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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 3d

The #AnglicanCommunion officially splits. #GAFCON creates #GlobalAnglicanCommunion which ceased to recognize the #ArchbishopOfCanterbury as #PrimusInterPares (First Among Equals) will elect their own chairman Primus Inter Pares.

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Analysis: GAFCON Creates Global Anglican Communion - The Living Church

Member churches of the new body must forswear participation in the Instruments of Communion and the chair of its council would assume Canterbury’s historic role.

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 4d

#American flags, with #swastika, pinned to the wall of #Republican #CongressionalOffice of #DaveTaylor during video conference.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

American Flag With Swastika Is Found in Republican Congressman’s Office

www.nytimes.com

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 4d

#YoungRepublicans group chat filled with #racist and pro-#NAZI comments, including "I Love #Hitler"

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 4d

#GOP #Jesus

LOL!!

Too funny!!!

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GOP Jesus

YouTube video by Friend Dog Studios

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 4d

The reference to #Tchaikovsky's #SwanLake is from when some unexpected tragedy occurs during the #SovietEra (like the death of a Communist leader) and the television broadcasters are waiting for directions from the "Party" on how to report the news, they play Swan Lake Ballet performance.

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 4d

#Russian #antiwar #protests are back!

#StPetersburg, #Russia

Lyrics:
I want to watch ballet.
Let the swans dance.
Let the old man tremble in fear about his lake...

LOL!

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Russian Singer Arrested For Singing Protest Songs In Public

YouTube video by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 5d

Adm. #AlvinHolsey, head of U.S. #SouthernCommand, resigned after less than a year.

#DepartmentOfDefense's operations, against Venezuela, is under U.S. Southern Command.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 5d

#Undercover #journalist unpacks essential tools to escape detection

(Great tips for anyone traveling abroad to a high #surveillance state.)

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Undercover Journalist Unpacks Essential Tools to Escape Detection

YouTube video by Proton

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 5d

#PeteHegseth orders that all #DepartmentOfDefense #DoD personnel review his clownish speech to top military brass, the one filled with cringe worthy moments like when he referenced "FAFO" and waited for a response that didn't come... crickets...

www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

Hegseth orders that all defense personnel review his speech to top military brass on fitness, standards | CNN Politics

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed US military leaders to verify that every member of the department watched the speech he delivered at an unusual gathering of senior officers in Quantico, VA...

www.cnn.com

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 5d

New Record: Average New #CarPrices Surpasses $50,000

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New Record: Average New Car Prices Surpasses $50,000 - Kelley Blue Book

The average American new car buyer paid $50,080 in September — a new record, and the first time the figure has ever topped the $50,000 mark.

www.kbb.com

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 5d

Masked #Hamas fighters seen #executing men in #GazaCity as the group fights with rival powers

www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/m...

Masked fighters seen executing men in Gaza City as Hamas fights with rival groups | CNN

Violent clashes have erupted between Hamas and rival groups in several areas across Gaza, including an incident that culminated in an apparent public execution, as worries grow about the security situ...

www.cnn.com

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 5d

Journalists turn in access badges, exit #Pentagon rather than agree to new #DepartmentOfDefense #DoD reporting rules

Existing journalists included #FoxNews and conservative #Newsmax

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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 6d

#SupremeCourt #SCOTUS weighs whether to gut key provision of landmark #VotingRightsAct

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Supreme Court weighs whether to gut key provision of landmark Voting Rights Act

The conservative majority is considering whether states are barred from considering race when they draw legislative districts aimed at complying with the 1965 law.

www.nbcnews.com

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 6d

It's happening! There will be a Dune 3

Casting call just went out for extras on #DuneMessiah #Dune3

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Job listing

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 6d

#Pastors and staff from #UndergroundChurch are arrested in #China

www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...

Pastors and staff from underground church are arrested in China

China has in recent years arrested and detained Christian leaders of underground churches, who are not registered with the government and under its control.

www.npr.org

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 8d

#Senate fight over #FederalGovernmentShutdown

#ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if #EnhancedPremiumTaxCredits Expire

#Democrats want to extend

#Republicans wants it to expire

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ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | KFF

KFF estimates that, if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next y...

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 8d

#GeorgeStephanopoulos asked #JDVance if #TomHolman kept the $50,000 that #FBI surveillance tape caught him taking.

(Is Tom Holman a crooked cop?)

J.D. Vance's response:

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It ‘is not our intention’ to have U.S. troops in Gaza: Vance

YouTube video by ABC News

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 9d

#FranklinGraham withdraws #BillyGrahamEvangelisticAssociation, #SamaritansPurse from #ECFA over leadership policy

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Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Samaritan’s Purse leave ECFA over leadership policy

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan s Purse have disaffiliated from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability over a recently added leadership policy

www.christianpost.com

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 10d

LOL!!! Love this music video. The #KristiNoem figure, posing with the #ICE agents and #NationalGuardsmen, is brilliant!!

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NEW HIT SONG - From Portland to Chicago

YouTube video by Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 12d

Live action camera feed of mayhem happening outside t #Portland #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement (#ICE) facility that #DonaldTrump wants #NationalGuards troops to quell

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24 Hours Outside ICE | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

YouTube video by KATU News

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 15d

#NewEnglandPatriots 23

#BuffaloBills 20

at #HighmarkStadium, #OrchardPark, #NewYork

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 15d

Touchdown #Patriots!!!

#NewEnglandPatriots 20

#BuffaloBills 10

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 15d

#JoshAllen intercepted!!!!

#NewEnglandPatriots' ball!!!!

pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 15d

One of the most comprehensive documentaries on #DonaldTrump's #TariffWar with the rest of the world, worth the time to watch:

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Are Trump's tears causing the US to collapse from within?

Are Trump's tariffs causing the US to collapse from within? | Four Corners Documentary

YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

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pinhchen.bsky.social @pinhchen.bsky.social · 18d

#HowardLutnick, #DonaldTrump's #SecretaryOfCommerce, and #JeffreyEpstein's neighbor, spills the beans on Epstein's influential clients being blackmailed by Epstein

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Jeffrey Epstein 'greatest blackmailer ever,' Trump official Howard Lutnick says

YouTube video by Good Morning America

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