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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 2h

you can’t find it in the old mass or breviary, but perhaps it can be found at the Word On Fire Institute

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 3h

it probably won’t hurt to embed a little anti-Catholicism in the fundamental law of the Second Republic

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 3h

Checking out this guy’s other work

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collin cornell @collincornell.bsky.social · 11h

“One of the chants that has become ubiquitous at these protests at Broadview is, ‘Love your neighbor, love your God, save your soul and quit your job,’” said Black, who pastors at the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago. “Everybody chants that.”

RNS @rns.org · 1d

The pastors’ efforts are part of rising faith-based pushback to the Trump administration as the president seeks to implement plans for mass deportation of immigrants.
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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who…

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 6h

wow she is bringing a new kind of energy and vision to the news business

a roundtable discussion with two older establishment Democrats and a conservative

could she get John McLaughlin to host or is that too far out there

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 6h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 7h

no way the statue on top isn’t something like the archangel Michael with Trump’s face

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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 11h

what do you even say. what do you even say.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 11h

Okay amazing comedic stuff here

*TRUMP ON CHINA MINERAL EXPORT CONTROLS: JUST HEARD THIS
*TRUMP ON CHINA EXPORT CONTROLS: LUTNICK, BESSENT WILL SORT OUT

*TRUMP SUGGESTS MAYBE WILL NEED TO STOP SOME EXPORTS TO CHINA
*UNCLEAR WHAT EXPORTS TO CHINA TRUMP REFERS TO

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Tom @dixitinsipiens.bsky.social · 12h

"Friends, I am just so grateful to live in a capitalist society where we can all afford both red and gold pens to use on these papal documents. And as Michael Novak reminded us, the true image of the poor, maligned, Suffering Servant today, is the modern American business corporation"

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 16h

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Matt G. Metcalf @mattmetcalf.bsky.social · 1d

Ok there's a lot going on here.

If nothing else it seems to be proof that Trump is not the only one writing his social media posts.

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1d

👀 The note Rubio handed to Trump:

“You need to approve a Truth Social post soon so you can announce deal first.”

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 1d

actually sanding the floor has been fun (but there was a layer of linoleum above it, and carpet above that, and taking those off was nasty work)

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 1d

i wonder if a sufficient number of viable democrats have it in them to effectively counter a narrative of "i am tanking the economy, firing everyone i can, and sending soldiers to push you around if i dont like the way you think, and also lee greenwood is the only music allowed"

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 1d

home improvement day

two sanders of very different sizes on a wooden floor in the process of restoration

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 1d

the paranoid and the activist usage were the same (the difference being only whether one was “raising consciousness”) about something real.

the Right seized on it when it was used in slogans in 2020, because “save the nation from Woke Ideology” sounds better than “police brutality is good”

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

if blue state governors and mayors aren't already thinking about the reliability of various police forces nominally under their control, they should start immediately

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 1d

it’s had the same meaning since people outside the circles of black activism were introduced to it a few years ago

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 1d

“woke” is a technical term for everything that annoys Republican Dads, and few things annoy them so much as criticism of ICE

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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi, in this single exchange, confirms beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is not the Attorney General of the United States.

She is Attorney Specific of Donald Trump.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 1d

Proclaim Wokeness throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof.

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump's immigration crackdown

www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 2d

I know we’re going in circles but it is abundantly clear that they have literally no idea, let alone a plan, to fix their own mess.

Nobody is at the wheel, it is the first social media AI presidency and they drove themselves into a blind alley.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 2d

What the folks who no longer trust mainstream news fundamentally want is to be lied to, and not just on the editorial page. You will never win them back as long as you're doing serious journalism. I wish this wasn't the case, but for the moment it sure seems to be.

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 2d

in other words, they don’t understand that the people reporting bad things about Israel are doing a different kind of project from the people expressing positive opinions about Israel

Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 2d

Not an expert on this stuff but I have the sense that no one backing Weiss understands that what she has done her whole career, opinion-based news-flavored content, is distinct from news reporting.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 2d

Look I think there is a limit to what mockery practically achieves but it fucking rules that the American Himmler had to go on TV to sputter about how he’s not actually under five feet tall

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Stephen Miller responding to AOC calling Miller a clown and saying he is angry that he is 4’10”: We knew her brain didn't work—now we know their eyes don't work.

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