area Virginian
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Administrator. Episcopalian, old-line Virginian variety. Calvinist. Democrat. Traditional liberal. Latin Americanist &c. &c.
Roots Florida hill country & the Chesapeake by blood, Mexico by matrimony.
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Roots Florida hill country & the Chesapeake by blood, Mexico by matrimony.
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Pinned
I really do believe in God and that God has a purpose for the American story. I still have hope for the city on a hill, that somehow reconciliation and brotherhood will someday emerge from the original sin of racial enslavement. That we will be a righteous people and live in harmony.
My take is she was a one out a million not super bright persons who got carried away online and then, randomly, was elected. Her story reflects less about herself and everything that’s rotten about the stinking accursed Republican Party
mtg spent like ten years making enemies on the left and that seemed fine with her. she spent ten days making enemies on the right, had to hire security, and then had to quit altogether.
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My take is she was a one out a million not super bright persons who got carried away online and then, randomly, was elected. Her story reflects less about herself and everything that’s rotten about the stinking accursed Republican Party
Thank you to those who continue to refrain from splitting infinitives.
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thank you to those who continue to refrain from splitting infinitives.
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And so who will tell you how to make a people out of America, in all its diversity, but we who made a people of the most traumatized exiles of half a continent?
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
And so who will tell you how to make a people out of America, in all its diversity, but we who made a people of the most traumatized exiles of half a continent?
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There are gods who came with us across the water in whose force we operate as the best of ourselves—and there were gods born on the boat—and there were gods born right here. The African American reconstruction of English, a principle as powerful as English itself, belongs to the final category.
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
There are gods who came with us across the water in whose force we operate as the best of ourselves—and there were gods born on the boat—and there were gods born right here. The African American reconstruction of English, a principle as powerful as English itself, belongs to the final category.
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If Black vernacular were not so powerful you would not see so many non-Black people adopting it for nearly all social and emotional purposes.
November 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
If Black vernacular were not so powerful you would not see so many non-Black people adopting it for nearly all social and emotional purposes.
Be sure to learn and commit to heart the all-important three-legged stool! Prayer fasting and almsgiving 😌
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Be sure to learn and commit to heart the all-important three-legged stool! Prayer fasting and almsgiving 😌
As far as ~shewing forth~ God’s glory/majesty goes (it goes far) classical* Episcopalianism is imo the superlative Protestant tradition.
Theological basis is Reformed but iconoclastic impulse stunts execution elsewhere.
*We’ve grown intemperate in our egalitarianism. See eg push to discard “Lord”
Theological basis is Reformed but iconoclastic impulse stunts execution elsewhere.
*We’ve grown intemperate in our egalitarianism. See eg push to discard “Lord”
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
As far as ~shewing forth~ God’s glory/majesty goes (it goes far) classical* Episcopalianism is imo the superlative Protestant tradition.
Theological basis is Reformed but iconoclastic impulse stunts execution elsewhere.
*We’ve grown intemperate in our egalitarianism. See eg push to discard “Lord”
Theological basis is Reformed but iconoclastic impulse stunts execution elsewhere.
*We’ve grown intemperate in our egalitarianism. See eg push to discard “Lord”
Trans people rock. I love them.
Living your life as your true, authentic self shouldn’t put a target on your back. But that’s not the case for too many transgender Americans, and it must stop. I stand with the trans community as we remember the lives taken in hateful acts of violence.
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trans people rock. I love them.
I have been listening to PODCASTS
Might be off base here but it seems to me we’ve made huge advances in ancient near eastern and Hebraic studies in the last century that should prompt Christians to revive a focus on the Old Testament.
We’ve got a very great deal to discover and recover in there about God and Creation.
We’ve got a very great deal to discover and recover in there about God and Creation.
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I have been listening to PODCASTS
Might be off base here but it seems to me we’ve made huge advances in ancient near eastern and Hebraic studies in the last century that should prompt Christians to revive a focus on the Old Testament.
We’ve got a very great deal to discover and recover in there about God and Creation.
We’ve got a very great deal to discover and recover in there about God and Creation.
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Might be off base here but it seems to me we’ve made huge advances in ancient near eastern and Hebraic studies in the last century that should prompt Christians to revive a focus on the Old Testament.
We’ve got a very great deal to discover and recover in there about God and Creation.
We’ve got a very great deal to discover and recover in there about God and Creation.
