ALB
@a2thebutton.bsky.social
A gentle observer navigating faith and literature, with a knack for quirky observations. INTJ Mastermind; Enneagram 5 Investigator
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i wrote about the apostle paul and the epstein files, and how the “what’s so bad about grown men being attracted to teen girls?” ethical astroturfing is an example of a “trickle down morality” from the rich to the rest of us.
Finding the Apostle Paul in the Epstein Files
The Epstein controversy has shown how the rich have trapped themselves in senseless and harmful desires.
sojo.net
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
i wrote about the apostle paul and the epstein files, and how the “what’s so bad about grown men being attracted to teen girls?” ethical astroturfing is an example of a “trickle down morality” from the rich to the rest of us.
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Faith leaders have joined the fight for the freedom to read! #FaithForLibraries 📚
'Faith for Libraries' campaign defends the freedom to read
A coalition of faith leaders said the growing number of book bans nationwide is a threat to religious freedom.More than 2,400 books were challenged at public libraries nationwide last year,
app.publicnewsservice.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Trump admin focusing on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria .... but also no longer accepting persecuted Christian refugees.
from @harvestprude.bsky.social - www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/refu...
from @harvestprude.bsky.social - www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/refu...
Trump’s Refugee Policy ‘Is Slamming the Door on Persecuted Christians’ - Christianity Today
Faith organizations hope the Trump administration will reverse course after the announcement of a historically low refugee ceiling.
www.christianitytoday.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Trump admin focusing on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria .... but also no longer accepting persecuted Christian refugees.
from @harvestprude.bsky.social - www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/refu...
from @harvestprude.bsky.social - www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/refu...
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Today with @haleaziz.bsky.social :
Most of the Korean workers detained during an ICE raid on a Ga. battery plant last week were on short-term businesses visas. In at least one case, ICE acknowledged a worker hadn't violated his visa, and forced him to deport anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
Most of the Korean workers detained during an ICE raid on a Ga. battery plant last week were on short-term businesses visas. In at least one case, ICE acknowledged a worker hadn't violated his visa, and forced him to deport anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
Georgia ICE Raid Netted Workers With Short-Term Business Visas
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today with @haleaziz.bsky.social :
Most of the Korean workers detained during an ICE raid on a Ga. battery plant last week were on short-term businesses visas. In at least one case, ICE acknowledged a worker hadn't violated his visa, and forced him to deport anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
Most of the Korean workers detained during an ICE raid on a Ga. battery plant last week were on short-term businesses visas. In at least one case, ICE acknowledged a worker hadn't violated his visa, and forced him to deport anyway. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/b...
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No, President Trump.
Forcing seniors with traditional Medicare to get prior approval from AI companies before they can receive the health care they need won’t make America healthy again.
It will make AI companies even richer by denying care to seniors.
DON’T CUT MEDICARE.
Forcing seniors with traditional Medicare to get prior approval from AI companies before they can receive the health care they need won’t make America healthy again.
It will make AI companies even richer by denying care to seniors.
DON’T CUT MEDICARE.
Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
No, President Trump.
Forcing seniors with traditional Medicare to get prior approval from AI companies before they can receive the health care they need won’t make America healthy again.
It will make AI companies even richer by denying care to seniors.
DON’T CUT MEDICARE.
Forcing seniors with traditional Medicare to get prior approval from AI companies before they can receive the health care they need won’t make America healthy again.
It will make AI companies even richer by denying care to seniors.
DON’T CUT MEDICARE.
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The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.
Hurricane Katrina forced changes at FEMA. Trump is rolling them back
The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.
n.pr
August 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.
I'm guessing @margaretatwood.bsky.social didn't intend for the succession of Texas from the United States to be the most unbelievable part of The Testaments, and yet here we are. This is a fantastic audiobook, by the way!
August 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I'm guessing @margaretatwood.bsky.social didn't intend for the succession of Texas from the United States to be the most unbelievable part of The Testaments, and yet here we are. This is a fantastic audiobook, by the way!
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The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.
August 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.
@taskmaster.tv is exactly the show I need right now. I know it's been around for ages, but I'm so glad to have recently discovered it and to have hours of laughter to look forward to.
August 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
@taskmaster.tv is exactly the show I need right now. I know it's been around for ages, but I'm so glad to have recently discovered it and to have hours of laughter to look forward to.
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It’s really wild that Fox is calling Newsom’s tweets immature and unbecoming of a leader when he’s literally just mocking the way Trump tweets. 🤣🤣🤣
August 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It’s really wild that Fox is calling Newsom’s tweets immature and unbecoming of a leader when he’s literally just mocking the way Trump tweets. 🤣🤣🤣
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Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
n.pr
August 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
Great piece by David French!
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Douglas Wilson, a pastor from Moscow, Idaho, has described himself as a “paleo-Confederate.” His words and worldview are no aberration, our columnist David French writes. “They are but small drops in an ocean of ignorant, malicious and unchristian commentary.”
Douglas Wilson, a pastor from Moscow, Idaho, has described himself as a “paleo-Confederate.” His words and worldview are no aberration, our columnist David French writes. “They are but small drops in an ocean of ignorant, malicious and unchristian commentary.”
