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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 5d

It's just an imaginative AI video by Sora.

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 5d

What about Good Bunny? Was Good Bunny not available?

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 5d

Ice, State Police, and National Guard attempt to arrest each other because...erm, I'm gonna say, Antifa.

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 10d

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Reaping the Harvest of Militarized Police Forces

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.—Hosea

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 10d

All the “Give me liberty or give me death” and “Live Free or Die" folks caved so hard that there are miners trapped inside.

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 19d

Antifascist #1: "Reverend Mother, I have sinned."
Antifascist #2: "I, too, Reverend Mother."
#soundofmusic

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 21d

The destructive aspect of his legacy will remain unavoidable—both during his lifetime and after.

mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 21d

*I don’t believe it’s wrong to shine light on a toxic and shameful legacy, just as it isn’t wrong to mention Bill Cosby’s dark history. While some may insist we must remember him solely as “America’s Dad” from The Cosby Show, it’s immoral and unethical to ignore the 60+ women he sexually assaulted.

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 21d

—The joke also demonstrates how Christian Nationalism is a political ideology masquerading as a religion...and many forget to even wear a mask.

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 21d

This joke was used to introduce an argument that Islam is a political ideology masquerading as a religion. The joke combines the killing of a gay person with the genocide in Gaza. The joke gets big laughs from the pastor and Christians attending the Bold Men United conference at Generation Church.

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 26d

Better yet, start focusing more on that the day after tomorrow and less on folks spreading nutty religious hokum. #winsome

mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 26d

Hey, if your church is getting raptured tomorrow, why not send a hefty donation to my church or others who will still be here aspiring to follow Jesus by doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God?

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 26d

Trump admin now advises mustard plaster, sarsaparilla tonic, and raw potato slices in socks for Covid.

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 28d

“There he lay, a vast red-golden dragon, fast asleep, dreaming pleasant dreams. The light from his smouldering scales made the gold sparkle, the gems gleam, the silver glitter. Gems and diamonds clung to his belly as though he had rolled among them in his sleep.”

mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 28d

The dragon glows with the reflection of his wealth, rolling in coins and crowns with grotesque delight, as though he feeds on possession itself:

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 28d

Smaug is not simply guarding the treasure, he is absorbed in it, enthralled by it. Tolkien shows him sprawled across mountains of gold, jewels pressed into his belly as if treasure had become part of his body.

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · 28d

Donald Trump has always decorated like a small child imagines a rich person would decorate. I can only think of one individual who loves gold more.

In The Hobbit, Tolkien paints Smaug’s relationship with his hoard in imagery that’s both sensuous and terrifying...

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · Sep 19

"A thing is funny when...it upsets the established order. Every joke is a tiny revolution." —George Orwell

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · Sep 16

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Noncompetitive Grief and Truth-Telling

A Peace-Church Response

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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Death of Democracy: A Drama in Three Acts

mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · Sep 7

Newsweek says violent crime is higher in Dallas than Chicago, so why are there reports Texas is sending their National Guard to Chicago?
And why is the president personally sending out absurd memes pretending he’s a soldier that I have to fix. Stay in your lane, Sir.

mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · Sep 6

“You ever bite into something so foul you just have to make someone else taste it?"
Now serving, Pastor Douglas Wilson—A mix of plagiarism, misogyny, nationalism, slavery-apologetics, and abuse cover-up...with hints of chutney and burnt hair.
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mmckeever @mmckeever.bsky.social · Sep 6

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