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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 1h

I take it these are polygamy “truthers” 😆

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Schrodinger's Horse @schrodingershorse.bsky.social · 2h

The Mormon corridor could expand to encompass a bit more of both Wyoming and Arizona (should go as far south as Mesa), but otherwise, this map feels quite accurate for the west and west coast

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 1d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 1h

So sorry!

Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 1h

Also, as much as you think being born in the covenant means those spirits are extra special, avoid saying that to your family when you have adopted kids, kids who aren’t married in the temple, and kids who’ve married converts.

#FamilyPatriarchFails

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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 1h

I did not grow up in a dysfunctional family but the combination of parents and siblings completely centered around the LDS church and its perceived ties into the Republican Party makes it difficult to participate in any of my family of origin gatherings.

PSA in case the #SCMC is taking notes.

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Detroit Free Press @freep.com · 3h

Families and community members filing into the stands at Grand Blanc High School's stadium on Tuesday night as they united for a community reflection more than a week after a mass shooting and fire upended the calm rhythm of an area where many said such violence is not the norm. bit.ly/4mUWFQf

People embrace at the end of the Grand Blanc Better Together community gathering held at Grand Blanc High School’s Don Batchelor Field on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. The community came together following the Sept. 28 mass shooting at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township that left four churchgoers dead and eight people injured as well as the shooter killed by police on scene. Photo by Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press

Carrie Barnes wipes tears from her eye during the Grand Blanc Better Together community gathering held at Grand Blanc High School’s Don Batchelor Field on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. The community came together following the Sept. 28 mass shooting at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township that left four churchgoers dead and eight people injured as well as the shooter killed by police on scene. Photo by Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press

A flag flies at half-staff during the Grand Blanc Better Together community gathering held at Grand Blanc High School’s Don Batchelor Field on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. The community came together following the Sept. 28 mass shooting at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township that left four churchgoers dead and eight people injured as well as the shooter killed by police on scene. Photo by Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Bishop Chris Barnes holds an electric candle during the Grand Blanc Better Together community gathering held at Grand Blanc High School’s Don Batchelor Field on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. The community came together following the Sept. 28 mass shooting at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township that left four churchgoers dead and eight people injured as well as the shooter killed by police on scene. Photo by Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press

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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 4h

good point. "Plenary authority."
“power that is wide-ranging, broadly construed, and often limitless for all practical purposes.”
The search probably sparked by this:
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Plenary authority, the dictator phrase that caused Stephen Miller to stop talking

Miller suggests Trump wields absolute power over decisions to send in National Guard, before suddenly stopping speaking in awkward interview moment

www.independent.co.uk

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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 4h

Not a good sign that “plenary” is also on the list.

Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 5h

Well, this is telling. The second most-searched word on Merriam-Webster today? #Fascism.
"...associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition."

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Nasty "Martha" - Pro Democracy Coalition. La Révolution! @eliza-shines.bsky.social · 4h

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How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

wapo.st

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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 11h

“If that’s heaven, god is an assh*le and I don’t want anything to do with him” is a sentiment I’ve heard expressed a few times by women who’ve left.

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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 11h

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here

Most American military personnel, however, need no reminder of their constitutional duty. But they do need some reassurance that they have support from their chain of command to resist illegal orders. And the rest of us, whether we’re elected officials or ordinary citizens, should do everything we can to let our fellow Americans in uniform know that if they risk their careers and even their freedom to protect the Constitution, we will stand with them.

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Kenny Akers @keneakers.bsky.social · 1d

Who said ICE isn’t detaining and arresting Black folks? Some of y’all must’ve forgotten that to “them,” we all look the same. You must’ve overlooked decades of police brutality, wrongful arrests, detentions 👇🏾

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 22h

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Russell the Love Muscle 💪 @rpg-volley.bsky.social · 14h

Pope Leo come back and dare their bitch asses to Matthew 25:40 your shit!

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 16h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 13h

Well when I mentioned my coworker’s question to my wife she said “So what is happening?”

I’m living in my own world. 😆

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white cat prophecy @whitecatprophecy.bsky.social · 15h

Gonna be honest, the anti-trans LDS SCOTUS brief broke me in a way I didn’t was still possible. I’ve been crying on and off for days. After two years of avoiding conversations about the church with my family I just yelled at my dad about it for an hour. It’s breathtakingly callousness.

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Pub Date to THE THREE NEPHITES: Saints, Service, & Supernatural Legend by Julie Swallow, Christopher James Blythe, Eric A. Eliason, & Jill Terry Rudy!
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...

#Folklore #MormonStudies #Religion

The Three Nephites
Saints, Service, and Supernatural Legend
Author: Julie Swallow, Christopher James Blythe, Eric A. Eliason, and Jill Terry Rudy

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Tim @bio-tim.bsky.social · 17h

Not a good luck for this LDS senator from Idaho.

Idaho Capital Sun @idahocapitalsun.com · 19h

COMMENTARY | Crapo, it seems clear, has been stonewalling any effort to force release of material that members of his staff reviewed more than 18 months ago, writes guest columnist Marc Johnson. #idpol

Idaho's U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo and the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files • Idaho Capital Sun

Idaho's U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo has been stonewalling an effort release Epstein materials that his staff reviewed more than 18 months ago.

idahocapitalsun.com

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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 16h

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23h

Under the Third Reich, most Germans generally lived in the law-bound normative state, while Jews and other disfavored people were victims of the arbitrary and violent prerogative state.

The dual state is characterized by the facade of normalcy obscuring the fact of an authoritarian state.

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.

Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

www.motherjones.com

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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 18h

Huh. Back to back blocks for poking two different conspiracy theorists. I guess I need to be nicer on this app.

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Let me be specific then: Your "the bottom line is that a 30.06 round did NOT do that and was NOT fired by that boy" is based on unmitigated bullshit. Do better.
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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social • 6h
Or Kevin Bacon.
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Dave's Notes @ldsfn.bsky.social · 18h

Is Portland burning cam.

Portland Cameras
Live sky views showing a calm, everyday Portland.

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 20h

It's incredibly ironic how the guys most likely to do pro-2A wank with "God made man, Sam Colt made them equal" also think that masculine elan is what wins the day on the battlefield rather than large quantities of precision guided high explosives

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

listen to these fucking twits

americanmind.org/features/res...

How to Make Enough Good Men

The path forward lies in building male-only military academies with an unambiguous martial ethos that are backed by federal policies.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 21h

A Utah man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly placing a homemade explosive device under a Salt Lake City news station's SUV. https://ow.ly/zoq550X7Zhk

Man accused of placing explosive device under Utah news vehicle

A man who investigators say left a homemade explosive device under a Fox 13 news vehicle is facing federal charges.

ow.ly

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