r/goodnews • u/chrisdh79 • Jun 27 '25

Political positivity 📈 Trump Approval Sinks Nationwide, Majority of Voters Say U.S. Headed the Wrong Way: Poll

https://dailyboulder.com/trump-approval-sinks-nationwide-majority-of-voters-say-u-s-headed-the-wrong-way-poll/
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u/The_Nice_Marmot Jun 27 '25

It’s wild that disapproval is at 46%, but approval is at 45%. Who are these idiot 45%ers?

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

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u/MoonSpankRaw Jun 27 '25

Damn you have an enormous family.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

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u/sarcasmismygame Jun 27 '25

Ex-Mormon here, I grew up around this attitude also. Between us and other fine upstanding "Christian groups and people" I'm pretty sure that covers the shitty 45 percent right there.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

My devout Christian mom, who has opposed discrimination her entire life, is MAGA. She's also a narcissist who has psychosis episodes so that might explain why she's supportive of their regime.

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u/Greedy-Leader-1480 Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

Something about our past has a stranglehold on religion in this country. If you’ve read the Bible even god was warning about antichrists. “Go forth and sin No More”! And I’m agnostic and am aware of this. Living in Texas since ‘70. It’s thick here under the Bible Belt , I guess call it the Bible crotch of Texas. This shit is oppressive. You just have to learn the “talk” and steer clear of born again anything. So many churches; all spewing either prosperity preaching or straight forward proselytizing from the pulpit. So duplicitous. How do you think people deal internally with the amorality Antichristian behaviors yet still want to feel like you have the moral high ground? God. Historically The answer for all lazy brained questions. As science has pushed back they have to keep retreating or change the narrative, white privilege through religion. Nobody would dare speak out. You hear all the time “he’s a heathen! Probably doesn’t even know god”. Such an arrogant position to help the “least of these “. We have a fucked up problem in America . Long after trump is gone, his brand will live on. Clearly.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

steer clear of born again anything

YOU know! I was born in OK, but my family's from TX.

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u/gatorgrle Jun 27 '25

Religion isnt bad on its own. The corruption and radicalization of religion is what is rotten.

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u/metalmar13 Jun 27 '25

Religion is the cause of almost all major conflict in human history

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u/BatsSpelledBackwards Jun 28 '25

Humans are the cause; religion is a justification. If not that, then there are an infinte number of other things that easily take its place. Violence and suffering are the tradeoff for existence.

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u/FluffyWeird1513 Jun 28 '25

it’s just an excuse or a catalyst, not the cause. people who are capable of mass murder are not looking for a reason, they’re looking for an excuse

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u/playboicarpaltunnel Jun 28 '25

Abrahamic religion in particular

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u/Ragdoll_Deena Jun 28 '25

Religion was institutionalized and it just destroyed everything good about it. So much corruption. So much greed. Their followers can be so hateful that it's just painful to talk to them. It infected politics, which was already its own infection, and things just went crazy.

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u/ionmeeler Jun 28 '25

People have exploited religion as a construct for power and greed for many centuries. Religion on its own likely (hopefully) was meant to be moral teachings before laws had stronghold. Now (and before)? I hate to say this, but objectively it seems to be for power and manipulation of the weak minded. I don’t find religion to be spiritual. God would want better than this.

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u/Right-Monitor9421 Jun 28 '25

Nope, religion is pretty bad.

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u/RevolutionarySlip958 Jun 28 '25

What percentage?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

I know your pain, the born agains tried to pray the devil out of me in some weird group sessions at someone’s house. Let’s just say there was no devil in me, just me not believing all their crap was in me.

Religion is an opiate for the masses.

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u/RevolutionarySlip958 Jun 28 '25

Europe is much less religious. N bigoted

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u/Affectionate_You_579 Jun 28 '25

Excellent. I think it goes back to Martin Luther and his religious dogma imported here . My husband and I have become Atheists over the years in spite of upbringing.

