Vic McFizzlesticks

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Hey, it's the cat's last name, so it might as well be mine too, right?

Dad of 5. Husband of @MomDrinksSwears.

Collector of heresies. Recovering seminary graduate. Spiritual hypochondriac. Sanctificationated and redemptified, with sprinkles on top.

Jesus saves string.

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But what if humanity is shifting toward both more state violence and more individual violence? If it's not called civilization or decivilization, what do you call it?

Answer: Global corporate feudalism.

https://apple.news/AhyPB16zfSzy3TOqvHUkazw

Decivilization May Already Be Under Way — The Atlantic

Politics The brazen murder of a CEO in Midtown Manhattan—and the cheering reaction to his execution—amounts to a blinking-and-blaring warning signal for a society that has become already too inured to bloodshed. December 11, 2024 The line between a normal, functioning society and catastrophic decivilization can be crossed with a single act of mayhem. This is why, for those who have studied violence closely, the brazen murder of a CEO in Midtown Manhattan—and, more important, the brazenness of

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They love each other (usually).
Any evangelicals who believe the Rapture will happen during the eclipse — and who are on the road during the eclipse — are reckless and have no regard for the lives of other people.
Happy #Caturday from Finn and Mischa.

I finally nailed down what I hated about Unitarian church meetings: they're too much like the People's Front of Judea in the Life of Brian.

Mostly discussions of pointless resolutions and symbolic actions, with a fair amount of ideological gatekeeping thrown in for extra spiciness.

So on the SAME PAGE, #FedEx says my shipment is both on time AND running late. WTF?! Which is it??

It's been sitting in the same warehouse outside Kansas City for 24 hours so far. I think they have no clue where it actually is.

This #SuperbOwl loves you!

#Capitalism is a religion. Theologian Harvey Cox laid it all out 25 years ago, and it has only gotten worse since.

> The Market is becoming more like the Yahweh of the Old Testament—not just one superior deity contending with others but the Supreme Deity, the only true God, whose reign must now be universally accepted and who allows for no rivals.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1999/03/the-market-as-god/306397/?gift=yefrPVd8BZeOGYIroTr__pjbfdaFOAK5zu18bPzM4DQ&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

The Market as God

Living in the new dispensation

The Atlantic

Hi, my name is Vic, and I have a shoe problem.

Also got a blue pair with very similar art. But at least now I'm all set for the next Dia de Los Muertos. That's a load off my mind.

All hail Toonces, Queen of the Banana Peels!

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