Katie McQuage-Loukas
@kmcquage.bsky.social
Unitarian Universalist minister, pagan, Texan. She/her.
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Happy St Brigid’s Day! St Brigid helped spread Christianity in Ireland, becoming the abbess of a powerful convent. When a nun came to her, pregnant and scared, St Brigid laid hands on her belly, prayed, and induced a miraculous abortion.
February 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Happy St Brigid’s Day! St Brigid helped spread Christianity in Ireland, becoming the abbess of a powerful convent. When a nun came to her, pregnant and scared, St Brigid laid hands on her belly, prayed, and induced a miraculous abortion.
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liam and his dad are home!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
liam and his dad are home!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
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Three free (and very relevant) e-books available from @haymarketbooks.org right now
"Unbuild Walls" by @silkys13.bsky.social
"Border and Rule" by @harshawalia.bsky.social
and my "The Case for Open Borders"
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-fr...
"Unbuild Walls" by @silkys13.bsky.social
"Border and Rule" by @harshawalia.bsky.social
and my "The Case for Open Borders"
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-fr...
Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
www.haymarketbooks.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Three free (and very relevant) e-books available from @haymarketbooks.org right now
"Unbuild Walls" by @silkys13.bsky.social
"Border and Rule" by @harshawalia.bsky.social
and my "The Case for Open Borders"
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-fr...
"Unbuild Walls" by @silkys13.bsky.social
"Border and Rule" by @harshawalia.bsky.social
and my "The Case for Open Borders"
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-fr...
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READ READ READ
and then ask yourself how such an undisciplined and unfettered agency acquired a budget larger than that of every military exc those of China and of course the US
and for what purpose, cuz they're not done yet.
and then ask yourself how such an undisciplined and unfettered agency acquired a budget larger than that of every military exc those of China and of course the US
and for what purpose, cuz they're not done yet.
Curious why ICE and CBP agents are so brutal? Here's a useful explainer I wrote last week, before Saturday's outrageous murder, about how uniquely unsuited ICE and CBP are for this moment—and why they were so corruptible into Trump's own fascist secret police: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
READ READ READ
and then ask yourself how such an undisciplined and unfettered agency acquired a budget larger than that of every military exc those of China and of course the US
and for what purpose, cuz they're not done yet.
and then ask yourself how such an undisciplined and unfettered agency acquired a budget larger than that of every military exc those of China and of course the US
and for what purpose, cuz they're not done yet.
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I hope the angel Gabriel tells me. Like the Annunciation but better.
Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
January 21, 2026 at 5:59 AM
I hope the angel Gabriel tells me. Like the Annunciation but better.
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The digital editor of the National Catholic Reporter has written the most cogent and hard-hitting critique of JD Vance I've ever read, worth a thousand couch jokes
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
January 8, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The digital editor of the National Catholic Reporter has written the most cogent and hard-hitting critique of JD Vance I've ever read, worth a thousand couch jokes
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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An NBA player learns to paint
Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly has appreciated art since he was a child in Paris. Now he’s taking it on as a therapeutic hobby.
wapo.st/4b3GLRd
Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly has appreciated art since he was a child in Paris. Now he’s taking it on as a therapeutic hobby.
wapo.st/4b3GLRd
An NBA player learns to paint
Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly has appreciated art since he was a child in Paris. Now he’s taking it on as a therapeutic hobby.
wapo.st
December 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
An NBA player learns to paint
Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly has appreciated art since he was a child in Paris. Now he’s taking it on as a therapeutic hobby.
wapo.st/4b3GLRd
Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly has appreciated art since he was a child in Paris. Now he’s taking it on as a therapeutic hobby.
wapo.st/4b3GLRd
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The innkeeper isn't the bad guy in the story, he's a *good guy* in the story. He *doesn't have room in his inn* and then *finds a spot for Mary anyway*. And this act of kindness is why Jesus is born in a manger -- warm, dry, safe, surrounded by people that love him -- instead of out in the desert
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The innkeeper isn't the bad guy in the story, he's a *good guy* in the story. He *doesn't have room in his inn* and then *finds a spot for Mary anyway*. And this act of kindness is why Jesus is born in a manger -- warm, dry, safe, surrounded by people that love him -- instead of out in the desert
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The song of Mary is the oldest Advent hymn…It is at once the most passionate, the wildest, one might even say the most revolutionary Advent hymn ever sung.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christmas Eve
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christmas Eve
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Christmas Eve
Mary, Prophet of Justice
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The song of Mary is the oldest Advent hymn…It is at once the most passionate, the wildest, one might even say the most revolutionary Advent hymn ever sung.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christmas Eve
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christmas Eve
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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On the longest night, we gather at the hearth. 🔥
A #WinterSolstice grounding meditation for tending the communal fire—the warmth we create together that carries us through the dark.
For your #solstice circles, personal practice, or quiet ritual tonight.
#PaganSpirituality #meditation #witchsky
A #WinterSolstice grounding meditation for tending the communal fire—the warmth we create together that carries us through the dark.
For your #solstice circles, personal practice, or quiet ritual tonight.
#PaganSpirituality #meditation #witchsky
Grounding Meditation: Gathering at the Communal Hearth
A winter solstice meditation at a communal hearth, sharing warmth and connection through the longest night. Grounding practice for sacred community.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
On the longest night, we gather at the hearth. 🔥
A #WinterSolstice grounding meditation for tending the communal fire—the warmth we create together that carries us through the dark.
For your #solstice circles, personal practice, or quiet ritual tonight.
#PaganSpirituality #meditation #witchsky
A #WinterSolstice grounding meditation for tending the communal fire—the warmth we create together that carries us through the dark.
For your #solstice circles, personal practice, or quiet ritual tonight.
#PaganSpirituality #meditation #witchsky
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This studio awards-season email is really matching the current mood in a way I’m not sure they intended.
December 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This studio awards-season email is really matching the current mood in a way I’m not sure they intended.
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This essay by the author of a recent well-reviewed book about Tolkien starts modestly and then stabs you with a Morgul-blade halfway through, where you are pinioned by a twist in the telling. You may never recover. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Opinion | Why I Keep Returning to Middle-Earth
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This essay by the author of a recent well-reviewed book about Tolkien starts modestly and then stabs you with a Morgul-blade halfway through, where you are pinioned by a twist in the telling. You may never recover. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
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Tinker Swift, Taylor Swift, Soldier Swift, Spy Swift
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Tinker Swift, Taylor Swift, Soldier Swift, Spy Swift
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Consider this a book publisher's very important contribution to the ongoing font discourse #FontDebate
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Consider this a book publisher's very important contribution to the ongoing font discourse #FontDebate
The technical answer is that anything “DEI” is against TX ed policies and law. But that just means doing things near campuses instead of on them!
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The technical answer is that anything “DEI” is against TX ed policies and law. But that just means doing things near campuses instead of on them!
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I wonder who in Texas will use this very same mechanism to put Freedom Schools in high school and colleges across the state. Test their claims of *viewpoint* diversity and demand the same money that will be going to this effort to also support Freedom schools.
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I wonder who in Texas will use this very same mechanism to put Freedom Schools in high school and colleges across the state. Test their claims of *viewpoint* diversity and demand the same money that will be going to this effort to also support Freedom schools.
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Trump and Hegseth have been committing murder on the high seas. They must be held accountable. The Medina family and all others devastated by these lawless #boatkillings deserve justice.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Family of victim in Trump drug boat killings files first formal complaint
Exclusive: Petition says Colombia citizen Alejandro Carranza Medina was illegally killed in US airstrike on 15 September
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump and Hegseth have been committing murder on the high seas. They must be held accountable. The Medina family and all others devastated by these lawless #boatkillings deserve justice.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
Wondering if my worship associate is up for a last minute switcheroo. (And if they’re up for cussing in the pulpit.)
The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Wondering if my worship associate is up for a last minute switcheroo. (And if they’re up for cussing in the pulpit.)
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The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
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I'm just very disappointed in you today, BlueSky.
Pie is for bringing us together, not for having bad opinions about!
Pie is for bringing us together, not for having bad opinions about!
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I'm just very disappointed in you today, BlueSky.
Pie is for bringing us together, not for having bad opinions about!
Pie is for bringing us together, not for having bad opinions about!
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"Gonza" implies that "Gonzo" isn't gender neutral despite the Muppet's gender consistently being described as "whatever"
Tell me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson without telling me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"Gonza" implies that "Gonzo" isn't gender neutral despite the Muppet's gender consistently being described as "whatever"
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