Jim Craner
@craner.bsky.social
Library technologist and raconteur from the Midwest. (He/him)
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
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abolish ice. theres no middle road on this and democrats will have to be held to it.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
abolish ice. theres no middle road on this and democrats will have to be held to it.
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I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
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gently waking up a deaf dog, sniff edition
December 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
gently waking up a deaf dog, sniff edition
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"World's Greatest Detective."
December 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"World's Greatest Detective."
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"The hot new thing right now is to be a Christian nationalist. And unfortunately, it means hurting an awful lot of people along the way."
This Christmas, check out our interview with @maklelan.bsky.social, who discusses how politicians have used the Bible to serve their own interests.
This Christmas, check out our interview with @maklelan.bsky.social, who discusses how politicians have used the Bible to serve their own interests.
The Bible says so…or does it?
On this week’s “More To The Story,” religious scholar and TikTok star Dan McClellan examines how some Christian nationalists use—and often abuse—the Bible to gain political power.
revealnews.org
December 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"The hot new thing right now is to be a Christian nationalist. And unfortunately, it means hurting an awful lot of people along the way."
This Christmas, check out our interview with @maklelan.bsky.social, who discusses how politicians have used the Bible to serve their own interests.
This Christmas, check out our interview with @maklelan.bsky.social, who discusses how politicians have used the Bible to serve their own interests.
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One Day His Name Will Be Wiped Away
It's something I have to believe.
badfaithtimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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"These words of Pope Benedict XVI remain a timely reminder that on earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other."
Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Eve homily, Dec. 24, 2025.
Image: Christ in the Rubble, by Kelly Latimore Icons
Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Eve homily, Dec. 24, 2025.
Image: Christ in the Rubble, by Kelly Latimore Icons
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"These words of Pope Benedict XVI remain a timely reminder that on earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other."
Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Eve homily, Dec. 24, 2025.
Image: Christ in the Rubble, by Kelly Latimore Icons
Pope Leo XIV, Christmas Eve homily, Dec. 24, 2025.
Image: Christ in the Rubble, by Kelly Latimore Icons
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Peace on earth
comes to us
in a very small
& unexpected package.
Will we be open to it?
(José y Maria, by Everett Patterson)
comes to us
in a very small
& unexpected package.
Will we be open to it?
(José y Maria, by Everett Patterson)
December 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Peace on earth
comes to us
in a very small
& unexpected package.
Will we be open to it?
(José y Maria, by Everett Patterson)
comes to us
in a very small
& unexpected package.
Will we be open to it?
(José y Maria, by Everett Patterson)
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from the "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" article
December 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
from the "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" article
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Saw a cactus wren today and you would never guess where it was. 🪶
December 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Saw a cactus wren today and you would never guess where it was. 🪶
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Meanwhile at the DOJ
December 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Meanwhile at the DOJ
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Same ship.
USS Illinois (BB-7) fitting out in 1901
USS Prairie State (IX-15, ex-Illinois) as a floating school in the 1940s. She was decommissioned in 1920.
USS Illinois (BB-7) fitting out in 1901
USS Prairie State (IX-15, ex-Illinois) as a floating school in the 1940s. She was decommissioned in 1920.
December 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Same ship.
USS Illinois (BB-7) fitting out in 1901
USS Prairie State (IX-15, ex-Illinois) as a floating school in the 1940s. She was decommissioned in 1920.
USS Illinois (BB-7) fitting out in 1901
USS Prairie State (IX-15, ex-Illinois) as a floating school in the 1940s. She was decommissioned in 1920.
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The irony is, there actually IS one person I can think of who talks eloquently, and often, about how his faith informs him as a person and a citizen, and who does it in a way that even atheists listen to and respect. But CBS canceled his late-night show and it’s going off the air in May.
December 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The irony is, there actually IS one person I can think of who talks eloquently, and often, about how his faith informs him as a person and a citizen, and who does it in a way that even atheists listen to and respect. But CBS canceled his late-night show and it’s going off the air in May.
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Maybe I'm wrong! Maybe people will love this! But man, it feels like there are a million different ways you could engage with interesting questions about the roles that faith and religion play in Americans' lives, and "Steven Pinker vs. Ross Douthat" is just the laziest and hackiest one.
December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Maybe I'm wrong! Maybe people will love this! But man, it feels like there are a million different ways you could engage with interesting questions about the roles that faith and religion play in Americans' lives, and "Steven Pinker vs. Ross Douthat" is just the laziest and hackiest one.
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From "Shtetl, My Destroyed Home: A Remembrance" (1922), a set of 30 lithographs by Jewish artist Issachar Ber Ryback, who died #onthisday in 1935. The series pictures Ryback's village in Ukraine before it was destroyed in the pogroms following WW1: publicdomainreview.org/collection/s...
December 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
From "Shtetl, My Destroyed Home: A Remembrance" (1922), a set of 30 lithographs by Jewish artist Issachar Ber Ryback, who died #onthisday in 1935. The series pictures Ryback's village in Ukraine before it was destroyed in the pogroms following WW1: publicdomainreview.org/collection/s...
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In 2018 I fell in love with the Central Park mandarin duck, and I think of them as the most gorgeous waterfowl ever. You can see why here.
Alright this guy is calling it for the weekend. Busy few days of unioning and hummingbird photography before loading up the sleigh. In the meantime, may I offer two mandarin ducks? 🪶
December 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
In 2018 I fell in love with the Central Park mandarin duck, and I think of them as the most gorgeous waterfowl ever. You can see why here.
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
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they've all bought 10,000 shares of baby coffin stock
67 Senators could remove RFK Jr. today but there aren’t 67 Senators who care about Americans’ lives, health, or wellbeing. Babies will die. Our leaders hate us.
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
December 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
they've all bought 10,000 shares of baby coffin stock
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saw someone say the next dem administration should learn from trump & simply enact their agenda without thought to norms or procedure, & i hate to break it to that person but the dems already do exactly what they want with power. they don't try to do things & fail, they try to do nothing & succeed
December 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
saw someone say the next dem administration should learn from trump & simply enact their agenda without thought to norms or procedure, & i hate to break it to that person but the dems already do exactly what they want with power. they don't try to do things & fail, they try to do nothing & succeed
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World War II propaganda is good actually
December 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
World War II propaganda is good actually