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Point Pelee: A Monarch Superhighway

While famous for birding, Point Pelee National Park is also a critical stop on the monarch butterfly migration. In autumn, tens of thousands of monarchs gather at the park's southern tip, resting & waiting for favourable winds before making the perilous flight across Lake Erie. This natural spectacle turns the park's trees orange and black with butterflies. #Canada #PointPelee #Monarchs #Migration 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Pelee_National_Park

Point Pelee: A Monarch Superhighway

While famous for birding, Point Pelee National Park is also a critical stop on the monarch butterfly migration. In autumn, tens of thousands of monarchs gather at the park's southern tip, resting & waiting for favourable winds before making the perilous flight across Lake Erie. This natural spectacle turns the park's trees orange and black with butterflies. #Canada #PointPelee #Monarchs #Migration 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Pelee_National_Park

Point Pelee: A Monarch Superhighway

While famous for birding, Point Pelee National Park is also a critical stop on the monarch butterfly migration. In autumn, tens of thousands of monarchs gather at the park's southern tip, resting & waiting for favourable winds before making the perilous flight across Lake Erie. This natural spectacle turns the park's trees orange and black with butterflies. #Canada #PointPelee #Monarchs #Migration 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Pelee_National_Park

Point Pelee: A Monarch Superhighway

While famous for birding, Point Pelee National Park is also a critical stop on the monarch butterfly migration. In autumn, tens of thousands of monarchs gather at the park's southern tip, resting & waiting for favourable winds before making the perilous flight across Lake Erie. This natural spectacle turns the park's trees orange and black with butterflies. #Canada #PointPelee #Monarchs #Migration 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Pelee_National_Park

Point Pelee: A Monarch Superhighway

While famous for birding, Point Pelee National Park is also a critical stop on the monarch butterfly migration. In autumn, tens of thousands of monarchs gather at the park's southern tip, resting & waiting for favourable winds before making the perilous flight across Lake Erie. This natural spectacle turns the park's trees orange and black with butterflies. #Canada #PointPelee #Monarchs #Migration 🇨🇦

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Pelee_National_Park

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

Bulletin #7151, Landscaping for #Butterflies in #Maine (PDF)

This fact sheet was developed by: Nancy Coverstone, Extension educator, Jim Dill, Extension pest management specialist, and Lois Berg Stack, Extension ornamental horticulture specialist.

Table of Contents:

- The Life Cycle of Butterflies
- Common Maine Butterflies
- How to Create Habitat that Entices Butterflies
- “Wild” Places Attract Butterflies
- #NativePlants Support Butterflies
- Design Tips for a Successful #ButterflyGarden
- Nectar Sources for Butterflies and Moths
- Larval Food Sources
- Further Readings

"Butterflies are beautiful insects, and they are also an important part of the ecosystem. In their search for nectar, they spread pollen from one flower to another and help ensure seed for new generations of plants. They also recycle nutrients and are prey for many species of birds, spiders and small mammals. Gardening and landscaping can create or enhance habitats for butterflies so they may survive and thrive. Whether your yard is in a city, suburb or rural community, you can make it a haven for butterflies.

Butterflies belong to the insect order Lepidoptera, along with moths and skippers. All species of butterflies in Maine, of which there are more than one hundred, have four wings covered with small scales. The butterfly families in Maine are #swallowtails (Papilionidae), whites and sulphurs (Pieridae), gossamer-wings (Lycaenidae), brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae), #monarchs (Danaidae), and arctics and satyrs (Satyridae), which includes the endangered #KatahdinArctic. Skippers (#Hesperiidae) have characteristics of both butterflies and moths.

When developing a landscape for butterflies, first consider butterfly species present in your area and their preferred habitats. Then consider plants suited to your climate and your backyard habitat. Assess what your landscape already provides, and add to that. Each butterfly species has a preference or need for a particular habitat type, such as meadow, woods, woodland edges or marshes. Also, some species are specialists, while others are generalists regarding food sources. The habitat preference as well as plants you provide will determine your success in attracting a particular butterfly species. An identification field guide will prove helpful."

