John Wm. Houghton
@numenor.reunitedkingdoms.net
Episcopal priest; school & seminary chaplain.
Writes on Tolkien, Bede, Hoosier history.
Dog, Beda.
Poems: https://a.co/d/0CneRK8
Thaumaturge of Annandale series: https://tinyurl.com/B087RS699Q
I-Númenóreo Taracáno Lisseryar: https://tinyurl.com/RKGandA
Writes on Tolkien, Bede, Hoosier history.
Dog, Beda.
Poems: https://a.co/d/0CneRK8
Thaumaturge of Annandale series: https://tinyurl.com/B087RS699Q
I-Númenóreo Taracáno Lisseryar: https://tinyurl.com/RKGandA
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Introductions:
Educated at Culver Military Academy, Harvard, Indiana, Yale, Notre Dame.
I taught English, History, Religious Studies & Ethics in private day and boarding schools. Most recently Dean of the Alumni Chapel & Chair of Religious Studies and Philosophy, The Hill School. 1/x
Educated at Culver Military Academy, Harvard, Indiana, Yale, Notre Dame.
I taught English, History, Religious Studies & Ethics in private day and boarding schools. Most recently Dean of the Alumni Chapel & Chair of Religious Studies and Philosophy, The Hill School. 1/x
⚓ A couple in the parish where I preached today have been working, w/ assistance of an immigration attorney, to get a new class of lawful residency after the termination of TPS. Authorities have asked them to come in this week to file some further paperwork--they expect to be seized at the office.
February 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
⚓ A couple in the parish where I preached today have been working, w/ assistance of an immigration attorney, to get a new class of lawful residency after the termination of TPS. Authorities have asked them to come in this week to file some further paperwork--they expect to be seized at the office.
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When Bereleh and Faygel Krugman emigrated from Belarus to New York, which was mostly Catholic and Jewish in 1920, I don't think they did for the Scots (with one t) Irish culture
February 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
When Bereleh and Faygel Krugman emigrated from Belarus to New York, which was mostly Catholic and Jewish in 1920, I don't think they did for the Scots (with one t) Irish culture
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The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
“. . . I do not believe that the meaning of the Constitution was forever ‘fixed’ at the Philadelphia Convention. “Nor do I find the wisdom, foresight, and sense of justice exhibited by the Framers particularly profound. To the contrary, the government they devised was defective from the start.” 1/2
February 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“. . . I do not believe that the meaning of the Constitution was forever ‘fixed’ at the Philadelphia Convention. “Nor do I find the wisdom, foresight, and sense of justice exhibited by the Framers particularly profound. To the contrary, the government they devised was defective from the start.” 1/2
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“Russia saw Navalny as a threat. By using this form of poison the Russian state demonstrated the despicable tools it has at its disposal and the overwhelming fear it has of political opposition.”
“Epibatidine can be found naturally in dart frogs in the wild in South America. Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia. There is no innocent explanation for its presence in Navalny’s body.”
Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say
Intelligence agencies say deadly toxin in skin of Ecuador dart frogs found in Navalny’s body and highly likely resulted in his death
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
“Russia saw Navalny as a threat. By using this form of poison the Russian state demonstrated the despicable tools it has at its disposal and the overwhelming fear it has of political opposition.”
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In its ongoing war against higher ed—and law firms—the battles MAGA has won are those where the other side surrendered in advance. (The Columbia/UT Austin/Paul Weiss "strategy," vs the Harvard/UCLA/Perkins Coie/etc strategy.)
Resistance is not just braver but also smarter and more effective.
Resistance is not just braver but also smarter and more effective.
This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:
Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
www.latimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
In its ongoing war against higher ed—and law firms—the battles MAGA has won are those where the other side surrendered in advance. (The Columbia/UT Austin/Paul Weiss "strategy," vs the Harvard/UCLA/Perkins Coie/etc strategy.)
Resistance is not just braver but also smarter and more effective.
Resistance is not just braver but also smarter and more effective.
I hope that these verses, dear, ‘ll
Not strike you as facile or odious:
On this day, could I be your Cyril,
Or even perhaps your Methodius?
(Still working on the card design.)
Not strike you as facile or odious:
On this day, could I be your Cyril,
Or even perhaps your Methodius?
(Still working on the card design.)
February 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I hope that these verses, dear, ‘ll
Not strike you as facile or odious:
On this day, could I be your Cyril,
Or even perhaps your Methodius?
