I believe Donald Trump is the best president since Grover Cleveland for designing a ballroom.
Do you know where I can find some good germane chocolate?
"Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right; not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved."
On October 22, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis was announced to the people of the USA. Read Kennedy's speech: https://genius.com/John-f-kennedy-cuban-missile-crisis-speech-annotated
"Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right; not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world. God willing, that goal will be achieved."
On October 22, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis was announced to the people of the USA. Read Kennedy's speech: https://genius.com/John-f-kennedy-cuban-missile-crisis-speech-annotated
I've been thinking about values and principles recently, and how those inform our political beliefs and practices.
Truth: I want to speak and hear truth. I don't mind if it's nuanced but I do prefer that it's accurate. "True statements presented in an inaccurate way" don't land as "truth" for me. "Truth" for me is close to "reality."
Life: I believe that humans are created in the image of God. Because of this, the death of any human is a cause for sorrow- even when the death is justified or necessary in the eyes of society. Humans should be treated with equal dignity and respect, but this may mean treating people in different circumstances (poor/rich, children/adults, mentally competent/not, etc.) differently.
The transcendent and the supernatural: Reality makes the most sense to me through the perspective that there is a supernatural aspect to it. This leads me to weight my priorities differently than if the material and temporal were all there is. Because I believe the spiritual world exists, our actions, thoughts, and loves are engaged in that world as well as the material world. (Note: I use "material" and "spiritual" world terminology for simplicity and readability, not to suggest two separate dimensions or layers of reality. It gets complicated.)
I think most of my political opinions are connected to one or more of these values, and even as I write this I think my list is incomplete.
"...in a democracy the state will always be a reflection of its own society, just as the society will be the creation of the countless faiths and moral principles that inspire and shape it.
"...American public discourse has degenerated into a bitter contentiousness that borders on ideological civil war. It has loosed an unholy trio of consequences- insistent demands, irreconcilable differences, and interminable disagreements. Trust is out, tribalism in. Reasoned argument has been replaced by unargued assertion and attack, while the rhetoric of protest, pronouncements, and posturing has drowned that of persuasion." -Os Guinness, "The American Hour," 1993
"The problem with some North American evangelicals is that they are not asking what is right and what is wrong. Rather they are asking what is Right and what is Left- even though the latter question is far less biblical than the former." -Peter Kusmic
If Batman mostly patrols at night, why don't Gotham's criminals work mostly during the day?
Good news: Hamas has released its hostages.
Make today a real 10/10.
How are you observing Amazon Prime Day this year?
Do the right thing, even when it's the hard thing.
I was talking with a friend recently who mentioned the recent deepfakes/memes President Trump has been posting of various Democrats.
On one hand: the President of the United States should behave with more dignity and integrity than this.
On the other hand: Democrats should not feed the trolls.
It's a plotspiracy!
Remember, lycopene does not cause lycanthropy.
Get up and get a drink of water. You've earned a hydration vacation!
Yes, I'm aware of the irony of posting this here. ;-)
https://www.nodumbquestions.fm/listen/2025/9/23/212-should-alabama-ban-the-infinite-scroll
I'm sure we all regret some of our hair and/or fashion choices.
How many times have you sinned today?
What color do you associate with your favorite pop/soda/Coke/carbonated beverage?
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