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Founder of The Pagan Visibility Project: Research Centering the Pagan Experience. opencoven.com/paganvisibility

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We’re living through a time when far too many men — including privileged young men at a frat house in an Ivy League university — feel impunity when it comes to attacking women. I don’t think it unrelated to the impunity felt by the man now occupying the highest office in the land.
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Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump
Friends,
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hey lovely Pagans. I want to do some work on how Pagans practice. I’ll be sharing finds on my YT channel. All results will be anonymous. Drop a comment here if you’re willing to share something about your practice. Many thanks! #paganism #pagans #witches #occultists
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I have been a student at @chseminary.bsky.social and I am not a mentor for their Community Ministry Certificate. I know of no other organization doing what they do for the Pagan community
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · now It's been a minute but I finally have uploaded a new video to my YT channel. I talk about how I use creativity in my spiritual practice and give you a took of my Book of Shadows youtu.be/wEaHwt_f690 #witchcraft #paganism #magick #bookofshadows
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How to Use a Book of Shadows as a Magical Art Journal
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/09/2026
ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC halted their TV coverage of presidential events after Trump banned some outlets from White House access for unfavorable reporting.
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Trump's desperate for TV cameras until they tell the truth
ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC halted their TV coverage of presidential events after Trump banned some outlets from White House access for unfavorable reporting.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 15/09/2026
Nadine Thomas, living with terminal cancer, said: 'We're not worried about dying, we know we're going to die. It's how we die... We are expected to suffer to our very last dying breath which is unfair, it's cruel, it's inhumane.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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West Country assisted dying campaigners call MPs vote 'inhumane'
Terminally ill people in the West Country say they will continue to campaign for assisted dying.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Vitamin W. IYKYK 😍#pamgrossman #witchwave #ronaldhutton #paganism
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 11/09/2026
Sadik Al-Hassan shares that his faith guides his life, but it is not his place to let it dictate someone else’s final chapter, and emphasises that the debate is about the right to choose 👏
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Found the documentary Teenage Wasteland by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss gripping and moving. Highly recommended. #journalism #netflix #environment
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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 09/09/2026
As Republicans gather for their midterm convention tonight, our 2026 Political Typology offers a closer look at the coalition that makes up today's GOP. 🐘 Find more here: www.pewresearch.org/...
Chart showing the political diversity of the Republican and Democratic parties.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
These religious leaders were arrested for protesting ICE. Looks like fascism to me. This was in Vermont
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
7 faith leaders & clergy arrested after blockading the ICE surveillance center in Williston, Vermont.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A whistleblower inside ICE has blown the lid off a reckless hiring spree, revealing that vetting standards were slashed to historic lows just to flood the agency with unvetted personnel.
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ICE whistleblower warned of 'unprecedented lowering of standards' during hiring spree
A supervisor overseeing background checks warned last year that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was hiring scores of new officers without basic vetting, violating federal rules and putting the age...
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Here it is! I'm sharing the data collected so far as part of the Pagan Visibility Project. opencoven.com/2026/09/05/t... #paganism #witches #activism #research
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The pagan visibility project: sharing the data so far…
It’s been a few weeks since I launched the PVP. In that short space of time about 120 Pagans have participated in the survey and we now have a Reddit community where people can continue to be…
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/09/2026
‘We need a touch of humanity’: Swedish MP promises help for Britons facing deportation if party wins power
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‘We need a touch of humanity’: Swedish MP promises help for Britons facing deportation if party wins power
Niels Paarup-Petersen says a law change can end the plight of British citizens caught out by harsh post-Brexit policy as general election looms A leading Swedish opposition party has promised an urgent reprieve for British nationals facing deportation from the country over Brexit administrative issues. Niels Paarup-Petersen, the migration spokesperson for the Centre party, says it will introduce laws to end the suffering of people such as the 78-year-old British widow Joyce Thomas if, as polls project, it forms a new centre-left coalition after the general election in 10 days’ time. Thomas has been told to leave by next Wednesday after 21 years in Sweden. Continue reading...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Protesters in Danbury are demanding ICE get out and to shut down operations. The Danbury community is not backing down. 62 fathers, sons, brothers, mothers, daughters, sisters taken in four days. Goons tasing neighbors, breaking windows, arresting parents in front of their children.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Thank you thank you
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547% The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I wonder if Sweden is willing to pay back all the taxes they took from these folks since they are not able to access services www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... #brexit #immigration
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British man deported from Sweden despite living there since childhood
John Sellers, 34, who moved with his family to Sweden aged 10, has been ejected despite his recent marriage to a Swede
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hooray @harvarddivinity.bsky.social for creating a conference includes Pagans. Very heartening and I'm looking forward to it. pes.hds.harvard.edu/belongingcon... #interfaith #paganism
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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 20/08/2026
Americans who participate more in politics, civic life, religion and news consumption are more likely to have negative feelings about the state of the country. But they are more likely to have positive feelings about the state of their local community. #PewKnightInitiative
Chart showing highly engaged Americans are more likely to have negative feelings about the state of the country
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Another evil motherfucker down, oh so many more to go.
