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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · Jul 29

My review essay on Peter Leithart's "Creation" and Marilynne Robinson's "Reading Genensis" in the journal Presbyterion
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The covers Creator by Peter Leithart and Reading Genensis by Marilynne Robinson

A screenshot of the first page of the essay

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 3h

Evangelicals raised on the doctrine of the "plenary inspiration" of scripture:

Oh oh, I know this one!!!

Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 3h

What is "plenary authority" and why is it a big deal that Miller said that Trump has it over the national guard?

4 frame comic where Miller slowly blinks. Text reads. A few hours ago, speaking on cnn about Trump's plan to send the national guard into us cities, Miller said : under title 10 of the us code, the president has plenary authority, has... He then fully stopped talking and just blinked at the camera, as if he realized that he said the quiet part out loud. "Plenary authority" means "complete power over a particular area with no limitayions". It is equivalent to ruling by decree, which us how Mussolini, Stalin or Hitler governed. Having "plenary authority" over the military would mean that Trump can just use the national guard as he pleases, no matter what the courts say. It's a power grab.

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 21h

The chicken suit guy has bsky skeeters yelling at the regime energy

A guy in a chicken suit casually leaning on a fence and yelling at Kristi Noem

Kristi Noem staring dismissively at chicken suit guy from a roof

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 1h

MR. PRESIDENT, HOW SOON DOES LEAKAGE BECOME AN ISSUE AFTER FILLING YOUR DEPENDS?

Tr*mp saying "pretty quickly" into a microphone

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 1h

These two should only be legally allowed to talk to each other and no one else

HuffPost @huffpost.com · 1h

The social media exchange between Candace Owens and Dinesh D'Souza went places few expected — or probably wanted.

MAGA Debate About Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Theory Devolves Into Animal Sex Discourse

The social media exchange between Candace Owens and Dinesh D'Souza went places few expected — or probably wanted.

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 2h

Classic case of librarian spending a day off from the library at another library 📚

Interior of Central Library in downtown St. Louis

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 3h

Losing the war on woke

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump is fighting sleep during this antifa roundtable and sleep is gaining the upper hand

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 2h

Nothing great has happened in my life because of social media YET

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 19h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 2h

The important medals and honors:

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 3h

Evangelicals raised on the doctrine of the "plenary inspiration" of scripture:

Oh oh, I know this one!!!

Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 3h

What is "plenary authority" and why is it a big deal that Miller said that Trump has it over the national guard?

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 21h

Love playoff baseball #ALDS

a man says the new york yankees in a room

Alt: a man says the new york yankees in a room

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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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jody @dyke.bsky.social · 1d

i still don't get why people are saying this site is evil and toxic. all i see is a bunch of subdued men in their 30s tweeting about lunch

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 21h

The Cardinals barely sniffed the playoffs, so I can afford to be magnanimous

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 21h

The chicken suit guy has bsky skeeters yelling at the regime energy

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 21h

Spike forgives you #ALDS

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 23h

Look at what you're doing to Spike you motherfuckers

Despondent Spike Lee in a Yankees hat with white glasses

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 21h

This absolutely sucked and also proves that I have a superhuman ability to compartmentalize when my enjoyment of sports requires it

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 21h

My god, the jelly

Howard Dalton @howarddalton.bsky.social · 22h

Jesus Christ

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 22h

It tears me up that I like all the guys on this Yankee team. Don't ask me how, but it is possible to root against a team and for every individual guy on it

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 22h

Jk, please do not

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 22h

I know it's the Yankees, but explain to me how I'm supposed to root against this guy

MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 22h

THE CAPTAIN 🫡

#ALDS

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 22h

Wow, that's...that's just huge #Yankees

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 23h

Look at what you're doing to Spike you motherfuckers

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 23h

Air Vladdy

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. diving into home at Yankee Stadium

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Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 23h

Thinking about getting annoyingly into inline skating

Andrew Stout @thomasacstout.bsky.social · 1d

Mom: Did you eat the chocolate I said not to eat?

Child whose face is covered is chocolate: Eat what?

Mom: The chocolate

Child: I don't know what that is

Mom: You're literally holding the wrapper

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

COLLINS: Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell -- is that something you're open to doing?

TRUMP: Who are we talking about?

C: Ghislaine Maxwell

T: I haven't heard the name is so long. I can say this -- I'd have to take a look at it ... I will speak to the DOJ

C: She's convicted of child sex trafficking