I am looking at other photos. I can also see "Ne Desit Virtus" (Let Valor Not Fail) with a sword. That's a symbol from the 187th Infantry Regiment. I also see the Chi Rho symbol, a Greek symbol for the name of Christ. Another tattoo is "MDCCLXXV" for 1775. Above that tattoo is an American Flag with a gun superimposed on it. I am not sure if these mean a recalling of the US War for Independence. The gun looks modern but could also serve as a bridge to the modern military of the US. On his other arm is "Deus Vult."
Broadly speaking, these tattoos suggest both military service and Christian identity.
Not found are any symbols I've seen identified with White Nationalism. No Valknot, swastika, black sun, 88 symbol, Confederate symbolism, etc.
Edit: The photo I was looking at is here: [https://i.imgur.com/kkroDES.png].
I've got a private chat with a small group of friends. That's my primary social media. We share news and discuss ideas.
I'm a self-employed independent contractor because I don't like employer-employee relationships, so I agree with you concerning aspects of our current system. A better world is where workers are self-employed and own their own operations and everything that can work on a smaller scale does operate on a smaller scale. I'm not opposed to larger operations having democratic processes and would be happy to see labor unions buy up enough shares of the companies the workers work for to own the board of directors and make decisions for themselves.
I also agree that the commodification of everything is a problem. Take abortion, for example. There's an entire industry around promoting and earning revenue from commodifying the lives of these unborn children. We also need to stop defining success by career aspiration or income or other metrics that create a cultural desire for abortion of "inconvenient" babies.
That said, the big changes in family life did not happen because of capitalism. Families survived capitalism. It was some other change that happened. It was a change in the underlying religious and philosophical values of our society. The change was Vatican II and the modern rite Mass.
Vatican II and the modern rite Mass did not do anything to civil rights. My country had long been capitalist. I see no reason why 1962 would be a breaking point for capitalism to cause all these changes.
Vatican II and the modern rite were pushed by the same people who raped little boys. I do not see any evidence that there were a significant number of marriages that broke-up because of physical abuse.
How do they establish prices? Is it a negotiation of some sort? What's the process look like?
Does it slow your response time or impare your decisions? A question from someone with zero experience.
We didn't suddenly become capitalist in 1962.
You may not have noticed but, other than Nixon opening China and the presidents since him accelerating the export of jobs, everything else I mentioned was non-political or on the margins of politics. People need to stop thinking of politics like a religion. There's a whole lot that happens outside the question of who the president is or what party is more popular. This stuff was going to happen no matter who was the president and no matter who ran congress. Virtually all these problems happened at the same time outside of the United States too, especially the western world. The problems opened-up because the effects of Vatican II and the modern-rite Mass. These were the restraints on moral relativism and modernism that had been pushing for a new way since the 1880's. Once the restraint was gone, the people acted without regard to an authority that no longer existed in their minds.
At risk of being downvoted, I am a conservative. I am a conservative for moral/social reasons. I consider our going off-course was a consequence of WW2 as those who fought would go home and seek a different way forward. That different way took a few years to brew but really came to light in the 1960's. Religiously, we had Vatican II council and the modern-rite Mass that gave the appearance the Church was throwing out her traditions and moral teachings. Socially, we had the introduction of "the pill" quickly followed by no-fault divorce and widespread legal abortion. Like these changes or hate them, there is no denying that these would have a HUGE effect on average family dynamics. Then Nixon opened China to the world and began the process of exporting industry to China. It started slow but continued to pick-up steam, hitting maximum industrial transfer during the Clinton administration. I was born after all these things. The effect is children being raised by only one parent, fewer children, men who cannot provide for their families without having a working spouse, and a whole host of trickle-down-effects like the fact that we now need 2x the housing to accommodate families of divorce.
Smart phones, AI, 9-11, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and everything else people my age cite ... these are peanuts compared to the destruction of the family unit that happened by destruction of our religion, promotion of anti-natalism, dividing families, destroying jobs that are key to young people starting families, and creating an artificial housing crisis by doubling the number of houses needed per family.
IMO, Iran was expecting an Israeli response on par with what Iran actually hit in Israel and not what Iran targeted. Iran expected Israel to hit some rocks in the desert. Israel hit actual military targets and Iran is outraged. Iran cannot win this game.
Sounds like you need a zip line! 😂
Am I the only one on here using Budgie. I just feel more comfortable with the workflow using Budgie.
