MAGA is coming for all who dissent…

Sigh…

worth your time to understand the MAGA mindset, followed by a well done takedown from David French on why they are out of their minds when it comes to faith & practice... enjoy this gift article #OnEarth

as history repeats yet again, it's valuable to listen to the resistors who came before...

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

an insider's scoop on what's coming for us...you can read it for free without a subscription. #OnEarth #sigh

hits home...sigh

Gotta be strategic and intentional…

from Karen Attiah - "What happened to me is part of a broader purge of Black voices from academia, business, government, and media — a historical pattern as dangerous as it is shameful — and tragic." The purge she references is happening somewhere, in every arena, every day... #OnEarth

My mentor, psychologist Edwin A. Friedman, wrote in his 2017 book 'A Failure of Nerve', “The more immediate threat to the regeneration – and perhaps even the survival – of American civilization is internal, not external. It is our tendency to adapt to its immaturity.” #OnEarth

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Blue states are what economists call “giver states” - they send far more tax revenue to Washington than they receive back in federal investment. The total transfer from blue to red states exceeded $1 trillion between 2018 and 2022. #OnEarth

For those who are looking for new and compelling ways to articulate the contribution of DEI to a noble and growing society, this mathematical perspective from Eugenia Cheng is worth reading twice...

Trump’s 180-degree turn on the Epstein files has not gone unnoticed by his base. But will it matter? Is this the part in the cult documentary where someone looks down at their cup of Kool-Aid and asks themselves, “Wait, why am I drinking this?” (from Amar Peterman) What do you think? #OnEarth

well worth reading re: effective resistance - "Without a stronger collective resistance, it is depressingly rational to try to stay out of the spotlight or strike some kind of not-too-catastrophic deal. But, of course, every decision of this sort strengthens MAGA’s hand." #OnEarth #giftarticle

"There should be one inviolable rule: Children are not shot or starved to death." (for your soul today, a beautiful essay from Anne Lamott - gift article for bsky friends...)

Any of this going on in America…?

It’s not being reported or commented on yet, but it is clear to me that Trump wants to steal credit from Black mayors and community organizations, for the reduction in crime in DC, Chicago, and Baltimore. The presence of National Guard troops will give him the platform to lie. #MalignantNarcissist

and amen and amen...

"When this terrible political moment does end, wise men and women will need to step forward and propose the changes that will prevent the next American demagogue from grasping for power that threatens our republic." (gift article for my bluesky friends...) #OnEarth

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don't miss the rapidly building story of Doug Wilson and his growing patriarchal cult. This is the theology behind MAGA, and it's more dangerous than you can imagine. #thehandmaidstale #OnEarth

and so it goes...

"His words (Douglas Wilson), are but small drops in an ocean of ignorant, malicious and unchristian commentary." (gift article, David French - NYT) A dangerous cultural cancer is growing in the Evangelical Church. And women and people of color, are his targets...

another Trumptilian reality...

and yet we forget...

every day with Trump erodes our hearts and minds... (cartoon by Michael Ramirez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The faith space/denomination Hegseth and other MAGA politicians align with, is perhaps the most regressive and frightening in the US.

Worth a read…

Stacey Abrams breaks down how to lose a democracy. Great summary to have in your hip pocket for those moments you might have a real conversation with MAGA...

Trump treats facts in the same way that he treats people: He expects them to line up in support of his goals, and if they don’t, he seeks to get rid of them. He is not interested in how many jobs the economy will produce this month. He clearly doesn’t want to know the answer. (gift article - NYT)

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"A basic premise says: Presidents don’t manipulate the scoreboard. Past presidents respected this boundary. Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama took bad news from official statistics on the chin." Trump, throws a tantrum. (by George A. Akerlof - a Nobel-winning economist)

All of Epstein and its associated distractions, pale in comparison to the now entrenched Trumptilian policy: Studies show that shuttering of USAID Will Lead to Millions of Deaths Around the World... There may be no more singular measure of his wickedness, #OnEarth

this... (thanks Roy Williams)

Trump's 23rd Psalm - in three slides (scroll for the entire per-version) Mike (Johnson) is my shepherd, I shall not lack. He maketh me lie down at Mar Lago. He leadeth me beside acquittal. He restoreth my ego. He leadeth me in paths of deception, for my name's sake...

and then there's this idea to consider...

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Best line from Kathleen’ Parker’s brilliant article… “If these men were puppies, there would be riots.” Second best, in regards to Trump’s love of the nickname “Alligator Alley” … “This president is so incapable of empathy, a new word is needed to describe him. Perhaps “Trumptilian.” #OnEarth

thank you Candy!

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beautifully written essay on the gift of vaccines for our children and all of humanity... gift article for all my Bluesky friends - (Monica Hesse)