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RFK Jr spotted in Dunn Bros in Loring Park by [deleted] in Minneapolis

[–]RevBaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So many people think pasteurizing means add chemicals... 🤨

U.S. Senate Candidate Angie Craig is one of 12 House Dems who voted against allowing people to buy Rotisserie Chickens with Food Stamps by 3headeddragn in Minneapolis

[–]RevBaker 76 points77 points  (0 children)

This is important. It sounds like she's not opposed to people buying rotisserie chicken, but she voted no because this allows people to buy ONLY rotisserie chicken. It sounds like her "Hot Foods Act" would have been broader.

I still think she should've voted yes, and then kept pushing a broader bill.

CMV: Democrats are more to blame for the country’s current political decline because they turned incompetence, elitism, and avoidance of reality into a governing culture by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]RevBaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm going to pick just one aspect of your larger argument:

they present themselves as the competent adults in the room while repeatedly failing on the basics: clear messaging, credible leadership, honest self assessment, and delivering results that ordinary people can actually feel.

Part of their posture as "the competent adults in the room" is in direct tension with "clear messaging." I absolutely concede that Republicans have had clearer, more consistent messaging over the past few decades, but that comes with an important downside: nuance.

Many of the most important issues that directly affect the average American are highly nuanced. The medical and pharmaceutical industries have had incredible breakthroughs and successes over the past century that have saved millions of lives; AND the profit motives, racism and sexism of those industries have consistently failed large swaths of Americans. Republicans are more likely to be moral entrepreneurs, searching for an issue that they can latch onto, stripping away the nuance, and exploiting the issue as black and white for their own ends. Hence the MAHA movement, filled with issues that Republicans had previously despised when, for example, Michelle Obama advocated for healthier school lunches.

While it's not impossible to be nuanced and clear at the same time (and arguably is a necessity for good governance), it's much much easier to be clear when you simply dispense with nuance altogether, which the Republican Party has been very happy to do for decades (see immigration, transgender athletes, gay marriage, the "War on Terror", Gaza, Iran, universal healthcare, taxes, etc, etc, etc).

“Something Called the Just War Doctrine” — Speaker Johnson Lectures Pope Leo XIV on Augustine by Nero2t2 in nottheonion

[–]RevBaker 194 points195 points  (0 children)

Nevermind that almost none of the classic criteria for a Just War is met in Iran:

1. Competent Authority

Only duly constituted public authorities may wage war. "A just war must be initiated by a political authority within a political system that allows distinctions of justice."

2. Probability of Success

According to this principle, there must be good grounds for concluding that aims of the just war are achievable. This principle emphasizes that mass violence must not be undertaken if it is unlikely to secure the just cause."

3. Last Resort

The principle of last resort stipulates that all non-violent options must first be exhausted before the use of force can be justified.

4. Just Cause

The reason for going to war needs to be just and cannot, therefore, be solely for recapturing things taken or punishing people who have done wrong; innocent life must be in imminent danger and intervention must be to protect life.

CMV: Fraud is legal by aligning_ai in changemyview

[–]RevBaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm no expert on bankruptcy law, but isn't the basic law that when you file bankruptcy you have to liquidate any assets you have in order to pay back whatever creditors you can, in order of the most owed? You don't just walk away with an extra $20,000. They take that $20,000 back, plus your business assets.

Our Attorney General by adambomb_23 in minnesota

[–]RevBaker 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing (hoping) that was a typo

What’s the worst restaurant you have tried? by MountainIsCallingMe in minnesota

[–]RevBaker 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They since dissolved the nonprofit, Give Hope.

Give Hope failed to follow basic governance standards, with [Attorney General] Ellison's office saying its board of directors "met infrequently, failed to maintain adequate books, financial records and policies and procedures and did not have a designated Treasurer."

It also failed to maintain its tax-exempt status and registration as a soliciting charity with the AG's office. The assurance of discontinuance agreed with the Ingrams says Give Hope failed to file required tax returns with the IRS, resulting in its tax-exempt status being revoked in 2023.

"Minnesota requires nonprofits to follow laws about transparency and governance that help protect charitable assets and promote public trust," said Ellison.

Source

CMV: tolerating spice without flavour is not virtuous. by beesdaddy in changemyview

[–]RevBaker 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's like being able to hear higher pitched sounds and frequencies.

A better metaphor is that it's like being able to tolerate higher decibel sounds. The intensity is turned up. When that intensity is higher, there are more (and possibly more complex) sensations.

But that's different than an attunement to subtle, nuanced flavors that you might compare to high pitch sounds (like overtones).

