Yikes. Iowa Republicans want public schools to hire untrained Christian chaplains
https://open.substack.com/pub/friendlyatheist/p/iowa-republicans-want-public-schools

@realJanet @SteppinRazor I can't see anywhere close that could act as a runway.

@realJanet @SteppinRazor is that it behind the 5th house on the left?

E Jean Carroll to spend $83m defamation award on 'something Donald Trump hates'

That doesn't rule out much, does it?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68131209

So, I'm high and pondering all this. Considering for the first time in my life that the timeless pull of gravity on my bones is akin to a dented arc of spacetime that suspends the sensation of acceleration towards the ground and draws it out over eternity, perpetually accelerating and yet going nowhere.

Man, this is great weed.

I'm high right now, so I decided to find out how Einstein arrived at his theory of general relativity that time and gravity are related.

Turns out it started with his use of the Equivalence Principle, which suggests that an observer cannot distinguish between the effects of gravity and acceleration. Kind of like those fighter simulators that simulate acceleration by tilting the cabin up.

This principle led him to consider the gravitational field as a curvature of spacetime.

[Telling Jefferson Lies] America's Premier Historian: Origin Story #tellingJeffersonLies
https://podcastaddict.com/telling-jefferson-lies/episode/169886993

After Trump dies, my sons and I are planning a family trip to Trump’s grave to get a family photo of us dunking our nutsacks on Trump's headstone.

ChatGPT seemed unclear on the legality, but when did Trump ever let the law get in the way of things?

@tyghebright @awnaves @th3j35t3r can't be. I'm atheist and anti-theist in that I think it's harmful. I still find this place safe for me to say that without fear.

@th3j35t3r @Nat12564 I'm an atheist. Can't say I've ever found myself unable to say that here. I wonder why they think it's not safe for atheists?

Thinking about all the January 6th rioters in prison 3 years on. Thinking and smiling.

Justice isn't swift, but it's comforting to see that it does exist because if nothing else, it shows that those assholes failed.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/30-months-jan-6-attack-capitol

@Stonekettle I'm picturing him in a Gozilla costume standing over a scale model Iowa farm, hoping to himself that he can pull off a roar that more convincing than his smile.

It's considered impolite to speak ill of the dead, so since former PM Gordon Brown is still with us, I'd like to take the opportunity to say he was the worst thing to have happened to Scotland since Margaret Thatcher.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gordon-brown-scottish-government-scots-andy-burnham-mark-drakeford-b2349297.html

Help push back against Christian Nationalism in Oklahoma public schools by having the mandatory posters printed in Arabic.
https://gofund.me/952e0a8b

A fascinating deep dive into the suspiciously sparse background of our current house speaker and how he rose.

https://youtu.be/F5BOpx81ldw

Changes I've made as a result of all this over the past two years:

I have more 1:1 time with my wife and kids.
I cycle 100 miles a week to maintain my health.
I take way more weed gummies and laugh a lot more.
I've adjusted my finances to retire earlier.

@TrueBloodNet my wife and I did our estate planning with living trusts and DNR medical directives last year.

That covers our kids in the event of an acute accident for myself and my wife, but it still doesn't cover the kind of long slow decline and loss of quality of life that I'm discussing here.

@Redskye572 I'm sorry to hear that, it must have been really stressful. My uncle is quite comfortably off, but still starts each conversation with me to ask how long he'll be able to stay in LTC and what happens after. It's not like his money is even bringing him peace as a result.

Once you've accepted the finite nature of the canvas, you can start to paint your life on it.