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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙 @thesnarkygent.bsky.social · 1h

NO KINGS
ONLY FROGS

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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 1h

I’ve also noticed that whenever people talk about “the authority of God” they never mean it, what they *actually* mean is “the unquestioned authority of the men who claim to speak for God”

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Julie McGalliard @mcjulie.bsky.social · 1h

I still think it’s weird that American evangelicals, the people who TAUGHT me that faith was primarily a matter of deep personal conviction and that our relationship to Jesus was “personal,” are the ones who want a theocracy

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1h

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

Douthat: So that’s the first purpose of your political project, for America to stop making God angry.

Wilson: Yes. And most people think that when they are confronted with that project, they think that we want to get our tentacles into everything and start controlling everything. I actually think we need limited government. The government should be significantly smaller than it is, and we need to curtail a lot of the busybodyness that we have. That’s why I would call myself a theocratic libertarian. There is a true libertarian element in this, and yet, the transcendent grounding for what we’re talking about means that we acknowledge the authority of God.

We have racked up quite a body count of awful crimes, and I believe the only way out is for us to repent and turn to Christ. This would be things like no more Pride parades, no more drag queen story hours, no more abortion on demand, no more legalized same-sex unions — all of that, done. That’s the repentance part.

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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙 @thesnarkygent.bsky.social · 1h

It's important to note that Wilson has scathing hatred for queer people but had no qualms about defending one of his seminary students who *sexually abused the 14-year-old daighter of the host family he was staying with*

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1h

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1h

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 1h

Pepe is Portland Frog’s Wario

Spooky Witch Kat (hag/witch/banshee) 🖤💜👻🎃💀🐈‍⬛💜🖤 @switchkat13.bsky.social · 1h

Pepe walked on the wrong side of history, so his fellow frog persons are making up for that in spades.

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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙 @thesnarkygent.bsky.social · 1h

I didn't realize crime had a "buy in bulk" discount option

The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 3h

Nevada could’ve fined Elon Musk’s Boring Co. more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

Via ProPublica: thenevadaindependent.com/article/elon...

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 2h

FWIW, Im generally pro-"tell the world about this once-fringe thing" journalism. And the NYT piece had some good pushback. But these folks want to be normalized, and every "grievance presented as fact presented as justification" that they get through is a step in that direction.

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 2h

The folks claiming this stuff are the same ones who decided “believe women” or “Black lives matter” = calls to upend due process and the rights of white men. It’s a nesting doll of obfuscation and hysterics that allows them to be victims and thus justified to openly pursue a politics of denomination

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 3h

As a straight young white man who covers Christian nationalism, I would perhaps have asked Doug Wilson some follow ups on this if it were running it in the NYT as part of his 10K-word defense of Christian nationalism.

For example:

“That really happen?”
“You sure about that??”
“But did it tho?????”

Wilson: No, I grant the point in principle. I don't believe that classical liberalism gets everything wrong. I really don't believe that.
And I enjoyed very much the country I grew up in, and I received many benefits from that era. So that point's granted.

But on the dank right, I believe that the liberal treatment of young white males has been one of the causes for this recoil and eruption. What you had was a toxic combination of a bad economy of young men being told repeatedly that they are the cancer of the planet, that their masculinity is toxic, that their skin is the blight of the world, and their heterosexuality is a hate crime.

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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙 @thesnarkygent.bsky.social · 2h

So many goddamn people on this site: "MGP has a sophisticated grasp of how best to respond to her district, we should learn from her!"

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov: "go touch grass or read less news if you're mad about anything, I truly could not care less"

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez @gluesenkampperez.house.gov · 3h

Grounding yourself in what is good and beautiful is so important – especially during such a crazy time.

So, I'm excited to kick of Fall with our annual Bigleaf Maple Big Leaf Contest! It's a reason to outside, get to know the woods around you, and have fun.

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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙 @thesnarkygent.bsky.social · 2h

You are, without a doubt, one of the most out of touch and useless representatives to have ever blundered into Congress. What grave sins did we commit in the 3rd district to be punished by God or whoever by having you "represent" us?

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Bi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙 @thesnarkygent.bsky.social · 2h

Constituents in WA-03: "What are you doing about our rising costs if living? Or the president declaring war on Portland? Or ICE abusing people? Or the GOP blocking the release of the Epstein list? Or the-"

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov: "You all sound so stressed, you should go find a leaf! 🍂😀"

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez @gluesenkampperez.house.gov · 3h

Grounding yourself in what is good and beautiful is so important – especially during such a crazy time.

So, I'm excited to kick of Fall with our annual Bigleaf Maple Big Leaf Contest! It's a reason to outside, get to know the woods around you, and have fun.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3h

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 7h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 6h

it’s said all the time but I think we should continue to hammer home how insane it is that we got dead-eyed bros trying to sell us robots that will free us from the supposedly cruel burden of “creative careers” instead of the actual cruel burden of “doing menial household chores”

Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 6h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 5h

I don't want to lambast a guy for the crimes of his son, but how many times do we have to hear about another church pedophile.

It's not porn's fault you're a sexual abuser. Maybe if people spent time dealing with actual ISSUES rather than blaming everything on a imaginary demon...

Screen shot of Ron DeHaas essay (The Perfect Sin) recovered from the Covenant Eyes website:

As my personal burden for the issue of internet pornography has grown, I have seen in the testimonials of our members how pornography has broken relationships.
It breaks down relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, on the job, even lost jobs, relationship to church family, relationship to the "inner man," and a person's relationship to God.
Related: The Effects of Porn on Wives and Marriages
When there is a secret life going on, that secret life affects every one of those relationships. A secret life pervades every aspect of life, and diminishes effectiveness in all areas of life-home, job, church, everything. For those who are active in a church of any faith, a secret life destroys ministry, and the cumulative effect of millions of secret lives is an ineffective church. Basically, Internet pornography has been perhaps the greatest push toward an era of ineffective ministry.
Related: Porn-A Gateway Drug
All the more for the pastor, minister, or counselor whose job and ministry are tied together. The damage that Internet pornography has done is truly immeasurable.
So, from Satan's perspective, internet pornography is the perfect sin. It breaks families and jobs and communities, it tears down a person's relationship to God, it diminishes the work of ministry, and it is devastating in every way. And it is freely available to everyone of all ages, it is only two clicks (maybe one if it's bookmarked) away from you reading this, it is addictive, and (without a monitoring program) it is totally secret. I firmly believe that internet pornography is the sin of this decade. What more could
Satan ask for?

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 6h

DeHaas said he founded Covenant Eyes to keep his kids from accessing porn on the internet. The app blocks porn sites as well as screenshots images from your device and sends them to your "accountability partner"

His son used the app Hush to lure a 14 year old for sex, asking for her to send pics.

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T: If only tou had a fake id lol. Lots more options then
B: Like what?
T: Like motels, adult theaters, etc. And then even if we were caught by security or something it's way easier to get out of it (monkey emoji x2)
08/10/2025
B: Haha ok! So what do we get to do IF we find a good place? (heart eye emoji)
T: We'll have to see when the time comes. (kiss emoji) I'm trying to start slow, see how we feel about the vibe
B: Oh I hope u like my vibe!
T: And I hope you like mine (heart face emoji)
08/11/2025
T: Off to bed yet?
B: No lol its early lol
B: Rur kids my age? Lol do they go to bed this early????
T: Yeah I guess lol
T: What are you up to?
T: Way younger lol
B: Oh lol
B: Im just chilling lol I like thinking about u

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 6h

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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Jeffrey Rowland @wigu.org · 11h

When God closes a door He opens a window. This drives me NUTS. Terrible roommate. The electric bill is outrageous. There's a bird's nest in the bathroom

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 7h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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MrNelson007, Defender of Skara Brae @mrnelson007.bsky.social · 8h

Turns out All Stick No Carrot comes for the people who have gotten all carrot for years most of all

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 8h

now I understand why they pushed ads for this into every Tesla, the official car of cheering for Skynet

Slate @slate.com · 8h

The new Tron is like if a Terminator movie wanted you to cheer for Skynet. slate.trib.al/XZ9iQq4

One of Our Oldest Sci-Fi Franchises Is Back. The New Movie Is Woefully Out of Step With Our Moment.

Every generation gets the Tron movie it deserves. That’s bad news for the new one.

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 9h

I need to think on this for like 20 hours straight to process it

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Snowden St. @snowden.st · 9h

Undead Neil Postman, after a couple cigarettes to steady himself, would look at a smartphone and a video app, let out a loud guffaw, and say “my god, they let some Californians enslave the world, did they?”

Microsoft Visual Kei @joebaldwin.me.uk · 9h

You know I think if you resurrected Neil Postman and gave him five minutes on TikTok he'd start waving his arms and screaming and not stop until he was sedated

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