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@piersmorgan The purposeful erosion of the meaning of words is the initial volley in the war against truth & reality. If you ignore these as innocuous you’ve already lost by the time you get to the threats against women’s safety and fairness. You’ve already ceded all the important ground.

@radishes4ever @jk_rowling She’s obviously had enough of your type. You aren’t looking for honest discourse, so it’s more efficient to cut to the chase.

@jk_rowling Classy

Winners in the UK Supreme Court today: Women and girls, including trans-identified women (continue to benefit from maternity rights etc) Gay people Freedom of speech Freedom of association Those at risk of discrimination for a belief in the material reality of sex. 1/2

@jardiniernormie Again Catholics exposing their sexual hangups

Protestant Joseph be like: "AAAAARGH I MUST HAVE SEX SO WHAT IF MY WIFE GAVE BIRTH TO GOD HIMSELF AND GOD IS LIVING IN MY HOUSE I JUST NEED THE SEX SOOOO BAD"

@RComunistul @Rothmus Except for the 10’s of millions they killed outright, right? And no way this stat is correct. It produces poverty, and often starvation for almost everyone (except the party elite).

@Rothmus Except Marxist regimes presided over the LARGEST INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY anywhere on Earth, any time in history. How do you account for this.

BERTRAND RUSSELL: “Marx pretended that he wanted the happiness of the proletariat. What he really wanted was the unhappiness of the bourgeois. And it was because of that hate element that his philosophy produced disaster.”

@PalenSimona @RedWavePress Yes. Income tax is, and has been, for its entire existence, an abomination. Thanks for reminding me, even though these two jackholes weren’t even talking about that, they were talking about a “wealth” tax.

@nemononicon @RedWavePress

Kevin O’Leary absolutely TORCHES California’s proposed wealth tax: Graham Stephan: “[Jack] believes that it might be a good thing.” Kevin O’Leary: “Jack you’re going to hell for saying that.” Jack Selby: “There’s an argument to be made.” Kevin O’Leary: “No, there isn’t. It’s un-American. It will destroy the fabric of the economy. Punishing wealth and success —” “We’re going to steal your wealth just because we feel that a 10% wealth tax is appropriate.” Graham Stephan: “It’s not really stealing. It’s redistributing.” Kevin O’Leary: “You’re going to go to hell too. Both of you are going to hell. I feel sorry.” “I’ve heard that word before in Cuba, in North Korea, in Russia. They’re all sh*tholes now. How about Venezuela?... It’s a sh*thole.” Credit: YT/TheIcedCoffeeHour

@repgabeevans Colorado has some supremely useless Congressional representatives.

Democrats want to defund law enforcement. But don't take my word for it, hear it directly from them. It's tough to negotiate a DHS funding agreement when radical Democrats want to dismantle and abolish the very agencies within it.

@brhodes This is the first time you’ve ever seemed human.

Watching OKC relentlessly shop for - and get - cheap fouls is a demoralizing basketball watching experience

@News9mm @Joeoltmann @cologop Joel Oltmann is a liability for an already weak Colorado GOP. Good on you for calling him out on his unhinged behavior.

Without evidence, Joe @Joeoltmann employs ableism to accuse us of being intellectually deficient. Now that is persuasive! He is all yours @cologop! #copolitics #9news #heynext

@Noah_Collins02 @wil_da_beast630 Keep believing in the carefully crafted inerrancy they’ve fed you. It might be to world shaking for you to consider it’s an illusion.

@nemononicon @wil_da_beast630 None of these are dogmatic or definitive doctrines that have been later contradicted.

The idea that a non-monastic Roman citizen just opted to never have sex with his pretty wife for 40 years, and all the people who are explicitly called Jesus' brothers were his distant cousins, is a fascinating example of dogma - a thing believed because one is supposed to believe it.

@BrickCenter_ And Dagnut just shakes his head like it’s a bad call. He’s a big part of the problem.

SGA COULDN'T BELIEVE he was finally called for a push off 😭

@Noah_Collins02 @wil_da_beast630 Sorry you can’t admit that the church has made some pretty big mistakes & is anything but infallible. (Spanish Inquisition, Burning “heretics” at the stake. Galileo’s prosecution, & the list goes on) I’m not trying to shake your faith, but blind trust in institutions is not wise

This is exactly the distinction I was making. They got indulgences for alms giving— in this case, they got an indulgence for donating to the church so they could build the Basilica. This is technically distinct from simony, but is essentially the same thing, which is why I it was banned.

