Who can blame them? — ‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/23/professors-us-south-leaving

🤯 False equivalency much?!?! Unbelievable. — Oklahoma's Ryan Walters announces plan to establish Turning Point chapters at all state high schools https://share.google/graceNFJhk5dGIzlc

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Things could not have gone worse for the A’s in Sacramento #LetsGoOakland https://share.google/HUT2xKyg31Fn0AfTl

Hmmm — Israel shuts crossing that connects occupied West Bank to Jordan: The closure of the King Hussein Bridge is the latest in a long line of collective punishments imposed by Israeli forces.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/23/israel-shuts-crossing-that-connects-occupied-west-bank-to-jordan

Because I still love baseball in The Town — Ballers win Pioneer League title at Raimondi Park, bringing Oakland indy-league crown https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/22/ballers-win-pioneer-league-title-at-raimondi-park-bringing-oakland-indy-league-crown/

"But I say this to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you..." -Jesus, @35

“But I say love your enemies” - Jesus

The past week has been a whirlwind. I didn't set an autoresponder, I'm behind on emails, the todo list is piling up, and I'm getting that nagging feeling that I'm not doing enough. Dear Enneagram 3 — You'll be fine.

“I hate my opponent, and I don’t want the best for them. — President Trump, 2025.

Anecdotally, we've seen this in young folks around us — U.S. student applications to colleges in Europe, U.K. and Asia jump amid rising costs and political turmoil https://share.google/Mv5XAWqvSjg0HwY32

Chaos and confusion? I'm shocked, just shocked. — White House tries to tamp down corporate panic for high-skill visa holders after last-minute overhaul https://share.google/cuhM4WE6UgEuCKWbC

Unapologetically lefty, anti-genocide, Christian churches in Eugene?

#OrangeTheory in Eugene today and definitely was not feeling it. TBH, some workouts, just getting there is a struggle. All good, some days that's all one can do. Onward. #OTFSky

🤦🏽 Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/fbi-cbp-tren-de-aragua-emojis

We packed. We drove. We unloaded. Grad School Move-In Day 1

Adding to my list of Love Languages, Quality Time and Calendar Invites — Packing.

UC regents allow campus police to replenish military-grade equipment https://edsource.org/updates/uc-regents-allow-campus-police-to-replenish-military-grade-equipment

Here is the trailer for E73: Faith, Power, and the Making of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation with Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood. The full episode drops on the 23rd on all the places: https://bit.ly/AmalgamationPod

TBH Cal, the institution, has never really been as radical as folks have wanted it to be — Kafka-land at UC Berkeley https://share.google/Dg9mvUAedcYNQSAGK

So, to recap… Trey Reed was found hanging from a tree, but the police told his family he was found in his dorm room. Why lie if there’s no foul play? And if they’d lie to his parents, why wouldn’t they lie to the public? Trey Reed was lynched. Please get out of my face with the BS.

A BLACK STUDENT WAS LYNCHED TODAY Will his body be flown home on Air Force 2? Will the Director of the FBI see him in Valhalla 👀 Will the president float the idea of having his body lie in state? A BLACK STUDENT WAS LYNCHED TODAY

Hate to keep giving this oxygen, but it's ongoing — Charlie Kirk shooting: Workers fired, disciplined for social media posts https://share.google/hifxKD1g4koKgS1kU

On Mondays I do a double session at OrangeTheory. Today I missed my 12min Tread Benchmark PR by just .05 mi. 10 or 20 yrs ago, not only would I not have been able to run that far, but I would've been frustrated to have been so close. At 56, I'm just glad to be able to run at all.

If you have access to the HBO documentary, it's worth a watch — Light of the World church: Naasón Joaquín García face sex trafficking charges https://www.npr.org/2025/09/13/nx-s1-5537890/megachurch-leader-and-his-mother-indicted-on-sex-trafficking-and-racketeering-charges

Fewer international students are coming to the US, costing universities and communities that benefit from these visitors https://share.google/x5fczebO6LhHKqrLh

A good primer if you have never heard of Bari Weiss — Disgruntled NYT journalist to ‘anti-woke’ power grab: how far can Bari Weiss go?https://www.theguardian.com/media/ng-interactive/2025/sep/10/bari-weiss-cbs?

Free speech America — Charlie Kirk critics are being targeted online and losing jobs https://www.npr.org/2025/09/13/nx-s1-5538476/charlie-kirk-jobs-target-social-media-critics-resign

This does not feel hyperbolic in the least — Pardoned Insurrectionists Are Using Charlie Kirk’s Death to Call for Civil War https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/pardoned-insurrectionists-are-using-charlie-kirks-death-to-call-for-civil-war/

Oh wait, there are ramifications for our actions?!?!?! Who knew? — ICE raid will delay Hyundai's construction plans in Georgia, CEO says https://www.axios.com/2025/09/11/hyundai-georgia-ice

What music streaming service do you support? — Artists and users boycotting Spotify over AI use and CEO's military tech https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/spotify-boycott-daniel-ek-ai-music-military-tech-fenn-wilson/105765846?

We all surround ourselves in spaces of safety, but, it's important to know what is being shared our there — Far-right commentators echo Trump in calling for ‘vengeance and retribution’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-shooting-death-trump-reaction

Shaking at my fist at friends with vocational "opportunities." TBH, I have been that friend too. Also, my spouse does not appreciate it 👀

Thursday #OrangeTheory Double and my 650th class! W00T! #otfsky

A Prayer For Those Grieving the Loss of Victims of Gun Violence: All I can muster to offer on another day of gun violence in America https://www.reyes-chow.com/a-prayer-for-those-grieving-the-loss-of-victims-of-gun-violence/

So much death, grief, and sorrow. I'll write more later, but I will say this, with the rash of evil manifested as political assassinations, gun violence, mass shootings, and war, the answer to should not to repay evil acts with evil acts.

Bluesky chief: Musk and advertising turned social media into slop https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/bluesky-rose-wang-coo-interview-p37rcrbl7

20 Updates in the Life of Bruce: An extremely irregular update of all things BRC and I mean ALL the things. https://www.reyes-chow.com/20-updates-in-the-life-of-bruce/

I wonder how our farmers are feeling about this. — US misses out on billions in China soybean sales midway through peak season https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-misses-out-billions-china-soybean-sales-midway-through-peak-season-2025-09-10/

Full Episode Out Today! E72 — The Cost of Being Undocumented: A Conversation with Alix Dick & Antero Garcia. Available wherever you put podcasts in your ears https://the-amalgamation.captivate.fm/listen Here's the preview

When we value profit over people — The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing https://www.npr.org/2025/09/08/nx-s1-5317647/school-shooting-industry

Immigration crackdowns in Illinois, Massachusetts begin https://www.npr.org/2025/09/08/nx-s1-5534338/ice-chicago-boston-immigration-raids

Putting on my @zephyrpoint.bsky.social Church Relations and Development Officer hat (and Vest) for a few days. Feel sorry for me 😉 #pcusa zephyrpoint.org

While saints aren't part of my tradition, who am I to doubt a techie with a May 3 DOB? First millennial saint Carlo Acutis, 'God's influencer,' canonized https://www.npr.org/2025/09/07/nx-s1-5528970/millennial-saint-carlo-acutis-canonization-catholic-church

Preached this morning at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Stockton, CA, the beloved community that formed and nurtured my leftist and loving faith 😁

Feeling overburdened and undervalued, SF school principals are at a breaking point: The union is considering striking for a raise https://sfstandard.com/2025/09/05/feeling-overburdened-undervalued-sf-school-principals-breaking-point/

🤬 From Uncle Sam to social media memes: inside homeland security’s push to swell Ice ranks: Homeland security lowers hiring standards and floods social media with patriotic, often xenophobic, recruitment posts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/03/trump-memes-immigration-deportation

Not getting my hopes up, but…Trump Is Trying to Blackmail the Supreme Court: The legal arguments for Trump’s tariffs are weak, so he’s arguing their rejection would bring ruin. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/04/trump-tariffs-supreme-court-appeal-column-00543196

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Can't wait until the first country raises health and safety concerns about meeting in Florida. Oh and yep, conflict of interest normalized 🤬

Six great reads: Syria’s reckoning, Ice’s Uncle Sam memes and school WhatsApp hell