🕯️🙏🏾 The Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson, United Church of Christ General Minister and President/CEO has issued a special statement and prayer following today’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis. https://ow.ly/Qtn650Y31PF

Angels show up and say, “Don’t be afraid.” Those who show up and say, “Be afraid,” are the opposite of angels.

Timeline cleanse. A story of humanization and care across time.

Here in Minneapolis, hundreds of clergy from all over the country have been deployed into the streets to participate in ICE/DHS watch. The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over. This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.

"Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in a message to the Norwegian Prime Minister. n.pr/3Zlfzq4

To recap: the two major parties refuse to rein in the reign of a demented sociopathic king who daily is marching us into both World War III and the next Civil War simultaneously because a Black president once made fun of him and also the Special Boy wasn't given the Shiny Golden Medal he covets

I've harped on congressional war powers for a long time and we do need to fix all that, but threatening to invade Greenland while ranting at Norway about the Nobel Peace Prize and imposing trade sanctions on NATO is more the kind of thing you can only fix by not having a literally insane president.

This is a real post from the department of labor. So much wrong with it, but the use of Scouting America in it goes against the charter. We are an apolitical org. And also, “a scout is loyal” is from the Scout Law and is not from Norman Rockwell. 🤦‍♂️

We experienced a truly incredible moment at the aquarium when this octopus decided to be a total jerk to its tankmate.

This is disgusting.

Hmm, this is eerily similar to current events.

WREXHAM DUMP PREMIER LEAGUE NOTTINGHAM FOREST OUT OF THE FA CUP 🐲 ARTHUR OKONKWO IS THE SHOOTOUT HERO, SAVING TWICE, AND THE RED DRAGONS BEAT PREMIER LEAGUE OPPOSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 26 YEARS 💥

UP THE TOWN! #wrexham

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

My wife has been working really hard to create some cool resources to share from @yaledivinityschool.bsky.social Center for Continuing Education.

I just realized that I am solidly mid-career now. I’ve been in ministry for 20 years (15 years ordained) and have about 20 more until retirement. Yet, I still sometimes feel like I am just starting and don’t have any clue what I’m doing. 🤷‍♂️ I guess that helps me not be an arrogant a-hole

We did what now????

There is no bigger scam than Target’s “spend X and get a $Y gift card” They actually charge you for the gift card, so it’s not a free gift card

81 years old and still going strong!

Want to know why most clergy would rather do a hundred funerals than one wedding? There’s a viral post over on threads from a photographer complaining about the rules a church put in place to maintain the sacredness of the ceremony and place.

Time for my annual complaint to SiriusXM because they turn off the Christmas Music on the 3rd day of Christmas - some of us would like to listen all season long - until January 6!

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

I hope KCMO, Missouri, and the Royals are able to find a way to keep Baseball on the MO side of the River…

Pure fanaticism, just objectively bad policy especially while building all these new data centers. But also an opportunity for Democrats to say loudly, over and over again, that Trump and Republicans are making everything more expensive. Higher electricity costs impact everything.

Me, me, me…🙄

I am like never on Threads… went on there and posted the same thing I posted here and well, it seems to have gotten some views:

Epstein files are about to drop, so expect them to flood the news with stupid and stupider shit over the next few days.

May the odds be ever in your favor!

I saw him in concert about 20 years ago or so. Super talented.

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

I’ve always struggled a little bit with self esteem. As I’ve gotten older I really don’t care what people think of me, outside of being a good person, but there’s always that nagging part that wonders if I’m good enough (I know I am) 🧵

Eight is a lot of legs, David…

Republicans can’t win on policy, so they rig they whole system instead

Why are they sucking up to him so hard? Their noses are so far up his ass

A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing. And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.

Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes. If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.

I thought Toys R Us went out of business. How do they have a float?

Who ever heard of a dump closed on Thanksgiving before?

SecDef is a weak little man who is threatened by Scouts.

Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

Thank you!

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social @blumenthal.senate.gov Please HOLD THE LINE and don’t give in to the GOP on a “promise” We know they won’t stick to the promise. Keep on fighting. The American people are with you 100%

Heartbreaking loss for KC

I’ll be fucking pissed if the Dems cave. They’ve got the GOP against the rope here, with POTUS refusing SNAP benefits despite court orders and then ordering states to not step in to fund it in the meantime. The Dems have all the momentum, they need to USE IT and FIGHT

And thanks to YouTubeTV, I can’t watch it.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

And, thanks to YouTubeTV, I can’t watch it.

One thing that I took away from my time doing CPE (hospital chaplain rotation part of my training) is that these euphemisms confuse people. I now only use “died” or “dead” (in a pastoral way, ofc)

This doesn’t sound like a cease-fire…

We’ve reached that milestone day where it’s cold enough that my fingers are finally skinny enough to get my real wedding band on! (From April-Oct my fingers are too big, and I end up wearing a silicone band)