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AKMA is a priest, lecturer (New Test., Greek, Early Church, Crit Theory), writer, gamer; Glasgow, Oxford, now parish ministry in Abingdon-on-Thames. Will not try [in vain?] to take away the pain of being a hopeless unbeliever. http://akma.disseminary.org
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Looking for a temporary Biblical Studies colleague: 2025-26 Departmental Lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, University of Oxford. Fixed Term: 1 year. Deadline 30 June, interviews w/b 14 July. nt4ox.link/OxDL-OT25

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Conservative protests are always treated as an organic cry of anger that manifests the distress of the unjustly ignored American heartland; protests from the center-left are always written off as noise from inside the bubble.

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Tenth anniversary celebration after mass.

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Art of the Deal!

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the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president

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Any person in uniform wearing a mask and refusing to be properly and reliably identified should be assumed to be the same kind of murderer we’ve seen in Minnesota.

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“At least 3 people have been shot at the homes of Democratic lawmakers in Brooklyn Park and Champlin in Minnesota, according to law enforcement sources. The suspect is believed to be impersonating a police officer and is still at large. The first shooting happened just after 2 a.m. on Saturday”

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Position (tenured) in ancient/late antique Jewish history, religion, and culture at Harvard (deadline 9/1) academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14958

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A month or two ago, I sat down with a theological video-podcaster, Jack Webb, to record an interview for his Beyond Belief programme. If you had ever wondered how absurd I look and sound, this may be your cup of tea…

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I am 100% going to see this when I’m back in London.

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ea nasir is back baby awooo

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Postdoc, at Exeter, in papyrology

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NEW: A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). www.wired.com/story/airlin...

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QOTD: "sometimes the only way to go is gangster." Stella Gigante on the #GodfatherOfHarlem.

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Not too late to sign, Jews. Not too late to amplify, everyone:

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Just want to express once again my contempt for all the mainstream and libertarian platforms that promoted this loathsome discount Goebbels. Shame on you.

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Surprise surprise – the myth of the “millionaire exodus” has been conclusively debunked as misinformation spread by those who don’t want to see wealth taxed fairly (because they’ve got a lot of it!) Time for the govt to stop hiding behind this excuse and bring in a wealth tax

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I get q's whenever I visit my old hometown in Alabama. "You live in *Brooklyn*? Are you safe?" The violent crime rate in Mobile is usually 3x higher. I turn the question back on the asker and get blank looks. Fear of cities is just media/politician-induced delusion and bigotry, nothing rational.

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I have a few books from the 19thC, mostly packed, and now I’m wondering if any of them have green binding… sites.udel.edu/poisonbookpr... (h/t @suw.bsky.social).

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BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

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When the story of troops sleeping on the floor in California after Trump sent them with no plan went viral… Musk’s Grok quickly sprang into action and told people the SF Chronicle pics were actually from Afghanistan in 2021. BBC Verify: Grok lied.

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Immigration is good, actually.

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