Shane Liesegang, SJ
@sjml.bsky.social
🎭 theater kid turned 🎮 game dev turned ✝️ Jesuit [scholastic+deacon]
past: skyrim, fallout, god of war, novitiate, philosophy/political econ, refugee aid (🇱🇧🇮🇶🇯🇴🇸🇾), theology, starfield, migrant care (🇵🇭)
present: theology in Boston
https://shaneliesegang.com
past: skyrim, fallout, god of war, novitiate, philosophy/political econ, refugee aid (🇱🇧🇮🇶🇯🇴🇸🇾), theology, starfield, migrant care (🇵🇭)
present: theology in Boston
https://shaneliesegang.com
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Shane Liesegang, SJ
@sjml.bsky.social
· Feb 3
I'm increasingly skeptical that "another birdsite" is the answer but there's so many people I can only keep in touch with on the social, so here we are. My old feed was a mix of lefty politics, tech/games, and religion. Trying to find more of the same, but now with migration/refugee stuff thrown in.
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yeah I gotta say, no one would be more surprised than me, but this is an uncharacteristically robust reply
my gut tells me american politics are about to shift radically within the next few days, as this rubicon crossing event occurs with both sides heading toward snowstorm-induced isolation and online algorithms
January 24, 2026 at 10:44 PM
yeah I gotta say, no one would be more surprised than me, but this is an uncharacteristically robust reply
my group chats are good for me
January 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM
my group chats are good for me
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Genuinely the only thing keeping me going—but it really is keeping me going—is how good it is to see people link arms and push for this to end.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Genuinely the only thing keeping me going—but it really is keeping me going—is how good it is to see people link arms and push for this to end.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.
I'm sorry, did they build a BARRICADE?!
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I'm sorry, did they build a BARRICADE?!
Defunding ICE will not heal our society. Abolishing ICE will not heal our society. Prosecuting ICE will not heal our society. But our society cannot begin to heal until it first defunds, abolishes, and prosecutes ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Defunding ICE will not heal our society. Abolishing ICE will not heal our society. Prosecuting ICE will not heal our society. But our society cannot begin to heal until it first defunds, abolishes, and prosecutes ICE.
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I WANT MORE ELECTED DEMS TO SAY "future prosecution of ICE agents."
Walz press conference - "We're creating a log of evidence for the future prosecution of ice agents and officials responsible."
January 24, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I WANT MORE ELECTED DEMS TO SAY "future prosecution of ICE agents."
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People get their news via social media these days. Newspapers always have a comics section, because if there's not something good to look forward to, people stop showing up to learn about the bad. So post your art &don't feel bad about it. We're the cheese wrapped around these hard to swallow pills.
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
People get their news via social media these days. Newspapers always have a comics section, because if there's not something good to look forward to, people stop showing up to learn about the bad. So post your art &don't feel bad about it. We're the cheese wrapped around these hard to swallow pills.
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You: It can’t happen to me.
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
You: It can’t happen to me.
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
The state: we looked into this white guy we killed and we do feel a need to bring up these parking tickets
Kudos to the actual news agencies for leaving clarity in the headlines about who did what. Google's summary headline elides agency and is a bit fashy. Don't know how much they've put LLMs into the Google News pipeline, but curious as to how this summary was composed.
January 24, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Kudos to the actual news agencies for leaving clarity in the headlines about who did what. Google's summary headline elides agency and is a bit fashy. Don't know how much they've put LLMs into the Google News pipeline, but curious as to how this summary was composed.
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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the "and you're surprised by this?" guys have never been less vital than they are right now
January 24, 2026 at 6:52 PM
the "and you're surprised by this?" guys have never been less vital than they are right now
Doing my house job the day before a major storm. Pray for me. “I am a leaf on the wind…”
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Doing my house job the day before a major storm. Pray for me. “I am a leaf on the wind…”
maybe it's all the residual stress hormones still in my body from my synthesis oral defense but this week's episode of The Pitt has me EMOSH being like “all these people who *care* and are just so *good at their jobs*”
🥹😭
🥹😭
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
maybe it's all the residual stress hormones still in my body from my synthesis oral defense but this week's episode of The Pitt has me EMOSH being like “all these people who *care* and are just so *good at their jobs*”
🥹😭
🥹😭
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May you all soon experience an unexpected Colm Meaney. 🙏🏻
got hit with an unexpected colm meaney appearance in a movie. what a delight. what a treat
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 AM
May you all soon experience an unexpected Colm Meaney. 🙏🏻
What deep sickness of the soul would enable you to put a TWO-YEAR-OLD in a detention center? Leave aside the deeply flawed politics of all of this, the horrific abuse of policing powers, all of that. There is absolutely no world where a TODDLER should be sent to a jail in another state.
