Padre Florecita
@flourishklink.com
Curate at Christ & St Stephen's (Upper West Side, NYC). Formerly of @fansplaining.bsky.social. They/them 🏳️⚧️.
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Absalom Jones was and is a legend of Black History, Episcopal history and American history. His legacy will never be erased. Born enslaved, he was a co-conspirator in helping form what we now know as the “Black Church”.
St. Thomas African Episcopal Church in Philly is his church.
St. Thomas African Episcopal Church in Philly is his church.
A Philadelphia panel celebrating the first Black Episcopal priest was removed as part of a Trump administration plan to downplay aspects of American history some see as negative.
#TheLivingChurch #Episcopal #priest
#TheLivingChurch #Episcopal #priest
Absalom Jones Erased from Park Service Display - The Living Church
A Philadelphia panel celebrating the first Black Episcopal priest was removed as part of a Trump administration plan to downplay aspects of American history some see as negative.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Absalom Jones was and is a legend of Black History, Episcopal history and American history. His legacy will never be erased. Born enslaved, he was a co-conspirator in helping form what we now know as the “Black Church”.
St. Thomas African Episcopal Church in Philly is his church.
St. Thomas African Episcopal Church in Philly is his church.
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omg it was a candlemas story
Happy original air date of Beverly's ghost sex candle episode "Sub Rosa", for those that celebrate 🕯️
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 PM
omg it was a candlemas story
It is very flip to say "POPE AGREES: BUTLERIAN JIHAD NOW" but...it isn't...untrue? (Reading this nuanced take from the Vatican made my day.) www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
60th World Communications Day 2026
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV FOR THE 60 TH WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS [ Multimedia ] _______________________
www.vatican.va
February 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
It is very flip to say "POPE AGREES: BUTLERIAN JIHAD NOW" but...it isn't...untrue? (Reading this nuanced take from the Vatican made my day.) www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
![Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
_________________________________________________
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[photo of Liam]
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
John 11:35](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/bafkreigfz6fzbu65haq7nfqgaoe7m42gsaonpinpmaaptuzd5atkqvya4i@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
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"The real question here isn’t why Heated Rivalry is a hit—it’s why this kind of romance series is so rare in the first place."
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The Success of Heated Rivalry Should Not Be a Surprise — Fansplaining
Romancelandia understands why the show is a hit. Why is it so hard for Hollywood to get the message?
www.fansplaining.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"The real question here isn’t why Heated Rivalry is a hit—it’s why this kind of romance series is so rare in the first place."
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
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You couldn't pay me to click on an article by a TERF in the NYTimes about Harry Potter, but I'll note that Gen Z seems to be largely responsible for the fact that ~10% of the top 100 ships on AO3 last year were HP, so perhaps let's not take the suggestion that they're rejecting it at face value.
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
You couldn't pay me to click on an article by a TERF in the NYTimes about Harry Potter, but I'll note that Gen Z seems to be largely responsible for the fact that ~10% of the top 100 ships on AO3 last year were HP, so perhaps let's not take the suggestion that they're rejecting it at face value.
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video is out there. I watched it. I do not advise watching it. the description Will has here is correct.
I would describe "being shot five times while 2-3 people hold you down" as an execution
congrats, ICE. you found the bridge and you sprinted across.
I would describe "being shot five times while 2-3 people hold you down" as an execution
congrats, ICE. you found the bridge and you sprinted across.
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
video is out there. I watched it. I do not advise watching it. the description Will has here is correct.
I would describe "being shot five times while 2-3 people hold you down" as an execution
congrats, ICE. you found the bridge and you sprinted across.
I would describe "being shot five times while 2-3 people hold you down" as an execution
congrats, ICE. you found the bridge and you sprinted across.
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TRANS // FIGURED: a spiritual retreat for rest, renewal, & resilience of trans, nonbinary, and two-spirit Episcopalians, ages 21+, lay & ordained
WHEN: March 16-19, 2026
WHERE: Diocese of California
COST: Suggested donation $100. Meals & lodging provided.
LINK: dfms.formstack.com/forms/transf...
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WHEN: March 16-19, 2026
WHERE: Diocese of California
COST: Suggested donation $100. Meals & lodging provided.
LINK: dfms.formstack.com/forms/transf...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:36 AM
TRANS // FIGURED: a spiritual retreat for rest, renewal, & resilience of trans, nonbinary, and two-spirit Episcopalians, ages 21+, lay & ordained
WHEN: March 16-19, 2026
WHERE: Diocese of California
COST: Suggested donation $100. Meals & lodging provided.
LINK: dfms.formstack.com/forms/transf...
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WHEN: March 16-19, 2026
WHERE: Diocese of California
COST: Suggested donation $100. Meals & lodging provided.
LINK: dfms.formstack.com/forms/transf...
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🎉 THE BIG NEWS IS HERE 🎉
This spring, Fansplaining will relaunch as a full weekly publication, featuring reporting, analysis, criticism, personal essays, and much more, all under our longtime strapline: “By, for, and about fandom.”
Check out our full announcement (in written and audio form):
This spring, Fansplaining will relaunch as a full weekly publication, featuring reporting, analysis, criticism, personal essays, and much more, all under our longtime strapline: “By, for, and about fandom.”
