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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20h

A miracle they’re still alive. Elated for their families. Can’t help but think of all the hostages who would have also come home two years ago had Netanyahu chosen his own people over his thirst for war.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20h

Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages.

The Israeli military says it has taken custody of them and will transport them onward to Israel. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire

The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 16h

never forget that republicans, especially when in power, are history's greatest victims.

see y'all saturday.

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 16h

snowflake shit

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

Terrified he died but delighted that it’s just him talking about cocaine

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1d

Tim Curry was a 20-something stage actor living in London in the seedy, sex-drenched 1970s when he auditioned for a new B-movie musical called “The Rocky Horror Show.” In a new interview, Curry discusses the cult classic, David Bowie, Studio 54, and more. http://nyer.cm/Z9RkgrI

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 1d

if one of my high school students started in on this shit they'd be mocked mercilessly by their classmates oh my god

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."

"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 2d

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

Edie Falco on 30 Rock:
I MISSED THE VOTE ON A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL WHALE TORTURE.

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 2d

brb checking my budget

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 3d

Grab some wine! Some late antique communion bread 🥖 loaves from the 7th-8th centuries with Jesus upon them have been discovered in Anatolia. www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/10/c...

Charred Byzantine-Era Loaves of Bread with Greek Inscriptions Discovered in Anatolia

An archaeological excavation campaign carried out at the Topraktepe site, corresponding to the ancient city of Irenopolis, has yielded a discovery of extraordinary scientific significance: five charre...

www.labrujulaverde.com

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 3d

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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 3d

No medieval filter here! A modern recreation of a Viking ruler for Denmark’s National Museum, based on the depiction of Cnut in the New Minster Liber Vitae and on clothes found at a grave in Mammen, Denmark. #medievalsky

A man wearing a thigh-length red tunic beneath a cloak of a darker red, both richly embroidered, blue leggings and soft, tan-coloured shoes.

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 3d

"you're telling me this place is BEYOND the land of dog men?!"

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 3d

very strange to think of telling somebody that their bits and bobs will someday end up in some distant land where they've been told monsters live

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 3d

thirty dollars!!

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 3d

saw it last night too and what I most enjoyed about this film is that it's a very recognizable dystopia parallel to our current one. there are many possible near futures, and OBAA illuminates one of them.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 3d

Finally saw it and yeah it rules:

John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 3d

casting didn't miss. incredible.

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

amazing. greg was a huge blue jays fan and would have really enjoyed that series.

John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

on this first anniversary of my friend greg hillis' death, I want to share one of my very favorite things he wrote. I'm grateful to have his words to accompany me throughout my life. and I sure do miss him. www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/0...

How Julian of Norwich’s writings on suffering have helped me as a cancer patient

"If we come to understand that God suffers alongside us as one who truly knows what it means to suffer, our anger morphs into love and our suffering mysteriously becomes a means of transformation."

www.americamagazine.org

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

not a whole lot shocks me from these chuds anymore but what the absolute FUCK

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 5d

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

on this first anniversary of my friend greg hillis' death, I want to share one of my very favorite things he wrote. I'm grateful to have his words to accompany me throughout my life. and I sure do miss him. www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/0...

How Julian of Norwich’s writings on suffering have helped me as a cancer patient

"If we come to understand that God suffers alongside us as one who truly knows what it means to suffer, our anger morphs into love and our suffering mysteriously becomes a means of transformation."

www.americamagazine.org

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

that's it, I'm definitely seeing it now

Nolan Zugernat @zugernat.bsky.social · 5d

‘“For this movie to make any sense at all, one has to believe the United States, today, right now, is a fascist dictatorship,” wrote David Marcus at Fox News.’

Damn, this movie must make a lot of sense.

Conservatives Take Aim at ‘One Battle After Another’: “Year’s Most Irresponsible Movie”

While Paul Thomas Anderson's film is being heralded as a masterpiece by many, some conservatives accuse it of potentially inspiring left-wing violence.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

"kings are for storybooks" is my current favorite sign concept for this dad-daughter activity

John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

gonna bring my sweet wonderful toddler to the no kings rally in my ATL suburb on 10/18 (concepts for signs appreciated!). if you live in the burbs of a big city I encourage you to look up a local demonstration. cities have plenty of support; your local community needs you. www.mobilize.us/nokings/

Orange sign with black lettering "No thrones. No crowns. No Kings. Saturday, Oct. 18"

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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

just scheduled her covid shot after the rally. I am a grizzled veteran of the Culture Wars™️

John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

#44 "piney woods" reminds me of that great line from bernie (2011): "the pine curtain"

John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 5d

I want a better world for her.

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