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 2:09 AM
What deep sickness of the soul would enable you to put a TWO-YEAR-OLD in a detention center? Leave aside the deeply flawed politics of all of this, the horrific abuse of policing powers, all of that. There is absolutely no world where a TODDLER should be sent to a jail in another state.
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DESPITE A COURT ORDERING HER RELEASE
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
January 24, 2026 at 1:12 AM
DESPITE A COURT ORDERING HER RELEASE
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I had a good time talking to Rohan about how games can fit into a living of The Good Life 🥹 but are not a magic panacea that makes people more empathetic 😔 while also making a plug for the Ignatian Examen 🙏🏻 and the spiritual writings of Starfield 🚀
Little announcement: I’ll be presenting Soul Search for the next six weeks or so!
We’re kicking off the 2026 season with a reflection on leisure, pleasure and video games, featuring @sjml.bsky.social!
We’re kicking off the 2026 season with a reflection on leisure, pleasure and video games, featuring @sjml.bsky.social!
Can video games be part of the “good life?” - ABC listen
Are video games a waste of time? Aristotle said a good life is one of flourishing and realising your potential. So, can games enrich our lives, or are they a kind of "false pleasure?"
www.abc.net.au
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I had a good time talking to Rohan about how games can fit into a living of The Good Life 🥹 but are not a magic panacea that makes people more empathetic 😔 while also making a plug for the Ignatian Examen 🙏🏻 and the spiritual writings of Starfield 🚀
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One of them images that sticks with you. The long gun the expression on the marine, the man holding Elian, Elian himself. Never forgot it and I was 12.
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 PM
One of them images that sticks with you. The long gun the expression on the marine, the man holding Elian, Elian himself. Never forgot it and I was 12.
Kris is super good at their job and you should hire Kris if you are a person who hires people to do things that Kris does well
Periodic reminder that I am open for work!
Specifically I am looking for:
-Writing roles
-Editing roles
-Project management roles
I have a decade of experience in all levels of journalism and seven years as a game developer and localizer
Specifically I am looking for:
-Writing roles
-Editing roles
-Project management roles
I have a decade of experience in all levels of journalism and seven years as a game developer and localizer
January 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Kris is super good at their job and you should hire Kris if you are a person who hires people to do things that Kris does well
it was multi-WEEK; it was headline news; it was a matter of constant scandal and debate; I was literally asked to articulate my thoughts about it at a college interview
dangit I can already tell Liam Ramos is gonna be one of those things that makes me righteously angry until my deathbed, like USAID
dangit I can already tell Liam Ramos is gonna be one of those things that makes me righteously angry until my deathbed, like USAID
January 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM
it was multi-WEEK; it was headline news; it was a matter of constant scandal and debate; I was literally asked to articulate my thoughts about it at a college interview
dangit I can already tell Liam Ramos is gonna be one of those things that makes me righteously angry until my deathbed, like USAID
dangit I can already tell Liam Ramos is gonna be one of those things that makes me righteously angry until my deathbed, like USAID
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I had a good time talking to Rohan about how games can fit into a living of The Good Life 🥹 but are not a magic panacea that makes people more empathetic 😔 while also making a plug for the Ignatian Examen 🙏🏻 and the spiritual writings of Starfield 🚀
Little announcement: I’ll be presenting Soul Search for the next six weeks or so!
We’re kicking off the 2026 season with a reflection on leisure, pleasure and video games, featuring @sjml.bsky.social!
We’re kicking off the 2026 season with a reflection on leisure, pleasure and video games, featuring @sjml.bsky.social!
Can video games be part of the “good life?” - ABC listen
Are video games a waste of time? Aristotle said a good life is one of flourishing and realising your potential. So, can games enrich our lives, or are they a kind of "false pleasure?"
www.abc.net.au
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I had a good time talking to Rohan about how games can fit into a living of The Good Life 🥹 but are not a magic panacea that makes people more empathetic 😔 while also making a plug for the Ignatian Examen 🙏🏻 and the spiritual writings of Starfield 🚀
This increases the number of Academy Award Nominees/Winners in THE CORE (2003) to six!!
Delroy Lindo has finally received his first ever Oscar nomination for his performance in ‘SINNERS’
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
This increases the number of Academy Award Nominees/Winners in THE CORE (2003) to six!!