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Rick Brannan

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Data Architect/Data Wrangler. Doer of ML/MT and AI thingies. Translator of Lexham Press' "Apostolic Fathers." Mastermind behind the "Lexham English Septuagint." Now working on Baylor Handbook for Shepherd of Hermas. He/Him. web: https://rickbrannan.com

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Rick Brannan @rickbrannan.com · Dec 6

Hello, newer followers! I thought I'd mention my last book, "Fragments of Christianity: Fragmentary Witnesses to Early Christian Liturgies, Hymns, Homilies, and Prayers." It has introductions, transcriptions, and translations to 30 papyri (5th cent. & before. (1/2) amzn.to/4iqOj1V #EarlyChristianity

Fragments of Christianity: Fragmentary Witnesses to Early Christian Liturgies, Hymns, Homilies, and Prayers

Fragments of Christianity: Fragmentary Witnesses to Early Christian Liturgies, Hymns, Homilies, and Prayers [Brannan, Rick] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fragments of Christianity: Fragmentary Witnesses to Early Christian Liturgies, Hymns, Homilies, and Prayers

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David J. Fielding (Zordon) @davidjfielding.bsky.social · 21h

Before 2016, Drumpf never entered my thoughts. He was a non-entity. I knew of him, knew he was on a reality TV show (the kind of TV I loathe) yet, before 2016, I could care less about him or what he tweeted.

I want that feeling back.
I want to never hear of him ever again.
I want him to disappear.

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 6h

“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”
-Article 1, Section 8, US Constitution

Not a "norm" violation. A legal and constitutional violation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: You talked about the Hudson River Tunnel in NYC. Is the funding terminated?

TRUMP: Right now there is no funding. Because it's up to me

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Rick Brannan @rickbrannan.com · 11h

If Hegseth had any honor he'd resign in a hot minute. But he doesn't, so he won't.

Impeach Hegseth, Rubio, and the twice-impeached convicted felon and philanderer.

Impeach
Convict
Remove

Arturo Dominguez 🇨🇺🇺🇸 @extremearturo.bsky.social · 19h

This is an international disaster. They targeted a disabled fishing boat in Colombian territorial waters and killed fishermen.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13h

Epstein Survivor Lisa Phillips: Everyone makes it about Trump and Epstein, but it’s about this whole ring of men. That’s what makes me upset, because we know they were there. We saw them. We know there were royalty, princes, very powerful people in academia and tech, and we saw them at parties.

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Rick Brannan @rickbrannan.com · 16h

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Quinn Dombrowski @quinnanya.me · 17h

Wrote some things about what it was actually like inside an inflatable frog costume at the #NoKings protest, and how we might remember this someday.

The View from Inside an Inflatable Frog

https://www.quinndombrowski.com/blog/2025/10/18/view-inside-inflatable-frog/ I hadn't thought much of it, but there's a good reason the inflatable frogs were most often nocturnal, and found in northe...

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Rick Brannan @rickbrannan.com · 16h

As if one needed more reasons to impeach the weak, twice-impeached convicted felon.

Impeach
Convict
Remove

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’

Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20h

A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.

Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏

History.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 1d

Gerrymandering isn't just about the net gain for one party or the other - though that's crucial.

By reducing competition, mid-decade redistricting makes it easier to interfere with the 2026 election.

My deep dive, with examples in Texas, California, and Ohio: samwang.substack.com/p/gerrymande...

Gerrymandering's domino effects

Narrowing the field of competition opens new vulnerabilities to attack

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 19h

Yesterday's No Kings protests were apparently the largest since the first Earth Day in 1970

The NYT covered that story with a six column headline across the top of the paper and two full pages inside

Today, two small pics below the fold and a story on page A23

They constantly let America down

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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 1d

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

DC J6: 1.500 arrests
DC No Kings: zero

Tell me again which side is violent?

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

World War 2 veterans, the original antifa, took part in the nationwide protests against the fascist Trump regime. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood

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thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

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Joe DeLong @joedelong.bsky.social · 1d

Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland

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The Appian Way Press @appianwaypress.com · 1d

Chrysostom's Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles. Fresh modernization/revision of the NPNF translation.

Kindle $7.49 / Audio $9.99 / PB $19.99 / HB $29.99

(PB & HB working their way through the pipes, probably available sometime tomorrow)
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Homilies of Saint John Chrysostom: Acts of the Apostles by Saint John Chrysostom

Saint John Chrysostom (c. 349–407 AD), bishop of Constantinople, was among the greatest preachers and interpreters of Scripture in Christian history. His <cite>Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles</ci...

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Jay Rigdon @jayrigdon.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through

Two announcers, Jason Garrett and Dan Hicks, stand in front of a sign that reads "Big Turd" thanks to how they are blocking it

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.

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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · 6d

Job Opportunity!

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - UNC-Chapel Hill, Religion and Science Assistant Professor

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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - UNC-Chapel Hill, Religion and Science Assistant Professor | H-Net

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#NYC #NoKings 👑

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

NYPD announces that zero arrests were made at the massive No Kings protests today after Republicans spent days claiming the protestors are violent terrorists.

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Rick Brannan @rickbrannan.com · 1d

You forgot "twice-impeached".

I'm hoping "third time's a charm."

Impeach.
Convict.
Remove.

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

I know Donald Trump is a pathological liar, malignant narcissistic sociopath, racist, antisemite, misogynist, xenophobe, homophobe, transphobe, hater of our troops and believer in euthanizing folks with disabilities, but we too often forget that he's *also* an adjudicated rapist and convicted felon.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 1d

[Exit King.]

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.

Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d

They don't think they're public servants.

They think they're kings, princes, dukes, and barons. They control the government, and that makes them royalty, and that means our money should be used to buy them planes and gold-plated toys and gilded ballrooms

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 1d

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Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.

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