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🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · Nov 20

For new arrivals…hi, I’m Sarah. I’m a law librarian and legal technologist. My past is EDU and A2J, but now work more with Big Law. I like making things better, open source and free law, professional development, and telling people they’re wrong. I live in rural USA with my 82 year old dad.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 9h

It's been really, really nice seeing the Catholic social justice tradition in the US feel like it's empowered to spread its wings again without risking censure after a long time of being suppressed by US Catholic leadership, and it's exactly what I was hoping for from Pope Bob.

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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 6h

So I'm not Catholic (though I teach at a Jesuit university), and this thread piqued my curiosity. So a quick search led me to this.

And this hits tear-jerkingly hard: not only are they accompanying Jesus, but they've sanctified the place where people are being held unjustly. 1/

What is a Eucharistic Procession?
The Eucharist is the source and summit of the whole Christian life. A eucharistic procession, therefore, is a public witness of the veneration toward the most holy Eucharist, conducted through public streets. It takes place in this way: A consecrated host – that is, the real and substantial presence of Jesus Christ: body, blood, soul and divinity – is placed within a monstrance, which is then lifted and carried by a priest who leads the faithful in procession. Like a pilgrimage, a eucharistic procession normally starts at one holy place and ends at another. This earthly journey reminds the Catholic faithful of their spiritual journey toward eternal life with God.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 10h

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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 15h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17h

Tech industrial complex replacing the military industrial complex

Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 1d

Well, I mean..

www.salesforce.com/news/press-r...

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 1d

Suggested protest chant: WHO LET THE FROGS OUT (WHO WHO WHO WHO)

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

National Design Studio has one client, and it's not the American public

Let the Right Hon In @danhon.com · 1d

National Design Studio looks like it's shipped its first website:

trumprx.gov

TrumpRx

The lowest prescription prices in America. Coming January 2026.

trumprx.gov

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🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

THE OOF I OOFED

(Alt text: irs a court filing - they fucked up the table of contents and it’s filled with literal error messages)

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

Someone gonna get fired …. @kenwhite.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social

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🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

NOPE

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Gregory Hays @aristofontes.bsky.social · 1d

[The ghosts of half a dozen Roman emperors waving their arms, mouthing "No!," trying desperately to get the Speaker's attention]

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

wait what?

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🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

the cure in quotes scares me. feels a little final solution-y

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🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

so i guess that gift of a jet paid off

Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 1d

Say what now? time.com/7324968/qata...

Qatari Air Force Facility to Be Built in Idaho: Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that the facility will host a contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots.

time.com

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 1d

Just your regular reminder that these international students were *not* "taking seats away" from American students. They were *subsidizing* American students. Fewer Americans will be able to afford an education because of this.

The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 5d

The decline is occurring as the Trump administration has delayed visa processing, instituted travel bans or restrictions for 19 countries, threatened to deport international students for pro-Palestinian speech, and heightened the vetting of student visa applicants.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

www.nytimes.com

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🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like Heath Insurance rate in Indiana are going to be going up between 20-40% www.in.gov/idoi/files/R... too bad my senators are too busy swinging from Trump's nutsack to actually do anything to serve Hoosiers.

www.in.gov

🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

DON'T THREATEN ME WITH A GOOD TIME

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 1d

Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

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@bariweiss
⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

Order Life with Baum!

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🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

i'm far from an expert in computer or molecular science, but this seems like a real bad idea

Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 1d

“In September, scientists at Stanford reported they had used A.I. to design a virus for the first time.”

Opinion | The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World

www.nytimes.com

🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

where does one go to buy cute hair accessories that's not Target or Claires?

🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

at least the mainstream media will actually mention and cover the No Kings protests this month...

🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

For a while there I was working a project that was funded by an org started by him and I liked to tell people I knew that I was one of the liberals funded by Soros.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that they are still doing the "Soros-paid protestors" bit is just an incredible testimony to the durability of certain tropes to negate the popular will, regardless of the lack of evidence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

🎃 Scare-ah G. 🎃 @sglassmeyer.bsky.social · 1d

sorry to the soybean farmers out there

Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 1d

Trump says “there seems to be no reason” to meet Xi during his upcoming Asia trip after China restricted rare earth exports. He threatens a “massive increase” of tariffs on Chinese goods.-AP

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · 1d

I love that the UVA Law Library celebrates living artists & showcase their work on our walls!

UVA Law Library @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you all for joining us for another wonderful art show reception!

Shoutout to everyone who made this such an amazing evening!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #ArtShow

Eze Amos standing on a stairwell platform, gesturing off of frame, while speaking to a small crowd.

The Charles Owens Trio playing in a reading room. There are 3 men playing a saxophone, a bass, and drums.

Eze Amos speaking on a stairwell platform, cropped so Eze is the focus of the photo.

People lined on both sides of a buffet table making plates of fresh produce, cheese, and crackers.

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Sarah Burnes @sarahburnes.bsky.social · 1d

Justice Alito Thinking About the Newest Papal
Encyclical

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 2d

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