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Ry Terran

@hereticmasked.bsky.social

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Exvangelical, atheist, DiY religious studies, cult studies, failed-apocalypse cringe-posting, weird shit, counter-extremism School of Making Poor Life Choices Only Slightly Doomed She/They/bad at gender My apologies for continuing to be relevant

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Ry Terran @hereticmasked.bsky.social · Feb 9

Thread here with articles about my personal work tracking hybrid threat networks that blend occult aesthetics with mass casualty violence

Ry Terran @hereticmasked.bsky.social · Jan 25

Phoebe did an absolutely incredible job understanding and communicating our research, even as the latest tragic events were unfolding. Give her article a read for a better understanding of the online subcultures that can drive children to violence.

Phoebe Petrovic @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social · Jan 25

I’d been speaking w/ these researchers since the night of the Madison attack. That day, they quickly located the shooter in the online network they were tracking. We were writing THAT story this week. Then Nashville happened, and the researchers realized: another one.

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Eve Ettinger @eveettinger.com · 6h

The feeling of finishing up a long paper in the hours before it's due is an ELITE adrenaline rush that gives you the confidence of someone who thinks they killed god.

every young person should have the pleasure of this flash of self confidence. using AI is robbing yourself of yourself.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 6h

Save maybe three times I was in one of my manic kicks, I wrote EVERY ASSIGNMENT I EVER TURNED IN the day/hours before it was due. I almost never did the reading. Not only did I win the poetry award, I got one of the highest standardized test writing scores in the state. Twice.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 7h

I wrote my undergrad research paper (35 pages) in the day and a half before it was due, while crying

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Ry Terran @hereticmasked.bsky.social · 7h

I feel this in my meat-encased ghost soul

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 12h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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GNET @gnetresearch.bsky.social · 20h

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and reports that the suspect etched obscure internet memes onto recovered bullet casings, @yveilleuxlepage.bsky.social examines the rise of inscribed and decorated firearms in political violence and argues such markings are deliberate communicative acts.

Symbols and Scripts: Firearms as Artefacts of Extremist Violence - GNET

gnet-research.org

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Stanislav Vysotsky @professorstas.bsky.social · 9h

Solidarity with Mark Bray. The treatment he’s receiving is extremely disturbing.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14h

You have got to be joking hahaha

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 18h

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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Brandon Grafius @bgrafius.bsky.social · 14h

Here's a brief intro for Scared by the Bible. Please pass along to anyone you know who might be interested in this book! youtu.be/URDPKuVZuGY

Scared by the Bible - Author Intro

YouTube video by Brandon Grafius

youtu.be

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Dr. Rachel Kowert @drkowert.bsky.social · 15h

Did you know there are ELEVEN books in the Psychgeist of Pop Culture series so far? And all of them are FREE TO READ?

Well there are, and they are.

Also, a brand NEW volume will be released THIS FRIDAY! Can you guess what it is?

rkowert.com/psychgeistof...

Psychgeist of Pop Culture | Rachel Kowert, PhD

Psychgeist of Pop Culture Archive | Rachel Kowert, PhD

rkowert.com

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Ry Terran @hereticmasked.bsky.social · 15h

I was intimidated by this as a young student but if I ever went back to school I'd love to do it now

Ry Terran @hereticmasked.bsky.social · 15h

Worst part about ghost and I don't have the energy to learn a bunch of code to figure out how to fix it

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15h

Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month.

But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 18h

BTW: if you're wondering why you haven't heard much about this, it's partly because there aren't many religion reporters.

But @rns.org — a small, independent, nonprofit newsroom — covers stories like these across the country.

Like our coverage? Consider supporting us: religionnews.com/donate/

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Ry Terran @hereticmasked.bsky.social · 16h

I'm pretty disturbed at what's being said these days by some "libertarians" that I know

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 16h

One of the (many) legal gaps that needs to be filled after this nightmare is over is to prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using federal funds to create propaganda videos with anyone in custody. This is all about spectacle and content creation, remove the incentive and the means

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 18h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Ry Terran @hereticmasked.bsky.social · 16h

I actually do have faith that we could dream bigger than that even in the near future, and I personally was thinking about this because of possibilities to build something meaningful at the local level (and I think if more liberal people focused on local communities also it could have a huge impact)

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 17h

MAGA is freaking out & splintering over a leaked text chain—which TPUSA’s Andrew Kolvet says is real—where Kirk wrote “Just lost another Jewish donor…Jewish donors play into all the stereotypes. I cannot & will not be bullied like this. Leaving me no choice but to leave the pro Israel cause.” 1/

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 19h

In the US, "Christian" is often just a euphemism for "white and racist."

Because again, the data shows that in the US, Hispanic folk attend church more frequently than white folk.
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And Black folk attend church more often than Hispanic folk. Black folk attend church more than any other race.
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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 23h

Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA announced they'll be hosting their own Super Bowl half-time show with "fully Christian, American" performers. 🤣
Bad Bunny is both Catholic AND American. Just not "white enough".

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18h

Fascists are desperate for violent disruption they can use an excuse for state violence and power grabs.

They have trouble with mockery, goofiness, and fun.

That holds across just about every type of authoritarianism. They like being feared for cruelty. They hate being laughed at and humiliated.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Ry Terran @hereticmasked.bsky.social · 17h

It doesn't mean that by definition unfortunately, a lot of people just refrained from voting last election

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Ry Terran @hereticmasked.bsky.social · 17h

Gotta make sure the other 59 percent actually votes though

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20h

Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray.

The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 18h

The most important political thread of our time.

Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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