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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 3d

Uh, the rest of us could definitely use the leaked audio of this talk www.reuters.com/world/us/pet...

Exclusive: Peter Thiel in talk on 'Antichrist' says he told Elon Musk not to give wealth to charity

Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and early supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has urged long-time associate Elon Musk to quit the Giving Pledge under which signatories leave the majority of their wealth to charity.

www.reuters.com

Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 5d

11 hours of playoff baseball today, huh?

cc: Harvard Human Flourishing Program

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 6d

I did "admin night" with some friends recently, and it was a huge success. We enjoyed each other's company while doing all the things we had been putting off, like asking your medical provider to right-size your bill

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 7d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 7d

yall need to make an exception and take this one out from behind the paywall

Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 9d

I'm glad you have that ahead of you! it's truly an amazing performance.

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 9d

Andy Serkis audiobook of Lord of the Rings fixes a lot of problems

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 10d

Oklahoma's laws were established during the frontier era, which authorities said removed statute of limitations for those out of state - so people couldn't commit crimes and then flee

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 10d

A rare event: a leading pastor criminally convicted for child sex abuse. Usually victims don't disclose abuse until they're in their 40s, which is typically when the statute of limitations has passed.

www.christianitytoday.com/2025/10/robe...

Gateway Church Founder Robert Morris Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse - Christianity Today

The criminal conviction comes decades after the abuse and a year after the survivor shared her account online.

www.christianitytoday.com

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 11d

Reformed Baptist pastor facing AI child porn charges. In general these are pretty new laws - www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Nampa pastor has $2M bond on child porn charges. ‘The images are horrific’

“This is a grievous sin and something he hid thoroughly.” The church immediately removed the man from his position.

www.yahoo.com

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 11d

"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 13d

bookmarked for a listen! I was struck on a road trip in Canada recently how much of a thing it was there, too.

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 13d

sounds like one of those coffee shops that's secretly Christian

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 14d

Where do you get training to have the instinct to shield other people in a situation like this? I want to be that person, but would I be that person? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

At Least 4 Dead in Attack on Michigan Church

www.nytimes.com

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 16d

new research, just in time for us to stop this! daylight saving time is harmful to our health www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Circadian-informed modeling predicts regional variation in obesity and stroke outcomes under different permanent US time policies | PNAS

Seasonal changes in time policy, such as switching between Standard Time (SDT) and Daylight Saving Time (DST), have been adopted by many countries,...

www.pnas.org

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 17d

this agent has been "relieved of duties" gothamist.com/news/federal...

Federal agent who shoved woman to the floor in NYC ‘relieved of duties,’ official says

The officer's conduct in a video that captured the incident is "unacceptable," a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson says.

gothamist.com

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 18d

Good heavens

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 18d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 19d

The State official now overseeing PEPFAR, Jeff Graham, said he "learned somewhat by accident I would step into this role Jan 21. Thank you Marco Rubio." He mentioned he studied religion in college and "the Book of Job comes to mind -- how do we work through challenges"

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 19d

I went to a State Department prayer breakfast focused on PEPFAR this morning in NYC. Lot of leaders from faith-based orgs like World Vision and Catholic Relief Services, as well as State officials and White House faith office director Jennifer Korn. In support of PEPFAR!

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Ruth Graham @ruthgraham.bsky.social · 20d

Camp Mystic is reopening, and planning to build a memorial that families of the 27 girls who died say they were not consulted about and do not want. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

Camp Mystic Will Reopen Over Objections From Parents of the Dead

www.nytimes.com

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kate shellnutt @kateshellnutt.bsky.social · 20d

"They worry that efforts to lionize Kirk will deepen the rift between Black and White evangelicals."

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Black Christians confront Charlie Kirk’s religious legacy

Conservative evangelicals’ embrace of Charlie Kirk’s legacy is forcing some Black Christians to reconcile the activist’s divisive comments on race with the Christian values of tolerance and empathy.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 20d

Warren was very involved in PEPFAR’s early days but shifted his attention to mental health after his son died. Seems like he’s turning some attention to global health

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 20d

Rick Warren is speaking at a Gates Foundation event in NYC alongside UNGA about the projected increase in child mortality for the first time in 25 years. “We are in a moral crisis. … I know what grief it could cause to lose a child.”

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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 21d

Glad to see you on here!

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 21d

Also just now: Erika Kirk, speaking at Charlie Kirk's memorial, publicly forgave her husband’s assassin killer onstage.

“I forgive him because it was what Christ did."

She adds: “The answer, we know from the Gospel, is love and always love—love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.”

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