
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I'm no Peterson fan, but humans are complex. We *all* say and do things that are helpful and harmful, hateful and loving. Hardly anyone is totally evil or good. Each of us gets to decide at what point someone is so terrible we won't hear anything they say. But our judgment isn't binding on others.
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They look wonderful - thanks for sharing!
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We get some eggs from our son's in-laws. The yolks are a bright yellow-orange - very distinctive!