Nelu Balaj
@ulen.bsky.social
A 'humble' Church of Scotland minister ... views of my own
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I think what we're starting to see is the outline of a super-powerful structure of political, moral, financial and sexual corruption that is too grotesque to be allowed to continue but also, too big to fail.
If asked to describe the major features of the Epstein archipelago looming out of its offshore dark money and billionaire kompromat - I’d say Putin, Trump, Musk, Bannon and Thiel
And with that you have a map of our current political era
And with that you have a map of our current political era
February 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I think what we're starting to see is the outline of a super-powerful structure of political, moral, financial and sexual corruption that is too grotesque to be allowed to continue but also, too big to fail.
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If asked to describe the major features of the Epstein archipelago looming out of its offshore dark money and billionaire kompromat - I’d say Putin, Trump, Musk, Bannon and Thiel
And with that you have a map of our current political era
And with that you have a map of our current political era
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
If asked to describe the major features of the Epstein archipelago looming out of its offshore dark money and billionaire kompromat - I’d say Putin, Trump, Musk, Bannon and Thiel
And with that you have a map of our current political era
And with that you have a map of our current political era
Not just in dystopian literature ... but it really happens not in China or North Korea but in what it used to be the beacon of decmocracy ... 😒
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Not just in dystopian literature ... but it really happens not in China or North Korea but in what it used to be the beacon of decmocracy ... 😒
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Practical suggestions on how to respond to political madness
progressivechristianity.org/resource/res...
progressivechristianity.org/resource/res...
Responding to Political Madness
Political madness in the persons of Trump and his gang has taken over the country, indeed, the world. Deep-rooted anxiety and fear are our new state of being. If I believed in a devil, I would…
progressivechristianity.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Practical suggestions on how to respond to political madness
progressivechristianity.org/resource/res...
progressivechristianity.org/resource/res...
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🙏 Is there a religious revival underway among young people – or is it just a statistical mirage?
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social writes about this growing debate ahead of an event we're hosting next week with experts from Pew Research Center and UCL
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social writes about this growing debate ahead of an event we're hosting next week with experts from Pew Research Center and UCL
Is there really a "Quiet Revival" in religious belief among Gen Z?
Are young people in the UK and around the world finding religion? Some survey data suggest they are: the YouGov long-term tracker shows that the proportion of 18-to-24-year-olds who say they believe t...
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January 19, 2026 at 11:42 AM
🙏 Is there a religious revival underway among young people – or is it just a statistical mirage?
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social writes about this growing debate ahead of an event we're hosting next week with experts from Pew Research Center and UCL
@bobbyduffy.bsky.social writes about this growing debate ahead of an event we're hosting next week with experts from Pew Research Center and UCL
The Last Lecture: Bart Ehrman's Retirement Lecture from UNC youtu.be/GBlxhhS_Tf8?...
The Last Lecture: Bart Ehrman's Retirement Lecture from UNC
YouTube video by Bart D. Ehrman
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January 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM
The Last Lecture: Bart Ehrman's Retirement Lecture from UNC youtu.be/GBlxhhS_Tf8?...
Luke 23:2: And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.” (NIV)
There is nothing Christian in 'Christian Nationalism', so says Jesus according to Luke's Gospel.
There is nothing Christian in 'Christian Nationalism', so says Jesus according to Luke's Gospel.
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Luke 23:2: And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.” (NIV)
There is nothing Christian in 'Christian Nationalism', so says Jesus according to Luke's Gospel.
There is nothing Christian in 'Christian Nationalism', so says Jesus according to Luke's Gospel.
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What is the point of social media?
New post on online town squares and niche pubs: kucharski.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
New post on online town squares and niche pubs: kucharski.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
What is the point of social media?
New post on online town squares and niche pubs: kucharski.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
New post on online town squares and niche pubs: kucharski.substack.com/p/in-praise-...
Happy New Year 2026 to one and all!
December 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Happy New Year 2026 to one and all!
‘Some Christians are so heavenly-minded that they’re no earthly good.’
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/vertic...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/vertic...
What Drives MAGA Christians' Un-Christian Actions? Experts Say It Comes Down To This.
This framework reveals why some MAGA-aligned Christians act in ways that contradict Jesus’ teachings.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
‘Some Christians are so heavenly-minded that they’re no earthly good.’
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/vertic...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/vertic...
