I'm really sick of the people engaged in politicking synodical elections.

To my LCMS friends, It’s time for the second round of voting in our LCMS presidential election. And that first round spoke volumes. For the first time in his 16-year run, our incumbent was not reelected on the first ballot. And some 56% of electors voted for someone other than the sitting president. To me, this means our church body has signaled a desire for change. President Harrison himself has said that, should he be reelected, this would be his final triennium in office. But I believe his current term must be his last. Respectfully, what has not been accomplished in sixteen years is not suddenly going to be accomplished in three more. It’s time to turn the page. Under the current administration, we’ve seen a precipitous decline in membership. We’ve watched beloved Concordias disappear. We’ve become mired in needless, litigious infighting. We’ve allowed access to pastoral formation to be unnecessarily restricted, not for the good of congregations, but for the preservation of institutional control, all while a clergy shortage grows more severe. When it comes to reversing these trends, the vision we’ve been offered is—and I truly seek to summarize what I’ve heard respectfully—to “mind the store and make more babies.” Keep doing church faithfully and encourage people to have large families. That’s it, that’s our strategy. For me, that is not acceptable leadership. And I don’t think I am alone. Again, a MAJORITY of electors voted for change. Today I am supporting Rev. Dr. Joel Biermann, and I urge those with a vote to do the same. If the 15% of electors who did not vote in the first round participate in this runoff, and if some of those who supported the other three candidates decide to rally behind Dr. Biermann, change will come. There is no perfect president. But in Joel Biermann we would have a trusted and tested theologian, a faithful pastor, and a man who has spent decades serving the church by teaching its leaders how to apply Lutheran doctrine and confessions to everyday life in ways that are faithful, practical, Christ-centered, and mission-minded. He is also the only candidate remaining who is not part of the current administration or a member of the Council of Presidents. He carries no obligation to defend the status quo, no investment in preserving current policies simply because they are current policies. He is free to bring fresh ideas, new energy, and an uncompromised perspective to the challenges facing our church body. This is not their Synod, it doesn’t belong to the bureaucracy. It belongs to us. It’s ours. Leadership is an act of trust; it is power on loan, a privilege bestowed by the people. And when one leader fails to bear the proper fruit, rightly expected by the people, the privilege must be revoked and handed to others. We need a president who will equip and inspire both the laity and the ministerium to live boldly in their vocations as baptized followers of Jesus Christ. I believe that man is Joel Biermann. And I hope you’ll join me in supporting him.

And what about you, @koreaobserver ? Since you're the "leading journal in Korean studies since 1968", maybe take more than 11 days between receiving and publishing a 21-page "peer reviewed" article. 6/x

Some people seem to think that not only that the AI investment boom is a bubble, but also that AI is fake and will somehow disappear after the bubble has burst. In that connection, it's interesting that Gutenberg went bankrupt, but obviously the printing press didn't disappear.

New parenting tactic: when 3yo is too whiney I puff out my chest a bit and insist that he repeat himself in a forthright, manly way befitting a boy of his talents and character

BREAKING - U.S. FORCES SHOOT DOWN MULTIPLE IRANIAN ONE-WAY ATTACK DRONES HEADED TOWARD STRAIT OF HORMUZ, A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH MATTER TELLS REUTERS

Children derail academic careers even in places with good social nets, like Denmark

The world’s first trillionaire is an African-American.

Hiring Fable on API pricing Full time (40 hrs / wk) is: $1,248,000 / year wow.

Fable on API is about $600/hour lol, our jobs might be safe for a while.

Pontoon significantly slows down traffic