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Common JoJo L 😏 pic.twitter.com/OiToNssaEV
— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs)
OUCH! I felt that stinging slap from all the way over here.
1Any article that opens with Cromwell’s most well-remembered quote is bound to catch my eye, and this too-brief piece is some seriously heady stuff.
“Is it therefore infallibly agreeable to the Word of God, all that you say? I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.”–Oliver Cromwell, letter to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland (3 August 1650)
Five years ago, I wrote a book about evolution and human cognition. This was a stretch for me, as I am a three-time English major, so I did a lot of research. It was fascinating research, which taught me a lot of important things about knowledge, human nature, cognition, and storytelling. It also taught me the single most depressing thing that I know, which is this: human reason did not evolve to help us find the truth; it evolved to help us defend positions arrived at in largely unreasonable ways.
The reasons for this lie deep in the reptilian corners of our brains. Natural selection selects for what is useful, which may or may not be what is true. Decisiveness is useful. Appearing confident is useful. Defending one’s turf is useful. And winning fights is always useful. But knowing the truth about abstract universal propositions involving beauty, truth, and God? Not so much. It turns out that appearing to know the truth about these things is much more valuable, evolutionarily speaking, than actually being right.
Culture reinforces these evolutionary dynamics in different ways. Mormon culture, for example, places an enormous premium on appearing to know the truth, especially in religious matters. Few people ever stand up in testimony meeting to proclaim that they think the Church is true, or even that they hope or believe the Church is true. From the time we can talk, we announce from the pulpit that we know the Church is true. We know it from the bottom of our hearts, with every fiber of our beings, absolutely, certainly, completely, just like Moroni promised.
But here’s the deal: you are wrong about stuff. I am wrong about stuff. We are all wrong about stuff. This is just math. Given the number of things that all of us believe (or do not believe) to be facts, the number of things that we consider (or do not consider) valuable, and the number of policies that we think (or do not think) will work, there is no possible way that we are going to be right about everything. We understand this retroactively. We can all remember times that we were wrong in the past. But such is the nature of human cognition that we can barely even fathom what we might be wrong about today.
And this is why Cromwell’s challenge–“I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you might be mistaken”–is so important to us (and yes, I do realize how ironic it is to quote Oliver Cromwell on the possibility of being wrong). Another word for this is “humility.” This is important because it actually is part of our religion, and because it makes us people that other people can stand to be around. But it is also important because, as a matter of near-mathematical certainty, we actually are wrong about some religious things–and probably quite a few.
Yeah, well, with so many Leftards all around us nowadays, humility has necessarily become a quite scarce commodity.
Tom Homan, bless his gruff heart, seems to delight in laying down the smack on whiny shitlib beeyotches.
Border czar Tom Homan reacts to Selena Gomez’s viral post sobbing over ICE raids
Border czar Tom Homan said Monday night the Trump administration has “no apologies” for the ICE raids targeting illegal migrants in the US when asked about Selena Gomez’s since-deleted Instagram post in which she sobbed over the law enforcement action.“All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry, I wish I could do something, but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise,” Gomez said in the video.
Gomez was slammed for sounding out of touch and quickly took down the video, writing on her Instagram story, “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.”
When asked about the viral video on Fox News, Homan denied the alleged attacks Gomez referenced and claimed that Immigration Customs and Enforcement is only going after illegal migrants with prior criminal history.
“If they don’t like it, then go to Congress and change the law. We’re going to do this operation without apology,” Homan told Fox News.
“We’re gonna make our community safer. It is all for the good of this nation. And we’re gonna keep going. No apologies. We’re moving forward.”
Stupid bimbelina doesn’t seem to realize that she can take things down and/or delete them all she likes, but the Innarnuts is forever, and doesn’t give a fat rat’s patoot.
🚨WATCH🚨 Ex-Disney Channel actress Selena Gomez BLUBBERS on social media about illegal immigrants being deported by Trump.