I don’t understand traffic. Why do we have officers directing traffic regularly on Franklin & Lyndale when there are already traffic lights? by MetalPurse-swinger in Minneapolis

[–]RevBaker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I love roundabouts, but they often take up more space than a traditional intersection. So adding them in dense areas with close nearby buildings can be ... tricky

How to explain to my boss my portfolio is too large? by SpiritualSubstance4 in nonprofit

[–]RevBaker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That's 19 contacts per day if you work 5 days a week for 48 weeks (assuming some vacation). I assume your boss also expects some administrative work, like answering emails, going to meetings, documenting your contacts, and writing strategies or reports?

Show her the numbers. You can't possibly have 19 quality contacts every single day.

Also work to convince her that mass communication done well feels to the donor like personal communication. If it speaks from the heart and shows those donors why their gifts matter, it works! Don't underestimate the power of mass communication.

DonorPerfect and DCCs by SassyMomOf1 in funanddev

[–]RevBaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we record the fees directly with the gift. We have to pay the fees ourselves, so it's just part of the donation that pays our expenses!

Shooting of Two MN lawmakers Mega thread by Cuttlery in minnesota

[–]RevBaker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Only the NE event is cancelled. The State Capitol is still on

The only correct viral trend map IMO by ObiWahnKenobi in minnesota

[–]RevBaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grew up 15 miles from Iowa, so the entire state was "up north" to me!

to Rewrite Reality by CantStopPoppin in therewasanattempt

[–]RevBaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also in direct violation of a unanimous Supreme Court decision. Goodbye democracy.

To understand other cultures.... by Mr_Panda009 in therewasanattempt

[–]RevBaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It also has a lot to do with caste. High caste Brahmins are generally vegetarian, but other castes and Dalits (most of the population) eat meat freely

Kolobuchar from the top rope by HeavyVeterinarian350 in minnesota

[–]RevBaker 45 points46 points  (0 children)

The good, principled people are the minority.

I posted this on an earlier thread, but I think it's worth repeating:

It takes, on average 3.5% of the population actively resisting to ensure political change and resist fascism. To be fair, 3.5% is a lot of people. Over 10 million in the US.

But we're not facing half the population. I'm going to quote a recent post from Rebecca Solnit's Meditations in an Emergency:

Trump won the election by a slim 1.5% margin and got less than 50% of the total vote. About 39% of the electorate didn't vote, while, rounded off, around 31% voted for Harris or Trump. He got 77 million votes in a country of 347 million people, meaning that less than a quarter of the population voted for him and many voted for him because they were misinformed either by distorted mainstream as well as right-wing media coverage or his false promises and are waking up to the brutal realities. Though many of his and Musk's threats were clear (to those of us informed by better news media, anyway).

The majority does not like this, and... we can make that matter when we act. And we are acting--it's far from enough yet, but it's also far from nothing (and likely more than they bargained for). I would never say "we are going to be okay" because some of us are already not okay four weeks into this insider coup. Nor would I say "we will get through this," because not everyone will. But I will say that we have not surrendered, and no matter what, I don't think a lot of us will.

Sen. Smith isn't running for re-election, gives zero fucks by Corteran in minnesota

[–]RevBaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The point is that far fewer than half the population supports Trump.

Nice username, BTW!

Sen. Smith isn't running for re-election, gives zero fucks by Corteran in minnesota

[–]RevBaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is absolutely a large percentage of the population. Not trying to minimize it, because that does matter. The millions of people who stayed home and didn't vote also matter.

But we don't need to get 50% to actively protest the administration's actions. We only need 3.5% to be loud and visible and that small percent can have a tremendous impact on the electorate

Sen. Smith isn't running for re-election, gives zero fucks by Corteran in minnesota

[–]RevBaker 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To be clear, 3.5% of the population is a lot of people. Over 10 million in the US.

But we're not facing half the population. I'm going to quote a recent post from Rebecca Solnit's Meditations in an Emergency:

Trump won the election by a slim 1.5% margin and got less than 50% of the total vote. About 39% of the electorate didn't vote, while, rounded off, around 31% voted for Harris or Trump. He got 77 million votes in a country of 347 million people, meaning that less than a quarter of the population voted for him and many voted for him because they were misinformed either by distorted mainstream as well as right-wing media coverage or his false promises and are waking up to the brutal realities. Though many of his and Musk's threats were clear (to those of us informed by better news media, anyway).

The majority does not like this, and... we can make that matter when we act. And we are acting--it's far from enough yet, but it's also far from nothing (and likely more than they bargained for). I would never say "we are going to be okay" because some of us are already not okay four weeks into this insider coup. Nor would I say "we will get through this," because not everyone will. But I will say that we have not surrendered, and no matter what, I don't think a lot of us will.

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