Johann Karsten
@johannkarsten.bsky.social
LCMS Lutheran Christian. Swing dancer. Sacred Harp singer. Kansas City Royals. Missouri Tigers. #GulfofMexico
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Savior of the nations, come,
Virgin's Son, make here Your home!
Marvel now, O heav'n and earth,
That the Lord chose such a birth.
(Lutheran Service Book 332, v. 1) #Advent #Lutheran #LutheranChurchMissouriSynod
Virgin's Son, make here Your home!
Marvel now, O heav'n and earth,
That the Lord chose such a birth.
(Lutheran Service Book 332, v. 1) #Advent #Lutheran #LutheranChurchMissouriSynod
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Savior of the nations, come,
Virgin's Son, make here Your home!
Marvel now, O heav'n and earth,
That the Lord chose such a birth.
(Lutheran Service Book 332, v. 1) #Advent #Lutheran #LutheranChurchMissouriSynod
Virgin's Son, make here Your home!
Marvel now, O heav'n and earth,
That the Lord chose such a birth.
(Lutheran Service Book 332, v. 1) #Advent #Lutheran #LutheranChurchMissouriSynod
“Bias” is a noun. You don’t say “you are bias.” You mean “you are biased,” the adjective.
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“Bias” is a noun. You don’t say “you are bias.” You mean “you are biased,” the adjective.
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Thought experiment, how much of the White House could the president tear down before anyone in power did anything meaningful to stop it? Like if he just kept going?
October 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Thought experiment, how much of the White House could the president tear down before anyone in power did anything meaningful to stop it? Like if he just kept going?
“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve my life; You stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies and your right hand delivers me.” -Ps. 138:7
October 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve my life; You stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies and your right hand delivers me.” -Ps. 138:7
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An 1844 religiously inspired songbook that uses shape notes to help people read music got a major update recently and it attracting younger singers.
Latest update of 1844 American songbook reflects new generation of 'Sacred Harp' singers
An 1844 religiously inspired songbook that uses shape notes to help people read music got a major update recently and it attracting younger singers.
n.pr
September 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
An 1844 religiously inspired songbook that uses shape notes to help people read music got a major update recently and it attracting younger singers.
“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” -Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address
September 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” -Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address
September 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Powerful piece by @markhertling.bsky.social.
“I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
“I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
www.thebulwark.com
August 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Powerful piece by @markhertling.bsky.social.
“I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
“I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Ugh.
FINAL: White Sox 7, Royals 0
August 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Ugh.
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Any foreign journalist who criticizes President Trump is a state media puppet and should be disregarded. Here's why I take questions from Benny Johnson but not the Associated Press.
by Karoline Leavitt
by Karoline Leavitt
August 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Any foreign journalist who criticizes President Trump is a state media puppet and should be disregarded. Here's why I take questions from Benny Johnson but not the Associated Press.
by Karoline Leavitt
by Karoline Leavitt
ABC’s “World News Tonight” loves their plane crashes and shark attacks, and boy, today’s a great news day for them.
August 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
ABC’s “World News Tonight” loves their plane crashes and shark attacks, and boy, today’s a great news day for them.
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The jobs numbers are bad so I fired the guy who does the counting
August 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The jobs numbers are bad so I fired the guy who does the counting
🙄
Thiessen: Just so people understand wind and solar only work when there is wind and sun. We don't have technology to store the energy from wind and solar…
July 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🙄
July 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
July 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
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"The island American presidents once touted [wasn't Alcatraz]. It's located on the other coast. It’s home to a statue, 'Liberty Enlightening the World.'
'Liberty enlightening the world.' Do we still believe in that?
After yesterday, let’s not kid ourselves."
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-tur...
'Liberty enlightening the world.' Do we still believe in that?
After yesterday, let’s not kid ourselves."
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-tur...
How to Turn the U.S. Into an Immigration Police State in One Big Bill
Medicaid cuts? Trillions in new debt? All immaterial, MAGA insists, as long as we get to jail the foreigners.
www.thebulwark.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The island American presidents once touted [wasn't Alcatraz]. It's located on the other coast. It’s home to a statue, 'Liberty Enlightening the World.'
'Liberty enlightening the world.' Do we still believe in that?
After yesterday, let’s not kid ourselves."
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-tur...
'Liberty enlightening the world.' Do we still believe in that?
After yesterday, let’s not kid ourselves."
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-tur...
No burning heats by day,
Nor blasts of evening air,
Shall take my health away,
If God be with me there.
Thou art my sun and Thou my shade
To guard my head by night or noon.
youtu.be/Qx2PFGUxD1o
Nor blasts of evening air,
Shall take my health away,
If God be with me there.
Thou art my sun and Thou my shade
To guard my head by night or noon.
youtu.be/Qx2PFGUxD1o
Sacred Harp 216 Delight - RI All Day Singing, 2018
YouTube video by RI Sacred Harp
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
No burning heats by day,
Nor blasts of evening air,
Shall take my health away,
If God be with me there.
Thou art my sun and Thou my shade
To guard my head by night or noon.
youtu.be/Qx2PFGUxD1o
Nor blasts of evening air,
Shall take my health away,
If God be with me there.
Thou art my sun and Thou my shade
To guard my head by night or noon.
youtu.be/Qx2PFGUxD1o
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If you need a mask to enforce the law, you don’t deserve a badge.
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Why Are Federal Agents Wearing Masks? It’s a Threat to American Democracy
Masked Federal Agents Are Undermining Trust—and Democracy
adamkinzinger.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you need a mask to enforce the law, you don’t deserve a badge.
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden.
This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy.
It’s not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
The end of the Civil War and slavery is DEI.
Trump suggests he wants to eliminate Juneteenth as a federal holiday:
“It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
“It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
June 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The end of the Civil War and slavery is DEI.
“As The Massachusetts Magazine explained in 1789, the freer ‘the constitution of any country, the less we see of pageant, titles, and ceremonies.’”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump’s Un-American Parade
What looks like an excess of strength may really be a deficit of liberty.
www.theatlantic.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“As The Massachusetts Magazine explained in 1789, the freer ‘the constitution of any country, the less we see of pageant, titles, and ceremonies.’”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
