Your Salty Chaplain
@yoursaltychaplain.bsky.social
Spirituality with a dash of side-eye 👀
I see spirituality as a universal aspect of life that emphasizes meaning, purpose, and relationship—and public policy is wrecking all three 💥
This account is my wrestling match between the sacred ✨ and the absurd 🤡
I see spirituality as a universal aspect of life that emphasizes meaning, purpose, and relationship—and public policy is wrecking all three 💥
This account is my wrestling match between the sacred ✨ and the absurd 🤡
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Hi everyone! I've picked up new followers, so I thought an introduction was in order.
First, thank you for making the decision (some might call it a 'dubious' decision...) to follow me on BlueSky. I'm glad you're here, and I hope I add something of value to your timeline
My name is Richard... (1/6)
First, thank you for making the decision (some might call it a 'dubious' decision...) to follow me on BlueSky. I'm glad you're here, and I hope I add something of value to your timeline
My name is Richard... (1/6)
The Trump admin has caused untold pain and suffering to innocent people seeking a better life in America.
Coming to the US once filled people with hope and relief, now it surely elicits dread and fear.
This must always be tied to Trump’s legacy
Coming to the US once filled people with hope and relief, now it surely elicits dread and fear.
This must always be tied to Trump’s legacy
"The bitterness is still there. The anger about what happened to him is still there.”
After four months, more than 200 men sent to El Salvador have been released from CECOT and returned to Venezuela. @nlanard.bsky.social and I spoke with family members and friends waiting to be reunited with them.
After four months, more than 200 men sent to El Salvador have been released from CECOT and returned to Venezuela. @nlanard.bsky.social and I spoke with family members and friends waiting to be reunited with them.
"We were kidnapped"
On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador returned home. The horror stories are already emerging.
www.motherjones.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Trump admin has caused untold pain and suffering to innocent people seeking a better life in America.
Coming to the US once filled people with hope and relief, now it surely elicits dread and fear.
This must always be tied to Trump’s legacy
Coming to the US once filled people with hope and relief, now it surely elicits dread and fear.
This must always be tied to Trump’s legacy
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"Breathe it in" by Sarah Jane Brown, contemporary Welsh land and seascape painter #WomensArt
July 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"Breathe it in" by Sarah Jane Brown, contemporary Welsh land and seascape painter #WomensArt
Wow, so on the ground, no longer a threat and still being beaten!?
Land of the free, am I right?
Land of the free, am I right?
July 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Wow, so on the ground, no longer a threat and still being beaten!?
Land of the free, am I right?
Land of the free, am I right?
It looks like Andry was likely released!! This is huge news!!
May we never forget what the Trump admin has put all of these people through
www.immdef.org/blog/andryre...
May we never forget what the Trump admin has put all of these people through
www.immdef.org/blog/andryre...
ImmDef Decries U.S. Government’s Role in Disappearing Venezuelan Men under Alien Enemies Act, Celebrates Release of Clients, and Calls for Due Process
Andry Hernández Romero is released from El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison.
www.immdef.org
July 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It looks like Andry was likely released!! This is huge news!!
May we never forget what the Trump admin has put all of these people through
www.immdef.org/blog/andryre...
May we never forget what the Trump admin has put all of these people through
www.immdef.org/blog/andryre...
Heartbreaking and infuriating.
And worth remembering when Fox News personalities joke about being Nazis, the systematic destruction and devastation visited upon Eva, her family, and millions of others was carried out by Nazis.
It’s not funny and it shouldn’t be platformed
And worth remembering when Fox News personalities joke about being Nazis, the systematic destruction and devastation visited upon Eva, her family, and millions of others was carried out by Nazis.
It’s not funny and it shouldn’t be platformed
17 July 1935 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Eva Mandl, was born.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
July 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Heartbreaking and infuriating.
And worth remembering when Fox News personalities joke about being Nazis, the systematic destruction and devastation visited upon Eva, her family, and millions of others was carried out by Nazis.
It’s not funny and it shouldn’t be platformed
And worth remembering when Fox News personalities joke about being Nazis, the systematic destruction and devastation visited upon Eva, her family, and millions of others was carried out by Nazis.
It’s not funny and it shouldn’t be platformed
If you have friends or family who are like, “I don’t really understand this white supremacy thing,” show them this unhinged pic posted by our fricken government.
It should replace the definition of “white supremacy” in the dictionary
It should replace the definition of “white supremacy” in the dictionary
July 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you have friends or family who are like, “I don’t really understand this white supremacy thing,” show them this unhinged pic posted by our fricken government.
It should replace the definition of “white supremacy” in the dictionary
It should replace the definition of “white supremacy” in the dictionary
It is unconscionable that Andry and others are still in an El Salvador gulag.
We cannot forget about Andry and the others.
We cannot forget about Andry and the others.
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 120 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 120 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
July 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It is unconscionable that Andry and others are still in an El Salvador gulag.
We cannot forget about Andry and the others.
We cannot forget about Andry and the others.
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Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 120 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 120 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
July 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 120 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 120 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
Who needs ethics, am I right?
Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser — removing the Justice Department's top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues (2)
Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department’s top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two peopl...
news.bloomberglaw.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Who needs ethics, am I right?
That tracks with this admin
There is no reason to do this *unless* you don’t want advice about ethics news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues (2)
Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department’s top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two peopl...
news.bloomberglaw.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
That tracks with this admin
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Rig count has fallen for 11 consecutive weeks. ⛽️
July 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Rig count has fallen for 11 consecutive weeks. ⛽️
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We have three branches of government: the executive, the yes men, and the people who never say no
July 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We have three branches of government: the executive, the yes men, and the people who never say no
The artists @newyorker.com don’t miss
July 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The artists @newyorker.com don’t miss
Just the worst of the worst. The criminals, the drug dealers, the rapists, those taking advantage of the system, and not doing it “the right way,” right?
Do I have the propaganda, right?
www.wlwt.com/article/ayma...
Do I have the propaganda, right?
www.wlwt.com/article/ayma...
Leaders call for release of Cincinnati Children's Hospital chaplain detained by ICE
Faith leaders and local politicians are calling for the release of Ayman Soliman, who is being held at the Butler County Jail.
www.wlwt.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Just the worst of the worst. The criminals, the drug dealers, the rapists, those taking advantage of the system, and not doing it “the right way,” right?
Do I have the propaganda, right?
www.wlwt.com/article/ayma...
Do I have the propaganda, right?
www.wlwt.com/article/ayma...
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@raskin.house.gov: "Either Donald Trump is protecting himself because he's on it and/or he's protecting other people who are on it and/or there are people that he wants to have leverage over."
July 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
@raskin.house.gov: "Either Donald Trump is protecting himself because he's on it and/or he's protecting other people who are on it and/or there are people that he wants to have leverage over."
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Trump cuts to National Cancer Institute are so drastic that its Physician Data Query, which compiles info doctors turn to when caring for cancer patients, is not being updated.This is dangerous - tell our reps to restore funding
Fitzpatrick 202-225-4276
McCormick 202 224-6324
Fetterman 202-224-4254
Fitzpatrick 202-225-4276
McCormick 202 224-6324
Fetterman 202-224-4254
World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos
The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded ...
www.yahoo.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Trump cuts to National Cancer Institute are so drastic that its Physician Data Query, which compiles info doctors turn to when caring for cancer patients, is not being updated.This is dangerous - tell our reps to restore funding
Fitzpatrick 202-225-4276
McCormick 202 224-6324
Fetterman 202-224-4254
Fitzpatrick 202-225-4276
McCormick 202 224-6324
Fetterman 202-224-4254
This is a great idea
BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna is introducing an amendment to force a vote demanding the FULL Epstein files be released to the public. The Speaker must call a vote & put every Congress member on record.
July 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is a great idea
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WELKER: “NYT is reporting thousands of calls from flood victims to FEMA went unanswered because you didn't renew contracts to keep call centers staffed.”
NOEM: “Fake news.”
Again: ‘1984’ is upon us.
NOEM: “Fake news.”
Again: ‘1984’ is upon us.
July 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
WELKER: “NYT is reporting thousands of calls from flood victims to FEMA went unanswered because you didn't renew contracts to keep call centers staffed.”
NOEM: “Fake news.”
Again: ‘1984’ is upon us.
NOEM: “Fake news.”
Again: ‘1984’ is upon us.
This is absolutely horrible. We have to make these stories known to anyone who will listen
250 people detained in the Florida Everglades have no criminal convictions or pending charges.
Exclusive: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges, Miami Herald learns
Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This is absolutely horrible. We have to make these stories known to anyone who will listen
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Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
July 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Holy shit -- Kevin Hassett completely bombs on ABC when pressed by Jon Karl to explain how Trump can possibly justify 50% tariffs on Brazil even though the country has a trade *deficit* with the US
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July 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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oh this is interesting. i pretty firmly believe, just as a matter of observation and experience, that complaints about affirmative action are a psychological salve for people who aren’t confident of their ability to succeed
July 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
oh this is interesting. i pretty firmly believe, just as a matter of observation and experience, that complaints about affirmative action are a psychological salve for people who aren’t confident of their ability to succeed
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"Questioning is the way of learning,"
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
July 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Questioning is the way of learning,"
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
Encourage your children to ask questions, not to accept existing answers.
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1. Release the Epstein files!
2. The Epstein files are sitting on my desk and I will release them very soon
3. There are no Epstein files and the case is closed
4. There are Epstein files but they are forgeries created by Obama and Hillary so if you like me you will never talk about them again
2. The Epstein files are sitting on my desk and I will release them very soon
3. There are no Epstein files and the case is closed
4. There are Epstein files but they are forgeries created by Obama and Hillary so if you like me you will never talk about them again
July 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
1. Release the Epstein files!
2. The Epstein files are sitting on my desk and I will release them very soon
3. There are no Epstein files and the case is closed
4. There are Epstein files but they are forgeries created by Obama and Hillary so if you like me you will never talk about them again
2. The Epstein files are sitting on my desk and I will release them very soon
3. There are no Epstein files and the case is closed
4. There are Epstein files but they are forgeries created by Obama and Hillary so if you like me you will never talk about them again