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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11h

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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Josiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social · 11h

"In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action." --MLK

Many of us are planning on engaging in some form of the fourth step this weekend. It behooves us to pursue the third now.

From Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter From A Birmingham Jail." "In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action..."

As in so many past experiences, our hopes had been blasted, and the shadow of deep disappointment settled upon us. We had no alternative except to prepare for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and the national community. Mindful of the difficulties involved, we decided to undertake a process of self purification. We began a series of workshops on nonviolence, and we repeatedly asked ourselves: “Are you able to accept blows without retaliating?” “Are you able to endure the ordeal of jail?” We decided to schedule our direct action program for the Easter season, realizing that except for Christmas, this is the main shopping period of the year. Knowing that a strong economic-withdrawal program would be the by product of direct action, we felt that this would be the best time to bring pressure to bear on the merchants for the needed change.

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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 1d

“It is the will of God that liberation comes to all held in captivity.

…that those unjustly or justly incarcerated be set free.

…that all who mourn, be they children, women, men, non-binary persons, trans folk, be comforted.

Liberation is the will of God.
Restoration is the will of God.”

Not an OG Just a G @wilgafney.bsky.social · 1d

www.wilgafney.com/2025/10/12/t... 🪔

The Will of God

Proper 23, Year C, A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–10; Psalm 133:1–3; 2 Corinthians 2:14–16; Mark 14:3–9 “The Will of God.” Not this Wil of God (one L)…

www.wilgafney.com

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Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 1d

And by “really thrilled” I mean “incandescently furious”.

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Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 1d

Also, really thrilled that my kids will head to school tomorrow without any staff in the federal office that is supposed to enable their access to an education. Very cool. Not at all alarming.

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Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to report that Spouse and I now have given hypothetical backstories to everyone who works in our local pharmacy, bc we interact with them so much.

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Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 1d

Hey! Christ Church, Tom’s River basically made McSweeney’s!

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 2d

"While your proposal to increase the bed availability in your shelter from 80 to 140 by purchasing accessory dwelling units was a surprisingly resourceful plan, the budget and governance committees have identified pickleball as the issue that voters care about most."

Thank You for Submitting Your Homeless Shelter Application, but We’ve Decided to Use City Funds for Thirty-Five New Pickleball Courts Instead

Thank you for submitting your grant application for a homelessness shelter expansion. We received many competitive proposals, including yours. With...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 2d

Last one took some explaining (I heard BE A WEREWOLF at first and didn’t see how that applied to soccer.) He meant “Like the Wolf King”.

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Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 2d

Things my youngest has yelled at this game: “GO BROTHER!” “GO BIG BROTHER!” “DONT WORRY ABOUT A THING!!” “BE A WERELORD!”

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2d

Fascinating, the right wing leader of the World Jewish Congress attempted to convince Israel to release Marwan Barghouti and Israel refused

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

⛓️‍💥 New: World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder – heir to the Estée Lauder empire – offered to travel to Egypt last week to lobby for the release of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti as part of the upcoming hostage deal, Times of Israel reports. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office...

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Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 2d

When I played soccer (2nd grade, one awful season) I don’t recall parents yelling things mostly bc none of us understood soccer past “chase and kick the ball”. Now, all the parents are yelling tactical suggestions and corrections to the ref.

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Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 2d

We are back again for another round of kid soccer.

Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 2d

I’m trying out this new app that warns me if I seem to be getting stressed.

It has the effect so far of making me stressed about whether I am stressed.

Well done, fiendish tech overlords.

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Dylan @dyl057.bsky.social · 2d

I love the Latin American liberation theologians.

But it is so weird to me that Black liberation theology—which started virtually simultaneously—is so much less prominent.

Yes, the Catholic Church has a strong liberationist tradition. So does American Protestantism!! Written for us specifically!

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Conrad 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸✝️📿 @conradelliot.bsky.social · Jun 13

From All Saints Episcopal Church in San Francisco 🕯

A church sign that says:
Marines, ICE agents, Nat'l Guard, Riot Police
My brothers & sisters in Christ or in conscience-
Their orders are immoral.
It is not too late to save your souls.
- Take off your masks
- Lay down your weapons
- Remove your armor
- Repent & return home

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 3d

People who act confused by Hamas' desire to free Barghoti are bizarre to me, Hamas wants him out even though he isn't Hamas affiliated because they believe he is one of the few, or maybe even the only, individuals who can unite the whole of Palestinian factions under the PLO

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Wandering Hoo @wanderlib.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, this is full on anti-Christian state action.

Do not know where to start with how evil this is.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3d

Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.

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Joseph P-M @josephpmathews.bsky.social · 3d

🎉 Happy birthay Mtr. @kmaustinyoung.bsky.social ! 🎉

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 3d

Osama Abu Rabee:

“Director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex:

•The health situation in the Gaza Strip is completely collapsed, esp after the occupation destroyed the hospitals in Gaza City.

•We’ve contacted intl orgs and informed them of our needs, but have not received anything since the war stopped.”

Screenshot of Osama Abu Rabee’s x post:
Director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex:

•The health situation in the Gaza Strip is completely collapsed, especially after the occupation destroyed the hospitals in Gaza City.

•We have contacted international organizations and informed them of our needs, but we have not received anything since the war stopped.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 3d

the inability to view any stand you personally disagree with as motivated by anything except clout chasing is a true disease of the soul and the fact the sufferers walk around like asymptomatic carriers openly saying things like this and thinking they have been insightful is part of the pathology

larry @larrrrrry.bsky.social · 4d

her advocacy for Palestinians doesn't bother me nearly as much as she is so desperately doing all this as an actual act of transparent virtue signaling, to fill the absence she has in depth of character

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 3d

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Megan Castellan @revlucymeg.bsky.social · 3d

Finally watched KPopDemon Hunters w the kids. Hive mind is correct—this movie is awesome.

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cavitae @cavitae.bsky.social · 3d

We have a population seeking spiritual/moral formation (reacting against Trumpism) and have developed theologies that reduce barrier to entry for marginalized people. If we get major social change (new form of gov, large scale war, tech revolution) then all the pieces will be in place.

Dylan @dyl057.bsky.social · 4d

I'm torn between whether we're getting this, or a "revival" that looks like Charlie Kirkism. My sense is *something* is happening. Maybe both.

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