Opinion | This Evangelical Pastor Wants to Replace Women’s Right to Vote
Trump isn’t just shaping the nation; he’s also changing the evangelical church.
nyti.ms
August 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Great piece by David French!
These cutesy names are incredibly dehumanizing.
Florida will soon open a second state-run immigration detention center in an empty prison near Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced. He said it will be named “Deportation Depot.”
Florida to Open Second Immigrant Detention Center Called ‘Deportation Depot’
The state says it will run the new center from an empty prison that could hold 2,000 federal detainees. This one will be called “Deportation Depot.”
nyti.ms
August 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
These cutesy names are incredibly dehumanizing.
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There would be an immediate cease fire if Russia immediately ceases firing.
August 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
There would be an immediate cease fire if Russia immediately ceases firing.
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Your homeschooling materials might have been written by this person.
Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, belongs to his denomination.
Who is Douglas Wilson and why does he have so much influence over the church? @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...
Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, belongs to his denomination.
Who is Douglas Wilson and why does he have so much influence over the church? @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...
Opinion | Why a ‘Paleo-Confederate’ Pastor Is on the Rise
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Your homeschooling materials might have been written by this person.
Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, belongs to his denomination.
Who is Douglas Wilson and why does he have so much influence over the church? @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...
Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, belongs to his denomination.
Who is Douglas Wilson and why does he have so much influence over the church? @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...
It doesn't have to be this way 💔
The Trump administration has given an ultimatum to immigrants without legal status: Leave voluntarily, or you'll be detained and deported. This has forced some immigrant families in the U.S. to grapple with very hard choices.
'At least I'm safe': A Kenyan immigrant opts to leave the U.S. on his own terms
The Trump administration has given an ultimatum to immigrants without legal status: Leave voluntarily, or you'll be detained and deported. This has forced some immigrant families in the U.S. to grapple with very hard choices.
n.pr
August 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It doesn't have to be this way 💔
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Over 27,000 SNAP-authorized retailers—including small grocers, farmers markets, and food shops—will be hit hard. For every $1 in SNAP, $1.50 in local economic activity is generated. These cuts hurt entire communities. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/08/06/g...
Grocers warn SNAP cuts will wreck revenues, close stores, and starve vulnerable communities
Maryland retailers warn that looming SNAP changes will harm their profits and have them potentially closing shop.
www.baltimoresun.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Over 27,000 SNAP-authorized retailers—including small grocers, farmers markets, and food shops—will be hit hard. For every $1 in SNAP, $1.50 in local economic activity is generated. These cuts hurt entire communities. www.baltimoresun.com/2025/08/06/g...
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NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs just terminated union contracts including AFL-CIO (AFGE), NAGE, NFFE, SEIU, and nursing unions NNOC and NNU. nurse.org/news/va-term...
VA Just Terminated Most Federal Union Contracts, National Nurses United Included
The VA has terminated union contracts for over 360,000 healthcare workers, including nurses—raising urgent concerns about staffing, patient safety, and veteran care nationwide.
nurse.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
NEW: The Department of Veterans Affairs just terminated union contracts including AFL-CIO (AFGE), NAGE, NFFE, SEIU, and nursing unions NNOC and NNU. nurse.org/news/va-term...
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Good reporting. Ugly stuff. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers
Federal employees faced a barrage of intimidation and harassment after a group linked to the Trump administration posted their personal information on online “watchlists” denouncing them as liberals. Some have been fired. Two have moved abroad, fearing for their safety.
www.reuters.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Good reporting. Ugly stuff. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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The head of the Anglican church in Korea had put out a statement calling for her release, so this escalated quickly.
BREAKING: Yeonsoo Go, Perdue University student and daughter of NYC Episcopal priest, has been released from ICE custody this evening.
August 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The head of the Anglican church in Korea had put out a statement calling for her release, so this escalated quickly.
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If you’re an immigrant with legal status who’s committed 0 crimes you can be sent to a torture prison where you’ll be raped and dehumanized.
If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.
If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.
August 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If you’re an immigrant with legal status who’s committed 0 crimes you can be sent to a torture prison where you’ll be raped and dehumanized.
If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.
If you’re old pals with Trump and ran a pedophile ring you get sent to a cushy minimum security prison despite being ineligible because you’re a sex offender.
Just awful.
The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment
Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...
n.pr
July 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Just awful.
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- Investopedia - “Congress to Eliminate IRS Direct File Despite Popularity,” July 15, 2025 Source: Financial media analysis; confirms roughly 311,500 users benefitted from the program; outlines new legislative language replacing it with a capped-use public–private alternative.
July 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
- Investopedia - “Congress to Eliminate IRS Direct File Despite Popularity,” July 15, 2025 Source: Financial media analysis; confirms roughly 311,500 users benefitted from the program; outlines new legislative language replacing it with a capped-use public–private alternative.
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The Trump administration has officially shut down the IRS’s Direct File program, a pilot initiative that allowed Americans to file their federal taxes online for free, directly through the IRS.
July 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Trump administration has officially shut down the IRS’s Direct File program, a pilot initiative that allowed Americans to file their federal taxes online for free, directly through the IRS.