Chaplain John

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Grateful for community, especially after so much plague! Palliative Care Chaplain focusing on caring and listening. He/him. Lover of music, movies, MCU, Zelda, and all things silly.

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Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· May 14

Right. The article I gave you was from two years ago. You are treating it like it is current news. What has happened since? What did Biden win for them afterwards and in the last days of his presidency? Do you know? bsky.app/profile/chap...

Amy McBeth, a BNSF spokeswoman, said: “We now have agreements with eight of our 12 unions providing for paid sick days. Discussions are ongoing with the remaining four unions, including BMWE (Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees), and it is our intention to ultimately have paid sick day agreements in place covering our entire scheduled workforce.”

Ron Kaminkow, a locomotive engineer and organizer at the activist group, Railroad Workers United, applauded the progress on paid sick days, but added: “It’s a little disingenuous for the railroads to suddenly make nice.” He said they eased up on paid sick days because “the American people learned about their massive stock buybacks, their budget cuts and the staffing cuts that probably played into the train wreck in East Palestine [Ohio], which badly hurt their image.”

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jan 15

...chance that is about to change. Maybe tonight! ⚓️ Because in S2E1...he mentioned there is a HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN!!! If you've been following me for a while, here or there, you know how much this means. I am so thankful and cannot wait to see. Fair warning, they won't be Christian, which is great!

Dr. Robby is in plainclothes sanitizing his hands as he offers support to a patient by saying "We will have the HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN come and see you in a moment."

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Dec 9

This is what I was trying to respond to right when they shut down replies. I've already seen firsthand the damage people putting difficult diagnoses into LLMs can do. It is horrific and ramps up the anxiety, let alone people use it to avoid appointments and facts. #medsky what stories do you have?

Samadams: there is a pretty big difference between inevitable human mistakes and an app that tries to gaslight you into believing the demolition of the East Wing never happened

Anildash: Sure. There’s also something reasonable in people finding value in an app where they can put in a medical report they don’t understand and get back a reasonably accurate plain English explanation that will take as much time as they want to explain it, without ever condescending or body shaming.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Dec 9

It wasn't until I traveled to Liberty Island to the south of Manhattan that I realized that Lady Liberty is not standing still as a beacon stuck in one place. She is moving forward, lighting our way through the darkness with liberty.

Cartoon of the base and feet of the Statue of Liberty, with Trump pictured on a ladder spraypainting over the quote: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" with "Somalis are garbage"

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Nov 29

With alt-text.

28. Northwestern will uphold its commitment to Title IX by providing safe and fair
opportunities for women, including single-sex housing for any woman, defined on the basis of sex, who requests such accommodations and all-female sports, locker rooms, and showering facilities.

29.1
Northwestern and its Feinberg School of Medicine shall not perform hormonal
interventions and transgender surgeries, including but not limited to mastectomies, phalloplasties, vaginoplasties, and/or any other procedure intended to alter an individual's sex characteristics, on any individual under the age of 18 years old, effective immediately upon the Effective Date of this Agreement.
a.
Northwestern shall revise all policies, protocols, and public-facing materials at Feinberg School of Medicine to reflect the commitment set forth in this paragraph on hormonal interventions and transgender surgeries to individuals under the age of 18 years old and ensure compliance with federal laws.
b.
Northwestern shall notify all faculty and administrators of the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwester's commitments set forth above regarding transgender surgeries on minors within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· May 17

Andor has been talked about a lot lately, and so I wanted to say something loudly and clearly: Rogue One is the second worst Star Wars movie, and it has caused innumerable damage to both Star Wars and attracting the worst fans. This exchange hits the nail on the head. Vader makes bad puns. 1/2

Three skeets:
1. the most notable change is the
complete cutting of that scene
between Krennic and Darth Vader.
You know, the unnecessary one
that sucked and killed the movie's
momentum? yeah that's gone now

2. they also cut the "Darth Vader
murdering Rebels" scene at the
end of R1 and the Leia appearance
which I think is a mistake, but that's
me

3. That scene would have worked so
well without the earlier appearance
by Vader -- just imagine him
showing up out of nowhere, in full
slaughter mode, the house would
have exploded

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· May 9

No, I used it completely appropriately. The fact that you haven't responded to what I said, either time, shows who doesn't have an actual argument here. bsky.app/profile/chap...

a room with sound-reflecting walls used for producing hollow or echoing sound effects —often used figuratively

//Living in a kind of echo chamber of their own opinions, they pay attention to information that fits their conclusions and ignore information that does not.
— James Surowiecki

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Feb 23

Please don't do this. Sharing Tweets is one thing. Sharing fascist memes to shit on liberals or democrats is shitty and helps no one. Everyone is scared. Turning on each other is worse than useless. Let people protest. They blocked me for calling out this circular firing squad. Bitterness won.

A skeet where someone shares a fascist meme and says "a second source since people are bitching that the fascists are mocking liberals in the orogonal post on the meme"

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jan 23

She isn't finding common ground. She is bringing up what would actually help Americans. It was in the bext paragraph after you stopped.

