Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
@padresj.bsky.social
Catholic Priest
Passionate about Tech and Science
Jesuit in Rome
Bots, edgelords & those who can't have a civil conversation are blocked.
All opinions are my own
Passionate about Tech and Science
Jesuit in Rome
Bots, edgelords & those who can't have a civil conversation are blocked.
All opinions are my own
Reposted by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
On the Epiphany, Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Year with a critique of economies that ‘reduces everything to a product and human beings to consumers’ & xenophobia, while appealing for peace, & a ‘redistribution’ of land and ‘resources’ to those in need. apnews.com/article/vati...
Pope Leo XIV closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism and xenophobia
Pope Leo XIV has closed the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year, denouncing consumerism and anti-foreigner sentiment.
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 AM
On the Epiphany, Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Year with a critique of economies that ‘reduces everything to a product and human beings to consumers’ & xenophobia, while appealing for peace, & a ‘redistribution’ of land and ‘resources’ to those in need. apnews.com/article/vati...
I'm definitely including this drone in my CES rundown.
2x 8k 180 degree cameras with seamless stitching. Fly it and assemble your shot in post.
I'm dreaming about flying this over the Vatican! ☺️
2x 8k 180 degree cameras with seamless stitching. Fly it and assemble your shot in post.
I'm dreaming about flying this over the Vatican! ☺️
I'm at the #AntigravityCES booth checking out the #AntigravityA1.
You know the quadfather needs his drone fix! 😇
You know the quadfather needs his drone fix! 😇
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I'm definitely including this drone in my CES rundown.
2x 8k 180 degree cameras with seamless stitching. Fly it and assemble your shot in post.
I'm dreaming about flying this over the Vatican! ☺️
2x 8k 180 degree cameras with seamless stitching. Fly it and assemble your shot in post.
I'm dreaming about flying this over the Vatican! ☺️
I'm at the #AntigravityCES booth checking out the #AntigravityA1.
You know the quadfather needs his drone fix! 😇
You know the quadfather needs his drone fix! 😇
January 7, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I'm at the #AntigravityCES booth checking out the #AntigravityA1.
You know the quadfather needs his drone fix! 😇
You know the quadfather needs his drone fix! 😇
Attendance at CES 2026 appears to be WAY down.
January 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Attendance at CES 2026 appears to be WAY down.
"Lebensraum" (We need living space)
- Adolf Hitler, 1938
"We need breathing room!"
- General Kang, 2293
"We absolutely need Greenland!"
- Donald Trump, 2026
- Adolf Hitler, 1938
"We need breathing room!"
- General Kang, 2293
"We absolutely need Greenland!"
- Donald Trump, 2026
January 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
"Lebensraum" (We need living space)
- Adolf Hitler, 1938
"We need breathing room!"
- General Kang, 2293
"We absolutely need Greenland!"
- Donald Trump, 2026
- Adolf Hitler, 1938
"We need breathing room!"
- General Kang, 2293
"We absolutely need Greenland!"
- Donald Trump, 2026
An electric wheelchair (mobility device) that CAN'T run into people, walls or into hazards, and is intelligent enough to pilot itself to your waypoints.
Me likey! ☺️
Me likey! ☺️
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
An electric wheelchair (mobility device) that CAN'T run into people, walls or into hazards, and is intelligent enough to pilot itself to your waypoints.
Me likey! ☺️
Me likey! ☺️
My favorite part of CES is meeting up with old friends. 😇
January 6, 2026 at 7:24 AM
My favorite part of CES is meeting up with old friends. 😇
Remember when we used to condemn governments that would do this to their people?
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Remember when we used to condemn governments that would do this to their people?
Reposted by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
Someone asked me for suggestions on how we can work together to leave X behind and bring our clients over to Bluesky. I wrote a few ideas below.
Please feel free to repost, and reshare on any social media platforms:
Please feel free to repost, and reshare on any social media platforms:
January 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Someone asked me for suggestions on how we can work together to leave X behind and bring our clients over to Bluesky. I wrote a few ideas below.
Please feel free to repost, and reshare on any social media platforms:
Please feel free to repost, and reshare on any social media platforms:
1.2 MW charging is great...
But exactly what is going to power all these chargers?
To be useful to long-haul trucking, the charging stations will need to be far out in the sticks. To be practical, you'd need 20-30 stations.
24-36MW isn't easy to provide off-grid.
electrek.co/2025/12/31/t...
But exactly what is going to power all these chargers?
To be useful to long-haul trucking, the charging stations will need to be far out in the sticks. To be practical, you'd need 20-30 stations.
24-36MW isn't easy to provide off-grid.
electrek.co/2025/12/31/t...
Tesla releases video of Tesla Semi electric truck charging at impressive 1.2 MW
Tesla has released a new video showing a Tesla Semi truck charging at a massive 1.2 megawatts (MW), finally giving...
electrek.co
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
1.2 MW charging is great...
But exactly what is going to power all these chargers?
To be useful to long-haul trucking, the charging stations will need to be far out in the sticks. To be practical, you'd need 20-30 stations.
24-36MW isn't easy to provide off-grid.
electrek.co/2025/12/31/t...
But exactly what is going to power all these chargers?
To be useful to long-haul trucking, the charging stations will need to be far out in the sticks. To be practical, you'd need 20-30 stations.
24-36MW isn't easy to provide off-grid.
electrek.co/2025/12/31/t...
The chances are that the beverages inside these cans are truly vile, but I'm tempted to guy them just for the art!
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The chances are that the beverages inside these cans are truly vile, but I'm tempted to guy them just for the art!
"Stop sending kids to die for regime change."
"We don’t need new enemies—we need new jobs."
"I want our troops home, not stuck in endless conflicts."
"Our soldiers are heroes, but they shouldn’t be pawns in someone else’s war."
"No more bombs, no more lies, no more wars."
- Donald Trump
"We don’t need new enemies—we need new jobs."
"I want our troops home, not stuck in endless conflicts."
"Our soldiers are heroes, but they shouldn’t be pawns in someone else’s war."
"No more bombs, no more lies, no more wars."
- Donald Trump
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"Stop sending kids to die for regime change."
"We don’t need new enemies—we need new jobs."
"I want our troops home, not stuck in endless conflicts."
"Our soldiers are heroes, but they shouldn’t be pawns in someone else’s war."
"No more bombs, no more lies, no more wars."
- Donald Trump
"We don’t need new enemies—we need new jobs."
"I want our troops home, not stuck in endless conflicts."
"Our soldiers are heroes, but they shouldn’t be pawns in someone else’s war."
"No more bombs, no more lies, no more wars."
- Donald Trump
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Donald Trump, winner of:
- The 2025 FIFA Peace Prize
- The 2025 McDonalds Healthy Body Award
- The 2026 Cracker Barrel Prize for Physics
- The Perpetual Enron Chair for Advanced Math
Donald Trump, winner of:
- The 2025 FIFA Peace Prize
- The 2025 McDonalds Healthy Body Award
- The 2026 Cracker Barrel Prize for Physics
- The Perpetual Enron Chair for Advanced Math
January 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Donald Trump, winner of:
- The 2025 FIFA Peace Prize
- The 2025 McDonalds Healthy Body Award
- The 2026 Cracker Barrel Prize for Physics
- The Perpetual Enron Chair for Advanced Math
Donald Trump, winner of:
- The 2025 FIFA Peace Prize
- The 2025 McDonalds Healthy Body Award
- The 2026 Cracker Barrel Prize for Physics
- The Perpetual Enron Chair for Advanced Math
@pdelahanty.bsky.social Patrick. Hit me up.
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 AM
@pdelahanty.bsky.social Patrick. Hit me up.
I've stayed offline (mostly) and non-political for the past week or so because of Christmas and New Year's.
That bit of calm is over now.
Happy New Year! 😇
That bit of calm is over now.
Happy New Year! 😇
January 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I've stayed offline (mostly) and non-political for the past week or so because of Christmas and New Year's.
That bit of calm is over now.
Happy New Year! 😇
That bit of calm is over now.
Happy New Year! 😇
We're having a Vietnamese feast for New Year's! 🥰
January 2, 2026 at 4:25 AM
We're having a Vietnamese feast for New Year's! 🥰
You know your culture has gone mainstream when Costco has a liquor based on one of your desserts! 😂
December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
You know your culture has gone mainstream when Costco has a liquor based on one of your desserts! 😂
Reposted by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
Thread for the season.
