Dirkbender.bsky.social
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KS Mennonite > NJ > DC > NJ > ATL UU
Disabled due to Multiple Myeloma > lesions in 15 vertebrae + compression fractures.
Treatment's kept MM at bay
FYI, that's a Colt .38, & "FTG"=fuck that guy
Disabled due to Multiple Myeloma > lesions in 15 vertebrae + compression fractures.
Treatment's kept MM at bay
FYI, that's a Colt .38, & "FTG"=fuck that guy
Pinned
UUMAN Sunday Service, November 16, 2025 - “God Saved the Kinks”
YouTube video by UUMAN Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North
www.youtube.com
Gave a sermon that I'd written 8 years ago, tore up, rewrote, and then rewrote again, mostly because it was so much fun to write.
Almost as much fun as it was to deliver.
Sermon's 38 minutes in, if you want to skip my lyrical Call to Worship.
#Kinks
www.youtube.com/live/g3KFwu8...
Almost as much fun as it was to deliver.
Sermon's 38 minutes in, if you want to skip my lyrical Call to Worship.
#Kinks
www.youtube.com/live/g3KFwu8...
I don't get the people who disable replies or quote posts.
I guess I could just block them, but that seems a tad extreme. And besides, some who do this seem like decent folks.
Any light that could be shed on this phenomenon would be appreciated.
I guess I could just block them, but that seems a tad extreme. And besides, some who do this seem like decent folks.
Any light that could be shed on this phenomenon would be appreciated.
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I don't get the people who disable replies or quote posts.
I guess I could just block them, but that seems a tad extreme. And besides, some who do this seem like decent folks.
Any light that could be shed on this phenomenon would be appreciated.
I guess I could just block them, but that seems a tad extreme. And besides, some who do this seem like decent folks.
Any light that could be shed on this phenomenon would be appreciated.
In case I've not made it clear enough: This will be a deal-killer. If GA eliminates its income tax, we're leaving.
There's no excuse, ever, for a state to generate its revenue through cruelly regressive means.
As Jay points out, the Goopers are doing this in a slimy, typically gutless, fashion.
There's no excuse, ever, for a state to generate its revenue through cruelly regressive means.
As Jay points out, the Goopers are doing this in a slimy, typically gutless, fashion.
New commentary from opinion writer @jaybookman.bsky.social: Plan to end Georgia’s income tax is an election-year illusion
Bookman: Plan to end Georgia's income tax is an election-year illusion • Georgia Recorder
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is running for a promotion to governor, and he’s planning to use this session of the state Legislature as a stage for his campaign. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. That...
georgiarecorder.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:21 PM
In case I've not made it clear enough: This will be a deal-killer. If GA eliminates its income tax, we're leaving.
There's no excuse, ever, for a state to generate its revenue through cruelly regressive means.
As Jay points out, the Goopers are doing this in a slimy, typically gutless, fashion.
There's no excuse, ever, for a state to generate its revenue through cruelly regressive means.
As Jay points out, the Goopers are doing this in a slimy, typically gutless, fashion.
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There shouldn't be election debates with Republicans. Our response should be "It's generous of us to not make you live in a zoo"
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
There shouldn't be election debates with Republicans. Our response should be "It's generous of us to not make you live in a zoo"
Likely a real-life story.
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Likely a real-life story.
From the same damaged brain that spread the "schoolkids going in litter boxes" non-story.
I do think it's time we made Chaya Raichik famous.
www.mediamatters.org/libs-tiktok/...
I do think it's time we made Chaya Raichik famous.
www.mediamatters.org/libs-tiktok/...
Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired
www.mediamatters.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:10 PM
From the same damaged brain that spread the "schoolkids going in litter boxes" non-story.
I do think it's time we made Chaya Raichik famous.
www.mediamatters.org/libs-tiktok/...
I do think it's time we made Chaya Raichik famous.
www.mediamatters.org/libs-tiktok/...
Further evidence that God exists.
He IS still breathing, though, so I'll remain an agnostic for now.
He IS still breathing, though, so I'll remain an agnostic for now.
He’s shaken because 5 women asked for his credentials…imagine ICE asking you for your papers…
January 29, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Further evidence that God exists.
He IS still breathing, though, so I'll remain an agnostic for now.
He IS still breathing, though, so I'll remain an agnostic for now.
I've had zero interest in consuming THC myself for more than three decades, but I sure wish that safe options were available were I to decide otherwise at some future date.
I pity anyone looking for a safe high time these days. Some real bastards running things.
www.propublica.org/article/colo...
I pity anyone looking for a safe high time these days. Some real bastards running things.
www.propublica.org/article/colo...
Smoke and Mirrors: How Intoxicating Hemp Seeped Into the First Recreational Marijuana Market in the Country
Colorado, which once served as the model for marijuana regulation, generated billions of dollars in tax revenue while promising to keep consumers safe. Now it’s scrambling to keep harmful hemp off the...
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I've had zero interest in consuming THC myself for more than three decades, but I sure wish that safe options were available were I to decide otherwise at some future date.
I pity anyone looking for a safe high time these days. Some real bastards running things.
www.propublica.org/article/colo...
I pity anyone looking for a safe high time these days. Some real bastards running things.
www.propublica.org/article/colo...
It's still difficult for me to get my mind around a certified flake and former religious cult leader now having the title of Director of National Intelligence.
Obviously it was the absence of intelligence that ever allowed this (and scores of other) outright abomination to occur.
#Idiocracy
Obviously it was the absence of intelligence that ever allowed this (and scores of other) outright abomination to occur.
#Idiocracy
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
It's still difficult for me to get my mind around a certified flake and former religious cult leader now having the title of Director of National Intelligence.
Obviously it was the absence of intelligence that ever allowed this (and scores of other) outright abomination to occur.
#Idiocracy
Obviously it was the absence of intelligence that ever allowed this (and scores of other) outright abomination to occur.
#Idiocracy
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People who make these their dating app pictures are going to slay.
January 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
People who make these their dating app pictures are going to slay.
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The entire Trump regime is completely disconnected from how any normal person would respond to these images of their neighbors in this moment.
January 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The entire Trump regime is completely disconnected from how any normal person would respond to these images of their neighbors in this moment.
Back in October 2020 I had posted this to a friend's blog:
"Fulton County [GA] is going to be the whipping boy in this election, emphasis on the 'boy'."
I hated being right then and I'm not thrilled about it now, either.
apnews.com/live/donald-...
"Fulton County [GA] is going to be the whipping boy in this election, emphasis on the 'boy'."
I hated being right then and I'm not thrilled about it now, either.
apnews.com/live/donald-...
Live updates: FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta
FBI agents were executing a search warrant at the Fulton County elections office near Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, an agency spokesperson confirmed.
apnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Back in October 2020 I had posted this to a friend's blog:
"Fulton County [GA] is going to be the whipping boy in this election, emphasis on the 'boy'."
I hated being right then and I'm not thrilled about it now, either.
apnews.com/live/donald-...
"Fulton County [GA] is going to be the whipping boy in this election, emphasis on the 'boy'."
I hated being right then and I'm not thrilled about it now, either.
apnews.com/live/donald-...
Few can separate wheat from chaff like Amanda.
The first mistake was trying to quit masturbating. Frankly, that's way more embarrassing than any other data they leaked.
www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
www.404media.co/app-for-quit...
App for Quitting Porn Leaked Users' Masturbation Habits
Hundreds of thousands of users told the app intimate details about their sexual urges, which are now exposed.
www.404media.co
January 28, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Few can separate wheat from chaff like Amanda.
Glad to see some 2A hawks putting their arms where their mouths are.
A little ideological integrity goes a long way.
A little ideological integrity goes a long way.
Holy shit, there's an open carry #2A protest of ICE happening in Douglas County Colorado -- a very wealthy and very red suburb county of Denver. (I lived there for 16 years.) The Trump Administration pissing off committed gun owners sufficiently for them to join the protests against ICE is wild.
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Glad to see some 2A hawks putting their arms where their mouths are.
A little ideological integrity goes a long way.
A little ideological integrity goes a long way.
A needed pail of cold water.
tl;dr - Goopers gotta gooper. You can't fix their stupid.
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
tl;dr - Goopers gotta gooper. You can't fix their stupid.
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
Republican Expressions of Concern Already Turning Back Around - The American Prospect
All the Trump administration had to do was send Tom Homan to Minnesota.
prospect.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 AM
A needed pail of cold water.
tl;dr - Goopers gotta gooper. You can't fix their stupid.
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
tl;dr - Goopers gotta gooper. You can't fix their stupid.
prospect.org/2026/01/26/i...
