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John Allen

@knowtea.bsky.social

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Minister (PCUSA), Musician (conductor, composer, singer, pianist/organist, music director for musical theatre), Whovian, Teutophone, Swedish-American, Jazz aficionado, #faithfullylgbt, and stuff.

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · Nov 14

Ok for those of you who don’t know me: hi. Minister (PCUSA), Composer, Conductor, Singer, Baker, Queer/Bi, Whovian, Barth/Torrance stan, Batman stan. I write church music but I mostly listen to jazz. Liturgy nerd. Nerd in general. Involuntarily single. What’d I leave out?

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 8m

I’ve been a fan of theirs as long as I can remember. When they were in Bham I got artist comps & they got to meet my L.

John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 18m

Hmmm that’s a word I use when I hate something but I don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

The trump regime is setting up official agency accounts here on BlueSky, and they’re dragging their MAGA trolls with them. Block liberally.

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 12h

Define your music taste with 8 artists:
- The Manhattan Transfer
- Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross
- Dave Brubeck
- Steely Dan
- Beatles
- Bob Dylan
- Miles Davis
- David Bowie

Kevin Mammamia @kevinmammamia.bsky.social · 1d

Define your music taste with 8 artists
- Guns n Roses
- Taylor Swift
- Hunrix
- Eminem
- Green Day
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Bowling for Soup
- anything Eurovision

👻 Krista 🎃 @leekscosycorner.bsky.social · 1d

Define your music taste with 8 artists ✨
• BABYMETAL
• Stray Kids
• TWICE
• Bring Me The Horizon
• Chrissy Costanza (Against The Current)
• Poppy
• DREAMCATCHER
• Bad Omens

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Rob Bon Vivant🌊 @77sunnyandclear.bsky.social · 21h

A message for Mike Johnson and the rest of the GOP. #NoKings

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 13h

The Hate America Rally already happened, Mike Johnson. It was held on January 6, 2021, and was orchestrated by your boss.

On October 18, patriots across America will honor our commitment to keep America from becoming the dystopic jackboot dictatorship you fascist bootlickers dream of and drool for.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 20h

It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.

Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16h

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.

I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 13h

I wish we had a Lidl. We have the world’s smallest ALDI. 🤣

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Roy Orbison - Crying with k.d. lang

YouTube video by Roy Orbison

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

The "Young" Republican Leaders who enjoy sharing racist messages.

This is the "Master Race," folks.

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 1d

You’re welcome. music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

Glad to Be Unhappy by John Allen Bankson on Apple Music

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 1d

After seeing one’s 50th or so post about how the God I worship is really the devil (and no that’s not an exaggeration), one gets tired of the abuse.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 2d

Jewish law & Bible scholarship don't think the word in the 10 Commandments for "steal" is about, like, shoplifting.

Look at eg Genesis 40:15, Exodus 21:16 , Deuteronomy 24:7--

the commandment is not to steal people. Don't kidnap.

Though you shouldn't need the Bible to teach you that. #AbolishICE

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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 2d

Hey so if we’re not charging homan with anything could we get our 50 thousand dollars back?

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 2d

Today is not a good day for me on here. I’m thinking I should stay away for a while.

John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 2d

Ok I’d already crossed CBS News off my list. Now to cross NBC News off my list as well. Who’s next?

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

The "anti-woke" backlash was always about white collar labor competition from nonwhites, not hr bullshit. bsky.app/profile/phil...

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

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Presbyterian Outlook @presoutlook.bsky.social · 2d

A litany for Reformation Sunday

Composed of excerpts from the creeds, catechisms and confessions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), this litany has been compiled by Susan Carter Wiggins.

#Repost #ReformationSunday

A litany for Reformation Sunday

Composed of excerpts from the creeds, catechisms and confessions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), this litany has been compiled by Susan Carter Wiggins.

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 2d

Why not? No one else takes me seriously. I’m dismissed as being ignorant all the time.

John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t tease people. I was bullied mercilessly as a child and as a teenager. I’m never going to inflict that kind of treatment on anyone. And I won’t accept being treated like that from anyone ever again.

John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 2d

One of these “kids” is a sitting state Senator in Vermont. These aren’t “Young Boys.” Young Republicans are not College Republicans or Teenage Republicans. Vance is a loathsome creep.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t like the fact that ours is the one theological tradition that literally everyone thinks it’s cool to make fun of. I don’t treat their traditions with such contempt but it’s always open season on mine.

John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 2d

This is as it should be.

John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my side. Can’t stop laughing. It’s so hilarious when people shit on Reformed theology. I think I’m going to die from all this merriment.

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John Allen @knowtea.bsky.social · 2d

… Rudely

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