King Herod THOUGHT he was right.
He THOUGHT that protecting his own power was to protect his kingdom.
He THOUGHT the murder of children in Bethlehem was justified by the Magi's refusal to tell him the identity of the Christ child.
He thought a few lives were a small price to pay for greatness.
He THOUGHT that protecting his own power was to protect his kingdom.
He THOUGHT the murder of children in Bethlehem was justified by the Magi's refusal to tell him the identity of the Christ child.
He thought a few lives were a small price to pay for greatness.
December 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Thread for the season.
Reposted by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
Thread on then and on today.
King Herod THOUGHT he was right.
He THOUGHT that protecting his own power was to protect his kingdom.
He THOUGHT the murder of children in Bethlehem was justified by the Magi's refusal to tell him the identity of the Christ child.
He thought a few lives were a small price to pay for greatness.
He THOUGHT that protecting his own power was to protect his kingdom.
He THOUGHT the murder of children in Bethlehem was justified by the Magi's refusal to tell him the identity of the Christ child.
He thought a few lives were a small price to pay for greatness.
December 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Thread on then and on today.
King Herod THOUGHT he was right.
He THOUGHT that protecting his own power was to protect his kingdom.
He THOUGHT the murder of children in Bethlehem was justified by the Magi's refusal to tell him the identity of the Christ child.
He thought a few lives were a small price to pay for greatness.
He THOUGHT that protecting his own power was to protect his kingdom.
He THOUGHT the murder of children in Bethlehem was justified by the Magi's refusal to tell him the identity of the Christ child.
He thought a few lives were a small price to pay for greatness.
December 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
King Herod THOUGHT he was right.
He THOUGHT that protecting his own power was to protect his kingdom.
He THOUGHT the murder of children in Bethlehem was justified by the Magi's refusal to tell him the identity of the Christ child.
He thought a few lives were a small price to pay for greatness.
He THOUGHT that protecting his own power was to protect his kingdom.
He THOUGHT the murder of children in Bethlehem was justified by the Magi's refusal to tell him the identity of the Christ child.
He thought a few lives were a small price to pay for greatness.
Merry Christmas to you all! 😇
December 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Merry Christmas to you all! 😇
Reposted by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
In the end, DOGE will be remembered for the many deaths and other forms of misery it needlessly inflicted on the U.S. and the world, not whether it saved any money. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
December 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
In the end, DOGE will be remembered for the many deaths and other forms of misery it needlessly inflicted on the U.S. and the world, not whether it saved any money. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
Imagine being a Republican running UNCONTESTED in a district that went for Trump by 25 points
... and still being in danger of losing.
The veneer is off. The emperor has no clothes.
... and still being in danger of losing.
The veneer is off. The emperor has no clothes.
Polls closed in SC at 7 PM ET. Results here: www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/125770/we...
Still *super* early, but in the uncontested #SD21 (around Trump+50), write-ins are currently getting 42% of the vote against Republican Lee Bright.
Still *super* early, but in the uncontested #SD21 (around Trump+50), write-ins are currently getting 42% of the vote against Republican Lee Bright.
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Imagine being a Republican running UNCONTESTED in a district that went for Trump by 25 points
... and still being in danger of losing.
The veneer is off. The emperor has no clothes.
... and still being in danger of losing.
The veneer is off. The emperor has no clothes.
Every single one of these "officers" needs to be held accountable for their actions.
ICE stormed a U.S. citizen’s home in Queens.
No warrant. No crime.
Assault rifles on children.
Threats to take them away.
The “target”? Didn’t live there.
It won’t stop on its own.
Help build PAXIS → gofund.me/4d3709793%EF...
It grounds you in law.
It shields your rights.
No warrant. No crime.
Assault rifles on children.
Threats to take them away.
The “target”? Didn’t live there.
It won’t stop on its own.
Help build PAXIS → gofund.me/4d3709793%EF...
It grounds you in law.
It shields your rights.
December 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Every single one of these "officers" needs to be held accountable for their actions.