Polly Springhorn (she/her)

Editorial - The Pagan Threat: Now Both a Bestseller and Interfaith Test - Editorial, News, Paganism, Perspectives, Religion, The Wild Hunt, Witchcraft Witchcraft & Pagan News - Lucas Miles’ The Pagan Threat has become a New York Times bestseller, warning of a “pagan uprising.” Yet the greater concern is not the book itself, but the silence surroundi...

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Listen to the voice of the horned lark. #goodmorning #desert

Reminder: November 4th is extremely important, don’t forget to vote!

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"Not only will the loss of SNAP create more hunger in the richest country on earth, it will also rip a hole in local economies just as people’s health insurance premiums skyrocket."
#uspol
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But we are all in the hands of the Gods

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Federal workers squeezed as shutdown drags on: ‘I can’t believe we’re not going to get paid’ Anxiety and economic stress among federal employees as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked on bill

#uspol
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

AI models may be developing their own ‘survival drive’, researchers say Like 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000, some AIs seem to resist being turned off and will even sabotage shutdown

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

October 24, 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has canceled House business again next week, meaning that over the last 17 weeks, the House of Representatives will have worked on Capitol Hill for just 20 days.

"President Donald J. Trump is refusing even to talk with Democrats, let alone negotiate to reopen the government, and Republican lawmakers are following his lead."
#uspol
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Who Are the Federal Forces Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations and Crime Crackdown? (Gift Article) As President Trump deploys ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here’s how to tell them apart — and what their powers are.

#uspol
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump says tech chiefs convinced him to call off troop ‘surge’ to San Francisco President specifically lauds Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs and says they told him ‘the future of San Francisco is great’

“Great people like Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others have called saying that the future of San Francisco is great. They want to give it a ‘shot.’ Therefore, we will not surge San Francisco on Saturday.”
(But what about the rest of the Bay Area?)
#uspol
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October 23, 2025 Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez of NBC News reported today that Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s rush to get new recruits onto the street has meant they have pushed into their training program mo...

"[ICE has] pushed into their training program more than 200 people who have disqualifying criminal backgrounds, fail drug testing, or don’t meet the academic or physical requirements."
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American Academy of Religion, Western Region American Academy of Religion, Western Region

Call for Papers -- AAR Western Region, Pagan Studies Unit
Religion, Technology, and Innovation
See the full conference Call for Papers here: buff.ly/uHlowMG
deadline October 31

San Francisco Bay Area braces for Trump’s immigration crackdown Administration has reportedly sent more than 100 federal agents to US Coast Guard base near the California region

*SNARL*
#uspol
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In man or fish, wriggling is a sign of inferiority.

The West Wing is now just the Wing.

Day 22 of the #GopShitdown. This is the week we miss our first full paycheck so please, if you have the ability to do so, now is the time to start donating food or money to your local food banks. Check on your Fed friends. Some of us have access to interest free loans and some don’t. Hang in there ✊

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How Trump Is Using Fake Imagery to Attack Enemies and Rouse Supporters (Gift Article) The president has posted A.I.-generated images and videos dozens of times on social media, in some cases misleading viewers and amplifying political divisions.

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