@catherinedevlin.bsky.social
A Baptist minister, rather than a (Catholic or Episcopal) priest. Pedantic, I know, but the decidedly non-Southern Baptists of ABCUSA deserve credit when they earn it.
chicagowelcomingchurches.org/partners/lak...
chicagowelcomingchurches.org/partners/lak...
Lake Street Church of Evanston (ABCUSA): A Partner in the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches
A coalition of churches and individuals who support the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons into Christian churches.
chicagowelcomingchurches.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A Baptist minister, rather than a (Catholic or Episcopal) priest. Pedantic, I know, but the decidedly non-Southern Baptists of ABCUSA deserve credit when they earn it.
chicagowelcomingchurches.org/partners/lak...
chicagowelcomingchurches.org/partners/lak...
So... like Infrastructure Week. Eventually a Democrat will take over and do it.
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So... like Infrastructure Week. Eventually a Democrat will take over and do it.
Norms, common sense, and expectation of good faith aren't going to do in the future. Everything, everything is going to have to be carefully airtight law with painfully specific definitions. That's going to a pain but I don't see any alternatives.
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Norms, common sense, and expectation of good faith aren't going to do in the future. Everything, everything is going to have to be carefully airtight law with painfully specific definitions. That's going to a pain but I don't see any alternatives.
I guess they decided it must be a Kirk reference because his is the first death they've ever cared about.
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I guess they decided it must be a Kirk reference because his is the first death they've ever cared about.
Suppose the defense sends a Subway sandwich platter to the jury deliberation room with a note saying "FOOD FIGHT!"
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Suppose the defense sends a Subway sandwich platter to the jury deliberation room with a note saying "FOOD FIGHT!"
"I really don't follow the news. It's too depressing, you know."
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"I really don't follow the news. It's too depressing, you know."
Principle, but also wise self-protection. One "I'm a white man and PyCon rejected my talk" or "their Code of Conduct is woke" tweet, boosted by an influencer, could bring a catastrophic clawback of past NSF awards.
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Principle, but also wise self-protection. One "I'm a white man and PyCon rejected my talk" or "their Code of Conduct is woke" tweet, boosted by an influencer, could bring a catastrophic clawback of past NSF awards.
I'm a fanatic blood donor, but "give your forever chemicals to somebody else" feels a little less altruistic than I'd like! I guess it's "when it's the least of their concerns"...
(My wife got 2 badly-needed units in Jan - thank you donors!)
(My wife got 2 badly-needed units in Jan - thank you donors!)
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I'm a fanatic blood donor, but "give your forever chemicals to somebody else" feels a little less altruistic than I'd like! I guess it's "when it's the least of their concerns"...
(My wife got 2 badly-needed units in Jan - thank you donors!)
(My wife got 2 badly-needed units in Jan - thank you donors!)
I would order that on a shirt - on multiple shirts - if the PSF benefits. (Also sending plain vanilla cash.)
October 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I would order that on a shirt - on multiple shirts - if the PSF benefits. (Also sending plain vanilla cash.)
Snek is *all* spine!
October 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Snek is *all* spine!
He sure spent a lot of time talking about how hard the dementia screening was.
October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
He sure spent a lot of time talking about how hard the dementia screening was.
Hmm, a denominational double-dipper!
October 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hmm, a denominational double-dipper!
Chronicle got it wrong; Rev. Batista is PCUSA, not UCC: www.presbyteryofsf.org/jorge-bautis...
Rev. Black in Chicago is PCUSA, too. They're skunking the rest of the progressive denominations here.
Rev. Black in Chicago is PCUSA, too. They're skunking the rest of the progressive denominations here.
Rev. Jorge Bautista – Presbytery of San Francisco
www.presbyteryofsf.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Chronicle got it wrong; Rev. Batista is PCUSA, not UCC: www.presbyteryofsf.org/jorge-bautis...
Rev. Black in Chicago is PCUSA, too. They're skunking the rest of the progressive denominations here.
Rev. Black in Chicago is PCUSA, too. They're skunking the rest of the progressive denominations here.
Let us know when you receive Rep. Issa's apology, which will surely arrive soon... right?
issa.house.gov/media/press-...
issa.house.gov/media/press-...
Statement by Congressman Darrell Issa on San Diego Highway Closure
SAN DIEGO, CA - Congressman Darrell Issa recently issued the following statement in response to California Governor Gavin Newsom's closure of a major California highway during the Marine Corps 250th Anniversary celebration:
issa.house.gov
October 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Let us know when you receive Rep. Issa's apology, which will surely arrive soon... right?
issa.house.gov/media/press-...
issa.house.gov/media/press-...
We are sorry to reject this manuscript for _America: 2025_. Remember that the suspension of disbelief is crucial to quality fiction, and symbolism becomes awkward when it is too heavyhanded.
October 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We are sorry to reject this manuscript for _America: 2025_. Remember that the suspension of disbelief is crucial to quality fiction, and symbolism becomes awkward when it is too heavyhanded.