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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 1d

See you on Saturday, 18 OCT 2025… as an Anglo-Catholic, Freemason, and born citizen of the United States of America.

The history of the United States is deeply marked by protest, which has been a recurring and influential force for social and political change…

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 1d

There is evil in the world. 👹

David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 1d

Feast of Saint Etheldreda

Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; 4 March 636 – 23 June 679) was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious contexts. She was a…

David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 1d

BAD FAITH: New Film Explores How Christian Nationalism is Threatening America youtu.be/UQzUNTjvT4U

BAD FAITH: New Film Explores How Christian Nationalism is Threatening America | The Warning

YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 2d

The Scottish Rite is an appendant body of Freemasonry for Master Masons who wish to expand their knowledge of the fraternity’s teachings. Though its degrees originated in France, the “Scottish” name reflects a history connected to legends and traditions associated with Scotland.

David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 2d

15 Gestures That Elevate Ordinary Men To High Class Gentlemen youtu.be/LP-i37_Uue4

15 Gestures That Elevate Ordinary Men To High Class Gentlemen

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 2d

The Choice of Comrades by Ignazio Shone www.dissentmagazine.org/wp-content/f...

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 2d

Applebaum: The Free World Has No Leader | The Bulwark Podcast youtu.be/V-WIxkxlC2Y

Applebaum: The Free World Has No Leader | The Bulwark Podcast

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 2d

6 Signs You're Living in a Society That Worships Idiots - Socrates Predicted This youtu.be/N49jZm8oVBs

6 Signs You're Living in a Society That Worships Idiots – Socrates Predicted This

YouTube video by Philosophy Coded

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 2d

AUDIO: 25 NOV 2019: zBug (trio) at Oakland Freedom Jazz Society, Oakland - Pts1-3 on.soundcloud.com/xvoHQXStqLRq...

#art #music #culture

25 NOV 2019: zBug (trio) at Oakland Freedom Jazz Society, Oakland - Pts1-3

zBug is a psychedelic improv jazz unit. Found in 2006 by David Leikam while at CalArts and currently features sonic improvisational veterans in the SFBA... https://www.davidleikam.net/zbug

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: ANGLICANISM SPLITS WORLDWIDE youtu.be/IMxOLiS9DOo

BREAKING: Global Anglicanism Split in Two Today

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: ANGLICANISM SPLITS WORLDWIDE youtu.be/IMxOLiS9DOo

BREAKING: Global Anglicanism Split in Two Today

YouTube video by Ready to Harvest

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 2d

What Happened To The Republican Party? youtu.be/ST6gZfQJeMg

What Happened To The Republican Party? | A Conversation with Mike Nellis

YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's FAR-RIGHT Project 2025 is Halfway Complete youtu.be/9SSs7WDYEck

Trump’s FAR-RIGHT Project 2025 is Halfway Complete

YouTube video by Raging Moderates

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 3d

Are We In Too Deep? Interview with historian John Lestrange youtu.be/ljllYpA-VHY

Are We In Too Deep? Interview with historian John Lestrange - Marianne Williamson

YouTube video by Marianne Williamson

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 3d

The Wednesday in the Eighteenth Week After Trinity

Collects: Lord, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lessons: liturgical-calendar.com/en-emodeng/I...

Liturgical Calender of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition | Liturgical Calendar

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 3d

St Ann Chapel is at Tasso Road & Melville Ave in Palo Alto, California & a mile east of the Stanford University campus. We are... saintannchapel.org

#SaintAnnChapel #StAnnChapel #BibleStudy #DailyOffice #EveningPrayer #HolyCommunion #SacredMusic #AnglicanChurch #AngloCatholic #PaloAlto #California

Welcome - Saint Ann Chapel

Saint Ann Chapel is an Anglo-Catholic church in Palo Alto, California, with a rich history and a focus on traditional worship.

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 3d

Feast of Saint Teresa of Ávila

Teresa of Ávila OCD (born Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada; 28 March 1515 – 4 or 15 October 1582), also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun and prominent Spanish mystic and religious reformer.

Her autobiography, The Life of Teresa of Jesus…

David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 3d

Future Perfect SF on 28 SEP, thank you again for the invitation … ra.co/events/2243795

#art #music #culture #live #solo #improvMusic #FuturePerfectSF #NocNocSF #NSDesign #SchertlerAudio #MoogMusic #MoogRogue #Moogue #DavidLeikam

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 4d

Where’s My Roy Cohn? youtu.be/ucOtZEu-SKw

Roy Cohn (1927–1986) was a controversial American lawyer and prosecutor who rose to prominence during the Cold War as Senator Joseph McCarthy's chief counsel. Known for his aggressive and unscrupulous tactics, he later became a powerful political fixer…

Where's My Roy Cohn?

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 4d

The Growing Decay of Trump's America youtu.be/K0atF3iMiB4

The Growing Decay of Trump's America | A Conversation with Ryan Lizza

YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 4d

MasonicCivility.org is the web site of the Masonic Family Civility Project.

In 2014, at the Conference of Grand Masters of North America, Masonic leaders joined forces to address the need for a more civil society. The Masonic Family Civility Project is one result of this ongoing effort.

Masonic Family Civility Project | Using Masonic Values to Promote Civility

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 4d

Feast of Saint Callistus I

Pope Callixtus I (Greek: Κάλλιστος), also called Callistus I, was the bishop of Rome (according to Sextus Julius Africanus) from c. 218 to his death c. 222 or 223. He lived during the reigns of the Roman emperors Elagabalus and...

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 4d

BayImproviser.com Upcoming Shows:

• OCT 15: Ben Goldberg every Wednesday in October at Babette Cafe, Berkeley, California

• …and more: www.bayimproviser.com/calendar.aspx

#art #music #culture #sfbayarea

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Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

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David Leikam @davidleikam.bsky.social · 5d

Ex-Google Exec (WARNING): The Next 15 Years Will Be Hell Before We Get To Heaven! youtu.be/S9a1nLw70p0

Ex-Google Exec (WARNING): The Next 15 Years Will Be Hell Before We Get To Heaven! - Mo Gawdat

YouTube video by The Diary Of A CEO

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