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Hammarstrand ن @hammarstrand.bsky.social · Nov 12

“The greatest single cause of #Atheism in the world today is #Christians who acknowledge #Jesus with their lips, and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle.
That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.”

— #BrennanManning. ✝️

#BeSayDo #AdFontes #SemperReformada

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 6h

🚨🚨 #China intimidated @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social to ditch #humanrights research conducted by @lauratmurphy.bsky.social . Absolutely disgraceful behaviour by Sheffield Hallam uni.
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News

Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

It isn’t just social isolation that’s a risk factor for self harm.

How teen friendships may predict self harm

It isn’t just social isolation that’s a risk factor for self harm.

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America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 1d

#TrumpTrainWreck
Congressman Joseph Neguse serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd district put the Government Shutdown into perfect perspective. His statement here should resonate with American's from all walks of life.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 19h

In St. Petersburg, a pensioner was found guilty of “discrediting the army” for wearing a badge calling for peace.

(But don't forget that according to Russia, it wants peace and Ukraine wants war!)

📹 Radio Liberty

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The Black Ninja @shadowprofile.bsky.social · 23h

Racism and bigotry are born from fear and ignorance, while education always carries a cost. Ignorance will always cost a thousand times more.

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The Black Ninja @shadowprofile.bsky.social · 23h

......did just come up with this process alone. He studied the American system of Chattel Slavery. Now in America, were in a type of feedback loop. Whereby White Nationalist in our government studying Hitler as if he was the Blueprint.

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The Black Ninja @shadowprofile.bsky.social · 23h

"Your papers please" (in German, "Ihre Papiere, bitte") historically evokes the period of Nazi Germany and East Germany under the Stasi, where identity checks were frequent and state controled. Requests for identification were common at checkpoints, border crossings, during police stops. Hitler.....

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 1d

important, as free Black people had to prove their legal status to avoid being mistaken for enslaved individuals. During that period in history, many free Black people were kidnapped and placed into slavery. One such person was Solomon Northup, (below) a free Black man (cont)

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 1d

emancipated. To safeguard these documents from damage or loss, many used handmade containers, such as tin canisters or wallets, to carry their papers. Trammell, for instance, used a small tin box to protect his freedom papers (below). This was very (cont)

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 1d

register with county courts and often renew their papers every few years. For example, Joseph Trammell, a free Black man in Virginia, registered in 1852 and continued to do so once every two years until 1865- when enslaved Black people were (cont)

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Certificate of Freedom for Joseph Trammell | Smithsonian Institution

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 1d

These documents verified their status. The documents were typically issued by local courts and included identifying details such as name, age, physical description, and the date of emancipation or birth into freedom. Free Black individuals had to (cont)

hub.jhu.edu/2018/02/02/f...

'Freedom Papers' in many forms on display at Johns Hopkins

Sheridan Libraries exhibit honors the ways black Americans have expressed freedom and empowerment

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 1d

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️

🧵 During the antebellum period in the United States, free Black people were required to carry official documents known as Certificates of Freedom, or “Freedom papers". (cont)

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

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Freedom Papers: Evidence of Emancipation - Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

February 5 — June 28, 2024 Briscoe Center for American History, Austin, Texas Weatherby Gallery, Sid Richardson Hall Unit 2

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15h

4/ The Claremont Institute was IM-1776’s fiscal sponsor. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15h

3/ “NO ENEMIES TO THE RIGHT? DC MILLER VS CHARLES HAYWOOD
By Daniel Miller & Charles Haywood” 12/13/22 via IM-1776. im1776.com/2022/12/13/n...

No Enemies to the Right? DC Miller vs Charles Haywood

Daniel Miller and Charles Haywood debate winning the Culture War

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15h

2/ As I said, “No Enemies to the Right” (“NETTR”) was coined by Charles Haywood. shenviapologetics.com/nettr-debate...

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15h

“JD Vance’s refusal to forcefully condemn the infamous Young Republicans group chat” illustrates “No Enemies to the Right” aka “NETTR” (a motto coined by Claremont Institute donor Charles Haywood), which has combined with the “technological revolution” to unfurl a “red carpet for…antisemites…” 1/

The GOP’s antisemitism crisis

Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the looming Republican civil war over Jews.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

... Yet we, as a society and as a nation, largely refuse to discuss his mental condition—at least publicly. The accelerating destruction that he has wrought, and will continue to wreak, is on all of us—especially those who choose to look the other way.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

... These are textbook psychiatric afflictions—indeed, an extreme illustration of them.

Textbook mental illness.

At this point, after all we have seen, there cannot be even the slightest doubt. And this leaves aside his seemingly apparent descent into the dementia that ended his father's life...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

... And what is right or wrong turns on how, at any given instant of time, it makes him feel, and upon how he thinks it affects him.

This is textbook pathological narcissism. It is textbook sociopathy and psychopathy. These are textbook personality disorders. ...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

In Donald Trump's mind, there is only him. He is everything. Everything is his. Everything is about him. Nothing else, no one else, matters.

In his own mind, he is the law. Everyone must follow him. He is the only one who gets to say what is right and what is wrong. ...

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

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Beloved Inclusive Catholic Community @belovedcatholic.bsky.social · 2d

#GospelofMatthew #Beloved #AllSaints #ChildrenOfGod

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Stockholm University @stockholm-uni.bsky.social · 3d

Det enda säkra i en människas liv är att vi alla kommer att dö, men genom historien har människor haft olika tankar och sätt att förhålla sig till döden. Läs intervju med Martin Wiklund, docent i idéhistoria vid @kulturestetik.bsky.social #Allhelgona
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Döden – ständigt aktuell, men på olika sätt - Stockholms universitet

Från döden som ett sätt att lära sig leva rätt till dagens ibland bristande insikt om den egna ändligheten. Det enda säkra i en människas liv är att vi alla kommer att dö, men genom historien har männ...

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Vigdis Olden @vigdisol.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h

Back in my home town on All Saints day, remembering my parents and especially my father who died this year. #allsaintsday

A medieval, white stone church in the sunset. The golden glow is reflecting in a fjord behind the church. Headstones in the front like dark shadows on the dark green graveyard.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 19h

“No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say ***
Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action” 10/31/25 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say

Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action

www.theguardian.com

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