Julia Carrie Wong
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I tried to write about empathy and ended up writing about fascism again
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Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trumpās actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/08/empathy-sin-christian-right-musk-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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ok am I allowed to get my Shiba a Japanese robe if Iām not Japanese? (Iām definitely not)
www.etsy.com/listing/1494...
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https://www.etsy.com/listing/1494520343/new-summer-dog-japanese-kimono-party?ref=share_ios_native_control
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there was a Shiba parade in San Francisco and all the shibas wore yukatas itās too much
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corporate dei in 2026 is one corporation self-identifying as fascist and all the other corporations being like āthatās validā
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about 18 hours ago
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Georgie in the pink
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the pope is correct about the war bc he is correct on the merits and not because he is the pope likewise Trump is wrong about the war on the merits and not bc heads of state should never criticize religious leaders or engage in blasphemy which is actually fine thank you for coming to my ted talk
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āWe're very much and clearly winning. Like, really, really easily.ā
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sorry Iām a secular dumdum lollipop but is it normal to āpick a favorite Testament between the twoā?
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she is such a good girl
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sometimes I feel kind of bummed that no one has ever tried to recruit me to join a cult/intelligence service
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Iām not saying that itās *good* but I wouldnāt necessarily say that itās *bad* if Kash Patel is too intoxicated to go to work every day
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every year around this time Georgie gets seized by the urge to simply slather tree pollen all over her body at every conceivable opportunity and ngl itās driving me a bit mad
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I really like how the art here captures the wide range of emotional responses to this news in the raccoon community, from mad (l) to sad (r)
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stegosaurus is obviously the best dinosaur wtf
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just heard the archbishop of Miami take a swing at secular Calvinists on the bbc hot medieval summer continues apace
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Jack Jenkins
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Again, there is literally no one covering Hegsethās Pentagon worship services more closely than
@briankaylor.bsky.social
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apparently people get excommunicated all the time
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List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_excommunicated_by_the_Catholic_Church?wprov=sfti1#21st_century
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inside you there are 5.6 million bees
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it was kind of a lot at the time but Iām so glad that I learned a little bit about the crusades and just war theology last month just so I can enjoy jd Vance beclowning himself now
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every time I think that Iāve come up with a story idea thatās not existentially upsetting I do a little reading and get hella upset
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Sam Levin
6 days ago
DOJ prosecutes a California man who was shot in the face by ICE agents DOJ/DHS say Carlos, 36, "assaulted" officers with his car, but video doesn't show his car hitting officers + officials haven't claimed an agent was injured. FBI's complaint says it has "not been able" to interview key ICE agents
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FBI arrests California man shot by ICE on āassaultā charges
DHS accused of false and misleading statements about Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez who was shot in face
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/fbi-arrests-california-man-shot-ice-assault
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We did this in 2019 and it was v funny bc actual human comedians made sure the jokes came out actually funny
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i tried to use gemini to convert a web table to a csv and it wouldn't do it because there were more than 500 entries which is a) why i wanted it to do it in the first place b) the whole fucking point of ai, no?
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ICYMI I spent the past month trying to understand what Pete Hegseth believes and how that relates to the war on Iran. He belongs to an extreme Calvinist denomination whose founder prefers the constitution of the Confederacy to that of the US; Hegseth certainly conducts himself as if he agrees.
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something deeply wrong with a religious movement that is okay with bombing schools full of children but draws the line at blasphemous slop memes anyways hereās my most recent article
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Pete Hegsethās holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran
The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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hello if anyone has any ideas for what my next story should be about my suggestion box is open
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hello if anyone has any ideas for what my next story should be about my suggestion box is open
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every time I see an aerial shot of grand army plaza my brain makes a sapphic joke theyāre not even good jokes they just happen to be
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wet hot medieval summer
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8 days ago
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itās giving crusades itās giving Avignon papacy
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hot medieval summer
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kind of obsessed with the mecha moth man in the sky
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itās crazy that Trump just straight up lost a war to Iran and no one really knows what to say or do about it
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David Kaye
8 days ago
for sure, congratulations to magyar. but the real heroes imo are those in civil society & journalism & rank-and-file opposition & academia who have fought against the disintegration of rule of law, the weaponization of the courts/media, & so much more for so long. ššŗ
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no one is doing it like jd vance, a loser across three continents in a single weekend
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Sunday in the park with Georgie
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ICYMI I spent the past month trying to understand what Pete Hegseth believes and how that relates to the war on Iran. He belongs to an extreme Calvinist denomination whose founder prefers the constitution of the Confederacy to that of the US; Hegseth certainly conducts himself as if he agrees.
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pretty girl
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Wedge Collider
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Temu Templar
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George Monbiot
10 days ago
Those who believe absurdities commit atrocities.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Pete Hegsethās holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran
The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Pete Hegseth believes that Jesus guides Tomahawk missiles, even when they hit elementary schools. I wrote about the roots of his militant faith - from the Crusades to the confederacy - and what they mean for the US and Iran today.
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Pete Hegsethās holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran
The bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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fwiw reporting this story is how I became pope-curious, much to my motherās continuing dismay
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10 days ago
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11 days ago
TIL hegseth is out here promising soldiers eternal life
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Marya
11 days ago
An excellent insight into the fervent religiosity of the moment. āThe Crusades, like the Confederacy, ended in ignominious defeat. But as with other ālost causesā, they maintain a powerful appeal to reactionary minds who luxuriate in grievance and take comfort in glorious hypotheticals. ā
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Nancy Levine Stearns
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"Hegsethās distinct combination of piety and bloodlust was most prominently on display at the 25 March worship service at the Pentagon, the first since the war in Iran began, when he prayed for 'overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.'"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Pete Hegsethās holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran
The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade
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Jeff Sharlet
11 days ago
An exceptionally good survey of the Protestant theological currents feeding this holy war.
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Murshed Zaheed
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A must read in depth & alarming reporting on how āthe Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle Eastā tracing the roots of Hegsethās reported right-wing Christian faith 2 not just the Crusades but also 2 genocide of Native Americans & 2 confederacy.
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lowkey tearing up cause I got a nice email from a professor of history
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Oliver Laughland
11 days ago
This is a fascinating and revealing examination of Pete Hegsethās particular sect of Calvinist evangelicalism, by
@joolia.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Pete Hegsethās holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran
The Bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East. Is this a war or a crusade?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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