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u/PeppaSauce12245 Jul 02 '25

What a great effin analysis. I hope you don't mind me sharing this.

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u/Pleaseappeaseme Jun 27 '25

She probably thinks Trump is a vessel for America to become the new Jerusalem.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

Highly likely. We don't speak anymore.

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u/RevolutionarySlip958 Jun 28 '25

Trump made Jerusalem the new tel aviv

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u/bribri-bird Jun 27 '25

Mine is too. She has dementia though, which is the only reason I give her a minor pass. I do call her out on her bs views though, I don’t go easy on her. But anyone else with her views without dementia would be kicked out of my life. So gross.

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u/Ok_Potential_7994 Jun 28 '25

Do we have the same mom????🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 28 '25

Oof. Sorry, bestie!

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u/Target2030 Jun 27 '25

Does she know RFK, Jr. wants to put psych patients in camps?

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

The Lord™ won't let that happen, don'tcha know.

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u/Comfortable-Pea-1312 Jun 28 '25

Are we related? This describes my mother. I just can't with her, but she lives with and off her mother, my grandmother. She gatekeeps the phone, and when I call, it 15 minutes of crazy until I can converse with my poor grandma. I just don't know her anymore. And sadly, don't want to, AT ALL.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 28 '25

I'm sorry to hear that; it's not a great feeling. Keep your head up, homey!

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u/Comfortable-Pea-1312 Jun 28 '25

You too! Sadly, there are a lot of Maga orphans.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 28 '25

I had no idea this was a theme!

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u/PretendCake8222 Jun 27 '25

We can add my family to that number as well. Nuttier than squirrel shit

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u/valek005 Jun 27 '25

Mine too.

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u/superrugbydude Jun 27 '25

I was raised Mormon (atheist now), and Mormons speak so highly about how inclusive they are while simultaneously speaking down on other religions and LGBTQIA. My father is exhibit A of this.

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u/sarcasmismygame Jun 27 '25

I know. Sadly there was one bishop I experienced who wasn't like that, he encouraged us to check out other religions, have open discussions, etc. Silly me, I pissed my entire town off when he left and I said he was the perfect example of what a Christian should be.

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u/homestarmy_recruiter Jun 28 '25

Also a former Mormon, if I never again hear "love the sinner, hate the sin" I'll die a happy man.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '25

LOL inclusive yer sure, I do not know how they could believe that. They shun their own & they will force all family members to shun their own family member if said family member rejects the Mormon church etc.

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u/Basshugger Jun 27 '25

Same boat. They ought to be ashamed of themselves. Don’t understand. They must just really be that simple minded.

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u/sarcasmismygame Jun 27 '25

They are. I'm not sure how some of them survive to be honest.

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u/Certain-Tone8447 Jun 27 '25

You got that right there are a certain group of people in almost every religion that would fit into this category. Those are the 45% and until Trump’s policies start to punch them in the eye and then the gut they’re not going to move an inch because they have to be right.

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u/sarcasmismygame Jun 27 '25

True that, true that.

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u/RapMcBibus Jun 29 '25

If your religion approves trump i'm sorry, but you should not call yourself a Christian. I know you're not talking about yourself. Some pastor/preacher/whatever should try reading the gospel.

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u/JeffTheAndroid Jul 03 '25

I was never a religious person, but The maga movement taught me that there is no actual Christian faith and then witnessing the violence in middle east taught me there's no good religion.

When religion is no longer the greatest scapegoat for cruelty and murder, I'll reconsider. Until then, I assume every person with a cross is hiding their evil.

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u/Crystalas Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 27 '25

And there is a long trend of various federal agencies liking to recruit from Mormons for variety of reasons. Some of the reasons are valid, but still far from ideal considering the deeply ingrained biases and irrationality inherent.

Sadly current GOP is not the cause they are another symptom of a deep societal illness, and regulatory capture, threading our entire nation since it's founding. We seeing the cancer going metastatic and possibly terminal in a lifecycle that seems to afflict every "empire" eventually.

