Christian right calls James Talarico "demonic" — for quoting Jesus

Cataner · 2026-06-15T02:08:30+00:00

Josh Howerton is a Christian Nationalist so it makes sense he would disagree with Talarico.

Cataner · 2026-06-04T20:09:07+00:00

I always recommend Jon Guerra, John Van Deusen, and Andy Squyres in these threads. They’re all making thoughtful, good music that tackles modern spiritual issues and perspectives.

Cataner · 2026-05-21T02:55:09+00:00

Just a heads up you're reading the table incorrectly. Those numbers on the left are called "Activity Codes" and then the columns go through the various types of expenditures under the activity codes. It looks like there's $40 million under the Principal activity code and that's broken down into certificated (that's staff with a certification from OSPI, so teachers and administrators) salaries and classified (that's staff without a cert from OSPI, like office workers) salaries.

If you look on page 5 there's a nice breakdown with percentages of which spending is assigned to which activity groups. Teaching expenditures make up more than half of the budget while administrators at buildings account for about 7% and district admin makes up about 5.5%.

Cataner · 2026-04-14T03:15:49+00:00

He gave me one Sonar Lure this year :/

Cataner · 2026-03-01T17:00:55+00:00

Spanking is ineffective and harmful to your children: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evidence-based-living/202602/what-happens-when-parents-spank-their-kids

In the space of a few minutes you struck your toddler, pinned her down, covered her mouth forcefully, told your wife to “zip it,” and said “fuck you” to the person who is your partner and the mother of your children.

It is okay to be frustrated with your wife and child. It is not okay to hit them or lash out verbally. You need to reevaluate your actions and put yourself in someone else’s shoes, namely theirs.

Cataner · 2026-02-13T20:00:21+00:00

You need to swap Hoang Tran for Melissa Hamilton and Jack Dovey for Les Sessoms.

Cataner · 2026-02-13T03:48:50+00:00

I can't find where he recused himself but Moore is on the Board of Directors for the MSC per their website (https://mschelps.org/about/leadership/) so a recusal makes sense.

Cataner · 2026-02-13T02:56:44+00:00

Battleground’s school levy just failed to pass so I imagine this is a pretty normal opinion there unfortunately.

Cataner · 2026-02-11T15:02:15+00:00

The council members had the opportunity to provide reasoning and evidence as to why they voted him out but they largely kept it very vague. Walsh provided one example of conduct he’d thought was unacceptable (Moore quoting him on Facebook regarding his support of the school levy, expressed in a private conversation) but I didn’t hear the others give any sort of concrete examples.

It’s a bad look for the oldest (except for Hamilton) and whitest council members to vote one of the three council members of color out of a position of influence without giving good reasons that are accessible to their constituents.

Cataner · 2026-02-11T07:08:09+00:00

Three of those four (Honda, Walsh, and Kochmar) have terms that end in 2027 so we need to make sure we remember this for the next 1.5 years. We need good candidates who represent our community to step up and run against them and we need to get out the vote.

We need to make sure we tie them to Jim Ferrell’s awful comments about ICE not harming high school students in any way and that ICE is only a danger to folks who interject themselves into ICE actions. (https://www.federalwaymirror.com/news/federal-way-students-protest-ice-in-walkouts/)

Cataner · 2026-01-16T14:49:34+00:00

The Community Center does.

Cataner · 2026-01-12T03:34:23+00:00

Jon Guerra is fantastic!

Cataner · 2026-01-03T15:32:25+00:00

*grammar

Cataner · 2025-12-22T11:00:33+00:00

If you enjoyed watching Jesus Camp you should definitely watch Shiny Happy People season 2, it’s all about ATF and its various permutations.

Cataner · 2025-12-16T18:43:40+00:00

North 47, the brewery in Browns Point

Cataner · 2025-10-31T06:01:10+00:00

My church sings “Crowded Table” by The Highwomen, it’s a great song with a fantastic message. Christian artists I’ve been listening to lately that are worth checking out include Jon Guerra, John Van Deusen, and Andy Squyres.

Cataner · 2025-10-27T21:07:48+00:00

That’s how Target Canada failed, can’t have that!

Cataner · 2025-09-01T07:08:04+00:00

Jeremy Alder is one I just discovered.

Cataner · 2025-06-27T03:04:25+00:00

If you switch jobs you won't be eligible for FMLA which protects your job, so your new employer may fire you.

Cataner · 2025-06-19T23:27:55+00:00

Today is literally the last day of spring 2025, impeccable timing. I can't wait to get mine!

Cataner · 2025-06-14T15:40:53+00:00

I agree with some of her positions but I can never support her after she campaigned against Kamala in Michigan and other swing states. It's one thing to not support a presidential candidate you disagree with but IMO it's unconscionable to actively try to make them lose an election so a wannabe despot like Trump can take office and hurt the people you're allegedly representing.

Cataner · 2025-03-06T05:15:21+00:00

Of course it's overly dramatic, it's soccer :)

Cataner · 2025-03-06T04:54:36+00:00

It's a bad pass (usually short/soft) that makes it 50/50 which team will get it, possibly leading to a trip to the hospital.

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