Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
@padresj.bsky.social
Catholic Priest
Passionate about Tech and Science
Jesuit in Rome
Bots, edgelords & those who can't have a civil conversation are blocked.
All opinions are my own
Passionate about Tech and Science
Jesuit in Rome
Bots, edgelords & those who can't have a civil conversation are blocked.
All opinions are my own
I have enough.
There's nothing I need right now.
If I don't spend now, my options grow in the future.
...
Say it with me! 😇
#BlackFriday
There's nothing I need right now.
If I don't spend now, my options grow in the future.
...
Say it with me! 😇
#BlackFriday
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I have enough.
There's nothing I need right now.
If I don't spend now, my options grow in the future.
...
Say it with me! 😇
#BlackFriday
There's nothing I need right now.
If I don't spend now, my options grow in the future.
...
Say it with me! 😇
#BlackFriday
Where have I heard this before?
...
Frost: So, what in a sense you’re saying is ... the president can decide that it’s in the best
interest of the nation or something and do something illegal.
Nixon: When the president does it … that means that it is not illegal
www.reddit.com/r/law/s/iRcI...
...
Frost: So, what in a sense you’re saying is ... the president can decide that it’s in the best
interest of the nation or something and do something illegal.
Nixon: When the president does it … that means that it is not illegal
www.reddit.com/r/law/s/iRcI...
From the law community on Reddit: White House Declares All of Trump’s Orders to Military Are Legal
Explore this post and more from the law community
www.reddit.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Where have I heard this before?
...
Frost: So, what in a sense you’re saying is ... the president can decide that it’s in the best
interest of the nation or something and do something illegal.
Nixon: When the president does it … that means that it is not illegal
www.reddit.com/r/law/s/iRcI...
...
Frost: So, what in a sense you’re saying is ... the president can decide that it’s in the best
interest of the nation or something and do something illegal.
Nixon: When the president does it … that means that it is not illegal
www.reddit.com/r/law/s/iRcI...
This kitty is casting a spell that will make you share your Thanksgiving feast with your fur baby! 😇
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This kitty is casting a spell that will make you share your Thanksgiving feast with your fur baby! 😇
Happy Thanksgiving.
Hug a loved one today.
Hug a loved one today.
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Happy Thanksgiving.
Hug a loved one today.
Hug a loved one today.
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A judge races to break up Google's ad empire before appeal while @leolaporte.me, @padresj.bsky.social, @molly0xfff.bsky.social, & @wesley83.bsky.social discuss Microsoft's Copilot stumble on TWiT, covering Australia's social bans & Roblox requirements! twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1059
I’m Interested in Your Toolset | TWiT.TV
A judge is racing to break up Google’s advertising empire before they can appeal, while Microsoft’s Copilot stumbles on camera. Australia’s sweeping social bans, Roblox’s
twit.tv
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A judge races to break up Google's ad empire before appeal while @leolaporte.me, @padresj.bsky.social, @molly0xfff.bsky.social, & @wesley83.bsky.social discuss Microsoft's Copilot stumble on TWiT, covering Australia's social bans & Roblox requirements! twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1059
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I just listened to @twit.tv "This Week In Tech" with @padresj.bsky.social.
Just want to make sure people know about Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs. I get a 3-month supply of 6 different meds for $49.66 plus shipping.
www.costplusdrugs.com
Just want to make sure people know about Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs. I get a 3-month supply of 6 different meds for $49.66 plus shipping.
www.costplusdrugs.com
Homepage of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug homepage. Provides safe, affordable medicine or medication with transparent low prices.
www.costplusdrugs.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I just listened to @twit.tv "This Week In Tech" with @padresj.bsky.social.
Just want to make sure people know about Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs. I get a 3-month supply of 6 different meds for $49.66 plus shipping.
www.costplusdrugs.com
Just want to make sure people know about Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs. I get a 3-month supply of 6 different meds for $49.66 plus shipping.
www.costplusdrugs.com
Do you ever have that dream in which you are incredibly late for work/class and the world seems to be going very slowly as the panic and anxiety rises within you because you know that the consequences for your lateness rise exponentially with each passing minute?
