IggyB
@iggybkiwi.bsky.social
Evangelical Christian leftist, iconoclast(so I'm told). Interested in sociology, political-economy, theology, WW2 history, Sport (especially cricket)
On reading the Bible
We must openly confess that we are reaching far beyond ourselves. But that is just the point: if we wish to come to grips with the contents of the Bible, we must dare to reach far beyond ourselves. The Book admits of nothing less (Karl Barth, 1957, p.33).
We must openly confess that we are reaching far beyond ourselves. But that is just the point: if we wish to come to grips with the contents of the Bible, we must dare to reach far beyond ourselves. The Book admits of nothing less (Karl Barth, 1957, p.33).
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
On reading the Bible
We must openly confess that we are reaching far beyond ourselves. But that is just the point: if we wish to come to grips with the contents of the Bible, we must dare to reach far beyond ourselves. The Book admits of nothing less (Karl Barth, 1957, p.33).
We must openly confess that we are reaching far beyond ourselves. But that is just the point: if we wish to come to grips with the contents of the Bible, we must dare to reach far beyond ourselves. The Book admits of nothing less (Karl Barth, 1957, p.33).
Essential labor is undervalued because we reward profit extraction, not public well-being.
This is not radical. This is arithmetic.
This is not radical. This is arithmetic.
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Essential labor is undervalued because we reward profit extraction, not public well-being.
This is not radical. This is arithmetic.
This is not radical. This is arithmetic.
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BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop
Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Violence in Nigeria- more complicated than it being a genocide against Christians
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October 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Violence in Nigeria- more complicated than it being a genocide against Christians
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The NZ Govt (Aotearoa Inc) tanks the economy; unemployment up, business confidence down, govt crashing in the polls. Reserve Bank (like the US Fed Reserve) forced to take action, cuts base interest rates by 0.5% . National Party (coalition 'leader') spin: Victory! We're doing great!
Actual spin⬇️
Actual spin⬇️
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October 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The NZ Govt (Aotearoa Inc) tanks the economy; unemployment up, business confidence down, govt crashing in the polls. Reserve Bank (like the US Fed Reserve) forced to take action, cuts base interest rates by 0.5% . National Party (coalition 'leader') spin: Victory! We're doing great!
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Actual spin⬇️
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Thou shalt worry less about Tylenol causing autism and more about Donold causing fascism.
September 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Thou shalt worry less about Tylenol causing autism and more about Donold causing fascism.
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The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel isn't just about Trump's fragile ego.
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
Is Comedy Illegal? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Robert Reich
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September 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel isn't just about Trump's fragile ego.
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
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What’s more astonishing: 1) that the president clearly believes, and repeatedly suggests, that asylum seekers are people from mental asylums, or 2) that no journalist has ever challenged him on this and no mainstream media outlets have done any deep dives on this story?
September 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What’s more astonishing: 1) that the president clearly believes, and repeatedly suggests, that asylum seekers are people from mental asylums, or 2) that no journalist has ever challenged him on this and no mainstream media outlets have done any deep dives on this story?
Charlie Kirk is dead- murdered, assassinated. I abhor most of what he publicly proclaimed- a stain on the Christian faith. I equally abhor what happened to him.
I am sick to my stomach that so many fellow Christians are championing him. Yes, we should mourn him but he's no martyr or hero.
I am sick to my stomach that so many fellow Christians are championing him. Yes, we should mourn him but he's no martyr or hero.
September 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Charlie Kirk is dead- murdered, assassinated. I abhor most of what he publicly proclaimed- a stain on the Christian faith. I equally abhor what happened to him.
I am sick to my stomach that so many fellow Christians are championing him. Yes, we should mourn him but he's no martyr or hero.
I am sick to my stomach that so many fellow Christians are championing him. Yes, we should mourn him but he's no martyr or hero.
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His disciples saw this, they said, 'Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?' He rebuked them, and said, 'You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. The Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.' — Luke 9:53-56
September 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
His disciples saw this, they said, 'Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?' He rebuked them, and said, 'You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. The Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.' — Luke 9:53-56
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Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
I will never condone this sort of behaviour, or his assassination- a bitter irony. Let's hope this doesn't turn into a Herschel Grynzspan moment.
September 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I will never condone this sort of behaviour, or his assassination- a bitter irony. Let's hope this doesn't turn into a Herschel Grynzspan moment.