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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 12h

Incredibly alarming—after the whole ridiculous antifa roundtable at the White House, as Mark was moving with his family to Europe after threats…

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 12h

California law bans loud commercials on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video

There are few things less enjoyable while watching a TV show or sports event than to immediately get hit in the eardrums with an excessively loud commercial. If you live in California, those days are over. And there’s a decent chance that will radiate out across the entire nation. On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom Read more... The post California law bans loud commercials on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 12h

We are not at war with Venezuela and NO President can go to war without Congress.

Trump's illegal strikes in the Caribbean have already killed 21 people, with no evidence that they are who Trump says.

This puts us all at risk, so I voted to END these dangerous abuses of power.

Democrats to force vote to limit Trump war powers after strikes on Venezuelan boats

Democratic Senators will force vote on a war powers resolution seeking to limit President Trump's unprecedented use of military strikes against suspected drug traffickers

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AG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 12h

Everyone deserves a safe and dignified place to call home.

If you believe your rights as a tenant have been violated, please send us your stories.

At CA DOJ, we’ll continue to fight to protect tenants.

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Tom 🇨🇦 🇺🇦🇲🇽 🇺🇸 🇳🇴 @tomb80.bsky.social · 14h

Release the Epstein files.

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Ginger the garden witch @mkkraemer.bsky.social · 14h

I’m all for it. Release the Epstein files so we know exactly who to target.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

The definitive break occurred in 1805 with Harvard's election of the liberal Henry Ware as the Hollis Professor of Divinity. For conservative Calvinists, this signaled Harvard's turn toward Arminianism and Unitarianism.

Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

In reaction to Harvard's perceived theological straying, conservative Congregationalist ministers founded the Collegiate School, later Yale, to be a more orthodox alternative.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

By the early 18th century, debates emerged over theological conformity. Harvard's faculty and graduates began embracing more liberal, "relaxed" religious ideas like Anglicanism, which alarmed more conservative Congregationalist ministers.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

The early curricula focused heavily on theology, the original biblical languages, and a core commitment to the teachings of John Calvin, particularly predestination and God's sovereignty.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

Both Harvard (1636) and Yale (1701) were founded by Puritan clergy with the explicit purpose of training a disciplined, Calvinist clergy for colonial New England. John Harvard himself was a Calvinist.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

I blame the so-called "elite" schools that started with total depravity, then became legitimate and ended with every wind of doctrine.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

The spread of French Protestantism (Huguenots): A Protestant movement in France influenced by John Calvin that fled persecution by French Catholics, with some settling in North America. The beginning of total depravity in America.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

Jansenism: A theological movement with similarities to Calvinism that began within the Catholic Church in 17th-century France and was condemned as heresy.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

medium.com/@tylerthesce... Most religions in the U.S. are just table turning businesses. Canadian Anglicans are legitimate.

The Dirty Business of American Religion

Religion in the U.S. isn’t just about saving souls — it’s a tax-free, cash-rich empire where profit often takes precedence over prophecy.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

Conflict between monarchs and the Pope was common long before the Reformation, even when all parties were Catholic. This shows that the issue was not anti-Catholicism but a struggle for political power.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

a woman wearing a crown and a white dress makes a funny face

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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 1d

FBI searched Alaska Sen. Sullivan’s phone logs during Jan. 6 insurrection investigation, reports James Brooks for the @alaskabeacon.com

FBI searched Alaska Sen. Sullivan’s phone logs during Jan. 6 insurrection investigation | Alaska Beacon

The call logs cover several days before and after rioters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to support then-incumbent President Donald Trump

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?

I talked to him yesterday.

He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: 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...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

a man is pointing at a bulletin board with evidence on it while a woman looks on .

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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 2d

Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Kristi Noem is cosplaying as a public official. In reality, she's been sent by Trump to incite violence. Don't tar and feather her as Speaker Johnson suggested for Governor Newsom. The best response to her playacting as cop? Ignore her and keep supporting our community.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expected in Portland for ICE facility visit

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem could be coming to Portland today.

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Mark Kastenmeier @markkastenmeier.bsky.social · 1d

Several recent cases in Chicago illustrate the legal consequences for landlords who threaten to call ICE:
In a case that concluded in early 2025, a Chicago landlord was ordered to pay over $80,000 in damages and legal fees for threatening to call ICE on tenants.