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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 47m

I love how Klingon religion is just such a healthy inversion of Christianity. "Our gods created us, then we murdered them because they were more trouble than there were worth, and now we don't feel the least bit bad about it." memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Klingon...

Klingon religion

Klingon religion refers to the varied ritual practices and spiritual beliefs of the Klingon race. Texts such as the Paq'batlh ("The Book of Honor"), and the Sacred Scrolls of the Kuvah'magh formed a b...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 50m

Diane Keaton, whose death at 79 was confirmed on Saturday, was a star with a distinctive fashion sense on and off screen. Here’s a look at her life and career in pictures.
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A black and white photo of young Diane Keaton, wearing a large hate and knotted scarf. A headline reads: "Diane Keaton: A Life in Pictures." Photo by Getty

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Lawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social · 2h

I Want Boats that Turn into Robots!

I Want Boats that Turn into Robots! - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Checking in on the new frigates Japan is exporting to Australia: The export of an advanced warship from one U.S. ally to another would not seem to signal a crisis for the United States. Indeed, the U.S. alliance network is intended to become more flexible and self-sustaining, with the United States providing an environment in […]

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Michael Senters the Sigillite, ABD. (Yang Wen-li stan) @mikesenters.bsky.social · 2h

I hate Peter Thiel man. Luffy is nothing close to a Christ figure and you have to be really fucking stupid and pretentious to actually believe that. Thiel also completely misinterprets René Girard all the time. It’s insane how bad he is at this and yet people still think he’s intelligent.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 3h

thiel, man, what the fuck are you talking about

He describes the plot of Watchmen, a 1986 graphic novel involving superheroes grappling with moral questions about humanity against the backdrop of impending nuclear war:

The antihero Ozymandias, the antichrist-type figure, is sort of an early-modern person. He believes this will be a timeless and eternal solution – eternal world peace. Moore is sort of a late-modern. In early modernity, you have ideal solutions, ‘perfect’ solutions to calculus. In late modernity, things are sort of probabilistic. And at some point, he asks Dr Manhattan whether the world government is going to last. And he says that ‘nothing lasts forever.’ So you embrace the antichrist and it still doesn’t work.

Thiel later finds biblical meaning in the manga One Piece, discussing how he believes it represents a future where an antichrist-like one-world government has repressed science. He believes that the hero, Monkey D Luffy, represents a Christlike figure.

In One Piece, you are set in a fantasy world, again sort of an alternate earth, but it’s 800 years into the reign of this one-world state. Which, as the story unfolds, gradually gets darker and darker. You sort of realize, in my interpretation, who runs the world and it’s something like the antichrist. There’s Luffy, a pirate who wears a red straw hat, sort of like Christ’s crown of thorns. And then towards the end of the story, transforms into a figure who resembles Christ in Revelation.

Thiel, along with a researcher and writer at Thiel Capital, explored these ideas at greater length in an essay for the religious journal First Things earlier this month.

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 18h

Very impressed by the Indiana Hoosiers today. Especially the defensive line.

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 18h

If the easiest and most convenient pic had been vdv or the Clone Army of the Republic I would have posted that, because the distinction is irrelevant to the subject of the post.

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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 19h

Both the ‘WWII was antifa’ memes and people arguing that america wasn’t actually against fascism in WWII are wrong and annoying

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 19h

I downloaded it. It included the caption. I deleted the caption because it was irrelevant to the post.

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 19h

Beloved romantic comedy muse and Oscar-winning star Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79 in California.

Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning Actress, Dead at 79

Beloved romantic comedy muse and Oscar-winning star Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79 in California.

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 19h

I knew, because I uploaded the image with the caption and attribution. I just didn't care, because it wasn't faintly pertinent to the subject of the post.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 20h

Almost all the images we use at LGM are from wikipedia, public domain or cc. This was the most convenient one.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21h

Breaking News: No survivors have been found after an explosion at a Tennessee ammunition plant left 18 people missing, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

A man in a black shirt and baseball hat stands in front of a group of microphones. A headline reads: "Search After Tennessee Explosion Finds No Survivors, Officials Say."

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21h

The whole internet loves Cola Bottle Nate, a lovely guy who almost kills himself eating Haribro cola bottles! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you Mr. Rimmington is racist

Nathan Rimmington, 33, is a haulier and owner of an HGV driving school in Barnsley. Huge, tattooed, always sweating and always pining for a pint, he is portrayed in the series as an incorrigible joker: "If the government don't crack down on immigration, my kids will have to go to school on fucking camels."

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 21h

Son, this is Bluesky. You think anyone here knows the difference between a soldier and a marine?

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 21h

People throw around the word “hero” like it doesn’t mean anything, but…

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 21h

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 22h

Reading Camilla Townsend’s The Fifth Sun, and finding it absolutely captivating.

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 1d

The Army's Recruiting Solutions www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/10/the-...

The Army's Recruiting Solutions - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Interesting stuff on how the Army has solved a substantial portion of its recruiting shortfall: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has credited the military’s strong recruiting numbers this year to a nati...

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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 1d

I remember sitting in a room listening to Scholz advisor Wolfgang Schmidt blather that Germany couldn’t possibly send Ukraine tanks because there’d be German iron crosses painted on them and then Russia would say Germany was at war with Russia.
We’ve come a long way.
We can and must go further. 🇺🇦🇩🇪💪

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 1d

“Thanks to the solidity of bearded vulture nest structures and their locations in the western Mediterranean… they have acted as [ #archivists], conserving historical material in good condition."

A shoe made from twigs and grass is 675 y.o. while a basket in the nest was woven about 150 years ago!!

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 1d

All your calls of the series-winning walkoff [Fox, Fox Deportes, KIRO, Radio Sol, WXYT, WDTW]

(auto-transcribed & auto-translated)

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Scandinavian Outlook @oelier.bsky.social · 1d

Australian decision to go with Japanese is strike two for the US naval capacity. Earlier this fall the Norwegians chose UK over US and France.

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 1d

Never in doubt! www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

M's punch ALCS ticket in 15-inning instant classic

In a thriller that lasted nearly five hours, Jorge Polanco's walk-off single in the 15th put the Mariners in the ALCS with a 3-2 Game 5 win over the Tigers.

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wombatsquid.bsky.social @wombatsquid.bsky.social · 1d

@drfarls.bsky.social at @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social with good commentary on the Gaza deal

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The Deal? - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Most any discussion of Israel-Palestine in the United States these days boils down to intra-coalitional warfare. Unsurprisingly, the ceasefire that began yesterday is being weaponized for conflict wit...

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