Milford Man

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of BYU admission statistics🧵 (1/9)

As a child learning about the history of my LDS faith, I sometimes wondered what kind of twisted psychopath would want to tar and feather their religious or political opponents

what kind of shithole party boos Zelensky and cheers the Tate brothers

@BrambleJim Our #1 must-watch Christmas movie each year

#Bales2025FilmChallenge - gas lamps Muppets Christmas Carol (1992) Best version of the Dickens tale? Best Michael Cain performance? Best Muppets movie? I’m not being silly when I say I can make a decent argument for yes, yes and yes.

@SLCPaladin Nice thread. Thanks

Here's a link to the entire NYT article. nytimes.com/2024/12/11/bri…

Incredible article in the NYT and data on how the immigration surge during the Biden admin was the largest in history, even adjusted for population. 1/

@tannerlindsay @bwad_pwofo @astutehnybadger @stackerco @KimberleyShoaf @chuck9875431 I don't know, but "genuinely asking questions" and "pushing more and more vaccines" sound like lines someone would hear if they did their research by listening to Tucker Carlson or Joe Rogan.

@bwad_pwofo @astutehnybadger @Milford_Man_ @stackerco @KimberleyShoaf @chuck9875431 I'm not seeing something that is "pushing more and more vaccines". I'm looking at the vaccine schedule from 1995, and the one for 2025. There are only like 4 - 5 "new" ones. Like chickenpox. And RSV. And Hepatitis A. In terms of "required" there are only 2 "new" ones.

Non partisan question. And be honest. Who would you rather have as a secretary of health?

@bwad_pwofo @stackerco @KimberleyShoaf @chuck9875431 Yeah. I think he's truly morally repugnant, but relevant to this, his health beliefs are absurd and dangerous. Examples include the idea that prescription medications cause mass shootings, viruses like Covid are engineered to spare Jews, and childhood vaccines cause autism.

@stackerco @KimberleyShoaf @chuck9875431 I agree with you that there’s too much garbage in our food. It’s the implications that RFK Jr is an upgrade that I vehemently disagree with. He’ll create 10 new problems for every 1 he fixes.

@ldsfootnotes I think that although most of the Brethren support Trump, they don't want more post-election results showing 70% of LDS members voted for him because it alienates a lot of their youth. So if feels like the message from Church HQ is, "Vote Republican... but not all of you"

@_Cultch My guess is that about half of those on the rolls don't identify as LDS anymore and wouldn't show in the denominator of any survey data on activity levels.

@aurorabrshealis @StallionCornell Nah, I was just trying to make fun of the DNC / Beyonce drama from a few weeks ago

So any actual General Conference predictions? I’m honestly not expecting anything groundbreaking from this Conference, as it feels like the Church is in a bit of a holding pattern at the moment. But I could be wrong! What do you guys think?

@AprilcotTree Hope accordion hands can help today: x.com/McElroyMarra/s…

@hawkgrrrl Okay, but Hawkgrrrl is a pretty cool and unique name, so kudos to them

I am the youngest of 7, and my parents were so set on having a boy that they literally had no girl names picked out. I am their 6th daughter.

In Salt Lake City, Olena @ZelenskaUA and I met with the leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I spoke about the spiritual toll that Russian terror has had on Ukraine and Ukrainians, specifically the 170 ruined and hundreds of damaged religious organizations. I was pleased to learn from Elder Quentin L. Cook that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been conducting its humanitarian activities in Ukraine since 1994. And on July 8th, its volunteers also assisted the victims of the Russian strike on Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital. I am grateful to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members for their active volunteer efforts, humanitarian assistance, and prayers.

A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The barman looks at him and says, "Hang on! You're a duck." "I see your eyes are working," replies the duck. "And you can talk" !! Exclaims the barman. "I see your ears are working, too," Says the duck. "Now if you don't mind, can I have my beer and my sandwich please?" "Certainly, sorry about that," Says the barman as he pulls the duck's pint. "It's just we don't get many ducks in this pub. What are you doing around this way?" "I'm working on the building site across the road," Explains the duck. "I'm a plasterer." The flabbergasted barman cannot believe the duck and wants to learn more, but takes the hint when the duck pulls out a newspaper from his bag and proceeds to read it. So, the duck reads his paper, drinks his beer, eats his sandwich, bids the barman good day and leaves. The same thing happens for two weeks. Then one day the circus comes to town. The ringmaster comes into the pub for a pint and the barman says to him "You're with the circus, aren't you? Well, I know this duck that could be just brilliant in your circus. He talks, drinks beer, eats sandwiches, reads the newspaper and everything!" "Sounds marvellous," says the ringmaster, handing over his business card. "Get him to give me a call." So the next day when the duck comes into the pub the barman says, "Hey Mr Duck, I reckon I can line you up with a top job, paying really good money." "I'm always looking for the next job," Says the duck. "Where is it?" "At the circus," Says the barman. "The circus?" Repeats the duck. "That's right," Replies the barman. "The circus?" The duck asks again. with the big tent?" "Yeah," the barman replies. "With all the animals who live in cages, and performers who live in caravans?" says the duck. "Of course," the barman replies. "And the tent has canvas sides and a big canvas roof with a hole in the middle?" persists the duck. "That's right!" says the barman. The duck shakes his head in amazement, and says; "What the hell would they want with a plasterer" ??? 😁😁

“Somewhere along the way we [Mormons] stopped using the word ‘covenant’ (singular) to describe our sweeping relationship with God & our loved ones & instead started using ‘covenants’ (plural) to describe a transactional interaction with an LDS bookkeeper.” bycommonconsent.com/2024/05/30/cov…

@TisStef @bkyoun Yeah, I see that too. You can tell a lot of the original custom work was stunning. Would love to be able to walk through that building in an earlier day.

@bkyoun @TisStef Right? I love it, but I can't quite place which Stephen King novel it comes from twitter.com/Milford_Man_/s…

@OliverCowd Totally - that and so many others. Generally, I don't even like horror movies (including adaptations of King) but his books are completely different for me.

This hotel is where I'd expect Stephen King villains to live when they're out of work. Randall Flagg rents the top floor. Jack Torrance is in the basement. Annie Wilkes and Margaret White fight in the stairwell. If it's October, Leland Gaunt will greet you under the green awning