Happy Hanukkah! - from a Christian friend

Warnock: He's got a lot of nerve saying that I'm using faith to divide people. This is a man who literally had protesters gassed and beaten down so he could hold up a bible in front of a church.

Like many others, I’ve been trying to figure out how the team that RFK Jr. just funded to do a randomized, controlled trial of HepB vaccine in Guinea-Bissau is going to get ethics approval. In this thread, I share what I think they will do to alleviate ethical concerns. bsky.app/profile/eliz...

Ex-Trump lawyer John Dowd defends Jack Smith: "Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."

"There's a special place in hell for..." Sorry. No hell (except self-made) Closed permanently Hell is about Law: crime and punishment Christ revealed "Grace and truth" Grace is God's love, mercy in the face of our evil We are saved by the Resurrection, the Harrowing of Hell (See, ikon)

When there are violent attacks on a faith community, it is incumbent on other faith communities to stand in solidarity (particularly if repenting their own history of violent persecution) Our beliefs differ but we stand with them in respect of their dignity as fellow human beings of infinite worth

Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more... 🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍

Trump: "I would say there's one country that has probably a stronger border. You know what that is? North Korea."

This is why the President punishes enemies, denigrates women, cons the poor, starves the hungry, reviles the disabled, casts out strangers, and kills people of color for fun: Christian Nationalists are the KKK Christians

Deadnaming a former Assistant Secretary of HHS and selfless public servant on her official portrait is an act of cruelty and a clear violation of basic dignity. Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

Seeking righteous ends through means of violent power - the essence of Christian Nationalism - is service of self. It serves neither God nor neighbor. It is not righteous because it is not love. That is why Jesus rejected it

folks, is "let's murder everyone for whatever reason we want" a good policy

Yo, Pete. So, how's that going for you?

Illustration by Thomas Nast titled "Halt," produced 18 October 1874. Lady Justice, her coiffed hair left trailing down her back and wearing a long, flowing short-sleeved gown, raises her sword against an armed member of the White Men's League in the midst of a large demonstration.

Forgiveness (letting that shit go) - in Greek áphesis - is the only power on earth evil cannot touch. Luther called "left-handed power" it is formidable. And it frees you from the *hell* of retribution, of which Donald is the poster boy Read Robert Capon, "Grace, Kingdom, Judgment"

How To Watch The News "Just throw up and move along, sir. Let's keep the line moving"

They want to shift your attention with the DC shooting, from these topics: - Epstein files coverup - White House secretly colluding with Russians - Kushner and Witkoff likely committed espionage - failing economy - failed soy trade deal with China - Trump health down hill - Hegseth murders

Compare this story of honorable combat from WW II: a German Ace guided a badly shot-up B-17 to safety. Franz Stigler's CO had warned, if I ever hear you shot a man in a parachute, I will come and shoot you myself en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie...

Lindsey Graham sponsored the Afghan Adjustment Act: “This is the right thing to do. The people who were there with us in the fight who are here in America need to stay. This will be their new home. We have a moral obligation to these people and they will make great citizens.”

Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline. He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office. Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason

A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...

This is not just about the Trump regime’s gross mistreatment of an American patriot and US senator. It is designed to intimidate anyone who would question Trump‘s lawlessness and his likely plan to eventually use our military against his civilian opponents.

Thanksgiving Thoughts 400,000 children dead from malnutrition CAUSED BY our government, a policy cutting "fraud, waste, abuse" costing each of us almost nothing. It was over the objections of most of us, unable to stop it, but still partly on us.

Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?

“The message of these six Democrats is not subversive. It is prudent… Calling for the arrest of political opponents and fantasizing about their execution is the definition of authoritarian abuse.” sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/edit...

If threatening to hang members of Congress isn't impeachable, WTF is???

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

What we are seeing - so many workers and children needing government support - the fracturing of the basic social contract: American workers are increasingly unable to purchase what they produce, struggling to house and feed their families. This is not sustainable

Insanity

Trump’s racial profiling ICE goon army is ripping parents from kids

"Those who hoped an American pope would be more supportive of unregulated capitalism will be very disappointed in #PopeLeoXIV. He is not afraid to embrace the Catholic social teaching concern for workers and the poor, rather than the invisible hand of the market." religionnews.com/2025/11/17/p...

They’re not going after criminals. “Criminals don’t get up and go to work and pay their bills.” These are not criminals; they’re hard-working people. EVERY LAST WORD OF THIS🔥

Rural fishing town on the Oregon coast stops the Gestapo in their tracks.

For over 5 years, Marjorie Taylor Greene was one of the people in Congress most disliked by Democrats. No death threats. It was only when she turned on Donald Trump that she got death threats. Just like Senators only received threats of violence after they wavered on Trump's cabinet nominations.

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years. Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024. It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.

Our Immigration Problem If these migrants were from Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, churches and community organizations in every state would have made preparations to welcome and help them

"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents. They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..." abc7.com/post/ontario...

We have a K-shaped economy The wealthy elites have siphoned so much wealth out of the middle class that it is imploding. The American social contract is broken: our workers' purchasing power is no longer sufficient to pay for what the workers produce

CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS are the kind of "Christians" that BURN CROSSES 🙄 In the 1920s "America First" meant fear mongering and lynching IMMIGRANTS 🔥 It was the campaign slogan of the KKK

Amazon CEO salary: $1.6 billion Average worker: $37,000 "48% of [the workers] relied on some form of public assistance to meet basic needs, like food.... 23% of Amazon workers who said they relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)" finance.yahoo.com/news/ceo-pay...

"AMERICA FIRST" was the slogan of the WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS in the 1920s They called themselves Christians, still do, but BURNED CROSSES to terrorize and lynch Black folks and others WHITE RULE is what their slogan means: "restoring" white supremacy, white power, white male privilege...MAGA

WHY do they hate OBAMAcare? 👉🏽 In "To Kill A Mockingbird" a poor Black man is LYNCHED for helping a poor white woman OBAMAcare helps poor white people It is enraging if someone you look DOWN on is able to HELP you. It threatens that narrative that perpetuates black and white poverty

"AMERICA FIRST" was the slogan of the WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS in the 1920s They called themselves Christians, still do, but BURNED CROSSES to terrorize and lynch Black folks and others WHITE RULE is what their slogan means: "restoring" white supremacy, white power, white male privilege...MAGA

This is the apple dumpling recipe if anyone wants to make them. Super easy to make! Although coring the apples was a challenge for me. I should invest in a doodad to make it easier. www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/bake...