For Protestant Christians trying not to get political: do you realize that, in the 16th century when the Protestant reformation occurred, the Catholic Church was a political power?

We need moral leaders who understand and embrace pluralism. That’s it.

Read to the end. Corruption.

BREAKING: New Jersey mayor Ras Baraka has been arrested at an ICE detention center where he was protesting its opening, acting U.S. attorney says.

New Jersey mayor arrested at US immigration detention center, prosecutor says reut.rs/3GOBOib

Moms who work full-time all year are paid just 74 cents for every $1 paid to dads. And that wage gap only widens for working moms of color. We need bold policies like #PaidLeave, the Paycheck Fairness Act, and the ERA to close the wage gap once & for all. #MomsEqualPayDay

A few days ago, President Trump issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR, the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.

"It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. . . . If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." - Pope Francis

The penguins have learned their lesson. by Susan Collins

The Brennan Center is in the fight to stop the SAVE Act — and any effort to restrict the freedom to vote. Stay informed by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3yZ0JfB

There is about to be a staggering amount of smuggling into the United States. In addition to searching for fentanyl, the 25,000 customs officers at America's land crossings, airports, and seaports will also have to watch for Nintendo consoles, Android phones, and jars of cloves.

ProPublica’s investigative reporters rely on a careful playbook for finding waste, fraud and abuse within government agencies. It bears little resemblance to the approach deployed by DOGE against the Social Security Administration or USAID. By @sengelberg.bsky.social

April 5, at the Washington Monument

Democrat Cory Booker ends a more than 25-hour floor speech against President Trump's actions, the longest in Senate history.

Dining rooms, bedrooms and other parts of the home are often converted for other uses, and one that's trending is the wellness room.

Sen. Schumer: "Would the Senator yield for a question?" Sen. Booker: "Chuck Schumer, it's the only time in my life I can tell you no." Sen. Schumer: "I just wanted to tell you, a question, do you know you have just broken the record?"

25 hours

Inspiring.

We just witnessed history.

LIVE: Senator Cory Booker continues marathon speech decrying Trump policies

Gavi, which helps countries purchase and distribute vaccines, is among thousands of programs determined to be "inconsistent with the national interest or Agency policy priorities."

BREAKING: President Donald Trump aims to reshape the Smithsonian museums and zoo with an order targeting funding to programs with "improper ideology."

NEW: The biggest DOGE-related layoffs are in and around Washington, D.C. In the week ending Feb. 22, unemployment claims in D.C. rose 25% from the week prior and were four times as high as one year earlier — and that’s only the beginning.

The former Philippine president is the first former leader from Asia to face charges at the International Criminal Court. Human rights groups say his violent crackdowns left up to 30,000 dead.

There is no modern precedent for sending U.S. citizens who are convicted of crimes to other countries for punishment, or “banishment” as it has been formerly called and practiced.

Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.

I don't think I've ever had that happen with a FOIA request! www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

On this day in 1923, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Indian immigrants had "unmistakable and profound differences” from "white" immigrants and they were legally barred from becoming U.S. citizens.

The Trump administration is taking aim at our free, fair, and secure elections. Read: bit.ly/4i15hmk

I'm starting to think that maybe robber barons aren't buying newspapers and social media sites to promote the free flow of information.

‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts. Congress sidelined, judiciary silenced, judges threatened, media afraid, critical journalists barred from briefings, workers fired without notice, Govt Depts & regulatory bodies closed. US won't be the same again.

On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down. For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now Meanwhile...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he was moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan to enable a different future” for the region.

First the Super Bowl. Now the Daytona 500. He's not a real president -- he just plays one on TV. And it's costing the American people TENS OF MILLIONS in extra, unnecessary, wasteful spending. Maybe THAT is what "DOGE" should be cutting?

🚨 SCOOP: DOGE is seeking personal taxpayer data at IRS, sources tell me. 🚨 Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.

DEI is important. I work in it. And I’ll talk about it. I would love to see schools in all 50 states take a stance for it and refuse federal funding. But heck, I wonder if it isn’t the biggest fight right now.

a timely reminder that @bookshop-org.bsky.social recently launched their own Ebooks service! you can read them in your web browser or on your iPhone or Droid device, and every Ebook you buy from them supports an independent bookstore ☺️

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

This tax season, we're here to remind you about TurboTax's 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing their taxes for free. (Published Oct. 2019)

The acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two top Justice Department officials in Washington, D.C., resigned after the case against New York City's mayor war order dropped.

NEW: The Trump administration has flown about 100 immigrants from El Paso to Guantanamo Bay. The Tribune and ProPublica spoke to the relatives of three of them, who say that they have been left entirely in the dark about their loved ones.

When the fork in the road is really just a rusty spoon. 🥄💼 The federal government’s latest workforce shakeup is chaotic, confusing, and—predictably—ineffective. Meanwhile, Trump II is launching a full-scale constitutional assault. What does it all mean? 🔗 Read more:

At first glance I thought this was an Onion headline. Amazing.

This is also a valuable resource for sky users theblue.report

How about a social media platform that requires users to get a license? With a whole course and testing process. That is then moderated with real world consequences. Like driving a car with rules of the road or maintaining a professional certification with a code of ethics. And really vetted users.

Can we reframe diversity, equity, and inclusion through the lens of etiquette? Emily Post, the classic expert on etiquette, is known for saying “Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.”

New post on Substack! open.substack.com/pub/antiraci...

NEW: The Trump admin told a US-funded aid group that gives food & medicine to starving children in Sudan to shut down. Children would die. They’re defying the order. But the aid world is in chaos. Brett Murphy & Anna Barry-Jester: www.propublica.org/article/trum...