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Founder and lead organizer of
@prismorganizing.org
, pastor in the United Church of Christ. 🏳️🌈💪
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Indivisible ❌👑
6 days ago
This is how we keep our communities safe: “Before long, Indivisible Chicago sent whistle kits in the mail to the New Orleans chapter, along with an explanation of how best to use them, and Indivisible NOLA set up a “know your rights” training that the Chicago chapter helped lead remotely via Zoom.”
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‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE
From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/16/ice-immigration-raids-cities
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Wes Burdine
7 days ago
They dragged a woman on the road and called the police because they were threatened by people throwing snowballs at them. ICE is composed of the biggest cowards on the planet
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OBoogie and Georgia Lee
10 days ago
U.S. pals: Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army. There are better charities out there. Much better.
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Peggy Flanagan
11 days ago
My faith tells me to welcome the stranger.
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Proud to stand with over a hundred faith leaders this week in Minneapolis, denouncing the president’s hate speech and affirming that every person—across race, place, and faith—is made in the image of God.
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Salena
19 days ago
Paid Leave in MN starts Jan 1! If you welcomed a baby in 2025 you can apply to take bonding leave in 2026! Check out
www.paidleave.mn.gov
This huge win is thanks to DFLers and only DFLers. No Republicans voted for it and they spent the last two years trying to destroy it before it even started. 🫶🏼
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This religious group is similar to the cult in which I grew up. It makes me furious that religious leaders didn’t do everything in their power to report perpetrators, allowing child sexual abuse to continue. Their higher concern for institutional preservation betrays the liberating faith of Christ.
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Kevin M. Kruse
about 1 month ago
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels. The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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Wajahat Ali
about 1 month ago
Thanks to
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www.opensecrets.org/orgs/america...
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Ana Marie Cox
about 2 months ago
We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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ISAIAH
about 2 months ago
Election Day is here! Across race, faith, and place, we all deserve a voice in the decisions that shape our lives. 🗳️ Polls are open until 8PM — and remember, you can register and vote on the same day in Minnesota! 📍 Find your polling place at
mnvotes.org
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CZEdwards
2 months ago
A reminder: demonstrations are great, they’re a fun party, they are a literal demonstration of the collective power of the people. They’re not the goal. They’re not the end. They’re not even much of a means They’re the gateway drug that gives a taste of the joy of collective action & leads to more
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Downright Upright Show
6 months ago
@am950radio.bsky.social
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Nat Gertler, comics thingdoer
6 months ago
Today in my feed I’ve seen conservatives argue that poor people must be kept poor to incentivize them to contribute to society, and that rich people must be given more money to achieve the same goal. Funny, that.
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Queer Leaven You may or may not be a queer person, or called to LGBTQ organizing. But the parable of the leaven invites you to embrace whatever your misfit characteristic is, and see it as an essential small way that the great world is transformed.
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Queer Leaven
You may or may not be a queer person, or called to LGBTQ organizing. But the parable of the leaven invites you to embrace whatever your misfit characteristic is, and see it as an essential small way that the great world is transformed.
http://obyballinger.com/2025/06/22/queer-leaven/
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David Sirota
6 months ago
It’s important to remember that the media/politics people who constantly tell you oligarchy isn’t the problem are all paid by oligarchs. In other words: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
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Hunter S Thompson's Tequila
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taylr
7 months ago
i saw so much leadership from the mayoral candidates on site.
@omarfatehmn.com
talking to an upset woman who saw agents take people away.
@jazzformayor.bsky.social
running around trying to deescalate.
@dewayneforminneapolis.com
checking on the person who was injured no mayor frey
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Open and Affirming: Past and Future Because of our commitment to neighbor-love, we will work for ever-expanding inclusive justice, creating a better community for everyone, regardless of race, place, faith, money, sexuality or gender identity. Together we will build a multiracial, multifaith arc…
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Open and Affirming: Past and Future
Because of our commitment to neighbor-love, we will work for ever-expanding inclusive justice, creating a better community for everyone, regardless of race, place, faith, money, sexuality or gender identity. Together we will build a multiracial, multifaith arc of protection to care for and extend God’s sheltering, embracing covenant love.
http://obyballinger.com/2025/06/01/open-and-affirming-past-and-future/
7 months ago
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So powerful to be at the Capitol this morning to stand with hundreds of other faith leaders decrying the immoral exclusion of undocumented adults from MinnesotaCare after folks JUST became eligible and started getting healthy. Fund our futures. Fund all our neighbors’ futures!
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Javen Swanson 🏳️🌈
7 months ago
Minnesota, we need you to show up today, Friday, May 16, at 10:45am at the State Capitol (outside the House chamber) to protect healthcare access for our immigrant neighbors. This fight isn’t over, but we can’t win without enormous people power. Please share.
secure.everyaction.com/_MMFvfLVOUi0...
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ACTION - Prayer for Immigrant Healthcare
https://secure.everyaction.com/_MMFvfLVOUi0JxqLB6Wi6A2
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Rep. Leigh Finke
7 months ago
I will never forget the sound of Minnesota Republican House caucus cheering at the news of undocumented Minnesotans losing access to healthcare. They would do the same if I lost my healthcare. They do not care about our lives. We are nothing to them. Those are the stakes for our communities.
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Javen Swanson 🏳️🌈
7 months ago
This is the righteous fury that is called for when Republicans sentence whole communities to die and dare to call it fiscal responsibility.
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Nash Is Here For It
8 months ago
Happy Sunday! This is the way.
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WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio
8 months ago
As Nashville struggles to house its ever-growing population, a new report by think tank The Urban Institute has proposed a solution: zoning reforms. WPLN’s Cynthia Abrams explains the findings:
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Most Nashville homes aren’t within walking distance of transit. A new report says zoning reform could add homes and change that.
As Nashville struggles to house its ever-growing population, a new report has proposed a solution: zoning reforms. The study, a product of Washington D.C.-ba
https://wpln.org/post/most-nashville-homes-arent-within-walking-distance-of-transit-a-new-report-says-zoning-reform-could-add-homes-and-change-that/
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Center for Prophetic Imagination
8 months ago
Happy return-of-non-citizen-dispatched-by-an-opressive-government-without-a-fair-trial Day to all who celebrate!
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑
9 months ago
TODAY WE MOBILIZED OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION!!! This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference. It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.
#50501movement
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Javen Swanson 🏳️🌈
9 months ago
Just once, when a politician claims budget deficits are “unsustainable” and calls for spending cuts, I wish the interviewer would ask: Why not raise revenue instead?
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Javen Swanson 🏳️🌈
10 months ago
Two years ago
@obyballinger.com
and I wrote a “Queer Lent” daily devotional to provide strength and sustenance to queer folk in hard times. Times are even tougher now, so I share this first post for Ash Wednesday and invite you to read your way through it this Lent.
open.substack.com/pub/queerlen...
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Ash Wednesday
Wonder of all wonders, beloved being, you are made of star stuff!
https://open.substack.com/pub/queerlent/p/ash-wednesday?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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OutFront Minnesota
10 months ago
A transgender sports ban, HF 12, is moving to the floor of the Minnesota House on Monday, March 3rd. At a time when LGBTQ+ communities are being targeted for exclusion at a federal and state level, it is important that we as Minnesotans stand up for our shared values of welcome and inclusion.
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The testimony happened in a hearing room yesterday, but it was a classroom too! Grateful to Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tania for his research over the years—reflected in all the footnotes here—that shows conclusively the harm that threatens trans inmates when they are banned from appropriate housing.
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Prism Organizing Network
10 months ago
Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis has researched prison violence against trans people and emphasizes that HF 435 “diminishes the moral standing of our state and is an ethical violation that serves no purpose”. Check the linktree in our bio to tell your MN representative to oppose this bill.
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Prism Organizing Network
10 months ago
Tristan can’t attend today’s hearing, but made this recording of his written testimony. Follow the link in our bio to contact your legislators with your own message opposing HF 435, which would prevent the state from housing trans inmates in facilities that match their gender identity.
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Prism Organizing Network
10 months ago
Base-Building with Prism Community organizing is a lifelong craft. Current Prism efforts focus on base-building by connecting with LGBTQ residents and our allies in Minnesota, engaging in outreach, education, and advocacy.
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Base-Building with Prism
Community organizing is a lifelong craft. Current Prism efforts focus on base-building by connecting with LGBTQ residents and our allies in Minnesota, engaging in outreach, education, and advocacy.
http://prismorganizing.org/2025/02/11/base-building-with-prism/
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Testimony on Trans Ban in Youth Sports Rather than addressing harms against trans youth, this legislation adds to the bullying that many such youth face on a daily basis, doubling down on the lie that there is something wrong with those who practice integrity by living according to their God-given…
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Testimony on Trans Ban in Youth Sports
Rather than addressing harms against trans youth, this legislation adds to the bullying that many such youth face on a daily basis, doubling down on the lie that there is something wrong with those who practice integrity by living according to their God-given gender identity.
http://obyballinger.com/2025/02/19/testimony-on-trans-ban-in-youth-sports/
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Javen Swanson 🏳️🌈
10 months ago
Hell yes: "Rather than addressing harms against them, this legislation adds to the bullying that trans youth face daily, doubling down on the false message that there is something wrong with youth who practice integrity by living according to their God-given gender identity."
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Javen Swanson 🏳️🌈
10 months ago
Had a great visit with Rep. Samakab Hussein to talk about what’s at stake for our communities. While the federal government pushes tax breaks for the wealthy, we need strong state investments in housing, healthcare, childcare, and more. No more giveaways to corporations!
#FundOurFuture
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Stacey Burns
10 months ago
“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.” Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.
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Those of us who work in gender medicine are not going anywhere
What’s more, we’re expanding.
https://www.startribune.com/those-of-us-who-work-in-gender-medicine-are-not-going-anywhere/601222796?utm_source=gift
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I’ll be there with
@isaiahmn.org
@wemakemn.bsky.social
@indivistwincities.bsky.social
. Together we can make sure that Minnesota treats taxpayers fairly, including asking for more from those who have more, and who are disproportionately benefitting from the status quo. 💪
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Gillian Branstetter
11 months ago
In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
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Prism Organizing Network
11 months ago
Check out today's first newsletter, describing why "Prism", announcing upcoming events, and inviting you to join other Prism folks at
@outfrontmn.bsky.social
's LGBTQ Lobby Day next Friday!
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Welcome to Prism, organizing for LGBTQ equality!
https://mailchi.mp/a6c87c7eef33/welcome-to-prism-organizing-for-lgbtq-equality
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Known, Called, Commissioned No matter what legislative and executive chicanery comes your way, the God who knew and loved you before you were even born is not going anywhere. And the job description to Jeremiah is also what God’s people are commissioned for now, a gritty and comprehensive…
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Known, Called, Commissioned
No matter what legislative and executive chicanery comes your way, the God who knew and loved you before you were even born is not going anywhere. And the job description to Jeremiah is also what God’s people are commissioned for now, a gritty and comprehensive overturning of the powerful evil that is white Christian nationalism.
http://obyballinger.com/2025/02/02/known-called-commissioned/
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Made some new friends at the MN Capitol today! Showed up in a coalition to encourage a governing agreement that reflects the equal powers that MN voters elected to the MN House. Part of what’s at stake is the LGBTQ freedoms that we’ve won in this state over recent years. We’re not going back!
#mnleg
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Christopher Webb
11 months ago
I’m telling everyone: Do not open the door or say a word unless you’re expecting someone and know exactly who it is. Know your rights. Pass these around…
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Open and Affirming Coalition
12 months ago
Altadena Community Church, UCC, has tragically lost its building to the Eaton wildfire. For over 80 years, this
#OpenAndAffirming
church has been a beacon of justice and love. Support recovery efforts through the UCC:
support.ucc.org/california-w...
#WildfireRelief
#UCC
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Jared Yates Sexton
12 months ago
We’re getting a horrific glimpse at the possible future. Widespread, cataclysmic climate change tragedies made worse by austerity and blamed on minorities by the Right, who will use their power to enable the wealth class as they continue to profit It doesn’t have to be this way. We can change this.
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Judd Legum
12 months ago
1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years But we've identified 10 promise keepers: Farmers Airbnb Expedia Nike Clorox General Mills Holland & Hart Qurate Whirlpool Lyft
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10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
https://popular.info/p/10-corporations-that-kept-their-promises
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