@ireneprotest.bsky.social
Some things that I’m totally committed to and also totally understand how people find them incredibly off-putting: Christianity, Liberalism, Jazz Fusion, the EU, the state’s claim to monopoly on legitimate violence as such. Missionary kid.
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Vox pop of an American at his first protest
January 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Vox pop of an American at his first protest
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Very Serious political scientists who ignore feminist and critical race scholarship are just taking L after L these days.
IR Realists saying farewell to the Rational Actor Assumption
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Very Serious political scientists who ignore feminist and critical race scholarship are just taking L after L these days.
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It's incredibly sad how many (most?) conservative Christians have reduced "Christianity" to mean "patriarchal gender roles." That reduction is the subtext for almost every claim now about how "the culture" needs to be resisted or restored.
January 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
It's incredibly sad how many (most?) conservative Christians have reduced "Christianity" to mean "patriarchal gender roles." That reduction is the subtext for almost every claim now about how "the culture" needs to be resisted or restored.
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War as an act of domestic law enforcement and militarized domestic law enforcement are both manifestations of lawless tyranny.
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
War as an act of domestic law enforcement and militarized domestic law enforcement are both manifestations of lawless tyranny.
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Perhaps worth remembering that polls about US intervention in Venezuela conducted before today are no longer informative. Expect public opinion to polarise very quickly (dampening any effect on Americans’ views of Trump):
We were lucky enough to have our YouGov/The Economist poll in field when the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. You can see the partisan realignment in real time
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Perhaps worth remembering that polls about US intervention in Venezuela conducted before today are no longer informative. Expect public opinion to polarise very quickly (dampening any effect on Americans’ views of Trump):
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Nu har minst 2500 personer från omkring tusen frikyrkoförsamlingar i femhundra orter ställt sig bakom det öppna brevet till migrationsministern. Bland undertecknarna finns samfundsledarna för flera av de stora frikyrkorna liksom många hundra lokala pastorer, ledare och församlingsaktiva.
Frikyrkliga uppmanar regeringen: Läs bibeln
Tusentals frikyrkliga i upprop mot migrationspolitiken
www.flamman.se
January 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Nu har minst 2500 personer från omkring tusen frikyrkoförsamlingar i femhundra orter ställt sig bakom det öppna brevet till migrationsministern. Bland undertecknarna finns samfundsledarna för flera av de stora frikyrkorna liksom många hundra lokala pastorer, ledare och församlingsaktiva.
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A worshipper. A gospel legend. A trailblazer. May God comfort his family. Rest in Peace Richard Smallwood 😢
December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A worshipper. A gospel legend. A trailblazer. May God comfort his family. Rest in Peace Richard Smallwood 😢
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More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain by sea in 2025, NGO says
More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain in 2025
This year's figures represent a drop in migrant arrivals from North Africa to the Canary Islands, one of the world's deadliest crossings for migrants hoping to reach the EU.
www.euronews.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
More than 3,000 migrants died trying to reach Spain by sea in 2025, NGO says
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Superb sophisticated moral reflection on AI drawing on the book of Genesis.
"What Is The "Divine Image" in the Age of AI?"
Rav Soloveitchik's Tale of Two Adams
Second Voice and Zohar Atkins
Dec 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/secondvo...
"What Is The "Divine Image" in the Age of AI?"
Rav Soloveitchik's Tale of Two Adams
Second Voice and Zohar Atkins
Dec 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/secondvo...
What Is The "Divine Image" in the Age of AI?
Rav Soloveitchik's Tale of Two Adams
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Superb sophisticated moral reflection on AI drawing on the book of Genesis.
"What Is The "Divine Image" in the Age of AI?"
Rav Soloveitchik's Tale of Two Adams
Second Voice and Zohar Atkins
Dec 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/secondvo...
"What Is The "Divine Image" in the Age of AI?"
Rav Soloveitchik's Tale of Two Adams
Second Voice and Zohar Atkins
Dec 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/secondvo...
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The things she knew, let her forget again—
The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold,
The gaping shepherds, and the queer old men
Piling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold.
The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold,
The gaping shepherds, and the queer old men
Piling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold.
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The things she knew, let her forget again—
The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold,
The gaping shepherds, and the queer old men
Piling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold.
The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold,
The gaping shepherds, and the queer old men
Piling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold.
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All of you: How do the Bears keep winning these miraculous comebacks during this amazing season?
Us Southsiders, knowing it but not wanting to say it out loud:
Us Southsiders, knowing it but not wanting to say it out loud:
December 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
All of you: How do the Bears keep winning these miraculous comebacks during this amazing season?
