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BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 9d

make me ready, Lord, for whatever

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · 10d

Though I don’t think they would really like what the Pope’s manager has to say…

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · 10d

The passage is about about not being able to hide who you really are from God. In context, “the heart is deceitful” isn’t saying your heart is untrustworthy and you shouldn’t listen to it. It’s saying that the Lord will search your heart, and your heart is gonna tell on you.

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · 10d

Like the partridge hatching what it did not lay,  so are all who amass wealth unjustly; in midlife it will leave them,  and at their end they will prove to be fools.
-Jeremiah 17: 10-11 NRSV

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · 10d

“Read the whole chapter” is hilarious, because this is what follows:

“I the Lord test the mind  and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways,  according to the fruit of their doings.

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · 18d

My 11 year old and I received our copy today! They aren’t much of a reader, but they love Nimona, so I think they can be convinced to read Scarlet Morning (and I’ll enjoy it either way 🥰)

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · Sep 10

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

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Ashlea Davenport 🕯️ @ashleadavie.bsky.social · Sep 10

For our Enemies, BCP 1979

O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth: deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 🕯️

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Jul 21

I looked it up, there were 3 deaths in traffic accidents in Sawyer County in 2024. Duffy is terrible, but this is not a meaningful comparison.

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Jul 21

The population of Sawyer County is less than 19K. So any stat of fatalities per 100K is going be misleading.

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · May 16

I have been hoping for a reveal on SNW that Lanthinites are native to earth. They haven’t said anything about Pelia coming from another planet, and I really want someone to casually drop that she’s basically Fae.

amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · May 11

Unfortunately not. Most of them don’t care what the pope says. They’re either fundamentalist Protestants who think the pope is the antichrist or trad Catholics who think they’re more Catholic than the pope.

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · May 9

Aww, that’s disappointing. Having been born and raised on the South Side and a Cubs fan, I liked the idea that I had these things in common with the pope.

And yes, that is in fact the most Chicago editor’s note.

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Apr 22

And why they can keep the prices higher in communities where people are less likely to have the time and access to transportation that make shopping around possible.

amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Apr 19

I’m reminded of this piece that @petridishes.bsky.social wrote a few years back.

amp.theolympian.com/opinion/arti...

Crucified man had prior run-in with authorities

I guess this is how we are writing up the victims of crimes now. I did not realize that when you boarded a plane you gave away the right to have your past remain your past, but a theme of life these d...

amp.theolympian.com

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Apr 16

I know, these are the sort of questions the care team would discuss when determining if a patient qualifies for hospice

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Apr 13

And they talk about parents’ right to decide whether they vaccinate their children, despite the direct threat to public health. Yet a parent of trans teenager doesn’t have the right to allow their child to access gender-affirming care, even though that affects no one but their child.

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Apr 5

I am so torn between my unshakable belief in democracy and the reality that a typical voter might have this little understanding of how anything works.

amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Apr 3

Ooo, very excited to work to see her opponent elected!

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Apr 2

City of Milwaukee is still very blue; Harris took 77% of the vote.

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Mar 25

Just needed to share what came next on my feed

An image from The Onion of Pope Francis with his middle finger extended, with the caption “Pope Francis Flips Off Crowd From Balcony”

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Mar 22

I agree that McBride et. al. aren’t saying that. I was just stating a caveat I have about the need to change the conversation entirely to workers vs. capitalist abusers. (And of course I meant the puppeteers benefit, not the voters. I was just bumping up against the character limit)

amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Mar 22

I don’t disagree, but there needs to be thoughtful messaging around issues that don’t readily relate to class. Because maga doesn’t benefit directly from taking away trans’ kids’ rights; they benefit when their lies about trans kids go unchallenged and they scare people into voting for them.

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Mar 22

Exactly. I cannot imagine being a politician, seeing that a position I’ve taken becoming less popular, and thinking that means I should talk about it LESS. The Dems need to reckon with the reality that they’ve done a shitty job countering the GOP’s lies and fear mongering, and they need to do better

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amymagicsnail.bsky.social @amymagicsnail.bsky.social · Mar 22

Interesting. Okay. I suppose the party platform changed at an earlier date, I was thinking more of when Dems began to consistently talk about abortion without any apologies or hedging. And I didn’t see that happening consistently until they could point to the consequences of Roe being repealed