nullifidian @nullifidian@qoto.org

Hold the Church to account for abuse – separate it from the state https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2023/05/hold-the-church-to-account-for-abuse-separate-it-from-the-state?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Finally they admit it https://bylinetimes.com/2023/05/15/jacob-rees-mogg-says-voter-id-was-attempt-to-gerrymander-elections-for-the-conservatives/

Cat milk

The "National conservatives" say

"No nation can long endure without humility and gratitude before God and fear of his judgment that are found in authentic religious tradition."

Not very different from "National socialists"

https://nationalconservatism.org/national-conservatism-a-statement-of-principles/

Q: Who are ‘national conservatives’ and what do they want?

(1) Nazis
(2) Nazi shit.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/14/who-are-national-conservatives-and-what-do-they-want?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

UK peeps: consider signing this government petition (to halt passage of the Online Safety Bill, which will gut end-to-end encryption including your online banking security, personal message privacy, and right to privacy in general): https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/634725

Star Wars film pitch:

A garbled communication is intercepted from Yoda. A few locations and people can be made out, but no full sentences, except for one, right at the end:

"Nothing is what it seems to be"

Two young Jedis go on an epic quest to uncover the secrets and put a stop to whatever nefarious plans might be being hatched. Eventually the discover that there are no nefarious plans and nobody is doing anything untoward at all. They track down Yoda and tell him there was nothing to worry about. Yoda replies, "yes, told you I did".