Lydia H
@purplemerchant.bsky.social
Theology, Fantasy, Youth Ministry, Cats, and whatever else strikes the fancy.
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Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
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If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.
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Ooh! I just saw that the 2nd Swordheart book (Daggerbound) by @tkingfisher.com is coming out next August! Yay! Can’t wait to read it.
November 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ooh! I just saw that the 2nd Swordheart book (Daggerbound) by @tkingfisher.com is coming out next August! Yay! Can’t wait to read it.
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bestseller this year i hear
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
bestseller this year i hear
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When Joe Biden was president, the World Series games ended on time.
When Donald Trump has been president, the World Series games did not end on time.
When Donald Trump has been president, the World Series games did not end on time.
World Series games don’t even let you go to sleep anymore. Because of woke.
October 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
When Joe Biden was president, the World Series games ended on time.
When Donald Trump has been president, the World Series games did not end on time.
When Donald Trump has been president, the World Series games did not end on time.
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Rick Rizzs is the Seattle Mariners’ main radio play-by-play guy and has been a beloved part of the M’s broadcast team for most of the past 43 years. Here he is beaming with excitement as he calls Geno Suarez’s game-winning grand slam tonight in game 5 of the American League Championship Series.
October 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Rick Rizzs is the Seattle Mariners’ main radio play-by-play guy and has been a beloved part of the M’s broadcast team for most of the past 43 years. Here he is beaming with excitement as he calls Geno Suarez’s game-winning grand slam tonight in game 5 of the American League Championship Series.
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if you don’t know the history of Dodger Stadium you can’t fully understand what unfolded today. thanks @chrislhayes.bsky.social for the opportunity to share it.
June 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
if you don’t know the history of Dodger Stadium you can’t fully understand what unfolded today. thanks @chrislhayes.bsky.social for the opportunity to share it.
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Someone should license this photo for the next Penguin Classics edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Single shot 70mm from yesterday. Ghostly. Etherial. And a photo I'll probably never be able to top!
Dickens, Nebraska. 6/16/25
Dickens, Nebraska. 6/16/25
June 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Someone should license this photo for the next Penguin Classics edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
Whoa! NYC mayoral candidate and current city Comptroller Brad Lander seemingly arrested at the NYC immigration court while attending to escort someone attending their hearing.
Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.
June 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.
He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.
This is political intimidation.
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Illinois today
June 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Illinois today
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May 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Listen, folks, we can usually give advice to prepare you ahead of time for emergencies.
But no one could have predicted 250 MILLION BEES would be loose on a road.
So, stay away. Just…. Don’t go anywhere near them.
But no one could have predicted 250 MILLION BEES would be loose on a road.
So, stay away. Just…. Don’t go anywhere near them.
Millions of pollinating bees are swarming in Whatcom County after a commercial vehicle rolled over Friday morning near Lynden, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Department.
250 million bees on the loose after commercial vehicle accident near Lynden | Cascadia Daily News
Section of Weidkamp Road closed due to incident
www.cascadiadaily.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Listen, folks, we can usually give advice to prepare you ahead of time for emergencies.
But no one could have predicted 250 MILLION BEES would be loose on a road.
So, stay away. Just…. Don’t go anywhere near them.
But no one could have predicted 250 MILLION BEES would be loose on a road.
So, stay away. Just…. Don’t go anywhere near them.
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we could have had taco trucks on every corner
May 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
we could have had taco trucks on every corner
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we only have Vampire Weekend thanks to vampire unions
May 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
we only have Vampire Weekend thanks to vampire unions
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Thinking of Rich Mullins, who wrote "Our God Is an Awesome God."
May 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Thinking of Rich Mullins, who wrote "Our God Is an Awesome God."
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Best Chicago controversy of the new Pope is the Cubs trying to lay claim to him and his brother having to speak up to clear up that he's a Sox fan. blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/08/p...
Pope Leo XIV Is A Sox Fan, Despite The Early Hope From Cubs Fans, His Brother Confirms
The Cubs' Marquee Sports Network, citing ABC News, said the new pontiff supports the North Siders. But his brother said that is not true.
blockclubchicago.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Best Chicago controversy of the new Pope is the Cubs trying to lay claim to him and his brother having to speak up to clear up that he's a Sox fan. blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/08/p...
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Did you know Bolts has a *state-by-state* guide to all state supreme courts?? Not just how justices are selected, and what powers they have...
... but also what we know about the composition of each court!
It's all crucial to know right now, so bookmark: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
... but also what we know about the composition of each court!
It's all crucial to know right now, so bookmark: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
April 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Did you know Bolts has a *state-by-state* guide to all state supreme courts?? Not just how justices are selected, and what powers they have...
... but also what we know about the composition of each court!
It's all crucial to know right now, so bookmark: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
... but also what we know about the composition of each court!
It's all crucial to know right now, so bookmark: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
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People will always say they’re your friend and they support you no matter what but then they’ll say some toxic shit to you like “you have to let go of the cursed amulet, it’s changing who you are” and “don’t let its power corrupt you” all because they want the amulet for themselves
April 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
People will always say they’re your friend and they support you no matter what but then they’ll say some toxic shit to you like “you have to let go of the cursed amulet, it’s changing who you are” and “don’t let its power corrupt you” all because they want the amulet for themselves
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You cannot understand the Signal story if you don't remember that Trump had a call on the proper USG channels and an intelligence analyst reviewed it and realized he needed to report a crime. That got Trump impeached. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn’t Even the Worst Part Of It
I haven’t had time to comment on the Jeff Goldberg story about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You cannot understand the Signal story if you don't remember that Trump had a call on the proper USG channels and an intelligence analyst reviewed it and realized he needed to report a crime. That got Trump impeached. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/signa...
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‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
March 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
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this is what I’ve been saying about how it’s actually dangerous to the human brain to have no sacred beliefs that you consciously selected and rationally evaluated
human brains are going to find SOMETHING to make sacred, and it’s the dudes who resist that who end up worshipping a chatbot
human brains are going to find SOMETHING to make sacred, and it’s the dudes who resist that who end up worshipping a chatbot
The most dangerous thing about AI chat bots is how many men with political power treat them *exactly* and unquestioningly like actual Ancient Greek oracles.
March 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
this is what I’ve been saying about how it’s actually dangerous to the human brain to have no sacred beliefs that you consciously selected and rationally evaluated
human brains are going to find SOMETHING to make sacred, and it’s the dudes who resist that who end up worshipping a chatbot
human brains are going to find SOMETHING to make sacred, and it’s the dudes who resist that who end up worshipping a chatbot
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In Minnesota, we value the people who care for our veterans, even if DOGE doesn’t.
If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.
If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.
March 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
In Minnesota, we value the people who care for our veterans, even if DOGE doesn’t.
If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.
If Trump fired you, come work for the State of Minnesota and help take care of our vets.