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🧡Why Talarico’s faith works 🧡

It’s not lost on me that Talarico is doing what clergyfolk from King to Heschel have done. His credential to critique the hijacking of God’s name by fanatics derives *directly* from how seriously he takes faith in his own life. That puts him in the prophetic tradition.

17.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 397 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 10
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come for brendan carr. stay for matt murray.

17.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 14

Just as ICE and CBP have no legitimate role in "election security" neither does the head of DHS. The mere existence of this press conference should be a scandal, much less this tone-deaf comment.

14.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 6667 πŸ” 2078 πŸ’¬ 281 πŸ“Œ 85
The Traveler & American Democracy with Rick Steves
The Traveler & American Democracy with Rick Steves YouTube video by Rick Steves' Europe

Traveler/historian @ricksteves.bsky.social is concerned about what's going on in our country, and the possibility of losing our #Democracy. So am I. #Fascism #Authoritarianism www.youtube.com/watch?v=E20u...

12.02.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 7
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This ad should concern Susan Collins.

13.02.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 6968 πŸ” 2632 πŸ’¬ 528 πŸ“Œ 257

tell it to the hague, buddy

12.02.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 4949 πŸ” 626 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 12

Dictionary, what is a chucklef*ck?

11.02.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

10.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 31326 πŸ” 13779 πŸ’¬ 972 πŸ“Œ 1688

Also a Marylander and I also abide by the MD contract but do not see these feathered friends in my suburban neighborhood πŸ˜’

10.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Michelle Obama tried to get schoolkids to eat more vegetables and the right wing treated it like Maoist indoctrination.

08.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1048 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 6

The one that was clearly Boeing's fault... and subsequently grounded the 737-Max around the world...

06.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sources close to Jared and Ivanka say that, privately, the couple has reservations about pedophilia.

05.02.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 847 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 2

So flourishing is a crime now

03.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 968 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 0
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Death Sentences

30.01.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 281 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7

If Democrats were serious about national unity, they would buy tickets to the Melania movie.

29.01.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 649 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 5
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Breanna Stewart protests Minneapolis shooting with sign Unrivaled co-founder and two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an "Abolish ICE" sign during player introductions at Unrivaled on Sunday afternoon.

This is so gutsy from Breanna Stewart considering her wife is going through the naturalization process. Putting herself out there unlike so many cowards...

www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

26.01.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I mapped my first Flock cameras in a local apartment complex. Would you feel safe if knowing that a nation-wide network of police were tracking every time you drove into or out of your home? #surveillance

25.01.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The absolute bare minimum demand here should be DHS funding won't pass while Kristi Noem is DHS secretary and Bovino's still around. Not just this or that mild statutory provision they're gonna break with impunity anyway. The problem is not insufficient laws. The problem is you have lawless people.

25.01.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 878 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 10

β€ͺSources close to Jared and Ivanka said that privately the couple opposes the murder of protesters.

25.01.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 1199 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 5

I don't know much but I think it would be valuable if MPD were able to get Alex Pretti's phone recording from his final moments.

25.01.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We no longer have a functional bureaucracy

23.01.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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23.01.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This week's presidential cognitive test🧠:

Doctor: "​So, some say Greenland is ice 🧊 and Iceland is greenβ€‹πŸŒ±. Identify which is ​shown on this map..."
(​shows a satellite image featuring a ​large island covered by an ice sheet)

President: "​Iceland!!"

Doctor: ❌

22.01.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a pity. One must know its limits.
There... was that correct?

18.01.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I've been effing up the use of "it's" and "its". They got switched in my head a year or two ago and I think AI assisted writing of the two, which I've been defying, has typically been correct.

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Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops Home improvement stores are finding ways to share data from their Flock license plate reader cameras with law enforcement, according to public records.

It is kind of nuts that Home Depot & Lowe's has passive ALPR (automatic license plate reader) cameras installed at most locations. They then share this data with ICE etc, without any warrant.

www.404media.co/home-depot-a...

17.01.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You have to block them immediately. The full nuclear. They are only here to make folks angry, and that can’t happen if we lock them out.

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Abolish ICE? It’s a Slogan Some Democratic Critics of ICE Would Abolish.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

My reaction:
Abolish ICE !

15.01.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Virginia Tech, JMU cancel 2026 football game

Tech was scared....

Virginia Tech, JMU cancel 2026 football game - Virginia Tech Athletics share.google/tJQPYBRqvqps...

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