The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

If they do this in broad daylight. Imagine what they do to the detainees in the dark? baptistnews.com/article/unit...

This is outrageous.

May her memory be a blessing. #JaneGoodall

If you are in Michigan, here’s a link to sign onto a letter supporting gender affirming care to be sent to the administration of the University of Michigan Medical Center. actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...

Trump isn’t even pretending anymore. He’s openly bragging about turning the U.S. military on American cities.

Gov. Pritzker says President Trump threatened ‘to go to war' with #Chicago in social media post. The president's post referenced the "Department of War," which was approved as a secondary title to the Department of Defense under an executive order he signed Fri. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/g...

This level of corruption is not normal or acceptable. Even if we are exhausted by each report of it going further and further, we can never grow numb to it.

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

Palestinians warned of a genocide in 2023. Why weren’t we believed? | Ahmed Ibsais

The CDC is gutting a program that monitors foodborne illnesses. The program will now only track infections caused by two pathogens, rather than eight. Hello? How does this “Make America Healthy Again”?

“There’s an African proverb that says, ‘When you pray, move your feet.’ So I beg you, I ask you, please pray. But don’t stop with your words.” - Annunciation Catholic School Principal Matthew DuBois

Bible in a Minute- Isaiah 23

Meta is evil. Calling this sensitive content is beyond ridiculous! #meta #censorship #zuckerberg

Well, surprise, surprise!

“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” —Bayard Rustin

Wishing you joy in this Pride month! #Pride2025

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Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews. Directive could severely delay visa processing and hurt universities that rely on foreign students for revenue. #Pinks #Voices4Victory www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Trump administration hired a company to open an ICE facility in Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said they needed permits There's a sordid history of for-profit businesses holding immigrants under inhumane conditions So the mayor went to inspect And they arrested him NEVER STOP FIGHTING FASCISM

Impunity — Reflection from Jonathan Kuttab, Executive Director, @fosna.bsky.social on the attack by Israel on The Freedom Flotilla ship carrying aid to Gaza

#TrumpDeportations #ImmigrationCrisis #HumanRights #DueProcess #TrumpAdministration #Deportation #ConstitutionalRights #Outrage #ProtectKids #SaveAmerica

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Sorry. It had to be done.

March in support of reinstating DEI at the University of Michigan. Tuesday, 4/22 at 5pm.

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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

“The report documents a wave of violence and harassment against churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples that openly support LGBTQ+ inclusion.” As a gay Christian, I am saddened that inclusive places of worship are being targeted. www.advocate.com/news/extremi...

I was never a GoodReads user. I’ve just started using Fable to track my reading. Any other users with tips for getting started?

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One of hundreds of people abducted by ICE and sold to slavery in El Salvador was a 19 year old with no criminal record in the US or Venezuela and no tattoos of any kind. An ICE kidnapper who grabbed him outside his house said, "He's not the one." The other said, "Take him anyway." So they did.

Palm Sunday blessings, folks!

🧵1 The SAVE Act, explained fully in this thread, is up for vote this Thursday. The burdens are extreme. Under this bill, most Americans wouldn’t be able to register to vote using their driver’s license or state-provided ID alone. Here’s why this fascist bill is a massive voter suppression tool.

Watching the April snow falling in Michigan.