Our hymn today, after Communion:

«Come ye weary, heavy laden, lost and ruined by the fall;

if you tarry till you’re better, you will never come at all.»

https://twitter.com/tempestis/status/1406580108324864009?s=20

Yep. I’m more liberal then the next guy (apparently) but this sort of sensationalism on the part of some folks has always bugged me and leads eventually to eye-rolling and skipping on from whatever reports of badness show up.

Tempestis Venit 🟥⬛🌲 (@tempestis) Tweeted: @dellcam If you actually read the fine print, they could adjust the thermostat by up to 4 degrees F. That’s very different than “turn the AC off.” It’s not cool to trick people with fine print, but wildly exaggerating the consequences while complaining about dishonesty is kinda funny.

Malaika Jabali (@MalaikaJabali) Tweeted: And y’all know I love a good resource. Folks may recommend “Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement,” (L) but it’s really an academic text, bc it was meant for this world of legal scholarship. I’d suggest “Critical Race Theory: An Introduction) (R) https://t.co/VBRayNqrws

https://twitter.com/MalaikaJabali/status/1406488170900905990?s=20

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WV7DHTN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_EZ8T8TS334XR0QNWKB9K

https://twitter.com/AaronFlowPwr/status/1405728942074572800?s=20

Huh.

https://www.epi.org/publication/wage-theft-bigger-problem-forms-theft-workers/

https://wageadvocates.com/wage-theft-huge-problem-infographic/

Aaron Fights for the People ☭ 🇵🇸 (@AaronFlowPwr) Tweeted: All this talk about shoplifting… You wanna talk about theft? Fine let’s talk about theft. https://t.co/ZwR2urhYnb

As it always is, I guess. “Doesn’t bother me. Everything is fine.”

«Most Westerners, however, concluded that things were just as they should be» https://a.co/3esXVtm

“Why the West Rules–for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future” by Ian Morris

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_holidays_in_the_United_States

Now. Let’s replace Columbus Day with Election Day.

Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) Tweeted: This is brilliant. Read it to History classes. https://twitter.com/MalcolmNance/status/1405844455060615176?s=20

«Of the old Union we have had enough and more than enough.»

https://theintercept.com/2021/02/22/prison-phone-calls-connecticut/

Connecticut governor signed the bill.

«Decades of research have shown that keeping in touch with loved ones while incarcerated significantly improves an individual’s chance for successful reentry when they are released. “To sustain that contact becomes really costly every month, and the prisons tend to be located in remote, rural areas of the state,” said Looney. “Most prisoners come from the urban areas, distance to travel is hard and very expensive. … Many do not even have transportation.”»

Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis (@RevJacquiLewis) Tweeted: 100 votes to celebrate Black freedom but can’t muster 50 votes for Black voting rights. Keep your symbols, we need liberation. https://twitter.com/RevJacquiLewis/status/1404975399277371392?s=20

Yiiikes.

• Wheelbarrows
• Horse collars
• Cheap cast iron tools
• Paper
• Movable type
• Ship rigging & steering improvements
• Gunpowder & firearms
• Magnetic compass

“Why the West Rules–for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future” by Ian Morris.