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Alison Knauf

@avknauf.bsky.social
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Mom & Wife in the ADK, Jesus follower, Refugee Advocate, Defiant Optimist. Love big, pack light.

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Daniel Biss @danielbiss.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Viktor Orbán created the global blueprint for authoritarian populism and became a MAGA hero. Today, Hungarian voters sent him packing after 16 years in power. There is nothing inevitable about these guys. Organize. Vote. Fight back. It works.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I literally just got an email from a cosmetic company I use saying they are raising their prices because ingredients are so expensive
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Matthew 25 tells us that when Jesus returns and judges between the righteous and unrighteous, he doesn't judge them based on their orthodoxy, their patriotism, or their individual definitions of morality. He judges them based on their compassion towards vulnerable people.
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I know this family. My two youngest sons are also Karen and came to this country as refugees. Absolutely awful.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house. This is where America is now
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 21/10/2025
Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on www.thebulwark.com/p/my-last-da...
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My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
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Tim Amor @timamor.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Jesus is my King & no other. I’m no country’s patriot, because I belong to the Kingdom of God. Patriots defend their county from its enemies. The Kingdom of God needs no defense, but works on behalf of & for its enemies. Just like the example of our King. #NoKingsDayOct18th
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Peppa Pax Pippa 🕊️☮️✌🏼 @peppapaxpippa.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
WHATEVER YOU ALLOW YOUR GOVERNMENT TO DO TO OTHERS THEY WILL EVENTUALLY DO TO YOU
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Trump during the campaign: I never even heard of Project 2025, don’t know anything about it, don’t know who is involved. Trump today:
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Tim Amor @timamor.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Our neighbours will know that we are Christians • not by our theology • not by our “rightness” • not by how we debate • not by how we convince others of their sinfulness But they will know we are Christians by our love
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
I find myself perpetually stunned that so many Americans are not seeing these people for who they are. Awful
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Tim Amor @timamor.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
"In times of heightened fear, anxiety, suspicion, and anger, may we be followers of the Prince of Peace. Jesus, help us to be peacemakers—being kind, gentle, patient, self-controlled, and loving to everyone made in the image of God." ~Stephen Mattson
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Jwingnut @jwingnut.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
www.nbcnews.com/news/europe/...
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Rising populism could result in a Hitler-like leader, Pope Francis warns
“In times of crisis, we lack judgment, and that is a constant reference for me,” the pontiff said.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2025
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FCC Chair Carr’s post from 12/30/23:

Free speech is the counterweight—it is the check on government control. That is why censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I'm not by any means a full time moderator even of my own timeline. But I do try to keep an eye on things the best I can. Sharp disagreement is welcomed and expected. Accounts promoting political violence, conspiracy, and hateful language will be blocked when I see them. Peace.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕 🇺🇸 (From Paul Noth)
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
This is well stated. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s Killing
The activist’s murder is a disaster for the country.
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bikersagainstpedophilesusa@gmail.com @bigbadbiker1960.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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Schnitz @daschnitz.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
When our Christianity makes the ultra wealthy and powerful feel safe and supported and the poor and powerless feel unsafe and unsupported, that is when we can be sure we are following someone other than Jesus.
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Tim Amor @timamor.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
"Justice demands that we stand with the vulnerable, not as detached observers, but as compassionate participants in their struggle for dignity." — Henri Nouwen in The Road to Daybreak
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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
More like ask yourself?
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Don’t let someone’s refusal to soften their heart harden yours.
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I paid $19 for 5 peaches and $200 more for patio umbrellas
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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Andy Rowell @andyrowell.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
"One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth     and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty." — Proverbs 22:16
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
If our Christianity causes kids to go hungry, the sick to go without healthcare, the stranger to be unwelcome, and the needy to be treated as “parasites,” all while billionaires get richer, we’ve profoundly misunderstood the most basic elements of Jesus’ teachings.
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Michelle Moore @trebula.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
It is exactly what he wanted
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Wow - I am happy I haven’t experienced those yet
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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
bsky right now.
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two women standing next to each other with one saying " should we break the fight up "
Alt: two women standing next to each other with one saying " should we break the fight up "
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
I told myself my daughter would never have a Barbie. She was born clutching a bedazzler and covered in glitter. She had a life sized Barbie.
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Keith Pentz @menno1954.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
“We have to admit that there is an immeasurable distance between all that we read in the Bible and the practice of the Church and of Christians.” Jacques Ellul
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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This doesn’t have an edit button. Slipped - revealed their hearts in online posts while I sat in the pew with my two youngest sons who came here as refugees. More rot continues to be exposed and I cannot be a part of it.
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I stopped attending my evangelical Church when people I served with for 25+ years slipped. I am seeking other options. It doesn’t make my faith any less. The American Evangelical Church is very sick.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Secularism isn’t what’s driving people away from Christianity. What’s driving people away from Christianity are those who claim to follow Jesus, but completely ignore his teachings and use his name instead to amass wealth and political power.
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I am considering converting but now this has me scared 😂
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Why would any journalist stay there?
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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Make noise people
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Why is anyone surprised?
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Alison Knauf @avknauf.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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