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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 3m

(wandering in with my About To Be Annoying hat on) I like both.

Jake @jakeall.bsky.social · 6h

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 20m

In all seriousness, if reestablishing social prohibitions against lying is part of building a healthy public sphere (as @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social has argued), oaths of office are a pretty good route to achieving that goal in a pluralistic society

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 9m

Wild

Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 2h

Ranni from Elden Ring (I respect killing gods)

Emily Kaldwin from Dishonored 2 (I still respect killing gods)

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Fr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 @kalanthropos.bsky.social · 3h

I could simply become very holy and the dark angels will minister to me

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alabandine2.bsky.social @alabandine2.bsky.social · 3h

Ellie Davies (British, 2002) - Dicephaly Crag (2025)

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 3h

See, now you’re talking.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 3h

No I’m a person ruining your ravener dreams.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 3h

Okay. Are you one of them?

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 3h

Okay look: the Middle Ages had universities, the reintroduction of Aristotle, the Gregorian reforms, a massive manuscript preservation effort, and other cool stuff.

And also they had the plague and didn’t know about germ theory. To be fair… neither did Voltaire.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 3h

I love ravens. Ravens are terrible pets and are carrion birds. If you’re St. Benedict they love you but it’s important to ask if you’re St. Benedict.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 3h

Joy! 😔

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Bridget 🧟‍♀️ Oooo Brains @bridgetemob.bsky.social · 20h

Fr. Larry Dowling was the pastor of St. Agatha, a Black parish in North Lawndale (a Black neighborhood MLK lived in to protest housing discrimination.) Fr. Dowling retired in June 2024. After a 6-month sabbatical, inc travel to West Africa, he has been active in prayerful protest for immigrants.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 21h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah there’s a reason I imagine it’s the middle ages when I get into my falcon obsession lol

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 20h

JH Newman is becoming the hero of this Bernard Lonergan paper. Ah well.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 21h

Existentialist reveals himself to be an idealist. Hmmm.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 1d

In Mongolia and a few other places, people hunt on horseback with golden eagles. It’s insanely cool.

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rattatatouille @rattatatouille.bsky.social · 1d

Fastest animal alive, IIRC.

This year the Italian Grand Prix trophy featured a chimera of a cheetah, sailfish and peregrine falcon, to celebrate the fastest animals of the land, sea and sky.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 1d

Math nerds: unbowed

www.nbcnews.com/news/educati...

MIT is first school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits

"With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter.

www.nbcnews.com

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 1d

A couple months ago I distracted
myself by reading about falcons again and I found this guy. All the videos are like 5 years old, he works for Auburn because their mascot is a bird, and the videos are endearingly earnest and mediocre. I love it.

youtu.be/h5JPJShgB2s?...

Peregrine Falcons

YouTube video by Auburn University Raptor Center

youtu.be

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah you get to be literate and everything! Which is a cool job.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 1d

Another beginner bird (no I haven’t moved on) is the peregrine. These guys hunt by going up high and diving at high speeds right at animals and other birds, gaining a huge amount of force in the process. I’m impressed. I couldn’t do that.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 1d

my favorite medieval job that I would want is falconer. (and since I’m infinitely free apparently let’s add that I’m a falconer at a double monastery.)

modern falconers think of the American kestrel as a beginner’s bird. this lil’ guy rules.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 1d

I mean if it helps treat the new guy at the parish with kindness and attention and if he trusts you then catechize him and if not fine, pray for him, because that dude is your brother now.

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Anne M. Carpenter @catholickungfu.bsky.social · 1d

I’m very serious! We aren’t the heavenly church yet!! That one is desperately praying for this one because we need it!!!

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