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Dad. Husband. USAF veteran. Future PCT hiker. Philosopher of Religion. Paul Draper’s bulldog. Atheist. Never Trumper. Politically homeless.

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Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · Nov 7

Agree or disagree?

a: It is unrealistic to expect all teens will abstain from sex.
b: Teens having sex but preventing unwanted pregnancies (through contraception) is better than teens having sex and unwanted pregnancies.
c: Teens should have access to contraception.

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Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · 1d

To avoid misunderstandings, I’m rooting for the Mariners and I took the Reddit post to be a joke about the bias of the Fox announcers.

Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · 1d

I assume that was a joke by the redditor to make fun of the announcers for the things they did say. I was able to listen to the most of the TV broadcast and never heard them say the words the redditor put in their mouths.

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Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · 1d

Seen on Reddit: 🤣

#Mariners

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Stephen J. Graham @handle.invalid · May 3

His ass-holiness, Pope Not-So-Innocent:

"Some people are saying no one does poping like me. That's what they're saying."

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Barry McCaffrey @brma64.bsky.social · 13d

The Armed Forces must be politically neutral. Be respectful and responsive to the President and Sec Def. The safeguards to the Constitution rest with Congress, the Judicial system, the voters and the media. In my view our democracy is in grave danger.

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Barry McCaffrey @brma64.bsky.social · 13d

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'An outrage': Retired Army general slams idea of military using U.S. cities as 'training grounds'

YouTube video by MSNBC

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CNN @cnn.com · 13d

Whether you’d like to donate to some of her favorite charities, learn more about her work, take on a conservation project – or even consider going vegetarian – here are some of the organizations and causes that were closest to her heart. https://cnn.it/4gXcPYc

Remembering Jane Goodall through her favorite charities | CNN

Jane Goodall leaves behind a legacy of helping wildlife, championing conservation efforts on every continent, and advocating for the world’s poor.

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Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · 14d

I'm now posting on Substack. Here's a new post:

"Steelmanning the Abductive Moral Argument"

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#philsky #philosophy #philrel #theism #atheism #apologetics

Steelmanning the Abductive Moral Argument for Theism

Scouting God and Cosmos for Good Evidence Against Naturalism

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 18d

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 19d

First he fired a U.S. Attorney for refusing to prosecute his political opponents.

Then he installed a political aide and ordered them to come up with trumped-up criminal charges.

It's corruption & an abuse of power by the President.
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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.

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Barry McCaffrey @brma64.bsky.social · 20d

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Deeply disturbing. The actions of a Politburo. Childish. A very dangerous mindset. Something very wrong with Trump and his inner team.

White House 'Walk of Fame' features autopen photo instead of Joe Biden - UPI.com

A new Presidential Walk of Fame exhibit at the White House omits former President Joe Biden in favor of a photo of an autopen that is signing Biden's signature.

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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 21d

🚨Adolf Hitler rose from political outcast to absolute ruler by exploiting fear, division, and public despair. As democratic institutions bowed to his will, freedom vanished. His rise is more than history—it’s a warning of how tyranny takes hold in plain sight.
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Barry McCaffrey @brma64.bsky.social · 26d

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Hard to imagine what operational benefit regaining control of Bagram AFB gives the US. Securing and operating the base would be several thousand US military personnel. To what purpose?

Trump says US wants Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan back

No further information was available about how or why the U.S. government would want to reopen Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27d

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Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · 29d

Unrelated question: what’s your position on divine aseity?

Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · Sep 15

While he offered an apology, it lacked any real substance. There was no offer to make amends, no explanation for how such a vile comment about lethal injections could be made in the first place, and no genuine sign of repentance. Doeshe actually regret what he said, or just that he said it publicly?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 14

Brian Kilmeade apologized for his comments about homeless people getting lethal injections this morning on Fox & Friends, saying "so many homeless people deserve our empathy and compassion."

Here's the clip of his apology 👇

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Barry McCaffrey @brma64.bsky.social · Sep 14

Hard to imagine. On air. A policy of murder? The constraints have been erased. Walking away from American values.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 13

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · Sep 14

Orca seen pushing dead calf in Rosario Strait, underscoring fragile future of endangered population Whale J36 was separated from other orcas, pushing a deceased female calf that was full-term or near full-term.

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Orca seen pushing dead calf in Rosario Strait, underscoring fragile future of endangered population

Whale J36 was separated from other orcas, pushing a deceased female calf that was full-term or near full-term.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · Sep 14

Murder. He’s calling for the murder of people, a significant percentage of whom are veterans who served in our country’s military.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 13

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 12

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Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · Sep 11

Assassination in a war of resistance against a genocidal occupier (e.g. the Oversteegen sisters) is not the same as assassinating political opponents in the USA. My condemnation was about the latter: terrorism here & now, not acts of war in WWII.

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Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · Sep 11

Appreciate the questions, but I don’t want to turn this into an abstract argument thread. My condemnation was specific: political assassination in our context today is wrong.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Sep 10

Both of the co-founders of Turning Point USA died from things that were preventable, but which they mocked and urged this nation to ignore. Bill Montgomery was killed in 2020 by COVID and Charlie Kirk was killed in 2025 by gun violence.

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Secular Outpost @secularoutpost.bsky.social · Sep 11

Good question. My condemnation is about assassination and terroristic violence in a democracy, not killing in war. The American Revolution was a war of independence under colonial rule — a very different moral category from murdering political opponents today.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 10

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