Highlighted text from Time article: The list includes several of the progressive icon’s long-held policy fixations: renegotiating Department of Defense (DOD) contracts that independent analysts have found waste billions each year; reforming the Medicare Advantage insurance program and allowing Medicare to negotiate lower costs of prescription drugs; and closing tax loopholes for corporations and the wealthiest earners.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Dec 1

Fine. It took this prompting for me to make a Letterbox account, but here is mine. Ironically, it was the artistry and storytelling of The Last Jedi that turned me around on Return of the Jedi. I think it goes deeper and harder than Empire, especially at the end.

A Letterbox ranking of all the Star Wars Films, in order:
Return of the Jedi
The Last Jedi
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
The Force Awakens
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Phantom Menace
Revenge of the Sith
Attack of the Clones
The Rise of Skywalker
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Nov 15

This is the kind of bullshit that infuriates me. This is not only a lie but rewrites history in a way that ignores the intense fight of the time and the reality that Manchin and Sinema created an untenable reality. Biden is responsible for a LOT, but this kind of bullshit does not help us.

In this piece, we note that in addition to presiding over a staggering number of deaths and millions of long COVID cases, Biden and the Democrats allowed relief programs people were relying on to expire without much of a fight—right as inflation was setting in and the Fed was hiking interest rates.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Nov 9

I saw a really good question earlier about grieving process and Acceptance around the election. Their question was whether acceptance, as described by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross meant letting go of our desire for a different or better future. Short answer, no. But I wanted to offer a quick thread. 1/x

Acceptance describes recognizing the reality of a difficult diagnosis while no longer protesting or struggling against it. Patients may focus on enjoying the time they have left and reflecting on their memories. They may begin to prepare for death practically by planning their funeral or helping to provide financially or emotionally for their loved ones. It is often portrayed as the last of Kubler-Ross's stages and a sort of goal of the dying or grieving process. While caregivers and providers may find this stage less emotionally taxing, it is important to remember that it is not inherently more healthy than the other stages. As with denial, anger, bargaining, and depression, understanding the stages has less to do with promoting a fixed progression and more to do with anticipating patients' experiences to allow more empathy and support for whatever they go through.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Oct 27

A picture of a WWII place to demonstrate Suvivor Bias. It has red dots noting where planes, that returned, had damage. The mistake they made was assuming that they should add armor to where the hits were, instead of noting the gaps where a plane could not withstand a strike and stay airborne.

A common mistake today invoked when people say "but people survived x horrible thing!"

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Oct 14

This really works me up with the hypocrisy and doublespeak. Karla made an entire thread calling Kevin Kruse out for 'not understanding Latiné voters' when he noted their belief Trump is talking about other "bad" immigrants to deport. Not them. When I point out them saying exactly this? Blocks me.

Post from @karlaliliana.bsky.social responding to data that shows Latiné respondents, some born in the USA, some not, saying that Trump "Isn't talking about them." :

I know each of us has agency, Lord only
knows I feel the peril. I just put this into
context with the right wing buying up
Spanish language radio stations, spreading massive disinformation on WhatsApp, Fox News choosing to do hour long Spanish broadcasts, and all of it going uncontested.

My response: This kind of reporting shows that they really are not aware of the threat.
Quoted post: "It was made two months ago, just after Biden stepped down. That video is perfectly conscious of the threat and asks folks to vote even if they are unhappy with the status quo. Which makes a lot of people check out of the entire process"

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Oct 7

There are many people, civilian and military alike, who will stand up for the workhorse of the Rebel Alliance! (This take brought to you by Squadrons, which convinced me of Y-Wing Supremacy!)

The BEST Starfighter in Star Wars: The Y-Wing.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Oct 5

From what I can tell in this article, nothing here is being done based on Biden's whims. I apologize, I might have missed it. Can you point out where that is clear?

Federal officials suspended the parole program for the four countries for several weeks this year amid concerns that some U.S. sponsors, who must apply to bring migrants to the United States, were committing fraud. Officials restarted the program in August after saying they had expanded safeguards.

Angela Kelley, a senior adviser to the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said in an interview Friday that parole was a “bridge” to the United States, and Friday’s announcement was a reminder that it is not permanent.

“It’s not shutting down the program,” she said. “It’s putting them on notice that, ‘Hey, you should get that asylum

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Oct 5

Please, I would encourage you to read your article again and reflect on what it is saying. You posted this article, and it is full of good information. Biden has done the opposite of Trump, he has used the power of the President to help many people. These people in question have gotten helped.

The program will continue to admit up to 30,000 new applicants each month, officials said.

Parole is a federal authority created in 1952 to allow the executive branch to admit people on an emergency basis who aren’t eligible to come to the United States. Biden has ignited political divisions by using that power more expansively than any other president.

The announcement caused a political maelstrom Friday as Republicans slammed the Biden administration for making it appear as though it was cracking down on immigration weeks before Vice President Kamala Harris is to face off against former president

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Oct 5

This is neither an accurate description of the program nor the article you just posted. This is false information. Trump is promising to strip anyone he wants of status and concentration camps to carry out his mass deportations. Biden is closing down a program that helped people get other status.

