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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 20h

Mannaz, finally, reinforces how this work helps us become more human. Community & shared experience, in the lore, are essential to what makes us most ourselves.

Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 20h

Cen, the torch, urges patient cultivation should be sustained by striking a light for all to see. Making what is hidden visible makes it easier for others to duplicate, experiment, & improve the work of relationship.

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 20h

This logic of interconnection casts the runes as the best ways to make connection into a nurturing system for all, beginning with Ingwaz. Seeds take time, careful cultivation, & the right conditions to sprout & grow. The same is true of nurturing sustainable connections.

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 20h

This reading suggests we should consider what builds connection & how to nurture them. It begins with the Universe, a card which reminds us how all things are inherently connected. No one is an island & what impacts one is felt by all.

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 20h

Today's divination pull:

The Universe from the Thoth Deck, signifying unity
Ingwaz of the Elder Futhark, the rune of the seed
Cen of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, the rune of the torch
Mannaz of the Elder Futhark, the rune of humanity
#HeathenSky #PaganSky #WitchSky #Divination #Runes #Tarot

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 1d

Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

newrepublic.com

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Matthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 1d

Today's the day! If you search "antifascist dad" in your pod app you'll find Ep 1 with singer and activist @nathanevansfox.bsky.social, laying out the word and spirit of "yallidarity."

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

i think it is fair to request a statement from @jay.bsky.team on TRANS PEOPLE and where we fit in on @bsky.app.

i think as a transgender journalist, it's acceptable and makes sense for me to ask this

and so, the question, am i not a person as a trans girl and do i not deserve to feel safe here?

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RavenRissy @rissy.ca · 2d

We still have a few spots left! Come join us and learn how to understand heathenry a little deeper!

#heathensky #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky @rysmith.bsky.social @karaunndis.bsky.social

Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 2d

Are you a new Pagan who is exploring what is out there? Are you new to Nordic Paganism & want to learn more? Then sign up now for classes with the Frllowship of Fire & Ice as taught by me, @karaunndis.bsky.social, & @rissy.ca!
#HeathenSky #PaganSky #WitchSky #Religion #Spirituality

Registration is Open for October 2025 Classes!

We, the members of the Fire & Ice Teaching Collective, are happy to announce our new class offerings for October 2025!

www.onblackwings.com

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 2d

Are you a new Pagan who is exploring what is out there? Are you new to Nordic Paganism & want to learn more? Then sign up now for classes with the Frllowship of Fire & Ice as taught by me, @karaunndis.bsky.social, & @rissy.ca!
#HeathenSky #PaganSky #WitchSky #Religion #Spirituality

Registration is Open for October 2025 Classes!

We, the members of the Fire & Ice Teaching Collective, are happy to announce our new class offerings for October 2025!

www.onblackwings.com

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 2d

Are you a new Pagan who is exploring what is out there? Are you new to Nordic Paganism & want to learn more? Then sign up now for classes with the Frllowship of Fire & Ice as taught by me, @karaunndis.bsky.social, & @rissy.ca!
#HeathenSky #PaganSky #WitchSky #Religion #Spirituality

Registration is Open for October 2025 Classes!

We, the members of the Fire & Ice Teaching Collective, are happy to announce our new class offerings for October 2025!

www.onblackwings.com

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 3d

Bari Weiss would've of course worked for CBS without buying out her website, but the oligarch class wants to reward her for her years of service to their cause including her time as an infiltrator destroying the New York Times from the inside.

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 3d

Seriously!

Get your check-ups before your dentist is talking about needing to numb your mouth, one half at a time, to get it back up to snuff.

And even that's better than how bad it can potentially get.

Leona Scream @editor.scot · 3d

look after your teeth. I am serious. Don’t be like ‘my teeth are fine! i have naturally good teeth, I like my teeth’ because one day your dentist will be like ‘actually your teeth are kind of fucked up now’ and you’ll be like CURSES

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 3d

The only real silver lining here is our reactionaries are finding out exactly how alone they really are in the world.

Other than that, we can be doing more, we lack the means to do more, but should still do what we can in ways that maximize what we're good at & pushes Christofascist buttons.

Queer Satanic @queersatanic.bsky.social · 3d

There are not enough atheists to do it, even tho we'll have to. There are not enough Satanists, pagans, heathens, etc., even tho we must.

(We are riddled with reactionaries ourselves, and we feed the egregore of white supremacy too much.)

But even were we all in lock-step, we haven't enough.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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enrich12 @enrich12.bsky.social · 5d

#ICE...

#NeverForget? #WeForgot

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 4d

Feds appear to be firing tear gas at the Chicago PD.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 4d

Continued video of feds gassing protestors and CPD alike. In the chaos one woman came to a CPD officer asking for help for a relative that she says feds just grabbed.

Officer response: "We just clocked in. We don't know what's going on."

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 4d

Reports stay a protest is growing and DHS is dispatching reinforcements.

Woman shot by US Border Patrol agents after they were 'rammed by 10 cars'

A WOMAN has been shot by US Border Patrol agents in Chicago as anti-ICE protests escalate and tensions rise. The Department of Homeland Security said that “defensive shots” were fired o…

www.the-sun.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 7d

#Valhalla is the most well-known of all the Nordic death realms. For most of popular culture, it is a Viking Heaven that inspires violent, heroic deeds. Join your host for a dive into Valhalla, what it is, what it isn't, and more!
#HeathenSky #PaganSky #WitchSky #Religion #Spirituality #Podcast

Explainer 20 - Valhalla - Wayward Wanderer

www.spreaker.com

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Pip @pipenigma.bsky.social · 6d

I know I never post here, and I’m sorry to have to ask, but I’m in a desperate situation with my cat and I need all the help I can get. www.gofundme.com/f/5yearold-m...

Donate to Please help 5-year-old Mystie with emergency vet treatment, organized by RJ Head

This fundraiser is for Mystique (Mystie), my 5 year old cat. Last n… RJ Head needs your support for Please help 5-year-old Mystie with emergency vet treatment

www.gofundme.com

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 6d

The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 7d

I'm not sure that's going to work out as intended.

People tend to do funny things, historically speaking, when the punishment for mocking the regime becomes the same as open rebellion against the regime. Those funny things, often, aren't good for said regime.

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 7d

The leopard has really been feasting on faces lately.

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Ryan Smith @rysmith.bsky.social · 7d

Oh my, the leopard has eaten another face!

Jewish Insider @jewishinsider.com · 7d

FBI Director Kash Patel called the ADL “an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization,” saying in announcement that the FBI has cut all formal ties with the anti-hate group.

FBI’s Kash Patel attacks ADL as ‘extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization’

The FBI director said the bureau is cutting all formal ties with the Jewish civil rights group

jewishinsider.com

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