nohero said:

ridski said:

Apologies, I thought that db posting the link to the story yesterday was enough context. My "faith group code" is still listed, so I have no skin in this game.

They kept Druid? 

Ha! Maybe one of the 3 kinds of Wiccan they had listed, but I guess fall under No Religion, even though they used to have No Religion, Atheist, and Humanist listed. I just post about Celtic festivals from a cultural perspective, rather than a religious one. 

It’s not a holiday or observance here, but today is the 60th anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision in Miranda v Arizona. It was the decision that established the legal requirement for police to inform someone they are arresting of their legal rights in the situation. Such as the right to the presence of an attorney, and the right to keep silent. 

“Read him his rights” has become a pop culture substitute for “place him under arrest”.  

We watch a number of police procedural TV shows which I generally enjoy. But they all seem to frequently rely on suspects making confessions without a lawyer presence. If our teenage daughter is watching with us, I always remind her that if she ever finds herself in any kind of negative interaction with the police, the only thing she should say is “I’d like an attorney present.”  

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drummerboy said:

i was actually referring to the stars. i'm quite sure they'd do just fine.

but as for everyone else on staff - do you think that anyone with "60 minutes" on their resume would have trouble finding a job?

Not to be pointlessly argumentative, but I will take issue with the assumption that landing a job in broadcast television is anything but challenging these days. Broadcast media outlets are not thriving today. 

It may seem like a minor quibble, but it’s part of the reason that someone like Weiss can do what she’s doing. A lot of the staff members have probably worked for years to get where they are. Giving that up for the uncertainty of the job market has to be daunting. Plus heaven only knows what blacklist you’d end up on. 

Just my thoughts. 

saw on FB that she passed after what seems like a fairly lengthy illness she was fighting with an optimistic spirit. I looked up her comments here and apparently she hadn't posted in nearly a decade, which would explain why my memory of her contributions were kind of fuzzy. But it seems like she was here mostly to give or request good advice. I never met her but she seemed like a positive person. And as mrincredible noted, gone too soon.

yahooyahoo said:

drummerboy said:

yahooyahoo said:

drummerboy said:

the only problem with this new policy is that it doesn't go far enough.

well, also that it's one more step on the road to christian nationalism.

DOD Officially Drops 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List

How will this fit in with the whole Constitution thingy?

does the constitution require recognition of every half-witted organization that declares itself a religion?

maybe it does - and that would explain a large part of why we're so f***ed.

the 1st amendment is such a freaking disaster.

let's give person-hood to corporations!

let's equate money with speech!

don't tax religions!

etc etc etc etc

what a mistake.

Let's start with the question "why does the military have a list of recognized religions?"

Because the military provides chaplains for religious soldiers, and knowing how many troops belong to which denominations allows the military to recruit and deploy them where they are most needed, no?

During last month’s Victory Day celebration, I don’t recall her complaining that Russia was celebrating the victory of a murderous, totalitarian regime. No, she was happy to accept the framing of it as celebrating the defeat of another murderous, totalitarian regime. So when she wants to, it appears she is in fact able to do nuance. And yet, in the case of Ukraine, she insists that the framing of celebrating resistance to foreign domination be rejected. Funny how her views always line up so completely with Putin propaganda.

joanne said:

Today (9 June) is National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day. Too short notice to bake your own; buy one and enjoy with ice cream!

Yum. Because of its tantalizingly limited season, strawberry rhubarb may be my favorite pie.

nan said:

Mike Benz is not worth this effort to smear him so he is surly on to some uncomfortable truths.

I would like my epitaph to read:

HE WAS SURLY ON TO SOME UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS

ridski said:

yahooyahoo said:

Let's start with the question "why does the military have a list of recognized religions?"

Because the military provides chaplains for religious soldiers, and knowing how many troops belong to which denominations allows the military to recruit and deploy them where they are most needed, no?

But Hegseth wanted to "streamline" the list of types of belief, and in the process it got "MAGAfied" by somebody really ignorant about beliefs other than their own.