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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 10h

Also this is absolutely not something new

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 14h

Are there more of those ribbons on the flags every day? And what even are those?

𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 14h

Classic Bluesky exchange. Guy asserts WW2 vets voted for T2, guy corrects him, first guy says “akshually Reagan ‘84 was the same thing”, another guy implies WW2 vets largely did not vote for Reagan (who famously won like every state).

𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 16h

It's amazing how an arch-conservative like Hardon almost always come off as a squishy lib when compared to stuff trads try to pretend is Church teaching.

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 17h

Obviously if every country did a mid-20th century Ireland and Quebec, the Church would be flourishing everywhere!

𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 17h

In one sense, but we've also become less tolerant of rigorist views. One of those "getting stricter" things.

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 17h

The funny thing is, the Vatican Library is not like, a consecrated place of worship afaik ... so is he just saying that in a "real" properly Catholic state, no one would be allowed to practice any other religion anywhere? Was this even true of the Papal States?

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 17h

Well they all think Muslims are pagans anyway

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 17h

true but also I think it’s more a case of the Church in the past being all over the place on these kinds of questions rather than a totally consistent position.

IOW my impression is that it’s much more defined now with much less room for variation.

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 17h

I actually wonder if this is something that would have been allowed for in past centuries and I’m thinking probably yes but I have no explicit basis

𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 18h

This had me wondering what the origin of this word might be, and I was definitely not expecting what I found.

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 20h

Not really off brand for a Nobel Peace Prize recipient though

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 22h

Like it's great that people very publicly profess faith in Jesus Christ, specifically ... but doesn't it matter what positions and actions are then associated with those professed beliefs?

𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 22h

Every now and then I check on Rod's blog out of curiosity and saw that he has a long post about how wonderful the thing in AZ was and how it was great that they unabashedly proclaimed the Gospel, including a quote from the bald millennial guy. Just ... how?

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

I agree, even if I think they were right to push back against the Obama admin on that (though they should also be offering the most robust parental leave program possible), even if the framing was ridiculous. We should be treating this with similar moral horror as abortion.

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

Man look I just want it to stop getting close to 90

𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

Who is Kim Robinson?

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

“immigration is evil” … so they’re saying it’s not the ”illegal” part, but the fact of immigration itself? I know racists do think this, but on what supposed Christian, biblical grounds can he make that claim?

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t have an up-to-date valid one, but I shouldn’t have to anyway. No one should.

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine if former presidents and their admins reacted personally to every pop culture depiction. Comedy Central had a show dedicated to making fun of GWB!

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

(Btw I’ve learned more about what “white privilege“ actually means in 2025
than at any other point—I know they won’t harrass me for very obvious reasons).

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

“They were eventually let go after showing their documents”

I can’t help but think I don’t *have* documents to show, because I’m an American citizen. Of course, I’m white so I'm not the target, but how can anyone be expected to readily have papers on them? We don’t have a national ID!

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

This makes me so happy

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

(My previous joke was backwards, had to delete)

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𝓛𝓮𝓯𝓪𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓾𝔁 @lefaucheux.bsky.social · 1d

As always, can't sleep on Mark Knopfler

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 5d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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