Words still have consequences, even for this Oval Office occupant.

I wake up Mennonite every morning. I need to dance for 20 minutes straight, just so that I can face the day.

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss. A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

When you need to bring a big salad for the work potluck but it’s road construction season so driving is out of the question and you’re also a #granolamennonite, you have to get creative with packing to fit everything in the bike paniers.

Say you wanted to give a tree a small thank you gift. Actually, two trees. What would you give them? If it helps, they're magnolias. #bloomscrolling

“The folks slashing funding see numbers on a page. I see my daughter Sallie’s future hanging in the balance.” – Kirsten Eve Beachy newsletter.ofthebrav...

Had room to bring only one book home from Menno/s Writing, and now my chicken-loving daughter has stolen it! @doft.bsky.social

The No Kings protest at The Beer Garden is getting a little spicy

NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers. By @maxblau.bsky.social

#Bloomscrolling !

What's on your #granolamennonite kitchen counter?

Cuts to Alzheimer's research directly impact Sallie's future quality of life. #Downsyndrome

How is your relationship with plastic bags evolving, dear #granolamennonite?

What are my #granolamennonite people doing with their Friday nights?

The staff of a program that helps millions of poor families keep the electricity on, in part so babies don’t die from extreme heat or cold, have all been fired. The office overseeing the enforcement of child support payments nationally has been hollowed out.

Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.

In honor of Infertility Awareness Week, here's a free sample chapter for all you #GranolaMennonites-- "A Short History of Infertility and Ducks". #NIAW2025 Warning: the duck sex is pretty graphic.

What's on your #granolamennonite Easter table? #humblebrags only. I'll start! It's too bad these eggs from our backyard chickens, pickled with homegrown beets and plated on my great-grandmother's anniversary dish aren't as dark a beet-colored pink as I had hoped. I will try to do better next year.

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What's your #GranolaMennonite Lenten practice?

What's your #GranolaMennonite hobby?

Where do you keep your used twist ties? #granolamennonite

Okay, everyone. Don't forget to breathe!

What's your favorite #granolamennonite recipe?

For you, what are the signs that a church is #GranolaMennonite?

Isn't this everyone? Or is it just us? #GranolaMennonite

#GranolaMennonite What's your idea of a fun second date?

No criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelans deported to CECOT, the El Salvadoran maximum security mega-prison known as a “black hole of human rights.”

Is this you? #GranolaMennonite

Just published! Really happy to have a chapter in this volume. My article is on Jazmina Barrera, Isabel Zapata, and the “Counter-Canon” of Motherhood Literature

Give us this day our daily #GranolaMennonite meme.

My brother with Down Syndrome receives SSDI. My mother was his representative payee. She passed away. The Vancouver, WA ssa office: 2 staff at windows! No walk-in assistance. They hand you paperwork & Told to call phone #. 120 min on hold. Finally voicemail states all agents busy & hangs up!

#GranolaMennonite In other news, Martyrs and Chickens is starting to edge out a few of the Amish romances in Amazon's top 100 Mennonite books! Chickens vs. Bonnet Rippers--who will prevail?

Hey, #Pittsburgh! Do you know how resilient your community is? Meet local artists, farmers, and craftspeople at my book launch! Sit and listen to me read from my post-post-apocalyptic #hopepunk novel and join in the conversation with me and @susankayequinn.bsky.social about #solarpunk literature.

Share the names of your chickens! #GranolaMennonite

@ the folks you suspect of doing this. #GranolaMennonite

Repost if you feel seen! #GranolaMennonite

From Mennonite Mission Network, the perfect footgear for a #GranolaMennonite

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.