Also... You're a cat. 😝
Also... You're a cat. 😝
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Do you ever have that dream in which you are incredibly late for work/class and the world seems to be going very slowly as the panic and anxiety rises within you because you know that the consequences for your lateness rise exponentially with each passing minute?
Also... You're a cat. 😝
Also... You're a cat. 😝
Movie Idea:
A POTUS who attempted a coup wants to save a friend, the president of Brazil, from prison after his own failed coup. He increases the price of coffee & beef in the US to force Brazil to release his friend, then blames the high prices on immigrants.
Also, a podcaster runs the FBI.
A POTUS who attempted a coup wants to save a friend, the president of Brazil, from prison after his own failed coup. He increases the price of coffee & beef in the US to force Brazil to release his friend, then blames the high prices on immigrants.
Also, a podcaster runs the FBI.
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Movie Idea:
A POTUS who attempted a coup wants to save a friend, the president of Brazil, from prison after his own failed coup. He increases the price of coffee & beef in the US to force Brazil to release his friend, then blames the high prices on immigrants.
Also, a podcaster runs the FBI.
A POTUS who attempted a coup wants to save a friend, the president of Brazil, from prison after his own failed coup. He increases the price of coffee & beef in the US to force Brazil to release his friend, then blames the high prices on immigrants.
Also, a podcaster runs the FBI.
The US Gov was shut for 43 days b/c Trump refused to extend ACA subsidies.
Now, finally realizing the Dems were right about the non-extension being a disaster, Trump is demanding the very thing he refused.
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The GOP doesn't know what they're doing.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Now, finally realizing the Dems were right about the non-extension being a disaster, Trump is demanding the very thing he refused.
...
The GOP doesn't know what they're doing.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Trump to announce extension of ACA tax credits for two years
President Donald Trump planning intervention to stop expiration of Obamacare subsidies sending insurance premiums skyrocketing for millions of Americans
www.the-independent.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The US Gov was shut for 43 days b/c Trump refused to extend ACA subsidies.
Now, finally realizing the Dems were right about the non-extension being a disaster, Trump is demanding the very thing he refused.
...
The GOP doesn't know what they're doing.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Now, finally realizing the Dems were right about the non-extension being a disaster, Trump is demanding the very thing he refused.
...
The GOP doesn't know what they're doing.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
I'm old enough to remember when "Black Friday" didn't last 2 weeks.
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I'm old enough to remember when "Black Friday" didn't last 2 weeks.
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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$220 Million for this cosplay barbie and her staffs' friends. I do ads for a living... not one campaign I've created (some for Fortune 500 companies) has gone past 7 digits.
In normal times, $220m being squandered on a no-bid ad campaign for a presidential appointee, which went into pockets connected to that appointee, would be enough to trigger an investigation.
But in the house of grift that is the Trump admin, that's just a typical payment for loyalty.
But in the house of grift that is the Trump admin, that's just a typical payment for loyalty.
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
$220 Million for this cosplay barbie and her staffs' friends. I do ads for a living... not one campaign I've created (some for Fortune 500 companies) has gone past 7 digits.
This was a fun one!
Just geeks geeking out! ☺️
Just geeks geeking out! ☺️
Google’s ad empire may be facing a forced breakup. @leolaporte.me, @padresj.bsky.social, @molly.wiki, and @wesley83.bsky.social unpack what is happening along with global moderation changes.
Watch:
Watch:
I’m Interested in Your Toolset | TWiT.TV
A judge is racing to break up Google’s advertising empire before they can appeal, while Microsoft’s Copilot stumbles on camera. Australia’s sweeping social bans, Roblox’s
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This was a fun one!
Just geeks geeking out! ☺️
Just geeks geeking out! ☺️
It should be noted that since Twitter accidently outed their most profitable "Murican" users as foreign provocateurs, they have since rolled back the feature that doxxed them and are "improving" it to protect the location of their paid accounts.
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It should be noted that since Twitter accidently outed their most profitable "Murican" users as foreign provocateurs, they have since rolled back the feature that doxxed them and are "improving" it to protect the location of their paid accounts.
In normal times, $220m being squandered on a no-bid ad campaign for a presidential appointee, which went into pockets connected to that appointee, would be enough to trigger an investigation.
But in the house of grift that is the Trump admin, that's just a typical payment for loyalty.
But in the house of grift that is the Trump admin, that's just a typical payment for loyalty.
November 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In normal times, $220m being squandered on a no-bid ad campaign for a presidential appointee, which went into pockets connected to that appointee, would be enough to trigger an investigation.
But in the house of grift that is the Trump admin, that's just a typical payment for loyalty.
But in the house of grift that is the Trump admin, that's just a typical payment for loyalty.
much scam
so fail
wow
so fail
wow
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
much scam
so fail
wow
so fail
wow
Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S.
Elon Musk’s new X feature has been very revealing.
newrepublic.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Musk & Trump promised that DOGE would save AT LEST $1 trillion, with the former saying that $2t in a year wasn't out of the question.
10 months into Trump's 2nd term & they've saved...
** checks notes **
Negative $1 trillion.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
10 months into Trump's 2nd term & they've saved...
** checks notes **
Negative $1 trillion.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
This rapid debt accumulation is the fastest outside of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the debt having reached $37 trillion in August.
www.pbs.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Musk & Trump promised that DOGE would save AT LEST $1 trillion, with the former saying that $2t in a year wasn't out of the question.
10 months into Trump's 2nd term & they've saved...
** checks notes **
Negative $1 trillion.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
10 months into Trump's 2nd term & they've saved...
** checks notes **
Negative $1 trillion.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
The first thing Trump did was to fire or threaten the IGs & discourage proper record-keeping. I doubt you could make a case against any DOGEboi that wasn't entirely circumstantial.
However, I DO hope that every future recruiter looking at their CVs notices the year living in DC w/no listed employer
However, I DO hope that every future recruiter looking at their CVs notices the year living in DC w/no listed employer
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The first thing Trump did was to fire or threaten the IGs & discourage proper record-keeping. I doubt you could make a case against any DOGEboi that wasn't entirely circumstantial.
However, I DO hope that every future recruiter looking at their CVs notices the year living in DC w/no listed employer
However, I DO hope that every future recruiter looking at their CVs notices the year living in DC w/no listed employer
How did we get to the point, where a POTUS would be the inspiration for people like this to say these things and believe they are being pro-American and pro-Christian?
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
How did we get to the point, where a POTUS would be the inspiration for people like this to say these things and believe they are being pro-American and pro-Christian?
To my Jesuit brothers, fellow religious & clergy, & laity who are putting themselves in harm's way by accompanying immigrants to their court hearings.
Thank you for standing for the rule of law.
Thank you for showing the power of compassion.
Thank you for helping the most vulnerable among us.
Thank you for standing for the rule of law.
Thank you for showing the power of compassion.
Thank you for helping the most vulnerable among us.
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
To my Jesuit brothers, fellow religious & clergy, & laity who are putting themselves in harm's way by accompanying immigrants to their court hearings.
Thank you for standing for the rule of law.
Thank you for showing the power of compassion.
Thank you for helping the most vulnerable among us.
Thank you for standing for the rule of law.
Thank you for showing the power of compassion.
Thank you for helping the most vulnerable among us.
Consider:
"Should we allow the symbols of (1) a government that more that 400k Americans died fighting, and (2) a movement of domestic terrorists and murderers, to be displayed in our armed services" should not have been such a difficult question to answer.
"Should we allow the symbols of (1) a government that more that 400k Americans died fighting, and (2) a movement of domestic terrorists and murderers, to be displayed in our armed services" should not have been such a difficult question to answer.
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Consider:
"Should we allow the symbols of (1) a government that more that 400k Americans died fighting, and (2) a movement of domestic terrorists and murderers, to be displayed in our armed services" should not have been such a difficult question to answer.
"Should we allow the symbols of (1) a government that more that 400k Americans died fighting, and (2) a movement of domestic terrorists and murderers, to be displayed in our armed services" should not have been such a difficult question to answer.
I received permission to mint a few Vatican challenge coins!
I am soooo happy! :)
I am soooo happy! :)
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I received permission to mint a few Vatican challenge coins!
I am soooo happy! :)
I am soooo happy! :)
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.