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Any doctor who can say this with a straight face should lose their license to practice medicine immediately
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Any doctor who can say this with a straight face should lose their license to practice medicine immediately
I'm not up for "lmao" about this, myself. But I do heartily approve.
lmao, everyone in the building trying to balance not ruining the moment of silence with the desire to be the first to yell “Fuck Ice!”
Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Alex Pretti
January 25, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I'm not up for "lmao" about this, myself. But I do heartily approve.
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For those saying Dems need the votes to start an impeachment inquiry:
No they do not. The Supreme Court won’t let Dem Congresses enforce subpoenas anyway, so there is functionally almost no difference between majority and minority for Dems.
Start informal inquiries now. Hear testimony from willing
No they do not. The Supreme Court won’t let Dem Congresses enforce subpoenas anyway, so there is functionally almost no difference between majority and minority for Dems.
Start informal inquiries now. Hear testimony from willing
January 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
For those saying Dems need the votes to start an impeachment inquiry:
No they do not. The Supreme Court won’t let Dem Congresses enforce subpoenas anyway, so there is functionally almost no difference between majority and minority for Dems.
Start informal inquiries now. Hear testimony from willing
No they do not. The Supreme Court won’t let Dem Congresses enforce subpoenas anyway, so there is functionally almost no difference between majority and minority for Dems.
Start informal inquiries now. Hear testimony from willing
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This is what Democrats in the Senate and the House can be doing right now: running defacto impeachment hearings.
Every Wed night, at Union Station, get people from Minneapolis on TV testifying about how Kristi Noem’s criminal and impeachable acts. Say “impeachment.” Have a TV producer run it.
Every Wed night, at Union Station, get people from Minneapolis on TV testifying about how Kristi Noem’s criminal and impeachable acts. Say “impeachment.” Have a TV producer run it.
For those saying Dems need the votes to start an impeachment inquiry:
No they do not. The Supreme Court won’t let Dem Congresses enforce subpoenas anyway, so there is functionally almost no difference between majority and minority for Dems.
Start informal inquiries now. Hear testimony from willing
No they do not. The Supreme Court won’t let Dem Congresses enforce subpoenas anyway, so there is functionally almost no difference between majority and minority for Dems.
Start informal inquiries now. Hear testimony from willing
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
This is what Democrats in the Senate and the House can be doing right now: running defacto impeachment hearings.
Every Wed night, at Union Station, get people from Minneapolis on TV testifying about how Kristi Noem’s criminal and impeachable acts. Say “impeachment.” Have a TV producer run it.
Every Wed night, at Union Station, get people from Minneapolis on TV testifying about how Kristi Noem’s criminal and impeachable acts. Say “impeachment.” Have a TV producer run it.
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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"Who brings a gun to a protest?!?"
Kyle Rittenhouse did. And he fucking killed people. And you all made him a poster boy for it.
Don't Tread On Me my ass.
Kyle Rittenhouse did. And he fucking killed people. And you all made him a poster boy for it.
Don't Tread On Me my ass.
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"Who brings a gun to a protest?!?"
Kyle Rittenhouse did. And he fucking killed people. And you all made him a poster boy for it.
Don't Tread On Me my ass.
Kyle Rittenhouse did. And he fucking killed people. And you all made him a poster boy for it.
Don't Tread On Me my ass.
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These monsters are sick.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
These monsters are sick.
What everyone's Trumper pals voted for.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Federal agents shoot person in Minnesota, governor says
Minneapolis officials said they are investigating.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
What everyone's Trumper pals voted for.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
For more about this take, here's David Grohl.
If I could make documentary filmmakers understand one thing it is that no rock musician has anything interesting to say about any band they weren't in.
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM
For more about this take, here's David Grohl.
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And health insurers should be able to deny coverage, or at least have huge copays and deductibles for people who contract the diseases the vaccinations would have prevented.
We absolutely do not need the insured community to absorb the severe excess costs that would have been avoided.
We absolutely do not need the insured community to absorb the severe excess costs that would have been avoided.
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 PM
And health insurers should be able to deny coverage, or at least have huge copays and deductibles for people who contract the diseases the vaccinations would have prevented.
We absolutely do not need the insured community to absorb the severe excess costs that would have been avoided.
We absolutely do not need the insured community to absorb the severe excess costs that would have been avoided.