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  1. CaDan

    Christos anesti

    It has been a long time since I poked my head in here and I likely will not stay long. But a glorious Resurrection Day to all! O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory? Christ is risen, and you are overthrown. Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen. Christ is risen, and...
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    Hans Küng has passed

    No peace among the nations without peace among the religions. No peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions. No dialogue among the religions without investigation of the foundation of the religions. Hans Küng, celebrated and controversial Swiss theologian, has died
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    Flibberty Jib

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    Drunk on the Spirit and High on Fumes - The Mountain Goats Thread

    He has set His sign in the sky. He has raised me from the pit and He has set me high.
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    Anybody left from the Days of Myth and Legend?

    From the time when blessings bought the Armor of God? From the days of dollies? From the time of the ice cream meme? Anybody? Anybody at all?
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    Talking about class - Wages and Trump and America and all that

    http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2016/01/donald-trump-and-politics-of-resentment.html I used up several hours last night and today reading this post and the associated comments. I'm still digesting it. The title, I think, is kind of unfortunate, so set that aside. The analysis strikes me...
  7. CaDan

    If there ever is a Sunday

    Saturday, this Saturday, is all we’ve ever known. Yesterday was this same Saturday, and so was the day before that, and the day before that, and the day before that. Why should we expect that tomorrow will be any different? Seriously, just look around. Does it look like the meek are...
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    FCC Open Internet Rules released

    They are available here (PDF). There are a lot of findings and dissenting opinions, but the actual rules are in Appendix A beginning on page 283 and continuing to page 290. That's seven pages, not 322.
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    Beer here

    I am especially partial to Summit Brewery's Great Northern Porter. (It's the Internet--a thread about good beer is sure to draw traffic!)
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    "We are not all guilty. But we are all implicated."

    Rod Dreher wrestles with history. (staff edit) Guilt vs. Implication | The American Conservative Warning: the links contain graphic descriptions of torture.
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    Wilson grand juror sues to be able to talk about the case

    I'm not sure what to make of this. Grand Juror Sues McCulloch, Says He Mischaracterized The Wilson Case | St. Louis Public Radio This version of the story has the complaint.
  12. CaDan

    Every precious dream and vision underneath the stars

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsNTmjlf1vI
  13. CaDan

    On the Decline of "News": An epic troll

    https://www.popehat.com/2014/12/20/the-curious-case-of-the-t-v-attorney-and-twitter/ "Now, it may well be that Ms. Van Susteren has been to North Korea three times, and she may well read a bit about the country, but if she is obtaining her news from "the North Korea state-owned news twitter...
  14. CaDan

    On localism

    Wendell Berry is an example of the way localists defy party structures and schismatic divides: he’s an outspoken environmentalist who often lambasts capitalists for their ruthless treatment of land and resources, yet he also upholds traditional family values and principles of conservation...
  15. CaDan

    Truth to Power

    90-year-old man charged for feeding homeless cited again | News - Home "It's our right to feed people, it's our First Amendment right and I believe in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man, and we should be allowed to feed our fellow man," Abbott said.
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    Ursula LeGuin!

    "Renowned science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. LeGuin has been awarded with the National Book Foundation’s 2014 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters." Ursula K. LeGuin Wins A National Book Award, Neil Gaiman Presents :: Books :: News :: Paste For we each of us...
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    Enforcement of TX Photo ID Voting law enjoined

    Findings and Order here (147 pagePDF). Lots and lots of findings about the history of White Supremacy enforced via elections laws in Texas, the shady way in which SB14 was passed, and the effect of the law.
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    White privilege looks like this

    White lady has boulder-sized chip on shoulder and, amazingly, doesn't get roughed up/ Foxhall police encounter caught on video and the interaction is fascinating - The Washington Post
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    In which we see how life is for some people in the United States

    Indiana family alleges excessive force at police stop - CNN.com Copy of the complaint here: http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hammond.pdf Note the listing of previous excessive force cases against these officers. Ars also has a link to the actual video taken by one of the...
  20. CaDan

    Something we can agree on! Robo-Calls . . . .

    . . . are horrible. I keep getting calls from the Rick Weiland campaign for Senate in South Dakota. But I don't live in South Dakota. I don't live very close to South Dakota.