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Healthwatch England @healthwatchengland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A new report from Healthwatch Rotherham found that some patients are struggling to use an AI GP receptionist because it doesn’t understand Yorkshire accents, regional speech patterns or speech impediments. Read more @BBC bbc.in/4xcGsMl #AI #NHS
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Rotherham patients say AI GP receptionist can't understand them
Healthwatch says the EMMA system can't understand some patients in Rotherham.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“And although Nigel Farage thought it was worth getting a theologian on board for Reform UK, I don’t think he lies awake at night thinking about his soul. I may be doing the man an injustice, but I don’t believe he cares about profound theological questions.” - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams
Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faith
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Very excited by the response to the Pagan Visibility survey. So far we've had people from Peru, Australia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Canada, the US and the UK participate. The survey is continuing to gather info about Pagans: forms.gle/it9Vi5tJDUkc... #paganism #activism #religion #freedom
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The Pagan Visibility Project
This survey gathers information on the breadth and diversity of the Pagan community. Your response is anonymous and all questions are optional. We deeply appreciate your participation, check the Pagan...
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I can't believe how many people have responded to my survey already, thank you to all of you who participated or reposted my post! I think it shows we really need to more representation and community building. If you are interested, there is now a Reddit community. www.reddit.com/r/paganvisib...
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paganvisibility
A space for and by Pagan to participate in research about our diverse community.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is why we need more research into our community.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Are you Pagan? Have you participated in the Pagan Visibility Project? I am collecting demographics on people who identify as Pagan and Pagan Adjacent find out more: opencoven.com/paganvisibil... #paganism #advocacy #socialresearch #Paganactivism #eclecticspirituality
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The Pagan Visibility Project
Articles and research centering the Pagan experience. Paganism is one of the fastest‑growing spiritual traditions, yet meaningful data about our communities remains woefully scarce. The Pagan Visib…
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Very disappointed with @theguardian.com 's idea of writing for women. A Week of Wig Wearing? Seriously? Condescending and vacuous. Do better. #womensissues
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 31/05/2026
Have you ever seen an owl sneeze? Turn your sound up and enjoy🦉
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Indivisible Asheville/WNC @indivisibleavl.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This is murder. The woman was actively turning around and leaving the scene when the agent shot her multiple times.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Just finished this new altar piece for Samhain #embroidery #womensart #paganism
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
A new piece inspired by Susan Ellis-Williams who designed for Portmeirion. #potteries #stokeontrent #heritage #embroiddery
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
A liminal space found on my walk today. #nature
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
My new vlog shares my summer travels youtu.be/P5Ycould4mw?... #travel #derbyshire
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Travel with us to Manchester-Derbyshire-Chatsworth House
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The majority of the UN walked out of the General Assembly hall as Netanyahu, representing Israel, tried to brag about his criminal actions in Gaza and the region, loud booing ensued leaving Netanyahu visibly shaking in anger.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
A thank you present for someone, might make it into a kit. #embroidery #dmc #illustrator
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Led by Donkeys protests "Orwellian" arrests for projecting Trump/Epstein photos www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Led By Donkeys attacks ‘Orwellian’ arrests after Trump Windsor projections
Exclusive: Campaign group says it was behind stunt that showed images of Trump and Epstein on castle tower
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Protesters disrupted Trump’s dinner in DC, chanting “Free DC! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!” This needs to be done nonstop. Keep making their lives hell. Make sure they know they’re despised. These white supremacist, Christian nationalist, pedophilic fascists must know no peace.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
What a treat the British Ceramic Biennial was! So inspiring #stokeontrent #thepotteries #westmidlands #artsandculture
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Incredible sky last night
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
opencoven.com/2025/08/18/a... "The bottle kilns, so emblematic of this city, are our standing stones reminding us of the magic of the Potteries" A new piece inspired by what Stoke means to me. #potteries #stokeontrent #heritage #paganism #fiberarts
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A Potteries Pagan
The organization B Arts in Stoke-on-Trent recently asked locals to embroider patches for a picnic blanket on the subject of what the city means to us. With the patch was to be a piece of writing de…
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
'Californian Morning' (mid 20thc) by US artist and printmaker Emmy Lou Packard (1914-1998) #WomensArt
Print featuring a shoreline with plants, a blackbird and insects in silhouette in front of sea and a glowing red sun
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
New 3D interactive piece. #fiberart #occult #installation #witchcraft #ritual
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/08/2025
Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention by ICE now feels like “a second kidnapping,” says his sister. “I felt like someone just sucked my blood, my air. Like, how do you live?"
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He fled Boko Haram and helped build an award-winning restaurant. Now he’s facing deportation.
Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention feels like "a second kidnapping," says his sister.
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Got some questions about my spirituality so here’s a vid youtu.be/fAW2-pxQbtM?... #vlog #paganism
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A Discussion of Paganism
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Lammas/Lughnasadh blessings! Celebrate harvest! Preserve leisure! Be suspicious of rampant productivity! #paganactivist #activistpagan #anticapitalism #spirituality
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Happy Birthday UK singer songwriter and musician Kate Bush, #Botd in 1958 #WomensArt
Photo of a white woman in black dress sitting next to a double bass or giant violin in an interior with wooden floor and yellow walls, with papers on the floor
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Open Coven @opencoven.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Join me for a free online ritual this Thursday www.youtube.com/live/FBScc_o... #witches #pagans #wheeloftheyear #lammas #lughnasadh
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