"This two year period was intended to enable individuals to seek humanitarian relief or other immigration benefits for which they may be eligible, and to work and contribute to the United States," the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.

Anyone qho has not applied for asylum or another status "will need to depart the United States prior to the expiration of their authorized parole period or may be placed in removal proceedings after the period of parole expires," the statement said.

An official familiar with the program said it is likely only a small number of people are..."

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Sep 25

Well, it finally happened. Somebody showed up on Al Gore's Internet to explain to me what words I am allowed to say when TALKING ABOUT THE TRAUMA HCWs SUFFERED FROM WORKING WITH PEOPLE DYING OF COVID!! Please, do not fucking do this. Especially if you don't know what you are fucking talking about.

Screenshot of skeet from Chaplain John: "Hearing those pleas firsthand is why so many of us HCWs have Moral Injury or PTSD. I had that experience of someone pleading with me when there was nothing to be done. That stays with you."

Response: " *has never heard "Moral Injury" before so looks it up*

Extremely valid psych term but we need to never ise it in an online social media context ever again. You used it correctly, but if the wrong people find out this term exists they are going to absolutely *ruin* it.

Luckily, none of them read."

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Sep 16

I rememeber sitting over on Twitter watching people talk about this strange new BlueSky place. I may have missed earlier iterations, but I am so grateful to be here with you all. This has been a very welcoming and kind community. Thank you for that. This community has helped me through the plague.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #192,295!

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Sep 11

When someone says, "God will never give you more than you can handle."

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Aug 9

unlike you I get my news from a reliable source

Neil Patrick Harris from Starship Troopers giving a fascist propaganda message with "Would you like to know more?" at the bottom of the screen.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jul 25

Again, you can call me a loser all you want. Wages are above pre-pandemic levels and growing. You are wrong.

Chart showing consistent wage growth increasing higher than inflation, except for a tiny spoke in 2022.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jul 16

I know it is easy to panic. I know wr are all traumatized from wverything we have gone through. So here are some qise words for today: open.substack.com/pub/kevinmkr...

"And while we're at it, no, this doesn't mean Joe Biden and Democrats should stop pointing out how authoritarian and dangerous Donald Trump and the Republican Party will be.

The fact that a registered Republican shot at the Republican presidential candidate with the gun that Republican politicians have worshipped so much they literally wear it as a badge of pride and pose with it in Christmas photos like the weird family you warn your kids to bike nowhere near, no, that doesn't mean that *Democrats* bear the responsibility for this attack and that *Democrats* have to adjust their rhetoric.

Not remotely. Get a grip.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jul 12

It is not at all odd, and there are definitely more than two possibilities. I find it very interesting you immediately assume conspiracy. I am beginning to think you are not here in good faith. The WH report mentions a cognitive test, and the specialist who performed it. Will you acknowledge that?

A paragraph from the President's yearly physical, noting the specialists that have evaluated him, including a neurologist.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jul 11

True, happy is a different thing, in the third article I sent you. He did, in fact, get them everything they asked for. It was in the first article and in subsequent reporting.

On deadline day, the parties reached an agreement on an updated contract that included the biggest wage increases in 47 years. Over the next several weeks, while acknowledging that the agreement was less than perfect, the IBEW and several of its fellow coalition unions voted to ratify the agreement. A handful of others, however, did not, instead threatening a December freight rail strike.

Biden, citing the potential economic impact of a national freight rail strike during the winter holidays, on Nov. 28 called on Congress to impose the emergency board’s agreement.

Since then, several other railroad-related unions have also seen success in negotiating for similar sick-day benefits. These 12 unions represent more than 105,000 railroad workers.

“Biden deserves a lot of the credit for achieving this goal for us,” Russo said. “He and his team continued to work behind the scenes to get all of rail labor a fair agreement for paid sick leave.”

Russo said talks are continuing toward reachin

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jul 2

I said nothing about bad faith or an underhanded motive. If mistaken is easier, then let's use that. The quote you provided is inaccurate and untruthful, cut in such a way it does not provide clarity and context. Others have said this to you, and you have agreed.

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jun 29

What the fuck are we even doing here? Why are we arguing an irrational and deeply unserious question? One debate. One debate and we act like the world is fucking ending. We really should reflect that we are the problem here, because the polls don't show this panic. One of these things is not...

Stories from the New York Times website the day after the debate.

Three pretend there is a crisis. The fourth says "A day after his shaky debate, President Biden was forceful and confident while speaking to supporters."

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jun 13

"When I wake up..."

What is the Greatest Opening Lyric of All Time?

Chaplain John@chaplainjohn· Jun 9

That is not privilege, nor what midlife means. You are not talking about midlife, you are talking about a midpoint or a halfway point. Which you are correct, no one knows. Midlife and the midlife crisis recognize a statistical reality of an 80-year lifespan. Which yes, is ambitious with the plague.