Rob Wooten
@livingmetanoia.bsky.social
Recipient of radical grace, trying living with presence and joy in a world diametrically opposed to such things. MA student at Western Theological Seminary. Twitter refugee; Tar Heel.
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Gerrymandering means voters don’t choose their politicians—politicians choose their voters.
In North Carolina, even when Democrats win more votes, Republicans take more seats. That’s not democracy.
A good chart to share from @carolinaforward.bsky.social. #ncpol
In North Carolina, even when Democrats win more votes, Republicans take more seats. That’s not democracy.
A good chart to share from @carolinaforward.bsky.social. #ncpol
October 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Gerrymandering means voters don’t choose their politicians—politicians choose their voters.
In North Carolina, even when Democrats win more votes, Republicans take more seats. That’s not democracy.
A good chart to share from @carolinaforward.bsky.social. #ncpol
In North Carolina, even when Democrats win more votes, Republicans take more seats. That’s not democracy.
A good chart to share from @carolinaforward.bsky.social. #ncpol
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“We’re saving God”
God:
Job 38:1 - 42:6
God:
Job 38:1 - 42:6
Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."
October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“We’re saving God”
God:
Job 38:1 - 42:6
God:
Job 38:1 - 42:6
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Senate is back in session today.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Senate is back in session today.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.
You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.
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We live in a country where the government honors insurrectionists who sacked the Capitol, and defines peaceful protest, even before it occurs, to be terrorism.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "
October 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We live in a country where the government honors insurrectionists who sacked the Capitol, and defines peaceful protest, even before it occurs, to be terrorism.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
They know their position is weak, they know they are unpopular, which is why they are seeking to stamp out dissent.
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Mark Zuckerberg has a vision for how A.I. could be used in Meta's universe.
But the actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here to point out a flaw in the technology: an apparent lack of guardrails around how the company's chatbot interacts with underage users. nyti.ms/3ILwCNo
But the actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here to point out a flaw in the technology: an apparent lack of guardrails around how the company's chatbot interacts with underage users. nyti.ms/3ILwCNo
September 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Mark Zuckerberg has a vision for how A.I. could be used in Meta's universe.
But the actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here to point out a flaw in the technology: an apparent lack of guardrails around how the company's chatbot interacts with underage users. nyti.ms/3ILwCNo
But the actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here to point out a flaw in the technology: an apparent lack of guardrails around how the company's chatbot interacts with underage users. nyti.ms/3ILwCNo
Has anyone studied Stockholm Syndrome in the context of a large group of people? Asking for a country.
September 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Has anyone studied Stockholm Syndrome in the context of a large group of people? Asking for a country.
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September 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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The OG Antifa
September 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The OG Antifa
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"I understand that if any of the six apps I am required to use to maintain every aspect of my student’s academic experience crashes, I will contact the AI-enabled chat feature on that app to ensure my child has appropriate funds in her school lunch account."
I Assume All Responsibility If My Child Jams a Bic Pen into Her School-Issued Chromebook
I understand I am responsible if my child renders her Chromebook a paper weight by mercilessly and giddily jamming a Bic pen into the power jack, c...
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August 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"I understand that if any of the six apps I am required to use to maintain every aspect of my student’s academic experience crashes, I will contact the AI-enabled chat feature on that app to ensure my child has appropriate funds in her school lunch account."
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when i think of Colbert, i think of an interview he gave to GQ when he first took over The Late Show, and had this to say about losing his father and brothers in a plane crash. www.gq.com/story/stephe...
July 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
when i think of Colbert, i think of an interview he gave to GQ when he first took over The Late Show, and had this to say about losing his father and brothers in a plane crash. www.gq.com/story/stephe...
Jesus wept.
AI slop now making up saccharine Bible verses that do not exist
July 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Jesus wept.
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Jeffries, still going strong 8 hours in: "Extraordinary to me, Mr.
Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."
Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."
July 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Jeffries, still going strong 8 hours in: "Extraordinary to me, Mr.
Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."
Speaker, that you got folks in this town talking about draining the swamp. Guess what. You are the swamp ... we've never seen anything like this -- the type of corruption that has been unleashed on the American people."
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I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Restoration and the Risen Christ
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Restoration and the Risen Christ
A sermon on Radical Healing
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May 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Restoration and the Risen Christ
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The Highs and Lows of a Single Wednesday
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The Highs and Lows of a Single Wednesday
Wednesday afternoon: Sugar under the carnitas
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May 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Highs and Lows of a Single Wednesday
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"In the French novel “Les Misérables,” the main character Jean Valjean steals bread for his family and serves 19 years. Valjean has to reinvent himself as Monsieur Madeleine, a businessman-turned-mayor, in order to lead a productive life."
"Think about the worst thing you’ve ever done for a moment. Something you deeply regret," writes Trip. "You may have unintentionally hurt someone or made a terrible mistake while under the influence of alcohol, drugs or power."
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People Who Served Time Deserve a Second Chance
Too often, those with a criminal record are denied basic opportunities to demonstrate their growth.
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April 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"In the French novel “Les Misérables,” the main character Jean Valjean steals bread for his family and serves 19 years. Valjean has to reinvent himself as Monsieur Madeleine, a businessman-turned-mayor, in order to lead a productive life."
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The slight catch in John Dickerson’s voice at the very end.
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The slight catch in John Dickerson’s voice at the very end.
The absolute truth.
"Minutes pass. The zipper remains unmoved. Their frustration rises. Tears are forming. The clock is ticking. You can feel your soul leaving your body."
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I’m the Zipper on Your Preschooler’s Hand-Me-Down Jacket, and I’m Gonna Destroy Your Morning
You thought this morning was going well, didn’t you? You even got your kid to put on their shoes without a ten-minute existential crisis about sock...
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April 19, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The absolute truth.
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Sometimes you gotta let the lede breathe a little, set the scene
Today is the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and also the 160th anniversary of the most buried lede in the history of journalism.
AP's dispatch from 1865:
AP's dispatch from 1865:
April 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sometimes you gotta let the lede breathe a little, set the scene
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Howard Thurman said his grandmother, who’d been enslaved, always remembered the ending of the enslaved preacher’s sermon each week on the plantation:
“Remember, you aren’t a slave. You’re a child of God!”
Do something every day that helps you remember who you really are.
“Remember, you aren’t a slave. You’re a child of God!”
Do something every day that helps you remember who you really are.
April 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Howard Thurman said his grandmother, who’d been enslaved, always remembered the ending of the enslaved preacher’s sermon each week on the plantation:
“Remember, you aren’t a slave. You’re a child of God!”
Do something every day that helps you remember who you really are.
“Remember, you aren’t a slave. You’re a child of God!”
Do something every day that helps you remember who you really are.
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Seriously this Bible exchange goes on even longer than I'm able to clip here.
April 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Seriously this Bible exchange goes on even longer than I'm able to clip here.
This is pure evil.
This is going to get worse, not better. Never underestimate the American public’s thirst for performative cruelty towards The Other: defendants, foreigners, anyone they’ve been conditioned to see as less than human. We’re the country that made lynchings into picnics.
Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem making content in front of the imprisoned men of El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center mega-prison www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
March 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is pure evil.
Weird, wild stuff.
March 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Weird, wild stuff.