Ian Carmichael
@icarm.bsky.social
Retired pastor and teacher. Unretired theologian, advocate, ally, nerd. Interested in comedy, poetry, physics, philosophy, cosmology, acceptance, inclusion, justice, mercy and ecological worlds. Liker of nature, creation, and re-creation. he/him. Opinions.
Always good to be reminded how expensive it is to be poor.
Anyone familiar with Terry Pratchett will be aware of this.
December 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Always good to be reminded how expensive it is to be poor.
Ah yes, the cognition tests. I'm surprised they didn't provide him some kind of medallion which he can wear to all his medical appointments. It could double as a 'fall' alarm.
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ah yes, the cognition tests. I'm surprised they didn't provide him some kind of medallion which he can wear to all his medical appointments. It could double as a 'fall' alarm.
And, don't forget the Peril, or someone high up the disinformation ladder says you need to get brains from abroad (ie immigrants) because the USA doesn't have clever enough locals.
immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
And, don't forget the Peril, or someone high up the disinformation ladder says you need to get brains from abroad (ie immigrants) because the USA doesn't have clever enough locals.
One hopes, but this 'Strategy' is a resolute walking away from "enlightened self-interest" and a rush into international irrelevance.
And the nations will be entirely skittish about avoidable engagement with the USA in any long term.
And the nations will be entirely skittish about avoidable engagement with the USA in any long term.
December 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
One hopes, but this 'Strategy' is a resolute walking away from "enlightened self-interest" and a rush into international irrelevance.
And the nations will be entirely skittish about avoidable engagement with the USA in any long term.
And the nations will be entirely skittish about avoidable engagement with the USA in any long term.
A thought indeed...
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
A thought indeed...
But of course he's entitled to sleep. Someone else is talking; what's the point of that?
When you stayed up too late shitposting.
I'm not sure he's going to make it, folks. Eyes are closed
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
But of course he's entitled to sleep. Someone else is talking; what's the point of that?
He speaks truth. Some of mine even predate 2012 - by a smidgin.
Amazon, please stop asking me if books I bought month ago met my expectations. I still have unread books I bought in 2012. Be real.
December 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
He speaks truth. Some of mine even predate 2012 - by a smidgin.
Yep, "just an MRI". Who doesn't get them for no known reason?
TRUMP: If they want to release my MRI it's ok w/me. It's perfect like my phone call where I got impeached
Q: What part of your body were they were looking at?
TRUMP: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn't the brain bc I took a cognitive test & aced it, which you would be incapable of doing
Q: What part of your body were they were looking at?
TRUMP: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn't the brain bc I took a cognitive test & aced it, which you would be incapable of doing
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Yep, "just an MRI". Who doesn't get them for no known reason?
Just a plain "No".
In a Psych Class, no engagement is shown with readings and research which should have been prescribed reading.
In a Religious Studies class, no engagement is shown with readings and research which should have been prescribed reading.
In a Psych Class, no engagement is shown with readings and research which should have been prescribed reading.
In a Religious Studies class, no engagement is shown with readings and research which should have been prescribed reading.
This was handed in for a PSYCH CLASS & when the prof said she didn't use empirical sources but rather submitted op-ed she whined about religious liberty + prof got suspended.
I was a *Religious Studies* major; in my time she would have been rightly BBQ'd had she dared to hand in this absolute drek.
I was a *Religious Studies* major; in my time she would have been rightly BBQ'd had she dared to hand in this absolute drek.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
December 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Just a plain "No".
In a Psych Class, no engagement is shown with readings and research which should have been prescribed reading.
In a Religious Studies class, no engagement is shown with readings and research which should have been prescribed reading.
In a Psych Class, no engagement is shown with readings and research which should have been prescribed reading.
In a Religious Studies class, no engagement is shown with readings and research which should have been prescribed reading.
I don't know the insider Discourse behind the parody - but I understand the parody, and enjoy it, grimly, and with grief and with anger.
