Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

Before conservatives appropriated "wokeness" as a political pejorative for things that give white people the heebie jeebies, Black people used the term to describe a state of social consciousness necessary to resist white supremacy. Either way, it also describes Jesse Jackson.

This is the messaging we need 💯

People are hungry to be part of the fight for democracy and No Kings Day is a tool for growing the movement: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Wow.

If your nation harms the very people Jesus called us to serve, namely the poor, the hungry, the sick, the immigrant, the disenfranchised, the marginalized, and oppressed, all while calling your nation “Christian,” you are embodying the exact kind of religious hypocrisy Jesus raged against.

Excellent points made here 💯 @gregsargent.bsky.social is on to something, organizers like @indivisible.org and @democrats.org party leaders please take note.

My message remains the same a year later. We don’t have kings in America, and I won’t bend the knee to one.

Imagine saying, “they have to obey the law“ when it comes to immigrants but not when it comes to the people holding the highest positions of power in the country yet still somehow expecting everyone to believe you take the law seriously.

One of the most successful pieces of far right propaganda was to convince so many Christians that helping the poor, feeding the hungry, bringing healthcare to the sick, loving all our neighbors, and caring for our planet was “leftist” and wasn’t actually part of following Jesus.

MILLER: “I’m about to go full Bernie, and I worked for Jeb Bush. That’s a pitchfork-type anecdote for me.” @timmiller.bsky.social on Bezos ballooning from $23 Billion to $240 Billion At last, Tim’s transformation is complete! Full @thebulwark.com @profgalloway.com ep: youtu.be/Zi07_fWFBVk?...

Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.

Embarrassing is an understatement. If he were being honest he would have just said he wants an excuse to be racist.

One of the most blatant forms of hypocrisy in our time is Christians holding all ordinary people accountable to the most rigid moral standards while simultaneously holding their preferred politicians and celebrities accountable to no standards at all.

Oligarchs usually operate outside government. But under the Trump administration, they moved inside — accelerating the dismantling of the civil service by using anti-democratic tactics.

The best time to figure this out was 10 years ago, the second best time is now. Electoral politics is an exercise in addition, anyone who can admit their mistake should be welcomed with open arms. Give them somewhere to go, however they came to their conclusion is beside the point, it’s another +1.

If our beliefs about the gospel of Jesus as Christians are somehow threatened by diversity, inclusion, equality, and the empowerment of others, we have deeply misunderstood the gospel of Jesus.

so much of our present misery is just a giant, prolonged backlash to integration

Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."

This Black History Month we acknowledge and honor those who endured dehumanizing indignities, humiliation, disrespect, terrorism, torture, and death in service to the cause of equal rights and justice. They are American heroes.

Decency, honor, civility, concern in any way dir anyone other than himself. Many other lacking character traits.

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Removing a post doesn’t remove the racism. Just like redacting names doesn’t redact the truth.

Imagine reading from Genesis to Revelation, about God liberating people time and time again from Egypt to Rome, and somehow arriving at the conclusion that the Bible is to be used to support the power of earthly empires rather than to advocate for the people empires harm.

Culture jamming

It’s hard to put into perspective how truly massive the warehouse is that was recently sold by the Rockefeller Group to the Department of Homeland Security for $70 million to build a concentration camp in Surprise, AZ. Across the street is a huge neighborhood and a school. It’s 400,000-square-feet.

Powerful testimony.

⛓️CONCENTRATION CAMPS & INCINERATORS—D.H.S. is setting up a huge network of camps. They are converting the U.S. as a region for ‘expeditionary military deployment’ & no-bid no-public-comment contracts to build a “ghost network” of 10,000-person concentration camps. Jesus. Thread 🧵

It should break every Christian’s heart that our faith was used as a political tool to bring our country to where it is today.

Let’s make that “shame” chant ubiquitous for every Republican enabler in congress complicit with this lawless administration.

America is the immigrant. America is the protestor. America is the huddled masses yearning to be free. Alex Pretti is America. Renee Good is America. Liam Ramos is America. In this moment of crisis, America needs patriots now more than ever.

This is what Democracy looks like!

lol good luck with your Trump-friendly gerrymander this November, Texas GOP.

I was on the back steps of the court house watching a gentleman's guitar because he wanted to join the march. It was wonderful to see as a bystander and I got emotional. It was wonderful to see so many veterans and people from all walks of life out there. <3

800+ patriotic Americans showed up in #PrescottAZ this afternoon to stand up for their rights! #Solidarity ✊ #IceOut @indivisible.org @maddow.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social

✊Tomorrow @ 2pm: ICE Out of Everywhere protest in Prescott AZ #ICEOutForGood #ICEOutAZ #AZProtests

This is a funny looking deescalation. Sure looks like they're ramping up their capacity to arrest, detain, deport, and terrorize Americans exercising their constitutional rights. Should Senate Dems give the regime the benefit of the doubt and agree to more funding for DHS?

Our conservative neighbors have resorted to making up false narratives to inflame the anger of their followers. We won’t be deterred by bad faith lies nor will we be intimidated by those who believe lies. We will exercise our 1st Amendment rights whenever & wherever we choose. @indivisible.org

“Let them eat cake” vibes, no?

It is so sad that the Murdoch media empire, which helps Trump and MAGA get away with tens of thousands of blatant lies (and paid 3/4 of a billion dollars for it) thinks that this is a genuine equivalence. Yes, if the pic is AI enhanced then it shouldn't be used, our side believes in truth, but c'mon

Please share.

abuser logic

Our community refuses to look away from the harm ICE inflicts on families, neighbors, and people seeking safety. We’re showing up again to keep the pressure on, to stand with immigrant communities, and to demand a future rooted in dignity, fairness, and human rights. @indivisible.org

Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion.

The tactic of demonizing empathy was for moments like this. When people have no empathy for others and are loyal to power above all else, they will believe whatever those in power say, no matter how false, and even distrust their own eyes when they see others being harmed.