Triquetra
@triquetra3.bsky.social
Christianity, lefty politics, nerd shit (ttrpgs, pathfinder2e, etc.,) SCA. Recovering Florida Man. Minister.
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Triquetra
@triquetra3.bsky.social
· Nov 5
okay, time for a prompt post to distract us all from the horrors. quote this post with your areas of expertise, interest, hyperfixation and/or obsession and invite your audience to ask you questions about them.
20th century Theology (especially but not limited to liberal/progressive protesany), History (20th century Chinese as a focus, but will read a book about anywhere), TTRPGs( especially Pathfinder 2nd edition), the SCA, and Warhammer 40k.
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i’ll add that what substantively seems to annoy silver is the existence of people with principles
December 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
i’ll add that what substantively seems to annoy silver is the existence of people with principles
book antiqua
ok this is an insane story but let’s do a poll: if you could declare your workplace’s official font, what would it be? (Might be different than *favorite* font!)
Mr. Rubio said switching back to Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.” Calibri is “informal” when compared to serif typefaces like Times New Roman and “clashes” with the department’s official letterhead. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
book antiqua
Nurgle is well pleased with this administration
US health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would face fresh safety scrutiny following concerns raised by vaccine skeptics, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants | CNN
U.S. health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would face fresh safety scrutiny following concer...
www.cnn.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Nurgle is well pleased with this administration
The labour party going fash/fash adjacent is really one of the politically unexpected things for me for 2024-25. Like...WTF?
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The labour party going fash/fash adjacent is really one of the politically unexpected things for me for 2024-25. Like...WTF?
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
This whole thing smells of motivated reactionaries wanting to consolidate control over the media landscape and deploying all the resources of capital to do so.
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE- OUR OTHER OUTSIDE FINANCING PARTNERS AGREED TO FORGO ANY GOVERNANCE RIGHTS
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This whole thing smells of motivated reactionaries wanting to consolidate control over the media landscape and deploying all the resources of capital to do so.
This reminds me of the female priests who joined ACNA because of homophobia who are now in the process of getting pushed out/marginalized.
"but i was a based heterodox thinker" seems to be the rallying cry of the reactionary centre when encountering actual Schmittian politics
December 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This reminds me of the female priests who joined ACNA because of homophobia who are now in the process of getting pushed out/marginalized.
Rage, Rage, against the dying of the light.
And
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold.
(Yes, I am super basic)
And
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold.
(Yes, I am super basic)
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Rage, Rage, against the dying of the light.
And
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold.
(Yes, I am super basic)
And
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold.
(Yes, I am super basic)
Two questions: should I read simone weil?
If so, what should I start with?
If so, what should I start with?
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Two questions: should I read simone weil?
If so, what should I start with?
If so, what should I start with?
Totally waiting on the supreme court declaring the 14th amendment unconstitutional
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Totally waiting on the supreme court declaring the 14th amendment unconstitutional
This is part of why Wyman is one of my favorite history podcast listens
Yeah man, I'm a feminist, racism is real and bad, I think you should leave trans people alone, and I don't care what a geologist thinks about any of that
December 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This is part of why Wyman is one of my favorite history podcast listens
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The Supreme Court majority has decided that they are the fact-finders, and the facts are what they want them to be, and quite frankly if District Courts disagree, they can pound sand because they're not the ones in charge.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Supreme Court majority has decided that they are the fact-finders, and the facts are what they want them to be, and quite frankly if District Courts disagree, they can pound sand because they're not the ones in charge.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
They're right about the last part. But the damage they're doing is longterm.
Nat King Cole is the best of the crooners (at least at Christmas music).
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Nat King Cole is the best of the crooners (at least at Christmas music).
Yesssssssssssssss
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Yesssssssssssssss
For an actual theological response to this:
This type of thinking is literally "anti-christ".
One of the primary doctrines of Christianity (liberal and conservative, catholic, orthodox, and protestant) is the incarnation. That Jesus was fully human and God.
This mocks Jesus' humanity.
This type of thinking is literally "anti-christ".
One of the primary doctrines of Christianity (liberal and conservative, catholic, orthodox, and protestant) is the incarnation. That Jesus was fully human and God.
This mocks Jesus' humanity.
December 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
For an actual theological response to this:
This type of thinking is literally "anti-christ".
One of the primary doctrines of Christianity (liberal and conservative, catholic, orthodox, and protestant) is the incarnation. That Jesus was fully human and God.
This mocks Jesus' humanity.
This type of thinking is literally "anti-christ".
One of the primary doctrines of Christianity (liberal and conservative, catholic, orthodox, and protestant) is the incarnation. That Jesus was fully human and God.
This mocks Jesus' humanity.
According to Spotify, My listening age is 71. Old man gonna sing along with the clouds.
I do enjoy my fair share of yacht rock and neo classical.
I do enjoy my fair share of yacht rock and neo classical.
December 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
According to Spotify, My listening age is 71. Old man gonna sing along with the clouds.
I do enjoy my fair share of yacht rock and neo classical.
I do enjoy my fair share of yacht rock and neo classical.
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On "Giving Tuesday," I always encourage people to give to local community organizations, labor unions, local religious congregations, non-profit news organizations, and all similar groups that thicken our civil society. Civil society makes people's lives better and defends against authoritarianism.
December 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
On "Giving Tuesday," I always encourage people to give to local community organizations, labor unions, local religious congregations, non-profit news organizations, and all similar groups that thicken our civil society. Civil society makes people's lives better and defends against authoritarianism.
in a year of many embarrassing political words this ranks in the top 10
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
in a year of many embarrassing political words this ranks in the top 10
🎶 grifters...keep on griftin' 🎶
It's kleptocracy, all the way down.
It's kleptocracy, all the way down.
PUTIN MEETING U.S. ENVOY WITKOFF, TRUMP'S SON-IN-LAW KUSHNER
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🎶 grifters...keep on griftin' 🎶
It's kleptocracy, all the way down.
It's kleptocracy, all the way down.
who needs grief and acceptance when there's money to be made
who needs facing the enormity and monstrosity of death when there's ai slop instead
who needs humanity
who needs facing the enormity and monstrosity of death when there's ai slop instead
who needs humanity
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
who needs grief and acceptance when there's money to be made
who needs facing the enormity and monstrosity of death when there's ai slop instead
who needs humanity
who needs facing the enormity and monstrosity of death when there's ai slop instead
who needs humanity
RETVRN TO TRADITION
People are always mocking bag wine like Franzia as if ancient wineskins weren't basically the same thing. Jesus drank bag wine, you guys. 🍷👝 collections.mfa.org/objects/1867...
December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
RETVRN TO TRADITION
There's an almost uncountable number.
But I would take all the bad questions in exchange for people religious trauma dumping on me if we meet casually or socially. (It's obviously ok if you're my congregant, but really not the type of interaction I'm looking for if we meet at a party!)
But I would take all the bad questions in exchange for people religious trauma dumping on me if we meet casually or socially. (It's obviously ok if you're my congregant, but really not the type of interaction I'm looking for if we meet at a party!)
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
There's an almost uncountable number.
But I would take all the bad questions in exchange for people religious trauma dumping on me if we meet casually or socially. (It's obviously ok if you're my congregant, but really not the type of interaction I'm looking for if we meet at a party!)
But I would take all the bad questions in exchange for people religious trauma dumping on me if we meet casually or socially. (It's obviously ok if you're my congregant, but really not the type of interaction I'm looking for if we meet at a party!)
Today, I reminded folks that empires are wealth and blood extraction machines. All the beauty of the Roman marbles was built on the backs of slaves and commerce from the conquered. People have and had good reason to fear them.
But there are things other than fear too. The good, true, and beautiful.
But there are things other than fear too. The good, true, and beautiful.
November 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today, I reminded folks that empires are wealth and blood extraction machines. All the beauty of the Roman marbles was built on the backs of slaves and commerce from the conquered. People have and had good reason to fear them.
But there are things other than fear too. The good, true, and beautiful.
But there are things other than fear too. The good, true, and beautiful.
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You're not seeing the defense and international conflict experts disagreeing because if the facts are true, it's one of the most basic things in the law of armed conflict: You cannot kill people who are "hors de combat," taken out of the game by injury or attack. This is Geneva 101 stuff.
I follower a few defense experts.
Seeing them all straight-up declare this a war crime without any him-and-hawing is uhm
Disconcerting.
Pete Hegseth must resign, as does Stephen Miller. Donald Trump should be subpoenaed before Congress to answer for HIS policy.
Seeing them all straight-up declare this a war crime without any him-and-hawing is uhm
Disconcerting.
Pete Hegseth must resign, as does Stephen Miller. Donald Trump should be subpoenaed before Congress to answer for HIS policy.
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
You're not seeing the defense and international conflict experts disagreeing because if the facts are true, it's one of the most basic things in the law of armed conflict: You cannot kill people who are "hors de combat," taken out of the game by injury or attack. This is Geneva 101 stuff.
That order is unambiguously evil: if justice is not done in this world for it ( and it should), then surely it will be done in the next.
The people Jesus said who would face punishment are those who were cruel to the poor and least.
(imo, the punishment is limited in time, and is cleansing)
The people Jesus said who would face punishment are those who were cruel to the poor and least.
(imo, the punishment is limited in time, and is cleansing)
Also recognize that this unambiguous use of the military to commit murder of helpless noncombatants as they fought for life is a direct reflection of the virulent white supremacy that has seized our government, where every Latino man is a gangbanger in a de facto state of war against White America
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
That order is unambiguously evil: if justice is not done in this world for it ( and it should), then surely it will be done in the next.
The people Jesus said who would face punishment are those who were cruel to the poor and least.
(imo, the punishment is limited in time, and is cleansing)
The people Jesus said who would face punishment are those who were cruel to the poor and least.
(imo, the punishment is limited in time, and is cleansing)