The U.S. Senate must be clear: no war with Iran.

Testimony and evidence from 59 Palestinian journalists reveals “strikingly consistent” reports of beatings, sensory deprivation, sexual violence, starvation and medical neglect while detained.

Melton Hill, Lenoir City, 2/27/26

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party. We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

I hope the settlement is finally fair. Bless Miss Lacks’ soul. 🙏🕊️

Lord, have mercy. 🙏 Bless this dear man’s soul—a man who should still be alive today.😢🕊️

“On the merits, its detentions are illegal,” the judge wrote. “[The government] knows this.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/n...

We must continue to fight for the rights of vulnerable and targeted individuals. 🙏 🗳️

My church participated in the live-streamed worship service (2/25/26). We plan to march in the upcoming rally. *Resist!* Share love! ❤️ #UMC #resist #loveyourneighbor

Lord, have mercy! We must help the children!

"More than 3,000 people attended the Mass and walked in the procession. "Families affected by immigration enforcement were among the first to receive ashes from Cupich, in a highly symbolic reversal of the marking and tracking many say defines their daily lives." www.ncronline.org/news/god-doe...

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

So… not a hoax then?

Ash Wednesday Lenoir City, TN

@Rev. Rafael Warnock…

Join us for our Ash Wednesday Service, 2/18/26, 6:30 p.m. 🌿 We are glad to host the service at Trinity UMC (Lenoir City) with our friends from Central UMC. Rev. Melissa Smith will deliver the message.✝️

Cirrocumulus clouds over Lenoir City, TN (near Knoxville) ⛅️ “The heavens are telling the glory of God.”

Vive La France! 🇫🇷👏

Listen to this man’s testimony! #abolishICE #loveyourneighbor

Lord, have mercy! 🙏 We must resist the horrors of ICE.

From my hometown newspaper, “The Chattanooga Times-Free Press”… Thank you, @claybennett.bsky.social.

Pray for, and respect, the survivors! 🙏 #respect #kindness #survivors #justice #truth

View of Fort Loudoun Lake and the Great Smoky Mountains (from Lenoir City, TN; near Knoxville; 2/13/26)

Oh, no! *Resist!* #creationcare #protectnature

Cole Arthur Riley’s collection of important wisdom from Black writers/leaders, “Black Liturgies,” is an excellent book for your repertoire. Shout-out to Rural Resistance for posting! 👏 #integrity

Sad, but so accurate. 🥲

Democrat Elizabeth Bennett-Parker wins the special election for #Virginia Senate District 39, protecting the Commonwealth’s Democratic trifecta. Congratulations, Senator-elect Bennett-Parker!

If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.

Pam Bondi has been a complete and total failure at her job. The Epstein survivors showed more courage just by being in that room than she did under oath. She refused to answer questions and chose complicity. America deserves better.

“A modern-day concentration camp” Seamus Culleton, an Irishman still detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 5 MONTHS (making private prisons rich), here LEGALLY for two decades, married to a citizen— describes horrific conditions: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

His stage name is BAD BUNNY... a bad-ass artist and honey-of-a-Bunny. His given name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. He is a handsome 31-year-old American citizen. Make no mistake. 1917: The Jones Act grants U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans. I'll be watching... I'm a huge fan!

Views from Fort Loudoun Lake in Lenoir City, TN (near Knoxville) Have a blessed Sunday, Bluesky friends!

Excellent message! Thank you, Mayor Mamdani!

Yes, indeed. 📚👏 #lovewins #loveyourneighbor #ibramxkendi #beanantiracist

Weather Report, 2/5/26 ❄️ Dusting of snow…or confectioner’s sugar?!😇 #trinityumclc #wishingforspring

#justice #haiti #loveyourneighbor

Celebrate Black History Month! 👏

Forget the groundhog! Celebrate with tater tots!👏🥔🦫🎉

February is Black History Month.

Hallelujah! 👏🙏❤️🎉

Hallelujah! 👏🙏❤️🎉👏 #liam #abolishice #loveyourneighbor

Amen to this! 👏 #equity #loveyourneighbor

My church on a snowy morning… ❄️ Trinity United Methodist Church Lenoir City, TN (near Knoxville) #trinityumclc

HAPPENING NOW: KNOXVILLE/KNOX COUNTY students walk out to protest ICE (H/T @votegloriaj.bsky.social )

On this day in 1945, the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau exposed the scale of Nazi crimes to the world and became a symbol of the horrors of the Holocaust, the resilience of its survivors, and the guilt of its enablers.

Clear skies today in East TN…

United Methodist clergy from across the U.S. joined in an interfaith protest Jan. 23 against federal violence in Minnesota. Now with federal agents responsible for another person’s death, pressure for accountability is mounting. www.umnews.org/en/news/us-p...

Lord, have mercy. 🙏 #honoralex #abolishICE

My mother’s family was originally from the Mississippi Delta (cotton farmers). Lord, have mercy. 🙏