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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 2h

Righteous among the Nations

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 2h

He has to see the contradiction in the two paragraphs here, right?

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2h

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

Douthat: So that’s the first purpose of your political project, for America to stop making God angry.

Wilson: Yes. And most people think that when they are confronted with that project, they think that we want to get our tentacles into everything and start controlling everything. I actually think we need limited government. The government should be significantly smaller than it is, and we need to curtail a lot of the busybodyness that we have. That’s why I would call myself a theocratic libertarian. There is a true libertarian element in this, and yet, the transcendent grounding for what we’re talking about means that we acknowledge the authority of God.

We have racked up quite a body count of awful crimes, and I believe the only way out is for us to repent and turn to Christ. This would be things like no more Pride parades, no more drag queen story hours, no more abortion on demand, no more legalized same-sex unions — all of that, done. That’s the repentance part.

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 7h

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 6h

At the Holocaust museum, there is a moving display of the Righteous among the Nations, those non-Jews who put themselves at dire risk to protect those in need. Let’s remember their example in this scary moment.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 8h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12h

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 12h

Let them try.

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 12h

The leader then proceeded to thank DJT in a social media post

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 12h

No, seems weak.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 13h

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 13h

Idk but screeching about the peaceful, majority senior citizen protest and people in inflatable frog suits doesn’t really project strength

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 13h

Think it’s particularly important for protestors to embrace American flags and imagery next week

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 1d

Who would have guessed this guy was a creep?

Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia denied wrongdoing.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump watchdog pick faces scrutiny after hotel incident with female colleague

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 1d

Future generations are gonna be really confused about the etymology of “trumped-up charges”

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 1d

War is Peace ahh

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 2d

More history from this Nazi adulated by the Trump team. These are explicit, proud Nazis who scream and cry and call every referee they can find when you quote their Nazism back to them.

Multiple tweets from Nazi Jack Posobiec in 2016 making "jokes" involving the Nazi code "1488."

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 2d

donald trump is sitting at a desk with his eyes closed .

Alt: donald trump is sitting at a desk hissing

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

Good lord.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 2d

Somebody leak the source code I need this

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 2d

Big strong men come up to me with tears in their eyes saying thank you sir thank your for eating the baby

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 3d

It’s so jarring in comparison to the cohesive energized Jays

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Danny Cooper @dannycooper.bsky.social · 3d

It’s obvious New York is the Tiranë of America

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom "deceived" the Supreme Court + "profoundly misrepresented" LGBTQ+ research, according to scholars cited by ADF.

Quoted experts speak out about ADF's "distortions" + "false evidence" in major case, on deck tomorrow, to revive "conversion therapy"

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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