Just so we are clear, the same people who want you to be afraid of "sharia law," want you to love it when they do it and call it "biblical."

Oh my God, I just had a full night’s sleep and Cory Booker is still going… www.youtube.com/live/rCUK2Vb...

My gender is best explained At the moment By quantum indeterminacy 'To be and not to be' The cat in schrodinger's box Understands the paradox Of being observed to show your hand In a game You didn't sign up To play Subject then subjugated From superposition To social position (1/?)

Elon Musk’s staffers visited the U.S. Institute of Peace, accompanied by two FBI agents. They were met at the door by a lawyer who informed them that the institute holds “private and independent status as a non-executive branch agency.” Following this, the staffers left.

Jojo Rabbit was the movie I needed today. I just watched it for the first time. Wow.

That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history! Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.

U.S. Supreme Court sides against Trump in legal fight over $2B in frozen foreign aid michiganadvance.com/2025/03/05/r...

This.

Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!

"Is there anyone in America who is comfortable with him and his gang of 20-year-olds using their own computer servers to poke through your tax returns, your health information and your bank accounts?" — Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Elon Musk and DOGE during the Democratic response to Trump's address

For many Christians, the ashes dispensed on Ash Wednesday are a tactile reminder of their humanity. And in the wake of the Trump administration’s slew of targeted executive actions, a group of queer Christian leaders says that reminder is timelier than ever.

On a gravel hillside My boots keep slipping Rocks shifting down I catch myself with my hand Grasping at roots My heart racing Where is my ground? There is peace In remembering I cannot fix the mountains And I should not presume to Only be with them. Care is not permission Where is my ground?

Elon Musk's DOGE group has posted what it calls a "wall of receipts" on its website that claims it has saved billions by cutting certain federal contracts. But reports and government documents prove that many of these so-called savings are either misleading or incorrect.

While about 454,000 federal employees do work in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, more than 80% of the federal workforce lived elsewhere in the U.S. or abroad in 2024.

These sites might be useful: 1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org) 2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)

Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual. cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Here’s an idea: If “waste, fraud and abuse” are actually being uncovered, could we see a couple examples that can be investigated and confirmed by an independent 3rd party? Because I believe DOGE is theater.

Full page ad in today’s New York Times:

Aurora and I saw Dixon's Violin tonight at Ore Dock Brewing Company. She also got the highscore on Astroids at the ramen-arcade restaurant. Also ATLA on at FourSwords too. Lovely.

Does any body ever wonder if Ben Franklin left out a couple words from his sayings... Ben's Aid: any words if wisdom you want written down, sir? BF: oh yes, ahem... "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise," eheh, but that ain't me. You know what I'm saying? Woo!

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

Tucked in for the night. #husky

Jesus's words: "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." Gosppel of John 15:13 (NRSVUE)

And if you profess to be a Christian while doing this, what do you think it means to love your neighbor as yourself. The gospel challenges all of us to keep growing our capacity for love.

Beware the ones --of any nation, group, or creed-- who are happy to sacrifice other people's dignity and well-being but not their own.

Out to watch the start of the UP200 dog sled race last night. Slushy beer is delicious. I need heated socks. Great time.

Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees.

Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable.

The bill would bar immigration enforcement actions at or near locations including churches, sites of funerals and weddings, Social Security offices, polling places and organizations that assist children or pregnant women.

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

About 350 rabbis condemned Trump’s Gaza plan in a full-page New York Times ad, stating: “Trump has called for the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza. Jewish people say NO to ethnic cleansing!”

Trump trying to divide and conquer... www.google.com/amp/s/www.cb...

“Good Trouble Quilts — The Fight. The Progress. The Legacy.” is on sale TODAY at atlantaquiltfestival.com, Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com. 200 pages of beautiful fiber art honoring a great man. It is sure to become a classic.

I know it was very #AdmiralThrawn to ask a key ally to make the ultimate sacrifice, but how could the writers do #MorganElsbeth so dirty like that? Love to hate her. Her character arch has more potential... maybe she's not gone for good. #ahsoka #starwars

I have now watch the entire #starwars timeline in order up through Ahsoka. Which was 🤌 so good. Want season 2 of #Ahsoka and #TheAcolyte. Make it so.

It's weirdly difficult to remember that Trump's popular vote margin was /less/ than Hillary's in 2016. Biden got more votes in 2020 than Trump got in 2024 and Trump surrogates all under-performed in congressional races. This is not a mandate, I don't get why it is being portrayed that way.

Retribution against political opponents is not a normal democratic process. There's a word for that... We've seen it before... Who did that in the past???

Is the Episcopal News Service not on this app yet? www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

I am often reading 3 books at a time. Open on the shelf this week: 1) Rereading Queer Theoloy by Linn Marie Tonstad 2) How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa 3)Spirit Wheel by Steven Charleston

Libraries are great for the books, sure, but it's also nice to have a quiet and safe space to sit and think- a place where no one is trying to sell you anything.

My little buddy, the dude who made me a mom, turns 18 today! So flippin' proud.

In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, here is work from one of my favorite artists, Bisa Butler! This is a QUILT! Check her out, and a little about the significance of quilts as a medium here: www.artic.edu/exhibitions/... No one can stop us celebrating the things that make our hearts sing!

The urge to create art is welling up. I wonder where that will take me.

"Our female athletes are begging for real solutions. Our trans girls are the farthest problem from what is actually hindering our kids’ ability to play. We’ve got a long way to go to level the playing field in girls’ sports, so let’s solve our real problems by passing SB 41." -Sen. Kim Jackson

Here to talk, for queer support or parents if trans kids. Today is not an easy day.