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@gibsonwrites

Director of Fordham University's Center on Religion & Culture. "Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto." Recovering Vaticanista. Occasionally commit journalism. https://linktr.ee/gibsonwrites

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Crenshaw occasionally tried to speak to the conductor about the runaway train. But having bought a ticket, he was always reluctant to either jump off or do anything that would actually slow it down.

07.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

When you start saying some people are entitled to human rights and others aren’t, you’re on a fast track to becoming the kind of monster you fear.

05.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

"Sadly for them, our president most likely will conclude, as usual, that power is what matters most, and he’ll make deals with whoever has it β€” whether they’re socialists in Venezuela, autocrats in Iran or Putin in Russia."

05.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

In the age of Trump, we sometimes forget that a good message like this is the right thing to do.

04.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 2202 πŸ” 286 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 5
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In 1955 JOHN STEINBECK wrote this wonderful letter to MARILYN MONROE asking for an autograph on behalf of his teenage nephew-in-law.

(it’s not definitively known whether he received a reply or not)

02.03.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Meta Executives Talked About Child Safety Behind the Scenes For years, employees acknowledged a problem with potential child groomers, but prioritized growth over fixes.

EXCLUSIVE: Documents obtained by The Atlantic detail internal battles at Meta over whether protecting kids from sexual grooming should take precedence over platform growth, Kaitlyn Tiffany and Michael Scherer report.

27.02.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 201 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 27
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Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'

Trump is giving tax cuts to Bezos but none to you.

21.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 3553 πŸ” 1483 πŸ’¬ 164 πŸ“Œ 69

Jackson, on the Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in 1984.

17.02.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...

17.02.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 8054 πŸ” 2834 πŸ’¬ 162 πŸ“Œ 82

After reviewing critiques of the Quiet Revival narrative, @georginasturge.bsky.social, author of 'Bad Data,' concludes "Yes, the @biblesociety.bsky.social data is clearly wrong and has been thoroughly debunked."
cc: @robb-s.bsky.social

10.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Rob @robb-s.bsky.social, did the @relmedcentre.bsky.social quote you accurately below? If so, could you say more about why you are now more confident in the overall story of an upsurge of churchgoing in England and Wales?
bsky.app/profile/conr...

10.02.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Together, We Are America’ Bad Bunny’s critics said his Super Bowl halftime show would be divisive. They were totally wrong.

This is a great piece by my colleague spencer on the bad bunny helftimeshow but of course there’s never been a more divisive idea in American history than all of us being American, we fought a civil war over it and Trump is nothing if not manifest opposition to it www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

09.02.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 2286 πŸ” 513 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 19

Wonderful description of "the life of kings" and why so many continue to pursue this adventure despite the knaves and imbeciles who so often run the business:

07.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beer Hall Putz

07.02.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a New York Times puff piece about Katie Britt, "The G.O.P. Senator Who Can't Stop Thinking About the Boy ICE Detained"

Screenshot of a New York Times puff piece about Katie Britt, "The G.O.P. Senator Who Can't Stop Thinking About the Boy ICE Detained"

paragraph 48: "In Mr. Trump’s second term, Ms. Britt has voted in line with the president 100 percent of the time."

05.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 3408 πŸ” 722 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 86

Fully expect a DOJ indictment for disrupting church services to come down imminently

02.02.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 869 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1
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Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie Supporters are encouraged to buy group tickets and private screenings, raising questions about ethics and actual attendance

Bulk sales of tickets to Melania are being promoted through emails from WH Faith Office advisor Paula White-Cain using her National Faith Advisory Board list. People are encouraged to purchase 30 tickets at a time to β€œsupport our First Lady.” meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

02.02.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 6402 πŸ” 2831 πŸ’¬ 1792 πŸ“Œ 695
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Mood

02.02.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by nameβ€”citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

30.01.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 16422 πŸ” 10013 πŸ’¬ 839 πŸ“Œ 1355

Nunca creΓ­ que los leopardos comerΓ­an MI cara

27.01.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 1966 πŸ” 383 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 16
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β€œBoo hoo”

They’re not just killing people, they’re taunting the public they’re terrorizing after they do it.

apnews.com/article/immi...

24.01.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1479 πŸ” 731 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 43
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."

24.01.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 29451 πŸ” 10525 πŸ’¬ 914 πŸ“Œ 461

Noem: "He intentionally drove his vehicle into that agent ... oh wait those are my notes from last time."

24.01.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.

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This was such a fun and insightful conversation! @blairbraverman.bsky.social is as great a writer as she is a musher -- and that's saying something!

BTW I walked past the Balto statue in Central Park the other night, frigid like the Yukon, it was. Reminded me that I asked Blair: Balto or Togo?

23.01.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For JD Vance, wearing an extra heavy eyeliner treatment to show us how normal he is, dispatching known sexual predators to apprehend sex offenders who have already been apprehended by the police is a hysterically funny thing. bsky.app/profile/atru...

23.01.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 373 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 2

Paging @jackshafer.bsky.social

23.01.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That Erickson still thinks Trump is great is on him but the real nightmare he points to is the one no one is talking about:

"This summer, when Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas retire from the U.S. Supreme Court, I’ll be very happy Donald Trump is picking their replacements, not Kamala Harris..."

22.01.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NYT's house style is genuinely deranged

22.01.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 421 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1