Sam Bennett
@sambennettnc.bsky.social
Civil Designer I M.Div. I Occasional Coffee Roaster I CLT
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A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
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Covering culture from a faith angle isn't easy. It's not every day you get a piece of real, capital 'A' Art that really lends itself to religious interrogation. But Rosalía's 'Lux' is as profound a piece of religious art as we've had in ages, and Ezra Cracker is absolutely the person to unpack it.
Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ Is a God-Haunted Masterpiece
The Spanish music auteur has created pop music’s most substantial engagement with faith in decades.
sojo.net
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Covering culture from a faith angle isn't easy. It's not every day you get a piece of real, capital 'A' Art that really lends itself to religious interrogation. But Rosalía's 'Lux' is as profound a piece of religious art as we've had in ages, and Ezra Cracker is absolutely the person to unpack it.
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Whatever the Epstein Files reveal, it is clear that he must go.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Whatever the Epstein Files reveal, it is clear that he must go.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
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This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
July 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
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I'm pretty sure even Aleister Crowley wouldn't choke over the word "God" as hard as Trump did. Everything in Trump cried out to not say that last line lol
June 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I'm pretty sure even Aleister Crowley wouldn't choke over the word "God" as hard as Trump did. Everything in Trump cried out to not say that last line lol
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"Most of the people who live outside the city drive cars to work. This is far more dangerous than riding the subway. Last year there were 10 murders in the NYC subway system, with well over a billion total rides taken. During the same time period, there were 253 traffic fatalities in New York City."
The Subway Is Not Scary
Fear of the subway is a mark of low moral character.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Most of the people who live outside the city drive cars to work. This is far more dangerous than riding the subway. Last year there were 10 murders in the NYC subway system, with well over a billion total rides taken. During the same time period, there were 253 traffic fatalities in New York City."
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This is exactly the right tone when privileged people suffer minor or temporary consequences standing up for powerless people. It’s still about the powerless people.
ICE is Gestapo trash.
ICE is Gestapo trash.
"I'm happy to report I'm just fine. I lost a button. But I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight, safe, with my family... At that elevator, I was separated from someone named Edgardo... Edgardo is in ICE detention and he's not going to sleep in his bed tonight."
June 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This is exactly the right tone when privileged people suffer minor or temporary consequences standing up for powerless people. It’s still about the powerless people.
ICE is Gestapo trash.
ICE is Gestapo trash.
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The Kyiv Independent visited a POW camp in the west of Ukraine to speak with Russian prisoners of war about their service, captivity, and political views.
Three Russian POWs on fighting in Ukraine, supporting Putin
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
www.youtube.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Kyiv Independent visited a POW camp in the west of Ukraine to speak with Russian prisoners of war about their service, captivity, and political views.
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the “don’t tread on me” guys saw ice rounding people up in LA and said “wellll technically that’s not me”
June 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
the “don’t tread on me” guys saw ice rounding people up in LA and said “wellll technically that’s not me”
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“What could it cost, Michael? It’s one banana. Ten dollars?”
Trump on high-speed rail in California: "It should've never been built, because you can fly there for $2."
June 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“What could it cost, Michael? It’s one banana. Ten dollars?”
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Jen Lyell saw the SBC abuse crisis as "a movement of God to purify and protect his bride," she told me in 2019, just as she began speaking up and sharing her story.
Her case became more trying, and reform efforts stalled.
She died on Saturday at 47.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/died...
Her case became more trying, and reform efforts stalled.
She died on Saturday at 47.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/died...
Died: Jennifer Lyell, SBC Abuse Survivor and Former Lifeway Executive - Christianity Today
Once one of the highest-ranking women at a Southern Baptist entity, she fought public perception and legal fallout after reporting alleged abuse by a seminary professor.
www.christianitytoday.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Jen Lyell saw the SBC abuse crisis as "a movement of God to purify and protect his bride," she told me in 2019, just as she began speaking up and sharing her story.
Her case became more trying, and reform efforts stalled.
She died on Saturday at 47.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/died...
Her case became more trying, and reform efforts stalled.
She died on Saturday at 47.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/died...
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seems worth noting that the top federal prosecutor in tennessee has chosen to resign rather then pursue this “human trafficking” case.
June 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
seems worth noting that the top federal prosecutor in tennessee has chosen to resign rather then pursue this “human trafficking” case.
