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Writer (Editing my first book!), engineer (Miro), theologian (MA, Denver Seminary), obsessive reader, gardener, connoisseur of dad jokes.
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Getting their news from TikTok.
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Scrambled tofu with herbs de Provence and garlic powder
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I always feel the need as a vegetarian to put out a caveat đ
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Yeah I mean donât go in expecting that itâs going to taste exactly the same; itâs obviously not going to. But itâs a hearty, protein-rich breakfast that you can season as you see fit.
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We do this all the time! Itâs great in cornbread especially.
I know lots of folks hate tofu but you can achieve something similar to scrambled eggs by crushing a block of tofu with your fingers and adding turmeric and whatever seasonings you want. Iâve even made frittatas this way.
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Very intentionally not. You know heâll have some boast about how he had the most viewers ever
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Seeds?
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Yeah I just started mine today too! Iâve got a couple months here until itâs safe to plant outside
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Maybe Trump just didnât get the memo
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âWe want a kingâ
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Zelensky knows that Trump needs this as much, if not more, than Ukraine does. Trump has to please his master, and he failed yesterday. So now heâll be forced to come back to the table again but this time Zelensky has a stronger position.
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The media is saying that Zelensky lacked self-control here, but it was actually Trump who lacked self-control. Trump and Vance killed this deal with their self-indulgent âkiss the ringâ media circus. They showed themselves incapable of what shouldâve been a slam dunk for them.
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Sure, the war is now still going. Things are still desperate for them. Iâm not sugarcoating it. But Trump lost yesterday, because he *didnât* broker an international peace agreement. The treaty was basically in the bag, and because he couldnât help himself, he killed a deal that shouldâve been easy.
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The media was quick to blame Zelensky for the failed deal; he couldâve just swallowed his pride, endured the shaming, and signed the thing.
But this is where Zelensky showed himself to have the kind of backbone that our politicians lack: he called Trumpâs bluff and walked.
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Trump is pretty obviously in Putinâs pocket, and itâs likely that he would get financial kickbacks for getting Zelensky to sign that paper. It would also be a great deal of international prestige for ending a long and bloody war.
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Trump was so confident he had Zelensky over a barrel that he could publicly humiliate him in front of cameras before making him kiss the ring. This is his MO; this is what he has made every American politician do who sides with him. There was no other reason to televise the signing.
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Trump made a campaign promise to end the war on day one of his presidency. He obviously hasnât done that, but if he had gotten Zelensky to sign that paper yesterday then it would have been an enormous victory for him, personally. It would have shown him to be as powerful as he projects.
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The peace agreement was objectively bad for Ukraine; the only thing they were getting out of it was (maybe) the end of Russian aggression, but they *werenât* going to get NATO membership, they werenât getting their territories back, and theyâd have to pay dearly in minerals for that.
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One reason why I think respectability is stupid is because it's often used as a mask. Such judgements are rarely about the clothes themselves, but more often about the bodies beneath them. To wit, no one raised an issue when Elon wore a graphic t-shirt and ball cap to meet the Trump cabinet.
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History will remember this dayâ when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
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#SlavaUkraĂŻni
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Yeah same. Itâs a shame that the whole pre-trib premillennialism thing is something I left behind, because now would be my time to ⨠shine â¨
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Right yeah, I didnât mean to diminish what he did. Just trying to say that the complaint itself is weird
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When folks derided Biden (âWhat did he actually accomplish?â) the thought that came to mind was, âWell, he fought inflation and let the nation heal from Trump, isnât that good enough?â
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I mean this was kind of the upside of the Biden administration lol
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Truly wired
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âLetâs release this to coincide with Apple TV+âs upcoming release of Murderbotâ