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Musk/Thiel/Sacks the PayPal billionaire gang who grew up in Apartheid South Africa. None of them are American-born citizens, but they do not consider themselves as immigrants…
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Musk/Thiel/Sacks the PayPal billionaire gang who grew up in Apartheid South Africa. None of them are American-born citizens, but they do not consider themselves as immigrants…
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Left: Sarah Pochin launches Christians for Reform UK
Right: Sarah Pochin, "It drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of people that are basically anything other than white"
Wait till she finds out that Jesus wasn't white 🤷♂️
Right: Sarah Pochin, "It drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of people that are basically anything other than white"
Wait till she finds out that Jesus wasn't white 🤷♂️
December 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Left: Sarah Pochin launches Christians for Reform UK
Right: Sarah Pochin, "It drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of people that are basically anything other than white"
Wait till she finds out that Jesus wasn't white 🤷♂️
Right: Sarah Pochin, "It drives me mad when I see adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of people that are basically anything other than white"
Wait till she finds out that Jesus wasn't white 🤷♂️
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This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out: Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out | Lamorna Ash
Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences, says author Lamorna Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out: Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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The post is from Alexander Dugin in telegram, the Kremlin's chief ideologue, a self-proclaimed "intellectual," a prominent russian nazi, and a happy father.
The post was written today.
The post was written today.
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The post is from Alexander Dugin in telegram, the Kremlin's chief ideologue, a self-proclaimed "intellectual," a prominent russian nazi, and a happy father.
The post was written today.
The post was written today.
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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🇩🇪🇺🇦 Wars cannot be stopped by major powers through heads of state, - Merz
The war in Ukraine can only be stopped if the conditions are acceptable to Ukraine and Europe, he said.
The war in Ukraine can only be stopped if the conditions are acceptable to Ukraine and Europe, he said.
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🇩🇪🇺🇦 Wars cannot be stopped by major powers through heads of state, - Merz
The war in Ukraine can only be stopped if the conditions are acceptable to Ukraine and Europe, he said.
The war in Ukraine can only be stopped if the conditions are acceptable to Ukraine and Europe, he said.
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❗️🇪🇺🇺🇦 The full text of the EU plan to end the war in Ukraine is published by The Telegraph
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
❗️🇪🇺🇺🇦 The full text of the EU plan to end the war in Ukraine is published by The Telegraph
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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Martin Luther, a #Lutheran, says a Christian must serve the undeserving, evil-doers, enemies, and ungrateful, like God does (Mt 6:32-4).
Today, simply ungratefulness is reason to cut one off.
How can you let your liberality serve underserving and evil-doers?
#christian
Today, simply ungratefulness is reason to cut one off.
How can you let your liberality serve underserving and evil-doers?
#christian
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Martin Luther, a #Lutheran, says a Christian must serve the undeserving, evil-doers, enemies, and ungrateful, like God does (Mt 6:32-4).
Today, simply ungratefulness is reason to cut one off.
How can you let your liberality serve underserving and evil-doers?
#christian
Today, simply ungratefulness is reason to cut one off.
How can you let your liberality serve underserving and evil-doers?
#christian
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Land isn't just about wealth and justice, it's about power.
Scotland is cut off from its own land resources and hence is poorer as a nation.
Scotland is cut off from its own land resources and hence is poorer as a nation.
Land is power – Scotland’s people have none
Land isn't just about wealth and justice, it's about power. Scotland is cut off from its own land resources and hence is poorer as a nation
bylines.scot
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Land isn't just about wealth and justice, it's about power.
Scotland is cut off from its own land resources and hence is poorer as a nation.
Scotland is cut off from its own land resources and hence is poorer as a nation.
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Apologies for being late to this news, but it seems we have found ourselves a Muslim gentleman that no one can find a reason to hate on.
Doesn’t that feel grand!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Doesn’t that feel grand!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Samir Zitouni named as train hero who saved lives during attack
The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Apologies for being late to this news, but it seems we have found ourselves a Muslim gentleman that no one can find a reason to hate on.
Doesn’t that feel grand!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Doesn’t that feel grand!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The far right want you to believe that immigration causes an explosion of crime.
It's simply untrue.
Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.
It's simply untrue.
Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The far right want you to believe that immigration causes an explosion of crime.
It's simply untrue.
Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.
It's simply untrue.
Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.