Even if you don’t know the insider Discourse that this is specifically parodying, this @joellenovey.bsky.social jawn is incredible. But if you do, well.
Torah study provides rare, revelatory glimpse into the Jewish wisdom tradition, offering insight and concern · Jewschool
Survey finds that majority of human beings are made in the image of God (a parody) Moses received the Torah at Sinai and transmitted it
jewschool.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I don't know the insider Discourse behind the parody - but I understand the parody, and enjoy it, grimly, and with grief and with anger.
What is this "too many books" of which she speaks? Obsolete cables, well yes. Although I have thrown out most of the legacy SCSIs.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
What is this "too many books" of which she speaks? Obsolete cables, well yes. Although I have thrown out most of the legacy SCSIs.
Yeah. How dare they be stupid in his presence. They KNOW he hates competition.
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Yeah. How dare they be stupid in his presence. They KNOW he hates competition.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In normal times, it would be a major scandal for the President to direct his AG to criminally investigate his political opponents to deflect from his own involvement in a major scandal — and for the AG to immediately announce she is doing it. The Epstein scandal and cover up just got even bigger.
And Nigeria, don't forget Nigeria...
Sure grocery prices are crazy and nobody can buy a house but Trump solved 9 wars today, got Madagascar to give us 4 trillion dollars, is building us a ballroom and triumphal arch, and renovating his jet from Qatar while planning invasions of Venezuela and Argentina.
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
And Nigeria, don't forget Nigeria...
Entirely legit. I heard the same, even over here in a non-USA country. But I'm glad that no one got near the bleach.
This is the kind of investigation James Comer was made for…
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Entirely legit. I heard the same, even over here in a non-USA country. But I'm glad that no one got near the bleach.
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Mental imagery is associated with a bewildering variety of human traits and capacities: a propensity to hold grudges; a vulnerability to trauma; emotional awareness; ways of making art; memory of one’s life. What happens if you can’t see it? https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HgpLlB
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Mental imagery is associated with a bewildering variety of human traits and capacities: a propensity to hold grudges; a vulnerability to trauma; emotional awareness; ways of making art; memory of one’s life. What happens if you can’t see it? https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/HgpLlB
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Sometimes an animal video is an important watch...
July 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Sometimes an animal video is an important watch...
Well worth the reading.
July 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Well worth the reading.
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Scotland’s signs are delivering. Y’all understood the assignment. 😂
July 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Scotland’s signs are delivering. Y’all understood the assignment. 😂
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You don't have to be Lebanese but it helps
July 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
You don't have to be Lebanese but it helps
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I’m really gonna ask you please not to turn your nose up at the WSJ story and sneer that it’s a distraction.
These men harmed real people. They used their power and money to trap and abuse them.
That’s not a distraction, actually. That’s central to what matters.
These men harmed real people. They used their power and money to trap and abuse them.
That’s not a distraction, actually. That’s central to what matters.
July 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I’m really gonna ask you please not to turn your nose up at the WSJ story and sneer that it’s a distraction.
These men harmed real people. They used their power and money to trap and abuse them.
That’s not a distraction, actually. That’s central to what matters.
These men harmed real people. They used their power and money to trap and abuse them.
That’s not a distraction, actually. That’s central to what matters.
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Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.
July 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.
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I used to think democracy only needed free elections, rule of law, human rights and freedom of the press.
I now think it also needs academic freedom, use of scientific evidence by government, trustworthy public communications; and participatory and deliberative citizen engagement.
I now think it also needs academic freedom, use of scientific evidence by government, trustworthy public communications; and participatory and deliberative citizen engagement.
July 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I used to think democracy only needed free elections, rule of law, human rights and freedom of the press.
I now think it also needs academic freedom, use of scientific evidence by government, trustworthy public communications; and participatory and deliberative citizen engagement.
I now think it also needs academic freedom, use of scientific evidence by government, trustworthy public communications; and participatory and deliberative citizen engagement.