Bob Rhodes
@bobvanwa.bsky.social
I am a Jesus follower, committed to loving my neighbor by working for justice and peace among all people, and by respecting the dignity of every human being.
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They didn’t send ICE after violent gangs, human traffickers, or child abductors.
They didn’t touch the powerful names on the Epstein list.
Instead, they came for housekeepers, teachers, journalists — and kids asleep in their beds.
They didn’t touch the powerful names on the Epstein list.
Instead, they came for housekeepers, teachers, journalists — and kids asleep in their beds.
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
They didn’t send ICE after violent gangs, human traffickers, or child abductors.
They didn’t touch the powerful names on the Epstein list.
Instead, they came for housekeepers, teachers, journalists — and kids asleep in their beds.
They didn’t touch the powerful names on the Epstein list.
Instead, they came for housekeepers, teachers, journalists — and kids asleep in their beds.
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Watch this.
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Watch this.
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
As well they should be. Every American ought to feel the shame of this and commit to ending the governance of the deeply corrupt Trump administration.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has stated that the US air strikes on “alleged” drug smuggling boats will be treated under international law as crimes against humanity.
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
As well they should be. Every American ought to feel the shame of this and commit to ending the governance of the deeply corrupt Trump administration.
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You'd think I'd learn by now to not skeet without providing citations. Here is the article where Bouie lays out his ideas for a Fifth American Republic. An interesting read given this week. 🎁
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
You'd think I'd learn by now to not skeet without providing citations. Here is the article where Bouie lays out his ideas for a Fifth American Republic. An interesting read given this week. 🎁
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
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There's an entire unified house caucus who's against the senate dems "deal"
To place a blanket blame on all dems is kinda irresponsible. Meanwhile dems in the senate have done done this twice to the house dems.
To place a blanket blame on all dems is kinda irresponsible. Meanwhile dems in the senate have done done this twice to the house dems.
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
There's an entire unified house caucus who's against the senate dems "deal"
To place a blanket blame on all dems is kinda irresponsible. Meanwhile dems in the senate have done done this twice to the house dems.
To place a blanket blame on all dems is kinda irresponsible. Meanwhile dems in the senate have done done this twice to the house dems.
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This is will be the 5th forever chemical they have approved this year, and it takes thousands of years to break down. It cannot be filtered out of water with most filtration methods, and it easily moves throughout the environment via water or in the atmosphere. It is increasingly detected in humans.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is will be the 5th forever chemical they have approved this year, and it takes thousands of years to break down. It cannot be filtered out of water with most filtration methods, and it easily moves throughout the environment via water or in the atmosphere. It is increasingly detected in humans.
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I was talking to one of my doctors the other day. He laid it all out when he said he isn’t my doctor, Cigna is. They are the ones who are deciding my treatment. This has ruined healthcare all the way around.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I was talking to one of my doctors the other day. He laid it all out when he said he isn’t my doctor, Cigna is. They are the ones who are deciding my treatment. This has ruined healthcare all the way around.
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Last night, tragically, 8 Democrats caved.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Last night, tragically, 8 Democrats caved.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
But the struggle continues.
Short term, we must not allow health care premiums to double for more than 20 million Americans.
Long term, we must provide health care to all as a human right.
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
Katherine Stewart, one of the best informed reporters on the challenges facing our democracy identifies the causes of corruption in our news media and what needs to be done to restore honest reporting. Conservative Media's Big Advantage: Money, Money, Money open.substack.com/pub/writekat...
Conservative Media's Big Advantage: Money, Money, Money
There are a number of reasons why the right has the advantage in the information ecosystem, but what matters most is the endless river of cold, hard cash.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Katherine Stewart, one of the best informed reporters on the challenges facing our democracy identifies the causes of corruption in our news media and what needs to be done to restore honest reporting. Conservative Media's Big Advantage: Money, Money, Money open.substack.com/pub/writekat...
These Catholic bishops are setting an example that all Christian leaders ought to follow -- to stand with the poor, the unhoused, the immigrant -- and to describe exactly what they are doing in the service of this Gospel imperative. Lead and people will be energized and emboldened to act.
Catholic bishops of Texas say ‘we are with you’ as DACA recipients face another legal blow to their status
Catholic bishops of Texas say ‘we are with you’ as DACA recipients face another legal blow to their status
The decision from the case of Texas v. The United States would alter the lawful presence of some 90,000 Texans who are currently protected by the DACA program.
www.tpr.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
These Catholic bishops are setting an example that all Christian leaders ought to follow -- to stand with the poor, the unhoused, the immigrant -- and to describe exactly what they are doing in the service of this Gospel imperative. Lead and people will be energized and emboldened to act.
If capitalism deserves to survive it will be because it is structured so that everyone thrives, from the janitor to the CEO.
“The current state of American capitalism isn’t sustainable. It doesn’t deserve to be sustained. And the best way to avoid an American version of “eat the rich” is to fix the current “let them eat cake” distortion of capitalism into which we’ve fallen.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...
Let Them Eat AI-Generated Cake
Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.
www.thebulwark.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
If capitalism deserves to survive it will be because it is structured so that everyone thrives, from the janitor to the CEO.
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Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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The administration is now APPEALING the court decision requiring it to provide full food assistance to Americans.
There’s no other way to put it: They are doing everything they can to take food away from Americans in need. Shameful.
There’s no other way to put it: They are doing everything they can to take food away from Americans in need. Shameful.
BREAKING: The Justice Department said it would file an appeal after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to pay food stamps in full this month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The administration is now APPEALING the court decision requiring it to provide full food assistance to Americans.
There’s no other way to put it: They are doing everything they can to take food away from Americans in need. Shameful.
There’s no other way to put it: They are doing everything they can to take food away from Americans in need. Shameful.
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If it goes up, don’t cross the picket line. Collective action is the only way we ever get things done.
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If it goes up, don’t cross the picket line. Collective action is the only way we ever get things done.
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Brand new data:
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Brand new data:
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
Republicans blamed for the shutdown (+12) and for health care premiums going up (+28!!).
These are stunning numbers. Republicans aren't immune from the pressure this creates.
Time to press our advantage. Stand for what we believe in.
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This victory sounds a fresh octave in the moral universe’s song of restorative justice. Zohran’s platform—fare-free buses, stabilized housing costs, city-owned grocery stores, universal childcare—echoes the conviction Howard Thurman whispered to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee:
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This victory sounds a fresh octave in the moral universe’s song of restorative justice. Zohran’s platform—fare-free buses, stabilized housing costs, city-owned grocery stores, universal childcare—echoes the conviction Howard Thurman whispered to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee:
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Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.