Ian Silber

@ian_silber

Joined May 2015

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon)

@PeterHotez

6 months ago

YEAR ONE MAHA: 1. Measles returns to America 2. Pertussis returns to America 3. Chronic hepatitis liver cancer returns 4. Pandemic preparedness gone 5. Swung & missed on autism 6. CDC disassembled 7. Biotech industry shutting down 8. Brain drain underway

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NBC Sports

@NBCSports

10 months ago

INSANITY! TEXAS A&M SCORES THE WINNER ON 4TH AND GOAL! 🤯

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John Fugelsang

@JohnFugelsang

11 months ago

Friends, this MAGA Christian pal just unleashed a very detailed attack on me. Although most of it is an attack on stuff God or Jesus say in the Bible. I thought some of you might be interested in a reply to some very common right-wing arguments: 1) "Anyone who isn't willing to work shouldn't eat" 2 Thessalonians 3:10 is Paul, not Jesus; although right wing folks quote Paul WAY more often. Paul's talking specifically about some apocalyptic nutjobs in the early Thessalonican church he had to straighten out so they wouldn't flake on their jobs, not - in any way - poor people. Context matters. It's not about government welfare, but right wing people who don't care for Jesus' many, many, many direct commandments to directly help the poor LOVE quoting Thessalonians. Please tell us why we should ignore Jesus on this one, Mike? 2) "When the crowds came back for free food the next day, He rebuked them and sent them away (John 6:26-27)." Jesus fed the 5,000 but He never rebuked them for wanting food. He redirects them to seek eternal life in John 6, but He still fed hungry crowds multiple times (Mark 6, Mark 8, Matt. 15). Are you quoting this to make a Christian case for turning away hungry people? Is that why you cited it? 3) "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's" (Matthew 22:21) This is literally Jesus saying to pay your taxes, which Donald Trump does not do, brags he does not do, and has been convicted by a jury of not doing. I support making billionaires feel the pinch as much as your family feels it every April 15; even if MAGA thinks the super-rich are special. 4) "Romans 13:1-7 reinforces submitting to governing authorities God has established." Again, that's Paul, not Jesus; and MAGA Christians seriously didn't' believe in this from 2009-2017 or 2021-2025. In fact, y'all get amnesia on this every time a D is in the WH. Did God put Obama & Biden in office, my friend? How devoutly did you submit to Obama? One of Jesus's most famous attributes is how He challenges authority. It's sort of what got Him killed. 5) "Apparently respecting constitutional processes and legal immigration falls under this category." Mike, I hate to tell you, but Trump doesn't much respect "constitutional processes." In fact, he brags about his lack of due process in his kidnapping & deportation policies. I get that many do enjoy seeing the least of us hunted, instead of welcomed. BTW is beating the shit out of cops for a God-damned lie a "constitutional process," my deeply devout brother in Christ? 6) Also, Mike; Trump's hired "illegals" since the 1980s to avoid paying a living wage to US workers. Y'all haven't been groomed to hate the job creators who lure brown folks over the border, just the brown folks the job creators exploit. There's a giant "Help Wanted" sign at our border, Mike; and all racist propaganda aside, the GOP will never take it down, nor deprive their donors of that exploitable workforce. Note that Trump is protecting the "illegals" in the agricultural sector bc he's terrified of prices going up. They are allowed to stay and keep working, bc of our economy. The fact that MAGA refuses to go after the employers of undocumented workers, who are the reason they cross the border, is how historians will know this was all a racist scam. 7) "From one man he made all the nations and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries (Acts 17:26)." Is this your argument for why Melania Trump shouldn't have been allowed to emigrate here? Acts 17 actually AFFIRMS human diversity as part of God's plan, if you read it; but God never, ever calls for strict borders, or any exclusion of foreigners. God repeatedly commands Israel: “Love the foreigner as yourself” (Leviticus 19:34; Deut. 10:19). Please explain why God is wrong on this one, and Donald Trump is right? And again, Mike - you're quoting Paul, not God or Jesus, to get around God's & Jesus' commandments to welcome them. Which MAGA openly rejects. Paul really said this— while preaching in Athens about God’s sovereignty over history. He's not talking about immigration policy. Did you read the whole thing? Paul tells you to welcome strangers bc they might be angels in disguise. MAGA doesn't actually follow Paul, either. 8) "Jesus commanded PERSONAL generosity, not government-mandated wealth redistribution." Folks, what Bruce is doing here is giving the right-wing Christian argument for voting AGAINST the teachings of Jesus every Election Day. Jesus lived under imperial occupation. We, however, have democracy and can pick our leaders based on the policies they campaign on. This means, if you don't want your govt to care for the poor and sick, you should stop claiming you want a country based on "Christian values." Help the poor? Welcome the stranger? Care for the sick? Right wing Christians have been groomed into hating the actual commandments of JC, voting against them, and calling anybody who endorses them "socialist." Also, Jesus literally endorses civil governments collecting taxes for redistribution in Matthew 22:21, which you quoted at me earlier. 9) "The early church in Acts 2 practiced VOLUNTARY sharing among believers, not Caesar-enforced socialism. There's a profound difference between individual compassion and state coercion." The early church’s radical sharing in Acts 2:44–45 & Acts 4:32–35 was a community-wide redistribution so that “no one was in need.” Is that what you're endorsing? Scripture consistently commands and prioritizes communal care for the poor, sick, and foreigners; Please tell us why scripture is wrong, and why we should care less for the needy; and distrust their motives? 10) When Jesus proclaimed "good news to the poor" in Luke 4, He was speaking about spiritual poverty and freedom from sin." Sorry, false. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus explicitly blesses the poor (Luke 6:20) and warns the rich (Luke 6:24). That's economic, not just spiritual. Matthew adds “in spirit,” but Luke is blunt: Jesus is siding with the oppressed and marginalized - which He always does. His ministry constantly centered on healing, feeding, and lifting the poor. Why do conservative Christians never prioritize this on a policy level like they do criminalizing abortion; or hunting & caging migrants? 11) "The Gospel isn't a political platform." In Matthew 25 Jesus says that individuals and nations will be judged for all time by how they care for the poor, care for the sick, welcome the stranger and are kind to the convict. That's it. Nothing about how much you hated drag queens; or screamed at women outside health clinics; or smeared your Christian refugee brethren as "illegals." You can either vote for the things Jesus commands, or vote against them. If ppl vote against Jesus' words, they shouldn't wave Him around like a prop. 12) "Scripture warns about adding to or subtracting from God's Word (Revelation 22:18-19)." True verse, false use. That warning applies specifically to the Book of Revelation, not to all Biblical interpretation. Christians throughout history have applied Scripture to social issues—support of/abolition of slavery, support of/opposition to civil rights, support of/opposition to LGBT discrimination, support of/opposition to poverty relief—without it being “adding to God’s Word.” 13) "Maybe focus on preaching the actual Gospel instead of your progressive interpretation of it?" You haven't specifically cited anything I've said that you found to be wrong. Like, you just insulted me this whole time without even quoting me. Why don't you show us one actual teaching of Christ that your MAGA movement fights for. Something Jesus said. Chapter & verse, please. Just one. Thank you. And thank all of you for reading. MAGA Christians, do that thing with the hate that you do so well....

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Dr. Annie Andrews

@AnnieAndrewsMD

about 1 year ago

I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. RT if you're with me.