@tippitiwichet Arr, 'tis true me hearties - no one in the media be sharin' the opinion that war in the Middle East be good fer encouragin' our lord, Jesus, to return and bring peace. Only the fringe religious group o' Christian Zionists believe that a future war in the Middle East will come afore His return.
@Alfred Can you talk like a pirate?
Vanilla cutting, May 13th to today. It took two years for any sign of growth to start, but that's my own fault, fertilizer hasn't been a budgeting priority. I finally fed it the other day, and I think it grew half an inch over night. Last night only one leaf showed, it opened like a tube and the other popped out. Poor baby, I know, you've been so patient with me. You have your nummy food now. Anyway, I took a pic so I could compare it in a couple of days.
#housePlants #gardening
Holding a flower for little bee
#bee #bees #wildlife #nature #photography
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...but all they feed is hate, and in the end they make you see the world as a threatening enemy, with fear in every corner.
It helps if you can, first and foremost, see your enemies as *human beings*; and remember that, however degraded it becomes, humanity is an honorable and respectable state, full of marvelous potential.
People don't always live up to that potential. They may end up mired in a morass of petty greeds, ignorant hatreds, despicable lusts.
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@Alfred Who in the media has expressed the opinion that war in the middle east is good because it would encourage Jesus to return and bring peace?
This is irritating. I've been intending to look into the details of evangelists trying manipulating God trying to start war to bring Jesus back, I heard about it from my polysci prof years ago so I always stumble through the explanation to family/friends, I had JUST started trying to dig up more details last night, and the head of the snake up and dies. Anyone know who is primed to pick up his cause? Maybe I'll figure it out after homeschool.
US friends:
A lot in the news, eh?
No, not a hashtag-worthy post: I'm not mentioning anything in particular.
Just want to remind folk to watch their stress levels amid the chatter. When the news goes this soap-operatic, & its wild speculations affect our systems of power, all that fervour can live in our bodies.
Ground yourselves.
Hug a loved one. Be in nature. Visit locals. Read a book. Hydrate.
And imagine a better world after this whole damned circus.
Because you deserve it. We all do.
Nature, science, and art are super cool. Terribly sorry for the stuff that doesn't fit.
She/they cishet.