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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1h

Loving the part of HADES 2 where you get to wear a mech suit.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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HudsonRiverCroc @hudsonrivercroc.bsky.social · 1h

They did manage to kill a bunch of poor kids all over the world

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

Did DOGE save us $2 trillion?

“Not even close. .. Total spending excluding interest rose $220 billion, or 4%, for the entire fiscal year.” 🤡

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www.wsj.com/economy/tari...

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14h

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 15h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 10h

New favorite meme discovered.

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Steven D. Greydanus @decentfilms.bsky.social · 3h

Pope to press: Do your damn job people

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 19h

"The Church cannot be silent."

"Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States..."

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 10h

New favorite meme discovered.

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Tom McGrath @tcmcg.bsky.social · 1d

Tradcaths: “Pleeeeease can we have an American Pope?”

[monkey’s paw curls into a tight fist]

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

For the uninitiated: The pope being this direct and explicit to U.S. bishops about how to respond to a domestic policy happening in real time is…unusual.

Joshua McElwee @joshmcelwee.org · 1d

Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue. For @reuters.com:

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CT | Hooked on Chthonics @kierqe.bsky.social · 22h

What I would GIVE for a full Huntrix album and tour with these three.

sleemo @sleemo.com · 1d

So proud of our girls 🫶 #kpopdemonhunters

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 22h

@fangirling0nly.bsky.social

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 23h

This sounds rad

FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 23h

Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 sci-fi horror hit PREY will hit theaters for the very first time this November as part of a double bill with PREDATOR: BADLANDS.

Dan Trachtenberg’s PREY Coming To Theaters With PREDATOR: BADLANDS Double Bill

Dan Trachtenberg's 2022 sci-fi horror hit PREY will hit theaters for the very first time this November as part of a double bill with PREDATOR: BADLANDS.

dlvr.it

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

Hopefully.

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

That said, if there truly is a schism one day, no doubt Vance and people like him will be the ones leading it.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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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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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

Movie night with a friend tonight.

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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not an art thief @famousartthief.bsky.social · 1d

reminder that the justice department did a huge study on domestic terrorism and when it turned out to be almost wholly a right wing phenomenon they turfed the study www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

I’m really enjoying it.

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

@catholickungfu.bsky.social

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 1d

Christian Nationalists: The Rapture is imminent!

Me:

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Zach the Autumn Lord @maximumrider217.bsky.social · 2d

God bless Greta Thunberg right now.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 3d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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