Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Trans Community, And “Rising To The Occasion”

Wow oh wow!  This is a great video and a must watch video if you support trans people.  I wouldn’t have expected a man of the Christian faith to come out for trans people but never would have expected them to do this that strongly and seriously.  I watched it twice to be sure I heard what I did.  After I post this I will watch it again.  I am not even sure how to post this in the labels.  Hugs and loves.  This is why I really like this Christian man.  Hugs

This is the comment I left on this post.  I wonder if he will reply.  Hugs

Hello Rev. I had only commented once before where I asked you if a caring loving atheist such as myself could find a place in your god’s paradise. You welcomed me and told me I did not have to believe in the supernatural but live a decent life helping others as I could, which I had said I did, you replied I was totally accepted by your god. I was honestly surprised by your answer. Since then I have followed your channel and often posted it to my blog. Most of my readers are not religious but all are caring wonderful people of different faiths, sexual orientations, and some are trans. But all have found wisdom in your videos. I thank you for this one. The trans community and trans kids are under heavy attack in the US. I suspect because it undermines the cis straight majority that has long ruled the US, but also driven by religious people who feel this allowing their children to be who they wee born to be, LGBTQ+ is an affront to their god they will be held to account for. Thank you, Hugs. Scottie

MAGA And The Danger Of Empathy

Migrants, Prisoners, The Poor; No Conditions On Our Love

BUZZFEED: A New Mom Received A $700K Hospital Bill, And, Yes, It Happened In The United States

A New Mom Received A $700K Hospital Bill, And, Yes, It Happened In The United States
“They moved her room three times. Each transfer was $4,337…”

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MSNBC: Opinion | The Trump administration has declared a war on words

Opinion | The Trump administration has declared a war on words
The president is leading an effort to confuse and distract America from his agenda.

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HUFFPOST: Trump’s Outrageous New ‘Scapegoat’ Stuns ‘Daily Show’ Host Into Silence

Trump’s Outrageous New ‘Scapegoat’ Stuns ‘Daily Show’ Host Into Silence
Michael Kosta then said: “I can’t believe it’s only Day 10 and Trump is already this far down his list of scapegoats.”

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MSNBC: Trump’s latest executive action made post-crash blame game even worse

Trump’s latest executive action made post-crash blame game even worse
The president’s response to the American Eagle Flight 5342 crash was, by any fair measure, obscene — which he made worse with an ugly executive memorandum.

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STAT: National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay bills

National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay bills
One scientist texted his landlord to say February rent would be late. Another wasn’t able to pay her credit card bill. Yet another wondered how much longer he could afford his mortgage.

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Some more abuse by republicans

ICE is now detaining Native Americans. Several members of the Navajo nation have been detained. Fuck this country.. @kaffnews.com http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/l…

— Tyler. 🚩🏴🍞 (@covidzero.bsky.social) 2025-01-25T01:23:27.010Z

This is a pretty good indicator that it is not about going after immigrants, just Brown people in general.

“The Imperial Senate will no longer be of any concern to us. I’ve just received word that the Emperor has dissolved the council permanently. The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away…. The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. Fear will keep the local systems in line.”
-Tarkin

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tRump hates the Kennedys as much if not more than he hates the Obamas, and has forever.   He hates that those families are more respected and called American royalty rather than his.  Remember he told the Queen of England that his kids were equal to hers because he was American’s version of royalty just as she was England’s.   Remember he demanded that the famous rose garden credited to Jackie Kennedy be destroyed, torn out and replaced with a horrible garden insisting it be credited with his third wife’s name he wanted to be as famous and acclaimed as the wonderful Jackie’s was.   It never was because instead of beautiful like the rose garden was the one that replaced it was a nightmare of bad taste and ugliness.  So he needs to destroy the Kennedy legacy and anything with their name on it as he has tried to do to Obama, and now Biden.   Hugs

As has been widely reported, the underbelly of Air Force One is painted “baby blue” because that makes the aircraft blend in with the sky, rendering it less visible to potential rocket attacks launched from the ground. Last month Trump raged that the Air Force One replacement currently under construction will not be completed until after his term. Also, contrary to his claim to reporters, Trump indeed golfed today.

AF1 livery is beautiful and iconic and the new livery in progress is exquisite. Of course he’ll destroy it.

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NBC had news today that of the 1200 people detained by ICE this Sunday, 50% had no criminal record at all.

You know how cops would rather pull over law abiding citizens for minor traffic infractions than chase dangerous criminals? What do you think ICE would rather do, arresting helpless people who volunteered their information and will not resist, or arresting known criminals who might have weapons and try to fight back?

 

The game is kind of becoming clear, isn’t it?

Trump has no plan to handle inflation, and in fact, his three main things, are all going to increase costs.

Deporting the work force, tariffs, tax cuts for the wealthy – all massively inflationary.

the plan seems to be to lie about crime coming down as the price, and of course, real patriots have no problem paying more…..

Vought is an avowed Christian nationalist and former Heritage Foundation executive.

THE ATLANTIC: The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There

The Attack on Trans Rights Won’t End There
Ideas Once legal rights begin to fall, they fall for everyone. January 29, 2025 The American populism of the late 19th century was a rebellion of working people against financial elites; the American populism of this century is one of financial elites feigning rebellion while crushing the vulnerable. This is why, just a few short days into his presidency, Donald Trump is already making good on his promise to persecute trans people zealously. On Monday, Trump issued an executive order purging

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CBS NEWS: What to know about Trump’s comments about DEI after plane crash

What to know about Trump’s comments about DEI after plane crash
Initiatives aimed at expanding the workforce existed under President Trump’s first term, including a program that aimed to recruit and train qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, for careers in air traffic operations.

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