Katie McQuage-Loukas
@kmcquage.bsky.social
Unitarian Universalist minister, pagan, Texan. She/her.
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
Wondering if my worship associate is up for a last minute switcheroo. (And if they’re up for cussing in the pulpit.)
The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Wondering if my worship associate is up for a last minute switcheroo. (And if they’re up for cussing in the pulpit.)
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The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
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I'm just very disappointed in you today, BlueSky.
Pie is for bringing us together, not for having bad opinions about!
Pie is for bringing us together, not for having bad opinions about!
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I'm just very disappointed in you today, BlueSky.
Pie is for bringing us together, not for having bad opinions about!
Pie is for bringing us together, not for having bad opinions about!
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"Gonza" implies that "Gonzo" isn't gender neutral despite the Muppet's gender consistently being described as "whatever"
Tell me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson without telling me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Gonza" implies that "Gonzo" isn't gender neutral despite the Muppet's gender consistently being described as "whatever"
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Every day I think about how Freud couldn’t handle the idea of all these women he treated being victims of sexual predation in childhood so he came up with other theories to explain it away
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Every day I think about how Freud couldn’t handle the idea of all these women he treated being victims of sexual predation in childhood so he came up with other theories to explain it away
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A South Carolina woman who police say tried to end her pregnancy with medication has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and child neglect.
Don't miss this story from @kylietcheung.bsky.social
jessica.substack.com/p/south-caro...
Don't miss this story from @kylietcheung.bsky.social
jessica.substack.com/p/south-caro...
A South Carolina 20-Year-Old Has Been Charged With Attempted Murder
Police say she took medication to end her pregnancy
jessica.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A South Carolina woman who police say tried to end her pregnancy with medication has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and child neglect.
Don't miss this story from @kylietcheung.bsky.social
jessica.substack.com/p/south-caro...
Don't miss this story from @kylietcheung.bsky.social
jessica.substack.com/p/south-caro...
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A little history lesson, with a nod to Frederick Douglass.
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
How a holy day for a conscientious objector became a holiday for soldiers and the state
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A little history lesson, with a nod to Frederick Douglass.
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
Just hanging out daydreaming about abolishing the senate. As one does.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Just hanging out daydreaming about abolishing the senate. As one does.
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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Too Gaslighty For John Roberts is a new look. . . .
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Too Gaslighty For John Roberts is a new look. . . .
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Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
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the decimation of thoughtful political coverage in general amid the rise of American fascism is bad enough but I am especially mf'ing enraged to see it happening to feminist-minded publications and journalists
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
the decimation of thoughtful political coverage in general amid the rise of American fascism is bad enough but I am especially mf'ing enraged to see it happening to feminist-minded publications and journalists
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
Sometimes there is a huge church event and I expect Monday leftovers…but then the fridge is spotless and contains zero fajitas. Zero! Fajitas!
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sometimes there is a huge church event and I expect Monday leftovers…but then the fridge is spotless and contains zero fajitas. Zero! Fajitas!
AND an essayist!
realheads know Wallace Shawn as a playwright
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
AND an essayist!
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the nyt posts this stuff like avoiding AI for 48 hours is hard and meanwhile i have literally never once intentionally used an AI program for anything ever
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
the nyt posts this stuff like avoiding AI for 48 hours is hard and meanwhile i have literally never once intentionally used an AI program for anything ever
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Out today: Feeding Texas estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range.
Trump’s Federal Cuts Are Hitting Texas Food Banks Hard
Food pantries in the Lone Star State have lost over $50 million in funding this year, with more projected cuts to come.
www.texasobserver.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Out today: Feeding Texas estimates that its 20 member banks have lost a total of $57.6 million in federal funding cuts, and that’s only in immediate canceled funding. But this could actually be on the low end of the potential impact range.
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If you see someone stealing groceries, no you didn’t
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If you see someone stealing groceries, no you didn’t
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"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
October 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread