Apophatically
@apophatically.bsky.social
Orthodox Christian ☦️ Anti-Fascist, TTRPG Nerd, Leftist
Once you get a bow and arrow in Minecraft it becomes a shooter extraction game
January 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Once you get a bow and arrow in Minecraft it becomes a shooter extraction game
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Hey folks: I want to ask you that if you see an assertion of something that the government is/isn’t doing that isn’t cited or evidenced — even if it’s part of a post that you want to repost for some other reason — you not do that. You’re lending credibility to something that’s essentially rumor.
January 10, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Hey folks: I want to ask you that if you see an assertion of something that the government is/isn’t doing that isn’t cited or evidenced — even if it’s part of a post that you want to repost for some other reason — you not do that. You’re lending credibility to something that’s essentially rumor.
"[W]e stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns."
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"[W]e stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns."
Don't Tread On Me!*
*Unless someone I don't like disobeys any order by an agent of the state then murder is okay
*Unless someone I don't like disobeys any order by an agent of the state then murder is okay
January 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Don't Tread On Me!*
*Unless someone I don't like disobeys any order by an agent of the state then murder is okay
*Unless someone I don't like disobeys any order by an agent of the state then murder is okay
DHS claim that the husband & wife shot in Portland are gang members echoes the Department of "War" claim that two of the survivors of one of the boat attacks were also gang members. These gang members are so dangerous deadly force must be used but once an attempt is made they don't arrest them.
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
DHS claim that the husband & wife shot in Portland are gang members echoes the Department of "War" claim that two of the survivors of one of the boat attacks were also gang members. These gang members are so dangerous deadly force must be used but once an attempt is made they don't arrest them.
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The source that informed me of this said the Border Patrol officer in question claimed the victims were trying to run him over in their car, which is why he shot.
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The source that informed me of this said the Border Patrol officer in question claimed the victims were trying to run him over in their car, which is why he shot.
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Whether it’s ICE executing innocent American civilians or liberals retweeting Heather Cox Richardson, both sides have engaged in some truly appalling behavior.
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Whether it’s ICE executing innocent American civilians or liberals retweeting Heather Cox Richardson, both sides have engaged in some truly appalling behavior.
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Every so often I think about how Minnesota holds, continues to hold, and will never return the 28th Virginia Batte Flag as a spoil of war, won righteously against the slaver-oligarchs and their willing goons in battle at Gettysburg.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...
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28th Virginia battle flag - Wikipedia
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January 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Every so often I think about how Minnesota holds, continues to hold, and will never return the 28th Virginia Batte Flag as a spoil of war, won righteously against the slaver-oligarchs and their willing goons in battle at Gettysburg.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Vi...
Random Thought of the Day: When I think about Reason Magazine I think about how an intern at Reason during the height of Covid came to work unmasked & knowing they had Covid. That intern is now involved in public health policy.
January 7, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Random Thought of the Day: When I think about Reason Magazine I think about how an intern at Reason during the height of Covid came to work unmasked & knowing they had Covid. That intern is now involved in public health policy.
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instead of a fanboy the ideal creative director for lucasfilm is someone who doesn’t give a shit about star wars but does care about making good movies and TV
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
instead of a fanboy the ideal creative director for lucasfilm is someone who doesn’t give a shit about star wars but does care about making good movies and TV
I don't know if this is esoteric but this year I'm trying to write several Powered by the Apocalypse style TTRPG systems. I think it is just such a fun system that really focuses on narrative. I've become convinced that if you want wargaming play 40K or Pathfinder. D&D 5e fails on wargaming and RP
u heard sharon, everyone post about their esoteric interests right fucking now. for the good of the community, we need to be hyperfixationmaxxing.
i think this site really needs to figure out how to grow the non-politics verticals (the baseball moment was a good thing!) because i suspect a lot of the bad clusters come out of the political clusters driving 95% of ENG-lang posts
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I don't know if this is esoteric but this year I'm trying to write several Powered by the Apocalypse style TTRPG systems. I think it is just such a fun system that really focuses on narrative. I've become convinced that if you want wargaming play 40K or Pathfinder. D&D 5e fails on wargaming and RP
Interesting they didn't list The American Conservative as one of Dreher's previous publications. Maybe because then people would go back and see his batshit crazy posts.
January 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Interesting they didn't list The American Conservative as one of Dreher's previous publications. Maybe because then people would go back and see his batshit crazy posts.
