Processing the assassination of Charlie Kirk

Pray for this country. Start there.

Go out and touch grass.

The big tech companies are profitting off of... Don't let them.

 RantWoman first heard simply that Charlie Kirk had been shot in the neck. RantWoman is not a doctor, but that DID NOT SOUND GOOD.

Next, RantWoman heard THE PRESIDENT announce that Charlie Kirk had died. RantWoman's reflex about anything President #StableGenius says is "if the President says water is wet, demand independent confirmation." Independent confirmation came soon enough.

RantWoman here notes without endorsement several strands of commentary spiced with RantWoman reactions.

"who's that?"

Oh, you lucky age group peers.

Charlie Kirk shooting: Why kill him? | About That

The Canadians set the backgroun.

"It's okay to be relieved if someone actively doing harm can no longer harm anyone."

Heartfelt prayers to Charlie Kirk's wife and children AND ALSO TO ALL THE FAMILIES LEFT FATHERLESS by the current deport-a-rama.

"Say what you will. Charlie lived by his principles."

so liv by the sword? Die by the sward?

Various flavors of whataboutism related to recent assassinations in MN. Why didn't the President fly flags at half-staff for the murders in MN?

Oh come on. President #BoneSpurs couldn't even allow the flags to fly half staff during his inauguration while the country was mourning President Jimmy Carter. Plus, those poor benighted Democrats never raised even a fraction of the money Charlie Kirk raised for Trump.

Retired FBI agent Frank Figlizzi: the shooter was good but an FBI sharpshooter would have aimed slightly differently.

Now Blind former trauma care nurse, echoing what RantWoman already thought, "DON'T look at the video.

"Lock down your accounts because if you say ANYTHING about this supposed apostle of free speech you WILL GET DOXED," with no thanks to MSNBC for firing a key person for saying out loud some of what there is to be said about Charlie Kirk.

Charlie Kirk Shooter Exposes MAJOR Problem

Perhaps something to young men who never fully extracted themselves from internet rabbit holes after the pandemic. Ask a teenager about mobility during the pandemic

RantWoman actually also thought of a comment from an elderly woman on the streets of Moscow after the assassination of Alexie Navalny: "I am sorry for the young people."

And can we elevate the voices of AOC, Jared Moskowitz, Maxwell Frost...?

Charlie Kirk Suspect Came From Inside The House

Reese Waters presents the Groiper themes.

Know you are and stand on it. Don't feed....

Charlie Kirk Suspect was "Extremely Online" | Pivot

The UK will use 30 people to gun violence in a year. The US loses 120 / month.

Charlie Kirk Suspect’s Grandma Says Family Is All MAGA

Utah Governor makes outrageous statementsat press conference for Charlie Kirk suspect.

"I was praying for 33 hours that this would not be one of us."

ACTUALLY, RantWoman interprets the dad turning in his own kid as a sign of some level of sanity.

Interesting Charlie Kirk comments.

Charlie Kirk’s Death Exposed the Biggest Scam in History

🚨Kirk Shooting Scandal WIDENS As Newsweek Drops BOMB

Feud between Charlie Kirk and Nick Fuentes?

Assassination of an Ass | BREAKING NEWS Armageddon Update

Donald Trump Is Over Charlie Kirk and Was It A.I. Or Are Our Eyes Playing Tricks On Us!!

The famous ballroom construction quote.

FBI Drops BOMB About Charlie Kirk SHOOTER’S ROOMMATE🚨

Shipbuilding sort of, North Korean SUBS with thanks to Russia

North Korea Just Exposed China & Russia's Military SCAM

Kind of embarrassing when a ship rolls on its side on its maiden voyage

"A high level of Russian involvement"

This video is the extent of RantWoman's knowledge of North Korean submarine matters, but it is an interesting picture and different from other #Russia related naval questions in the Baltic and Black Seas.

War is bad for Russia and shooting drones at Poland is meant to distract from the front line.

#Russia. #Ukraine

RantWoman has taken to sharing some of what she considers quality YouTube content. Posting does not implay agreement, only different perspectives for the conversation.

The US President appears not to be serious about either forcing President Putin to negotiate or about honoring NATO commitments. He does appear to be happy to SELL US arms to let NATO countries fight with.

It's hard to imagine what positive contribution the US can make to a post-war reconstruction. Also a lot of what will be possible depends on political surges within Russia. 

RantWoman has said before and will say again: drones and cruise missles are making some kinds of military materiel obsolete so a "use it or lose it" point of view has some merit. 

Russia is QUICKLY Losing its Ability to Wage War

What Everyone's Missing About Putin's Attack on Poland

Pope Leo has a word

RantWoman's morning Twitter featured President #StableGenius spiritual advisor, a woman RantWoman is really tempted to label a falst prophet in a pantsuit. She was going on about downloading heaven and how saying no to the President is saying no to God.

Enter Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV’s Shocking Warning to Donald Trump America Can’t Ignore

And more from Pope Leo because it never hurts to recognize the language of spiritual warfare no matter where it comes from

Pope Leo XIV Drops Shocking Truth: The Antichrist Has Already Been Born!

There. Now RantWoman will attempt to ground all of this Christian exchange in a nation built on religious freedom, religious pluralism, and a call to find that of God in everyone, most definitely including people of other faiths or no faith.

Trump’s new National Defense Strategy: banana wars 2.0?

Belle is one of RantWoman's fave YouTube commentators, both for conciseness of presentation and for well-thought-out analyses that look beyond the surface of the daily news treadmill.

This Week in Volcano News; Iwo Jima Erupts, Kilauea Lava Fountains

Events and reading from the wider Quaker world

quoted verbatim from Johan Maurer 

Can you believe?: Fiercely inspirational a blog always full of stimulating reading that RantWoman does not always get to, as well as a YouTube music clip or two.

Mark Russ and Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre team up for a six-session online course: Whose Friends are we? Mark explains on his blog: "Emerging from my PhD research on Quaker theology and Whiteness, I’ve developed an online course for Woodbrooke reflecting on what it might mean for Quakers to be friends of God, Christ and each other in the 21st century." Mondays, October 13 to November 17. More details here.

Discipline and Punish: Kristin Du Mez assesses James Dobson's legacy.

Cherice Bock explains the background of the chapter she wrote with Catalina Morales Bahena for the new book Hungry for Hope: Letters to the Church from Young Adults, due to be published today. Their chapter is entitled, “Reclaiming ‘Enough’: Away from Scarcity Toward True Abundance.” For more on the book, visit hungryforhopebook.com.

Abolitionism and compromise, a Jay family/Indiana Yearly Meeting case study. (Thanks to Martin Kelley for the link.)

John Kinney at Spokane Friends, speaking on contemplative prayer:

Get the GOP the H*LL out of anything to do with sex ed

Feds give Montana a deadline to change language in sex education material

How many other states are dealing with this?

Are there Quakers with strong voices who can stand up...or do Quakers just get to include more responsible discussion of many realities in First Day School and youth programs?

I realize it is not very Quakerly to use hashtags like #GrandOldPedophiles but I am low on quakerese today.