@Noah_Collins02 @wil_da_beast630 “In the early 1500s, Pope Leo X authorized the sale of indulgences to raise funds for building St. Peter's Basilica and to pay off debts, leading to widespread abuse where it was portrayed as buying forgiveness.” Seems like it came straight from Peter’s Seat.

Selling indulgences was always against canon law. What was allowed were indulgences for alms giving, which were abused by corrupt clergy to sell indulgences. It was never dogmatically or definitively defined that indulgences can be tied to money, so reversing course on that and cracking down on corruption doesn’t contradict definitive or dogmatic teaching. The church can and does change teachings that are not dogmatic or definitive.

@Noah_Collins02 @wil_da_beast630 Yes, but the church used to sell them, and now that’s heretical. Seems like they had a pretty big error from the top that had to be corrected? I’m guessing it wouldn’t be hard to find more.

@nemononicon @wil_da_beast630 They still issue indulgences.

@Fester5x5cobweb @jerseyh0mo Maybe if you’re the one with the power in the dynamic, don’t act like a total douche to those tasked to help you.

@jerseyh0mo Here's a tip, if the person in the room with ultimate authority isn't laughing, then don't start giggling like a little girl. It's a show of disrespect.

He doesn’t even treat the IT worker like a human being. These are the people we’re supposed to trust to deliver a fair verdict?

@Wes625883812652 @warmsundae @RealDonKeith @HoodedClaw1974 lol. I’ve never been fired. I’ve worked in IT for over 30 years and have quite well for myself, thanks. I am respected by many executive types for my knowledge but respect is a two way street. I wouldn’t take to well to anyone, including a lawyer in a robe, talking down to me.

@nemononicon @warmsundae @RealDonKeith @HoodedClaw1974 We’ll see that’s the difference in someone like you that has been fired for your mouth, and others that advanced because they had the intelligence to mind their mouth, especially around a judge.

Watch this pompous, arrogant judge with his elitist attitude berate an IT worker who was trying to help him. Harris County, Texas Judge Nathan J. Million of the 215th Civil Court is facing criticism online after this video circulating on social media shows what a pr*ck he is.

@Wes625883812652 @warmsundae @RealDonKeith @HoodedClaw1974 He did say “you’re good” and “False Alarm” was not meant to be demeaning, but the small man judge took it that way. You’re dead wrong about this.

@nemononicon @warmsundae @RealDonKeith @HoodedClaw1974 Now imagine if the young man just said, one moment sir, sir it’s good to go. Done. These smart ass remarks from people these days are so annoying.

@Wes625883812652 @warmsundae @RealDonKeith @HoodedClaw1974 He is a thin skinned weak man, and the IT guy was trying to give him some cover for what was obviously use error. I have zero respect for a man with this lack of character, and who lashes out at others who are trying to help them.

@nemononicon @warmsundae @RealDonKeith @HoodedClaw1974 Yeah he probably can be a prick, so what. Grown folks handle real shit. Learn to respect.

@Noah_Collins02 @wil_da_beast630 Hmmm… didn’t they reverse position on indulgences at one point?

@nemononicon @wil_da_beast630 I accept definitive teachings and dogma of the Catholic Church as truth revealed by God. This is a component of being Catholic. The church has never issued a dogma or definitive teaching and later contradicted that.

@MillironTX Ask for his supervisor?! What thin skinned little weasel you are. IT guy was just trying to help you and you were a jerk the entire time. It sounded like user error and he was trying to help lighten the mood but your bitch ass couldn’t be gracious and went full cry baby mode.

I like the “X”.

@Wes625883812652 @warmsundae @RealDonKeith @HoodedClaw1974 The judge was a prick. IT guy did nothing wrong.

@warmsundae @RealDonKeith @HoodedClaw1974 Look, just do the job and STFU when you’re in a courtroom, or a funeral, or and other space calling for respect and decorum. He’s young, I will give him that, and he learned today.