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@peedeelou.bsky.social
Bi-vocational & bi-locational Southern Baptist pastor serving the Lord in Eastern NC. Trying to sow gospel seeds and working in the harvest. Not a fan of injustice, bigotry, and hate.
Four goals from three Manchester United Academy graduates today with an assist by another(Harry Amass on loan at @swfc.co.uk)
Two goals for Charlie McNeil (SW)
A long awaited goal by Ben Whitman for @pnefcpost.bsky.social(club isn’t on here)
Then a goal by Evan Galbraith for Swansea.
Well done lads.
Two goals for Charlie McNeil (SW)
A long awaited goal by Ben Whitman for @pnefcpost.bsky.social(club isn’t on here)
Then a goal by Evan Galbraith for Swansea.
Well done lads.
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Four goals from three Manchester United Academy graduates today with an assist by another(Harry Amass on loan at @swfc.co.uk)
Two goals for Charlie McNeil (SW)
A long awaited goal by Ben Whitman for @pnefcpost.bsky.social(club isn’t on here)
Then a goal by Evan Galbraith for Swansea.
Well done lads.
Two goals for Charlie McNeil (SW)
A long awaited goal by Ben Whitman for @pnefcpost.bsky.social(club isn’t on here)
Then a goal by Evan Galbraith for Swansea.
Well done lads.
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⚡ Russia is pulling fighters from all over the world.
Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation says Moscow has recruited nationals from 128 countries to fill its ranks.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation says Moscow has recruited nationals from 128 countries to fill its ranks.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
⚡ Russia is pulling fighters from all over the world.
Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation says Moscow has recruited nationals from 128 countries to fill its ranks.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation says Moscow has recruited nationals from 128 countries to fill its ranks.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
Shame on the President of Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Shame on the President of Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬
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How the Republican Party started. How it's going.
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
How the Republican Party started. How it's going.
I got the blue one and unlike any other holiday sweater that I have worn in the past, this one drew compliments from family, friends, and others. I am well pleased.
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I got the blue one and unlike any other holiday sweater that I have worn in the past, this one drew compliments from family, friends, and others. I am well pleased.
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The disturbing normality with which Israeli forces executed two Palestinian men who had surrendered shows the impunity for such atrocities that Israeli troops believe they enjoy. The only difference: this time they were filmed. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank who appeared to be surrendering
Israeli security forces shot two Palestinian men on Thursday who appeared to be surrendering and unarmed during a raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestine TV news footage showed.
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The disturbing normality with which Israeli forces executed two Palestinian men who had surrendered shows the impunity for such atrocities that Israeli troops believe they enjoy. The only difference: this time they were filmed. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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"If it weren’t for Ukraine, Russian tanks would already be in Poland. For four years, Ukraine has been fighting for all of Europe, and we are still debating whether to admit it to NATO." - Kasparov criticized NATO at the International Security Forum in Halifax.
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"If it weren’t for Ukraine, Russian tanks would already be in Poland. For four years, Ukraine has been fighting for all of Europe, and we are still debating whether to admit it to NATO." - Kasparov criticized NATO at the International Security Forum in Halifax.
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Eisenhower in a 1954 address at Columbia University: “we will drive from the temple of freedom all who seek to establish over us thought control—whether they be agents of a foreign state or demagogues thirsty for personal power and public notice.”
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Eisenhower in a 1954 address at Columbia University: “we will drive from the temple of freedom all who seek to establish over us thought control—whether they be agents of a foreign state or demagogues thirsty for personal power and public notice.”
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Abuse survivor Christa Brown condemns Megyn Kelly’s “barely legal” remarks about Epstein's victims, saying it minimizes child rape.
Brown recounts how an SBC pastor abused her, showing how such rhetoric inflicts harm and reinforces a culture of child exploitation.
julieroys.com/church-abuse...
Brown recounts how an SBC pastor abused her, showing how such rhetoric inflicts harm and reinforces a culture of child exploitation.
julieroys.com/church-abuse...
Church Abuse Survivor Responds to Current Rhetoric About 'Barely Legal' Girls
Survivor Christa Brown rebukes Megyn Kelly’s “barely legal” framing, exposing how such rhetoric minimizes child rape and harms survivors.
julieroys.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Abuse survivor Christa Brown condemns Megyn Kelly’s “barely legal” remarks about Epstein's victims, saying it minimizes child rape.
Brown recounts how an SBC pastor abused her, showing how such rhetoric inflicts harm and reinforces a culture of child exploitation.
julieroys.com/church-abuse...
