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Disciple. Developer. Declarer!
What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Reposted by Mark Persiko
In Opinion | If President Trump wanted to help Portland, “there are many ways he could do so with the $10 million that was the estimated cost of his deployment of the Oregon National Guard,” our columnist Nicholas Kristof writes.
Opinion | Our Beautiful Portland Hellscape
With the millions being used to deploy troops to Portland, Trump could help with treatment for substance use, with emergency housing, with education.
nyti.ms
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
36 Hours in Rome (Gift Article)
Beneath the emotions of loss and reverence, and with a new pope in place, Rome continues its spiritual, cultural and gastronomic transformation.
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reposted by Mark Persiko
The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/h...
Local Officials Brace for Loss of Disaster Preparedness Funding
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Reposted by Mark Persiko
Mayor Ras Baraka from Newark who was arrested by ICE has been released!

#YSDemocracy
May 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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@heardislandgov.bsky.social Massive turnout at the #HandsOff rally today
April 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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I stand with the penguins of Heard and McDonald Islands!
April 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Ugh.
April 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"You have no rival, you have no equal
Now and forever, God, You reign
Yours is the Kingdom, Yours is the Glory
Yours is the Name above all names."

No President's name, no Billionaire's name, nobody's name is above the Name of Jesus.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=nQWF...
What A Beautiful Name - Hillsong Worship
YouTube video by Hillsong Worship
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January 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Just showed the kids videos of Mexican and South African firefighters arriving to help fight the LA fires.

Them: People from other countries are coming to help us?
Me: Yep.
Them: That’s SO kind.
Me: We have good neighbors.
Them: We are all neighbors, kind of. Aren’t we?
January 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Hey, it’s one of those Mexican firefighters who came over here to take our jobs. And save our kittens.
January 11, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Advice for the New Year.
January 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
January 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Nation’s Mumblers March On Washington Demanding Something Or Other — theonion.com/nations-mumb...
December 8, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Happy First Sunday of #Advent!
December 2, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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Tony Campolo - famed evangelist and social justice preacher - has died. There was no one like him

religionnews.com/2024/11/19/t...
Tony Campolo, sociologist and famed Red Letter Christian, has died
(RNS) — Known as a powerful evangelist and social justice preacher, Campolo had long advocated that Christian faith can transform the world — and people's everyday lives.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:04 AM
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.””
‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭31‬:‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬ bible.com/bible/111/de...
Deuteronomy 31:8 The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” | New International Version (NIV) | Download ...
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
bible.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Intriguing: has anyone watched this?
November 16, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Reposted by Mark Persiko
Cognitive dissonance is making a New Year's resolution to get healthier, but refusing to get vaccinated or wear a mask to protect yourself from a highly transmissible virus that can increase your risk of diabetes, heart disease, neurological conditions, chronic fatigue, and more.
January 10, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Reposted by Mark Persiko
Scary to think how many parents might turn to generative AI as a first resort when their child is sick.
ChatGPT bombs test on diagnosing kids’ medical cases with 83% error rate
It was bad at recognizing relationships and needs selective training, researchers say.
arstechnica.com
January 5, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Good morning, BlueSky! Happy Labor Day from Colorado’s waning moon!
September 4, 2023 at 4:13 PM
I just joined BlueSky, but I’m taking a break from social media. See everyone on Labor Day!
August 27, 2023 at 9:21 PM
Good morning!
August 21, 2023 at 3:27 PM