Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 3hLast saw this in person in 1974. At that rate, I’ll be 117 the next time I climb up there in 2078. 000
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 3hThis is . . . interesting. It resolves nothing about AI, but is an interesting attempt to look ahead at what it might accomplish, positively or negatively. ai-2027.comai-2027.comAI 2027A research-backed AI scenario forecast. 000
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 02/10/2026My @NewarkAdvocate column this week cites Ryan Burge & common experience in medium to small sized churches. What do you think? www.newarkadvocate.com/story/opinio...newarkadvocate.com 000
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you Carrie for the pic: I was asked to fill in on the opening & closing blessings, plus my brief presentation to Chief Glenna of dried cherries for the “Cherry Valley Works.” 001
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A lovely evening appropriately ending in moonlight, to salute Chief Glenna Wallace on her retirement after 20 years as leader for the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, & to welcome Chief Chris Samples into his service & ongoing relationship with Ohio, & the Newark Earthworks. 100
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 25/09/2026That colonnade picture has SO much going on in it. Worth a closer look. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comFlyovers and Pandas Masked Divides in Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit (Gift Article)President Trump pressed his personal brand of diplomacy as President Xi Jinping of China made his first trip to the White House in more than a decade. 000
Reposted by Jeff GillJustin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bit of free political analysis - ‘New York is great, it belongs to everyone, most of all the people who live here, & I am going to help you keep living here’ is a winning proposition. 3406
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Questions about church size & culture, in my @NewarkAdvocate column today. www.newarkadvocate.com/story/opinio...newarkadvocate.com 000
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My @NewarkAdvocate column looks at the surge of hyperscale data centers in our area, and draws some (loose!) parallels to megachurches, and what we might learn from the comparison. www.newarkadvocate.com/story/opinio...newarkadvocate.com'Data centers' are changing the Licking County landscape | Faith WorksLicking County is seeing a massive surge in data centers. One writer compares the trend to the rise of megachurches. 000
Reposted by Jeff GillWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Terrence Malick’s DAYS OF HEAVEN premiered #OTD in 1978. "It was as if we were really living in the early 1900s.... Everything just felt so kind of authentic and beautiful and special. I mean, the magic hour and the days out on those wheat fields." - Brooke Adams It's streaming on Kanopy. #FilmSky 54313
Reposted by Jeff GillSecretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Fact check: true 181521173
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 14/09/2026As we edge warily into some form of federal regulation of "artificial intelligence" (or AI), it's worth looking back 120 years, to the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. There's a lot going on when a whole industry is seeking regulation, and some of it would surprise you. users.nber.org/~confer/2004...users.nber.org 000
Reposted by Jeff GillGeezer Soze @plinytheelder-t.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"I am from the Sunday school. I sing soprano in the upstairs choir."youtu.beRainy Night House (Live at Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA, 8/14-17, 1974)YouTube video by Joni Mitchell - Topic 021
Reposted by Jeff GillJustin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 13/09/202612yo niece asked me to hear her sing in church choir. She does it mainly bc she likes to sing. Others don’t care but 10yo came bc I was going. She got dolled up, showed it off to me, took my perfume. Drop off sister, stop for a donut, arrive at church. 10yo: ‘Alright. Let’s go crush some souls.’ 3493
Reposted by Jeff GillSalty MacTavish @saltymactavish.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“We all do tricks for cookies,” I rationalize to my dog. 930783
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 12/09/2026On Alexander Campbell's 238th birthday, Rev. Christal Williams invites giving to DMF to support general ministries in @christianchurchdoc.bsky.social. We're both CTS Indy alumni & she leads the Indiana region where I grew up & was ordained in. Give her a listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkTH...youtube.com2026 Disciples Mission Fund Week | Rev. Dr. Christal WilliamsYouTube video by Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 000
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I'm glad you're here, Jay; sometimes coming here feels like a long hike on a canyon rim without seeing anyone other than distant birds, flying far off to where you can't even quite place them. 100
Reposted by Jeff GillJay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026In 2002, writing in his magazine, Dissent, Michael Walzer asked the poignant question, "Can there be a decent Left?" Yes, there can. He exemplifies it. Can there be a decent Right? Oh, yes. Invaluable are those who exemplify it in rotten, indecent times. 192
Reposted by Jeff GillAntiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 12/09/2026Microscopic analysis of 14th century CE Chinese surgical instruments revealed traces of the highly toxic chemical aconitine. Carefully processed and used as anaesthetic, it highlights the sophisticated medicine of Ming China. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology 39019
Reposted by Jeff GillMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026Shanah Tovah, New York! Wishing all Jewish New Yorkers celebrating a sweet, joyful and meaningful Rosh Hashanah. Here’s to a new year filled with health, happiness and blessings (and yes, even another Knicks championship). 290188473254
Reposted by Jeff GillAnna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026trying to make new friends as an adult 109115472044
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My @NewarkAdvocate column for 9/11; I had the privilege & honor of being a part of memorial services at 8:46 am in Granville's Opera House Park, & at Centenary United Methodist Church for their 7:00 pm remembrance. A day for much prayer. And this, too. www.newarkadvocate.com/story/opinio...newarkadvocate.comFinding light in the darkness 25 years after Sept. 11 | Faith WorksA quarter of a century after 9/11, we explore how faith and memory help us process the trauma of that tragic day. 000
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Today is Labor Day, but for many of us, it will always be Jimmy Buffett Day, and time to put our Hush Puppies on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGw...youtube.comCome Monday - Jimmy BuffettYouTube video by Margaritaville 000
