Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
@padresj.bsky.social
Catholic Priest
Passionate about Tech and Science
Jesuit in Rome
Bots, edgelords & those who can't have a civil conversation are blocked.
All opinions are my own
Passionate about Tech and Science
Jesuit in Rome
Bots, edgelords & those who can't have a civil conversation are blocked.
All opinions are my own
Good morning!
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December 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Good morning!
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But... her emails?
And she's mean.
And she laughs funny.
Right... right? RIGHT?!?!
And she's mean.
And she laughs funny.
Right... right? RIGHT?!?!
December 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
But... her emails?
And she's mean.
And she laughs funny.
Right... right? RIGHT?!?!
And she's mean.
And she laughs funny.
Right... right? RIGHT?!?!
When treasury bonds rise, money gets harder to borrow.
When money gets harder to borrow, the economy slows down.
When the economy slows down, we get recession.
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The fact that the Trump administration is bragging that Trump's economic policy has TWICE caused bond Armageddon is...
on-brand.
When money gets harder to borrow, the economy slows down.
When the economy slows down, we get recession.
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The fact that the Trump administration is bragging that Trump's economic policy has TWICE caused bond Armageddon is...
on-brand.
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
When treasury bonds rise, money gets harder to borrow.
When money gets harder to borrow, the economy slows down.
When the economy slows down, we get recession.
...
The fact that the Trump administration is bragging that Trump's economic policy has TWICE caused bond Armageddon is...
on-brand.
When money gets harder to borrow, the economy slows down.
When the economy slows down, we get recession.
...
The fact that the Trump administration is bragging that Trump's economic policy has TWICE caused bond Armageddon is...
on-brand.
1. Splicing reel-to-reel audio
2. Chemically developing film & making prints (both B&W & Color)
3. Planning road trips on paper maps
4. Memorizing phone numbers
5. Being able to tell the speed of my modem connection by listening to the handshake
6. Celestial Navigation
7. Making a 2600hz tone
2. Chemically developing film & making prints (both B&W & Color)
3. Planning road trips on paper maps
4. Memorizing phone numbers
5. Being able to tell the speed of my modem connection by listening to the handshake
6. Celestial Navigation
7. Making a 2600hz tone
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
Summer of '95 I had a job assembling single-use film cameras, which I did enough that I can still perform the actions. I don't think they even sell them anymore, but even if they do I'm certainly never going to be making them again!
Summer of '95 I had a job assembling single-use film cameras, which I did enough that I can still perform the actions. I don't think they even sell them anymore, but even if they do I'm certainly never going to be making them again!
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
In the summer of ‘88, I had a job where I installed cell phones into cars. No one has needed that skill in over 30 years.
In the summer of ‘88, I had a job where I installed cell phones into cars. No one has needed that skill in over 30 years.
December 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1. Splicing reel-to-reel audio
2. Chemically developing film & making prints (both B&W & Color)
3. Planning road trips on paper maps
4. Memorizing phone numbers
5. Being able to tell the speed of my modem connection by listening to the handshake
6. Celestial Navigation
7. Making a 2600hz tone
2. Chemically developing film & making prints (both B&W & Color)
3. Planning road trips on paper maps
4. Memorizing phone numbers
5. Being able to tell the speed of my modem connection by listening to the handshake
6. Celestial Navigation
7. Making a 2600hz tone
"That's a great deal! -- It would be a shame if something were to happen to it.
BTW... on a completely unrelated note, you should buy some Trump cryptocurrency."
- Donald Trump (probably)
deadline.com/2025/12/dona...
BTW... on a completely unrelated note, you should buy some Trump cryptocurrency."
- Donald Trump (probably)
deadline.com/2025/12/dona...
Donald Trump Praises Ted Sarandos, Confirms Meeting But Says Netflix-WB Would Have “Very Big Market Share” That “Could Be A Problem”
President Donald Trump gushed over Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandso calling him “fantastic” but also noted that a combined Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery would “have a very big market share.”
deadline.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"That's a great deal! -- It would be a shame if something were to happen to it.
BTW... on a completely unrelated note, you should buy some Trump cryptocurrency."
- Donald Trump (probably)
deadline.com/2025/12/dona...
BTW... on a completely unrelated note, you should buy some Trump cryptocurrency."
- Donald Trump (probably)
deadline.com/2025/12/dona...
Just wait until next week when Trump accepts the inaugural "Chic-fil-A Purple Heart"
www.al.com/politics/202...
www.al.com/politics/202...
Trump mocked for accepting ‘fake’ peace prize from FIFA: ‘Humiliating for all involved’
"This is the kind of ridiculous stuff dictators do."
www.al.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Just wait until next week when Trump accepts the inaugural "Chic-fil-A Purple Heart"
www.al.com/politics/202...
www.al.com/politics/202...
Today I learned that the man who sang the Pokemon theme, Jason Paige, was a backup singer for Michael Jackson.
