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Jen Evans @jennifervevans.bsky.social · 19h

fun fact, it was Roberts family lore that Jim Bakker confessed to Oral Roberts about his affair a few days before the news broke; both men had vacation homes in Rancho Mirage in Palm Springs and apparently Jim walked over to confess and got on his knees before Oral (sorry, couldn't resist)

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The spinoff effect of the AfD victory is all encompassing. and already being felt.

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US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dies at 86

really appreciate them using this photo; it's often missed but Jim's affair almost singlehandedly killed the TV preacher phenomenon - yes, many of them kept on for a few more decades but donations dropped dramatically after and never recovered to the rate seen in the 1980s

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Bakker spent four and a half years in prison after being convicted in 1989 of defrauding followers in a scheme involving holidays at his Christian theme park

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 19h

These are great signs—with the powerful messaging that we need to see—and they’re free! Grab some!

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Tom Bonier @tbonier.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"when it comes to Moore-Cox, it appears they are not into Cox at all!"

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In Hennepin County, which endured some of the most brutal ICE raids and the murder of Renee Good, Hispanic turnout is literally 5x what it was at this point in 2022, and >50% above 2024 at the same point.

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randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 20h

feel like it's similar to modern print journalism in that so many in the field are priced out that the ones who do stay are more likely to have trust funds etc

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randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 20h

also there's this very bad sign in re US/art 5:

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Marta Zboralska @marta-zboralska.bsky.social · 21h

One of the few places you could study Eastern European/Slavonic languages & cultures in the UK. I remember being encouraged to study Poland for my PhD because diversity of research is important. But it has affected my career prospects in the opposite way; I wish I had pursued an Anglophone topic.

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randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 21h

not a good sign if you're in the Baltics or Poland thinking the US would respond to a NATO Article 5 request

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This may be the first time U.S. forces have retreated in Europe during a major conflict. Not before the Nazis. Not before the Soviets. Not before Al Qaeda. Not until the Trump administration.

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randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 21h

as a mostly lifelong red state denizen, I think a lot of ppl become Republican bc it's the only game in town - you want any real say over how money gets appropriated, you probably join the GOP; it's not my path, but fairly decent ppl choose it quite often

randy r. potts @thephatic.bsky.social · 22h

as an Oklahoma queer whose family did exactly this, holy shit indeed - and yes, progressive cities kick ass and have been so much more welcoming than red state Christians

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have been thinking about how future historians looking into MAGA, ICE, etc will have to have to look at NYT reporting from this era as being similar to the press in the Nazi era - which is worse in a sense bc at least Nazi-era press had the excuse of actual govt censors

interestingly, this was a pretty standard GOP position during the post-FDR interregnum - that story about Marbury v. Madison often served as a way to *shore up* the New Deal once it was firmly entrenched

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the anti-Zionist vote by the Greens in the UK is to the left of Edward Said:

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Dr Anna Hájková @ankahajkova.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

icymi, Russia is now threatening the entire world's diplomatic corps stationed in Kyiv - with death, by bombing - and, so far, the remaining staff are standing firm

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We have here three issues: one, that German journalists take Nazi newspaper coverage at face value. Second, the issue that they seem to be unable to fathom that someone could be a Communist and also a (petty, occasional, poverty driven OR professional) thief.

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Alexander Wells @ajbwells.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

"His body keeps the score—a kind of music written down" I wrote for Poetry magazine on the brilliant radioactive literature of East German poet, novelist, essayist, & underground man Lutz Seiler >>> www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/162...

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Shock and Ore

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

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Yuliya Komska @ykomska.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Thwarted abundance” describes so much about what’s happening to Ukraine—and the world—as its peace produce rots and western governments like that Germany exploit its war know-how for their own military conglomerates’ growth rather than to end this war giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Russia’s new drive to crush Ukraine

Moscow’s relentless offensive on cities and ports has halted the country’s grain exports, severing an economic lifeline

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Rees-Mogg endorsed the AfD at a crucial point of their ascent, so he doesn’t get to shimmy away from this.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My pet theory about UK politics not just when it comes to the EU is that British policy discourse would land in a more realistic and culturally healthy place if UK elites came to terms with how their society resembles Spain or Sweden with nukes more than Whitehall dreams of being a global player

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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

With that, Europe's "super election year" starts early. To come in 2027: French presidential & legislative elections plus general elections in Estonia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and major state elections in Germany. Roughly 6 in 10 EU voters at polls in a span of c.12 months.

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Jan Jęcz @jeczjan.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026

Today Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection launched proceedings against Google. It alleges that the company was abusing its dominant market position in negotiations with Polish publishers concerning remunerations for their content uokik.gov.pl/prezes-uokik...

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Prezes UOKiK stawia zarzuty Google

Google może nieuczciwie wykorzystywać swoją pozycję rynkową w relacji z polskimi wydawcami medialnymi. Zastrzeżenia budzi sposób negocjacji w sprawie wynagrodzenia za wykorzystywanie artykułów prasowy...

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Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

and esp US jets being run out of ...... the UK? bc of Iranian threats?????? legit wild to see a headline like that

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A leftist or progressive US government could create a federal job guarantee with public credit creation circuits, and formalize ongoing balance of payments support for other countries pursuing the same but who are currently bullied by dollar-denominated costs into administering austerity.

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yeh I think I need to rewatch that show

thought of this exact line yesterday, really hope El Papa channels Miyazaki with all these entreaties to get Rome to recognize AI "consciousness"

Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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I very much fear an unstable equilibrium where every party across the west believes it will have two to four years to loot and crush its enemies but won’t bother trying to govern in the long term, because the voters are too fickle

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and the evangelicals are offering GYM BRO JESUS as well