(Still working on the card design.)
Not strike you as facile or odious:
On this day, could I be your Cyril,
Or even perhaps your Methodius?
(Still working on the card design.)
Yesterday, at the check up with the optometrist to see how Wednesday’s cataract surgery had gone.
He: “So how’s that left eye doing?”
I: “Sinister.”
He laughed, but then again I’m paying him.
He: “So how’s that left eye doing?”
I: “Sinister.”
He laughed, but then again I’m paying him.
February 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Yesterday, at the check up with the optometrist to see how Wednesday’s cataract surgery had gone.
He: “So how’s that left eye doing?”
I: “Sinister.”
He laughed, but then again I’m paying him.
He: “So how’s that left eye doing?”
I: “Sinister.”
He laughed, but then again I’m paying him.
The two best ideas of my retirement so far have been:
1) The Dog, and
2) The gas log in the old fireplace
both shown here from Christmas season.
1) The Dog, and
2) The gas log in the old fireplace
both shown here from Christmas season.
February 14, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The two best ideas of my retirement so far have been:
1) The Dog, and
2) The gas log in the old fireplace
both shown here from Christmas season.
1) The Dog, and
2) The gas log in the old fireplace
both shown here from Christmas season.
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Exclusive overnight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/uscis-refu...
February 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Exclusive overnight, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/uscis-refu...
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As the mist swept across Glastonbury Tor, the crescent moon was rising. Taken about 45 minutes before sunrise this morning.
February 13, 2026 at 8:44 AM
As the mist swept across Glastonbury Tor, the crescent moon was rising. Taken about 45 minutes before sunrise this morning.
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This is Bogie. This rope is his very favorite toy because it makes his tiny human smile too. 13/10 (TT: _chelsea_brown_4)
February 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
This is Bogie. This rope is his very favorite toy because it makes his tiny human smile too. 13/10 (TT: _chelsea_brown_4)
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The GOP is ginning up the “non-citizen voting” claim and the House has passed the SAVE act, which harms eligible US voters.
It’s bullshit. All of it. Its sole purpose is to undermine trust in elections as a pretext for a fed power grab.
Get the facts.
These are voices I trust.
go.bsky.app/PTSTqyD
It’s bullshit. All of it. Its sole purpose is to undermine trust in elections as a pretext for a fed power grab.
Get the facts.
These are voices I trust.
go.bsky.app/PTSTqyD
February 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The GOP is ginning up the “non-citizen voting” claim and the House has passed the SAVE act, which harms eligible US voters.
It’s bullshit. All of it. Its sole purpose is to undermine trust in elections as a pretext for a fed power grab.
Get the facts.
These are voices I trust.
go.bsky.app/PTSTqyD
It’s bullshit. All of it. Its sole purpose is to undermine trust in elections as a pretext for a fed power grab.
Get the facts.
These are voices I trust.
go.bsky.app/PTSTqyD
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
1/
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Say what you will about Pam Bondi, she always keeps her cool, shows due respect for Congress, and takes responsibility for her actions
February 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Say what you will about Pam Bondi, she always keeps her cool, shows due respect for Congress, and takes responsibility for her actions
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Steve is wondering if anyone saw that...
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Steve is wondering if anyone saw that...
Ally canine.
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Ally canine.
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Trump goes full racist during Black History Month, refuses to apologize. What the research says about why this matters.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/trump-goes...
www.whitetoolong.net/p/trump-goes...
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Trump goes full racist during Black History Month, refuses to apologize. What the research says about why this matters.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/trump-goes...
www.whitetoolong.net/p/trump-goes...
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Alabama’s past is America’s future. Ever met anyone who brags they voted for George Wallace?
February 7, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Alabama’s past is America’s future. Ever met anyone who brags they voted for George Wallace?
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It's not breaking news by now, I guess, except in what it does to our hearts.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:40 PM
It's not breaking news by now, I guess, except in what it does to our hearts.
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Look at this otter enjoying his best life :)
February 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Look at this otter enjoying his best life :)
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Here is the latest on the story about the visitor brochures at Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi. www.mississippifreepress.org/brochures-ca...
Brochures Calling Medgar Evers’ Killer ‘Racist’ Still Available at Evers Home
Brochures detailing the true history of the racist who killed Medgar Evers are available at his memorialized home in Jackson, Mississippi.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Here is the latest on the story about the visitor brochures at Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi. www.mississippifreepress.org/brochures-ca...