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A rich and powerful man voluntarily bearing a cross onstage, but adding wheels so it's not remotely difficult, is the perfect picture for our country.

On Wednesday, we dive into “Finished-Work Pentecostalism,” exploring how the Assemblies of God (USA) and the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada emerged. The conversation includes my personal reflections on my years as a former PAOC pastor, adding a unique insider’s perspective. youtu.be/wGhOAP-yR6M

This was fantastic. We say “touch grass” like a curse on someone, when really the digital realm has become a place to separate us from the sensual (and I’d argue the emotional) connection we have with the world around us and those closest to us

"Charlie's death was not just a murder. The true word for what Charlie did is 'sacrifice.' ...Charlie Kirk died for all of you. And Charlie's sacrifice means that Charlie Kirk will live forever ...for all future generations of Americans." I'm sorry, are we going full Kirkian Atonement Theory?

Okay, Charlie Kirk memorial event has wrapped, with Trump and Erika Kirk embracing before walking off together. One of the most prominent — in terms of the political power wielded by participants — intermingle-ings of religion and politics I've ever witnessed. Anyway, hire more religion reporters.

It's wild how so many of the "timeless biblical truths" we grew up with were popularized like 50 years ago.

There are some parts of religious trauma that I'll probably never fully shake, but one encouraging thing is that I can't remember the last time I heard rapture rumors and had even the slightest worry that this could be real I guess you could say that part of my life has been fully left behind

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Again already? That's awesome. I have prepared a complete history of the Rapture leading up to Tuesday's Rapture:

NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable. This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed. From me for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I have submitted a FOIA to the FBI for all video evidence & docs created in the investigation of Border Czar Tom Homan & his acceptance of $50K in bribes for favorable government contracts. I'll be publishing updates soon on my human rights newsletter. No paywall: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

One time, the Missouri Ethics Committee investigated me over a $30 donation…

No one could’ve seen this coming

A few Qs in this week's Kash hearings that ring differently know that we know Tom Homan took a bribe. 1) Kash was asked how many people triggered CI concerns in background checks. Homan investigation was a CI investigation. 2) Kash was asked WHY background checks were halted until he was confirmed.

It's the Starlink ad for me

My sibling logged into Facebook at work, immediately saw graphic pornography in an ad, and couldn't log out fast enough. Meta has some serious issues.

Something interesting that I'm seeing lately is the new generation in these circles is using "The Fire Rises" as a way to talk in code about the actual real living people who were involved in AWD Sort of like the use of "in Minecraft" but much more direct

“With a single post or video, we can influence thousands of guests to try a food, drink, or experience in the parks,” she says. “I couldn’t, in good conscience, keep giving them free publicity knowing they don’t support free speech and are willing to bow to fascism."

Someone was trying to take a portrait of their two fave Chickens, and this happened.

turns out it's pretty hard to put an hour's worth of charlie kirk together and hold up the "he was not a white christian nationalist, actually" charade

we should have never normalized filming strangers in public and posting them as content

As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."

A picture worth a thousand words. “None of us have ever done this before. All of this is new, and I just wanted to stand up as American and be seen and make my presence felt.” - 65-year-old Evanston resident Curtis Evans, holding an American flag.

My final straw was when they generated an AI podcast on one of my papers without prior consent. Anyway, Academia.edu is a grift. This seems like a good final straw if you haven’t deleted your account.

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose??? This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

I got off academia dot edu 5 or so years ago, when I discovered it was sending automatically-generated emails in my name without even telling me - I found out when a very senior member of the profession replied to one. It's only gone further and further done this path since, as far as I can tell.

It's not just American conservatives who're turning Charlie Kirk into a martyr. From Germany to South Africa to Great Britain to Japan, ultranationalist movements have also seized on the late MAGA influencer's death.

People always forget the second one but yeah this is a very real problem

I don't mind podcasts that are scripted like a news hour but I hate the style of podcasts that are two buddies talking to each other With some rare exceptions

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

Anyway Ken Klippenstein doesn't speak for the FBI actually

Found a story that includes background and links to clips👇

@partpartisan.bsky.social , another day…another perfect moment to drop the meme.

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Starting a moral panic but shaking my head to demonstrate to my audience that I find it dispecable

Does it count as participatory propaganda when you are participating in spreading propaganda but only because you disagree with it?

I'm not sure it's a reckless misreading as much as taking at face value the points that Ken is implying for clickbait (while citing himself), but Emily makes some great points here about why it's not necessary to panic just yet.

"Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him."

Tune in tomorrow and over the weekend, wherever you are. This incredible 26-minute interview offers so much, about violence, risk, rhetoric and prevention- join us!

“Their marriage eroded swiftly, over a span of about four weeks, and the husband blames ChatGPT.”

The world is in chaos but we have been promised Baja Blast pie

the thing about malignant narcissism, whether manifesting as an individual or a whole-ass political movement, is that the very traits which make it so effective at dividing and isolating potential targets also hinder it from recognizing when it’s pushing too far too fast

There has been a fair amount of misunderstanding about what the Com Network is, as well as a misuse of the term “Nihilistic Violent Extremism,” which has become a catch-all in the media and popular culture to describe a complex and ever-evolving ecosystem. 1/ www.maargentino.com/beyond-the-h...

After any tragedy, especially highly publicized ones, info spaces get flooded with speculation, rumour, and misinformation. In these conditions conspiracy theories flourish and muddy the waters, pulling energy away from the hard work of finding and understanding the (often unsatisfying) truth

Type of person who refrains from having friends to avoid having any weaknesses struggles to comprehend that maybe others have considered all the possible worst case scenarios and still believe that it's worth it

can confirm that @hereticmasked.bsky.social and @bluebilliejeans.bsky.social rock