Rose Rudd @roseannerudd@qoto.org

My favorite bible quote is where Jesus said "Make the little children suffer," or something like that.

#FakeBibleScholar

If maintaining a well-regulated militia means anyone can own a mass-murder machine, why shouldn’t wetlands-protection legislation mean anyone can kill the planet, Supreme Court rules, with what experts are calling impeccable logic.

Exhausted by the hate and repression in the autocratic former Confederacy? Want to smile ear-to-ear? Read this about the huge news out of the state of Minnesota. Let it be a model for others. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/the-minnesota-miracle?utm_source=direct&r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Oh, no, not more from the Fascist Fashion beat. Just stop, Times. Stop.
The Strategic Fashioning of Casey DeSantis https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/style/casey-desantis-fashion.html?smid=tw-share

Via John Pavlovitz:

The political Right in American is the worst kind of drag show: that of hateful, heartless bigots pretending to be Christian. They are self-identified disciples of Jesus with no have interest in his empathy, generosity, or love.
#fascism #bigotry #LGBTQ
https://t.co/3detF1TfBB

@augieray Why, are six of them resigning?

Via Scott MacFarlane:

Pre-sentencing hearings begin TODAY in seditious conspiracy case of Stewart Rhodes

Victim impact statements will be heard by judge.

Justice Dept is going to try to secure a 25-year prison sentence against Stewart Rhodes #legal

if you’re an orca still in line to sink a large ship, STAY IN LINE

The work in progress is neither working or progressing.

#cat #cats #catstodon #catsofmastodon #writing #writingcommunity #books #humor #humour #funny

Clemens Kalischer's photographic subjects included ordinary people whose essential humanity he caught in some important moment. He often focused on touching events such as this couple from his series Displaced Persons circa 1948..
#photo #photography #history

NY Times: Hostage-Takers Not to Blame for Killing Hostage

The Platonic ideal of “both sides” reporting.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/05/debt-ceiling-congress-blame-republicans-democrats-default-new-york-times.html

Via Barb McQuade:

Michigan legislature passes and ⁦Gov Whitmer signs red flag gun law. This is what happens when bipartisan redistricting restores decision-making power to the people.⁩

#guns #GunViolence
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/22/whitmer-signs-michigans-red-flag-legislation-into-law/70162489007/

In Phoenix, homeless seniors are "flooding" shelters that can't do much to help them.

But let's be sure to keep lowering taxes on the 0.1% who've captured so much of the nation's wealth.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/22/seniors-homeless-baby-boomers/

For those who might rely on #Russia state media for their news -- there was NO explosion this morning near the Pentagon.

Dennis Aftergut writes,

"Keep in mind, too, Trump’s glaring hypocrisy here: This is the self-described 'King of Debt' who spent like a drunken sailor during his four years in office, raising the national debt by $7.8 trillion.

He’s not in it to keep America safe from overspending. He’s in it for himself."

#Trump #default #DebtCeiling #Republicans #chaos
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https://www.thebulwark.com/why-trump-wants-u-s-to-default-on-debt/

Josie (6 years old), Bertha (6 years old) and Sophie (10 years old) worked regularly at the Maggioni Canning Company. Work began at 4 AM and the three would make from $9 to $15 a week. Sophie would do six pots of oyster a day and her mother who also worked with her said "She don't go to school. Works all the time."

Through such photos, Lewis Hine documented the harsh working conditions borne by thousands of children, who were sent to work soon after they could walk, and were paid based on how many buckets of oysters they shucked daily.

He covered around 50,000 miles a year, photographing children from Chicago to Florida working in coal mines and factories.

These photos helped to raise an outcry against child labor and made the American public become widely aware of the scope of the problem. This resulted in the establishment of organizations such as the National Child Labor Committee, in 1904, which led the fight against child labor.

Oh, FFS. "Biden’s casual public use of “hell” and “damn” — and the fact that many people these days think those words barely qualify as profanity — is a reflection of our lowered standards."
Send your smelling salts to the Post.
I swear, our profane society is a disgrace https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/15/swearing-presidents-society-language/

yet another student using CatGPT to do their schoolwork

Training a cat.

#Caturday

I gave a speech at Florida's New College Alternate Graduation. It's only 3 minutes long. I meant every word of it.