Alien Soul
@dougpierocarey.bsky.social
I love Mods, Rockers, and Mockers. Space travel wears me out.
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Editor Commentary: The Great Ohio Gerrymandering Farce has lifted its curtain once again at the Ohio Statehouse odditorium of human wonders in scenic downtown Columbus. Will Ohio voters get a fair, competitive map? No chance. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/24/t...
The Ohio gerrymandering farce has begun again and it's another run-out-the-clock charade • Ohio Capital Journal
This fall, will Ohio politicians keep our state's U.S. House districts gerrymandered 10-5? Will they gerrymander more, to 11-4, or to 12-3, or to 13-2? Who knows? The only thing I can guarantee you…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Editor Commentary: The Great Ohio Gerrymandering Farce has lifted its curtain once again at the Ohio Statehouse odditorium of human wonders in scenic downtown Columbus. Will Ohio voters get a fair, competitive map? No chance. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/24/t...
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an appropriate response to your product killing a child after months of psychological manipulation and torture is to take the product off the market before it kills again and the fact that this isn’t universally accepted right now is incredibly frightening
August 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
an appropriate response to your product killing a child after months of psychological manipulation and torture is to take the product off the market before it kills again and the fact that this isn’t universally accepted right now is incredibly frightening
Greetings #Worldcon. I am attending as a virtual member this year. I will miss seeing many of you but maybe you will be online. I intend to hang around the discord. Be seeing you.
August 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Greetings #Worldcon. I am attending as a virtual member this year. I will miss seeing many of you but maybe you will be online. I intend to hang around the discord. Be seeing you.
Marie Vibbert is glowing at her book launch for Andrei and the Hellcats. We are at Loganberry Books for this evening of cake, punch, wine, and books.
July 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Marie Vibbert is glowing at her book launch for Andrei and the Hellcats. We are at Loganberry Books for this evening of cake, punch, wine, and books.
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BREAKING: 1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
June 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
BREAKING: 1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
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Christians who voted for this administration, this is what you voted for. We warned you.
Pastor films as masked federal agents arrest Iranian Christian asylum-seekers in LA
Two Iranian Christian asylum-seekers were arrested by masked federal agents in Los Angeles on June 24, days after a wider sweep by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeting Iranian nationals in...
www.christiancentury.org
July 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Christians who voted for this administration, this is what you voted for. We warned you.
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The King’s Parade vs No Kings Protest
June 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The King’s Parade vs No Kings Protest
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@melbuer.bsky.social posting for Sean as the situation has deteriorated rapidly. Lines of mounted police surged the crowd and began firing riot munitions directly into people. One person appeared to be trampled by the horses, another detained. Multiple videos incoming
June 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
@melbuer.bsky.social posting for Sean as the situation has deteriorated rapidly. Lines of mounted police surged the crowd and began firing riot munitions directly into people. One person appeared to be trampled by the horses, another detained. Multiple videos incoming
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But when I asked why he still comes when it dredges such painful memories, "Because I have to."
June 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
But when I asked why he still comes when it dredges such painful memories, "Because I have to."
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Q: When does Donald Trump *never* call the National Guard?
A: When there is a *real* insurrection.
A: When there is a *real* insurrection.
June 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Q: When does Donald Trump *never* call the National Guard?
A: When there is a *real* insurrection.
A: When there is a *real* insurrection.
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kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
June 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
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Russia has carried out more terrorist attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine, even targeting first responders who were trying to save victims. This is what Ukraine endures daily.
Ukraine hits military equipment with 0 civilian casualties, Russia hits innocent men, women and children.
Ukraine hits military equipment with 0 civilian casualties, Russia hits innocent men, women and children.
June 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Russia has carried out more terrorist attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine, even targeting first responders who were trying to save victims. This is what Ukraine endures daily.
Ukraine hits military equipment with 0 civilian casualties, Russia hits innocent men, women and children.
Ukraine hits military equipment with 0 civilian casualties, Russia hits innocent men, women and children.
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Commentary: Our public schools don’t pick and choose. They don’t push out students who need more support. They don’t quietly ignore civil rights protections like IDEA. My child thrives today because of this commitment, but I worry—for how much longer?
