MaryAnn McKibben Dana
@maryannmcdana.bsky.social
Writer, Speaker, Leadership Coach, Pastor--the Jesus kind, not the Christian nationalist kind. Author of Hope: A User's Manual. More happening over at Substack, but glad to be here. https://maryannmckibbendana.substack.com
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6/ also that's a pretty lackluster christmas tree.
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
6/ also that's a pretty lackluster christmas tree.
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It wasn't miss piggy because she would have judo chopped his ass
kermit the frog and miss piggy from the sesame street
ALT: kermit the frog and miss piggy from the sesame street
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It wasn't miss piggy because she would have judo chopped his ass
Random acts of journalism
Gotta love how Jon Karl and ABC News had this graphic ready to go *the very moment* that Hassett rolled out his Walmart anecdote.
November 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Random acts of journalism
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Again, the only possible explanation is that MTG was recently visited overnight by three ghosts.
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Again, the only possible explanation is that MTG was recently visited overnight by three ghosts.
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Highly intelligent and pretending to be stupid is worse that being stupid
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Highly intelligent and pretending to be stupid is worse that being stupid
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Some context from @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what KBJ is doing www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Some context from @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what KBJ is doing www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
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MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.
October 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.
I had a beloved theology professor who, when someone asked whether he thought everyone ends up in heaven, responded, "No... some people will get there and be so disturbed by who else is there that they won't want to stay."
Perhaps the most honest thing he's ever said.
Trump Raises Eyebrows After Admitting That He Doesn't Think He's 'Heaven-Bound'
www.comicsands.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I had a beloved theology professor who, when someone asked whether he thought everyone ends up in heaven, responded, "No... some people will get there and be so disturbed by who else is there that they won't want to stay."
Blasphemy
American taxpayers are paying people to post Bible verses on a US government account.
October 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Blasphemy
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Where Is the Line?
On Ezra Klein, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the struggle to define the boundaries of what is acceptable in America
steady.page
October 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is an excellent post, and I hope to be able to join as a member very soon.
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
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Blaming the entire Democratic Party for the actions of three individuals who weren’t, as far as we know, even Democratic voters and then telling Democrats they need to tone down *their* hateful rhetoric is a hell of a combination
Rep. Michael Rulli: "The Democratic Party... your rhetoric needs to be toned down... when Joe Biden was in office, we listened, we watched, and we spoke, but we spoke fluently and we didn't speak with this hate... you tried to kill our president twice. You actually killed Charlie. Enough is enough."
September 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Blaming the entire Democratic Party for the actions of three individuals who weren’t, as far as we know, even Democratic voters and then telling Democrats they need to tone down *their* hateful rhetoric is a hell of a combination
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I couldn't quite nail why @anamariecox.bsky.social's comment resonated so much with me. But you did. I am not against persuading people. That's important. But many people invoking the word persuasion constantly are just status quo defenders. The term civility serves the same purpose.
I like this. The drum beat for “persuasion” and “civility” serves as a demand for self-censorship and avoidance of important but divisive issues. The implicit demand to first ~persuade~ our way to total consensus before any political change serves only the status quo and those sitting pretty in it
"My highest calling is not persuasion. I am not interested in persuading people necessarily. I am interested in good policy. I am interested in saving people's lives. I want to create arguments that create movement," says @anamariecox.bsky.social, discussing the discourse around Kirk's killing.
September 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I couldn't quite nail why @anamariecox.bsky.social's comment resonated so much with me. But you did. I am not against persuading people. That's important. But many people invoking the word persuasion constantly are just status quo defenders. The term civility serves the same purpose.
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It’s not simply important to denounce political violence because it looks bad not to. It’s the right thing to do on the merits. Even more specifically to this moment it’s important because the forces of fascism are inherently better at political violence than the forces of civic democracy.
September 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It’s not simply important to denounce political violence because it looks bad not to. It’s the right thing to do on the merits. Even more specifically to this moment it’s important because the forces of fascism are inherently better at political violence than the forces of civic democracy.
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Do these idiots even realize that shooting Charlie Kirk makes you a worse person than Charlie Kirk?
September 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Do these idiots even realize that shooting Charlie Kirk makes you a worse person than Charlie Kirk?
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These problems are even bigger. As a constitutional matter, the deployment of unfederalized Guard personnel into a nonconsenting state can never happen. Never.
September 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Blasphemy. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
Trump, 79, Fundraises on Desperate Push to Get Into Heaven
The president has spoken about his mortality more and more as speculation mounts about his declining health.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Blasphemy. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...
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Adam, give the guy some credit. He does an admirable job of putting on his human skin every day.
August 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Adam, give the guy some credit. He does an admirable job of putting on his human skin every day.
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French farmers, casually keeping stock of one always full manure tank in case a protest assembles.
August 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
French farmers, casually keeping stock of one always full manure tank in case a protest assembles.
I wonder how many of the "there's no point in voting/fighting back, it's too late" comments I'm seeing here are actually sincere, and how many are bots intended to sow despair.
August 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I wonder how many of the "there's no point in voting/fighting back, it's too late" comments I'm seeing here are actually sincere, and how many are bots intended to sow despair.
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Burgum must be baffled by how his smartphone can work without a plug and stored in his pocket without exposure to sunlight.
July 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Burgum must be baffled by how his smartphone can work without a plug and stored in his pocket without exposure to sunlight.