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Pilot. Pirate. Sailor. Lawyer.
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Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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How did early readers think about the relationship between the gospels?

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January 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Today, the world honors Martin Luther King Jr,,, and every day Public Enemy honors him.

We was touring with U2 and they respected our desire to boycott playing in Arizona since they wouldnt recognize MLK Day. We just walked off stage.

By the Time I Get to Arizona

youtu.be/zrFOb_f7ubw?...
Public Enemy - By The Time I Get To Arizona
YouTube video by PublicEnemyVEVO
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January 19, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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"They are thugs. And, I'll add to that, cowards. You give me any one of those guys, without a weapon and without a badge and without an association to the federal forces, and they would be a nobody."

@markhertling.bsky.social talks ICE with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:
January 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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🇺🇦😅 LOL… “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself”: This is how the broadcast of the press conference on the official channel of the Presidential Office ended.
December 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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What would Jesus do if he visited the United States Senate?
December 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Frost: If you want to protect children, why don't you ban assault weapons instead of health care?
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Help me understand. The government that is demanding Venezuela give back “oil and land” to the US warning the EU to not use seize Russian funds to rebuild a society the Russians attempted to destroy?
This is treason. You can’t have an American President openly supporting Putin who’s attacking a US ally. The US taxpayer and congress has approved arms and funding for Ukraine.

It’s the end of Trump. Congress isn’t going to support him. @aoc.bsky.social @markhertling.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Scripture says you can’t love God and hate other people.

You can’t love God and abuse the immigrant.

You can’t love God and bully the outcast.

You can’t love God and oppress the poor.

In the face of a neighbor, we glimpse the face of God.
December 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.

All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Just sent out my free weekend update. Though the reporting this week made it crystal clear that the Trump administration is with Putin, that was not a bad thing for Ukraine. Accepting the truth is the first step to recovery-and the truth cannot now be denied. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #161: Not A Bad Week For Ukraine
Truth, Democracy and Corruption, Possible High Command Changes, Are European Gloves Coming Off?
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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My book, Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’s Death, is 50% off throughout Nov with code CONFSHIP from the publisher’s site. Tell your friends!

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November 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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And let's name names. #ElonMusk #MarcoRubio #RussellVought and #DonaldTrump (with help from #JohnRoberts). This is premeditated murder--of children. You can spin it anyway you like but you cannot escape this fact.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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The Ukrainian military—the toughest, most experienced, most adaptable, most successful on the modern battlefield—is beardy old men, women, artists, gamers who can’t deadlift sh*t but can fly a drone into a Russian helicopter rotor

Focusing on capabilities, not “looks,” is how you achieve victory
September 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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4 months ago today we bombed an Easter church service in Sumy with cluster munitions.

What you tolerate, you permit.
August 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Questions for Christian supporters of MAGA: Which nation did the prophets condemn for doing too much for the poor and the foreigner? Which nation did the prophets condemn for having too large of a social safety net? Why does Ezekiel say that Sodom and Gomorrah went up in smoke?
July 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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USAID saved lives. It made people’s lives better. It presented the best face of this country to friends and adversaries alike.

We will be atoning for this for years.
In Eswatini, hospitals go dark. Mothers are sent home to die. The US walked out. Not quietly. Just efficiently. What happens when the dream of care becomes an abandoned promise? The numbers are real. So are the bodies. No one is coming. Not unless we say something.
What the closure of USAID is really costing the world
The abrupt withdrawal of American funding has stranded millions of patients and will be felt by countries for years to come
www.ft.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Just incredible
April 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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This is what happens when Christianity is co-opted by empire. A government that boasts about chains is a government that has lost its soul. And a church that remains silent has lost its witness.
February 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM