Bruce Wilson

brucewilson.bsky.social

11 March 2026 17:16

Objections re the veracity of this story seem in almost childlike denial about how deeply predatory evangelism has permeated the US military. Back around '07, researching for MRFF, I discovered that a preacher had been allowed to drag a whole PA system into the Pentagon courtyard to preach at lunch.

Bruce Wilson

brucewilson.bsky.social

11 March 2026 17:16

Here's where things were at in the 2000s. I rather doubt the situation has improved. This Harper's story concerns an incident in Iraq in which US soldiers painted "Jesus Killed Mohammed" on an armored personnel carrier. harpers.org/archive/2009...

Ada Palmer

adapalmer.bsky.social

01 January 2025 17:37

I asked once whether beets are more or less purple than turmeric is yellow. Chemist friend was around and 15 minutes of calculation later we determined turmeric is more than 100x as yellow as beets are purple.

Krassensteins

krassenstein.bsky.social

01 January 2025 17:31

Happy New Years everyone. Persist!