John W Golden
@jwgolden33.bsky.social
washed-out engineer, seminary graduate, inquirer for ordination.
Queer TexAppalachian
Queer TexAppalachian
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Anas Al-Sharif’s last will and testament, written in April: “I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person... I entrust you with its people, w/its wronged & innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace.”
August 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Anas Al-Sharif’s last will and testament, written in April: “I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person... I entrust you with its people, w/its wronged & innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace.”
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Bret Stephens (and all the editors over there for that matter) has seen the same footage from Gaza that you and I have seen—skeletal babies and grown men collapsing from hunger and gaunt corpses. And he still writes that it’s not a genocide. And the NYT still publishes it.
July 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Bret Stephens (and all the editors over there for that matter) has seen the same footage from Gaza that you and I have seen—skeletal babies and grown men collapsing from hunger and gaunt corpses. And he still writes that it’s not a genocide. And the NYT still publishes it.
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the republican party is a modern day Slave Power and the only way forward for this country is to sweep it into the ash heap of history
July 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
the republican party is a modern day Slave Power and the only way forward for this country is to sweep it into the ash heap of history
Breaking news alert: Bill Belichick is the Lord of the Rings
Why is he doing any of this?
He HAS a boat!
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Dubbed VIII Rings for the six Super Bowls Belichick won with the Patriots and two with the Giants, the name has been changed. It’s now “I + VIII Rings.”
He HAS a boat!
@hollyanderson.bsky.social @edsbs.bsky.social
Dubbed VIII Rings for the six Super Bowls Belichick won with the Patriots and two with the Giants, the name has been changed. It’s now “I + VIII Rings.”
May 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Breaking news alert: Bill Belichick is the Lord of the Rings
I know that Roland Barthes’ “Death of the Author” is about emphasizing that the reader of a text has ultimate agency in determining the meaning of that text.
But with certain authors, I misappropriate that theory and wish for “Death to the Author:”
May a dementor come for her soul.
But with certain authors, I misappropriate that theory and wish for “Death to the Author:”
May a dementor come for her soul.
April 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I know that Roland Barthes’ “Death of the Author” is about emphasizing that the reader of a text has ultimate agency in determining the meaning of that text.
But with certain authors, I misappropriate that theory and wish for “Death to the Author:”
May a dementor come for her soul.
But with certain authors, I misappropriate that theory and wish for “Death to the Author:”
May a dementor come for her soul.
“Pink Pony Club” continues to showcase its incredible duration at the top of the Billboard 100 music charts. In this essay I will argue that its popularity stems from the song being read as a Protest Anthem during this contemporary era of creeping fascism….
April 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“Pink Pony Club” continues to showcase its incredible duration at the top of the Billboard 100 music charts. In this essay I will argue that its popularity stems from the song being read as a Protest Anthem during this contemporary era of creeping fascism….
My narrative journey of Libertarian to Leftist began when I understood that the state could also be a tool to provide for the social welfare of its citizens, not just an instrument of oppression.
Of course, whether the state is more of a tool for welfare or a weapon depends on the user.
Of course, whether the state is more of a tool for welfare or a weapon depends on the user.
There are two kinds of libertarians: Those who oppose the state because they reject hierarchy and oppression, and view the state as the main tool for imposing both, and those who oppose the state because they support hierarchy and oppression and view the state as the main barrier to achieving both.
April 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
My narrative journey of Libertarian to Leftist began when I understood that the state could also be a tool to provide for the social welfare of its citizens, not just an instrument of oppression.
Of course, whether the state is more of a tool for welfare or a weapon depends on the user.
Of course, whether the state is more of a tool for welfare or a weapon depends on the user.
Turned the local news on, chyron says “Markets in turmoil amidst new tariffs” and the news reporter squarely placed the blame on the Trump administration. When local news in East TN is grumbling, you know you did fuck up
April 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Turned the local news on, chyron says “Markets in turmoil amidst new tariffs” and the news reporter squarely placed the blame on the Trump administration. When local news in East TN is grumbling, you know you did fuck up
MAGA is Team Rocket, confirmed.
Hands off my Pikachu!
Hands off my Pikachu!
It’s begun
April 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
MAGA is Team Rocket, confirmed.
Hands off my Pikachu!
Hands off my Pikachu!
Two and a half months after his inauguration, they have finally installed the presidential photo of Donald Trump at the Federal Government facility where I am employed.
April 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Two and a half months after his inauguration, they have finally installed the presidential photo of Donald Trump at the Federal Government facility where I am employed.
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
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Re Zelensky at the WH, yet again, feminists and trauma/abuse- informed thinkers are years ahead of political analysts.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
February 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Re Zelensky at the WH, yet again, feminists and trauma/abuse- informed thinkers are years ahead of political analysts.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
There is no acceptable affect, no way to charm an abuser, and no “deal” other than playing very very dead that would change how Trump and his flying monkey Vance behaved.
The true political violence in this situation is that health insurance corporations systematically deny health coverage to patients using AI models, knowing that patients will appeal those denials only 0.1% of the time, thus creating a landscape where people needlessly suffer or die.
“Actually we shouldn’t celebrate political violence” oh my god I wish I could write an essay about you thumb in the ass dorks. No one is celebrating that we live in a time of unimaginable political violence. But people deeply understand why there might be motive to commit political violence against
December 5, 2024 at 6:07 PM
The true political violence in this situation is that health insurance corporations systematically deny health coverage to patients using AI models, knowing that patients will appeal those denials only 0.1% of the time, thus creating a landscape where people needlessly suffer or die.
