Karl Runser
@therunser.bsky.social
Lutheran pastor; cat person; etc. etc.
Maybe we ought to stop writing Kentucky off.
February 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Maybe we ought to stop writing Kentucky off.
Fortunately for a lot of people, Dr King didn’t get hung up on whether religion and politics could mingle.
I appreciate the worry about exclusion, and in that spirit I would ask folks to remember that faith can motivate a whole spectrum of political responses, many of which benefit everyone.
I appreciate the worry about exclusion, and in that spirit I would ask folks to remember that faith can motivate a whole spectrum of political responses, many of which benefit everyone.
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Fortunately for a lot of people, Dr King didn’t get hung up on whether religion and politics could mingle.
I appreciate the worry about exclusion, and in that spirit I would ask folks to remember that faith can motivate a whole spectrum of political responses, many of which benefit everyone.
I appreciate the worry about exclusion, and in that spirit I would ask folks to remember that faith can motivate a whole spectrum of political responses, many of which benefit everyone.
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Important addition here!
This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
February 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Important addition here!
The amount of information you have to pretend doesn’t exist, to claim that X has better interactions and a better mix of users, is massive.
February 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The amount of information you have to pretend doesn’t exist, to claim that X has better interactions and a better mix of users, is massive.
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the title also doesn't make it clear that the extremist messaging commonly occurs in this ADMINISTRATION'S messaging and could be read to imply "gov messaging is always like this, it's normal"
February 18, 2026 at 12:26 PM
the title also doesn't make it clear that the extremist messaging commonly occurs in this ADMINISTRATION'S messaging and could be read to imply "gov messaging is always like this, it's normal"
Good post. The title of the article is in passive voice, which makes it seem like racist extremism simply … occurs. But that isn’t so, and the Press needs to be clear about that.
February 18, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Good post. The title of the article is in passive voice, which makes it seem like racist extremism simply … occurs. But that isn’t so, and the Press needs to be clear about that.
“We should improve society somewhat …”
February 17, 2026 at 1:59 AM
“We should improve society somewhat …”
Casting the perfect as the enemy of the good has migrated here from X, I see.
February 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Casting the perfect as the enemy of the good has migrated here from X, I see.
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”This is a world of compensations; and he who would *be* no slave, must consent to *have* no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”
February 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
”This is a world of compensations; and he who would *be* no slave, must consent to *have* no slave. Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”