by Heather Hastie | Sep 16, 2017 | International Politics, Tweets
With the way the world and social media work today, there are all sorts of major events dominating the tweets. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico are still suffering the effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The devastation left in...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 15, 2017 | Tweets
Despite the plethora of subjects available, I couldn’t think of a topic for the homily on today’s tweets post. So instead I thought I’d bore you with the workings of my mind. One of the things I do when I’m feeling sorry for myself is wonder...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 14, 2017 | Religion, US Politics
Amongst all modern US presidents, Donald Trump stands out for his dishonesty, ignorance, and lack of morality. There’s hardly a demographic that he hasn’t upset as a result of his boorish behaviour. So you’d think that a group that claims to be the...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 14, 2017 | Religion, Russia, Tweets
As an atheist, I don’t have much time for religion. There are, of course, many believers who are important people in my life. I even have a god-daughter – despite my atheism her parents consider me to be a person who can be a good example to her. That...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 13, 2017 | Australia, Tweets
Today, the US lost one of its LGBTQ icons, Edie Windsor, who was a champion of marriage equality in that country. There’s a short video about her in the Political Tweets section below. However, it’s the situation in Australia I want to talk about. Despite...