Check out our full announcement (in written and audio form):
Fansplaining’s Next Chapter — Fansplaining
We’re relaunching as a weekly publication featuring reporting, analysis, criticism, personal essays, and much more—all by, for, and about fandom.
www.fansplaining.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
🎉 THE BIG NEWS IS HERE 🎉
This spring, Fansplaining will relaunch as a full weekly publication, featuring reporting, analysis, criticism, personal essays, and much more, all under our longtime strapline: “By, for, and about fandom.”
Check out our full announcement (in written and audio form):
This spring, Fansplaining will relaunch as a full weekly publication, featuring reporting, analysis, criticism, personal essays, and much more, all under our longtime strapline: “By, for, and about fandom.”
Check out our full announcement (in written and audio form):
Let's celebrate the Feast of the Ass like our medieval forebears: by remembering that the Holy Family were refugees, that the lowliest contribute lots, & bymaking fun of people in power!
(I won't say "hee haw" instead of "ite missa est" today but only cause my congregation is not terminally online)
(I won't say "hee haw" instead of "ite missa est" today but only cause my congregation is not terminally online)
So: happy... er, yes, well, happy this most holy of days to all who celebrate
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Let's celebrate the Feast of the Ass like our medieval forebears: by remembering that the Holy Family were refugees, that the lowliest contribute lots, & bymaking fun of people in power!
(I won't say "hee haw" instead of "ite missa est" today but only cause my congregation is not terminally online)
(I won't say "hee haw" instead of "ite missa est" today but only cause my congregation is not terminally online)
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I know this is hijacking a fun post with a serious point, but: the Feast of the Flight into Egypt is a commemoration of the fact that Jesus and his parents fled to Egypt as refugees, which should be more often remembered, particularly by those who say they want to defend the West’s Christian values.
So: happy... er, yes, well, happy this most holy of days to all who celebrate
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
I know this is hijacking a fun post with a serious point, but: the Feast of the Flight into Egypt is a commemoration of the fact that Jesus and his parents fled to Egypt as refugees, which should be more often remembered, particularly by those who say they want to defend the West’s Christian values.
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Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Given the current horrors, I need to leaven things a little by reporting that the herd has a new member whose arrival I forgot to announce: Balaam (thanks to @acblume.bsky.social)
So far the herd is: Lamby (the original, my beloved, from my childhood), Sheepy, Agnes, Cordero, Jesús and (new today) Baaathsheba.
I guess the good news is that the parable of the good shepherd is gonna hit for sure...
I guess the good news is that the parable of the good shepherd is gonna hit for sure...
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Given the current horrors, I need to leaven things a little by reporting that the herd has a new member whose arrival I forgot to announce: Balaam (thanks to @acblume.bsky.social)
Again to post about something other than the horrors I need everyone to know that @somafm.com has a "classic groove salad" channel so that you can EXACTLY RECREATE the experience of being a teenager on a bondi blue iMac listening to chill music in the middle of the night in 2002
January 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Again to post about something other than the horrors I need everyone to know that @somafm.com has a "classic groove salad" channel so that you can EXACTLY RECREATE the experience of being a teenager on a bondi blue iMac listening to chill music in the middle of the night in 2002
Fandom is not in fact "the new religion"!! This is an excruciatingly basic take!! Fandom moralism has roots in US Protestant moralism and black-and-white thinking because of the outsize influence that US fans and media have, not because it is anything like actual religious practice!!
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Fandom is not in fact "the new religion"!! This is an excruciatingly basic take!! Fandom moralism has roots in US Protestant moralism and black-and-white thinking because of the outsize influence that US fans and media have, not because it is anything like actual religious practice!!
It was a DELIGHT to record a Fansplaining episode again!!!
You guessed right! In one final treat before the end of the year, real live priest @fatherflourish.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining to discuss the latest Knives Out installment, WAKE UP DEAD MAN. 🙌🏼
Patrons at $3 and up get access to audio + a full transcript: www.fansplaining.com/episodes/spe...
Patrons at $3 and up get access to audio + a full transcript: www.fansplaining.com/episodes/spe...
December 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It was a DELIGHT to record a Fansplaining episode again!!!
I will never, never, never stop being angry about Aaron's death. Never.
November 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I will never, never, never stop being angry about Aaron's death. Never.
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Remember when Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR archives that he had full legal rights to download and the FBI hounded him literally to death for it? Anyway,
NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Remember when Aaron Swartz downloaded JSTOR archives that he had full legal rights to download and the FBI hounded him literally to death for it? Anyway,
i was 38 years old when i found out that "why did the chicken cross the road" is a joke about a chicken being hit by a car
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
i was 38 years old when i found out that "why did the chicken cross the road" is a joke about a chicken being hit by a car
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Notice how it’s always, “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the +2,000 verses in the Bible that discuss the generous use of wealth and possessions in a way that prioritizes the needs of the poor, this sick, the stranger, the vulnerable, and the oppressed.
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Notice how it’s always, “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the +2,000 verses in the Bible that discuss the generous use of wealth and possessions in a way that prioritizes the needs of the poor, this sick, the stranger, the vulnerable, and the oppressed.
it was spooooky
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
it was spooooky
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May she rest in peace and rise in glory. The struggle continues 🏳️⚧️
Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.
October 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
May she rest in peace and rise in glory. The struggle continues 🏳️⚧️
In the spirit of continuing to resist The Horrors.....I just got my 15 month old a banana costume for halloween because NANA is her favorite thing on the earth 😇
October 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In the spirit of continuing to resist The Horrors.....I just got my 15 month old a banana costume for halloween because NANA is her favorite thing on the earth 😇