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strange opera
@strangeopera.bsky.social
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liberal, childless cat lady, carnivore, Episcopalian, historian, unpopular electric eel
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strangeopera.bsky.social
it’s been a difficult 14 months, but i got through it and am better than i was before. time for a vacation.
a clear blue sky and a deep blue ocean.
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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strangeopera.bsky.social
new from me: centrists taking victory laps are missing the point.
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No More Magical Thinking
None of this says that the president and his fascist minions are not a danger to all of us.
first-draft.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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socrates17.bsky.social
No More Magical Thinking
None of this says that the president and his fascist minions are not a danger to all of us.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
strangeopera.bsky.social
is that a stain? huh?
mollyjongfast.bsky.social Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 5d
There’s no way this is real
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
strangeopera.bsky.social
still seems relevant (from me):
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A Pig On A Plane
He literally belongs in a sty.
first-draft.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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adrastosno.bsky.social
Your Thursday matinee with Cassandra.
No More Magical Thinking
I saw this post on Bluesky: and I groaned at just what I could read from the paywalled link. This is magical thinking. This is the same thinking that led to this statement: Rep. Jared Golden, D-Mai…
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November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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By: cassandraisright on Thursday, November 20, 2025
No More Magical Thinking
Abra kadabra.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
strangeopera.bsky.social
new from me: centrists taking victory laps are missing the point.
first-draft.com/2025/11/20/n...
No More Magical Thinking
None of this says that the president and his fascist minions are not a danger to all of us.
first-draft.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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By: cassandraisright on Wednesday, November 19, 2025
A Pig On A Plane
He literally belongs in a sty.
first-draft.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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strangeopera.bsky.social
new from me: he belongs in a sty.
first-draft.com/2025/11/19/a...
A Pig On A Plane
He literally belongs in a sty.
first-draft.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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owensefrem.bsky.social
A Pig On A Plane first-draft.com/2025/11/19/a...
A Pig On A Plane
He literally belongs in a sty.
first-draft.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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socrates17.bsky.social
A Pig On A Plane
He literally belongs in a sty.
first-draft.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
strangeopera.bsky.social
new from me: he belongs in a sty.
first-draft.com/2025/11/19/a...
A Pig On A Plane
He literally belongs in a sty.
first-draft.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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adrastosno.bsky.social
The latest post from my First Draft colleague Cassandra.
A Pig On A Plane
He literally belongs in a sty.
first-draft.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
strangeopera.bsky.social
wtf
ebharrington.bsky.social Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 8d
POTUS tells a woman to shut up by snapping "Quiet, Piggy."

Strike up the band for another rousing chorus of our theme song:

🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And Donald Trump is its Generalissimo🎵
People magazine headline about Donald Trump calling a female reporter "Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
strangeopera.bsky.social
well that's no more McDonalds for me.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Trump: "You should've suffered a little while through Kamala. The good news is she had no clue. I want to give an IQ test to Kamala and Biden. Who do you think wins?"
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
strangeopera.bsky.social
good thread and good replies.
oldenoughtosay.com madeline odent @oldenoughtosay.com · Dec 31
In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
Screencap showing the jump from Oct 4 to 15
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
strangeopera.bsky.social
this guy is utterly ridiculous. and he has been for a very very long time.
radiofreetom.bsky.social Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 10d
1. If America were fascist right now, I would not be posting here. Neither would you.

Instead, I - and you - would be trying to build networks of people *offline* who can support and protect each other, in the dark, rather than yelling at the president and his stooges in our own names. /2
November 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
strangeopera.bsky.social
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Separated a century ago, two branches of Pope Leo's family reunite in New Orleans
Pope Leo's long-separated family reunites over dinner in New Orleans.
www.nola.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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NEW: In his first interview since his arrest for protesting outside the Chicago-area ICE facility, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social tells me he has "bruises all over my body."

Even so, he said, “the cruelty that goes on that facility … must be 100 times worse." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
(RNS) — In video recorded on Friday (Nov. 4) outside the embattled U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, the Rev. Michael Woolf stands alongside fellow protesters, fiddling awkwardly with his backpack as faith leaders and other protesters chant slogans at a line of police officers. A moment later, one officer can be seen walking forward, grabbing Woolf by the wrist and yanking. Demonstrators attempted to hold on to Woolf, who was a clerical collar, but four officers wrenched him from the crowd and tossed him to the ground. After turning him onto his stomach, officers proceeded to arrest Woolf, and removed him to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Maywood, Illinois. “I’ve got bruises all over my body,” Woolf, an American Baptist minister who is pastor of Lake Street Church of Evanston, Illinois, told Religion News Service. He was speaking in his first interview since being released Friday afternoon after about seven hours in custody. Woolf said when he asked the arresting officers to loosen the plastic handcuffs that were causing his hands to go numb, an officer replied: “Nobody wants to talk to you — shut the f–k up.” “It’s part of the dehumanizing nature of it, and it’s it gives me a lot of clarity around what’s happening here,” said Woolf, who has been active in protests against ICE. “It’s really a spiritual emergency.”
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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jackjenkins.me
Full story: religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest
(RNS) — 'I've got bruises all over my body,' the Rev. Michael Woolf, who was thrown to the ground and arrested by police, told RNS.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
strangeopera.bsky.social
new from me, for Caturday.
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Caturday: What’s The Rumpus?
Meow from Rey.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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By: cassandraisright on Thursday, November 13, 2025
A Conspiracy Of Dunces
I hate conspiracy theories. Yet here we are.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
strangeopera.bsky.social
still relevant
first-draft.com/2025/11/13/a...
A Conspiracy Of Dunces
I hate conspiracy theories. Yet here we are.
first-draft.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
strangeopera.bsky.social
to my FB friend: 2 eagles did not land in wet concrete to leave tracks. 1, eagles are wild animals and don't hang around people. 2, those aren't eagle tracks in the cement. 3, the cement would be harmful to the eagles and they would need immediate medical attention. now I know why you're a trumper.
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM