Megan Castellan

"So we've got the firestone and the wood, but no sheep. And you're saying we're going to do a sacrifice with no sacrificial animal?"

ABRAHAM:

It’s like the culmination of everything @karanslade.bsky.social warns about.

This happened before—there was some fawning coverage of the beeper attack by Israel in the US press. “So advanced! So technical!” Leaving out the parts about the indiscriminate killing and death of civilians, because what was IMPORTANT was how Technology works and Technology is never wrong, ok?

So, the robots intentionally targeted a girls’ elementary school for a double-tap strike, is what you’re saying. And we should be ok with this because it was ‘very advanced’. ‘Very advanced’ doesn’t equal ‘acceptable’ or ‘moral’, you absolute ghouls.

I seem to have some new folks around, so welcome. I am your local friendly Episcopal priest, though I speak of many things here. My opinions are not my employers. Sometimes I live tweet very old church records for funsies.

SIRI WHAT IS A FUCKING HISTORY TEXTBOOK

o wait we already burned them all except the ones published by Ghislaine's daddy

lolsob

I didn’t say it was a white South African because it wasn’t. The gentleman speaking was black.

I was in a church hearing on this and someone said “Well, what do actual South Africans say?” Helpfully, we had one on a Zoom call, and he chimed right in. “Oh, we do not call it apartheid.” “Ah, see?” South African Anglican: “Because what the Palestinians live with is much worse.” Mic drop.

CNN: More than 1,000 civilians killed in Iran since war began, rights group reports By Helen Regan More than 1,000 people, including children, have been killed in Iran since the war began on Saturday, according to US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). The rights group said as of Tuesday afternoon ET, at least 1,097 civilians had been killed, including 181 children. More than 5,400 civilians, including 100 children, have been injured, HRANA reported. The group said its report is preliminary and is veritying hundreds more reported deaths.

At least 1,097 civilians had been killed in Iran so far, including 181 children.

If you didn’t know what it was before, today is a great day to learn about the Sykes-Picot treaty.

Greg Davies: That is one absolutely sodden infant. Excellent work.

Thetis: It's not as easy as you might think, dipping a baby in a river

Alex Horne: So the instructions for the task were to dip the *whole baby* in the river...

Re: Batman—I read a book in seminary that argued America’s obsession with superheroes had to do with our apocalyptic exceptionalism myth. That there was Only One chosen to save us, and that violence was the only path to salvation and we were it.

I would concur. There’s a sizable scholarly agreement that there definitely cannot be a just war with current weapons, just because of how incredibly lethal they are. If there ever was one, it might have been two dudes with rocks.

Megan Explains: Just War Theory… for the rest of us! Podcast Episode · For The Rest Of Us with the Reverend Canon Megan Castellan · July 17, 2025 · 45m

If the past few days has made you think “Wow, I wish there was some ethical basis for waging war. Or just deciding whether it was ok to go to war.” Then good news, everyone! I did a podcast on that thing a little while ago! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Because she was working with a federal task force, she was considered a federal officer, and thus protected by SCOTUS rulings making it all but impossible to sue federal cops, even for egregious abuse.

Now consider what this means for Trump's immigration thugs.

Democrats had two years to fix this.

Whole world: OMG THAT LITTLE MONKEY LOST HIS MOM AND NEEDS A STUFFIE WE MUST PROTECT HIM/STUFFIE AT ALL COSTS
Also world: What do you mean adopted/foster kids have unique needs? They should suck it up and stop being so complain-y.
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I was just looking on Etsy to replenish my stock of collar studs. The number of “CUFF LINKS—SPENT BULLET” “CUFF LINKS: SHOTGUN SHELLS FOR MEN” “MEN SHIRT BULLET FOR MEN WHO ARE MEN” was truly concerning.

We did it once! With the Church of Sweden! Basically, we had made agreements with all of their friends, and then sort of assumed we had with them too. This carried on for a few years, until one guy was like “did you know we never signed an agreement?? We should!” It was like 2012 or 2015 in there

This isn't a Christian war.. Is a you've been bamboozled war.

Let's talk about the real problem here... These nincompoops think the are bringing about Armageddon and Jesus return for a whole group of people who don't believe Jesus is the (or their) Messiah...

The New York Times U.S. and Israel Attack Iran LIVE Updates What to Know Photos Ma Casts Doubt Iran Says Dozens Are Killed in Strike on School No Responsibility The New York Times U.S. and Israel Attack Iran LIVE Updates 4m ago What to Know Photo Stated as Fact 9 Killed in Israeli City Near Jerusalem After Iranian Missile Strike Actor Named

Politics of semantics 😏

When my country drops a bomb on 100 schoolchildren or a hospital or a random apartment building, that's a tragedy and also it didn't happen and also if it did they were Hamas/IRGC/Houthis/Hezbollah/Hitler.

When THEY do that to ME, however

“Concepts of a plan” but make it for causes belli

Sen. Ossoff Statement on Iran Atlanta, Ga. - U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released the following statement. "Eight months ago, Donald Trump lied to the country when he claimed U.S. air strikes had 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear program. "Now Trump says he's taken America to war for regime change in Iran. "Trump has launched this regime change war and put American forces at risk without presenting evidence of an imminent threat, without clear objectives, without having exhausted diplomacy, without a plan for the aftermath, and without the consent of Congress. "I oppose yet another regime change war-of-choice in the Middle East. Congress must convene immediately and pass a War Powers Resolution to assert our Constitutional authority over war and peace. "The President has presented no evidence that Iran or its nuclear program — which he falsely claimed to have 'obliterated' — pose an imminent threat to the United States, or that diplomacy was exhausted. Iran's support for terrorism and uranium enrichment have long destabilized the region. But sending American forces into harm's way should only ever be a last resort. "I pray for the safety of U.S. forces who have been ordered into battle and commend their extraordinary professionalism."

Ossoff’s statement is 1000x stronger than Schumer-Jeffries. This is a moderate Jewish Senator from a Trump state. The split isn’t moderate vs progressive, but leading vs poll-reacting

Iran has a great many Mandelas and Walesas. Most of them are in a prison that Israel bombed back in July.

I HAVE BEEN SAYING.
No shade to Iran (it’s hardly the only country that likes martyrs) but this was obvious to anyone who has ever read a book.

Time is a flat circle.

Hi, I have diagnosed c-PTSD and this is true and if you suck at tetris, any bright coloured fast game requiring rapid eye movement and decision making will do! it also helps if you witness something triggering and are trying to stave off an episode

Listen. Because our government sucks and I don’t want someone else’s government deciding we’re moving too slow to fix it and bomb us!