Jules
@reedsnstrings.bsky.social
I’m Jules. I’ve spent the past 25 years working in child-centered nonprofits, including 10 in a science museum. Now I do children’s & family ministry at an ELCA church.
I’m happiest snuggled up with a book & a cat, or exploring a museum with my family!
I’m happiest snuggled up with a book & a cat, or exploring a museum with my family!
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Jules
@reedsnstrings.bsky.social
· Dec 21
Time to test the waters over here on Bluesky!
I’m Jules. I’ve spent the past 25 years working in child-centered nonprofs, including 10 in a science museum. Now I do children’s & family ministry at an ELCA church.
I’m happiest snuggled up with a book & a cat, or exploring a museum with my family!
I’m Jules. I’ve spent the past 25 years working in child-centered nonprofs, including 10 in a science museum. Now I do children’s & family ministry at an ELCA church.
I’m happiest snuggled up with a book & a cat, or exploring a museum with my family!
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May God in His mercy lead us through these times, but above all, may He lead us to Himself.
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
December 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
May God in His mercy lead us through these times, but above all, may He lead us to Himself.
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I hate how much I enjoyed this
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦
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A happy Feast of Saint Nicholas to all who celebrate.
(We do.)
(We do.)
December 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A happy Feast of Saint Nicholas to all who celebrate.
(We do.)
(We do.)
I cannot get over the way people keep ignoring this very simple point!
Why would I even care? If they don't need the accommodation, then adding an accommodation isn't actually changing their likely grade? There's almost no undergraduate exam where ability to answer questions under time/environment pressure is important to evaluating a student's ability.
December 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I cannot get over the way people keep ignoring this very simple point!
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May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
—Romans 15
—Romans 15
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
—Romans 15
—Romans 15
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There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
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You'd think the President calling for the execution of political opponents would warrant some type of news alert.
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
You'd think the President calling for the execution of political opponents would warrant some type of news alert.
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"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
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this is bait and so it’s important not to get too worked up about it. but a couple notes about how dishonest it is. (1) implies all the docs out today are related to the discharge petition; they’re not. and the petition itself remains unlikely to generate new documents for the public.
Imagine if Dems in the Senate hadn't caved. The House wouldn't be in session rn, the discharge petition wouldn't be signed, people wouldn't have SNAP, govt workers would be RIF'd & the GOP would have some decent talking points. But also online rage addicts would be happier! YMMV!
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
this is bait and so it’s important not to get too worked up about it. but a couple notes about how dishonest it is. (1) implies all the docs out today are related to the discharge petition; they’re not. and the petition itself remains unlikely to generate new documents for the public.
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and if you *are* a ghoul, faking decency is the price of admission into polite society. seethe about it on your own time
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
and if you *are* a ghoul, faking decency is the price of admission into polite society. seethe about it on your own time
It’s really hard to plan out a children’s Christmas program while the bell choir is rehearsing down the hall. I can’t think about one song while listening to another! #churchstaffproblems
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It’s really hard to plan out a children’s Christmas program while the bell choir is rehearsing down the hall. I can’t think about one song while listening to another! #churchstaffproblems
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Let justice roll down like water
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
—Amos 5
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
—Amos 5
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Let justice roll down like water
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
—Amos 5
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.
—Amos 5
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on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
on the topic of dick cheney, one thing i’ve always said is that you shouldn’t kill a million people
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The saga of the beautiful husky who needed a home, & the BlueSky folk who stepped forward to make an old-fashioned internet miracle...has had a lot of developments I've been too busy handling to update you all on.
She's ON HER WAY!
The whole story, for all to read: www.patreon.com/posts/142111...
She's ON HER WAY!
The whole story, for all to read: www.patreon.com/posts/142111...
The Pawshank Redemption: A Dog And Her People | Catherynne M. Valente
Get more from Catherynne M. Valente on Patreon
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October 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The saga of the beautiful husky who needed a home, & the BlueSky folk who stepped forward to make an old-fashioned internet miracle...has had a lot of developments I've been too busy handling to update you all on.
She's ON HER WAY!
The whole story, for all to read: www.patreon.com/posts/142111...
She's ON HER WAY!
The whole story, for all to read: www.patreon.com/posts/142111...
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no one is getting 'canceled' it is literally a primary election
Establishment Democrats spent a full year complaining the Left forced them to be “woke.”
But then a left populist, Graham Platner, threatened to win in Maine, so they went right back to trying to cancel someone over old internet posts.
But then a left populist, Graham Platner, threatened to win in Maine, so they went right back to trying to cancel someone over old internet posts.
Democrats Cynically Wield “Wokeness” Against Graham Platner
Establishment Democrats spent a full year complaining the Left forced them to be “woke.” But then a left populist, Graham Platner, threatened to win in Maine, so they went right back to trying to cancel someone over old internet posts.
jacobin.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
no one is getting 'canceled' it is literally a primary election
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this would sound pretty menacing if i believed he was capable of making a robot army, but he isn't so this just sounds like something a 12-year-old would say. everyone is twelve now
ELON MUSK: “If we build this robot army, do I have at least a strong influence over this robot army? … I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” Read the full piece from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building
In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world’s richest man pondered the future of his company’s Optimus robots—and his control over them.
www.wired.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
this would sound pretty menacing if i believed he was capable of making a robot army, but he isn't so this just sounds like something a 12-year-old would say. everyone is twelve now
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These come from the same place.
I will not be taking questions.
I will not be taking questions.
October 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
These come from the same place.
I will not be taking questions.
I will not be taking questions.
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It is the vocation of the prophet to keep alive the ministry of imagination, to keep on conjuring & proposing alternative futures to the single one the king wants to urge as the only thinkable one.
—Walter Brueggemann
—Walter Brueggemann
October 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It is the vocation of the prophet to keep alive the ministry of imagination, to keep on conjuring & proposing alternative futures to the single one the king wants to urge as the only thinkable one.
—Walter Brueggemann
—Walter Brueggemann
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Say no to drugs, kids
October 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Say no to drugs, kids
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
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i think it’s actually completely okay to say an algorithm is not a real person
October 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
i think it’s actually completely okay to say an algorithm is not a real person
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We can either believe this, or we can pass legislation that tackles these real and serious conflicts of interest.
I'm opting for the legislation.
I'm opting for the legislation.
Trump Jr. dismisses crypto conflicts of interest, says dad’s not checking blockchain ledgers
Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff dismissed concerns regarding the project's political ties as "complete nonsense," at a major crypto event in Singapore.
www.cnbc.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We can either believe this, or we can pass legislation that tackles these real and serious conflicts of interest.
I'm opting for the legislation.
I'm opting for the legislation.
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you ever wake up just feeling devastatingly sad? haha me neither, no, uh, that was weird idk why i asked. so nice weather huh
October 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
you ever wake up just feeling devastatingly sad? haha me neither, no, uh, that was weird idk why i asked. so nice weather huh