I’m Ohio’s Teacher of the Year. Proposed state budget changes betray our students. • Ohio Capital Journal
Our public schools don’t pick and choose. They don’t push out students who need more support. They don’t quietly ignore civil rights protections like IDEA. My child thrives today because of this…
buff.ly
June 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Commentary: Our public schools don’t pick and choose. They don’t push out students who need more support. They don’t quietly ignore civil rights protections like IDEA. My child thrives today because of this commitment, but I worry—for how much longer?
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“I think the church has to think about ways to talk with people about religion, and I think that pilgrimage is one way to do it," Nicolas Budde said.
religionnews.com/2025/05/30/b...
religionnews.com/2025/05/30/b...
Berliners are rediscovering their faith outdoors through local pilgrimages
BERLIN (RNS) — Christian pilgrimage walks are a way for Berliners and visitors of all ages to engage with their faith without stepping foot in a church.
religionnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“I think the church has to think about ways to talk with people about religion, and I think that pilgrimage is one way to do it," Nicolas Budde said.
religionnews.com/2025/05/30/b...
religionnews.com/2025/05/30/b...
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This was today… Sotally tober… NYT clearly way off base…
May 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This was today… Sotally tober… NYT clearly way off base…
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Cool piece about @adapalmer.bsky.social’s 1492 Papal Conclave simulation in @nytimes.com , but they somehow fail to mention her recent, very cool, book, ‘Inventing the Renaissance’:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
C’mon, @nytimes.com! It’s a great book!
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
C’mon, @nytimes.com! It’s a great book!
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
‘The Only Person in the World Claiming to Be the Pope Right Now’
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool piece about @adapalmer.bsky.social’s 1492 Papal Conclave simulation in @nytimes.com , but they somehow fail to mention her recent, very cool, book, ‘Inventing the Renaissance’:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
C’mon, @nytimes.com! It’s a great book!
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
C’mon, @nytimes.com! It’s a great book!
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
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Gift link for today's NYT article about the UChicago class in which they have a multi-day costumed LARP re-enacting the Papal Election of 1492. (Aka the Pope LARP.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
‘The Only Person in the World Claiming to Be the Pope Right Now’
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Gift link for today's NYT article about the UChicago class in which they have a multi-day costumed LARP re-enacting the Papal Election of 1492. (Aka the Pope LARP.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
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HOLY SHIT @ruthgraham.bsky.social WROTE ABOUT @adapalmer.bsky.social TEACHING THE BEST CLASS!!! I have been amazed and jealous of what Ada's been pulling off with this class for years now. I'm so glad it's getting this profile.
Gift link for today's NYT article about the UChicago class in which they have a multi-day costumed LARP re-enacting the Papal Election of 1492. (Aka the Pope LARP.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
‘The Only Person in the World Claiming to Be the Pope Right Now’
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
HOLY SHIT @ruthgraham.bsky.social WROTE ABOUT @adapalmer.bsky.social TEACHING THE BEST CLASS!!! I have been amazed and jealous of what Ada's been pulling off with this class for years now. I'm so glad it's getting this profile.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... What it's like in Ohio today.
Ohio police find pet raccoon in car driver’s seat with meth pipe in its mouth
Chewy’s owner was detained and a bulk amount of methamphetamine was discovered in vehicle, officials say
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... What it's like in Ohio today.
Playing Hendrix at the Fillmore East LPs... Cho the tonkinese asks to go out on the quiet porch with a look of "Why are you playing cat murder recordings?" Every time I play Hendrix. 🎸
March 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Playing Hendrix at the Fillmore East LPs... Cho the tonkinese asks to go out on the quiet porch with a look of "Why are you playing cat murder recordings?" Every time I play Hendrix. 🎸
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and it's my heart that's breaking... down this long distance line tonight... I AIN'T MISSING YOU AT ALL
(one of the absolute classics)
(one of the absolute classics)
February 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
and it's my heart that's breaking... down this long distance line tonight... I AIN'T MISSING YOU AT ALL
(one of the absolute classics)
(one of the absolute classics)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a war criminal who should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed,” says U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican.
Putin Should Be Imprisoned ‘If Not Executed,’ Sen. Wicker Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a war criminal who should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed,” says U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker.
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a war criminal who should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed,” says U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican.