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This is really a key point. Whatever your claimed ideology, if you do not have a core beneath it of commitment to increasing human flourishing or decreasing suffering or some combination of the two, then how can you be counted on for anything?

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“One consistent theme throughout the Bible is God’s concern for those who are marginalized or vulnerable in their society. In the Bible, this was often the widow, the orphan, the stranger, and the poor. The Bible is replete w/rebukes of those who ignore their needs and the spiritual peril of greed…”

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

“The prophet Isaiah warns us: ‘Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless’ (10:1-2).”

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

"People will not lose their Medicaid if they can overcome an impossible obstacle course of administrative burdens we are imposing precisely because we know people can't overcome them" - would be more accurate, but less catchy. 🧵

submitted 1 day ago • 18 comments

We are going to see this administration escalate even further on immigration as they fail to hit the outrageous numbers that Miller is demanding.

submitted 1 day ago • 18 comments

Hey postliberal religious conservatives: This woman jailed and getting deported after living in a Missouri town for 20 years converted to Catholicism, delivers a powerful communitarian message, and speaks with deep gratitude toward the Trump voters backing her cause. newrepublic.com/article/1959...

submitted 1 day ago • 32 comments

NEW: The Supreme Court declines to review the constitutionality of state laws that ban assault weapons. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would take up the case. Kavanaugh says the laws are likely unconstitutional but the issue needs to percolate further. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

submitted 1 day ago • 16 comments

“Reps. Mike Flood, R-Neb., & Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, were booed when they mentioned their support for the package at events in their districts. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, also faced pushback after she defended the proposed cuts, telling attendees at a town hall on Fri. that ‘we all are going to die.’”

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Memories of goldfish, these people

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

It’s insane how many people were mad at inflation and then voted for this

submitted 1 day ago • 57 comments

Even though cataract surgery is generally safe and effective, cataract is still a leading cause of blindness worldwide. We need to understand the optical and materials properties of the eye lens to make better replacement lenses. This budget would eliminate that, including my lab's work.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

as I have to reiterate this frequently: I’m a specialist in using consumer and hobby small drones for civilian purposes (like mapping and humanitarian aid), and I also research small drones in conflict to better understand how to protect civilians from them.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

The kids are not the problem

submitted 2 days ago • 30 comments

Overheard: Apparently Zelenskyy had some cards, and he didn’t need a suit.

submitted 2 days ago • 687 comments

My god can you even imagine

submitted 2 days ago • 71 comments

From me

submitted 2 days ago • 15 comments

1. The FPV drone tech Ukraine used here has been around for a while, though it was used very ingeniously. 2. The Ukrainian attack using these drones relied upon what sounds like over a year of extraordinarily precise logistics, planning, and training. This is not something just anyone could do.

submitted 2 days ago • 47 comments

Listen to Faine on drones. You do not have to listen to a DC natsec analyst who is on the drone wiki page rn

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Russian bomber aircraft that have been striking civilians in Ukraine for almost three and a half years now, are burning in bulk. Russia does not produce such aircraft anymore. This unprecedented attack will go down in history.

submitted 2 days ago • 71 comments

The Spiderweb special operation in which several Russian airfields were attacked, took over a year and a half to prepare,it is reported The operation by SSU was extremely complex from a logistical standpoint.The SSU first smuggled FPV drones into Russia,followed by mobile wooden buildings later.

submitted 2 days ago • 27 comments

#Ukraine has once again proven that Russia can and must be defeated — forced into peace through strength. Today is yet another day of humiliation for Putin. Just like when the Moskva was destroyed, the Kerch bridgd was struck, the Black Sea Fleet ships were sunk and Kursk region was invaded⤵️

submitted 2 days ago • 50 comments

striking how many people are committed to a totally zero sum view of the world

submitted 2 days ago • 68 comments

This is an extremely dangerous practice for everyone in the country, and everyone should be paying attention to it.

submitted 2 days ago • 31 comments

if it takes years, has to be consequences for all these people, and even more for those who gave the orders.

submitted 2 days ago • 540 comments

something that stands out about this is just how cheap it is for us to have world-leading scientific capacity we spent ~6.75 trillion last year, and the combined budgets for NIH, NSF and NASA are barely more than 1% of that what an incredible waste to lose it all for a drop in the bucket

submitted 3 days ago • 45 comments

Like ok yeah the information ecosystem sucks but also a lot of people did actually vote for this. Some were duped, I'm not doing the noble savage bit for these people. They're adults capable of making their own decisions and their ignorance fucked all of us.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Like I’m shocked I have to say this But why do these white ass insiders never want to support the white peoples who did NOT vote for this nonsense Why don’t they shore up the grassroots that has been pushing back against M4L with out the AIPAC funding

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Like maybe we need to start asking why these people are more welcome in the pages of the New York Times than they are at their local churches/ bars ?

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

This has to stop. Has to.

submitted 3 days ago • 137 comments

stigma is part of how society enforces norms, and ‘don’t be yoked to the fucking gills when making policy decisions at White House’ is a fine norm to enforce. give me a break. this wasn’t someone getting buzzed on their own time and showing up to work with it still in their system but functional.

submitted 3 days ago • 67 comments

Why anyone would come at @ilyasomin over migration rights is utterly mysterious to me. Were you to ask this man if he would abolish ICE tomorrow he would (and has) answered yes without missing a beat.

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

Trump's #AlexKarp and his criminal MAGA company #Palantir 🧵thread bsky.app/profile/edhi...

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead

submitted 4 days ago • 140 comments

I can’t believe the media covered up the fact that a clear mental incompetent was running the government while out of his mind on drugs, despite it being widely known in DC circles, to preserve their access to the White House. There should be huge recriminations for this.

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i have begun to use “wicked” to describe these people. it is old fashioned but captures the active nature of their malevolence. they are agents of evil

submitted 4 days ago • 188 comments

My big takeaway from the week's news is that there seems to be some form of rift forming between Musk and other elements of Trump coalition, but that he remains as dangerous and worthy of resistance as ever.

submitted 4 days ago • 19 comments

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

submitted 4 days ago • 1305 comments

Tell 'em, Tim. 👏

submitted 3 days ago • 40 comments

GOOD

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

SOUTHSIDE!

submitted 3 days ago • 39 comments

This is striking. We now have two Trump-appointed judges directly knocking down Trump's power to simply create emergencies by decree and then assuming extraordinarily sweeping powers on that basis. This is the thing to watch. It's key to their dictatorial project. newrepublic.com/article/1959...

submitted 4 days ago • 22 comments