In which I have a conversation with Debra Coyman, Chair of @thebtscenter.bsky.social Board of Trustees, about why we at The BTS Center are so focused on cultivating and nurturing “spiritual leadership for a climate-changed world.” Take a listen!

What is the end game here? I truly don’t get it. Are we just living the movie “Don’t Look Up,” or what?

Nothing says “Eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse” like a $90 million birthday military parade! Someone is winning at making America great sgain!

April 3, 2025

People will die. They don’t care.

We cannot afford to be silent. We must speak up.

Just when you think Facebook can’t suck more than it already does…

Go Corey go!

Hey Tulsi, John, Pete, Karoline, and all: Just because you say it wasn’t classified doesn’t mean it wasn’t classified. Just because you say you did nothing wrong doesn’t mean you did nothing wrong. We don’t believe you. We see you deflecting, denying, and attempting to deceive. We see you.

A terrible omen, indeed.

Hands Off! Saturday, April 5 Mass mobilization – everywhere Here are some details for Maine.

Also, if your church "doesn't preach about politics," it is like hanging a sign outside the building that reads, "We have our heads in the sand. Everyone willing to be ignorant of the most important issues of the day is welcome here."

PSA: DO NOT say to me “Jesus didn’t care about politics. He never mentioned Caesar. He cared about our spiritual lives.” This announcement was made in the interest of your health and safety.

What a horrible human being. As a parent, this is beyond my comprehension.

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." —FDR, 1937

Nope.

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

Welcome to the United States of America in 2025. Violently interrogated. Stripped naked. Put in a cold shower. Pressured to give up his green card. This is where we are, and all signs indicate it’s going to get much worse. The time to speak up is now.

“The @DeptofDefense does not do climate change crap,” Hegseth wrote on X on Sunday. “We do training and warfighting.” 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️ The Pentagon said canceling studies on climate will save $30 million. And at what greater expense? (1/2)

"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."

So many lies. So many devastating decisions that will lead to great suffering. So much effort to pretend they aren’t doing what we know they’re doing. We aren’t stupid. We’re paying attention. And we care that millions of our neighbors, friends & family members will lose access to health care.

This is, of course, utterly predictable. We knew it was coming. But what a blow, nonetheless. The impacts will be devastating — to public education, to Pell grants and financial aid for college students, to early intervention programs like Head Start, to special education, and more. (1/2)

Conscience of Congress Removed: Al Green Walked Out: Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost, Maxine Dexter, Andrea Salinas, LaMonica McIver, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, and several others Refused to Attend: AOC, Chris Murphy, Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer History will honor these names 🔝

Here we go. 🤬

Would it even be close?

Firefighters on Monday were working to contain more than 170 wildfires in North and South Carolina that have prompted evacuations, officials said. The largest fire was burning 1,600 acres near Myrtle Beach. nyti.ms/4kq36Li

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

Tell the Senate: Christians say NO cuts to Medicaid: Donald Trump's Medicaid cuts are NOT a done deal. Let's lift our voices as Christians and tell the Senate to reject Trump's budget proposal now >> act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/budget-...

Besides all the other stuff that was so deeply distressing about yesterday’s public bullying in the Oval Office, I can’t stop thinking about the moment when Brian Glenn, Chief White House Correspondent for Real America's Voice, asked President Volodymyr Zelensky: “Why don't you wear a suit?” (1/5)

During the first Trump presidency, a colleague would often ask Trump supporters, on social media: What is the line beyond which you would not be willing to go? In other words, how far would be too far for you? Is there anything he could do beyond which you would no longer be able to support him?

Yesterday’s reckless display of authoritarianism — the public bullying of another head of state as he desperately tries to defend his country from the evil attacks of an aggressor — was a new low for the United States. I wish I could say we can’t go lower, but I know we can, and we probably will.

An absolute disgrace, indeed. We are officially the bad guys.

When I was a teenager in an evangelical church in Arizona, my pastor would have used this as an illustration of the Antichrist.

Love is scary. Love is resistance. Love relentlessly. It’s what we’re called to do.

Truth. Did you see any of the clips from his first Cabinet meeting?President Dumpster Fire was literally looking down and scrolling on his phone while the Musketeer — who is not an elected official or member of the Cabinet (do we need to be reminded of this regularly?) — dominated the meeting.

Even the plants are like, “Good God. Stop already.” 🌿

Trump Gaza is finally here! You’d think it might be satire — but no.

Bezos’ announcement, which you can read below, reaffirms the decision @saraewme.bsky.social and I made to cancel our WaPo subscription several months ago.

A budget is a moral document. Make no mistake: The budget Congress is currently shaping, mostly in the dark of night, with strategic votes and disingenuous narrative, is a decidedly immoral one.

If time is my measure, then let me fill it to the brim, pouring out my best, sharing my heart, loving all I can, giving all I have. Let no day be wasted, no chance taken for granted, no moment passed by unseen for the blessing it reveals. - Steven Charleston

Don’t miss this.

I’m fairly certain that many of the people who gleefully voted for Trump rely on SNAP (food stamps) and Medicaid to make ends meet, or love someone who does. Will they finally wake up when these massive cuts to basic safety net programs — food on the table, access to healthcare — are implemented?

Shame on every single one of the 217 Republicans who voted to steal from the poor to give to the obscenely rich.

Disgusting. They’re taking health care away from people. They’re taking food from people’s tables. All so they can give obscene tax breaks to billionaires. People will suffer and die.

Good God. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Can’t say I’m shocked, but damn. Do you have friends in loving same-sex marriages? I do. Lots of them. Many have kids. Or maybe that’s you, and if that’s the case, please know that there are many of us who will never stop fighting for & with you. This really sucks. 🤬 Voting has consequences.

Are you reading Robert Hubbell’s Substack, “Today’s Edition Newsletter”? It’s informative and insightful, and I recommend it. Consider it your companion to Heather Cox Richardson. Stay grounded. Stay awake.

February 21, 2025 Governor Janet Mills released the following statement today in response to the U.S. Department of Education notifying the Maine Department of Education that it has been directed to initiate an investigation into the State of Maine over alleged Title IX violations: