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Large ancient Roman crowds rioted to protest the plan to execute the entire enslaved household of an abuser murdered by 1 enslaved man. Homer frames a choice between being dead & enslaved as a reasonable debate for Achilles. A Biblical angel appears to the runaway enslaved woman Hagar to offer aid.

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Two days left to get the open-access PDF of The Author in Early Christian Literature from @cambridgeup.bsky.social! Share it with all your Bible, Classics, and authorship-loving friends! 🏺 doi.org/10.1017/9781...

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Me, reading Terraformers by @annaleen.bsky.social before bed, turning over to my wife: "I'm pretty sure the next main character is going to be a sentient cat train. And I'm this universe, this makes complete sense."

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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Bluesky exists for when I'm writing a sermon and I know my congregation doesn't care about my tangent on rejecting the technocratic gospel. You all can have it instead.

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The further we get into the 21st century, the more Firefly's vision of how technology looks in our future resonates with me. Yes you can make laser guns, hovercrafts, spaceships and other fancy things. But if you need to dig a post-hole, still the best tool is a post-holder and your arms.

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Call your state reps and senators and put things on their radars that can help your neighbors be more secure over the years to come. Things like: how are we going to support the foster system through a parent deportation crisis? How will we keep our medicaid system running?

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Relevant meme.

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"Bao buns are basically food piñatas!" -My 5 yo

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If you've ever thought of being a foster parent, now is a great time to look into it again. Systems around the country are going to be scrambling to provide care for kids whose parents are being deported. Call your local office and see what their needs are. Check again every couple of months.

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Y'all. I was ordering food at Tocabe in Denver and this piece caught me so hard I had to shake myself loose to order my food. I called the restaurant today and asked them for the artist's name. It's @jackiefawn.bsky.social. I hope it arrests your scrolling experience as well.

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Recently realized that having #UCC in my bio has put me on the list of a bunch of different universities with these initials. If anyone is unclear, this is my denominational affiliation, @unitedchurch.bsky.social.

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Very happy with the way @rollingstone.com and my boy @milesklee.bsky.social played this headline! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Did I get put onto a new starter pack, or did a bot that's clever and funny take over my account?

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My favorite thing about BlueSky is feeling like I get to hang out with people way smarter than me while only letting them know how much smarter they are than me when I choose.

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My online love language is liking posts from way back in someone's timeline to let them know I just spent 5 minutes getting to know them.

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Everyone, please welcome @klicons.bsky.social to the Good Place.

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I kind of want to do a "1 like" thing, but I also don't want that kind of commitment right now.

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This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern. #upcycling

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Having thought a bit about Rome and Fascism, and benefited greatly from Martin Winkler's amazing 2009 book "The Roman Salute", I thought I would wade in... tl;dr read Winkler's book theconversation.com/elon-musk-an...

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List one really healthy conversation you've had in the last year with someone that you disagreed with. This does happen still, but we act like it doesn't, and I'd like to hear your examples.

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Daily life in 2025. #AI #Tech #JustLetMeBe #FFS

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Nazis: "that's a nazi salute" Historians: "that's a nazi salute" Average person: "that's a nazi salute" The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."

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Kids: Come craft with us! Me: (thinking about the inauguration) Kids: Daddy, why are you writing that?

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