Not uncomfortable saying as a seventh gen Floridian this place was cursed from the start.
US acquired the territory and removed the Seminoles mainly bc marronage threatened slavery.
Prior to that an entirely different set of peoples living under Spain were exterminated by the Carolina slave trade.
US acquired the territory and removed the Seminoles mainly bc marronage threatened slavery.
Prior to that an entirely different set of peoples living under Spain were exterminated by the Carolina slave trade.
florida politics and its consequences has been a fucking disaster for the human race
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Not uncomfortable saying as a seventh gen Floridian this place was cursed from the start.
US acquired the territory and removed the Seminoles mainly bc marronage threatened slavery.
Prior to that an entirely different set of peoples living under Spain were exterminated by the Carolina slave trade.
US acquired the territory and removed the Seminoles mainly bc marronage threatened slavery.
Prior to that an entirely different set of peoples living under Spain were exterminated by the Carolina slave trade.
Amazing
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Amazing
Previous owner left behind a leaf blower, but I will not use it, because they are an abomination. I will destroy the leaf blower. I will smash it.
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Previous owner left behind a leaf blower, but I will not use it, because they are an abomination. I will destroy the leaf blower. I will smash it.
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Oh, look, AI is empowering cheats in authoritarian societies to undermine professional science in the free world. Cool! Awesome.
This is quite disturbing- I know LLMs are a problem but the extent they discovered is really concerning for science
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Oh, look, AI is empowering cheats in authoritarian societies to undermine professional science in the free world. Cool! Awesome.
We now have judges who write and issue opinions that say “Democrat Party”
It’s cool how we now have judges openly engaging in what only a few years ago would have been unhinged fascist conspiracy theorizing from the bench in official dissents.
Americans need to realize this isn’t ending with an election
Americans need to realize this isn’t ending with an election
In an unhinged dissent in our Texas redistricting victory, a GOP appointed judge seems to believe that George Soros and I did...well, I'm not sure what...but he is very mad. Bigly.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We now have judges who write and issue opinions that say “Democrat Party”
Comey. You f*cking dumb f*ck. Don’t be happy because you did this to yourself.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Oh my GOD. Holy shit. Holy shit holy shit holy shit.
To non-lawyers: this level of incompetence is BREATHTAKING. It is absolutely incomprehensible. This is a "mistake" that will be taught in criminal procedure classes for GENERATIONS.
Oh my GOD. Holy shit. Holy shit holy shit holy shit.
To non-lawyers: this level of incompetence is BREATHTAKING. It is absolutely incomprehensible. This is a "mistake" that will be taught in criminal procedure classes for GENERATIONS.
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Comey. You f*cking dumb f*ck. Don’t be happy because you did this to yourself.
Seems for a lot of folks “liberalism” just and only means “disappointing contemptible status quo-ism” of the day, rather unaware of the actual system of philosophy itself
Saw someone repost this but, folks, this is literally the liberal position. It doesn't get more liberal.
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Seems for a lot of folks “liberalism” just and only means “disappointing contemptible status quo-ism” of the day, rather unaware of the actual system of philosophy itself
I hope Ms Abughazaleh wins her race. She’s proven herself as a leader for the times.
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I hope Ms Abughazaleh wins her race. She’s proven herself as a leader for the times.
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![Jessica Lange in American Horror Story “There’s not going to be an [X] you stupid slut” meme sloppily edited to say “There’s not going to be AGI you stupid slut.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pk6gguqknmttj4vavebqbth7/bafkreiezi62afi5peljxuicuahttiquz7ey6hdekrdapdpm5bwkmno7hf4@jpeg)
In heaven there are trees; the heavenly trees are a mix of hardwoods and palmettos
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
In heaven there are trees; the heavenly trees are a mix of hardwoods and palmettos
Deliberation is a structural requirement you can’t build into the structure. It requires virtue, training and discipline.
The actual controversial “most woke opinion” is that liberalism is good, tolerance and pluralism are really important values we should protect in law, protecting these values requires sincere deliberation from our leaders, our citizenry, and our judiciary about sometimes-contradictory values
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Deliberation is a structural requirement you can’t build into the structure. It requires virtue, training and discipline.
I’d give a kidney to read J’s take on the vanquishing of Leviathan. (Censorship?!?!!)
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I’d give a kidney to read J’s take on the vanquishing of Leviathan. (Censorship?!?!!)