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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D.

@cindyvisscher.bsky.social
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I’ve lived a long time; it’s all still a mystery to me. Teaching others how to work for social justice, spiritual peace, and a flourishing world. Sociologist and scholar of religion. This is a personal account, you might see cat and garden photos.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I’m so glad you brought my attention to this matter!!!
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 09/10/2026
She fought apartheid, defended Nelson Mandela, and helped change how the world prosecutes sexual violence. Today, at 85, Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What an extraordinary woman. 💜 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
Navi Pillay smiling in a red and gold academic gown and black hat, seated at a table signing a book.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My grand dog: desire for frozen mango chunks > fear of blender ❤️😍 #Dogs
A dog looking up hoping for food.
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If feeding a hungry kid accidentally benefits an "undeserving" kid, I am prepared to live with this devastating outcome.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I came to say something equally punny but alas I have found I am a mere amateur.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A cartoon that says, I read this article and it said that apparently, there was a time in U.S. history when we didn’t all stagger around in horrified disbelief”.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Awwww, the fact that you are proud of your mom and her career and happy about her well deserved retirement is probably worth more to her than a million retirements would be. This made my day.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you're angry about the men at Cornell University, wait until I tell you about the men in the White House, the Pentagon, health and human services, and on the Supreme Court.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who could’ve foreseen that after the Supreme Court gave Trump immunity from prosecution for committing crimes while in office he would commit lots of crimes while in office?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY…
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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All Kinds Of Nope @woozleweasels.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Every day that major media fail to clearly declare that the president is out of his mind and is building a dictatorship is a day when they are betraying their duty to the American people.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Powerful message: "You do my dad's legacy and the legacy of all these victims no honor by using this tragedy to spread hate," he said. "I've had to grow up and spend the past 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers and sisters, to hate on people who don't look like them."
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I met Gene in 1983 when he was the keynote speaker at a Head Start Conference. I said something so dumb to him that he burst out laughing and had his team take pictures of us. Maybe they were for Ray Bradbury. He told me I shouldn’t like him so much because he didn’t even have a driver’s license.
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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Re-dedicating Gene Roddenberry's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Star Trek Day 2026. Since Gene's star was the first to honor a writer, Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry invited Star Trek writers to the event, possibly the biggest gathering of Trek writers, ever.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
And we should be summoning the police to put him on a mental health hold in a psychiatric unit.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I’ve tried the steaming hot garage method, now I’m trying in the sun on a metal chair. I’ll see if it doubles in an hour. #bread
Green metal chair on a porch with a bowl of bread dough covered with a yellow cloth.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I just want this to be over. Its a never ending nightmare.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I’m going to have to take note of this. So exhausting to not be a lazy monster on an everyday basis.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
had that thought too for the same reason, but I’m also a sociologist so I’m going to have to go with it is, with some exceptions, a gendered activity
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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Every story I read about rising food prices ends w/ tips that boil down to, "women should do more unpaid labor." - shop coupons & flyers - scrutinize per unit prices - buy produce from local farms - buy in bulk and preserve - eat at home - plan meals carefully to reduce waste @jessicacalarco.com
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If the American people don’t overwhelmingly reject and repudiate what is happening with this govt, Republican Congress, and Supreme Court this November, then this Republic is doomed. We can survive a criminal regime for a short term, but we can’t survive an ignorant populace.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Exactly what I was thinking. Somebody must have told him if he changed his hair color, he wouldn’t fit any of the descriptions in victim testimony.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Silver lining: the WMU football team captured a lot of hearts and minds and they should have this support and attention because they deserve it. #GOBRONCOS
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Elizabeth @tinymysteries.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
That Western Michigan Michigan score is the Bush v. Gore of college football
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
like, in the greater scheme of things, what is a single second? reject linear time, embrace the mystery
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Nathan Jahnke @ffnatejahnke.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'm trying to remember the last time a football team got robbed as much as Western Michigan did there. I can understand when refs miss something watching a play live, but on a review to specifically see if there was time left on the clock, and we can all see 0 on the clock before the ball is touched
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I can’t believe it. I’m usually mad about the money we spend on football, but now I’m so mad about this.
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bluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Finally! That's what I'm talking about! #politics
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I think if I accomplished anything, it was reframing many of the Midway residents as having significant agency. It wasn’t their first one and many of the entrepreneurs involved had more savvy about it than the administrators of the fair. They also held interfaith events involving the whole city.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is a very exciting post for me! My dissertation was focused on the religious aspects of the 1893 World’s Fair.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Don’t know exactly why but this made me quite happy to see and I have not eaten meat for 38 years! It is a bit much to always be making that point though. I’ll stop tomorrow.
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
One of my neighbor chickens woke up this morning and decided to debut a wicked sounding cackle. I’m so into that kind of energy in the morning. I shall become a student of this chicken. #birds #chickens
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/09/2026
how i be getting around in my car now that Apple Maps and Google Maps are dead to me
pic of printed out paper Mapquest directions mounted to rearview mirror
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
He is clearly delusional and confused, a nightmare that just won’t stop.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/08/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.”
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Where's Mitch?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s been almost 90 days since the American people have seen or heard from Mitch McConnell. We’re still paying his salary.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Are we ever going to find out what happened to mitch McConnell
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Cindy Visscher, Ph.D. @cindyvisscher.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is going to push the still MAGA over the edge. One of the most amazing sociological findings (in my opinion) during COVID was learning how afraid Americans are of their poop.
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