My pitch for a Game of Thrones spinoff is the tragic rise and fall of the person making the giant outdoor banners with the various house insignias that hang on the exterior of the castles. They get an order for a hundred new ones only to have the ruler be killed as soon as they finish them.
December 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
My pitch for a Game of Thrones spinoff is the tragic rise and fall of the person making the giant outdoor banners with the various house insignias that hang on the exterior of the castles. They get an order for a hundred new ones only to have the ruler be killed as soon as they finish them.
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This is where the Soviets were when I was born; I would have starved to death if we hadn’t had an American on the way with a suitcase full of formula. (True story.)
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is where the Soviets were when I was born; I would have starved to death if we hadn’t had an American on the way with a suitcase full of formula. (True story.)
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Parenting is in many ways a parasocial relationship
December 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Parenting is in many ways a parasocial relationship
I cowrote an essay in a book being published by an academic press that is coming out soon. I just got a mass mailer advertisement about a Christmas sale from that academic press. They added my name to their mailing list.
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I cowrote an essay in a book being published by an academic press that is coming out soon. I just got a mass mailer advertisement about a Christmas sale from that academic press. They added my name to their mailing list.
This reminds me of when Mayor Pete said that weapons of war should be used overseas but not at home. Our chickens always come home to roost. Violence here or overseas should be unacceptable and a tragedy.
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
“The units had been trained for nighttime raids targeting suspected Taliban members, & were accused by human rights groups of widespread killings of civilians.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
“The units had been trained for nighttime raids targeting suspected Taliban members, & were accused by human rights groups of widespread killings of civilians.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This reminds me of when Mayor Pete said that weapons of war should be used overseas but not at home. Our chickens always come home to roost. Violence here or overseas should be unacceptable and a tragedy.
I saw this image at a friend's house and I'm super confused as to what the knight is doing. He appears to be charging but is headed away from the dragons?
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I saw this image at a friend's house and I'm super confused as to what the knight is doing. He appears to be charging but is headed away from the dragons?
This plus Trump's concerns about getting into Heaven make me think that Trump does actually want to do good things but is constantly letting the passions control him.
Whereas Vance and Stephen Miller have somehow made peace with the fact that they will never see the face of God.
Whereas Vance and Stephen Miller have somehow made peace with the fact that they will never see the face of God.
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This plus Trump's concerns about getting into Heaven make me think that Trump does actually want to do good things but is constantly letting the passions control him.
Whereas Vance and Stephen Miller have somehow made peace with the fact that they will never see the face of God.
Whereas Vance and Stephen Miller have somehow made peace with the fact that they will never see the face of God.
Yoram Hazony on Ross Douthat's podcast asking why the political party embracing his nationalism project is suddenly antisemitic and blaming the Left
a man dressed as a hot dog shakes hands with a man in a suit
ALT: a man dressed as a hot dog shakes hands with a man in a suit
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November 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Yoram Hazony on Ross Douthat's podcast asking why the political party embracing his nationalism project is suddenly antisemitic and blaming the Left
This matches the experiences in my own parish, lots of young men coming to services and talking about masculinity. Some do soften a bit when they get more involved in person but there's still plenty of Orthobros who are being influenced by online communities.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This matches the experiences in my own parish, lots of young men coming to services and talking about masculinity. Some do soften a bit when they get more involved in person but there's still plenty of Orthobros who are being influenced by online communities.
I read a right wing dystopian novel where a "woke" leftist government targeted Christian churches during Easter as the first move of their take over of civil society & creation of a totalitarian regime.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I read a right wing dystopian novel where a "woke" leftist government targeted Christian churches during Easter as the first move of their take over of civil society & creation of a totalitarian regime.
I honestly believe this thing is covered by the Biblical commands against necromancy
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I honestly believe this thing is covered by the Biblical commands against necromancy
I grew up in a conservative evangelical home, I was told by my parents and the grownups in our church & homeschool circles that Jesus wanted us to feed the poor & needy. And that government shouldn't tell private companies how to run their businesses. Guess they were all lying about that.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I grew up in a conservative evangelical home, I was told by my parents and the grownups in our church & homeschool circles that Jesus wanted us to feed the poor & needy. And that government shouldn't tell private companies how to run their businesses. Guess they were all lying about that.
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Let Scherzer pitch to Ohtani you fucking cowards
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Let Scherzer pitch to Ohtani you fucking cowards