Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria was my first thought as well.

https://youtu.be/UsDtmdWFBxU

https://youtu.be/UUcDKXjR2-8

Limp Bizkit was ahead of its time for inclusive language. I identify as someone who doesn’t give a f*ck, and I felt very seen because of this lyric. 💜

I agree, unfortunately. If these people aren’t going to properly identify themselves & instead drive around in unmarked cars with masks on, what makes them any different than a criminal? How do we know they aren’t criminals? If a criminal mimics this behavior, what’s to stop them?

These current tactics are shadowy & undermining rule of law (nevermind the behavior much farther up the chain). There has to be some way to validate this as state activity. Otherwise, we’ll get more copy cat criminals where the public can’t provide any meaningful facts.

It has to do with Vance, who reports one thing & acts the opposite. I know this is mostly void screaming, but I’m sick of people like Vance who claim any sort of religious superiority while being completely ignorant to Jesus’ teachings. For decades, Republicans have been telling me to pray & read the Bible, and then I do, and they think it’s liberal talking points? If anything, these people are supposed to believe in Christ.

It’s nothing new, “Oo a politician lying.” But I guess I’m just frustrated personally.

100. Completely disgusting book. If he had a moral compass and actual faith, he would emulate Christ, not do the exact opposite…

John 13:34, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Jesus says this before being betrayed by Judas.

Instead, we get blatant racism & wrath. Absolute shame…

Trump has fueled a complete lack of decorum in politics. This sort of name calling is childish and unbecoming of the office. I watched Howard Dean yell “BYAA” as a meme and lost any chance at the presidency. Dan Quayle misspelled potato and lost his chances. Now, the vice president can just openly mock people, in a straight racist fashion, and this guy walks around as a “Christian.” Christ would be appalled by this administration.

I hate that the bar is so low for some of the highest in society.

Thanks for sending me this.

Yes! Matthew 25:32 is one of the best examples of how warped MAGA & Christianity has become.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

I quote this passage a lot because it’s very explicit about going to heaven or not. It’s based on good acts, outlined briefly here. I don’t get how any MAGA person can read that and agree with our current policy. It’s anti-Christian.

I love being a UU and am extremely benefitted by having my congregation & a personal connection with God, after +20 years of being a hardline atheist. I needed my own space & affordance to explore, redefine terms, and do my own spiritual learning.

One weird outcome for me was reading the Bible on my own. I don’t consider myself a Christian (ex-Catholic / ex-Atheist), but I was getting frustrated with MAGA’s association with Christ while being so misaligned with the teachings. I know enough now to quote my favorite passages, because if I ever get in a pinch in this country, I’m going to quote the Bible.

Every MAGA person needs to read Matthew 25:32 several times, along with James 1:19 & James 2:25, and especially John 13:34. You get to heaven by helping the poor, helping the foreigner, helping those in prison, not by just claiming you follow Christ. If your actions don’t come from love, then they don’t follow Christ. It’s mind blowing to me that this regime is aligned with Christianity in public opinion.

Respectfully, UU is very different than this, in my personal experience. It’s precisely because UU doesn’t have strong dogmatic ties that I like it. The 7 principles are pretty standard moral positions. Sacred texts inform practice but do not dictate it either.

Finest kind.

I mean, he is a reality TV star. Isn’t this how he lives?

Imagine life was a game. You lived for 2025 years. You worked 260 days / year. You made the median US salary.

You would need to relive that process 3,145 times to match an Oligarch.

That amount of wealth is unethical while humanity suffers. No one can really fathom “1b dollars.”

Maaaaan… can we please just work together for fucks sake?

Much more honest/fair take.

He was 94.

I don’t believe in conspiracy theories, but with the way right wing loves to talk about vampires & adrenochrome, could be more projection. /joking, of course

My state license allows an X marker. RealID doesn’t, since its contents are under the directive of the federal govt.

Also, X/trans folks are being denied passports.

Certainly seems like I’m not meant to live my life as I see fit.

Why not use both and turn it into a 2 panel meme?

Me when I have water

Me when I’m a human living in the modern world

Oh we’re just talking past each other. I agree it’s more-so “do both” but it felt like Dems really dropped the economic piece.