Publisher @OrbisBooks, saint-whisperer @GiveUsThisDayLP. #TolstoysTalesofTrump. #MastersofSocialIsolation. Seeking meaning in the sacred and the absurd.
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Gun owners use guns to kill people. If they exchanged them for rocks that would cut down on the majority of school massacres.
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An amazing and purposeful life. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2020/05/08/us/mo…
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That is why the whole concept of thermometers aren’t necessarily great. For a long period of time your temperature is very good and then all of a sudden for some reason I guess you have a fever.
TRUMP: “Katie, she tested very good for a long period of time, and then all of the sudden she tested positive ... this is why the whole concept of tests aren't necessarily great ... today, I guess, for some reason, she tested positive." 😳
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Birthday of Catholic Worker confounder Peter Maurin (May 9 1877). Below, the cover of the May 1977 issue of the CW I edited to celebrate his centenary. (Art: Fritz Eichenberg)
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From the monastic Rule of St Pachomius (4th can): “If it is stated that a brother lies, or is disobedient, that he is given to telling jokes more than is convenient—the abbot will judge and punish him according to the gravity of the sin he has committed.”
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Winter, according to the master, was a “cold enemy.” Following “the greatest harvest in history,” it completely shut down the estate. But “the estate was not meant to shut down” and one day, like a miracle, it would disappear. So he assured the peasants. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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That is why the whole concept of thermometers aren’t necessarily great. For a long period of time your temperature is very good and then all of a sudden for some reason I guess you have a fever.
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When interrogating kitchen maids accused of pilfering cabbage, the master donned his “Spectacles of Truth.” Whether they actually endowed him with special powers was immaterial so long as the servants believed they did. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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The Trumps have been watching the Star Wars series believing we are supposed to root for the Empire and their Death Star. Let's not give away the tragic ending!
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For history buffs, literary critics, and statisticians, this tweet represents the 250th installment of #TolstoysTalesofTrump.
(#guinnessworldrecords)
When he found himself accosted by an importunate widow the master recoiled with the reflex of a jungle cat. Fortunately, his manservant Mikhail was adept at the Japanese art of Ju-Jitsu. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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#AhmaudArbery. After the death of #TrayvonMartin @DeanKBD wrote her searing reflection on the claims of American “exceptionalism” and its roots in the assertion of privileged “white space.” “Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God.” @OrbisBooks.
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When L’Arche founder Jean Vanier died last year he was widely acclaimed as a saint. I wrote a memorial for my column in @GiveUsThisDayLP which, because of the long lead time, appears in print today. Sadly, in the meantime, there emerged new info about Vanier’s abuse of women.
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When he found himself accosted by an importunate widow the master recoiled with the reflex of a jungle cat. Fortunately, his manservant Mikhail was adept at the Japanese art of Ju-Jitsu. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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And now for a fake endorsement from @realDonaldTrump: “Leo Tolstoy is a fantastic guy who loves our military & Vets and our Great 2nd Amendment. His #TolstoysTalesofTrump is a must-read and has my full support. As for Psycho @RobertEllsberg, he seems like a complete loser.”
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