I saw a video of an angry black woman on a subway loudly referring to a nearby white woman as "Miss Vanilla," clearly intending it as a racial slur. Is anyone really offended by being called a flavor or a food item? I can't imagine losing my cool at being called vanilla, white bread, or cracker. Seems silly. I'm not very offendable. But it's probably hate speech to call someone else dark chocolate, burnt toast, or graham cracker.

When people die -- especially those we have been close to -- I think it's good to remember they are not "gone" or " out of the picture. " They don't exist merely in our memories, but in reality. They still exist consciously, though outside of the body until the resurrection. Meanwhile, unlike us, their eternal fate is sealed. There is no reversing course. That's great for those who died in friendship with God. Tragic for those who are condemned. We can always change and repent, but they have no more hope. They've had their opportunity. They are eternally doomed. We need to make the right choices now while we still can. Love God and love neighbor.

I refuse to have my lexicon edited by the thought police. I learned that "tranny" is a forbidden slur, while "transphobe" is not. The people who are so hung up on what they perceive as slurs are the ones who decide for everyone which words are slurs. (As if "slurs" are the greatest of all societal evils.) Not that I'm not offended at being called a transphobe. In fact, it's an opportunity to set the record straight and begin a fruitful dialogue. Gone is the generation who believed "sticks and stones may break my bones...." Now we have a generation of trannies who, if your words disagree with theirs about the nature of human beings, are quick to literally pick up sticks and stones to break some bones. Even so, again I say, I refuse to have my lexicon edited by the thought police.

I just asked Grok: "If I invested $1000 five years ago in #monero and $1000 in bitcoin, what would each be worth today?" Its answer, in part, was: Current approximate values of your $1,000 investments: Bitcoin investment: 0.02622 BTC × ~$64,000 (midpoint estimate) ≈ $1,678. Monero investment: 6.452 XMR × ~$320 (midpoint estimate) ≈ $2,065.

I like Candace, but... Yeah, she's getting to be a little coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs. She should focus on making her husband sandwiches and being a good wife and mother.

"Obedience" in the context of the Church is good -- unless your superior is a gay pervert who's bent on subverting the teachings and mission of the Church, and even subtly tries to lead you down a path contrary to what the Church has traditionally stood for.

If Bitcoin does not promise to skyrocket in price -- and instead stabilizes long term -- what advantage can it have over #Monero? The beauty and advantage of XMR is that no matter its price in relation to fiat, it works as private, fungible, digital cash. That's its one job. That's what it does well. Any fiat price gains it has is a bonus, not its promise. In the end, we value "gains" in wealth less than the gain of freedom and #privacy.

There is no such thing as "gay sex." Sex is not merely stimulation and orgasm, but rather two people joining their reproductive organs in a way that completes the reproductive system. Other systems (circulatory, nervous, endocrine, respiratory, etc.) are fully contained and function according to their purpose within each body. But the reproductive system is unique in that it requires two bodies in order to do what it's ultimately ordered to do. Joining part of the reproductive system to one end of the digestive system, for example, is not sex. It's fake sex, and it's a significant health risk from a medical perspective.

I liked the look of the old Netscape Messenger (email). I liked AOL IM. I was even somewhat OK with Yahoo! Messenger. I liked online forums and message boards. I miss some of the old Internet.

Listening now to Tucker's interview with Peter Schiff. Schiff is anti-Bitcoin because (for one) he says the reason everyone buys it is they think they will get rich, though it doesn't have inherent value. Tucker reminds him of crypto's original intent -- to be a permissionless private digital currency that circumvents third-party intermediaries. There is truth in both statements. We have to evaluate ourselves, our motives, our goals and purposes -- and ask #WWJD. #Bitcoin #Monero

The streets of Minneapolis are infested with demons.

Only Jesus. (Blessed be his holy name.)

Question for Protestants: If a Protestant pastor criticizes "revolving-door salvation," do you take that to mean he believes in "once saved, always saved"? Not sure what he means.

It is ruling-class bullies with ulterior motives who fallibly determine that not getting certain vaccines put others at risk. Other smarties say receiving the vaccines are a risk. Who has the legitimate authority to ultimately decide? We do. We have bodily autonomy. We decide what, if any, artificial chemical soups are pumped into our veins. We do not relinquish such decisions to Big Brother. View quoted note →

Kinda funny how I feel slightly bummed that it looks like #Monero (XMR) appears to be peaking "only" in the $700-some range. (I was amazed when it reached $400!) I'm just grateful that there is such a currency with which I can leave out the greedy, useless middle man (banks, PayPal, Visa, MC) when making private transactions -- and for no one tracking me or being robbing me through taxation in the name of "unrealized gains."

What's the best, most compatible desktop printer/scanner that works with #Linux (Debian/Mint/MX)? Preferably one that can print over WiFi, too.

With the skyrocketing price of #Monero lately, I still caution people not to be greedy. Just buy some, spend some. Tip a waitress. It's primarily digital cash. Jesus says you can't serve God and Monero.

The fact that there can be bad popes does not invalidate the Catholic Church -- just as bad Christian laypersons or lay leaders don't invalidate the claims of Christianity. The pope is not a cult leader, where everything he does or whispers is "gospel." He can fail at his job just as we can, but he cannot (i.e., is unable to) authoritatively bind error on the Church in matters of faith and morals. He is not the master of the apostolic deposit of faith. He is to be its servant.

For most of Christian history, all churches had sanctuaries with an altar for the re-presentation of the once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus. Now, many sanctuaries are literally nothing more than musical band stages. Something went wrong.

I wish npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9 was still active here.