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Jesus: *allows crowds to come to him* Evangelicals:
Hemant MehtaEvangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
It makes sense after you think about it but at first blush was absolutely baffling to me
Erin BibaI am always trying to explain to folks that most Americans have never met a Jew and people do not believe me and I just need you to understand that the perception that we are a powerful group in this country is intentionally created by antisemites and you’re unknowingly buying in.
sickening infuriating tragedy crimes against humanity, and it will only get worse and worse. it's so fucked up you can't really put it into words particularly when you try to consider the scale, it's just unreal the level of evil and tragedy
Adam Sawyer“If immigration hadn't picked up my brother, my sister-in-law would still be alive, and the children wouldn't be going through this sorrow,” he said. “Unfortunately, immigration — the [U.S.] government — doesn't see that. It makes no difference to them.” www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...
NEW: The government's own witness in the felony Reflecting Pool case couldn't represent that the damage cost $1K+, the core element of the crime.
Witness in Reflecting Pool case conceded damage before canoeist touched waterThe only grand jury witness in David “Davey” Hearn’s case said the area was already damaged and could not represent that his alleged actions cost more than $1,000, his attorneys said.www.nbcnews.com
so I just want to emphasize something here that non-media people might not pick up on: Marisa is an independent journalist and is taking on the risk of being sued by Moraff here without any institutional backing. That's admirable bravery - and also means being very, very certain of the facts.
Marisa KabasExclusive from me — Daniel Moraff, one of the political operatives behind Graham Platner's rise and fall, has been accused of sexual assault. Full story here:
Something really annoying about this is that it's total bullshit, but when Dems retake power it legitimately will be a "problems that take years to fix" situation
Aaron RuparCASONE: The midterms are about affordability. Then on top of that, you've got the energy shock REP. PAT FALLON: Sure. Joe Biden and the Democrats did that