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@mtrkdjoyce.bsky.social
episcopal priest, phd candidate in theology, amateur interest in emergency medicine and construction technologies. wife guy to bailey.
she/her
she/her
Pinned
yes, i'm aware about the bible
Some cars were built solid like that even before 2010 - we drove away from our 2018 wedding in a 2001 model year Honda with 300k miles on it
Don’t do a 15yr car loan tho
Don’t do a 15yr car loan tho
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Some cars were built solid like that even before 2010 - we drove away from our 2018 wedding in a 2001 model year Honda with 300k miles on it
Don’t do a 15yr car loan tho
Don’t do a 15yr car loan tho
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“.. The economy is increasingly dependent on ‘three narrow, interconnected 'A-pillars':
1) affluent consumers
2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment
3) asset price gains”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
1) affluent consumers
2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment
3) asset price gains”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“.. The economy is increasingly dependent on ‘three narrow, interconnected 'A-pillars':
1) affluent consumers
2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment
3) asset price gains”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
1) affluent consumers
2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment
3) asset price gains”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
you know what’s wild is that I can explain to Amos that Bailey is pulling into the driveway, explain this to him in essentially ordinary English speech, and he understands what I mean and immediately runs to stare out the window at the car and pine until she comes inside
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
you know what’s wild is that I can explain to Amos that Bailey is pulling into the driveway, explain this to him in essentially ordinary English speech, and he understands what I mean and immediately runs to stare out the window at the car and pine until she comes inside
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bro Apple sells the most popular technological device in history for a thousand bucks every year and they're pulling in around 400 billion
Amazon is responsible for like half of all commerce and makes 600 billion
in what kind of timespan is OpenAI supposed to make 1.5 trillion? the 21st century?
Amazon is responsible for like half of all commerce and makes 600 billion
in what kind of timespan is OpenAI supposed to make 1.5 trillion? the 21st century?
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
bro Apple sells the most popular technological device in history for a thousand bucks every year and they're pulling in around 400 billion
Amazon is responsible for like half of all commerce and makes 600 billion
in what kind of timespan is OpenAI supposed to make 1.5 trillion? the 21st century?
Amazon is responsible for like half of all commerce and makes 600 billion
in what kind of timespan is OpenAI supposed to make 1.5 trillion? the 21st century?
okay i have presided at eucharist and TAed at lecture and am now back with my poor sad car waiting for AAA.
the prayer request at this time is “this is something fully covered by our transmission warranty”
the prayer request at this time is “this is something fully covered by our transmission warranty”
car died 🙃
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
okay i have presided at eucharist and TAed at lecture and am now back with my poor sad car waiting for AAA.
the prayer request at this time is “this is something fully covered by our transmission warranty”
the prayer request at this time is “this is something fully covered by our transmission warranty”
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so Paul is asking for the hemp provisions to be removed otherwise he'll refuse UC
Shutdown update: Sen. Rand Paul asking for “vote on an amendment to remove language in the current package that would restrict the production and sale of certain hemp-derived products and result in significant economic harm to farmers and small businesses in Kentucky.” Wants guv reopened ASAP tho
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
so Paul is asking for the hemp provisions to be removed otherwise he'll refuse UC
it is absolutely true that "the gospel is political but not partisan" insofar as per se support for a given political party is not the content of the gospel
but if that becomes "one party supports pepper spraying the baby, so you can't talk about that or you're being partisan" we should all go home
but if that becomes "one party supports pepper spraying the baby, so you can't talk about that or you're being partisan" we should all go home
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
it is absolutely true that "the gospel is political but not partisan" insofar as per se support for a given political party is not the content of the gospel
but if that becomes "one party supports pepper spraying the baby, so you can't talk about that or you're being partisan" we should all go home
but if that becomes "one party supports pepper spraying the baby, so you can't talk about that or you're being partisan" we should all go home
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"they pepper sprayed a baby" is the sort of detail that ought to be immediately clarifying for anyone who is still on the fence
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"they pepper sprayed a baby" is the sort of detail that ought to be immediately clarifying for anyone who is still on the fence
I understand the impulse to say "how can you celebrate one small piece of good news when [all the bad news]" or even "how can you celebrate the mere temporary absence of bad news on this topic"
but I am, and I will.
but I am, and I will.
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I understand the impulse to say "how can you celebrate one small piece of good news when [all the bad news]" or even "how can you celebrate the mere temporary absence of bad news on this topic"
but I am, and I will.
but I am, and I will.
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U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS CASE THAT THREATENED ITS LANDMARK 2015 RULING RECOGNIZING A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
U.S. SUPREME COURT REJECTS CASE THAT THREATENED ITS LANDMARK 2015 RULING RECOGNIZING A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
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I'll be honest I *really* didn't expect to get prayer in the national divorce
The facility ought to be razed & ICE must be abolished
“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...
November 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'll be honest I *really* didn't expect to get prayer in the national divorce
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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For to your faithful people, O Lord, life is changed, not ended; and when our mortal body lies in death, there is prepared for us a dwelling place eternal in the heavens.
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
For to your faithful people, O Lord, life is changed, not ended; and when our mortal body lies in death, there is prepared for us a dwelling place eternal in the heavens.
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the bishop’s prerogative
November 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
the bishop’s prerogative
I have paid rent and utility bills and written checks to mechanics to get people's cars out of the shop; I have never given the church's cash to anyone. (I have given my own cash to people)
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I have paid rent and utility bills and written checks to mechanics to get people's cars out of the shop; I have never given the church's cash to anyone. (I have given my own cash to people)
do you ever think about how the divine judgment of a just and righteous God is good actually
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
do you ever think about how the divine judgment of a just and righteous God is good actually
okay I'm working on a powerpoint presentation that requires me to do a little introduction to what the liturgical movement is and how it shaped liturgical revision in the 20th century so I'm looking at things like the discovering of the Didache and Apostolic Tradition in the 19th century and
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
okay I'm working on a powerpoint presentation that requires me to do a little introduction to what the liturgical movement is and how it shaped liturgical revision in the 20th century so I'm looking at things like the discovering of the Didache and Apostolic Tradition in the 19th century and
It was a cottonmouth
Bailey in the moment: “I’m pretty sure that’s a water snake; it’s neither aggressive nor venomous“
Bailey now: “unless it was a young cottonmouth“
Bailey now: “unless it was a young cottonmouth“
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It was a cottonmouth
Check your own vaccination status! If you were vaccinated before 1968, or if you were vaccinated after 1968 but only got a single dose, talk to your doctor about the possibility of a booster
Metro Health confirms a measles case in Nashville — believed to be the first since 2005. The person wasn’t vaccinated.
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Check your own vaccination status! If you were vaccinated before 1968, or if you were vaccinated after 1968 but only got a single dose, talk to your doctor about the possibility of a booster
@ churches
If you’re scared to look politically motivated, **you are politically motivated**
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
@ churches
We cancelled ours
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We cancelled ours
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REPUBLICANS REJECT DEMOCRATS' OFFER TO END SHUTDOWN: GOP AIDE
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
REPUBLICANS REJECT DEMOCRATS' OFFER TO END SHUTDOWN: GOP AIDE
when things are going really good:
U.S MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT (NOV) ACTUAL: 50.3 VS 53.6 PREVIOUS; EST 53.0
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
when things are going really good: