Karl Runser
@therunser.bsky.social
Lutheran pastor; cat person; etc. etc.
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they should pass a law that says ICE has to follow the law
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
they should pass a law that says ICE has to follow the law
… And people say there’s never any good news these days …
Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD
Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
… And people say there’s never any good news these days …
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The use of the word “divided” is interesting to me because it connotes the idea that there are two different positions across from each other, even when the reality is that one side is terrorizing the other out of desire to assert violent domination and unjust supremacy
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The use of the word “divided” is interesting to me because it connotes the idea that there are two different positions across from each other, even when the reality is that one side is terrorizing the other out of desire to assert violent domination and unjust supremacy
This is the primary question for a lot of us.
Most especially it’s the question the Church needs to grapple with, like, starting ten years ago.
Most especially it’s the question the Church needs to grapple with, like, starting ten years ago.
What do we do about everyone who just doesn't know or believe Trump is detaining and deporting people who are here legally?
January 27, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is the primary question for a lot of us.
Most especially it’s the question the Church needs to grapple with, like, starting ten years ago.
Most especially it’s the question the Church needs to grapple with, like, starting ten years ago.
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Her kids don't go to school and she can't get cancer medicine out of fear even though legal.
Not another dime to DHS that is killing Americans.
Not another dime to DHS that is killing Americans.
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Her kids don't go to school and she can't get cancer medicine out of fear even though legal.
Not another dime to DHS that is killing Americans.
Not another dime to DHS that is killing Americans.
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Social scientist Ryan Burge, whose research examines how polarization intersects with American religious life, shares his insights about what polarization means for congregations, community life and the country’s civic landscape.
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/r...
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/r...
Ryan Burge on ‘The Vanishing Church’ and how polarization is reshaping American faith
(RNS) — Social scientist Ryan Burge discusses what polarization means for congregations, community life and the American civic landscape.
religionnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Social scientist Ryan Burge, whose research examines how polarization intersects with American religious life, shares his insights about what polarization means for congregations, community life and the country’s civic landscape.
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/r...
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/r...
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The starving crocodiles that have been released onto this ship full of children need better training, proper monitoring, and also must cease any unnecessary eating NOW. No children on the lido deck or 1st class should EVER be consumed. That's why I'm voting an additional $44B for crocodiles.
January 27, 2026 at 11:28 AM
The starving crocodiles that have been released onto this ship full of children need better training, proper monitoring, and also must cease any unnecessary eating NOW. No children on the lido deck or 1st class should EVER be consumed. That's why I'm voting an additional $44B for crocodiles.
The amount of information you have to ignore, deliberately, to post this with a straight face, is … quite a bit.
Starting with “Mass Deportations Now” signs, ubiquitous at Trump rallies in 2024.
Starting with “Mass Deportations Now” signs, ubiquitous at Trump rallies in 2024.
Seriously, folks, people did NOT vote for murder on the streets. A majority of those who voted went for Trump, and to win power, those against Trump will have to win many of them over, not reject them all as people who want fascism.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The amount of information you have to ignore, deliberately, to post this with a straight face, is … quite a bit.
Starting with “Mass Deportations Now” signs, ubiquitous at Trump rallies in 2024.
Starting with “Mass Deportations Now” signs, ubiquitous at Trump rallies in 2024.
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yes we live in a “democracy” but we can’t actually defund ICE because you see they were once bestowed the Legitimacy Emeralds
January 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM
yes we live in a “democracy” but we can’t actually defund ICE because you see they were once bestowed the Legitimacy Emeralds
America needs to stop acting like the family of an abusive alcoholic. As soon as it can.
From the Editorial Board: You don’t need to share the Vances’ political views to be happy for them.
Editorial: A baby at 1 Observatory Circle
A new life is a reason for hope, a moment that invites optimism about the future. We wish Usha and the Vance family well.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 11:05 AM
America needs to stop acting like the family of an abusive alcoholic. As soon as it can.
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if your retirement plan is having 10 sons and one god, the sun, you might be a redneck. If your idea of gun control is total obedience to the pharaoh as the sole mortal emanation of Aten and fountainhead of all power over life and death among men, you might be a redneck
atenist jeff foxworthy where "redneck" signifies fear of & loyalty to the single true god, Aten of the two horizons
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 AM
if your retirement plan is having 10 sons and one god, the sun, you might be a redneck. If your idea of gun control is total obedience to the pharaoh as the sole mortal emanation of Aten and fountainhead of all power over life and death among men, you might be a redneck
OnlyHams
Greg Bovino to start online nude modeling agency exclusively for former ICE agents called OnlyHans.
Greg Bovino to join CBS News as in-house morale officer
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 AM
OnlyHams
The Parable of Decorum
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The Parable of Decorum
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Trump Alleges That Democrats Secretly Paid Alex Pretti To Be Model Citizen https://theonion.com/trump-alleges-that-democrats-secretly-paid-alex-pretti-to-be-model-citizen/
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Trump Alleges That Democrats Secretly Paid Alex Pretti To Be Model Citizen https://theonion.com/trump-alleges-that-democrats-secretly-paid-alex-pretti-to-be-model-citizen/
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As the Trumpists fall back on their just-deporting-violent-criminals excuse for terrorizing Minneapolis and killing two U.S. citizens so far this month, an important reminder courtesy of the conservative Cato Institute concerning that Big Lie. www.cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
As the Trumpists fall back on their just-deporting-violent-criminals excuse for terrorizing Minneapolis and killing two U.S. citizens so far this month, an important reminder courtesy of the conservative Cato Institute concerning that Big Lie. www.cato.org/blog/5-ice-d...
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: the culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
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They kill us for their sport.
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
They kill us for their sport.
“No, Donnie, these men are cowards.”
Apparently Rittenhouse’s bloodlust wasn’t satisfied the first time around…
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“No, Donnie, these men are cowards.”
If you support a terrible policy or harmful politician, then later on you change your mind, that’s fine.
But there’s an unhealthy expectation — as here, perhaps — that reconciliation should be instant, and all our lives can then go on as before.
Reconciliation requires truth.
But there’s an unhealthy expectation — as here, perhaps — that reconciliation should be instant, and all our lives can then go on as before.
Reconciliation requires truth.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
If you support a terrible policy or harmful politician, then later on you change your mind, that’s fine.
But there’s an unhealthy expectation — as here, perhaps — that reconciliation should be instant, and all our lives can then go on as before.
Reconciliation requires truth.
But there’s an unhealthy expectation — as here, perhaps — that reconciliation should be instant, and all our lives can then go on as before.
Reconciliation requires truth.
That’s right.
The thing about Minnesota Lutherans is that while the U.S. military can deploy a functioning Burger King anywhere in the world in 48 hours, your local Mainline Protestant church's women's committee can do it in under 36.
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
That’s right.
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Man Struggling To Pierce Orange Peel With Fingernail Under Impression He Could Kill If He Had To https://theonion.com/man-struggling-to-pierce-orange-peel-with-fingernail-un-1819579648/
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Man Struggling To Pierce Orange Peel With Fingernail Under Impression He Could Kill If He Had To https://theonion.com/man-struggling-to-pierce-orange-peel-with-fingernail-un-1819579648/
There is no reforming this. More training will not fix it, and more money certainly won’t.
It needs to be stopped.
It needs to be stopped.
ICE is leaving Vietnam-style death cards in the wake of their kidnappings because they are the saddest, most embarrassing military wannabes to ever live
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January 26, 2026 at 1:40 PM
There is no reforming this. More training will not fix it, and more money certainly won’t.
It needs to be stopped.
It needs to be stopped.