I walk or bike to about 90% of the places I need to go. That said, I also recently bought a vehicle for $1200. Works fine except the fuel gauge is broke so I have to just keep it topped off. My neighbor is trying to sell his Kia Rio for $1500. Works fine. It'll last at least another 3 or 4 years. Likely more. I have a friend whose son totaled out his car. He wanted another. I recommended a car that was in the $1000 to $2000 price range. He didn't want it. He took out a loan and got a very nice, very sporty car. Then he got in another wreck and totaled it out too. So then he goes and gets himself another expensive car. I just don't understand.
So I listened to the entire video. The person in the video could have started with a 3 minute outline because that was about all the meaningful content. That said, I did listen to the entire thing. And the kicker was right at the end. If there was someone who was genetically male, born male, and made the personal decision to present as female ... and that person wanted to play high school basketball and was way better than all the girls, the person in the video would have them "move up" to the next level. The next level is the boys team. Which is exactly what I started with in my argument above. The only problem we come to is it is really hard to define who is the "best" at basketball and so it'll always be a subjective opinion. This may be a problem if the person in question is way better than the girls but not very good compared to the members of the boys team. Why move up when you'll only sit the bench? Better argue discrimination and a failure to accommodate. The problem isn't solved at all.
Your idea is interesting. Can you tell me how it would apply to something like high school basketball? If, when I was in high school, we had a series of teams determined by skill level, we would probably have 12 or 15 teams before any biological females could have participated. But there's no way my high school had the resources to field 12 or 15 teams. Not enough court space, coaching staff, etc. So the practical result would be that nobody with XX genes would have an opportunity to play. Is there something in your line of thought that would help with this type of situation?
What do you think of having two types of teams? One is biological female only. The other is everyone. I'm not sure there's a reason for male-only teams. If you want to participate on the men's everyone team, go for it.
Neil the Australian Lutheran Silverware Bloke
This is Lutheran Satire but the discussion applies to those German Catholics who are pressing for the same thing.
It is like any other election for me. I don't want either of them. I'm guaranteed to be disappointed.
I Could Get Arrested for this Video
Description from Youtube:
3 years ago, the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc band announced that they had discovered the remains of 215 children's bodies buried at the site of the old Indian Residential School that was once run by the Catholic Church.
That news released precipitated a frenzy of news media, accusation, anti-Catholic violence, contrition, and the reshaping of our national identity in Canada.
After tens of millions of dollars were committed to further investigating these claims, not a single body has been uncovered. Now, out of fear of a crumbling narrative, the government of Canada is considering making illegal for people like me to ask obvious and reasonable questions about the truth of our history.
I've met a few fascists in my life and every one of them has referred to Israelis as "the tribe," and advocated for arming the Palestinians so they could finish what Hitler could not. Their ideology was ugly but also very unsupportive of Israel.
France's culture minister wants visitors' fee for Notre Dame; church of Paris says no, invites all
The countdown has begun for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral throughout the weekend of Dec. 7-8. As the last pieces of scaffolding are being removed on the outside, Culture Minister Rachida Dati has proposed introducing an entrance fee to visit Notre Dame, which has caused a stir.
"We found a vulnerability..."
Can I get more info on why these are showing up? I've never seen such a thing on F-Droid before.
Vladimir Putin's closest ally speaks to Steve Rosenberg about the war, nuclear weapons and relations with the West.
Vatican statistics show decline in baptisms, clergy, religious, worldwide
The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, according to Vatican statistics.
Lenexa approves permit for in-home daycare over HOA’s protest
The Lenexa City Council has approved a special permit for a proposed in-home daycare business over the objections of a homeowners association whose bylaws stipulate against it.
On Tuesday, the city council voted 5-2 to approve a special use permit for The Learning Playhouse, 8115 Acuff Ln., an in-home daycare that plans to at least temporarily serve up to 12 children.
Councilmembers Bill Nicks and Mark Charlton voted in dissent. Councllmember Joe Karlin was absent.
The homeowner’s request to open a daycare in her house prompted a vocal protest from the Oak Hill Homes Association, the bylaws for which don’t allow for a business to be run out of a home.
Why did the council need to weigh in?
The Learning Playhouse is owned by Megan Todd, the applicant and owner of the home out of which the daycare will operate.
Todd says her hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Pick-ups and drop-offs would be staggered to avoid congestion in the neighborhood, according to city documents.
A home is allowed to operate a daycare center for up to six children without needing a special use permit or city council approval, Stephanie Sullivan, planning manager for Lenexa’s Community Development department, said. It would just need a business permit and state license.
Todd has a degree and experience in early childhood education. She told the city council her home has been approved by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to host a daycare and that she has also gotten requisite approvals from city and state fire marshals.
But because Todd planned to serve up to 12 children, she also needed to obtain a special use permit from the city. The owner says the home location will be temporary
Speaking before the city council this week, Todd said her daycare business is only expected to be there until she finds a more permanent place to operate.
“Granting this permit would allow us to save money and attain our goal of moving into a commercial setting and operate as a small child care center rather than an in-home (center),” she said. “Although dependent on factors of location and affordability, we would like to be operating in a commercially zoned location by next school year.”
Todd acknowledged her proposed daycare goes against the HOA’s bylaws, but she said that would be her issue to address with her neighborhood, not the city council’s.
“Any repercussions from the HOA or neighbors would be my responsibility to rectify and not the city’s,” Todd said. “This special use permit granted in a temporary capacity will allow me to earn a respectable living for my family while providing a reliable and necessary service to a few of our Lenexa families.” HOA pushes back on daycare plan
Highlighting the HOA’s rules against running a business out of someone’s home, Steve Chernoff, President of the Oak Hill Homes Association, made his case to the council to deny the permit.
He said he had contacted more than 50 HOAs in Lenexa representing some 10,000 homeowners, all of which gave him “unanimous support” in Oak Hill’s opposition to the plan. He added that other HOA leaders were watching to see what the city would do with this proposal.
“They are a little upset that Lenexa would proceed with foresight and disregard reasonable and legally valid deed restrictions,” he said.” They don’t understand how the city of Lenexa, which has benefited greatly by the existence of these HOAs, would disregard their restrictions.”
Even if the city council granted the special use permit, Chernoff said that does not mean the HOA would not continue to protest the business being run out of the home.
“The applicant is under the impression that approval tonight gives her the final okay to have the business and it trumps the HOA deed restrictions,” he said. “Why would the city of Lenexa allow this to proceed, knowing that the deed restriction in this case is enforceable and require the Oak Hill HOA to spend considerable amount of money in legal proceedings?” City Council said it doesn’t enforce HOA rules
While the city recognizes the HOA has rules and restrictions, city council and staff are not in charge of enforcing them, Sean McLaughlin, Lenexa’s city attorney, said.
“These are private restrictions,” he said. “We do not interpret, follow and enforce those.”
He added, speaking to the city council: “Your role tonight is simply looking at the zoning and looking at what is allowed with this [special use permit].”
In the city’s zoning code for single-family residential neighborhoods, Sullivan said, other allowable uses without a special us permit include places of worship, daycare centers with six children or fewer, group homes, public parks and golf courses.
A special use permit is required for things such as a cemetery, a daycare center with more than six children, large wireless cellular systems, schools, utilities, public safety and commercial uses of residential property.
“I do want to point out, too, in this case, the primary use is still residential,” Sullivan said. “In this case, the homeowner … that’s still living in that house, that’s their primary use of the house. It’s just [the business] would be supplementary.” Two councilmembers voted to deny permit
As the council voiced their thoughts on the project, two cast a critical eye to the project.
The addition of a daycare center in a residential area would change the character of the neighborhood, Nicks said.
Charlton expressed mixed feelings but ultimately voted to deny the special use permit because of the traffic it could bring to the area and the potential dangers it could pose, with the house being on a curve in the road, as well as the driveway having a noticeable incline.
“I understand the safety factor that the neighborhood brought up,” he said. “I noticed that right away, when I drove by the incline of the driveway. I don’t think if I was dropping off my kids, that I’d probably would be driving up the driveway.” The city council approves the permit
Ultimately, the city council approved the permit, with some councilmembers pointing at that the plan was brought before the council merely because of the number of children.
“Had the applicant stayed at six (children) and under, this would not be before us,” Councilmember Chelsea Williamson said. “The city recommending approval of this application with a three-year limit on it, I think allows city staff to monitor it.”
There is a need for child care in the area and this business helps address it, Councilmember Courtney Eiterich said.
“I know that daycare is really hard to find and is much needed, and given that the owners have stipulated that this is temporary — or hopefully temporary — that this could be mitigated a little differently,” she said. “I do not believe that it is our responsibility to navigate the HOA recommendations, and so I will be supporting this.” What’s next
Officials with the Oak Hills Home Association say they are exploring their options, including potentially levying fines against Todd, placing a lien on the house if the fines aren’t paid and restricting her access to the neighborhood pool.
“No one really wants to get involved with things like this, where people are knowingly violating deed restrictions that they agreed to,” Chernoff told the Johnson County Post.
“We have a seven member board, and no one is real happy about having to deal with this.”
Todd could not be reached for additional comment for this story.
The Solus team is proud to announce the release of Solus 4.6 Convergence. This refresh brings the usual collection of Desktop Environment up
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