It's #MrRogersDay, so we are bringing back some of our favorite posts for one of our favorite neighbors. On a misunderstood Mr. Rogers quote Mr. Rogers famously said to "look for the helpers." Brendan McLean wonders if that's the best instruction for adults as he explores Romans 10.

I'm devastated by the antisemitic attack at one of our nation's largest reform synagogues. My heart is with the entire Temple Israel congregation. Antisemitism has no place in our country. We owe it to our Jewish siblings to stamp it out and ensure they can worship without fear.

"The Army . . . canceled a major training exercise for [part] of an elite paratrooper unit, . . fueling speculation within the Defense Department that soldiers specializing in ground combat . . . may be sent to the Middle East." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

That is insane: "Biden’s pardons eliminated roughly $680,000 in financial penalties owed to victims or the government. In contrast, Trump’s second-term pardons have forgiven criminal debts of more than $1.5 billion." www.cato.org/blog/embarra...

There's been lots made of a story involving "Armageddon briefings" in the US military. There's also lotsa skepticism around it, mainly bc it seems none of the first-hand sources spoke to reporters. If you're a member of the military who HAS experienced these briefings, my Signal is: jackmjenkins.60

Or for those of us who practice what is in Hegseth's view the "wrong" kind of Christianity? You know, the one that welcomes the stranger, feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, visits those in prison and unmasks "idolatry in church or culture." centernet.pcusa.org/what-we-beli...

France has authorised temporary presence of US aircraft on local bases, official says reut.rs/4b67yeh

"Is it your position that is totally ​unreviewable?" [the judge] asked. "If the secretary said instead of getting a shot to prevent measles I think you should get a shot that gives you measles, is that unreviewable?" "Yes," [the government's lawyer] replied.

relatedly, Talarico is unlikely to win texas because being a republican is an important aspect of too many people's identity here, even if they disagree with the far right lunatics in the legislature on specific issues bsky.app/profile/yair...

Tax exiles stuck in London desperately trying to get *back* to Dubai to avoid becoming tax resident in the UK? Just great stuff. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

My favorite piece of historical context for this argument is that conservative Christians (particularly, but not exclusively, evangelicals) have made almost this exact argument — verbatim — for more than a century* and it just never lands outside their own circles.

"Our opposition to this escalating military action is not a defense of authoritarian rule. . . Rather, our opposition reflects our conviction that bombs do not create democracy . . . We call for an immediate cessation of further military escalation. . . " pcusa.org/news-storyte... @jackjenkins.me

France deploys fighter jets over UAE to protect its military bases

a thing historians will marvel about when they study this era is the extent to which the "war is a thing that happens to poorer, browner people" class went about systematically dismantling every aspect of the global political order that confined the costs of war to poorer and browner people

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

CDC: Unvaccinated international traveler spread #measles to 17 other travelers to, within US The index patient had a fever, persistent cough, cold-like symptoms, and conjunctivitis (“pink eye”) during travel. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...#measles Photo: Carrib / Flickr cc

Poland is saying "yes" to the French initiative. Meanwhile, no major US media outlets have even reported it.

Via @fiona-murphy.bsky.social: Singing protests gain momentum as non-violent but emotionally stirring rebukes to ICE —> religionnews.com/2026/02/27/m...

Translation: Europe can't trust the US nuclear umbrella anymore. www.france24.com/en/france/20...

France has redeployed its aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean.

Exactly.

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say reut.rs/4l9SCAs

So, it was Iran? Not China? Not Venezuela? Not the radical left? We are living inside the minute-by-minute delusions of a madman.

1/ @marthasjones.bsky.social and @katemasur.bsky.social have drafted a seminal brief: (a) that centers Black American beliefs on birthright citizenship and (b) uses a set of primary sources, such as speeches and Colored Conventions, fought for (and won) broad birthright citizenship for everyone.

NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report details what went wrong www.npr.org/2026/02/26/n...

