A moment of silence for Jessi Pierce and her kids, Hudson Hinrichs, Cayden Hinrichs and Avery Hinrichs, before tonight's Montreal Victoire vs. Minnesota Frost game in St. Paul.
the white evangelical support of donald trump might go down as one of the biggest damages of christian witness in christian history. the effects of it will last millennia
There's been a LOT about why RFK Jr is a terrible pick, but I want to focus on something that is very concerning to me, but no one seems to be mentioning.
He appeals to a widespread, common-sense idea that the problem with our food is that it has "lots of artificial ingredients". Get the artificial ingredients out — no chemical additives! no food dyes! no high fructose corn syrup! — and our health problems magically resolve.
This is 100% incorrect, and fundamentally misunderstands the problems with our food system.
Have you ever watched a baby die of pertussis? I have. Several.
This is what it looks like:
A newborn baby can’t stop coughing. They can’t catch their breath and they can’t eat. They get dehydrated and stop peeing. They sometimes have pauses in their breathing. Parents are terrified so they come to the ER.
In the ER, labs show they have a dangerously high white blood cell count. Their blood has become thick from the white blood cells and doesn’t travel through organs like it should. Less oxygen gets delivered to vital organs. They start to seize. Imaging reveals they had a stroke. They can’t pump blood to their lungs and body.
A breathing tube gets placed in their trachea. They get put on a ventilator. A plastic catheter is placed in their veins and arteries to give them medicine and measure blood pressure.
If they are lucky, they can make it to a #PedsICU that provides #ECMO, or full heart lung bypass. They are attached to machines that take over all their body functions.
But it’s too late. Their hands and feet turn black because they can’t perfuse their bodies. Their faces turn grey/green. They won’t stop seizing from the brain injury.
They are attached to too many machines to hold while alive and parents lay their bodies on top of them and cry until they fall asleep then cry again.
There is nothing to do but stop the machines. Antibiotics to treat pertussis were given but were no match for the infections effects on a newborn baby.
Parents finally hold their baby after the machines have turned off and their baby is cold and lifeless.
Is this what you want? This is what RFK Jr will bring to American families.
I say I voted for Kamala. People assume I’m a progressive.
I show that I’m upset about the election results. I’m told to repent and called a shrill liberal.
I’m a moderate. I’m a Christian who is conservative theologically, and in a denomination that is traditional. I’ve been a believer for over 25+ years and I have a lot of clout as a Christian in my circles. I’m well educated and been around the block a few times.
Yes, I voted for Kamala. But, not for the reasons you assume.
I voted for Kamala not because she’s a woman. Not because she’s black. But, because she’s qualified. She did not pose a threat to national security. She has never been convicted of crime. She’s never been accused of SA. She is a strong communicator, and I believe she would have brought some stability to our country. How? Through her presence. You can disagree, totally fine. But, that’s why I voted for her.
I don’t agree with all her policies, but I did think she would have made a good president. And yes, I’m disappointed that Trump was elected. I’m sad. People are allowed to be upset that their candidate lost. People are allowed to work through that frustration and express themselves.
I’ve made a point to not make this platform about politics. My heart is to help people leave cultic, coercive, and spiritually abusive relationships. I love kindness, and I want to see people united over good causes. I’m at my heart a peace maker who desires unity.
I don’t intend to continue to make political posts, but if my beliefs bother you-please, just unfollow me.
If you feel the same way I do about abuse, cults, and education - please stay. That is the heartbeat of my platform. Give me a few days to settle my soul, I just ask for your understanding and patience if you find my tweets to be insufferable.