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@jmjoiner.bsky.social

Poetry, Nature, Religion, and the end of each. Certified Peer Wellness Specialist & Episcopal priest. Portland, Oregon. He/him.

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Bruce Springsteen or Stephen King? 1. You take Mary out for a nice drive. Disaster ensues. 2. Bit by bit, this town is killing you. 3. Two remorseless killers careen acro...

"You leave the carnival with your arm around your girl and climb behind the wheel of your car. It feels like nothing could go wrong."

23.09.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 12
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U​tah's Republican Governor professed, β€œI was praying ... that [the killer] wouldn’t be one of us.”

But then a 22-year-old electrician from Utah, the son of a MAGA family with a passion for guns, was arrestedβ€”and they appeared to recognize Robinson as maybe, just maybe, one of them. trib.al/8z5LV9Q

15.09.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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Episcopal Church removes priest who founded Christian psychedelic society (RNS) β€” Hunt Priest was removed from ministry nearly a decade after participating in a controversial study on clergy and psychedelics.

β€œIt was done to try to influence religious attitudes to accept psychedelics by giving clergy drugs which make you really open to suggestion,” Welker told RNS. β€œI came to believe that Priest was a victim, and the other folks were a victim of a really unethical study.”

02.09.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t wait to watch Bugonia so I guess I’ll just watch Kinds of Kindness again

30.08.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

melania constantly refreshing the tl

30.08.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7238    πŸ” 763    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 24

she said that β€œblack” with a hard r

29.08.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 17940    πŸ” 2977    πŸ’¬ 703    πŸ“Œ 180
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Moderate North Carolina Democrat Won’t Take AIPAC Cash for 2026 Rep. Deborah Ross became the latest Democrat to swear off AIPAC amid pressure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza.

Rep. Deborah Ross became the latest Democrat to swear off AIPAC amid pressure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza.

29.08.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 492    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 21
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By the numbers: the latest Ice and CBP data on arrests, detentions and deportations in the US The Guardian US reviewed figures from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection since Trump’s inauguration

The Guardian US is releasing a new tool today, a tracker tallying the arrests, detentions, and deportations since the start of the second Trump admin. We are going to continue to update as the admin releases new data: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

29.08.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 316    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 10
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Lana Del Rey Talks New Album, Finding Love, & Life in Louisiana In a candid conversation, the pop icon reflects on her first year of marriage, the hold-up on her country record, and why she may be eyeing Hollywood next.

Obsessed with pretty much every line of this interview

27.08.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial | Press Watch The frog in the proverbial pot is dead.
26.08.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a patient today who will not quit farting. I am wearing a mask but I cannof escape these farts. I have been smelling these same farts for 10 hrs. I am at a breaking point.

25.08.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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surprised by love The language and imagery of Christian faith has always run thick with familial relationships… so when you rear children to view their parents as fundamentally people to be feared whose love n…
25.08.2025 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why does the sound of the dishwasher at 10pm in my empty, clean house soothe me so completely tf out?

24.08.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All of Us Strangers πŸŽ„πŸ₯²

22.08.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My kitchen smells like yeast dough and grilled aubergine πŸ˜‹

22.08.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

having eradicated all of my other vices I shall now take to reposting redundant yet endearing animal vids like a boomer on facebook

11.08.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pakistani musicians use folk songs to raise climate change awareness Pakistani folk musician Sham Bhai is using song to teach villagers about climate change. She is from Sindh, the province worst-hit three years ago by climate-worsened deluges that affected tens of mil...
06.08.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations β€œIn recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

"Listen here, my good bitch. Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI."

04.08.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8
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The Boy Genius Who Killed 14 Million Poor People What is the moral weight of responsibility for the men who carried out DOGE’s work?

"What is his level of responsibility? What is a fair moral comparison? What consequences should a liberal society imposeβ€”if anyβ€”on someone like him?"

One Lancet study estimates USAID's destruction by DOGE will cost 14 million lives. It also decimated an entire ecosystem of organizations & careers.

04.08.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 15

I am an old enough man now where I shout β€œoh god! ooo yeah!” as I settle into bed at night

31.07.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did it get lost among all the other entries in your datebook, Blanche?

31.07.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Fleabag - Wedding speech by The Priest
YouTube video by T Dolma Fleabag - Wedding speech by The Priest

My parents just finished watching Fleabag at my recommendation and my mom reminded me of this scene πŸ₯²

31.07.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is my favorite of these yet

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β€˜Not Only Cringey but Politically Troubling’: Paul Preciado’s Dysphoria Mundi, Reviewed The philosopher’s reflections on his own privileged experience of the COVID-19 pandemic range from the bizarre to the frankly obscene

Was curious about this book but this review helped deprioritize that

30.07.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are some staff at the hospital who wear HEAVY fragrance and I’m like WHAT are y’all hiding??

30.07.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I cry at least once a chapter

28.07.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you listened to the audiobook???? Arian Moayed narrates and it is such a TREAT.

28.07.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I also wept at the Fantastic Four movie today. Maybe it’s a 40something hormonal thing but I’m into it.

27.07.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I need someone to know how much reading Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! feels like meeting a new best friend, how every chapter makes me weep for the beauty of this world and friendship and grief.

27.07.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Not every day you’re out for your evening constitutional and pass by Devo in the middle of a set on the waterfront. #Portland

27.07.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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