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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 4h

There was a period in history during which full-plate armour was so impregnable, and ransoming back captured nobles so lucrative, that the knights could treat warfare as a game while their men-at-arms got slaughtered in the mud.

I think about that a lot when I look at modern politics.

Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 5h

If we survive this, and Democrats are able to take back power, I guarantee you we will have to endure think-piece after think-piece that demand the rest of us reach out, stop shaming, and forgive fascists and the crimes they’ve committed. I absolutely guarantee it.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 7h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 7h

Irish News: "Palestinians return to ruins as Gaza ceasefire holds."

The Gazans who survived have no home, no work and nothing left of their cities. They rely on our direct donations.

Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and rebuild. And to others. ❤️

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

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Cen Galdre @cengaldre.com · 3h

Thanks for being patient while enduring the wait! I have a re-stock of all new Mini-Altar kits available now in my shop!

A nice mix of burled maple and willamette walnut! Eight (8) total.

Each kit is a mini-altar, a wood support that slots in the top, and a object of mystery!

www.galdrecraft.com

Four Maple Burl Mini Altars displaying their objects of mystery as well as a demonstrating how they can display a tarot card.

Four Walnut Mini Altars displaying their objects of mystery as well as a demonstrating how they can display a tarot card.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 2h

I love this aspect of it too! he used the words he used on purpose! it’s playing on the whole trope where the devil can’t cross the threshold of a church and you cast out demons by laying on hands and saying the name of Jesus - which is also an evangelical practice!

Madeline Ashby @madelineashby.bsky.social · 3h

I think it goes beyond even that for non-Catholics, many of whom will have seen movies where the presence of the host is used to, say, exorcise demons. It’s very close to saying, “You are possessed by an unclean spirit only the power of Christ can compel.” It’s the ultimate, “I’m praying for you.”

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

absolutely and I think that’s really important! they’re denied communion in there, which is actually incredibly unusual, so this is the next best way to bring the Eucharist to them. maybe it gave some small degree of reassurance to some very scared people that they aren’t forgotten

Ser T-error, Guarding the Veil and Rogue-ing Traders @imasithduh.bsky.social · 3h

Would it also be a comfort to the Catholic folks who are trapped in the ICE facility? Sort of a "We brought Jesus with us and even though He was turned away, He is here for you"?

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

by definition, a MAGA Catholic is more MAGA than Catholic, they all choose their allegiance to Trump over anything else and I’m sure lots of them already telling themselves that the priest was tarnishing the monstrance by allowing terrorists near it; but this is going to fuck some people up

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

when we talk about political theatre sometimes being Good, Actually™️, this is what we mean. the trads are the reason Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament came back in fashion in the youth ministry world (where I learned about it). they take it REALLY seriously. this priest weaponized that so adroitly

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

this is more than just marching in full regalia to Broadview and praying outside of it

this is very deftly trapping ICE into the position of having to literally - LITERALLY, to them - turn Christ away from the door

any Catholic ICE officer was probably shook, I’m really not exaggerating

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

the monstrance doesn’t leave the church very often and is handled with incredible reverence and care. kid altar servers are NOT allowed to touch it, I vividly recall. usually only the priest carries it out and puts it back. if a priest is holding a monstrance he is saying Jesus is PHYSICALLY here

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

to Catholics, the monstrance is considered the literal presence of Christ. outside of Mass it’s often used for what’s called Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, which is anything from sitting in silence to a whole prayer service with readings and music, with the monstrance on the altar

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

if you’re not Catholic, let me real quick tell you about the breathtaking audacity of bringing the monstrance with him

a monstrance is a big bedazzled gold ornament with a round glass window in the middle where you put a consecrated wafer, usually the bigger ceremonial one and not the bite-size

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

found exactly the one use of “evil recoils in the presence of Christ” I am willing to sign off on, HOOOOOOOOLY SHIT

Father Larry did not come here to fuck around

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 9h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Peter @plawman.bsky.social · 3h

Had dinner tonight with a friend who’s a middle school teacher in the southwest. They told me schools now have trainings for when ICE agents sweep through schools to take children, and it’s worse than active shooter trainings, because it’s the government kidnapping children.

This is where we are.

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Marissa @yvna.bsky.social · 4h

This woman has been through so much, busted her ass for decades, been robbed and was there for you with champorrado and tamal in 40 below zero.

It's time to give back.

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 15h

This is a GoFundMe supporting the tamale lady taken by ICE on 21st Place and Damen in Pilsen yesterday.

“Now she’s being forced to start over in Mexico with nothing — no home, no job, and no access to the medical care she desperately needs.”

Donate to Help My Aunt Rebuild Her Life After Being Taken by ICE, organized by marilyn perez

We just found out through social media that my aunt — who sells t… marilyn perez needs your support for Help My Aunt Rebuild Her Life After Being Taken by ICE

www.gofundme.com

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knifeBOOts aka Jen (they/them) 👻 @knifeboots.xyz · 2h

a woman with red hair is making a funny face while sitting in front of a crowd of people .

Alt: Lucille Ball making a grimacing, disgusted face.

media.tenor.com

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 6h

Give every politician as much credit as their actions and no more

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 23h

JB wants you to believe he’ll stop trmp when he won’t even stop the Illinois state police from attacking residents

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Donna Halper @devorahleah.bsky.social · 14h

When I was a deejay, I was a big fan of the Moody Blues. Even at rock stations, many of their songs did well for us. I was excited to finally meet them in the mid-80s; really nice people. Sorry to learn that long-time member John Lodge has passed, suddenly, at age 82. ew.com/john-lodge-d...

John Lodge, singer and bassist of Moody Blues, dies at 82

John Lodge, the singer and bassist of British rock band Moody Blues for more than 50 years, has died. He was 82.

ew.com

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knifeBOOts aka Jen (they/them) 👻 @knifeboots.xyz · 3h

You know what I need? I need reviews of tech products that are done by autistic people, so that when I'm looking at, say, headphone and ear bud reviews, I know if these items are going to give me sensory issues, if they're going to be uncomfortable, etc. Anyone know of any autistic tech reviewers?

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 8h

Making people afraid to be affiliated with antifascism—making people afraid to be associated with groups and people that actively oppose fascism—is some bleak shit.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 6h

I am happy that more people see that the police state is a BIPARTISAN project.

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Michael W. Twitty @koshersoul.bsky.social · 15h

Hi everyone! #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth is here. Please support by spreading the word! www.phaidon.com/en-us/produc...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues.

This was their first year in a post-Roe state (pub. Feb. 2024):

She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.

Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.

projects.propublica.org

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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 5h

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 5h

Salesforce CEO says he suddenly supports Trump and wants the national guard patrolling San Francisco

‘Slap in the face’: Marc Benioff’s Trump turn stuns San Francisco

The tech billionaire's comments put the longtime Democratic ally at odds with city and state leaders.

www.politico.com

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 7h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Michele Okoh |🖤🩶🤍💜|🔺🐘 @okohlaw.bsky.social · Mar 4

Barbara Jordan prioritized her local community & working within the system to achieve change. She served on the House Judiciary Committee that adopted articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon. She accomplished much during her career as a lawyer, teacher, & 1st LGBTQIA+ woman in Congress.

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