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Katie McQuage-Loukas

@kmcquage.bsky.social

Unitarian Universalist minister, pagan, Texan. She/her.

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I am considering an entire tub of Blue Bell homemade vanilla.

02.03.2026 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of The Complete Persepolis by Marianne Satrapi.

The cover of The Complete Persepolis by Marianne Satrapi.

Now would be a good time for anyone who wants to learn about recent Iranian history to read this. It is well worth your time and money (I am sure your local library has it if you don’t want to purchase it).

01.03.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3815    πŸ” 955    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 88
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Radiohead is demanding that the Trump administration take down a pro-ICE promotional video featuring a version of its song β€œLet Down” without permission.

Full statement from the band:

27.02.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6280    πŸ” 1564    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 141
This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

28.02.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13766    πŸ” 3334    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 70

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

28.02.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 25383    πŸ” 8616    πŸ’¬ 273    πŸ“Œ 313
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Feb. 22, 1943: White Rose Members Executed Student activists Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst were executed for urging students to rise up and overthrow the Nazi government.

#tdih 1943, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, & Christoph Probst -- members of the White Rose -- were executed πŸ’” for their role in urging students to rise up & overthrow the Nazi government. #Resist

In face of evil, "why do you not rouse yourselves?" they implored. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/wh...

22.02.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 152    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

So instead,

imagine winning. This is your sacred task.
This is your power.

22.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A New Book Smashes Idols of Economic Growth This excerpt from β€˜Enough is Enough: Degrowth, Capitalism, and Liberation Theology’ makes the case for faithful resistance to wanting more and more.

Read some of our new book at @sojo.net why don't ya?
sojo.net/magazine/mar...

20.02.2026 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
St Brigid of Kildare

St Brigid of Kildare

Happy St Brigid’s Day! St Brigid helped spread Christianity in Ireland, becoming the abbess of a powerful convent. When a nun came to her, pregnant and scared, St Brigid laid hands on her belly, prayed, and induced a miraculous abortion.

01.02.2026 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 440    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
rep omar, liam ramos and his dad, rep castro!

rep omar, liam ramos and his dad, rep castro!

liam and his dad are home!

and someone please get rep. castro a coat!

01.02.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8038    πŸ” 1453    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 155
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Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...

Three free (and very relevant) e-books available from @haymarketbooks.org right now

"Unbuild Walls" by @silkys13.bsky.social

"Border and Rule" by @harshawalia.bsky.social

and my "The Case for Open Borders"
www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/525-fr...

26.01.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

READ READ READ

and then ask yourself how such an undisciplined and unfettered agency acquired a budget larger than that of every military exc those of China and of course the US

and for what purpose, cuz they're not done yet.

25.01.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope the angel Gabriel tells me. Like the Annunciation but better.

21.01.2026 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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The digital editor of the National Catholic Reporter has written the most cogent and hard-hitting critique of JD Vance I've ever read, worth a thousand couch jokes

www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

08.01.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 620    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 22

You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.

04.01.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7804    πŸ” 2363    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 23
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An NBA player learns to paint Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly has appreciated art since he was a child in Paris. Now he’s taking it on as a therapeutic hobby.

An NBA player learns to paint

Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly has appreciated art since he was a child in Paris. Now he’s taking it on as a therapeutic hobby.
wapo.st/4b3GLRd

26.12.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The innkeeper isn't the bad guy in the story, he's a *good guy* in the story. He *doesn't have room in his inn* and then *finds a spot for Mary anyway*. And this act of kindness is why Jesus is born in a manger -- warm, dry, safe, surrounded by people that love him -- instead of out in the desert

23.12.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 675    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 10
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Christmas Eve Mary, Prophet of Justice

The song of Mary is the oldest Advent hymn…It is at once the most passionate, the wildest, one might even say the most revolutionary Advent hymn ever sung.

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Christmas Eve
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

25.12.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grounding Meditation: Gathering at the Communal Hearth A winter solstice meditation at a communal hearth, sharing warmth and connection through the longest night. Grounding practice for sacred community.

On the longest night, we gather at the hearth. πŸ”₯

A #WinterSolstice grounding meditation for tending the communal fireβ€”the warmth we create together that carries us through the dark.

For your #solstice circles, personal practice, or quiet ritual tonight.

#PaganSpirituality #meditation #witchsky

21.12.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An email starting with β€œfor your consideration: Nuremberg”

An email starting with β€œfor your consideration: Nuremberg”

This studio awards-season email is really matching the current mood in a way I’m not sure they intended.

19.12.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5390    πŸ” 1418    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 30
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Opinion | Why I Keep Returning to Middle-Earth

This essay by the author of a recent well-reviewed book about Tolkien starts modestly and then stabs you with a Morgul-blade halfway through, where you are pinioned by a twist in the telling. You may never recover. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...

19.12.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 35

Tinker Swift, Taylor Swift, Soldier Swift, Spy Swift

11.12.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1613    πŸ” 291    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 10
Image of characters from the BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries paired with fonts

Image of characters from the BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries paired with fonts

Consider this a book publisher's very important contribution to the ongoing font discourse #FontDebate

10.12.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The technical answer is that anything β€œDEI” is against TX ed policies and law. But that just means doing things near campuses instead of on them!

09.12.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder who in Texas will use this very same mechanism to put Freedom Schools in high school and colleges across the state. Test their claims of *viewpoint* diversity and demand the same money that will be going to this effort to also support Freedom schools.

08.12.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 200    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Family of victim in Trump drug boat killings files first formal complaint Exclusive: Petition says Colombia citizen Alejandro Carranza Medina was illegally killed in US airstrike on 15 September

Trump and Hegseth have been committing murder on the high seas. They must be held accountable. The Medina family and all others devastated by these lawless #boatkillings deserve justice.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

02.12.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world

01.12.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4877    πŸ” 1605    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 12

Wondering if my worship associate is up for a last minute switcheroo. (And if they’re up for cussing in the pulpit.)

29.11.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe β€œThe arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” β€” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...

The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.

The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.

The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.

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