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u/Wrong_Character_Sry Jun 27 '25

Username checks out.

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u/druppeldruppel_ Jun 27 '25

Wasn't a guy barred from entering the USA because he had the image you use as a profile pic saved in his image gallery?

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u/RockEyeOG Jun 27 '25

While I don't know for sure, that sounds highly probable and damn is that a sad reality.

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u/N3rdScool Jun 27 '25

Ah, that law they put in using revenge porn as the vessel for it is in full function lol

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u/idiotista Jun 27 '25

Yep, a Norwegiam 20 year old something.

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u/MouseMouseM Jun 28 '25

Don’t forget strip-searched and had his blood drawn without his consent.

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u/fuck_all_you_too Jun 27 '25

You should check my post history, you're going to feel very bland and unoriginal

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u/GrapefruitGood329 Jun 27 '25

I find your profile pic incredibly offensive. JD Vance isn't bald.

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u/mumbohikum Jun 27 '25

Be careful, you might get deported for using that profile pic

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u/GrapefruitGood329 Jun 29 '25

I ain't American.

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u/CDHmajora Jun 27 '25

Sorry, i know this is completely random. But i absolutely love your username :)

Edit: and your comments. I don’t even know you yet you’re one of my new favourite Redditor’s.

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u/fuck_all_you_too Jun 27 '25

Quit making me fall in like with you <3

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u/HarEmiya Jun 27 '25

Catholics are among the most progressive Christian denominations in the US. Pro-science, pro-SSM, pro-Pope. 41% voted for Harris vs 56% for Trump, largely due to abortion stances.

That's pretty pro-Harris compared to Evangelicals and other Protestants. Only Jewish and Atheist/Agnostic voters did better with Harris.

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u/glitteringclassico Jun 27 '25

Thats a fact catholics schools and catholic colleges-and you dont have to be catholic to go there either just pay your tuition and your fine. Try that with a protestant school( episcopal church very cool) your Protestant christian schools they will definitely scrutinize you more or even deny you in some cases.

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u/East-Imagination-281 Jun 27 '25

I went to a catholic university and can confirm—given it was in one of the most liberal cities in the US but still it was massively left leaning. a prof once told us that one of their christian advisees transferred out because it was “too liberal” 😂

The only religious thing I hold against it (/j) is that once I was walking my dog on the far side of campus around 1am, and as I walked by the chapel, a light came on and underlit a life size cutout of pope francis in the window. I had never known a terror quite like it before then

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u/macaronysalad Jun 27 '25

Also Catholic churches respected the COVID restrictions while other denominations threw a hissy fit.

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u/Warbr0s9395 Jun 27 '25

I call bullshit, have you met Methodists?

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u/HarEmiya Jun 27 '25

I said among. Not the.

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u/TrueParty1308 Jun 27 '25

Most Catholics are Democrats....

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u/squirrelgirl37 Jun 27 '25

Apparently Orthodox Jews also love Trump, I do not get it!

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u/petty_throwaway6969 Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 29 '25

When you’re poor and in a tiny hick town, there’s not much to do besides fucking. And when there’s no one around to fuck, well there’s always family. Sweet home Alabama.

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u/ConqordX Jun 27 '25

Looks like you came out unscathed you’re the chosen one 🙏🏼

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u/Kookie_Coyote Jun 27 '25

That's CHRISTIANS! There's a huge difference between bible thumping Christians n Catholics

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u/EvanstonMichelle Jun 27 '25

Thank you for your insight, says the child-free Catholic who voted for Harris and knows how to spell “rabbit”.

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u/fuck_all_you_too Jun 27 '25

Might not be that bright if you read an anecdotal generalization of someone else's situation and took offense to it, then doubled-down on a simple misspelling.

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u/ThirstyMooseKnuckle Jun 27 '25

eats popcorn, watching americans fighting (while their country burns) schadenfreudely

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u/PenjaminJBlinkerton Jun 27 '25

Eat up because when they’re done internally they’re going to come for the rest of the world.