Learn more:
https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/7151e/

#SolarPunkSunday #ButterflyHabitat #BackyardHabitats #GardeningForPollinators #UMaineExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension

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Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2019-112

It can take effort
To not let the little things bug you

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2019-112

It can take effort
To not let the little things bug you

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2019-112

It can take effort
To not let the little things bug you

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2019-112

It can take effort
To not let the little things bug you

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2019-112

It can take effort
To not let the little things bug you

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2018-19

It would be great if each day would
Exceed our expectations

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2018-19

It would be great if each day would
Exceed our expectations

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2018-19

It would be great if each day would
Exceed our expectations

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2018-19

It would be great if each day would
Exceed our expectations

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2018-19

It would be great if each day would
Exceed our expectations

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

‘A spokesperson for the Stop Trump Coalition has called the US state visit a national embarrassment, criticising the US president’s war in Iran and how it’s driving up prices in the UK.

Jake Atkinson said: “Keir Starmer sending the King to wine and dine with the warmonger-in-chief signals we are happy to green-light Trump’s illegal actions around the world, no matter how much chaos they cause.’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/king-charles-us-visit-trump-live-updates-b2965197.html

Why appease a sex offender embezzling monies from the people of the USA, who also threatens world peace with his racketeering to finance a programme of genocide and ecocide? #oligarchs #plutocrats #Monarchs #Affordability #FascistCollaborators #TheIVReich #TheFederationOfResistance

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-29

Photons have properties of both energy and matter
Depending on how they are observed.
The universe is actually how we choose to see it

#doubleslitexperiment #butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #photography #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-29

Photons have properties of both energy and matter
Depending on how they are observed.
The universe is actually how we choose to see it

#doubleslitexperiment #butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #photography #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-29

Photons have properties of both energy and matter
Depending on how they are observed.
The universe is actually how we choose to see it

#doubleslitexperiment #butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #photography #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-29

Photons have properties of both energy and matter
Depending on how they are observed.
The universe is actually how we choose to see it

#doubleslitexperiment #butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #photography #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-29

Photons have properties of both energy and matter
Depending on how they are observed.
The universe is actually how we choose to see it

#doubleslitexperiment #butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #photography #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

Minium: New ODU Athletics Dining Hall is a Hit With Monarch Student-Athletes

By Harry Minium NORFOLK, Va. – As you head to the “made to order action” station, …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #Monarchs #ODU #ODUAthletics #ODUMonarchs #OldDominion #OldDominionAthletics #OldDominionMonarchs #OldDominionUniversity #OldDominionUniversityAthletics #OldDominionUniversityMonarchs
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2507909/minium-new-odu-athletics-dining-hall-is-a-hit-with-monarch-student-athletes/

Minium: New ODU Athletics Dining Hall is a Hit With Monarch Student-Athletes https://www.diningandcooking.com/2507909/minium-new-odu-athletics-dining-hall-is-a-hit-with-monarch-student-athletes/ #dining #Monarchs #ODU #ODUAthletics #ODUMonarchs #OldDominion #OldDominionAthletics #OldDominionMonarchs #OldDominionUniversity #OldDominionUniversityAthletics #OldDominionUniversityMonarchs

https://www.ft.com/content/b6ad9dde-d034-4cfa-a9d0-e799f8360d9d

Prediction: this is DOA just like #NEOM in #SaudiArabia

#MiddleEast is a dying region for all except the #billionaires #monarchs #oligarchs #plutocrats

Folks from that region should cut a deal with the likes of Kushner - here is our land, in return for a place in the higher latitudes in #Europe #Russia #Canada - Deal?

#climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #survival #extinction

#NoKings #Racism #Monarchs #Demoracy #HakeemJeffries #ChuckSchumer #Crowns #Fascism #Trump #alt

Heather Cox Richardson 10/19/25
TRUMP AND VANCE POST RACIST IMAGE AS KINGS

#NoKings #Monarchs #Demoracy #Esienhower #Crowns #Fascism #Trump #alt

Heather Cox Richardson 10/19/25
TRUMP DEPICTS HIMSELF AS A KING WITH SWORD AS PELOSI AND SCHUMER BEND THE KNEE

I've seen almost as many Swallowtails as Monarchs in the garden this summer. #butterfly #butterflies #swallowtail #swallowtails #monarch #monarchs #nature #garden #gardening #gardener #pennsylvaniagarden #pennsylvaniagardens #fecund #growingseason #autumn #fall #summer

“our predecessors fought hard to limit and even usurp the power of #dictatorial, cognitively-addled and #corrupt #monarchs, and to establish the #ruleoflaw.” #books open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

Escapism and the hot summer’s ...

“our predecessors fought hard to limit and even usurp the power of #dictatorial, cognitively-addled and #corrupt #monarchs, and to establish the #ruleoflaw.” #books open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

Escapism and the hot summer’s ...

“our predecessors fought hard to limit and even usurp the power of #dictatorial, cognitively-addled and #corrupt #monarchs, and to establish the #ruleoflaw.” #books open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

Escapism and the hot summer’s ...

“our predecessors fought hard to limit and even usurp the power of #dictatorial, cognitively-addled and #corrupt #monarchs, and to establish the #ruleoflaw.” #books open.substack.com/pub/annpetti...

Escapism and the hot summer’s ...

from Royals hero to Monarchs mentor https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/102359/ #AndrewLind #Baseball #BigLeagues #ChristianColon #clubhouse #DifferenceMaker #Infielder #JoshBissonette #Kansas #KansasCity #KansasCityMonarchs #KansasCityRoyals #KansasCity #KansasCityRoyals #MLB #monarchs #respect #royals #wibw #WibwSports #WorldSeries

from Royals hero to Monarchs mentor https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/102359/ #AndrewLind #Baseball #BigLeagues #ChristianColon #clubhouse #DifferenceMaker #Infielder #JoshBissonette #Kansas #KansasCity #KansasCityMonarchs #KansasCityRoyals #KansasCity #KansasCityRoyals #MLB #monarchs #respect #royals #wibw #WibwSports #WorldSeries

On "real Christians."

This is a lightly edited version of a post I first made several years ago on Facebook. Sadly, it never seems to stop being relevant.

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Every time I hear #Christians saying "they're not real Christians" or "this isn't real #Christianity," about other Christians doing something that brings discredit on the ##religion, my skin crawls.

Because if they're not Christians ... well, neither was Constantine. Neither were the generations of #monarchs who followed, invoking the divine right of kings. Neither were the #popes and #bishops and #priests—and note that I'm not just talking about #Catholics here—who almost universally supported and legitimized the idea that #God had put our leaders in place, and to oppose them was #blasphemy.

Neither were the #Crusaders, the #Inquisitors, the #witch-burners. Neither were the soldiers who fought generations of #religious #wars within #Christendom, including the Thirty Years' War that wrought devastation equal to both World Wars. Neither for that matter were the politicians who gave us what we *call* the First World War, in which most of the major combatants on both sides proudly claimed the Christian label, and in several cases were still official theocracies.

Neither were the Christians who rounded up their #Jewish neighbors in the Second for delivery to the camps—and if you claim that was the work of a #neopagan cult that maybe a few thousand people total ever took seriously, I'll laugh in your face before cutting you out of my life. (But I'll remember who and what you are, believe me.) Neither were the people who used Christianity to justify #conquest and #slavery and #genocide and #segregation, for centuries, and in many cases still do.

In short, if you say these people aren't Christians, you're saying most Christians throughout the *entire history of the religion* weren't Christians. You can die on that hill if you really want to. But you'll die alone, and most likely at the hands of your fellow believers.

Christians are, as a rule, no worse than other people. But you're no better, either. Do you *want* to be better? Great, that's what everyone else wants too.

So prove it. Stop making excuses. Own these people, and *then* confront them. Admit that they're yours, and then expunge them. Scourge the heretics with fire and sword, and send them wailing into the outer darkness tearing their hair and gnashing their teeth. Cast them into the lake of fire.

