@paulschoe@mastodon.world
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

paulschoe

@paulschoe@mastodon.world

With Daring Duck's #adventuresapp, I focus on providing youth with enticing and useful #outdoor activities.
Join digital #scouting (starting September 2024).
#outdoors #fedi22
:mastodon:

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

RickiTarr, to random
@RickiTarr@beige.party avatar

It still gets me the Bible Jesus is a homeless socialist with brown skin, hangs out with 12 dudes and a Prostitute, tells rich people to pay their taxes and give their wealth to the poor, tells the religious leaders that they need to love everyone equally, gets a whip and goes hog on people using religion to sell stuff, and then straight up gets murdered for these beliefs. Yet somehow churches act like he's some kind of Conservative Haircut in khakis and a button up, who would support cutting welfare programs, and would preach Prosperity Gospel.

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

This Religious Leader about why he left the Southern Baptist Convention:

"After pastors quote the Sermon on the Mount, such as “turn the other cheek,”, afterwards people would ask, “Where did you get those liberal talking points?”

When the pastor answers, ‘I’m quoting Jesus Christ,’ the response would be, ‘Yes, but that doesn’t work anymore. That’s weak,’”

When the teachings of Jesus are seen as subversive, then we’re in a crisis.”

@foolishowl @AlexanderVI @statsguy @RickiTarr

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Both believers and non-believers usually take the Bible too literally.

Every book in the Bible was written to give a message.

Just as is done now by leaders and teachers, you give a message in the language, and with the examples, that the people around you understand.

To understand the messages in the Bible, you must not take the Bible literally, but relate the text to when it happened. The context.

It is the message that counts, not the text.

@AlexanderVI @foolishowl @statsguy @RickiTarr

StableGeniusLib, to random
@StableGeniusLib@mastodon.cloud avatar

"the case is notable because Fox Corporation—the parent company of Fox News— is directly paying the family of a Supreme Court justice, which neither Barrett nor her husband are required to disclose."

The rot in the court is a feature of the Federalist Society, not a bug. As long as there is a pipeline for FedSoc to put right wing activists into the court, you'll have this corruption.


https://newrepublic.com/post/182040/amy-coney-barrett-husband-new-client-fox-lawsuit

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Once again, the importance of a free press is proven.

" Fox Corporation—the parent company of Fox News— is directly paying the family of a Supreme Court justice, which neither Barrett nor her husband are required to disclose."

' Why would a media company based in New York City hire a lawyer based in D.C. for a lawsuit filed by a man in Illinois?'

@StableGeniusLib

paulschoe, to Russia
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Even about deeply sad situations you can make jokes.

Strandjunker, to random
@Strandjunker@mstdn.social avatar

He betrayed our national security.
He compromised our elections.
He incited an armed insurrection to overthrow our democracy.
He will do so again.
He is a traitor.

Do not normalize Donald Trump.

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

I see that you have listened well to the Golden Spoon Bully.

He explicitly said: "“If you say it enough and keep saying it, they’ll start to believe you.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/05/politics/trump-disinformation-strategy/index.html

Just like you try to gaslight and pretend that the Golden Spoon Bully wished for a peaceful protest on January 6th.

@JackassDemocrats @Strandjunker

paulschoe, to Luddite
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Luddites were people who were very skilled with machines but disagreed that those machines were used to lower working conditions under which they and their offspring would have to work.

This insightful comic shows how AI and regulations are now placing workers in the same situation.

It shows how more and more people say:
I AM A LUDDITE
"I am good with new technology and I want it to be used to benefit individual people."

https://thenib.com/im-a-luddite/
@GeePawHill

ErikUden, to random
@ErikUden@mastodon.de avatar

How many homeless families does it take to make a billionaire?

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

The information below shows how money creates money while policies do not take care of the rest.

Nobody can fully conceptualize how enormously much a billion US$ is.
Therefore this also shows that there is a level of richness that is beyond insane.

EIon Musk’s Wealth
2009: $.6B
2023: $249B

Jeff Bezos’s Wealth
2009: $6B
2023: $153B

Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2009: $.6B
2023: $105B

Federal Minimum Wage
2009: $7.25
2023: $7.25

Billionaire tax rate: 8.2%
Worker tax rate: 13%

@ErikUden

StillIRise1963, to random
@StillIRise1963@mastodon.world avatar

President Joe Biden couldn't have done a better job with his speech. It's one of the best I've ever watched.

