And what rough Beast,
its hour come round at last,
slouches tward Starbucks
to be born?

I think it's for algorithms. Unfortunately, robots aren't great at being able to tell if a word is being used in an appropriate context, so they might be trained to remove all content with words like "die". (Bluesky doesn't, but the post probably originated somewhere else.)

If you see this, quote with a picture of you in glasses.

Here it is now!

It’s cool how the people who control the US government right now just openly take it as a personal attack when the Pope says something like “God will not reward evil men”

This guy is always putting on an angry 3 year old's idea of looking tough. Does it actually work on anybody??

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

I wonder how it feels to be so wrong on doctrine that multiple authorities within the Church clarify exactly how and where you’re wrong

Not wonder in an “I’d like to experience that feeling” way though

Could have been an email.

Yeah. I have a degree in Russian literature. Now I haven't read a book in its entirety in ages. I'm thankful that at least I got to grow up into young adulthood before this.

Full disclosure, I only know that line because it's in Camus' "The Possessed"... ☺️

Honestly, perfect time for a Revelation reference

"Who's to say who's really crazy in this crazy world 🤷‍♀️ "

The last time I was in Russia was in 2012. Horrifying to think that 4 year olds I encountered then are now at risk of being sent to this senseless slaughter, to kill and be killed for the sake of one man's power fantasy.

Are tensions really escalating between the Vatican and Washington? That makes it sound like they are both contributing equally. What actually seems to be happening is the President of the United States is lobbying unprovoked attacks at the leader of one of the world's largest religions...

Oh no...

Trump should be grateful. A "tough on crime" Pope would be calling for him to be tried at the Hague.

If you're in line to dunk on JD Vance, STAY IN LINE.

Sending best wishes from Canada!
🇨🇦❤️🇭🇺

The turtles are out already?? I went to Tommy Thompson today and checked around for them, but I figured it was too early ☺️

Hello Chicago from gorgeous day in Toronto!

Pesto knew they got this

With Honest Ed's in the background to prove it!!

Thank you very very much for this, I didn't know it was an option ❤️

Literally this is what happens when a country elects a rapist as its leader. #BelieveWomen

As someone who has not been back to Russia since 2012, and whose only family who once lived there is now banned, I am reading this with great interest, empathy and admiration, on my way to work. Looking forward to continuing later, and thank you @radchenko.bsky.social for this illuminatory piece.

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

A WHOLE CIVILIZATION WILL DIE TONIGHT My son needs lunch, and I have to put his backpack together, but a whole civilization will die tonight, so I'm wondering if they've closed their schools. Like, a snow day, maybe, except instead of snow it's "keep your children home so if you die, you die together" — instead of "well open back up once the plows have cleared" it's "we don't know if we'll be here tomorrow, hold your babies tight." It's just "talk" I'm told, which I've been told before. "It's how the president makes his deals." But I've never heard anyone talk about other human beings this way, and I'm not certain I can look my son in the eyes if we all agree to stomach it one more time. A civilization will die tonight, but as I zip up his backpack and kiss him off to school I think: if this is what we call leadership then I'm not entirely sure ours isn't already dead. @michaelfdubois Mukad A QuBoy @michacifdubois

Brutal.