Exclusive: Pro-Trump activists are circulating a draft executive order alleging Chinese interference in the 2020 election, proposing a national emergency to expand presidential power over voting, like banning mail ballots and voting machines.

"To Dismantle The Principle Of Birthright Citizenship Would Undermine Both The Legal And Moral Foundations of American Society" — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network), in this brief

Truly wonder if Democratic politicians will come up with a plan if they win the presidency in 2028 to move FEMA from DHS. It's a problem.

The House Oversight Committee's deposition of Hillary Clinton was paused after Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert sent a photo of the closed-door proceeding to conservative influencer Benny Johnson. https://to.pbs.org/4she9tm

"President Trump faces a dilemma in how to confront Iran without incurring an unwanted oil supply disruption and gasoline price spike," writes CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program expert Clayton Seigle. Read more: https://bit.ly/4s094Fv

That's my mayor.

Both U.S. Olympic hockey teams won gold. But only the men got a presidential call and celebration, while the women were met with a joke at their expense. The contrast isn’t just about sports. It’s about how respect, power, and attention are allocated in our culture.

"Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches. . . " The cruelty is the point.

"We demand that ICE and CBP be dismantled," retired United Methodist Bishop Minerva Garza Carcaño said at the rally.

Real question: Are they shutting down "enrollment" of new companies that supply durable medical equipment or enrollment of new patients who need wheelchairs, supplemental oxygen, etc?? Surely they mean enrollment of new suppliers, not patients. But unclear from this snippet.

Isn't this how SkyNet got started?

No one who is at all concerned with the national security of the United States can possibly support Trump. This is simply a hideous betrayal of the country and its future in exchange for a bribe.

If healthcare in this country is “so great,” why am I as a physician trained in infectious diseases on my third round of appeals with an insurance company for a medication my patient with a rare disease desperately needs? This is infuriating. It’s a waste of time. And it hurts patients.

The Federal Register notice for the (now) March #ACIP meeting is now up & it's ... puzzling. Possible vote on Covid vaccine injury? ACIP can recommend changes to the way a vaccine is used, for safety reasons. But vaccine injuries aren't its turf. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03877.pdf

Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a Milford teen who was arrested by ICE last May, went to the State of the Union as a guest of Representative Seth Moulton. He left early after a Department of Homeland Security tweet singled him out by name. trib.al/z40q0Yo

"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts." massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...

Casey Means’ confirmation hearing is over. My impressions: Means has zero understanding of or concern for the most vulnerable Americans. Means will absolutely not promote vaccination or in any way push back on RFK Jr. Means doesn’t understand public health at all.

Have been listening in to today's hearing. So far, she's dodged questions on vaccines and Tammy Baldwin noted Means made $325K shilling supplements over the last 2 years. But sure, vaccine advocates are the one making bank. 🙃

I'd like to read more explainers like this from Canadian outlets, and fewer stories about how retirees from Calgary are upset about disruptions to their vacations / flights

HAN = Health Action Network. CDC's has a HAN Alert system for the nation. NYC supplements with its own region-specific HAN alert systems. www.cdc.gov/han/php/abou... www.nyc.gov/site/doh/pro...

Also in here: I spoke w/Rev. Leandro Fossá, one of 3 faith leaders allowed into the *Broadview, Illinois" ICE facility (the subject of a separate lawsuit) last week after a judge ordered the government to allow them in. “We cannot choose to love someone only when that person has papers," he said.

One smart dog. He managed to get out of his kennel AND out of the house!! www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ow...

I still think about this moment a lot: being offered a glimpse into the lives of immigrants — people who, according to the pastor, were actively seeking *asylum* in this country — as they tried to turn a room just above a church sanctuary into a home.

Excellent! Slavery exhibits restored. penncapital-star.com/civil-rights...

Nasrallah Abu Siyam shot dead in occupied West Bank as UN human rights office accuses Israel of war crimes