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He/Him, American, Husband, Ivy League Undergrad & Grad, Engineer, Medicine Adjacent, Grounded Pilot, Smart/Big Dog Aficionado, Childfree by Choice, American by Choice, Able to Change My Mind, Never Stopped Masking.
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As the administration increasingly targets a wider swath of immigrants, I urge Natural Born Americans to heed the words below. Their author, Martin Niemöller, was a highly decorated WW1 submarine captain, Christian pastor & initially a strong supporter of Nazism. He soured on Nazis because... 1/3

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Cashier at store: COVID is over. You don't have to wear a mask anymore. Me: If your spouse was severely immunocompromised, would you wear a mask to protect them, or would you let them die because you don't like being harassed by some cashier? Him: Err... Me: It's OK. Some people are born selfish.

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If you can spare an hour of listening time, I encourage you to listen to this podcast. It explains the real costs of some of the current administration's policies, not by partisan dogma, but by easy to understand economic logic. youtu.be/uKLdzBun4sk?...

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Prople says, "MAGA should realize that one day they will be out of power and everything that are doing can be directed at them" MAGA does realize that. That's why they will do everything to never lose the reins of power.

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Dietrich Bonheffer (1906-1945) was a German pastor and intellectual. He was an anti-Nazi dissident who was executed by the Nazis in 1945. Below is his explanation for why good, intelligent, educated Germans accepted Nazism. Does any of it apply to the USA today?

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I thought Francis was the best pope I would see in my lifetime. Leo is turning out to be even better. Thank you, Pope Francis, for giving us Pope Leo.

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"I am not on medicaid. Medicaid cuts are not my problem." Think again. A majority of $$ coming into rural hospitals come from Medicaid. Cut it, and many will close. With no local hospital, an hour ride to the ER for a heart attack, stroke, or a serious accident means much ⬆️ likelihood of ⚰️ RIP.

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Yesterday, I ran into someone I've known a little for 25 years. I asked how things were. She talked about her kids' problems, her husband & father's health issues. Me: How are you doing? Her: OK. Me: Really? Her: I'm great. Me: I can see that. But, how are you DOING? She started bawling. 1/2

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J. F. Roxburgh, Headmaster of the Stowe School, described his goal for his students to be "acceptable at a dance and invaluable in a shipwreck" I think that beautifully sums up the minimum life goals for anyone.

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Auschwitz did not fall from the sky. It comes step by step. Evil comes step by step. And therefore you shouldn't be indifferent. Let's start by reducing hatred and trying to understand other people. Martin Turski (Holocaust survivor)

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