Alyssa Barringer
@alyssakaye.bsky.social
Improviser, Latin teacher, etc
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[ALT] Bunch of gorgeous stone Episcopal churches with their steeples cracked open, cheeping for all they're worth to receive God's partially digested worms.
the fledgling Episcopal Church
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
[ALT] Bunch of gorgeous stone Episcopal churches with their steeples cracked open, cheeping for all they're worth to receive God's partially digested worms.
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I’m interested in talking to the (at least) 5% of people (7% of both Dems and GOP but only 2% of Independents) who think that Bigfoot is real but the Yeti is fake.
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I’m interested in talking to the (at least) 5% of people (7% of both Dems and GOP but only 2% of Independents) who think that Bigfoot is real but the Yeti is fake.
A reason I can be in church without collapsing under the weight of cognitive dissonance is that I go to church with this family and many other congregants contributing in whatever ways they can.
Thanks @jackjenkins.me for this great story of one of the bravest families I know.
religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE
A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...
religionnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
A reason I can be in church without collapsing under the weight of cognitive dissonance is that I go to church with this family and many other congregants contributing in whatever ways they can.
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Also very proud of @advocatewheaton.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Also very proud of @advocatewheaton.bsky.social
Our delight and pleasure
Lies in praesepio
Lies in praesepio
You don’t want all that peppy commercial nonsense, cmon, you want a choir singing things that may or may not have made it fully out of Latin and into English
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Our delight and pleasure
Lies in praesepio
Lies in praesepio
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Tragic, this 12 year-old autistic girl has noticed she is struggling with social skills and is being bullied by her peers for it. She has decided to fix her social skills problems by reading Victorian etiquette manuals.
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Tragic, this 12 year-old autistic girl has noticed she is struggling with social skills and is being bullied by her peers for it. She has decided to fix her social skills problems by reading Victorian etiquette manuals.
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"I sing of Charlie Brown and the man"
"Muse, tell me the tale of the man, the Charlie Brownest of all"
"It's a low, dishonest decade, Charlie Brown."
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"I sing of Charlie Brown and the man"
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*everybody who has paid off or is still paying off their bachelor's degree in classics* OK THANKS CHRIS I'VE GOT THIS IT'S GENITIVE OF SUUM GENUS, "HIS/HER/ITS OWN KIND," GENITIVE OF ATTRIBUTE, YOU GOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS LIKE THIS YOU CALL ME UP OK I'M RIGHT OVER HERE
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
*everybody who has paid off or is still paying off their bachelor's degree in classics* OK THANKS CHRIS I'VE GOT THIS IT'S GENITIVE OF SUUM GENUS, "HIS/HER/ITS OWN KIND," GENITIVE OF ATTRIBUTE, YOU GOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS LIKE THIS YOU CALL ME UP OK I'M RIGHT OVER HERE
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ICE does not intend to follow the law.
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ICE does not intend to follow the law.
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Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
October 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Higgledy piggledy
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
Timothée Chalamet
Has a name meriting
Endless design
Much like his forerunner
Benedict Cumberbatch:
Hexasyllabically,
Easy to rhyme
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Chicago has had one 9/11 worth of people disappeared since the attacks began in September. Los Angeles has had two 9/11s since June.
November 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Chicago has had one 9/11 worth of people disappeared since the attacks began in September. Los Angeles has had two 9/11s since June.
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the only real way to think about these raids is terrorist attacks
Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
www.wbtv.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
the only real way to think about these raids is terrorist attacks
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I’d describe my mood right now as “everything is going really well, I’m really happy and excited for the future, and ALSO I have not stopped listening to the Mountain Goats for the last two weeks.”
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I’d describe my mood right now as “everything is going really well, I’m really happy and excited for the future, and ALSO I have not stopped listening to the Mountain Goats for the last two weeks.”
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
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for example, Matthew 5:39, the "turn the other cheek" verse: this is not trad manly-man teaching. it's a radical inversion of that, strength in submission. present-day grifter types make up fake glosses on it (as they do with Mark 10:25, the "eye of the needle" verse) but they know they're wrong
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
for example, Matthew 5:39, the "turn the other cheek" verse: this is not trad manly-man teaching. it's a radical inversion of that, strength in submission. present-day grifter types make up fake glosses on it (as they do with Mark 10:25, the "eye of the needle" verse) but they know they're wrong
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I love the hymn Jerusalem because it is an absolute banger but also the obvious answer to each question it asks is "No, obviously not", in a way it is like the opposite of Mary Did You Know.
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I love the hymn Jerusalem because it is an absolute banger but also the obvious answer to each question it asks is "No, obviously not", in a way it is like the opposite of Mary Did You Know.
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Spoiler Alert: It was not good folks
New Podcast Episode with Joanna Sawatsky (a purity culture researcher who does very good surveying of Christian sub-cultures with the Bare Marraige team) about Purity Culture and its effects of autistic Christians and Ex-Christians. Link below:
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Spoiler Alert: It was not good folks
Before bed, he brainstormed ideas for a sensory friendly bowling alley, and u suspect this is an inherent impossibility.
Me, pulling up to a kid birthday party: we brought headphones in case you need them. Bowling alleys can be noisy.
10 year old: That’s why above a bowling alley is such a good place to keep hostages
Me: ?
10yo: because the bowling noise disguises any yelling
Me: ???
10 yo: so nobody will notice
10 year old: That’s why above a bowling alley is such a good place to keep hostages
Me: ?
10yo: because the bowling noise disguises any yelling
Me: ???
10 yo: so nobody will notice
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Before bed, he brainstormed ideas for a sensory friendly bowling alley, and u suspect this is an inherent impossibility.
Me, pulling up to a kid birthday party: we brought headphones in case you need them. Bowling alleys can be noisy.
10 year old: That’s why above a bowling alley is such a good place to keep hostages
Me: ?
10yo: because the bowling noise disguises any yelling
Me: ???
10 yo: so nobody will notice
10 year old: That’s why above a bowling alley is such a good place to keep hostages
Me: ?
10yo: because the bowling noise disguises any yelling
Me: ???
10 yo: so nobody will notice
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Me, pulling up to a kid birthday party: we brought headphones in case you need them. Bowling alleys can be noisy.
10 year old: That’s why above a bowling alley is such a good place to keep hostages
Me: ?
10yo: because the bowling noise disguises any yelling
Me: ???
10 yo: so nobody will notice
10 year old: That’s why above a bowling alley is such a good place to keep hostages
Me: ?
10yo: because the bowling noise disguises any yelling
Me: ???
10 yo: so nobody will notice
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I was there this morning alongside many other faith leaders. We are not imbecilic morons, nor were we violent rioters. But that didn’t stop the police from behaving violently. It was brutal, unnecessary, and unprovoked.
Official U.S. Government account refers to its citizens as "imbecilic morons".
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I was there this morning alongside many other faith leaders. We are not imbecilic morons, nor were we violent rioters. But that didn’t stop the police from behaving violently. It was brutal, unnecessary, and unprovoked.
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Just to be clear, it’s all convos with Satan
Hold up
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Just to be clear, it’s all convos with Satan
I admire these kids (and their parents!) very much.
I am so proud of these guys and the selfless courage they’ve shown.
Their family is a blessing and a witness at @advocatewheaton.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/c...
Their family is a blessing and a witness at @advocatewheaton.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/c...
West Chicago brothers are on the front lines against ‘Operation Midway Blitz.’ And they’re only teenagers.
The wave of youth activists who have been galvanized into action by “Operation Midway Blitz” follow a long tradition paved around the world by young activists.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I admire these kids (and their parents!) very much.
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TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
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Clergy in the ACNA can add their names to this open letter calling for the inhibition of the Archbishop during the investigation.
Given the ACNA’s refusal to inhibit Bp Ruch during his investigation and trial, this is an absolutely necessary step to take.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Given the ACNA’s refusal to inhibit Bp Ruch during his investigation and trial, this is an absolutely necessary step to take.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Our Vows and the Protection of the Flock:
Our Vows and the Protection of the Flock: An Open Letter to the ACNA College of Bishops Vows are not small matters in the Anglican tradition. The exhortation tells clergy of our duties: I now exhor...
docs.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Clergy in the ACNA can add their names to this open letter calling for the inhibition of the Archbishop during the investigation.
Given the ACNA’s refusal to inhibit Bp Ruch during his investigation and trial, this is an absolutely necessary step to take.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Given the ACNA’s refusal to inhibit Bp Ruch during his investigation and trial, this is an absolutely necessary step to take.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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once again thinking about how America was founded by religious freaks who were so annoying that ENGLAND put them on BOATS and said GO THAT WAY
It’s how you end up with language like “paperwork American” or the idea that Thanksgiving turkey is some sort of natural ethno-national tradition that certain other groups are incapable of ever appreciating
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
once again thinking about how America was founded by religious freaks who were so annoying that ENGLAND put them on BOATS and said GO THAT WAY