One of the biggest offenders in the Christian MAGA movement is the infamous John Hagee and family of the Cornerstone Church empire. They are a wealthy, highly political, ultra Zionist church that masquerades as non denominational. There is no separation of politics and faith in this church. While they’re not outright MAGA, they certainly tend to do business like they are.

Incredible!

I genuinely have no answer to this, and wish I did. I’m flabbergasted that people support him at all, and that he was ever taken seriously enough to run for president and win the first time, so…

Great read! So much that grounds us in reality is found in unplugging from the digital world and getting comfortable in a task that brings us back to the here and now.

The more we keep asking this question of each other, the closer we get to stopping it. Keep it going, friends!

How easy is it to create an LLC and file the FOlA request through that channel? If you don’t have any named assets listed, does that retaliation even hurt?

I forgot about the power struggle between the gov and mayor of NYC, and how close we are to the election… Sits back with popcorn

2026 will be an interesting year.

Insidious, indeed.

I’ve experienced many losses and traumas, some of which were guided by others with even more experience than I. They reminded me that while we grieve, we also have to take care of ourselves. Bathe, eat, drink, and live, even if the vector forward has an infinitesimally small magnitude… And to remember that our loved ones would want that for us.

I hope to be that friend for others when we inevitably experience these things and I’m glad to share what I’ve learned to keep us resilient in community. Carry their memory forward, and use the gifts they gave you to give back to yourself and those around you. ❤️

Sorry to hear this news. While you’re probably feeling a wild amount of strong emotions and having difficult conversations, we often forget to hydrate and eat something nourishing. I hope that you and Mom can grab a bite somewhere that will help give you the energy to take the next few steps. Little by little, friend.

Another way people end up with a master’s is if they don’t want to do a PhD in the subject matter they study. In my case, I had plans to go into a slightly related field for my PhD (and got accepted into a great school for it) but had a career opportunity presented that I couldn’t pass up… so I left it at master’s.

The water thing is not overblown if you consider that data centers will only use potable water and will not be able to use treated water. Per just one of many studies:

Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons per day, equivalent to the water use of a town populated by 10,000 to 50,000 people.

With climate change and the exacerbation of droughts around the world, this puts any source of fresh surface or groundwater at risk of drying up.

Only 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater, and only 0.5% of all water is accessible and safe for human consumption.

This is a growing environmental justice issue (and data centers encourage further energy poverty that I haven’t even addressed, much less the increasing ratio of usage for industry vs residential), and to ignore that we as humans cannot replenish or increase freshwater supplies with any meaningful scale to support life, this becomes a dire issue.

I for one would much rather have water and affordable energy for communities.

Fantastic write up. Taking notes!

Boy can I get behind this rant!

Commenting to keep track of this.

I appreciate both of your perspectives. I’m going to hold out hope still that what is being done mobilizes people that wouldn’t normally, and allow for the development of solid goals that protect the most amount of vulnerable communities to carry this movement with longevity. The most I will expect is that we attempt to show each other and ourselves more kindness and grace through this process. Tearing down the walls we’ve built between us is a goal I’ll vote for. We’re more similar than we are different.

Was going to say something similar about the clusterfuck part. That sounds like an absolute logistical nightmare for any small dev team that’s already stretched thin.

I’m actually quite surprised that San Antonio has been resilient against the state’s LGBTQ+ attacks and went full into designating a portion of the city as a Pride Cultural Heritage District. It’s pretty awesome.

Watched the stream linked in the article all the way to the end. Never heard of this before but have been playing Minecraft since the beginning. There were tears shed watching this! Huge thanks to Kurt and all those that donated!

In solidarity!