Brown recounts how an SBC pastor abused her, showing how such rhetoric inflicts harm and reinforces a culture of child exploitation.
julieroys.com/church-abuse...
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Ukraine has a manpower problem. Why is it allowing men under 23 to leave the country and avoid conscription?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/ukrainian-men-approaching-military-age-are-fleeing-in-droves
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/ukrainian-men-approaching-military-age-are-fleeing-in-droves
Ukrainian Men Approaching Military Age Are Fleeing in Droves
A new policy has led to an exodus of male citizens. Will they return if the war ends?
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ukraine has a manpower problem. Why is it allowing men under 23 to leave the country and avoid conscription?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/ukrainian-men-approaching-military-age-are-fleeing-in-droves
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/ukrainian-men-approaching-military-age-are-fleeing-in-droves
Not a Democratic Socialist but I am pleased to see a politician held to account for their crimes.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Not a Democratic Socialist but I am pleased to see a politician held to account for their crimes.
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I am in episode 3 of the Ken Burns series, and for the record I would not have known but for this that Rahway NJ used to be known as "Spanktown."
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I am in episode 3 of the Ken Burns series, and for the record I would not have known but for this that Rahway NJ used to be known as "Spanktown."
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An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
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Woke up with this Stone Roses track (and Mani's immortal bassline) ringing in my ears this morning, and now I get why. R.I.P. to the bedrock of the Roses and one of my favorite bassists ever. THE ONE. 👑
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aqY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aqY...
The Stone Roses - This Is The One
YouTube video by JM9364
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November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Woke up with this Stone Roses track (and Mani's immortal bassline) ringing in my ears this morning, and now I get why. R.I.P. to the bedrock of the Roses and one of my favorite bassists ever. THE ONE. 👑
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aqY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aqY...
One of the English things that helps remind me that I am an American is cricket.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
One of the English things that helps remind me that I am an American is cricket.
The last stanza of “Litany for Dictatorships” by Stephen Vincent Benet published in The Atlantic magazine in 1935.
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The last stanza of “Litany for Dictatorships” by Stephen Vincent Benet published in The Atlantic magazine in 1935.
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“I think that many of these college journalists are laser-focused on their beats, are developing great sources among administrators, faculty and students, and are unfazed by the possibility that their stories might piss off a valued source or two” — Columbia Journalism School professor Bill Grueskin
You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
College journalism exposes the rot of ‘grown-ups’ | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus a history lesson on the real ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ and fascism,
www.inquirer.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“I think that many of these college journalists are laser-focused on their beats, are developing great sources among administrators, faculty and students, and are unfazed by the possibility that their stories might piss off a valued source or two” — Columbia Journalism School professor Bill Grueskin
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“Things happen.”
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Things happen.”
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
Jamal Khashoggi was a journalist and Washington Post columnist who was literally murdered and dismembered by agents of the Saudi government inside a Saudi consulate.
Shameful. So shameful.
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A Tale of Two American Cemeteries Bound Together by the Long History of American Racism 🗃️
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
A Tale of Two American Cemeteries Bound Together by the Long History of American Racism
Arlington, Virginia
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A Tale of Two American Cemeteries Bound Together by the Long History of American Racism 🗃️
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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When Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico sneered at EU support for Ukraine and told students who defended it to “go fight there”, they simply stood up and walked out. In one quiet, powerful gesture, these young people showed more moral courage than the man leading their country.💙💛
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
When Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico sneered at EU support for Ukraine and told students who defended it to “go fight there”, they simply stood up and walked out. In one quiet, powerful gesture, these young people showed more moral courage than the man leading their country.💙💛
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With the Trans-Siberian route off-limits, Jamie Lafferty joins a guided group for a ‘Trans-Mongolian railway adventure’
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On a slow train across Mongolia
With the Trans-Siberian route off-limits, Jamie Lafferty joins a guided group for a ‘Trans-Mongolian railway adventure’
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November 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
With the Trans-Siberian route off-limits, Jamie Lafferty joins a guided group for a ‘Trans-Mongolian railway adventure’
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on.ft.com/47EqLTO
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Defeat at St Mary’s but great to see Harry Amass off the mark with his first professional goal ⚽️
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Defeat at St Mary’s but great to see Harry Amass off the mark with his first professional goal ⚽️
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Beer is delivered by brewers' dray to the Old Shambles, Manchester, October 1951. (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Beer is delivered by brewers' dray to the Old Shambles, Manchester, October 1951. (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends.