T.R. Taylor
@taliquertaylor.bsky.social
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After the ashes are imparted on my forehead tomorrow I will be taking a Lenten fast from all social media. Sundays are feast days so they will be exceptions and my birthday will be another exception.
February 18, 2026 at 4:28 AM
After the ashes are imparted on my forehead tomorrow I will be taking a Lenten fast from all social media. Sundays are feast days so they will be exceptions and my birthday will be another exception.
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its so over
February 17, 2026 at 10:29 PM
its so over
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Warnock: "Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics and culture"
February 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Warnock: "Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics and culture"
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Rev. Jesse Jackson included support for Palestinian rights in his 1988 presidential run. #FreePalestine
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February 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Rev. Jesse Jackson included support for Palestinian rights in his 1988 presidential run. #FreePalestine
inthesetimes.com/article/neta...
inthesetimes.com/article/neta...
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Yes I hate the voters, I want to go Vendee on the voters.
Here's how @jerusalem.bsky.social is promoting this anti-trans piece on Twitter
February 17, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Yes I hate the voters, I want to go Vendee on the voters.
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Another thing to take into account about Jesse Jackson's presidential runs: So many political operatives on every campaign came from his campaigns. Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton AND Kamala Harris enlisted Jesse Jackson alum in the presidential campaigns.
February 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Another thing to take into account about Jesse Jackson's presidential runs: So many political operatives on every campaign came from his campaigns. Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton AND Kamala Harris enlisted Jesse Jackson alum in the presidential campaigns.
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Democrats should boycott the State of the Union and send Epstein survivors and people illegally detained by ICE in their place.
February 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Democrats should boycott the State of the Union and send Epstein survivors and people illegally detained by ICE in their place.
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There must be accountability for these ICE murders.
Atlanta teacher killed in car crash after ICE chases after undocumented immigrant with no criminal history.
Local police say there was no reason for ICE to start a dangerous car Chase
www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/16/t...
Local police say there was no reason for ICE to start a dangerous car Chase
www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/16/t...
Teacher killed when man fleeing from ICE crashes into her car, authorities say
A teacher in Georgia was killed in a crash when a man fleeing from ICE slammed into her car, according to authorities.
www.fox10tv.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
There must be accountability for these ICE murders.
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Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Judge says government can't take Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody because it lacks viable deportation plan.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Judge says government can't take Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody because it lacks viable deportation plan.
February 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Judge says government can't take Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody because it lacks viable deportation plan.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Judge says government can't take Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody because it lacks viable deportation plan.
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Tapper has spent the better part of two and a half years legitimizing this kind of rhetoric with how he's used his cable television news slot but wants to act like Fine is now suddenly beyond the pale.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
February 17, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Tapper has spent the better part of two and a half years legitimizing this kind of rhetoric with how he's used his cable television news slot but wants to act like Fine is now suddenly beyond the pale.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
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Civil rights figures like Jesse Jackson are why black feminists are theorized intersectionality: he might have forged a multi-racial coalition but black woman weren’t always in that coalition. Complicated man, complicated politics.
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Civil rights figures like Jesse Jackson are why black feminists are theorized intersectionality: he might have forged a multi-racial coalition but black woman weren’t always in that coalition. Complicated man, complicated politics.
Growing up as a Black kid in Chicago, Jesse Jackson was part of your world whether you knew him or not.
Rainbow PUSH was and is a dynamic force of the Black Social Gospel tradition, and for anyone born after 1968, a bridge between themselves and the OG generation of Black civil rights leaders.
Rainbow PUSH was and is a dynamic force of the Black Social Gospel tradition, and for anyone born after 1968, a bridge between themselves and the OG generation of Black civil rights leaders.
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades, died Tuesday at age 84.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Chicago Organizer Who Led the Civil Rights Movement for Decades After King, Has Died at 84
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in the United States and abroad, advocating for the poor and underrepresented on issues from voting rights and job opportunities to education and h...
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February 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Growing up as a Black kid in Chicago, Jesse Jackson was part of your world whether you knew him or not.
Rainbow PUSH was and is a dynamic force of the Black Social Gospel tradition, and for anyone born after 1968, a bridge between themselves and the OG generation of Black civil rights leaders.
Rainbow PUSH was and is a dynamic force of the Black Social Gospel tradition, and for anyone born after 1968, a bridge between themselves and the OG generation of Black civil rights leaders.
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
This is absolutely devastating news to wake up to in the middle of the night.
More to say, but may God grant the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. eternal rest.
More to say, but may God grant the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. eternal rest.
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:59 AM
This is absolutely devastating news to wake up to in the middle of the night.
More to say, but may God grant the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. eternal rest.
More to say, but may God grant the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. eternal rest.
That poor precious baby.
Good LORD, deliver us.
Good LORD, deliver us.
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
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February 17, 2026 at 5:29 AM
That poor precious baby.
Good LORD, deliver us.
Good LORD, deliver us.
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This is a bombshell: One of Epstein's victims accused Trump of sexually and violently assaulting her when she was "13 to 15" and the FBI deemed her credible enough to warrant an interview.