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

For those of you who wish to see it: the full State of the Union of President Biden at the Capitol in Washington DC

  • with his entrance in the Capitol
  • with the faces of Kamala Harris and Mike Johnson
  • with overviews of the audience
  • with his wife Jill Biden
  • fiery, energetic and with humour
  • worthy of a USA President
  • with shaking hands after the speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq9vmRd67lc

@StillIRise1963

petersuber, to Texas

"A school district will no longer have . Spring Branch Independent School District eliminated all librarian positions due to budget cuts…Superintendent Jennifer Blaine blamed the $35m deficit on the Texas legislature’s failure to boost public school funding amid Governor ’s fight for school ."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/texas-houston-school-district-librarians-b2507657.html

PS: The case against vouchers has been that they drain money from public schools. QED.

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Good comparison: when librarians are fired at schools (such as this example in Texas), the affluent will move to areas that have schools with librarians.

A clear example of Texas officials shooting themselves in the foot.

@Elleaster @petersuber

DemocracyMattersALot, to random
@DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social avatar

Whenever I get frustrated with anyone, my first thought is to take them to a gravel pit and shoot them in the face with a shotgun.

  • Kristi Noem, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

That's a beautiful statement by Susan Sontag:
"10 percent of any population is cruel, no matter what.
and 10 percent is merciful, no matter what,
and the remaining 80 percent can be moved in either direction."

I strongly believe that in November, the USA will show that it prefers Biden's mercifulness over the Golden Spoon Bully's cruelty.

@Shivviness
@DemocracyMattersALot

clive, to random
@clive@saturation.social avatar

If you want to know what’s going on live in the trial of E Jean Carroll suing Trump for defamation, @GottaLaff is currently doing an excellent thread live-posting the proceedings

Check it out!

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Laffy's account of the trial is the first time that I have 2 tabs with Mastodon open at the same time. 🤣

  • One to follow Laffy's thread.
  • One for the usual reading and commenting (such as this)

@clive @GottaLaff

paulschoe, to random
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

One of the problems with Trump is that his Administration was so corrupt and there were so many mishaps, that we forget a lot.

In light of Republicans not wanting to help Ukraine fight one of the USA's main adversaries, this is worth remembering:

'A binder with nearly 3,000 pages of highly classified material related to the investigation of Russian interference and links between Moscow and Donald Trump went missing in the final days of his presidency.'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/15/classified-russia-documents-missing-trump

TonyStark, to random
@TonyStark@progressivecafe.social avatar

On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, President Biden issued a statement both celebrating and planning to expand it. To state the obvious, this would not be happening under anyone currently running as a Republican for president and the last one tried to gut it multiple times.

A Proclamation on the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, 2023 |
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/12/27/a-proclamation-on-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-endangered-species-act-2023/

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

If you look at how many people still consider voting for Republicans, it is nowadays necessary to every time STATE THE OBVIOUS:

That these policies that they benefit from (infra-structure act, lower costs for medicines, study debt erasement from schools that deceived students, low unemployment, expanding the Endangered Species act, ...) will not happen, and might be reversed, under a Republican president.

@TonyStark

rberger, to random
@rberger@hachyderm.io avatar

Back before the Reagan Revolution … a third of America had a good union job, our schools were brand-new and well supplied and staffed, college was free, healthcare was inexpensive, and the biggest challenge America had was to put a man on the moon and bring him safely home — there was little demand for a dictator in this country.
… For the majority of white Americans to adopt a strongman authoritarian, first the country had to be broken and broken badly.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/was-the-gop-plan-all-along-to-break-d9b

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

As the article says: 'Before the Reagan Revolution — when things were working well, a third of America had a good union job, our schools were brand-new and well supplied and staffed, college was free, healthcare was inexpensive, and the biggest challenge America had was to put a man on the moon and bring him safely home — there was little demand for a dictator in this country.'

To get people to vote for a dictator, you first have to remove the benefits that a good government offers.

@rberger

paulschoe, to ukteachers
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Too many people consider their university study to be a vocational school.

But a good university does more than preparing you for a job. It is not a trade school.

As this teacher says: it is meant to provoke your curiosity, to expand your horizons.

paulschoe, to fediversenews
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

ONBOARDING to Mastodon

For the many people who want to enjoy Mastodon but who get lost in the forest, this article:

  • How entering Mastodon is very similar to entering a new country or city.
  • A country where the rules and signs are different.
  • A city where you do not know anybody.

See how exploring a new city translates into actions to becoming familiar with Mastodon.

At the end, there is a link to easily register at Mastodon.

https://familyoasis.eu/introduction-to-mastodon/

@fediversenews
@mwadmin

paulschoe, to random
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

I have always been interested in how Hitler came to power. Then happened. Like the German guy, Trump failed the first time, but the trend was clear: Republicans followed him in mass.

Now, Republican politicians have made the next step.

is formed by its separation of powers. Politicians make laws, and an independent judiciary enforces them.

