Federal worker friends, how are you holding up? Thinking of yall.

Really insightful political analysis of gender performance among maga women jessicadefino.substack.com/p/erika-kirk...

‪‪I don't know how I feel about #NationalComingOutDay. But I know my Queerness is in the Image of God. I know that the more I dwell in God, the more Queer I feel. And fiercer, and more vulnerable, and more loving, angrier, and less suited to this world yet more in it.

We regret to inform you that the Nobel Peace Prize is antifa.

It’s been way too long since you’ve had a new God Crush episode, and sorry, you have to keep waiting. Instead you get unedited Lura and Ari talking about tradcath furries and elephant healing. (Yes, this is what we sound like when we are just hanging out.) open.spotify.com/episode/6dXy...

‪God is furiously dancing into #SCOTUS in Their boa, bustier, combat boots, and booty shorts. ‬ ‪I don’t know how many of the justices will be able to see Them. But you and I, dear Queerbies, can. ‬

I just innocently said “six inches of grace” in a roomful of Queer clergy. I bet you can guess how that went.

Unpopular opinion - all the bad shit Trump is doing is not a distraction from the Epstein files, it’s his actual agenda. He wants the facism. BUT the Epstein files are *our* way of distracting him from *his* agenda. And to a lesser extent, his Qanon followers. Keep calling for their release!

Dear friends, you don’t need to let me know about everyone who hates me on the internet. I know you mean well when you do it, but it isn’t great for me. Unless someone is making threats against me or my congregation, it’s none of my business.

Ok, I’m watching Wayward, like y’all said. But first I need to know: does the dog die?

the daily caller published a call to violence of the left yesterday, a news organization that has connections to the heritage foundation

I watched Ruth and Boaz on Netflix, just to make sure I’m not talking out of my ass about something I haven’t seen. And it’s not the worst rom com I’ve ever seen- it’s as cute, sweet, and dangerous as the best of them all But don’t get it twisted: that is not the plot of the Book of Ruth.

Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets. • Joy Reid • Don Lemon • Melissa Harris-Perry • Tiffany Cross • Jemele Hill • Marc Lamont Hill • Karen Attiah • Amber Ruffin

When the world feels so hard, make it softer. Help someone else. Give your lunch to the panhandler. Give your neighbor a ride to the dr. Give cash to the next mutual aid request you see.

People of faith, I strongly recommend praying before and after reading the news. In order to respond as the Divine would have us, we need to be centered in our values and to be our bravest, wisest, most loving selves. And praying will help. I promise it will.

Apparently we need to go over this again.

Me, trying to flirt: You got that in utero Tylenol, didn’t you? *bats eyelashes*

One very wealthy white man got his job back today (along with his 200 staff and production team) because of organizing, boycotts, and collective pushback. When will we see that same energy for the 320k+ Black women who were pushed out of the labor market?

Jewish* enough to understand why my neighbor was wishing me Happy New Year, not Jewish enough to know how he knew I was celebrating Rosh Hashanah. (I was holding a round challah loaf.)

As an ordained minister in the church of Christ, and by Christ's authority, I declare to you that every single transgender person is a beloved child of God. And that discrimination against any one on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is a sin against God's image.

I told the Reverend he made me proud to be a Christian.

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

Dutch late night TV has its take

I oppose the dehumanizing action of our current govt first for the sake of the people being dehumanized, every one of whose deserve care and respect. But also because it damages our souls to allow anyone to be dehumanized. We damage ourselves, and miss out on seeing the Divine Image.

its kind of insane that we’ve been forced to watch rightwingers openly celebrate and taunt everyone over the death of people like trayvon martin for over a decade now and now they’re trying to grandstand over the one time it’s personally affected them and political project

2 hangings ... Trey Reed, Corey Zukatis - & they say no FOUL Play? WTH? Why isn't this being covered nationally?

A 21yo Black student, Demartravion “Trey” Reed, was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University. Officials rush to call it “no foul play.” Black people don’t just publicly hang themselves—history tells us that’s called a lynching. We need answers, not cover-ups. ✊🏾

A Black student from Grenada, Trey Reed, was found dead hanging from a tree AG Delta State University in Mississippi. Authorities say "no foul play suspected" but that seems highly doubtful. www.wapt.com/article/delt...

If it were truly about not “celebrating a politcal assassination,” we’d see as many people fired for defending Charlie Kirk’s views as for criticizing him.

Your “apology” is NOT accepted, Brian Kilmeade. An accident is me spilling iced coffee on my laptop. There's no way his remarks were an accident. A normal human being wouldn’t “accidentally” want to murder a large group of people. Only a depraved mind would utter such things.

Whatever you do to the least of these, you do to me -Jesus of Nazareth

As a proud leftist, here is what I wish upon the far right: Safety. Enough food to eat. A roof over their head and fulfilling work. Healthcare. Peace. Wholeness. Wellness. Love. Joy. Here is what I will never give them: Permission to harm me or those I love.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk makes we worry we can no longer have peaceful discussions of whether gays should be stoned to death or civil and collegial debates about whether black people are inherently inferior. Our culture will suffer. New York Times tomorrow

On the one hand, we're all fucked, individually and collectively. On the other hand, the only way out is through, and the only way we're making it through alive is by joining up together and working collectively.

“Release the Epstein files” is beginning to feel like the new “release the body cam footage.” We all know what crime was committed. Except for the people committed to not knowing, and there is nothing that will be released will ever convince them.

I know this is sometimes hard to believe, but I really truly sometimes just wish I could preach easy sermons about love and light and Jesus loves you and everything is ok. (Jesus DOES love you. But everything is very much NOT ok.)

There are Sundays that I just absolutely hate the assigned texts. Not the Sundays that are hard to preach because the texts are so obvious and good, but the Sundays that I’m not even sure this text should be read aloud in church, given its history. Today is one of those Sundays.

Three year olds: capable of falling asleep in the car seat after 5 mins, incapable of napping at home without a full hour of precise ritual.

people will ask you how they can make hell equitable before the begin to dream of heaven

My sermon tomorrow will be heavily influenced by Sonya Renee Taylor’s “The body is not an apology.” What if humility is simply stepping off the ladder of comparison? What if it is simply refusing to see ourselves as better or worse than anybody else, but all beloved children of the Divine?

I know fruits and vegetables change over time as we genetically modify them. But have kiwis gotten more aggressive, or is my mouth getting more tender?

I don’t know if the Minneapolis shooter was trans or not. But I never feel safer than in the presence of a trans woman. They experience assault at rates far higher than cis women, and are often hyper aware of safety.

Children matter more than guns. God have mercy on us. Or damn us for not doing more. I’m not sure which anymore.

I was today years old when I learned that the Jillian saying stupid stuff about slavery is the same Jillian who is a fatphobic trainer from the biggest loser, but nothing has ever made more sense.

Today is a great Sunday for all ELCA Lutherans to find out if their pastor and office staff understand dirty minds. (Look at your bulletin covers.)

White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.

Today, James Dobson is discovering how unconditional and incomprehensible God’s love is. And, I believe, learning the consequences of his life work on the world, full of people God also loves with a love beyond belief. I suspect that is all the hell we could wish for him.

Bullies are cowards, at heart. And facists are just big bullies. They are afraid.