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  1. Comment on Letter of recommendation: Bicycling at night in ~hobbies

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    That sounds like a good idea. I'll also look into the bike safety classes. Thank you!

    That sounds like a good idea. I'll also look into the bike safety classes. Thank you!

  2. Comment on Letter of recommendation: Bicycling at night in ~hobbies

    Gavin
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    Any advice for biking at night? I live in the PNW as well, but I would be a little scared to bike in the night, especially given the recent violence against Asians. I would definitely get a...

    Any advice for biking at night? I live in the PNW as well, but I would be a little scared to bike in the night, especially given the recent violence against Asians. I would definitely get a headlight, but is there anything else you would recommend?

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  3. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 22 in ~news

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    In relation to politics, religion has definitely been weaponized in an attempt to keep a system of oppression. As MLK wrote in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, “There was a time when the church...

    In relation to politics, religion has definitely been weaponized in an attempt to keep a system of oppression. As MLK wrote in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, “There was a time when the church was very powerful--in the time when the early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society.” Nowadays, the church panders to the “Christian” Right, and as such has lost much of its reputation.

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  4. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    I read Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson recently which I highly recommend. It systematically goes through different ills that Stevenson has faced as his role of something similar to a public defender...

    I read Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson recently which I highly recommend. It systematically goes through different ills that Stevenson has faced as his role of something similar to a public defender in the Deep South. It also goes in depth in the story of one of his clients who was wrongly put on death row. It has an interesting structure and very well written prose. It is one of the best books I have read in the past year.

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