December 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Today I learned that the man who sang the Pokemon theme, Jason Paige, was a backup singer for Michael Jackson.
Trump has fallen back to the refrain of "Immigrants are the reason why we have crime!" that he used to be elected in 2016.
During his first term, Trump's administration funded a study about crimes committed by immigrants.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
During his first term, Trump's administration funded a study about crimes committed by immigrants.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
MSN
www.msn.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Trump has fallen back to the refrain of "Immigrants are the reason why we have crime!" that he used to be elected in 2016.
During his first term, Trump's administration funded a study about crimes committed by immigrants.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
During his first term, Trump's administration funded a study about crimes committed by immigrants.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
'We've detained him until he can prove there isn't a warrant for his arrest.'
-- That's not how the law works in the US.
Every one of the "Law Enforcement" officers needs to be fired.
-- That's not how the law works in the US.
Every one of the "Law Enforcement" officers needs to be fired.
December 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
'We've detained him until he can prove there isn't a warrant for his arrest.'
-- That's not how the law works in the US.
Every one of the "Law Enforcement" officers needs to be fired.
-- That's not how the law works in the US.
Every one of the "Law Enforcement" officers needs to be fired.
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Awwwww... He got a participation trophy! 😂
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Awwwww... He got a participation trophy! 😂
Reposted by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
“A Dominican nun from Argentina, Lucía Caram, revealed that the late pontiff set aside a significant portion of his will to support her humanitarian mission by financing ambulances for civilians living under the shadow of war.” zenit.org/2025/12/03/n...
Nun reveals details of Pope Francis' will: he left money to buy ambulances for Ukraine - ZENIT - English
For those familiar with Francis’ pastoral style, the gesture aligns with a pattern: compassion expressed not through grand statements but through precise, sometimes hidden acts of mercy. An ambulance—...
zenit.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
“A Dominican nun from Argentina, Lucía Caram, revealed that the late pontiff set aside a significant portion of his will to support her humanitarian mission by financing ambulances for civilians living under the shadow of war.” zenit.org/2025/12/03/n...
Reposted by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
Pope Leo: “Artificial intelligence has certainly opened up new horizons for creativity, but it also raises serious concerns about its possible repercussions on humanity’s openness to truth and beauty, and capacity for wonder and contemplation.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo on AI: new generations must be helped, not hindered - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV says that new generations must be helped and guided when it comes to their relationship with new technologies, and he calls for ...
www.vaticannews.va
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Pope Leo: “Artificial intelligence has certainly opened up new horizons for creativity, but it also raises serious concerns about its possible repercussions on humanity’s openness to truth and beauty, and capacity for wonder and contemplation.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Well... on the positive side, at least the Trump Administration remembered to show their evidence to ALL the members of the grand jury this time.
#Progress /s
#Progress /s
Federal grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against Letitia James sought by Trump Administration.
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/gra...
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/gra...
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed a previous mortgage fraud prosecution.
www.scrippsnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Well... on the positive side, at least the Trump Administration remembered to show their evidence to ALL the members of the grand jury this time.
#Progress /s
#Progress /s
Ah yes... "Make Americans Rape Again"
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Somehow, that seems quite on-brand for this administration.
#MARA
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Somehow, that seems quite on-brand for this administration.
#MARA
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Ah yes... "Make Americans Rape Again"
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Somehow, that seems quite on-brand for this administration.
#MARA
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Somehow, that seems quite on-brand for this administration.
#MARA
First:
States cannot & do not issue visas.
Second:
This is a Trump-appointed director of the largest law-enforcement budget in the history of the United States blatantly lying about something she SHOULD know in order to make Trump look less foolish for making the same claim previously.
States cannot & do not issue visas.
Second:
This is a Trump-appointed director of the largest law-enforcement budget in the history of the United States blatantly lying about something she SHOULD know in order to make Trump look less foolish for making the same claim previously.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
First:
States cannot & do not issue visas.
Second:
This is a Trump-appointed director of the largest law-enforcement budget in the history of the United States blatantly lying about something she SHOULD know in order to make Trump look less foolish for making the same claim previously.
States cannot & do not issue visas.
Second:
This is a Trump-appointed director of the largest law-enforcement budget in the history of the United States blatantly lying about something she SHOULD know in order to make Trump look less foolish for making the same claim previously.
Soooo.... about ICE arresting and detaining American citizens without even a sniff of probable cause.
... Is the podcaster gonna do anything about that?
... Is the podcaster gonna do anything about that?
Patel on J6 arrest: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Soooo.... about ICE arresting and detaining American citizens without even a sniff of probable cause.
... Is the podcaster gonna do anything about that?
... Is the podcaster gonna do anything about that?
I've got about 2048GB of Kingston DDR4 RAM, new in-box, that I've been sitting on for various projects. I bought it in bulk when it was cheap.