Us Southsiders, knowing it but not wanting to say it out loud:
Us Southsiders, knowing it but not wanting to say it out loud:
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Waking up to Eurobonds
a man with a beard and mustache is smiling for the camera
ALT: a man with a beard and mustache is smiling for the camera
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Waking up to Eurobonds
Emily King
MARO
Gabrielle (den norska)
Lizzy McAlpine
Joni Mitchell
(Ella Rae Feingold, men bara på insta. Men där är hon så sjuuukt bra!)
MARO
Gabrielle (den norska)
Lizzy McAlpine
Joni Mitchell
(Ella Rae Feingold, men bara på insta. Men där är hon så sjuuukt bra!)
Män! Nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på:
Tracy Chapman
Joan Baez
Adele
Nina Simone
Dusty Springfield
Tracy Chapman
Joan Baez
Adele
Nina Simone
Dusty Springfield
Har märkt att män som grupp generellt sällan anger kvinnor som favoritartister. Tänkte därför försöka dra igång en lista på ”nämn fem kvinnliga artister du lyssnar på!” Endast män får svara!
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Emily King
MARO
Gabrielle (den norska)
Lizzy McAlpine
Joni Mitchell
(Ella Rae Feingold, men bara på insta. Men där är hon så sjuuukt bra!)
MARO
Gabrielle (den norska)
Lizzy McAlpine
Joni Mitchell
(Ella Rae Feingold, men bara på insta. Men där är hon så sjuuukt bra!)
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Vance literally blaming antisemitism on rootless cosmopolitans
Folks, would you believe me if I told you JD Vance was over there railing against the immigrants as the reason for the antisemitism
December 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Vance literally blaming antisemitism on rootless cosmopolitans
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No one’s rich like Gaston
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
No one’s rich like Gaston
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
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Happy birthday to Jane Austen, and to this very on-brand Economist chart
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
December 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Happy birthday to Jane Austen, and to this very on-brand Economist chart
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
www.economist.com/christmas-sp...
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On Monday the FIFA Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel will be awarded to Larry Summers
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On Monday the FIFA Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel will be awarded to Larry Summers
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com is intellectually serious, philosophically pluralistic, and politically responsible. Above all it is a voice for liberal principles, at a time when that is urgently needed but frustratingly difficult to find.
www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Donate to The Liberal Currents Startup Fund, organized by Adam Gurri
To fight fascism we need opposition media with a backbone. Liberal Currents is that. Help… Adam Gurri needs your support for The Liberal Currents Startup Fund
www.gofundme.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com is intellectually serious, philosophically pluralistic, and politically responsible. Above all it is a voice for liberal principles, at a time when that is urgently needed but frustratingly difficult to find.
www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
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Broke: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, it’s an action film
Woke: Die Hard is set at Christmas. Christmas film
Bespoke: Die Hard is about death, judgement, and deliverance from evil (and people anticipating the celebration of Christmas with an office party) and is therefore clearly an Advent movie
Woke: Die Hard is set at Christmas. Christmas film
Bespoke: Die Hard is about death, judgement, and deliverance from evil (and people anticipating the celebration of Christmas with an office party) and is therefore clearly an Advent movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Broke: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie, it’s an action film
Woke: Die Hard is set at Christmas. Christmas film
Bespoke: Die Hard is about death, judgement, and deliverance from evil (and people anticipating the celebration of Christmas with an office party) and is therefore clearly an Advent movie
Woke: Die Hard is set at Christmas. Christmas film
Bespoke: Die Hard is about death, judgement, and deliverance from evil (and people anticipating the celebration of Christmas with an office party) and is therefore clearly an Advent movie
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Famously migration from the Middle East to Europe dried up after the US and allies invaded Iraq
Cracks me up how you could just replace Venezuela and Venezuelans with Iraq and Iraqis and it’d be indistinguishable from something written in 2002
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Famously migration from the Middle East to Europe dried up after the US and allies invaded Iraq
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This is a great way to organize feedback - I am going to try to do this! #linkoftheday
conventionalcomments.org
conventionalcomments.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is a great way to organize feedback - I am going to try to do this! #linkoftheday
conventionalcomments.org
conventionalcomments.org
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"Fewer people" housing policy vs. "more people" housing policy:
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Fewer people" housing policy vs. "more people" housing policy:
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I have serious doubts whether a national coalition agreement is the right way to try to influence the voting behaviour of MEPs.
But if a party signs something like this, it should actually mean something.
But if a party signs something like this, it should actually mean something.
Watch Manfred Weber and other CDU/CSU MEPs flush the German coalition agreement down the toilet tomorrow - with no reaction from the SPD at national level.
All of this just to free some companies from reporting human rights abuses.
All of this just to free some companies from reporting human rights abuses.
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I have serious doubts whether a national coalition agreement is the right way to try to influence the voting behaviour of MEPs.
But if a party signs something like this, it should actually mean something.
But if a party signs something like this, it should actually mean something.
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We gotta have a clear term for people so cynical they become gullible.
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We gotta have a clear term for people so cynical they become gullible.