Headline says it.
(Well, actually, there’s a bit more, about ICE.)
Chief justice of the California Supreme Court leaves the Republican Party, citing Kavanaugh | CALmatters
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First National Church of Self-Help
https://twitter.com/helaineolen/status/1073257402131193856
This. The whole Republican attitude that government has no place in any solution.
«Or my opinion that the United States does have an official state religion. It’s the First National Church of Self-Help where “there is no problem for which there is not an individual solution.”»
Algorithms and life events
I’m really tempted to say that our algorithms are a reflection of the fact that, at scale, humans are inhuman.
Miriam Brosseau (@miriamjayne) Tweeted:
Our lives are so tragically human and our technology is still so not.
My heart is with this woman and her family. https://t.co/ZEH1ysUM4K
Link to actual letter: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2018/12/12/dear-tech-companies-i-dont-want-see-pregnancy-ads-after-my-child-was-stillborn/
Post office in Charlottesville named after Capt. Humayun Khan
https://twitter.com/govtrack/status/1073216015587336194?s=17
I feel that this the boldest post-office-naming in, uh, recent memory.
GovTrack.🇺🇸 (@govtrack) Tweeted:
H.R. 3184 by @RepTomGarrett passed the House and Senate yesterday. To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 McCormick Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the “Captain Humayun Khan Post Office”. https://t.co/E76xRz5u6y 🏛️
“Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor.” Leviticus 19:16
https://twitter.com/TheRaDR/status/1073192580811276289?s=17
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (@TheRaDR) Tweeted:
“Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor.” Leviticus 19:16 https://t.co/PDVlkwJGwI
BTW, before you criticize the translation, dig a little deeper.
Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship seminary details its racist, slave-owning past in stark report – The Washington Post
«The report has elicited a lukewarm reaction from experts who said while the seminary should be commended for admitting its racist history in writing, the revelations don’t come as a surprise, especially given the fact that the Southern Baptist Convention was formed in 1845 after a split with northern Baptists over slavery. The SBC is now the largest Protestant denomination in the country, with over 15 million members.
What does matter, the experts said, are the actions the seminary takes from here and whether it makes reparations.
Jemar Tisby, a historian who writes about race and Christianity, said he expects many white Evangelicals will push back on the report by saying the seminary is being divisive and re-litigating its past. The school’s leadership needs to sit down with racial and ethnic minorities and “let themselves be led” to racial reconciliation, Tisby said. “They are at the very beginning of the journey,” he said. “What this document does it open up a new phase of the seminary on racial justice.”»
Boy Scouts of America Considers Bankruptcy Filing Amid Sex-Abuse Lawsuits – WSJ
«Other organizations facing similar legal pressure have also turned to bankruptcy protection in recent years. More than 20 Catholic dioceses and religious orders have filed for chapter 11 protection to negotiate payouts to thousands of victims. And last week USA Gymnastics, the governing body for the sport, filed for bankruptcy as it faces lawsuits from decadeslong sexual abuse by the national team’s former doctor Larry Nassar.»
Sen. Barbara Bollier changes party affiliation to Democrat
Trump Steals a Page From Newt Gingrich
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/before-wall-brawl-there-was-camscam/577945/
«Decades ago, Newt Gingrich divined that chaos was more telegenic than governing.
….
President Trump lives—and thrives—in the world Gingrich made. But there’s a difference between getting attention and solving problems, and politicians who are good at getting attention are not necessarily good at solving problems. Gingrich certainly was not. Trump, who boasted on Wednesday that he would be “proud to shut down the government,” isn’t either.»
The Loneliest Generation: Americans, More Than Ever, Are Aging Alone – WSJ
«Researchers have found that loneliness takes a physical toll, and is as closely linked to early mortality as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day or consuming more than six alcoholic drinks a day. Loneliness is even worse for longevity than being obese or physically inactive.»
[Edit: here’s what the kids over at Hacker News have to say: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18638678.]
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