Butterfly On The Air
@txbutterfly.bsky.social
Fond of persons but don't like people. Dog, cat, and bird mama. Need beach time to stay sane. Reader. Putterer. Motorcyclist. Burner. Seeker of community. Occasional visitor to Callahan's Crosstime Saloon wherever I can find it.
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The Right has long ridiculed the supposed bleeding heart Liberals across the aisle, with many Conservative preachers going so far as to declare empathy a sin even as Jesus’ entire life overflowed with it.
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The Right Mocks Empathy, Until They Need It
Charlie Kirk’s murder was a brutal, reprehensible, vile act.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The Right has long ridiculed the supposed bleeding heart Liberals across the aisle, with many Conservative preachers going so far as to declare empathy a sin even as Jesus’ entire life overflowed with it.
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The Church brave needs men and women who will say that bigotry wrapped in religion is still bigotry, that Christianity was never supposed to be about power—and that Jesus doesn't give a damn if America is first.
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The American Church Needs Courageous Christians
Right now, if it really believes what it preaches, the American Church has one foot in Hell and one on a banana peel—and this God-forsaken wannabe theocracy, is that banana peel.
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February 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Church brave needs men and women who will say that bigotry wrapped in religion is still bigotry, that Christianity was never supposed to be about power—and that Jesus doesn't give a damn if America is first.
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If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.
February 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.
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No matter how you’ve chosen to justify your allegiance to him, ultimately you made your decision, and quite frankly, I have lost the respect for and the affinity I had with you. There is a divide between us now that will never be completely removed.
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To The People I Know Who Voted for Him,
To the people I know who voted for him,
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February 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
No matter how you’ve chosen to justify your allegiance to him, ultimately you made your decision, and quite frankly, I have lost the respect for and the affinity I had with you. There is a divide between us now that will never be completely removed.
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The Google doodle today celebrates gumbo. Guess today would be a good day to use the dark roux I made a couple of days ago!
February 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Google doodle today celebrates gumbo. Guess today would be a good day to use the dark roux I made a couple of days ago!
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GREAT new story in WIRED about Author and friend-of-mutuals Martha Wells. If you haven't read any of her sci-fi and fantasy books, you are missing out! #murderbot #hugos #collegestation #cepheid #monkeygiving www.wired.com/story/murder...
How Murderbot Saved Martha Wells' Life
Martha Wells created one of the most iconic characters in 21st-century science fiction: Murderbot, reluctant savior of humanity. Then she faced an existential threat of her own.
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November 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM
GREAT new story in WIRED about Author and friend-of-mutuals Martha Wells. If you haven't read any of her sci-fi and fantasy books, you are missing out! #murderbot #hugos #collegestation #cepheid #monkeygiving www.wired.com/story/murder...
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A reminder that @teenvogue.bsky.social is out there just doing first class journalism, and you should support them.
A new report details both an epidemic of fatal violence and discriminatory legislation against trans Americans. While many fear a Trump administration will only further threaten trans lives, these orgs are fighting back. ⤵️
Amid An Violence Epidemic Against Trans Americans, These Groups Are Fighting Back
A new report details both an epidemic of fatal violence and discriminatory legislation against trans Americans. While many fear a Trump administration will only further threaten trans lives, these org...
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November 22, 2024 at 2:34 PM
A reminder that @teenvogue.bsky.social is out there just doing first class journalism, and you should support them.
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Over the past few years, we’ve often found ourselves saying, “This isn’t who were are! We’re better than this!”
But once again, they have told us that he is who they are, and this place is not better because of it.
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But once again, they have told us that he is who they are, and this place is not better because of it.
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What The Hell Just Happened, America?
This is probably a really bad idea.
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November 15, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Over the past few years, we’ve often found ourselves saying, “This isn’t who were are! We’re better than this!”
But once again, they have told us that he is who they are, and this place is not better because of it.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
But once again, they have told us that he is who they are, and this place is not better because of it.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/what-the-h...
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Over at the Whatever Holiday Gift Guide, it's the day for fans to recommend the authors, musicians, artists, crafters and others whose work they want other people to know about. Head over to leave a recommendation!
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Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2023, Day Four: Fan Favorites!
For the first three days of the Whatever Gift Guide 2023, We’ve had authors and creators tell you about their work. Today is different: Today is Fan Favorites day, in which fans, admirer…
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November 30, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Over at the Whatever Holiday Gift Guide, it's the day for fans to recommend the authors, musicians, artists, crafters and others whose work they want other people to know about. Head over to leave a recommendation!
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How to Make a Schadenfreude Pie
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November 30, 2023 at 6:39 PM