House Speaker Johnson and others passed that line this week, feeling entitled to intervene in a criminal case.

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/speaker-mike-johnsons-trip-trumps-trial-ny-mattered-rcna152326

paulschoe, to random
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Politics Girl asks how important the 'R' is next to a candidate's name.

As usual, she does it eloquently. A pleasure to watch, no matter which party you used to belong to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRhO4w8yCUg

paulschoe, to random
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

The people who warn us most about what a second Trump presidency would do are often people who were on his staff or who worked with him.

In his legal cases, most witnesses are Republicans.

Mattis, Trump's own Defence Secretary, eventually didn't go to the White House anymore as he considered Trump “a madman in a circular room screaming.”

https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/09/situation-room-stephanopoulos-trump-white-house

Do Trump voters really believe they know the Golden Spoon Bully better than his own staff does?

paulschoe, to Unions
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Very amusing 4-minute video by Robert Reich about how Musk and Bezos want to dismantle government protection for workers.

Quote by RR:
"14 mei 2024
Nothing tells you how important unions are like corporations controlled by the richest men on earth suing to dismantle the government agency that protects the right to organize."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO1Q3yyXJ7E

Nonilex, to Law
@Nonilex@masto.ai avatar

#TrumpTrial Thurs 30 May 2024 🧵#Deliberations continue

Justice #Merchan says he believes that the #jury wants him to repeat a significant portion of the #JuryInstructions.

He will read pages 6-35.

Each page yesterday took him just a little more than a minute, so this will take >30 mins.

Between that & the testimony readbacks, also expected to take >30 mins, there will likely be >1 hour this morning w/the jury in the courtroom, not actively deliberating.

#criminal #law #Trump

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Of course his donation link.

The thing that Trump has been most successful with during the last eight years, is getting money from Americans by making them think that he, a billionaire conman, fights for them.

@Nonilex

soc_i_ety, to random

What would you advise as the best way for the average tooter to support Mastodon?

:mastodon:

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

The best ways to support Mastodon for the average tooter?

  1. Favourite toots that you like.
    Showing appreciation will result in more quality toots.

  2. Pay something to the Administrator of your Mastodon instance.

With the growth of Mastodon, their costs go up: hosting, traffic, moderation.

Even 1 or 2 dollars or Euros per month already provide significant help to cover their monthly expenses. Together we can make sure that they don't have to pay it out of their own pocket.

@soc_i_ety

paulschoe, to Israel
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

To people who say that Israel's war on Gaza is legitimate, I ask to read these numbers and ask themselves if Israel still holds the moral high ground.

"More Children Have Died In Gaza War Than Killed By Conflict Worldwide In 4 Years."

  • after Oct. 7, 90% of the world stood behind Israel. Now the majority is shocked about their atrocious actions

  • Over 30,000 dead. Over 2 million without house or income, starving.

Is it worth it?
Is it moral?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/children-killed-gaza-higher-years-global-conflict_n_65f1f917e4b09953f2f8a05a

paulschoe, to random
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

"The danger and consequences locally and globally of electing the Golden Spoon Bully for a second time must be stressed every hour of every day between now and Nov. 5.

That’s because this election is, first and foremost, a matter of national security at home and abroad, and Trump poses a grave threat to both.

A victory this fall by Trump threatens the end of American democracy as we have known it for some 250 years."

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-white-house/

EricChrSmit, to random Dutch
@EricChrSmit@ftm.nl avatar

Goede column van Marcia Luyten waarin ze terecht journalisten, die het gif van populisten ongefilterd in de krant zetten, de maat neemt.
https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-de-dag/onze-politieke-cultuur-waarin-ook-de-grootste-opponent-met-achting-wordt-behandeld-raakt-vergiftigd~b448c8e0/

paulschoe,
@paulschoe@mastodon.world avatar

Omdat verspreiding van 'de denkwereld van de antidemocraat' voor ons allemaal risicovol is, hierbij het artikel zonder paywall:

https://archive.ph/px3Xm#selection-1041.68-1041.102

' Zijn de 2,3 miljoen Nederlanders die PVV stemmen bereid straks hun kinderen naar het front te sturen?'

@EricChrSmit

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • megavids
  • mdbf
  • everett
  • tacticalgear
  • magazineikmin
  • thenastyranch
  • rosin
  • tester
  • Youngstown
  • khanakhh
  • slotface
  • ngwrru68w68
  • kavyap
  • DreamBathrooms
  • JUstTest
  • InstantRegret
  • osvaldo12
  • GTA5RPClips
  • ethstaker
  • normalnudes
  • Durango
  • cisconetworking
  • anitta
  • modclub
  • cubers
  • Leos
  • provamag3
  • lostlight
  • All magazines
    •