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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 4h

A reminder that AI tools are not all-knowing, objective arbiters of knowledge, but implements by which the powerful seek to exercise cognitive control.

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St. Simeon the Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · 18h

The dictionary definition of Comedy is when this happens to somebody else!

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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh great -- glad to see that this Open Access piece on why White Americans support democratic retrenchment is now in an issue (with some great other folks!) at Political Behavior: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026

New in PN: Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him "Trump throws tantrums and damaging trade wars at utterly imaginary sleights from close allies like Canada. Yet he falls to his orange belly to abase himself before a country that is directly endangering US troops. What is he thinking?"

publicnotice.co

Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him

Kowtowing to tyrants makes him think he’s strong.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 25/09/2026

In which my RNS colleague @bmietana.bsky.social tracks the "Rise of the Jim Crow theobros." Fascinating an unsettling reporting here, but this is a key line: "…along the way, they are turning outrage into cash." religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...

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The rise of the Jim Crow theobros

(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Life comes at you fast

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The most absolute rule in politics is that people vote based on their pocketbooks. They may not be moved by the end of USAID, ICE abuses, or anything else detached from their immediate experience. But now that Trump is bringing about economic ruin, the Teflon may finally be wearing off.

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A critical demonstration of the impossibility of "Christian" nationalism, exemplified in a person elevated by many of the so-called faithful to the status of divine vicar. Nationalism is simply a form of idolatry, and any marriage of the ekklesia with the State will destroy the former.

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GET OUT OF MY WAY! @getoutofmyway.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Coulda been done with an email instead of a war.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New at @jssreligion.bsky.social. We asked Christians what actions help build the Kingdom of God on earth: we find the more Christians affirm Christian nationalism, the more they deprioritize charity & justice while prioritizing Christian statism & evangelism. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building." I sincerely believe the president is a psychopath...

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Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order (Gift Article)

The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building.

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

American troops ANONYMOUSLY sent photographs to CBS News to show the damage Iranian missiles and drones have done to the bases they are living on. The Pentagon is LYING about the war per Hegseth’s orders. He and the rest of Trump’s incompetent administration need to be impeached immediately.

Photos of damage done to American bases in the Middle East by Iranian missiles and drones.

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Yemeni chai: an elegant drink for a more civilized age. #teasky

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A stupid war of choice broke the globe. From the article: “How much fiscal capacity does Asia or the developing world have in general to manage this geopolitical crisis?” said Sana Jaffrey, a lecturer at the Australian National University who researches conflict and state-building in Asia.

nytimes.com

Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World (Gift Article)

From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm serious when I say I've lost track of all the recent revelations of literal Nazis working in high-level positions in Republican congressional campaigns and I would very much appreciate a journalist who took the time to detail as many of them as can fit into an article.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/09/2026

i think it is bad that the president is that helm of a deranged cult of personality

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Gerrard Winstanley, who died 350 years ago today: “Was the earth made to preserve a few covetous, proud men to live at ease, and for them to bag and barn up the treasures of the earth from others, that these may beg or starve in a fruitful land; or was it made to preserve all her children?”

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Adding this one to my personal sanctoral calendar.

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

*former youth minister PTSD triggered*

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today is International Buy a Priest a Beer Day. As a Free Church theologian, I believe strongly in the priesthood of all believers. Let's all offer one another pints in the spirit of mutual ministry!

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Paul Hindley 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇳 @paulhindley2210.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I strongly believe that citizens’ assemblies and deliberative democracy are the antidote to combating the divisiveness and misinformation that is spread by the hard right. They strengthen community bonds, increase social and cultural understanding and combat alienation from the democratic process.

channel4.com

Citizens’ Assembly: an exclusive glimpse into a rare form of democracy

A citizens’ assembly organised by the Home Affairs Select Committee has been held to discuss the issues around legal migration.

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Disco Central Banker @centralbanker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Survival of the fittest: Russian oligarchs morphology is adapting to the risk of being thrown out of the window.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

and then they put me on a pickup truck and i gave a speech like you wouldnt believe and randy quaid was there and we had all the pilots and flew up and it was so amazing. i told randy, “randy, fly your plane when the thing opens” and he did and many people say i saved us from the aliens that day

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Good news: maybe there won't be enough fossil fuels to build out a bunch of AI data centers and completely destroy the climate. Bad news: if so, we're not ready for the shape of things to come.

thehonestsorcerer.substack.com

Is This What The End of The Oil Age Looks Like?

A quarter-century long period of shared prosperity, underpinned by a stable supply of oil, is coming to an ignominious end.

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Alissa Wilkinson @alissawilkinson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Jesus Christ, famously stingy about giving fish to people

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It feels like we're stuck in that Halloween episode of The Simpsons in which Bart decided the name of the country was Bonerland and everyone just had to accept it.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The "offense" committed by Haitians is that they were here legally, working jobs, completing degrees, and so forth, and then the administration abruptly revoked their status, rendering their presence illegal. They have literally been TRANSFORMED into illegal immigrants by the admin's own policies.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

We're deep into Mad King territory here and yet there will still be people on the Sunday shows today pretending that the president isn't a mentally deranged despot

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026

NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.

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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”

Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...

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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

These side by side images tell the story: Trump welcomes only white South Africans while ICE descends on Haitians who have fled violence & established lives here legally. By abruptly ending TPS for Haitians & initiating mass deportations, our government is gleefully enacting racial apartheid in US.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.

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Tangerine Twit Troll @tangerinetwittroll.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Who knew the Canadians could play the same game?

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Have you seen any reporting on how solar power generation in the USA is 5 times higher than it was in 2020 in mainstream outlets? If not, why do you think this is not being widely covered the same way other large technological changes are?

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The fallout from the collapse of this glacier - a torrent of mud surging down the valley - killed hundreds of people. Gone, in a flash. Those people were wiped out by anthropogenic climate change. Our governments are simply not responding quickly enough to this disaster which is already upon us.

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 26/08/2026

longer videos on @bsky.app means i can finally post 10 full minutes of sewage sludge live-cam footage set to lo-fi beats.

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Hear me out: The John F. Kennedy and Dolly Parton Memorial Center for the Performing Arts

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"Mr. President, Canada's response will ravage the economies of several Midwestern states as well as Alaska. As you can see from the charts my staff has prepared, the financial costs will be considerable, not to mention the political blowback." "I CALL LAKE ONTARIO 'LAKE AMERICA'!" "Jesus Christ"

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026

I’ve lost track of the number of times an immigrant has told me they had to sit on a prison bus in the back of an airport for six, 10, 20 hours with no food or water and being told to urinate in a corner or onto themselves.

A screenshot of a White House tweet styled after The Magic School Bus cartoon but this one says “The Magic Deportation Bus” and shows shackled brown men in the back. The White House account says “Please let this be a normal field trip…” One put gray text over the whole thing that says “FASCIST PROPAGANDA.”

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

"Looks like somebody's got a case of the Mondays..."

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Chris Schelin @chris-schelin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The five Simpsons lines I've uttered most:: 5. Kang: "Go ahead, throw your vote away!" 4. Parole Officer: "No one who speaks German could be an evil man!" 3. Homer: "And how much is this free weekend?" 2. Homer: "Urge to kill...rising..." 1. Ned: "Okely dokely!"

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

again: they mean it

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Trump is not a king and he cannot force the American people to live with his monstrosities extra-legally imposed on our territory. It’s scarcely any different than letting an invading power install statues on federal land. His self-monuments are offensive to our sovereignty and must be flattened.

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