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The Karlie Chronicles

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Web Dev, #UMC Seminarian, Theology of Trauma/Ethics PhD to Be, She/Hers. UnCis.

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The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · Jan 13

I'm no one special. But I see so many people seeming to give up already. NO! NO NO NO! It's not over. As long as one person keeps the flame of freedom and love for neighbor alive, the powers that be HAVE NOT WON! Nemik's Manifesto, from Andor, is worth reading, and remembering:

There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try.

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The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 1d

I am currently reading Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus by Reggie Williams, and it is a lovely antidote to metaxas's Bohoeffer

Boorke Gutslinger @bleaktheology.bsky.social · 1d

With the Trump administration targeting antifascism, what does that mean for Metaxas's Bonhoeffer?

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 4d

It's a burden, but we take one for the team . . .

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The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 7d

This is awful. Gender care saves lives

Adam Turner 🏳️‍🌈 @awjt.bsky.social · 7d

In Glasgow, there is a 224-year waiting list for gender clinic appointments.

224 YEARS.

This is institutionalised discrimination. It's unacceptable, it's ruining people's lives and it needs to change.

We have the solution. Time for politicians to act.

Gender Clinic Files: Some people in Scotland will never get a gender clinic appointment on a 224-year waitlist.

This system is failing to support people to transition not because it is broken, but by design. The frustrating thing is that this would not be a difficult problem to solve under a different political paradigm.

Trans+ people do not need to be assessed by gender clinics or diagnosed by psychiatrists to tell us what we already know: we are trans. The healthcare we need, especially when it comes to hormones, is already available to cis people through making an appointment with their GP.

Gender clinics are unnecessary and exist to segregate healthcare for Trans+ people. Abolishing this system and providing Trans+ healthcare in primary care, at the GP through an informed consent model, would solve many of the issues this data reveals. GPs already prescribe hormones to cis adults. Trans+ adults simply need the same access to this healthcare.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d

Even without the official jobs data, “private-sector indicators out in recent days pointed to sluggish hiring ..”

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 10d

This looks amazing! Will I see you in Boston in November?

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 10d

Fascist governments and their performative displays. SMDH

"ICE Agents Rappel From Black Hawk Helicopters Into Chicago for Major Raid"

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 10d

No offense, but I think God already has . . .

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 11d

So, um, in today's battle environment, a big steel battleship is pretty much just a missile magnet . . .

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 11d

1) This is an awesome thread
2) If we work together we can win
3) I am so excited about hopefully going to Boston for my PhD!

Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 11d

A story about Bostonians.

In Maine in 1773, John Malcolm was tarred and feathered for the first time. He pissed off some sailors, and the sailors poured the tar (which was actually pine sap 99% of the time, NOT asphalt as we all picture) and feathers OVER his clothes. 1/?

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 11d

This is why I've started referring to my own spirituality as neo-Celtic Christianity. I'm Protestant, and I like the egalitarianism, and the environmentalism, and I recognize that this was not how it originally was.

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 12d

there's a largely imagined 'celtic christianity was a softer, gentler version until the Roman Church came along' which honestly isn't based on much.

Andrew Reeves @andrewsshi.bsky.social · 12d

I'm definitely the person on the left whenever people bring up "Celtic Christianity." Although as someone who'd like to be young but isn't, I should also emphsasize that the Celtic thing is less Boomer than it is Xers who grew up on Mists of Avalon-type stuff.

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 12d

@balconyskeletons.bsky.social ERRRRINNNN!!!! I didn't know you were on Bsky!!!!

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 13d

Preach it

isaac @sevier.io · 13d

(this is out of order)

What [Jesus] is saying is: “I come not to bring this peace of escapism, this peace that fails to confront the real issues of life, the peace that makes for stagnant complacency.” ... “I come to declare war on evil. I come to declare war on injustice

"When Peace Becomes Obnoxious"

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The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 13d

Reaping the whirlwind

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 14d

the brain of the median voter needs to be studied for science

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 15d

Let me guess: Schumer and Jeffries find this to be quite distressing and hope the Supremes will do better next time?

Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 15d

BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Trump unilaterally freeze billions in congressionally appropriated foreign aid money

apparent 6-3 vote with liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 17d

That's the worst - I'm sorry and hope you're not too tired!

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 18d

I suppose they'll crawl to him on their knees begging

Martha Albertson Fineman @mlafineman.bsky.social · 18d

Not surprised …he always backtracks…now what?
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Trump cancels meeting with Schumer and Jeffries

The president was due to meet with Democratic leaders on Thursday.

www.politico.com

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 22d

This is insane. Instead of reaching for help, many will just go straight to the next step.

Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 22d

Yes, there's no right to treatment without a parent or guardian's consent, and medical rights are often retained by birth parents even for children in foster care.

In some states this has been taken to an even greater extreme, with teens unable to get mental health support w/o parental consent.

Idaho law requires teens to seek parental consent for suicide hotline

Idaho 988 Director Lee Flinn said in most cases, the minor hangs up because “they feel like they can’t do that.”

www.idahostatesman.com

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The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 23d

Like I always say, history isn't kind to quislings. She is learning that the people she's collaborating with aren't either.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23d

File this under we told you so.

First image (screenshot of tweet with video):
Tweet from Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) reading: “Under @elonmusk, you can violently call for the medical and physical elimination of all trans people and nothing happens. This isn’t free speech. It’s marching towards the darkest moments of human history.”
Below is a paused video frame of Brianna Wu wearing glasses and a black top, standing in front of pinball machines. Text overlay on the video says: “This right wing isn’t Handling this well” and “GOT TO TALK.”
Timestamp: 10:04 AM · Sep 18, 2025. 12.4K views.

Second image (screenshot of tweet):
Tweet from Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) reading: “I think I’m moving on from Twitter. You can literally call for my death here and when I report, it doesn’t break any policies. It is horrific what Elon Musk has turned this place into, a forum where the right calls for the medical and physical genocide of trans people.”
Below, there’s a screenshot of a post by user “Lucifer” (@jhughes19801) replying to another tweet, saying: “The best solution is a straight jacket and lethal injection.” Next to it is part of Twitter/X’s policy notice stating that threats, wishing harm, and promoting violence are not allowed.
Timestamp: 5:34 AM · Sep 18, 2025. 16.9K views.

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 23d

As always, Star Wars speaks to real life very cogently. And yes, Star Wars has ALWAYS been political . . .

QG Jenna 🖤 @quigonjenna.bsky.social · 23d

“…there is a darkness reaching like rust into everything around us. We let it grow, and now it's here. It's here and it's not visiting anymore. It wants to stay.

The Empire is a disease that thrives in darkness; it is never more alive than when we sleep.”

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Basil 🌿 @basil-mage.bsky.social · 23d

Bruh

Drawing if a tired puppy with the caption; "This too shall pass but like wtf"

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The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 24d

In my burb the coffee shop is always a Starbucks

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 24d

Rate cut because new housing starts and building permits fell more than expected, which is actually a really bad sign, but the stock market, as usual, is detached from reality and the DJIA is up, and sooner or later all the bad economic data is gonna catch up and watch out . . .

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24d

Fed cuts rates a quarter point.

Standby for Trump rage post …

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 26d

I'd argue that most people don't read. I mean, the average reading level is 5th grade, and the median is four - and believe me, there are a lot that never touch a book. So they've learned very little because they haven't learned anything.

jdh37.bsky.social @jdh37.bsky.social · 26d

I thought something similar after seeing a whole shelf of books at a shop on WWII and other 20th century history. It was a little depressing seeing how we seemed to have learned from it.

The Karlie Chronicles @karliechronicles.bsky.social · 26d

Here's what frightens me: If they get away with silencing people over CKirk, and they are, is the next step silencing any criticism of the current regime?

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