Steve Loudermilk, Dad, Husband, Army Veteran, Retired IT Professional, Idealist, and Unitarian Universalist.
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"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(IF we make it so)
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US Space Command, Allies Crafting Ops Plan for Orbital Warfare US Space Command, Allies Crafting Ops Plan for Orbital Warfare https://share.google/ex1aDRyuGX1ykEk0Y
Can't we at least leave warfare on our planet's surface?! I think there is an old treaty agreeing to refrain from militarizing Space-- not that modern day govts seem to care.
Do you think the human species will ever grow up?
This is a BFD!!!! A new union, in this size, in such a visible and influential place is a big win for #SEIU, truth, #labor, and the American way. đ đ
https://www.statecollege.com/articles/psu-news/penn-state-faculty-vote-in-favor-of-unionizing/
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Good grief! âšī¸ I"m already struggling with these touch screen devices. It's hard to even hold the phone securely without ever so lightly touching it and launching some unintended action.
Now this new Googlebook sounds like the system will go one step farther. It's going to decide what I want to do even when I'm navigating the screen under complete control, trying to do something else.
I'm was a command line guy-- years of working as a Unix/Linux administrator. I'm accustomed to giving instructions to my computer, not the other way around.
But since I retired several years ago, I feel like computer software and hardware design has raced light years ahead of my ability to comprehend.
I've literally gone from configuring UUCP to transfer data between hard wired systems to now transferring text messages to friends by voice command over wireless networks. I remember when every system on the Internet (Arpanet in those days) had to be listed line by line in a text file that everyone had to download.
Instead of buying a Googlebook, maybe I'll go dust off my old IBM ThinkPad, install some Linux distro and just enjoy the good old days. đ
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment | AP News Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment | AP News https://share.google/AF4yz5RfXtu5qswvn
Good grief đŗ If we needed any further evidence of the barbarism of our federal govt. (and we really didn't) this is certainly it.
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases. The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital that were used to carry out 13 executions during the first Trump administration â more than under any president in modern history. The Biden administration had removed pentobarbital from the federal protocol over concerns about the potential for unnecessary pain and suffering.
We really, really, really need to stop using oil. It's destroying the planet, causing neverending wars, eroding countries' independence and crippling the world economy.
It's no longer just an ecological priority, it's a national security priority and an economic priority. People of any political persuasion ought to be doing everything they can to replace fossil fuels with other energy sources ASAP.
My friends, -- Our chalice lighting for today:
Today we gather together in the spirit of love and truth. As we light the chalice, let us remember the things that can sometimes be easily overlooked.
We remember the quiet acts of kindness, the unspoken words of support that ripple outward in ways we may never know.
We honor the small courage it takes to stand up for what is right, even when it feels insignificant.
We remember the beauty in the ordinary, the wonder in the everyday.
We celebrate the quiet strength that resides within each of us, waiting to be discovered.
Let it be so. Amen.
The Bulwark
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