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In order to eliminate any inconvenience to cars, we’ve made it illegal for children to be children
June 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In order to eliminate any inconvenience to cars, we’ve made it illegal for children to be children
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"Why do New Yorkers live longer? One answer is that city life — which involves a lot more walking than suburban life — is generally good for you." Via @pkrugman.bsky.social
Hating New York
What we can learn from a MAGA obsession
paulkrugman.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Why do New Yorkers live longer? One answer is that city life — which involves a lot more walking than suburban life — is generally good for you." Via @pkrugman.bsky.social
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"why would a billionaire care about money?" say that again slowly
Hawley dismisses Trump lining his pockets with his memecoin: "Listen, I think nobody believes that Donald Trump can be bought. I mean, what does Donald Trump need more money for?"
May 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"why would a billionaire care about money?" say that again slowly
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MAGA influencers are being offered access to “the White House—the perfect backdrop for any viral video—and the heady sense of being insiders. In return, all they have to do is ask questions that would make a Soviet propagandist blush,” @helenlewis.bsky.social writes: https://theatln.tc/C4sUGdvB
May 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
MAGA influencers are being offered access to “the White House—the perfect backdrop for any viral video—and the heady sense of being insiders. In return, all they have to do is ask questions that would make a Soviet propagandist blush,” @helenlewis.bsky.social writes: https://theatln.tc/C4sUGdvB
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The disrespect for Congress and the law is glaring - and for our nation a threat to our public safety.
May 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The disrespect for Congress and the law is glaring - and for our nation a threat to our public safety.
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As David Brooks has said, we’re approaching civil disobedience and national strikes phase of defending our nation.
April 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
As David Brooks has said, we’re approaching civil disobedience and national strikes phase of defending our nation.
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At my first pastorate, I asked our local authorities to do a welfare check on a family with some issues, and they couldn't get a single person out for a month. These ICE yahoos sent 6 people for a "welfare check."
American Gestapo.
For shame.
American Gestapo.
For shame.
April 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
At my first pastorate, I asked our local authorities to do a welfare check on a family with some issues, and they couldn't get a single person out for a month. These ICE yahoos sent 6 people for a "welfare check."
American Gestapo.
For shame.
American Gestapo.
For shame.
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HUGE red alert in North Carolina.
The Appeals Court ruled that the 60,000+ voters whose ballots were challenged in the Supreme Court race have 15 BUSINESS DAYS to correct their registrations.
This is gonna be all hands on deck, NC Dems.
Stay tuned.
www.carolinajournal.com/appeals-cour...
HUGE red alert in North Carolina.
The Appeals Court ruled that the 60,000+ voters whose ballots were challenged in the Supreme Court race have 15 BUSINESS DAYS to correct their registrations.
This is gonna be all hands on deck, NC Dems.
Stay tuned.
www.carolinajournal.com/appeals-cour...
Appeals Court orders new vote calculations in NC Supreme Court election dispute
A North Carolina Appeals Court panel has split, 2-1, in ordering state elections officials to recalculate vote totals in the disputed 2024 state Supreme Court election. The 103-page decision Friday re...
www.carolinajournal.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
HUGE red alert in North Carolina.
The Appeals Court ruled that the 60,000+ voters whose ballots were challenged in the Supreme Court race have 15 BUSINESS DAYS to correct their registrations.
This is gonna be all hands on deck, NC Dems.
Stay tuned.
www.carolinajournal.com/appeals-cour...
HUGE red alert in North Carolina.
The Appeals Court ruled that the 60,000+ voters whose ballots were challenged in the Supreme Court race have 15 BUSINESS DAYS to correct their registrations.
This is gonna be all hands on deck, NC Dems.
Stay tuned.
www.carolinajournal.com/appeals-cour...
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Globalization was good. Globalization was right. Globalization *worked*
April 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Globalization was good. Globalization was right. Globalization *worked*
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Exactly: yes, money can influence elections, and yes, so can propaganda and vote suppression and gerrymandering. But amazing what you can overcome when people just show up.
BREAKING NEWS: ELECTIONS STILL MATTER!!! CUT THE NIHILISM AND GET TO WORK!!!!
April 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Exactly: yes, money can influence elections, and yes, so can propaganda and vote suppression and gerrymandering. But amazing what you can overcome when people just show up.
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merit is back baby
Why is Pete Hegseth bringing his wife to top security meetings and hiring his brother at the Pentagon? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pete Hegseth’s wife reportedly attended meetings with foreign defense officials
Defense secretary, already under fire for chat group blunder, faces new scrutiny for having wife in high-level meetings
www.theguardian.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
merit is back baby
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The Court in the Öztürk case, whose order not to remove her from Massachusetts was not followed, has now ordered that she not be removed from the United States.
March 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Court in the Öztürk case, whose order not to remove her from Massachusetts was not followed, has now ordered that she not be removed from the United States.