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I feel like I just found a bitcoin in an old wallet! 😆
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I feel like I just found a bitcoin in an old wallet! 😆
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I've got about 2048GB of Kingston DDR4 RAM, new in-box, that I've been sitting on for various projects. I bought it in bulk when it was cheap.
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I feel like I just found a bitcoin in an old wallet! 😆
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I feel like I just found a bitcoin in an old wallet! 😆
This preoccupation with nostalgia is beyond foolish.
Nobody wants a 2-ton station wagon that gets 7mpg and is almost guaranteed to kill you in any crash over 25mph.
Just like nobody wants to build new coal power plants.
STOP MYTHOLOGIZING THE PAST!
Not everything was better "back in the day".
Nobody wants a 2-ton station wagon that gets 7mpg and is almost guaranteed to kill you in any crash over 25mph.
Just like nobody wants to build new coal power plants.
STOP MYTHOLOGIZING THE PAST!
Not everything was better "back in the day".
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This preoccupation with nostalgia is beyond foolish.
Nobody wants a 2-ton station wagon that gets 7mpg and is almost guaranteed to kill you in any crash over 25mph.
Just like nobody wants to build new coal power plants.
STOP MYTHOLOGIZING THE PAST!
Not everything was better "back in the day".
Nobody wants a 2-ton station wagon that gets 7mpg and is almost guaranteed to kill you in any crash over 25mph.
Just like nobody wants to build new coal power plants.
STOP MYTHOLOGIZING THE PAST!
Not everything was better "back in the day".
Does it bother anyone else when people incompletely quote "The customer is always right"?
The full saying is:
"The customer is always right in matters of taste"
It does NOT mean:
"The customer is never wrong about anything"
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That's perhaps the most misused wisdom saying outside "The Art of War"
The full saying is:
"The customer is always right in matters of taste"
It does NOT mean:
"The customer is never wrong about anything"
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That's perhaps the most misused wisdom saying outside "The Art of War"
Does it bother anyone else when people refer to the legislative branch of the US Government as "The Senate" and "Congress", when in reality "Congress" is comprised of upper and lower bodies known as "The Senate" and "The House"?
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Does it bother anyone else when people incompletely quote "The customer is always right"?
The full saying is:
"The customer is always right in matters of taste"
It does NOT mean:
"The customer is never wrong about anything"
...
That's perhaps the most misused wisdom saying outside "The Art of War"
The full saying is:
"The customer is always right in matters of taste"
It does NOT mean:
"The customer is never wrong about anything"
...
That's perhaps the most misused wisdom saying outside "The Art of War"
Fun fact:
During Trump's first run, several groups ran polls that asked the question:
"When was America Great?"
The overwhelming choice was the 1950's.
The overwhelming reason was "economic prosperity"
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Do you notice a pattern in the tax rate on the wealthiest in the 1950's?
During Trump's first run, several groups ran polls that asked the question:
"When was America Great?"
The overwhelming choice was the 1950's.
The overwhelming reason was "economic prosperity"
...
Do you notice a pattern in the tax rate on the wealthiest in the 1950's?
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Fun fact:
During Trump's first run, several groups ran polls that asked the question:
"When was America Great?"
The overwhelming choice was the 1950's.
The overwhelming reason was "economic prosperity"
...
Do you notice a pattern in the tax rate on the wealthiest in the 1950's?
During Trump's first run, several groups ran polls that asked the question:
"When was America Great?"
The overwhelming choice was the 1950's.
The overwhelming reason was "economic prosperity"
...
Do you notice a pattern in the tax rate on the wealthiest in the 1950's?
It was incredible to celebrate mass in such a sacred space.
It wasn't what we were here to do, but I'm glad we made time to do it. 🙏
It wasn't what we were here to do, but I'm glad we made time to do it. 🙏
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It was incredible to celebrate mass in such a sacred space.
It wasn't what we were here to do, but I'm glad we made time to do it. 🙏
It wasn't what we were here to do, but I'm glad we made time to do it. 🙏
Ruh ROH...
If so... That's a whole lot of Scooby Snacks!
If so... That's a whole lot of Scooby Snacks!
Murdochs blessed Fox News plan to air 2020 election fraud claims, Smartmatic alleges
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Murdochs blessed Fox News plan to air 2020 election fraud claims, Smartmatic alleges
In key hearing in defamation case, Fox counters that network simply covered allegations by Trump associates
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ruh ROH...
If so... That's a whole lot of Scooby Snacks!
If so... That's a whole lot of Scooby Snacks!
Totally normal. Perfect even. Only Democrats are in there. No mention of Trump at all.
...also, we're spending $1 million to redact the files that SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED.
...also, we're spending $1 million to redact the files that SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED.
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Totally normal. Perfect even. Only Democrats are in there. No mention of Trump at all.
...also, we're spending $1 million to redact the files that SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED.
...also, we're spending $1 million to redact the files that SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED.