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@mightyredpanda.bsky.social
Web dev by way of an MDiv. Returning to art to help keep my sanity.
Anarcho-curios exvangelical, so plenty of interwoven politics/society/religion takes to give.
Anarcho-curios exvangelical, so plenty of interwoven politics/society/religion takes to give.
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
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how big is your garden, bro? how many seats at your table?
January 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
how big is your garden, bro? how many seats at your table?
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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“I’m Hispanic and I’m dark (skinned), so that’s why they picked me up,” Diaz, a U.S. citizen, said. “It feels scary because I’m wearing a target — you know, pick me up because I’m this color. It shouldn’t be like that.”
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“I’m Hispanic and I’m dark (skinned), so that’s why they picked me up,” Diaz, a U.S. citizen, said. “It feels scary because I’m wearing a target — you know, pick me up because I’m this color. It shouldn’t be like that.”
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I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
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Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor
Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining, it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up.
www.seattletimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
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I don't know why Mennonites keep popping up in my life right now. I mention them in this listicle I wrote for the CBC too. Nazis, and now werewolves. They are a more interesting crew than I gave them credit for.
www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...
www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...
Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America | CBC Books
Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author and activist recommends 18 titles to read today and beyond.
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I don't know why Mennonites keep popping up in my life right now. I mention them in this listicle I wrote for the CBC too. Nazis, and now werewolves. They are a more interesting crew than I gave them credit for.
www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...
www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...
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Read the history of the Southern Baptist Convention's cover-up of its massive sex abuse scandal for the playbook for Johnson.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Read the history of the Southern Baptist Convention's cover-up of its massive sex abuse scandal for the playbook for Johnson.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
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Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
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Anytime I mention this story theres a few dozen people who never heard about it, so for those unaware
Tesla engineer was concerned about known thermal runaway problems in the batteries, elon and his head of security concoted a mass shooter threat pretending to be him, leaked it to the press and got a bolo issued to tried to get him swatted, Elon then stiffed his head of security
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Anytime I mention this story theres a few dozen people who never heard about it, so for those unaware
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Your colleagues promised us — promised activists, promised social media influencers, promised organizations — that they were actually going to fight for the ACA, that it was non-negotiable.
You lied to us. You betrayed us. And this is your plan? I know you're not this stupid Sheldon.
You lied to us. You betrayed us. And this is your plan? I know you're not this stupid Sheldon.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Your colleagues promised us — promised activists, promised social media influencers, promised organizations — that they were actually going to fight for the ACA, that it was non-negotiable.
You lied to us. You betrayed us. And this is your plan? I know you're not this stupid Sheldon.
You lied to us. You betrayed us. And this is your plan? I know you're not this stupid Sheldon.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
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This is the natural result of VBNMW. Enjoy your CIA operative governor.
Virginia’s new corporate Dem Governor says she won’t support attempts to repeal “right-to-work” in the state!
www.wric.com/news/virgini...
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8News Exclusive: Abigail Spanberger says she won’t sign bill to fully repeal Virginia’s right-to-work law
In an exclusive interview with 8News, Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee for governor, says if elected, she won’t sign a bill repealing Virginia’s right-to-work law.
www.wric.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
This is the natural result of VBNMW. Enjoy your CIA operative governor.
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@ democratic senators
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
@ democratic senators
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"Maybe if I donate another $10, canvas a lil harder in the midterms..."
NO. THAT WILL NOT SAVE YOU.
The time and resources you put into electoralism directly takes away from the time and resources you have available to build real power on your community or workplace.
NO. THAT WILL NOT SAVE YOU.
The time and resources you put into electoralism directly takes away from the time and resources you have available to build real power on your community or workplace.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Maybe if I donate another $10, canvas a lil harder in the midterms..."
NO. THAT WILL NOT SAVE YOU.
The time and resources you put into electoralism directly takes away from the time and resources you have available to build real power on your community or workplace.
NO. THAT WILL NOT SAVE YOU.
The time and resources you put into electoralism directly takes away from the time and resources you have available to build real power on your community or workplace.
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...