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Episcopal Priest. Indianapolis, IN. Soccer, running, pick-up basketball. He/Him.
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It is wild how the same people who ask “have you listened to the most recent 3.5hr Rogan pod?” Also say, “I haven’t really had time lately to keep up with what is happening politically, what’s so bad about ______?”

Guy who doesn’t even respond to the mothers of his children: reply to my email or you’re fired

There are many mysteries and ambiguities in life but the nature of this gesture is not among them. It's a Nazi salute.

Another stable genius. The way people fawn to someone because of their wealth is wild. They laugh about Twitter being worth more than 5 cents, yet they would ridicule anyone else who lost so much value on a purchase. It certainly isn’t worth $44billion any more.

Seems noteworthy that on a day of confirmation voting (among many, many other things) Senator Jim Banks’ (R-IN) voicemail is full and you cannot leave a message at this time.

if we had to listen to SPEECHES from A LITTLE GIRL, surely it’s fine to give the richest person in the world free rein to shutter and dismantle US agencies with global impacts and grant him unchecked access to all the confidential information held by the government.

“A minorrrrrrrr”

The end goal is to make racist a protected class

“Babe, do you think I should order another unread copy of Infinite Jest for my bookshelf at work?”

Right — Elon calls for the journalists firing for accurate reporting, while they pretend Elez is a victim.

His life isn’t ruined, but posting hideously racist things online does have consequences. Being disqualified from having obscene (illegal?) access to private info and money seems, idk, essential. Come off it, JD.

“Focus is a fundamental substance of democracy. It is particularly the substance of opposition.” - @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social Take a breath. Pay attention. Focus and respond. Panic is not essential to taking threats seriously. In fact, it obscures how to properly respond to the threat.

Y’all ever do that thing when you check how old Ralph Fiennes is (62) so you can figure out how old he was in In Bruges (45) just so you can assure yourself that you’re okay with how time is moving now that you’re 35? Yeah, me neither.

@kkdumez.bsky.social wrote a helpful update on where we are now, just a couple weeks into Trump 2.0 It is sobering, but don’t look away. Pick your spots, but pay attention and keep moving.

The new administration says it's important for people in the military to have "an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one’s personal life." Also Pete Hegseth is the secretary of defense. Barring trans people from military service is simple bigotry, nothing more.

Being a nice person is not enough to oppose injustice. A lot of “nice” people will just go with the flow, even if that flow is riddled with evil (oppression, hate, racism).

I juxtapose Trump’s Inaugural Address w/ Jesus’ Inaugural Sermon which just so happened to be the lectionary passage for yesterday. open.substack.com/pub/spencerr...

I NEED Y'ALLS HELP We got together with experts and looked at the numbers and we CAN solve homelessness in Indianapolis But the only way it happens is the Mayor rallies the funds to do it thru city government, corporate and philanthropic partners

Ambushed by … mercy. This aggression must not stand.

To put what happened yesterday at the National Cathedral as simply as possible: a Christian bishop asked the most powerful man in the world to show mercy on some vulnerable people, and his followers responded with rage.

Leadership. Eloquence. Courage. Such a powerful message from Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde. Proud to be a part of a church that is blessed by her leadership.

“Hope is optimism with a broken heart.” - Nick Cave in *Faith, Hope, and Carnage* The Red Hand Files continue to deliver inspiration, joy, and encouragement ♥️

ARSEnal 2 - United 0

If you see this, post one of your own.

Just got to observe someone walk up to a stone-cold stranger, hit on them, and then ask for their number in the wild. Approach: C- Conversation: D Flirting: F Effort: A Advice: don’t lead with “do you dye your hair?”

American politicians threatening every single ally on the planet in service of one specific ally internationally accused of war crimes seems crazy until you remember these politicians sent the bombs used in said war crimes

California, get it together. With all due respect.

I’m pleased to see Gaetz’ withdrawal. Call me crazy, but I still think the taxpayer funded report should be made available to the taxpayers.