Midwest Mulcahy
@midwest-mulcahy.bsky.social
A jerk from the Ozarks with resting Christian face
Pinned
Hi, I’m Joshua. I’m a born and raised rural Missouri hillbilly with a PhD in Religion from the University of Denver. I spent 6 years trying to become an Episcopal priest, but washed out of the discernment process in 2022. Now I write online courses about OSHA’s workplace safety requirements.
Thanks, fextralife. Super informative! #darksouls #fromsoftware
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Thanks, fextralife. Super informative! #darksouls #fromsoftware
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I’ll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.
November 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I’ll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.
“It's called ‘He Layeth on High,’ and it's about a big baby duck who gets his head caught in a stewed tomato, so hold on to your hats.”
The guy from the "Hit it, Joe!" photoplayer meme is starting his own nonprofit to preserve silent cinema technology:
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
This instrument from the early cinema is disappearing. But not on Joe's watch
Joe Rinaudo is doing everything to ensure his passion for photoplayers, the self-playing pianos that scored silent movies, outlives him even as interest in the instrument has waned for a long time, wi...
www.latimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
“It's called ‘He Layeth on High,’ and it's about a big baby duck who gets his head caught in a stewed tomato, so hold on to your hats.”
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Anyway, hire more religion reporters.
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Anyway, hire more religion reporters.
I was just there last week. Can confirm: Vegas is one of the most depressing places I’ve ever traveled.
Fully believe this is why the Vegas airport is also one of the saddest most dysfunctional places on Earth. Can’t say they didn’t warn you upon entry!
You should be forced to walk by a line-up of theoretically alive mummies on oxygen machines who are chain smoking at the slots before you’re able to bet on anything
November 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I was just there last week. Can confirm: Vegas is one of the most depressing places I’ve ever traveled.
The data is pretty clear: paywalls are useless. They put needless barriers between readers and news sources. People either try to find the information available elsewhere for free, or give up and remain uninformed. Either way, the results aren’t great
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls
Among adults who have not paid for news in the past year, the most common reason they cite is that they can find plenty of other news articles for free.
www.pewresearch.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The data is pretty clear: paywalls are useless. They put needless barriers between readers and news sources. People either try to find the information available elsewhere for free, or give up and remain uninformed. Either way, the results aren’t great
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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If I had a dollar for every know-nothing take about the very basics of how Christianity works I’ve heard or read *today alone* I’d be a wealthy man.
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
If I had a dollar for every know-nothing take about the very basics of how Christianity works I’ve heard or read *today alone* I’d be a wealthy man.
I had Moanin’ on vinyl back when I was in college. That album fuckin slaps, man
any politician that can't name all the players in at least three of the lineups of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers should be barred from holding office
November 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I had Moanin’ on vinyl back when I was in college. That album fuckin slaps, man
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I wrote a book and you can buy it!
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November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I wrote a book and you can buy it!
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If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.
No joke, he could probably start his own dream team by now.
What would it be called? My bet’s on the “Holy Rollers”
What would it be called? My bet’s on the “Holy Rollers”
Stop trolling the pope with jerseys challenge: impossible
Spike Lee presented Pope Leo XIV with a New York Knicks jersey on Saturday as the US pope welcomed film stars to the Vatican, where he called cinema a vehicle of hope ➡️ u.afp.com/Sn78
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
No joke, he could probably start his own dream team by now.
What would it be called? My bet’s on the “Holy Rollers”
What would it be called? My bet’s on the “Holy Rollers”
People always quote MLK about the moral arc of the universe bending toward justice, but usually neglect the part about it being long.
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
People always quote MLK about the moral arc of the universe bending toward justice, but usually neglect the part about it being long.
The man in this photo is actually named Captain Chopmutton
sideburns being named after general burnsides sounds like one of those apocryphal folk legends except it's true. They're literally named after this guy
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The man in this photo is actually named Captain Chopmutton
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Happy National Pickle Day to all who celebrate. One day, maybe humanity will be mature enough to handle a pickle emoji.
November 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Happy National Pickle Day to all who celebrate. One day, maybe humanity will be mature enough to handle a pickle emoji.
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Opinions are better if they’re true, which requires understanding what they affirm or reject, and not if they’re an amount of woke. That’s my conservative opinion that often forces me to do liberal things. Thanks, goodbye.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Opinions are better if they’re true, which requires understanding what they affirm or reject, and not if they’re an amount of woke. That’s my conservative opinion that often forces me to do liberal things. Thanks, goodbye.
Every wedding you attend should be a reminder of your own.
Same is true for funerals, too.
Memento amare, memento mori.
Same is true for funerals, too.
Memento amare, memento mori.
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Every wedding you attend should be a reminder of your own.
Same is true for funerals, too.
Memento amare, memento mori.
Same is true for funerals, too.
Memento amare, memento mori.
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Bill Clinton consistently preyed upon people who were vulnerable, in one way or another
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Bill Clinton consistently preyed upon people who were vulnerable, in one way or another
Does the humble person know that they are humble?
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Does the humble person know that they are humble?
Seriously, is the whole world brainrotted?
I mean, they can't and it doesn't. don't print lies in the newspaper.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Seriously, is the whole world brainrotted?
Here’s a fun question for my philosophy/religion/ancient lit friends:
What LCL volume is an absolute must-read?
What LCL volume is an absolute must-read?
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Here’s a fun question for my philosophy/religion/ancient lit friends:
What LCL volume is an absolute must-read?
What LCL volume is an absolute must-read?
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Just a few more assaults on priests and helicopter raids on suburban apartment complexes before the president's immigration enforcement numbers recover, I'm sure.
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Just a few more assaults on priests and helicopter raids on suburban apartment complexes before the president's immigration enforcement numbers recover, I'm sure.
Slowly coming to realize that I did not waste my time on the Church, but rather the Church wasted my time.
That will be on a few very specific clergy to explain at the eschaton.
That will be on a few very specific clergy to explain at the eschaton.
How DO normal people deal with the recognition that they've burned large swathes of time they'll never get back doing things they regret or don't remember?
There is something about this that's simultaneously encouraging and "I've wasted my life".
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Slowly coming to realize that I did not waste my time on the Church, but rather the Church wasted my time.
That will be on a few very specific clergy to explain at the eschaton.
That will be on a few very specific clergy to explain at the eschaton.
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i swear to god in 15 years the rest of the world is going to look at the US like it's some backwards mountain kingdom still using mule-powered looms
I'm kind of baffled how the "moderates" have apparently all decided to turn against climate policy at once, just as China reaches green electrostate liftoff mode. I thought these people were all about National Greatness and making Hard Choices
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
i swear to god in 15 years the rest of the world is going to look at the US like it's some backwards mountain kingdom still using mule-powered looms
A classic.
I keep thinking about this beautiful poem and can't imagine how any author could ever write another word ever again.
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A classic.
I need a screenshot from the skywriting scene in The Wizard of Oz, except instead of SURRENDER DOROTHY it says RESIGN CHUCK SCHUMER
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I need a screenshot from the skywriting scene in The Wizard of Oz, except instead of SURRENDER DOROTHY it says RESIGN CHUCK SCHUMER