If you do this, if you have first the moral and then the physical courage to face this monstrosity in your midst unflinchingly and with full knowledge of what it is, then you'll have plenty of help. #Jews and #Muslims and #Hindus and #Wiccans and #atheists and all the rest won't just cheer you on. We'll be right there by your side.

And while there are in the US still more Christians than all of us put together, there aren't more of *this kind* of Christian than all decent human beings put together. We can't fight them alone. Neither can you. Together we can—as long as you're honest about what that means.

If you don't? We'll be right back to #Torquemada, with a high-tech gloss. You might live a little longer than the rest of us, but not by much, and you'll go to the rack and the stake and the oven with the words of your own holy writ shouted in your ears.

Those are the only two options. Your choice.

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Addendum:

I have a great many friends who grew up Christian, and left the religion at some point. Despite having made the choice to walk away from their childhood faith, they often feel the reflexive need to defend the people they were, and in most cases their families still are.

Those who are still Christians, of whom I trust I also have a fair number left, may feel the same impulse—although interestingly, it seems to me they're less reflexive on the whole than the former believers.

We're all made of our #history. The people we were are still the people we are, in some corner of our brains. And there are complexities about being on the inside of any group that outsiders can never quite grasp. It's similar to the way I am about the #military, which is practically a religion in its own right.

Okay. Stipulated, as lawyers say on TV and maybe in real life too. I get it. Now please get this:

Unless you *grew up* as a member of a religious minority, you will most likely never understand, on a gut level, the terror the majority religion inflicts by its very existence.

This isn't unique to Christianity, to be clear. Every majority religion, in every time and place, has unconsciously (and often consciously as well, to be sure) been casually brutal to infidels and heretics. Nature of the beast. But here in the US, that beast invariably carries a cross, so there's the focus of my attention.

You don't have to understand it. Just accept that it exists, and it leaves scars. I can live with those scars, and so can nearly everyone else who bears them. That *stigma*, if you will.

But if you cut us, we still bleed. We'll heal from those wounds too, and add new scars to the old. Long after the bleeding stops, we'll remember who gave them to us.

Here I stand; I can do no other. How about you?

Erhöhter Schwierigkeitsgrad beim Homecoming #ErimaGFL Saisonabschluss der #unicornsfootball gegen die #Monarchs. Headcoach Christian Rothe muss aus gesundheitlichen Gründen passen. OC Felix Brenner und seine Crew wissen aber gut Bescheid und übernehmen! Die Gesundheit geht vor: Get well soon Coach! #AmericanFootball

@tabletopmania @simoncarswell @YakyuNightOwl @RuthODay @Jaden3 @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @sullybaseball @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @Eilistraee @blackvoices @ted_duffield

🧵 on #SatchelPaige

Fortunately, the good folks at #Retrosheet have RECONSTRUCTED, from news reports, expanded box scores of that #WorldSeries between the #Monarchs and the #Grays. Take a look at Game 2.

4/7

#1947League
#baseball
#BlackHistoryMonth

Dunno who needs to hear it, but you’re definitely in a #cult if the leaders/authority figures have convinced themselves that they’re the #reincarnations of famous #monarchs, #deities, #saints, or other mega-important figures, and feel comfortable declaring who will be destroyed in the coming shift/cataclysm/whatever.

"There is a level of mad #delusion only accessible to #syphilitic #inbred #European #monarchs and upper middle class #Americans trying to start a small #business."

https://www.tumblr.com/nandomando/720848683801919488?source=share

"There is a level of mad #delusion only accessible to #syphilitic #inbred #European #monarchs and upper middle class #Americans trying to start a small #business."

https://www.tumblr.com/nandomando/720848683801919488?source=share

Does #GoogleHome have some extra search filter (eg for religious hate speech etc)? I ask because we were having a family #discussion about how many #popes have been violently killed vs how many British #monarchs. Trying a Google Home voice search on "How many popes have been violently killed" (or similar) always fails but "How many monarchs..." always works. A text search on #Google of the same gives the right results.

Can someone else in the UK with Google Home test this out?