Reposted by Jeff GillJustin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I'd heard it when it came out but forgot about it, likely because I've trained myself to block Stairway out. But yeah, she makes one of the half-dozen ubiquitous songs of the 20th c. sound totally new, makes it about the rich not getting to heaven. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKD_...youtube.comDolly Parton - Stairway to Heaven (Live)YouTube video by Channel7 4434
Reposted by Jeff GillSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March 252249216958
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Working for a living, and for a purpose; my @NewarkAdvocate column on vocation & Labor Day this weekend. www.newarkadvocate.com/story/opinio...newarkadvocate.comLabor Day and the work of the heart | Faith WorksLabor Day is a reminder to value the workers around us and recognize the dignity, purpose and humanity in their labor. 000
Reposted by Jeff GillJustin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The greatest living playwright, full stop. I’d say it’s been true since Pinter’s death - no one since has expanded the form so much. In that she truly shakes hands with Beckett, probably even more than Harold. Her mature plays are written with a child’s daring & ninja skill. 2447
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The aftershocks continue, as we assess the fullness of what we've lost. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Dolly Did for Tennessee Is What She Did for the World (Gift Article)This is what she did for the written word. And medicine. And … 000
Reposted by Jeff GillJustin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The Mets brought out ‘Snoopy’ to throw the first pitch. (They screwed up getting his plush to the ballpark in time.) He purposely threw the ball into a dugout. That’s bullshit. Everyone knows he’s the best player on the team. He’s also a lawyer. 1323
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 28/08/2026static.klipy.comAbraham Lincoln: It's History, Yo! Boombox MemeALT: Abraham Lincoln: It's History, Yo! Boombox Meme 010
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Reading lots of Union soldier letters from 1862 to 1865, that's a pretty defensible statement. I think you've got it. "Lost Cause" folk will quote Union letters & print statements of various sorts from 1862 or so claiming they show slavery wasn't a concern for Northern folk...but by 1865, they were. 1210
Reposted by Jeff GillJustin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Dolly Parton was a writer above all. She wrote every day. She said 'not everything I write is good' but she had to do it for her health. She also said that in the 80s during menopause she came to understand why people turn to drugs & suicide. She didn't go there, but close. Ultimately - 1534
Reposted by Jeff GillEarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The anticipated fast solar wind from a coronal hole seems to be running late. It didn’t arrive last night, as forecasters had expected … but it does seem to have started arriving this morning. This could mean #auroras! Read more #sun news at: buff.ly/EHsHPgQ 📸 NASA. 055
Reposted by Jeff Gilljamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/08/2026this seems…insane? and on the face of it, a good example of how not to do historical thinking? 1422052168
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 28/08/2026My @NewarkAdvocate column today happens to be about ministry to the "old folks" (see first comment for context), which is surely a coincidence this August 28th... www.newarkadvocate.com/story/opinio...newarkadvocate.comHow the role of seniors in church has evolved | Faith WorksIn 1902, churches needed special committees to help seniors attend. Today, retirees often lead the congregation. 100
Reposted by Jeff GillRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Ted didn’t notice the name of the account who posted this Dolly clip he retweeted until it was much too late. He finally deleted it after he was made aware. 919230544603
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Heat, and flooding, along Raccoon Creek… in 1834. www.thereportingproject.org/wandering-li...thereportingproject.orgWandering Licking County: In the heat of summer - The Reporting Project - Covering Licking County, Ohio1834 in Licking County began with “great apparent prosperity,” but it was not to last. 000
Reposted by Jeff Gill🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Good night, Bluesky! Niagara Falls lot up in pink in honor of Dolly Parton 📸 Niagara Falls State Park 181171402684
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Then there's this: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/b...nytimes.comDolly Parton’s Other Legacy: A Fortune Given Away, Dollar by Dollar (Gift Article)The country star supported early childhood literacy, disaster relief, the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and more. 000
Reposted by Jeff GillJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The Pandora’s Box of Trump’s Executive Order on Mail-in Voting talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/th...talkingpointsmemo.comThe Pandora’s Box of Trump’s Executive Order on Mail-in VotingNot Just a Problem for Democrats Right-wing politicians in the U.S. have... 26919
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 27/08/2026...and now I have a podcast I need to listen to: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Dolly Parton Told Me (Gift Article)Trailing Dolly Parton around the world, I witnessed so many small moments in which she’d gracefully own her power without the slightest hint of fight. 100
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 27/08/2026You will be glad you read the whole thing; please give yourself that pleasure. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself (Gift Article)She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer. 100
Reposted by Jeff GillYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026dance like no one's watching write cartoons like no one's reading 1324212
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Our culture of educational achievement, and how it has changed (spoiler alert: I can't entirely explain why it changed, and in 550 words can only take bites of the elephant here). A series of columns in the @GranvilleSentinel continues: www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/l...newarkadvocate.comWhy we no longer accept low graduation rates | KnapsackFrom college retention to high school diplomas, cultural expectations for education have shifted dramatically over time. 000
Reposted by Jeff Gill𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is what a real leader says. 316242415720
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Just one of the most beautiful trios imaginable, musically and in every other way. Three singing greats in flawless harmony. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Xc...youtube.comHarris, Parton, Ronstadt on Late Show, March 24, 1999 (full, stereo)YouTube video by Don Giller 020
Jeff Gill @knapsack77.bsky.social · 23/08/20262/2b ...through aides, neither man would comment on the session, which was described by one person with knowledge of it as a broad conversation on a range of topics." Schroedinger's meeting? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...nytimes.comJeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly (Gift Article)President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together. 010
