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This blog post has been bubbling up for a while. It tries to do justice to the emotions I sense swirling around me and within me - and to do some theological re-framing along the way... thisestate.blogspot.com/2025/02/burn...

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If this happens - and if Musk et al get control of BLS - then all economic bets are off. I can’t say it any more plainly than that.

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@stevepankey.bsky.social Can you send me the contemporary language version of Eucharistic Prayer I that you did a few years ago?

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@dljohnston.bsky.social Can you add @motherlauren.bsky.social to our Narthex?

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@motherlauren.bsky.social Welcome! This ⚓️ should help get you connected with Narthex, the Episcopal group on Bluesky

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Add @anneharrisauthor.bsky.social to ⚓️

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Trump's Greenland obsession is a very concrete example of why the Mercator projection is bad.

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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? I’m good here

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Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social. propub.li/3DGXECO

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Way to go @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social ! apnews.com/article/chri... Scary, weird, but more 'biblically accurate' angels top some Christians' Christmas trees

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Boom

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Is it just me or is it a change for the carols referencing the readings to come first rather than after? #9LC

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An a capella “The Angel Gabriel”! #9LC

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An a capella “The Angel Gabriel”!

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Well in my little office I can turn the page of the virtual bulletin as much as I want #9LC

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Listening to #9LC at my office computer. Appreciate the degradations of war addition

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Bo Jackson DESTROYING the Top 2 Strikeout Pitchers of All Time: 1. Randy Johnson--Bo hits one of the longest HRs the Big Unit ever gave up (estimated at 500 ft). 2. Nolan Ryan--The LONGEST HR Ryan ever gave up in his Career. Bo knows Bombs. 💣

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And if Bluesky helps liberals relearn how to have a public discourse that isn’t reactive but more thought-through and persuasive of those who aren’t trolls but might actually be convinced by our arguments, that would be a double benefit.

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There have been many appropriations of Bonhoeffer’s story. I’m grateful for this helpful reflection grounded in his real and complex history, from @vjbarnett.bsky.social: www.christiancentury.org/features/the...

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Favorite NFL Team: Washington Commanders Favorite MLB Team: Dodgers Favorite NHL Team: Washington Capitals Favorite Soccer Team: USA Favorite College Football Team: War Eagle! Favorite College Basketball Team: Duke

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If Trump purports to impose adjournment against the Senate's will, "it should be recognized as not just a serious, norm-defying abuse of a procedurally valid constitutional power [but as] unconstitutional. The Senate would have firm grounds to ignore it, and SCOTUS could reasonably agree."

This blog post has been bubbling up for a while. It tries to do justice to the emotions I sense swirling around me and within me - and to do some theological re-framing along the way... thisestate.blogspot.com/2025/02/burn...

If this happens - and if Musk et al get control of BLS - then all economic bets are off. I can’t say it any more plainly than that.

@stevepankey.bsky.social Can you send me the contemporary language version of Eucharistic Prayer I that you did a few years ago?

@dljohnston.bsky.social Can you add @motherlauren.bsky.social to our Narthex?

@motherlauren.bsky.social Welcome! This ⚓️ should help get you connected with Narthex, the Episcopal group on Bluesky

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Add @anneharrisauthor.bsky.social to ⚓️

Trump's Greenland obsession is a very concrete example of why the Mercator projection is bad.

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? I’m good here

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social. propub.li/3DGXECO

Way to go @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social ! apnews.com/article/chri... Scary, weird, but more 'biblically accurate' angels top some Christians' Christmas trees

Boom

Is it just me or is it a change for the carols referencing the readings to come first rather than after? #9LC

An a capella “The Angel Gabriel”! #9LC

An a capella “The Angel Gabriel”!

Well in my little office I can turn the page of the virtual bulletin as much as I want #9LC

Listening to #9LC at my office computer. Appreciate the degradations of war addition

Bo Jackson DESTROYING the Top 2 Strikeout Pitchers of All Time: 1. Randy Johnson--Bo hits one of the longest HRs the Big Unit ever gave up (estimated at 500 ft). 2. Nolan Ryan--The LONGEST HR Ryan ever gave up in his Career. Bo knows Bombs. 💣

And if Bluesky helps liberals relearn how to have a public discourse that isn’t reactive but more thought-through and persuasive of those who aren’t trolls but might actually be convinced by our arguments, that would be a double benefit.

There have been many appropriations of Bonhoeffer’s story. I’m grateful for this helpful reflection grounded in his real and complex history, from @vjbarnett.bsky.social: www.christiancentury.org/features/the...

Favorite NFL Team: Washington Commanders Favorite MLB Team: Dodgers Favorite NHL Team: Washington Capitals Favorite Soccer Team: USA Favorite College Football Team: War Eagle! Favorite College Basketball Team: Duke

If Trump purports to impose adjournment against the Senate's will, "it should be recognized as not just a serious, norm-defying abuse of a procedurally valid constitutional power [but as] unconstitutional. The Senate would have firm grounds to ignore it, and SCOTUS could reasonably agree."

Introduce yourself as a TV character.

4 albums that serve as an introduction to my taste in popular music

Let’s add @dhcompier.bsky.social to Narthex @dljohnston.bsky.social

@tararamsey.bsky.social Are you back in DC or still in SWMO?