What do you call the social system of oppression in which male dogs typically have more power and authority than female dogs?
The patri-BARK-y
The patri-BARK-y
November 10, 2024 at 2:54 PM
What do you call the social system of oppression in which male dogs typically have more power and authority than female dogs?
The patri-BARK-y
The patri-BARK-y
Great advice and so contrary to my more base impulses.
If I could make a plea for BlueSky, it’s this: Please make a point of sharing links to articles, essays and more that you LOVE, that you enjoyed, that expanded you in some way.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
August 17, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Great advice and so contrary to my more base impulses.
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If I could make a plea for BlueSky, it’s this: Please make a point of sharing links to articles, essays and more that you LOVE, that you enjoyed, that expanded you in some way.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
August 17, 2024 at 9:50 PM
If I could make a plea for BlueSky, it’s this: Please make a point of sharing links to articles, essays and more that you LOVE, that you enjoyed, that expanded you in some way.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
I’m always surprised by the dominance of hate-shares, complaint shares on here. And I think it has a riptide effect.
Somebody from the local church that raffles a AR-15 away every year approached me, looking for an opportunity to evangelize.
Once I figured out which church she was from, I turned my back towards her & shut the conversation down.
But now I wish I had publicly shamed her and her shitty church.
Once I figured out which church she was from, I turned my back towards her & shut the conversation down.
But now I wish I had publicly shamed her and her shitty church.
August 11, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Somebody from the local church that raffles a AR-15 away every year approached me, looking for an opportunity to evangelize.
Once I figured out which church she was from, I turned my back towards her & shut the conversation down.
But now I wish I had publicly shamed her and her shitty church.
Once I figured out which church she was from, I turned my back towards her & shut the conversation down.
But now I wish I had publicly shamed her and her shitty church.
Let's quote John Calvin today, with the Supreme Court decision in mind: "For in the minds of many the love of equity and justice grows cold, if due honor be not paid to virtue, and the licentiousness of the wicked cannot be restrained, without strict discipline and the infliction of punishment."
July 1, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Let's quote John Calvin today, with the Supreme Court decision in mind: "For in the minds of many the love of equity and justice grows cold, if due honor be not paid to virtue, and the licentiousness of the wicked cannot be restrained, without strict discipline and the infliction of punishment."
It is often said that immigrants are the most patriotic Americans. I present an anecdotal proof of this maxim.
June 14, 2024 at 11:18 PM
It is often said that immigrants are the most patriotic Americans. I present an anecdotal proof of this maxim.
I drove by some fun billboards in Tennessee and learned lots of new things:
I discovered that the Sabbath is on Saturday, which is why it’s called “Saturday.”
Bitcoin Convention in Nashville July 25-27!
And “Real men love babies. Heartbeat in 18 days.”
I discovered that the Sabbath is on Saturday, which is why it’s called “Saturday.”
Bitcoin Convention in Nashville July 25-27!
And “Real men love babies. Heartbeat in 18 days.”
June 13, 2024 at 4:16 AM
I drove by some fun billboards in Tennessee and learned lots of new things:
I discovered that the Sabbath is on Saturday, which is why it’s called “Saturday.”
Bitcoin Convention in Nashville July 25-27!
And “Real men love babies. Heartbeat in 18 days.”
I discovered that the Sabbath is on Saturday, which is why it’s called “Saturday.”
Bitcoin Convention in Nashville July 25-27!
And “Real men love babies. Heartbeat in 18 days.”
“Violence cannot put an end to itself; it can only spawn itself. The spiral [of violence] must be broken.”
- Ched Myers, “Who Will Roll Away the Stone?”, 243.
- Ched Myers, “Who Will Roll Away the Stone?”, 243.
February 27, 2024 at 8:31 PM
“Violence cannot put an end to itself; it can only spawn itself. The spiral [of violence] must be broken.”
- Ched Myers, “Who Will Roll Away the Stone?”, 243.
- Ched Myers, “Who Will Roll Away the Stone?”, 243.
Seen in my email inbox today: "turn your neighbors into customers."
Insert anti-capitalist rant here about what a theologically bankrupt world we live in.
Insert anti-capitalist rant here about what a theologically bankrupt world we live in.
January 18, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Seen in my email inbox today: "turn your neighbors into customers."
Insert anti-capitalist rant here about what a theologically bankrupt world we live in.
Insert anti-capitalist rant here about what a theologically bankrupt world we live in.
Let’s see, did anything interesting happen in Johnson city since I’ve been gone for Christmas?
*looks at local news*
Oh bother.
www.wjhl.com/news/local/s...
*looks at local news*
Oh bother.
www.wjhl.com/news/local/s...
December 29, 2023 at 3:09 AM
Let’s see, did anything interesting happen in Johnson city since I’ve been gone for Christmas?
*looks at local news*
Oh bother.
www.wjhl.com/news/local/s...
*looks at local news*
Oh bother.
www.wjhl.com/news/local/s...
“Every Christmas with you is horrible” one relative says to the other. Okay yes that’s true but you don’t have to say the quiet part out loud.
December 24, 2023 at 9:28 PM
“Every Christmas with you is horrible” one relative says to the other. Okay yes that’s true but you don’t have to say the quiet part out loud.