General Discussion, Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Stella

Day ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY of Presidential recovery

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24 Responses to General Discussion, Tuesday, July 8, 2025

  1. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
    July 8, 2025 at 5:54 am

    Mornin’ kids!

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  2. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
    July 8, 2025 at 8:04 am

    And a tip to our tacos!

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  3. czarina33's avatar czarina33 says:
    July 8, 2025 at 8:19 am

    National Cow Appreciation Day – most of my neighbors are cows

    National Raspberry Day – not my favorite fruit

    National Chocolate with Almonds Day – you know I’m first in line

    National Freezer Pop Day – people in NO fill little Dixie cups with juice or Kool aid and freeze them to give to the kids

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  5. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    July 8, 2025 at 6:43 pm

    As I’m sure you won’t be surprised to know, American bishops are not happy about Alligator Alcatraz. I’ve copied this comment below from an article written about the bishop in that area, and his opinions and objections. As this comment was written in reply to the article, I felt it was ethical to copy it and share.

    This gentleman nails it, every word. I could never have said it so well, my commentary on the subject tends to be laced with plenty of sarcasm, and no charity.

    Sorry, can’t get the copied text below to italicize.

    The good Bishop and his brethren need to accept their share of responsibility for creating the loathful situation we find ourselves in. By putting their moral authority only behind forces that encourage illegal immigration, they have helped create a situation with no good solutions. 

    All they ever talk about is the dignity of the person and then go on to criticize EVERY enforcement measure. Of course the dignity of the immigrant is paramount, but that isn’t the end of the story. Those wanting to enter a different country have a responsibility to do so according to the law. Breaking the law because you view the system as “broken” is not legitimate – at least it’s rarely legitimate. When law breaking becomes common place it creates chaos and leads to a general breakdown of law and order – which is exactly what has happened at the border! Bishops will dryly state that the government has a legitimate right to secure the border, but I literally haven’t heard of a single mechanism they find acceptable. These imbalances are one of the key causes of the problem. 

    The way to avoid the horror of mass deportation is to avoid the need for it! That means telling people that breaking the law isn’t OK. How often are bishops in Mexico and Central America telling their people that they have a responsibility to follow immigration laws? How often are American bishops telling people that if you came here illegally you have a responsibility to atone for that which might mean going back and following the rules? 

    It also means that you can’t have a knee jerk rejection against all enforcement. If you don’t want to “play politics” by suggesting actual measures then you’re going to have to give more leeway with those trying to come up with solutions. You can’t simply criticize and assume people’s bad faith. Criticism is easy. Solutions are hard. Bishops have an obligation to recognize this. You also have to criticize those who are actively encouraging illegal immigration (democrats mostly) and warn of the risk that creates (deportation!)

    As it is bishops have become a noisy gong with regards immigration. We know exactly what they’re going to say. We know it will be full of moral outrage. We also know that they’ll say precious little that informs the actual situation we find ourselves in (see Bp McElroy’s recent comments). The irony is IF bishops were to take a more balanced approach, they would be a lot more influential. Noisy gongs don’t influence anything.

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  6. Reflection's avatar Reflection says:
    July 8, 2025 at 7:22 pm

    Good evening, all.

    A remarkable man and his “first mission” for the coast guard.

    https://x.com/USCG

    Scott Ruskan and his air crew.

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