Greg

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Past voted mostly likely to write a Barthian analysis of Rihanna. We'll see if I still have the juice

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HBD to the big dog himself

Today is John Calvin’s 513th birthday! If you see him, wish him a happy birthday!

Cattle on a thousand hills and No place to lay his head Heckuva dialectic

"____ has more money than God." yeah. we all have more money than God. he famously didn't have any money.

Lidl to @ scotus

Ppl are rightfully dunking on this but I think it's worth saying that there is a difference btwn working class and owning class which this take highlights. Someone working a fancy lawyer job is *still* working class if they depend on their paycheck.

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"Police don’t solve serious or violent crimes w/any regularity, & spend very little time on crime control." They spend more "time conducting racially biased stops & searches of minority drivers, often wo reasonable suspicion, rather than 'fighting crime.'" www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the datawww.reuters.com A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.

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We’ve brought back old-fashioned royal politics in which one high-profile divorce has massive implications on the health and well-being of millions of poor people in other countries who have never met nor cared about the royal family. www.reuters.com/business/mel...

Melinda Gates to exit Gates Foundation with $12.5 billion for own charity workwww.reuters.com Melinda French Gates is leaving the charitable foundation she co-founded with former spouse Bill Gates more than 20 years ago and will get $12.5 billion for her own work to uplift women and families, she said on Monday.

I'm curious if the ALA will get involved, seems like a fairly cut-and-dry situation

Police are now taking over a campus library.

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My daughter (4) has been talking for weeks about how we need a protest for libraries, so she is excited about this one. She’s already practicing her chants: “What do we want?” “More libraries!” “When do we want them?” “On Sundays!” actionnetwork.org/events/famil...

Families' Read-In for a People's Budgetactionnetwork.org Join us for a family-friendly storytime outside of the Brooklyn Public Central Library. Before budget cuts in 2023 forced Sunday closures, libraries in every borough hosted Sunday storytime every week...

How did I miss a Pitbull/Dolly Parton collab for WHM??? I need better friends open.spotify.com/playlist/4n7...

Powerful Womenopen.spotify.com Powerful Women · Playlist · 53 songs · 91.8K likes

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Oh hey, no big deal but PREORDERS JUST WENT LIVE FOR MY FIRST BOOK AND YOU SHOULD PROBABLY JUMP ON THAT. Also, peep that cover!

Films for All Seasonswww.ivpress.com Film critic Abby Olcese invites us to reflect on the great themes of the church calendar for each liturgical season through the lens of film. From superhero movies to classics and arthouse films, this...

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Sojourners is hiring a multimedia graphic designer! please RT and pass this on to folks who may be interested! sojo.net/jobs/multime...

Multimedia Graphic Designersojo.net Sojourners is seeking a Multimedia Graphic Designer.

Amazing how much Jesus shows up in modern music

Big if true

BREAKING NEWS: Reporters in the field are saying that there is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel’s veins. More to come at eleven.

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JOB ALERT: Sojourners is seeking a short-term, contract reporter to cover immigration through the lens of faith and justice. Apply here and please RT or pass on. sojo.net/jobs/faith-a...

Faith and Immigration Reporter (12 weeks, contracted)sojo.net Sojourners is hiring a short-term faith and immigration reporter.

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Joshua J. Friedman

UPDATE: Statement from Annunciation House

Incredible detail in this story. Why is this always a slog with the *same* people? Ed Hanlon (again) tells us that building something new is a sin www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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Hashtag we should all repent

Incredible list of references in this book that I'm reviewing

Also works for vampires

Anywho, if you get the knock on your door, remember to be quiet and invoke your right to remain silent and say you want a lawyer.

She knows about awful working conditions at fancy fashion magazines after all

Anne Hathaway walked out of a Vanity Fair photo shoot Tuesday morning in support of the Condé Nast Union walk out “They hadn’t even started taking photos yet. Once Anne was made aware of what was going on, she just got up from hair and makeup and left”

Anne Hathaway Walks Out of Vanity Fair Photoshoot in Solidarity With Condé Nast Union Work Stoppage...variety.com Nearly 400 Condé Nast Union members are currently holding a 24-hour work stoppage to protest negotiation practices they claim are unlawful.

Absolutely wild to me that the *first* blurb that Michael Wear lists in his book launch email is from Ben Sasse

Oof, it's rough reading stuff from 2010

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Good morning to everyone who knows that what you plow shows what you value - and whom you value.

"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter." Recent content for The Biking Lawyer

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Every executive who does not dedicate a significant portion of their time to working on and issuing pardons is failing a moral test. That’s not what Ryan did here, but his action is a reminder of the vast power of the pardon and the rarity of its deployment.

Yesterday marked the twentieth anniversary of former Illinois Governor George Ryan’s decision to grant clemency to every death row prisoner in Illinois, the largest blanket clemency in the modern era of the death penalty.

Illinois Commutations Twenty Years Ago Marked Turning Point in Death-Penalty Abolitiondeathpenaltyinfo.org January 11, 2023 marks the twentieth anniversary of former Illinois Governor George Ryan’s decision to grant clemency to every death row prisoner in…

Running government like a business would suggest investing more in our accounts receivable team

The IRS has collected more than $500 million from approx. 900 millionaires who refused to pay their taxes, per Ashley Schapitl, a Treasury spokesperson. www.marketwatch.com/story/irs-ha...

Get hype y'all

announcing the big marilynne robinson and annie dillard reread philipchristman.substack.com/p/marilynne-...

Marilynne & Annie: An Announcementphilipchristman.substack.com a) of all,

Tbf, I've also had bosses who don't understand how journalism works

when you are a billionaire who understands how journalism works

Excited for his Christian Era sojo.net/articles/lil...

Lil Nas X Says He’s Enrolling at Liberty Universitysojo.net But the queer rapper, known for his humor, would likely have a hard time following “The Liberty Way.”