Grab your popcorn. It’s just getting started. pic.twitter.com/bbxLuoUjDJ
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller)
Truly, truly pathetic. Also futile, and utterly pointless. Elsewhere, Trump’s brassy, sassy new press sec proves her mettle without delay.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed it is the official policy of the Trump administration that all undocumented immigrants are considered criminals. This is a change from the Biden administration, which referred to those immigrants as undocumented noncitizens.
“If you are an individual, a foreign national, who illegally enters the United States of America, you are by definition a criminal,” Leavitt said.
According to the Justice Department, improper entry into the U.S. is a criminal offense with civil penalties, including a fine. Subsequent offenses carry stricter penalties like a five-year bar on returning to the US and possible prison time.
“They are criminals as far as this administration goes,” Leavitt said. “I know the last administration didn’t see it that way. So it’s a big culture shift in our nation to view someone who breaks our immigration law as a criminal, but that’s exactly what they are.”
You GO, girl!
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Hoo-kay, I’ve implemented all the fixes, adjustments, and work-arounds recommended by the Entirely Digital folks, and everything appears to be clean, tight, and functional, at least for the nonce. One decision I’ve reached which I know some of y’all ain’t gonna cotton to: comments for new posts will remain disabled, excepting of course for the Donnybrook, for which comments are the reason it came to be in the first place.
Thing is, it’s a well-known fact that the primary security hole for any blog is an open-comments section; word is that it’s an even bigger problem for WP blogs, and then plugins are a whole ‘nother issue in and of themselves. Seeing as how the way I had things set up until last week’s serial attacks used no less than five (5) comments-related plugins, it makes way more sense to me right now to just say hell with it and do away with the whole kit and kaboodle in one fell swoop.
I expect this to be a wildly unpopular move, and I hate that, I truly do. Probably gonna cost me a fair few readers, even. But it’s just the way it’s gotta be, at least for now. After I’m completely confident the dust has well and truly settled around here, well, we’ll see what’s what. As I remarked to one of my ED tech-support correspondents the other day, somebody out there must really have it in for me, BAD. Can’t imagine why; I’m actually a pretty nice guy once you get to know me.
PITA Update! Okay, THAT was way more hassle than it shoulda been, I must say. I think I’ve gotten everything working the way I want it to now, all things considered. Only time will tell, I suppose.
I just heard Trump’s press secretary (whose name I have been unable to find; one might almost think that such news is blacklisted) say that several “major” “news” organizations are no longer invited to the White House briefing room and that invitations are open for bloggers, streamers, and such to apply for press passes.
Go for it, Mike! You can be the greatest one-legged musician, blogger, and White House correspondent that the world has ever seen!
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1Why are we deporting illegal aliens/non-uniformed members of an invading army? It’s a terrible waste of resources. There’s the money and jet fuel and what-not that it takes to return the pieces of shit to their native shitholes.
But that’s not the worst of it. We have a terrible shortage of blood and transplant organs, we are told. We have tens of millions of non-persons. Why are we wasting this valuable resource?
Do not misunderstand the depth of the real enemy. The GOPe stood in the way of the Trump American agenda in the first term. The GOPe were part and parcel to the covid scam to STOP TRUMP. The GOPe outright enabled the election theft that took place in 2020, the coup that occurred. Americans supported Trump in 2024 and helped the Trump wing to take over the party functions and stop the steal in 2024.
The battle was won, but the war continues. Every republican supporter must tell the GOP – support the president across the board or you will be replaced. No donations from small or large supporters until you fully support the American agenda of President Trump.
Never forget, the same people that refuse to support Trump nominations approved of the dress wearing transvestites serving the biden cabal. A price must be paid by those opposing the president.
Republican Sabotage Of Trump’s Bold Cabinet Picks Subverts The Will Of Those Who Voted For Him
This is a
. Trillions of dollars of your money is wasted on programs that are nothing more than communist enabling wealth transfers from your pocket to the pockets of others with very little of the wealth even benefitting the supposed recipients of such aid. What it actually does is enslave the supposed recipients to government funding, make real Americans poorer as a result of the government theft, and enrich the supporters of communist government policy.
