appalachian roots add an extra layer of pain to today. The quick witted quips, the churchy yodel in her songs, & the working class solidarity is so familiar. Many have a family story about a loved one that couldn’t go to school. It’s a dying generation; i feel wound opening grief
UNPOPULAR OPINION: A lot of "mental health issues" disappear when bills are paid, rent is secure, and the fridge is full. Peace is expensive. And pretending money doesn't affect mental health is privilege.
Men think they have a “gotcha” when they ask feminists if they support women being drafted. I don’t support ANYBODY being drafted. I don’t support war. Why are we still killing people for political BS? It’s 2026 - we haven’t evolved yet? What happened to talking? Like grown ups??
The reason why people have reacted emotionally to all the profound statements made by the astronauts and the photographs is because we are not seeing science, basic human decency, intelligence, humanity being center stage absolutely nowhere in the world atm. Even a pandemic failed to make us realize how beautiful our planet is, what a gift it is to be born on this planet and how cruel we have become as a species. The Artemis II mission has made people feel connected to the universe, to the earth, to the moon. This planet doesn't just belong to the rich and powerful billionaires and politicians. It belongs to us, the people who want to do good by our children, our families, our communities and our planet. What are the odds that we and all our ancestors were born and get to experience life on one of the dots in this picture of the Milky Way? Make it count.
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion.
Claiming to follow Jesus who was unjustly accused, arrested, and executed by the state, all with religious justification, and then passionately supporting the state without question as it aggressively goes after people has to be one of the most blatant contradictions in history.
I’d rather share a country with people who crossed oceans to build a life than to live with people who won’t lift a finger to make life better for anyone but themselves
I care about strangers because the people I love are strangers in the world and I would hope other people would care for them in moments of their life that occur outside of my presence. Not that complicated.