Catholicism has a weird dynamic where on the one end, sin seems much more serious and consequential than when I was a Protestant, but also you can literally just go to confession whenever for anything and Gods mercy is infinite and immediate and concretely shown and felt.
The *author* of the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment, Senator Jacob Howard, literally explained during the debates that it would obviously not apply to illegal aliens or foreigners not allegiant to the United States…
It was for the children of former slaves.
"You say you don't go to Church because it's full of hypocrites there? I say you're right, but come anyway, we've got room for one more." - Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Just got off with the New York Times wanting my thoughts about the new mandatory reading list in Texas. I kept repeating that I think it’s awesome.
Then she asked me if it concerns me that Muslim students will now have to read the Bible in school. I said that’s awesome too.
Vice President JD Vance put up a chicken coup outside the VP’s residence. A spokesperson tells me he will tend to the chickens. His kids already named the chicks. The coop was made by Carolina Coops, an American-owned small business which has been in business for 18 years. The owner Matt DuBoise pictured here after putting the coup up. #Chickens #FreshEggs #VP (pics courtesy Vice President Vance’s Office)
From BJS *Criminal Victimization, 2024* (Table 13, NCVS data):
- ~536k violent incidents: Black offenders, White victims
- ~57k violent incidents: White offenders, Black victims
Total Black-White interracial: ~593k.
If evenly distributed (equal per-offender rates for interracial violent crime), with Black pop ~35M vs. White ~171M (age 12+), the ratio would be roughly **1 Black-on-White : 5 White-on-Black**.
Actual observed: **~9.4 : 1** — the opposite, consistent with the 46X per capita offender rate gap.
(Data: victim-perceived offender race; includes simple assault; estimates with sampling variability.)