Trump administration freezes federal aid outside of Social Security and Medicare
Hat Tip: Liberty Daily
The first headline was about Trump striking back against the marxist president of Colombia for refusing the planeloads of illegals being deported. Two hours later the marxist president of Colombia is offering to send his plane to pick them up.
UPDATE:
The marxist president of Colombia is obviously insane –
Wacky Marxist Colombian President Gustavo Petro Issues an Incredibly Bizarre Response to President Trump While Threatening Retaliation
You Must Kill Him.
The deep state tried to kill Trump, THAT is CLEAR. They failed because they wanted it to look like some mental case did it. Of course we know it was their mental case.
This is this weeks list of deeps state purges being carried out by President Trump. If you read nothing else read this, and then thank Americans for never giving up on Trump and Trump on not giving up on America.
BOOM! How President Trump is exploiting a loop-hole to enact IMMEDIATE purge of deep state at DOJ
After reading that, start paying attention to those that have told you Trump was part of the deep state, that told you Trump couldn’t win the election, that told you Trump made too many mistakes, that told you Trump didn’t live up to his promises, that Trump was really a democrat… Remember them well, because they are your enemy, they are traitors.
Still bogged down with futzing around trying to get things back to whatever normal around here amounts to: deleting plugins, widgets, and themes I haven’t used in years, adding new, improved ones, and related activities. As such, there may or may not be an Eyrie post tonight, we’ll see. If I do find time and energy to do one, it’s likely to be short and sweet. That is all; as you were.
Jan 22:
Trump Ends the 1965 Executive Order From Lyndon Johnson That Began Affirmative Action in the Government
Trump Revokes Biden-Era Order That Allows Trannies to Serve in the Military
Good Bye White House Gun Control Office: We’ll Never Miss Ya!
State Department Implements “One Flag Policy,” Meaning No More Pervert Pride or BLM Flags Flown at U.S. Facilities
One of America’s Largest Automakers Announces New Investments After Meeting With Trump
President Trump Orders Closure of All DIE Offices by End of Day
On Day 2 of Trump Administration, Homeland Security Reinstates Remain in Mexico Policy
Trump’s Moratorium on Offshore Wind Development Gives Wind Industry’s Opponents in Blue States Hope
Trump Announces “Project Stargate”, a $500 Billion A.I. Infrastructure Investment With OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank
President Trump Grants a Full Pardon to Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
Trump Halts Refugee Influx for at Least Four Months
Trump to Visit North Carolina: NC Has Been ‘Abandoned by the Democrats’
HAT TIP: https://thelibertydaily.com/
Most of you have probably noticed by now that, thanks to malefactor(s) as yet unknown, the site has been up and down over the last couple of days. The hosting company, Entirely Digital, is working on the problem now, and for my part I’ve changed my passwords, disabled comments on new posts, and deactivated all plugins for the time being. I suggest that those of you who have user accounts here change your own passwords too; may not help much with this particular issue, but what the hell, it’s just good practice regardless of what might be going on around here. More info as and when things develop, sorry for the hassles and headaches.
President Trump Orders a Hiring Freeze on the IRS
Bye Bye DIE: Elon Musk and DOGE Begin Cuts, Starting With the Chief Diversity Officers Executive Council
Trump Stops Foreign Aid for 90 Days Pending Review
Trump Administration Removes Coast Guard Commandant
On the Fly, Trump Orders Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to Get to the Bottom of the Mystery Drones
Trump to Reinstate All Service Members Who Were “Unjustly Expelled” for Refusing Covid “Vaccines” With “Full Back Pay”
Sick of Oppressive and Ugly Architecture, Trump Starts the Ball Rolling On Beautifying Federal Buildings
The Gulf of Mexico Wasn’t the Only Landmark President Trump Renamed on Day One
Trump Pardons or Commutes Sentences for ALL J6 Political Prisoners
Trump Warns of Possible Military Action Against Cartels in Mexico
Trump Withdrawing U.S. From Globalist World Health Organization
The Purge of the Top Brass in the Military Has Begun
Trump Set to Invoke ‘Alien Enemies Act’ to Deal With Border Invasion, Drug Cartels
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