melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025That’s not strength. That’s a collapse of moral courage. And it’s not just politics—it’s spiritual failure. 0444
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025This isn’t just about disrespect or trolling. It’s about power. It’s about a narcissist demonstrating he can mock both the overtly sacred and the quietly sacred—and no one close to him will dare object. 3344
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Because at the end of the day, we’re being shown something chilling: not just Trump’s cruelty, but the loyalty of those who refuse to challenge it. Even when their own faith is on the line. That’s power. That’s control. And it’s control based not just on fear, but on complicity. 1253
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025And when the loudest voices in our faith community stay silent—not just about a meme, but about the abuse of the sacred in human form—we see clearly what has been lost. 1252
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025I love Pope Francis. I mourn his death. I have deep reverence for the papacy and the Church. But when cruelty is aimed at the most vulnerable—when the sacred is desecrated not in symbol but in personhood—it strikes even deeper. That’s where offense becomes moral emergency. 1242
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025But the migrant, the refugee, the vulnerable—they too are sacred. Perhaps not as visibly or ceremonially, but sacred in the most profound sense. We are called not just to recognize that sacredness, but to seek it out. When the state mocks their suffering, it’s not just offensive—it’s sacrilegious. 1384
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025But here’s the deeper truth: both of these images—the Pope and the migrants—represent the sacred. The Pope is a visible, overt sign of the sacred in our tradition. That’s why the meme was so brazen. 1294
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025We’ve seen outrage over vague gestures or artistic missteps. But when Trump or his White House engages in direct mockery of the sacred, they go silent. And not just silence, complicity. Their outrage is selective. Their principles are conditional. Their witness crumbles in the presence of power. 2282
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Of course we should point out the hypocrisy. Prominent Catholic figures—like Bishop Barron—have loudly condemned liberals for offenses a fraction, a hundredth, as serious as these. 1352
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025It mocked the suffering of the vulnerable through dystopian theatrics—stylized, manipulative, and grotesquely disconnected from human dignity. And they did it proudly. That video should offend the conscience of every Christian. It should move us not just to critique, but to lament and protest. 1272
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Let’s also be honest: the same White House account has posted content far more morally grotesque. The ASMR migrant video didn’t just cross a line—it dehumanized people. 1334
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025It was a calculated humiliation. He knows they won’t push back. He can post something that openly mocks the Pope, and instead of rebuke, he gets silence. That’s narcissistic control. That’s power. He’s testing how far he can go in mocking them, and they keep proving they’ll take anything. 1373
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025This wasn’t just about provoking liberals. It was about asserting dominance over his own supporters—especially the Catholics who populate his staff, his voter base, and much of the conservative movement. 1342
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025He sees them as tools—for votes, for image, for loyalty. He finds them laughable, but useful. That post wasn’t made from conviction or even ideological contempt—it was made because he knew he could get away with it. 1334
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Trump’s “Pope image” wasn’t just trolling—though it certainly was that. It was also a display of narcissistic power. A message: I can mock your faith, and you’ll still serve me. He’s made his disdain for Christians clear over the years. 710831
Reposted by melinda ribnekRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Plain and simple. This is ethnic cleaning, a crime that cries out to God. Trump thinks he can displace an entire civilization, and turn it into an opportunity for real estate development. Absolutely disgusting! 23710
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Anyway I’m sure they’re just waiting until Monday morning to save the country 0311
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Honestly my apple watch hasn’t once taken my temperature while on the flu but it has yelled at me several times to stand up or get my activity rings closed. 0 outta 10 for the apple watch flu experience 2281
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Whew I remember when Kamala was supposedly anti Catholic for questions about the Knights of Columbus. This is awkward… 0130
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 22/01/2025The way I feel so torn on whether I want incompetent or competent people in this administration lol 2100
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Maybe the Republican representatives who want to serve as capitol tour guides for the pardoned J6 hostages will provide them with toilet paper this time. 0101
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025The richest man in the world has been using his wealth to push alt right propaganda, and people are alike nahhhh it wasn’t a salute. 0144
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025The problem with Trump doing so many awful things at once is that each thing can’t get the attention and pushback that it deserves. They know this and it’s a calculated move. When the dust settles, all that happens is that egregiously immoral things become normalized and we simply get used to it. 2165
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Beautiful. Had to share. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2RkSRHM/tiktok.comI felt like I needed to write something today, this is what came out #singersongwriter #people #together #women #inaugurationday #fyp #originalmusic TikTok video by Gianna Branca 140
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Shortly after Trump pardons Proud Boys leader, Musk makes a nazi salute at a rally. This is the headline. Anything else is gaslighting. 1152
Reposted by melinda ribnekAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 21/01/2025When you were growing up, what did you imagine you would do if nazis invaded your country? That is probably still your best guide for what you ought to do now. 2434317736
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025As a mental health clinician, it burns me when people conflate mental health issues with deviancy. It’s a slight to all those with Aspergers 040
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025The most perfect trolling I’ve seen in a while considering EWTN, CNA are lately responsible for his election. Plenary indulgence to whoever did this 💀 000
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Whoever did this deserves 5700 days removed from purgatory 070
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025The problem is, you know as well as I do, that it will indeed be forgotten by tomorrow. 000
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025The pastor who spoke at the inauguration today released his own crypto currency $Lorenzo after the inauguration. Yall. Yall. 0201
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025And I’m just gonna watch you cook. My your bluesky account rise and never be crusty 110
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I cannot emphasize enough that the next election is NOT in four years, but in two. 2026 elections are crucial to reign in this authoritarian power. 0171
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 21/01/2025What all 52 million Catholics in the US should be echoing We oppose any immigrant mass deportation plan - Vatican News: www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...vaticannews.vaCardinal Cupich: We oppose any immigrant mass deportation plan - Vatican NewsCardinal Cupich addresses reports of potential planned mass deportations targeting undocumented people in the Chicago area and reiterates the Catholic ... 04212
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Yes. Also let’s not forget the 2026 election which will be critical to at least attempt to balance power 020
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 20/01/2025The statement is weak. Considering their role in his election. And again, they can’t even make this statement without mentioning abortion issues. I wonder how many abortion statements had to include immigrants. 040
melinda ribnek @mribnek.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Don’t worry, I don’t even see the comments most the time and I don’t care. People love their sin, it’s their loss, and they get nothing but my pity. Thank you for commenting solidarity here tho. We will get through this, despite our broken church (people) ❤️ 030