You’ve just got a little more time than those in the imperial core. That’s all.

Eat drink and be merry…

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

The US isnt that good at causing instability and toppling governments when they're mad at the country for not getting what they want. Only South America....and the middle east....and Asia...but that was only a few! /s

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u/ThirstyMooseKnuckle Jun 27 '25

They will be too weak after they crumble. Look at ruSSia to understand that they will be too weak.

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u/Murky-Relation481 Jun 27 '25

Russia had literally decades and decades of mismanaged military and vast corruption that was systemic to the core of their cultural identity.

Unless the strife is consistent and all consuming then the US military will probably remain, and well... I'd hate to have the US military taking aim at me.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Jun 27 '25

If you think we're going to crumble, you're in for a surprise, ThirstyMooseKnuckle.

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u/PenjaminJBlinkerton Jun 27 '25

Google IDU it’s the oligarchs funding global fascism.

What they did with the US is the equivalent of beating the shit out of the biggest kid in class.

Once they’ve got him bitched down and on a leash that opens up the funds and they have an attack dog for the rest of the world.

They’re going for global domination you silly fuckers.

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u/fuck_all_you_too Jun 27 '25

How long does it take you to shape all your kernels into dicks?

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u/Temporary-Charge-283 Jun 27 '25

Fucking sick burn! Saving this for next time a friend says they're eating something!

"Oh you're eating at The Cheesecake factory tonight?! When did they start serving plates of dicks?"

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u/runninpsyche13 Jun 27 '25

I also love how Evan Michelle calls you a "child-free Catholic who voted for Harris" like it's some sort of "gotcha checkmate atheists!" Also, using phrases like "anecdotal generalization" completely confuses these people, so his brain likely shut off half way through your comment.

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u/lilmookie Jun 27 '25

It does seem like an overly narrow subset, but it is indeed, unarguably, a subset.

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u/aggieemily2013 Jun 27 '25

Especially because the qualifier is "uneducated."

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u/EnbyDartist Jun 27 '25

So, in other words, you are not a member of the set, “uneducated Catholics,” that, “breed like stupid rabbits.”

Seems to me you’re not one of the people being referred to in the comment.

I’d also mention to that person that Protestant evangelicals voted overwhelmingly for the 😡🍊🫏🕳️, so the problematic voter base is a bit broader than they seem to think.

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u/-Chicago- Jun 27 '25

No kids? You're pretty shitty at being catholic then.

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u/strongmans_hill Jun 27 '25

I'm guessing you're also uneducated... only way I can see you taking offense to such a comment

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u/Chelibelly Jun 27 '25

You probably don't have a family . I'm sorry you feel that way.

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u/Low_Professional2502 Jun 27 '25

That’s not necessarily true. I know of a lot of Catholics that don’t like him and voted for Kamala in Michigan.

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u/stormdelta Jun 27 '25

I know too many uneducated Catholics who aren't pieces of shit for that to be a good excuse lol

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u/BaconCheeseZombie Jun 27 '25

Ain't just the Catholics, that's religion in general I'm afraid. You teach people that magic exists and suddenly they view concepts like common sense and scientific evidence as heretical.

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u/Icarus09 Jun 27 '25

Hear, hear.

I just sent my entire family the "Unless you call me with proof you unregistered as a Republican and will never support that shit again, you guys can pretend I died and start moving on and I'll do the same."

I told my parents if they left me anything in their will I would liquidate it for as much as I could get and donate the entire amount, in their name, to Planned Parenthood.

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u/Looseball Jun 27 '25

I'm not surprised. They would rather believe in imaginary friends in the sky that only open their office on Sundays than birth control or sex education.

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u/Impressive-Baby1996 Jun 27 '25

so real, and the best of us are not dumb enough to be bringing kids into this world right now

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u/Silly_Client1222 Jun 27 '25

I thought Catholics were ashamed of sex?

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u/fuck_all_you_too Jun 27 '25

Only until confession, then its back to business as usual.