Réka Nyitrai @the-ethelzine.bsky.social

In Ps.51:12-13: '...sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach wrongdoers your ways.' There will be no peace until there is flourishing for all creation. Resist propaganda that sustains racism. Use your privilege to stand out. Love your neighbor. Teach is my work today.

There has to be an investigation into the many individuals who committed heinous crimes alongside Epstein. There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.

They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas. For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare. www.startribune.com/walz-demands...

Last night, GOP Senator Rand Paul went on national TV to flatly reject DHS's lies about the Pretti execution: "My advice to [DHS], if they're watching: If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."

EXCELLENT. Appoint a special master. Get your stuff back.

In Ps. 52:9 today: 'I will hope in your name because it is so good.' There are many names of God and each points to faithfulness. Each name reveals the one who shepherds justice and common good. This is the ground of our hope. Fear not. Hope is our work today.

🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.

An old poem I love by Robert Bly. #minnesota #poemsoflove

A Russian politician from Samara, Grigory Yeremeev, was able to take the podium is Russia's Duma and declare that Russia cannot win their war in Ukraine.

The GOP doesn't want a rule that ICE can't wear masks for fear of doxxing. If the agents weren't acting like absolute Gestapo thugs, it wouldn't be a problem.

Every accusation is a confession.

Our hearts remain broken for Keith, Alex and Renee🕯️🌹💔 dismantle ICE.

Hostage

In Ps. 53:6 today: 'When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.' God is the potter restoring our broken places, an artist who loves his every work of art. We are children of a creator, a restorer of streets. Restores is my work today.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ICEOUT #fascism #terrorists

#smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social * groceries at night legally evil fails to announce itself *

I support term limits for Congress, the Senate and SCOTUS.

In Ps.54:4 today: 'But surely God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.' We render 'samak' as upholder, supporter, or sustainer. We are here through the Spirit's sustaining so we can be advocates and supporters. Stand with the harassed. Upholder is my work today.

This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)

There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back. There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back. The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant. The agents committed murder. It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing

They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.

In Ps. 55:9 today: 'Confuse, O Lord, confound their speech; for I see violence & strife in the city.' Lifting this prayer for the city of Mpls. Half the work is to see beyond misinformation--see what is real with your eyes. Evil will not announce itself. See is my work today.

CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.

In Ps.56:3 today: 'On the day that fear takes hold of me, I will put my trust in you' (FNV). Like snowfall looking for its shape, we turn to our creator for hopeful shepherding, the still small voice. Fear makes a small. God knows how to be God with us. Trust is my work today.

More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.

In Ps.57:10 today: 'Your faithfulness extends to the clouds.' Faithfulness/emet refers to God's enduring dependability. This reliability is unbounded, abundant, 'reaching the clouds.' It is often paired with chesed/loyal love. We are not alone. Faithfulness is my prayer today.

Raskin: ICE and CBP — these are not law enforcement entities, and at this point they’re completely lawless. They’re outside of the Constitution.

"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now. #AccountabilityIsComing

In Ps. 58:1 today: 'do you judge people fairly? This unrest of division & violence is not normal & not the work of God. Jesus said, 'judge not so that you may not be judged.' Who divided us? Who does it benefit? Is this flourishing? 'Fairly' is my work today.

NEW: Federal officials barred from removing 5-year-old boy and father detained in Minnesota, judge rules.

Ellison: "We have the right as a state, as a co-sovereign, to do our own business with our own tax money. What the federal govt has said is, 'if you don't do it our way, we're gonna saturate your state with 4,000 ICE agents until you cry uncle and obey us.' That's unconstitutional and illegal."

(Daily Beast) The Trump group has overplayed its hand AGAIN and has really pissed off a judge based on their non-compliance with previous court orders. Expect more fireworks on Friday. www.thedailybeast.com/judge-slaps-...

In Ps.59:16 today: 'But I will sing of your might; I will sing a loud of your steadfast love in the morning.' New every morning is God's steadfast love. New with each dawn is the power of God's love. Fear and violence will not produce our flourishing. Love is my work today.

tRUMPSTEIN IS DESTROYING OUR CONSTITUTION!! 1st Amendment: GONE Right to Assemble Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech Freedom of the Press Right to Petition 2nd Amendment: GONE Right to Keep & Bear Arms 4th Amendment: GONE Unreasonable Searches & Seizures

Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.

Corporate Media: stop citing the Trump Regime. You know they are lying, so by citing them you are just amplifying their lies, willingly collaborating with them against US.

In Ps.60:12 today: 'With God we shall do valiantly.' We render 'chayil' as strength, valor, virtuous or valiantly. It is human action derived from God's power & love. Remember King's third principle: 'attack forces of evil, not persons doing evil.' Valiantly is my work today.

Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

#smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social * each poem a step towards the invisible * Malcolm Ritchie in Mountain on Top of a Mountain

#smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social medi tation in over alls too By John Martone in shortest days

America's so-called president is indisputably a Russian asset who, for whatever reason, be it the Epstein tape of him giving a man called Bubba a BJ or the Pee Tape, is obeying every single wish that Putin could ever dream of. Trump must be impeached, indicted, & imprisoned in solitary confinement.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

In Ps. 61:3: 'For you are my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.' Our refuge is in the one who created love. Moral strength & non-violent action is sourced by our Refuge. Peace & hope for all who are protesting the wrongful shooting of Alex Pretti. Strong is my work today.

Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."

I would invite you to be generous with a boring suburban dad's legal defense from ICE's visit to Chicago. secure.actblue.com/donate/jan31...

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.