James Sledge
@revsledge.bsky.social
Retired PCUSA pastor, runner, motorcycle enthusiast, former pilot, cat mom
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Soyinka is a titan of world literature. “The Road” opened my mind to possibilities for drama I hadn’t considered. This is a national disgrace
The US has revoked the visa of a Nobel Prize winner in literature after the author called President Trump "Idi Amin in whiteface." Nigerian Wole Soyinka, 91, said the US consulate told him to bring in his passport so it could be canceled in person. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says his US visa revoked
The 91-year-old Nobel laureate in literature has been a critic of Trump's immigration policy.
www.bbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Soyinka is a titan of world literature. “The Road” opened my mind to possibilities for drama I hadn’t considered. This is a national disgrace
May be time to boycott CBS
Breaking News: CBS will cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next year, retiring a franchise that lasted more than three decades.
‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Is Being Canceled by CBS
The show will end in May, the network said, calling it “a purely financial decision.”
trib.al
July 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
May be time to boycott CBS
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Please post and repost.
For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government.
But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes.
Where is the outrage over that?
But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes.
Where is the outrage over that?
June 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Please post and repost.
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This is a welcoming account. 🏳️🌈
May 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is a welcoming account. 🏳️🌈
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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An appeal to defend democratic culture
Reformed Christians from around the world sign a statement defending democratic culture, opposing autocracy, and calling for rules-based, respectful communication in faith and politics.
Reformed Christians from around the world sign a statement defending democratic culture, opposing autocracy, and calling for rules-based, respectful communication in faith and politics.
An appeal to defend democratic culture - The Presbyterian Outlook
Reformed Christians from around the world sign a statement defending democratic culture, opposing autocracy, and calling for rules-based, respectful communication in faith and politics.
buff.ly
May 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
An appeal to defend democratic culture
Reformed Christians from around the world sign a statement defending democratic culture, opposing autocracy, and calling for rules-based, respectful communication in faith and politics.
Reformed Christians from around the world sign a statement defending democratic culture, opposing autocracy, and calling for rules-based, respectful communication in faith and politics.
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Trumps New Plane....😂
May 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Trumps New Plane....😂
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America is too far into our history for this sh*t, friends.
Racists shouldn’t be celebrated.
They shouldn't be handed wealth.
They shouldn’t be awarded public office.
And if not for white Evangelicals, they wouldn't be.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/shiloh-hen...
Racists shouldn’t be celebrated.
They shouldn't be handed wealth.
They shouldn’t be awarded public office.
And if not for white Evangelicals, they wouldn't be.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/shiloh-hen...
Shiloh Hendrix, White Christianity, and The Reward of Racism in America
Shiloh Hendrix, a white woman from Rochester, Minnesota, was caught on camera in a local park playground using the N-word toward a 5-year-old Black autistic boy who she claimed had taken her diaper ba...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
America is too far into our history for this sh*t, friends.
Racists shouldn’t be celebrated.
They shouldn't be handed wealth.
They shouldn’t be awarded public office.
And if not for white Evangelicals, they wouldn't be.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/shiloh-hen...
Racists shouldn’t be celebrated.
They shouldn't be handed wealth.
They shouldn’t be awarded public office.
And if not for white Evangelicals, they wouldn't be.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/shiloh-hen...
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No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.
Aneurin Bevan
Aneurin Bevan
April 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.
Aneurin Bevan
Aneurin Bevan
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Calm down, folks, it was just an attempted assassination of a Jewish Democratic governor and his family on the first night of Passover, it’s not like somebody spray painted a dick on a Cybertruck.
April 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Calm down, folks, it was just an attempted assassination of a Jewish Democratic governor and his family on the first night of Passover, it’s not like somebody spray painted a dick on a Cybertruck.
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Heaven Enacts Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S.-Bound Miracles
April 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Heaven Enacts Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S.-Bound Miracles
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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What if you’re so outrageously incompetent you get it done in a matter of minutes?
April 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What if you’re so outrageously incompetent you get it done in a matter of minutes?
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Why aren’t you wearing a suit?
Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?
Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?
March 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Why aren’t you wearing a suit?
Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?
Have you said “Thank you” to Greenland and Denmark for allowing you to have a base on Greenland?
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
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Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
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Completely incompetent. “But, her emails!”
March 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Completely incompetent. “But, her emails!”
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Both the World Cup and the Olympics should be relocated elsewhere. The US is not safe for competitors or attendees of either.
March 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Both the World Cup and the Olympics should be relocated elsewhere. The US is not safe for competitors or attendees of either.
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"My cars are wildly unpopular right now! What is the one spokesperson I could pick to make them look even less cool?"
March 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"My cars are wildly unpopular right now! What is the one spokesperson I could pick to make them look even less cool?"