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Jay Robinson

@dunedinjay.bsky.social

Librarian and pastor.

98 Followers  |  69 Following  |  81 Posts  |  Joined: 08.01.2025
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A country surrounded by the ocean, with active geothermal zones, buffeted by winds and basking in sunshine should not be relying on tanker loads of oil, gas and coal shipped half way across the world to run its energy network.

01.03.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 326    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

Hear, hear!

02.03.2026 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The mischief of oppression In The Secret Agent, Kleber MendonΓ§a Filho shows how political corruption and violence create an atmosphere of dreadβ€”along with situations so confusing they are almost...

β€œMendonΓ§a’s movies are obsessed with history, with how knowing the past can make sense of the present and also with how much the past remains obscure and unknowable.”

– Kathryn Reklis on The Secret Agent

www.christiancentury.org/screen-time/...

19.02.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Six Unintentionally Perfect Songs for Lent An existentially emo playlist for the most angsty season of the lectionary.

The emo of Lent is more existential than romantic.
sojo.net/articles/opi...

19.02.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
@MorganGodvin X.com    


SchrΓΆdinger's Second Amendment:    

-Guns are a mandatory prerequisite for the government to respect your rights.   

-Guns immediately invalidate your rights and the government can e you you on the spot if you have one.

@MorganGodvin X.com SchrΓΆdinger's Second Amendment: -Guns are a mandatory prerequisite for the government to respect your rights. -Guns immediately invalidate your rights and the government can e you you on the spot if you have one.

25.01.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible. The people of Minnesota are inspiring a nation.

24.01.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3111    πŸ” 728    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 28

There are so many moments right now that demonstrate how far through the looking glass we are β€” and yet the GOP can’t find the courage to stop the Mad King.

This will result in a global catastrophe if Trump continues.

20.01.2026 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 981    πŸ” 288    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 4

"The coffins with three Danish soldiers killed in Helmand, Afghanistan, arriving in Denmark in Dec. 2008."
""Krestine Havemann/Polfoto, via Associated Press"
archive.nytimes.com/rendezvous.b...

19.01.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1102    πŸ” 417    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4
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DEAR FIFA

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND RECENTLY HELD THE LAST FIFA WOMENS WORLD CUP.

PLEASE CONSIDER US FOR THE 2026 MENS WORLD CUP

WE CAN BRIBE YOU WITH WHITAKERS CHOCOLATE

REGARDS

18.01.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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January 7, 2026 This morning, a federal agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good as she was driving away from ICE agents on a residential street in Minneapoli...

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

08.01.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I caught Hodie, Messiah, and Christmas Oratorio. Might catch Brass. You?

24.12.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Double Blue Ocean Event threatens to occur, i.e. Antarctic sea ice approaching a low of one million kmΒ² in February 2026 (see image with Antarctic sea ice extent anomaly 2015 through December 12, 2025). An Arctic Blue Ocean Event could follow later in 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2025/12/wild...

18.12.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another beautiful haul from #otagofarmersmarket. Enjoying the berries and peaches!
#farmersmarkets
#dunedinnz

12.12.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHave Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”

Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

02.12.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4025    πŸ” 1058    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 166
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NASA Land Only anomaly vs 1880-1980 shows 1.5Β°C crossed for all months since 2022 (black squares) through Oct 2025. LOWESS 3-year smoothing trend (red line) indicates 2Β°C crossed in 2022 and 3Β°C gets crossed in 2029 if this trend continues (dashed extension). arctic-news.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

03.12.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#FreePalestine #GazaGenocide

Original post in Threadreader.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19954...

x.com/gianlucamart...

02.12.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeping with the prophets Richard Rohr begs readers to journey from anger to sadness to compassionate...

β€œAll of us, prophets included, usually must do it wrong many times before we can do it right.”

β€” Richard Rohr

www.christiancentury.org/books/weepin...

01.12.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seymour doesn’t support lunches for students, so he’s happy to find the cheapest supplier. And then say the programme doesn’t work (because it doesn’t.). Neoliberal playbook: gut the government service, and then cut it because you’ve made it unworkable.

02.12.2025 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#foodsky

21.11.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#farmersmarkets
#dunedinnz

21.11.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excellent early summer haul from #otagofarmersmarket

Salut!

21.11.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

bsky.app/profile/sojo...

19.11.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Facebook wants you back. When the Business page fails to work, they will resort to electronic water-boarding. Until the break you.

15.11.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I reckon we all need to find our porpoise in life …

30.10.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Record high daily temperatures were reached on each day of the period from 12 to 17 October 2025. Anomalies were as high as +4.22Β°C (versus 1979-2000) on October 14, 2025. The inset shows high polar temperature anomalies versus 1991-2020 on October 17, 2025. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2025/10/anta...

24.10.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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24.10.2025 06:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Benedict Cumberbatch

24.10.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mind the tempeh bagel from #bagelos. Promptly consumed. πŸ€“

10.10.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#otagofarmersmarket haul for today. A beautiful spring day! #farmersmarkets #dunedinnz

10.10.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0