FBI Interviewed Trump Accuser, Epstein Files Show
Trump was credibly accused of sexual assault in the Epstein files. It's unclear what became of the DOJ's investigation.
substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 AM
This is a bombshell: One of Epstein's victims accused Trump of sexually and violently assaulting her when she was "13 to 15" and the FBI deemed her credible enough to warrant an interview.
Reminder that no coherent theology proposes that straight women can get ordained as priests or pastors but queer women married to other women cannot.
It’s a theological position that makes literally no sense
It’s a theological position that makes literally no sense
February 17, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Reminder that no coherent theology proposes that straight women can get ordained as priests or pastors but queer women married to other women cannot.
It’s a theological position that makes literally no sense
It’s a theological position that makes literally no sense
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"The version of Christianity that Trump's most devout supporters embrace (and he pretends to) has no room for Christ’s actual teachings. Anyone who references Jesus’s declarations to aid the sick, poor, and vulnerable is quickly labeled a socialist and/or antifa."
Trump is clowning his evangelical base
He's not even bothering to pretend anymore.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:27 AM
"The version of Christianity that Trump's most devout supporters embrace (and he pretends to) has no room for Christ’s actual teachings. Anyone who references Jesus’s declarations to aid the sick, poor, and vulnerable is quickly labeled a socialist and/or antifa."
David and I are quite far apart theologically, but this essay was deeply thoughtful and engaging and intellectually compelling.
I must say, though I’ve known my friend David to be one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met, this is particularly well written.
I must say, though I’ve known my friend David to be one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met, this is particularly well written.
New Substack article:
My response to Una Caro, the Vatican's doctrinal note in praise of monogamy and against polyamory.
I don't expect to convince many Catholics, but I do hope mainline Protestants seize the opportunity to rethink their sexual ethics.
open.substack.com/pub/polytheo...
My response to Una Caro, the Vatican's doctrinal note in praise of monogamy and against polyamory.
I don't expect to convince many Catholics, but I do hope mainline Protestants seize the opportunity to rethink their sexual ethics.
open.substack.com/pub/polytheo...
Vatican’s Rejection of Polyamory Is a Missed Opportunity
A response to the November 2025 doctrinal note, Una Caro
open.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:47 PM
David and I are quite far apart theologically, but this essay was deeply thoughtful and engaging and intellectually compelling.
I must say, though I’ve known my friend David to be one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met, this is particularly well written.
I must say, though I’ve known my friend David to be one of the most brilliant people I’ve ever met, this is particularly well written.
I was corrected today by a close friend about wishing for It to Happen.
Jesus stood up to Herod Antipas, and denounced him as a “fox” but he never wished him death. He kept going with his ministry.
Jesus stood up to Herod Antipas, and denounced him as a “fox” but he never wished him death. He kept going with his ministry.
February 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I was corrected today by a close friend about wishing for It to Happen.
Jesus stood up to Herod Antipas, and denounced him as a “fox” but he never wished him death. He kept going with his ministry.
Jesus stood up to Herod Antipas, and denounced him as a “fox” but he never wished him death. He kept going with his ministry.
AOC did…. Fine in Munich. She’ll need to have way better foreign policy appearances than that if she wants to be the nominee
I don’t think AOC is all that likely to win a D primary, especially if Harris runs, but 1) it’s not impossible and 2) she’ll be on the VP shortlist for almost every candidate regardless
February 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
AOC did…. Fine in Munich. She’ll need to have way better foreign policy appearances than that if she wants to be the nominee
What if I finally get a boyfriend during Lent 🧐
February 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
What if I finally get a boyfriend during Lent 🧐
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I was talking to my (pretty progressive) younger brother about DSA's...weird relationship with the Cuban government and I'm afraid he landed a hit with 'it's their emotional-support communist state'
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I was talking to my (pretty progressive) younger brother about DSA's...weird relationship with the Cuban government and I'm afraid he landed a hit with 'it's their emotional-support communist state'
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yeah. this is the problem with left wing populist analysis. AOC hits this less hard than Sanders in general, but it's still inaccurate.
far right doesn't care about wealth inequality. they are upset that "elites"—ie marginalized people—are gaining status and supposedly ruling over them. 1
far right doesn't care about wealth inequality. they are upset that "elites"—ie marginalized people—are gaining status and supposedly ruling over them. 1
That is not what right-wing populists say! They blame various out groups for lots of things, but "wealth inequality" is not one of them because they don't care about that, it is not what's driving them, and it is not what they are claiming to solve. That's your issue. People can have other concerns.
We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
February 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
yeah. this is the problem with left wing populist analysis. AOC hits this less hard than Sanders in general, but it's still inaccurate.
far right doesn't care about wealth inequality. they are upset that "elites"—ie marginalized people—are gaining status and supposedly ruling over them. 1
far right doesn't care about wealth inequality. they are upset that "elites"—ie marginalized people—are gaining status and supposedly ruling over them. 1
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If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
February 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.
The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”
It’s about control.