Adam Baker
@breathinghope.bsky.social
He/him. Pastor @ gatheringnow.org. Former therapist to young survivors of SA & neglect.
Melomaniac; United Methodist; hopeful mystic.
“Like a punk rock Mr. Rogers”.
Melomaniac; United Methodist; hopeful mystic.
“Like a punk rock Mr. Rogers”.
"All we have left is imagination, and ours is stronger than theirs."
- Walter Breuggemann
- Walter Breuggemann
May 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"All we have left is imagination, and ours is stronger than theirs."
- Walter Breuggemann
- Walter Breuggemann
" ... vanquished peoples are not really subjects of the empire until their imagination has been taken captive... until that imagination is broken, domesticated, and reshaped in the image of the empire, the people are still free."
- Brian Walsh & Sylvia Keesmaat
- Brian Walsh & Sylvia Keesmaat
May 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
" ... vanquished peoples are not really subjects of the empire until their imagination has been taken captive... until that imagination is broken, domesticated, and reshaped in the image of the empire, the people are still free."
- Brian Walsh & Sylvia Keesmaat
- Brian Walsh & Sylvia Keesmaat
Listening to Zao’s The Funeral of God in the wake of our solemn Good Friday service.
April 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Listening to Zao’s The Funeral of God in the wake of our solemn Good Friday service.
Imagination is a monarchy; they cannot rule where they cannot decree. Just think of Solzhenitsyn underground, his manuscripts in danger, not his mind. Trust not in princes is for poets too; to order what’s within is up to you. They’ll never rule where they cannot decree - imagination is a monarchy.
March 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Imagination is a monarchy; they cannot rule where they cannot decree. Just think of Solzhenitsyn underground, his manuscripts in danger, not his mind. Trust not in princes is for poets too; to order what’s within is up to you. They’ll never rule where they cannot decree - imagination is a monarchy.
I’m teaching about praying with the Desert Fathers & Mothers tonight, and spending time with these old friends reminds me of how much I miss them when I’m away for so long, and just how good it is for my soul to sit with their Sayings and searching.
March 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I’m teaching about praying with the Desert Fathers & Mothers tonight, and spending time with these old friends reminds me of how much I miss them when I’m away for so long, and just how good it is for my soul to sit with their Sayings and searching.
A friend just said that our civil liberties might be the only thing more fragile than the ego of a white man, and looking around, he’s not wrong.
March 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
A friend just said that our civil liberties might be the only thing more fragile than the ego of a white man, and looking around, he’s not wrong.
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1. Today, powerful speeches from trans representatives in Montana SJ Howell and Zooey Zephyr flipped 29 Republicans, killing anti-trans bills.
While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation.
Watch their speech.
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While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation.
Watch their speech.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
1. Today, powerful speeches from trans representatives in Montana SJ Howell and Zooey Zephyr flipped 29 Republicans, killing anti-trans bills.
While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation.
Watch their speech.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation.
Watch their speech.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
The State of the Union had me wishing that our elected officials had the willpower to protest boldly against lies and corruption, even if doing so might cost them, and in a unified, undeniable way. Honestly, it made me longingly remember this, and wish it was us.
#haka
m.youtube.com/watch?v=25AU...
#haka
m.youtube.com/watch?v=25AU...
Lawmakers use haka to protest in New Zealand's parliament
YouTube video by Associated Press
m.youtube.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The State of the Union had me wishing that our elected officials had the willpower to protest boldly against lies and corruption, even if doing so might cost them, and in a unified, undeniable way. Honestly, it made me longingly remember this, and wish it was us.
#haka
m.youtube.com/watch?v=25AU...
#haka
m.youtube.com/watch?v=25AU...
In dark times, I celebrate the gift of so many 90’s emo & indie rock bands I’ve loved (forever) playing in one place. I NEVER thought I’d see Texas is the Reason. This is amazing, #bestfriendsforever.
March 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
In dark times, I celebrate the gift of so many 90’s emo & indie rock bands I’ve loved (forever) playing in one place. I NEVER thought I’d see Texas is the Reason. This is amazing, #bestfriendsforever.
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“We’ve lost consensual reality, and I don’t know how we get that back.”
March 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
“We’ve lost consensual reality, and I don’t know how we get that back.”
Just another day of me acknowledging that neither End Hits and The Argument are ever quite able to win the battle of ‘what Fugazi record do I want to shout along to again today?’ Give me some locals who want to start a band with me fueled by this energy.
February 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Just another day of me acknowledging that neither End Hits and The Argument are ever quite able to win the battle of ‘what Fugazi record do I want to shout along to again today?’ Give me some locals who want to start a band with me fueled by this energy.
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In 1947 Cardinal Ritter racially integrated all of the Catholic schools in the STL archdiocese.
White parents formed a group & asked the Vatican to intervene.
The Vatican refused.
Ritter told oppositional Catholics that they would be excommunicated.
Food for thought given our present situation.
White parents formed a group & asked the Vatican to intervene.
The Vatican refused.
Ritter told oppositional Catholics that they would be excommunicated.
Food for thought given our present situation.
February 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In 1947 Cardinal Ritter racially integrated all of the Catholic schools in the STL archdiocese.
White parents formed a group & asked the Vatican to intervene.
The Vatican refused.
Ritter told oppositional Catholics that they would be excommunicated.
Food for thought given our present situation.
White parents formed a group & asked the Vatican to intervene.
The Vatican refused.
Ritter told oppositional Catholics that they would be excommunicated.
Food for thought given our present situation.
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We already know what happens without accommodations.
We already know what happens without gender-affirming care.
We already know what happens without HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
And so do they.
We already know what happens without gender-affirming care.
We already know what happens without HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
And so do they.
February 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We already know what happens without accommodations.
We already know what happens without gender-affirming care.
We already know what happens without HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
And so do they.
We already know what happens without gender-affirming care.
We already know what happens without HIV prevention, testing, and treatment.
And so do they.
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We already know what happens without vaccines.
We already know what happens without SSRIs.
We already know what happens without stimulants.
We already know what happens without OSHA.
We already know what happens without health insurance.
We already know what happens without SSRIs.
We already know what happens without stimulants.
We already know what happens without OSHA.
We already know what happens without health insurance.
February 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We already know what happens without vaccines.
We already know what happens without SSRIs.
We already know what happens without stimulants.
We already know what happens without OSHA.
We already know what happens without health insurance.
We already know what happens without SSRIs.
We already know what happens without stimulants.
We already know what happens without OSHA.
We already know what happens without health insurance.
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Incredible news!
The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.
The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.
ACLU statement here:
The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.
The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.
ACLU statement here:
February 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Incredible news!
The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.
The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.
ACLU statement here:
The Trump administration's under 19 trans care ban has been BLOCKED in federal court via a bench temporary restraining order.
The administration CANNOT withhold funds from hospitals providing trans youth care.
ACLU statement here:
15 years since #ceremony dropped #RohnertPark, which is wild. Still, its seething songs, acknowledging the often desiccated heart of American suburbia, hit differently here and now. It feels larger scale, re: national mythos.
bridge9.bandcamp.com/album/rohner...
#coresky #hardcore #hardcorepunk
bridge9.bandcamp.com/album/rohner...
#coresky #hardcore #hardcorepunk
Rohnert Park, by Ceremony
13 track album
bridge9.bandcamp.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
15 years since #ceremony dropped #RohnertPark, which is wild. Still, its seething songs, acknowledging the often desiccated heart of American suburbia, hit differently here and now. It feels larger scale, re: national mythos.
bridge9.bandcamp.com/album/rohner...
#coresky #hardcore #hardcorepunk
bridge9.bandcamp.com/album/rohner...
#coresky #hardcore #hardcorepunk
Just me on my 47th play through of the new Iron Lung song. It’s only 37 seconds long. Some days just call for bands who play powerviolence.
February 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Just me on my 47th play through of the new Iron Lung song. It’s only 37 seconds long. Some days just call for bands who play powerviolence.
I have zero doubt that there’s a ton of folks who look like me up in arms about that Halftime Show.
February 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I have zero doubt that there’s a ton of folks who look like me up in arms about that Halftime Show.
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Reminder: The cost of discipleship and American Exceptionalism are never compatible. You cannot serve the spirit of Empire at the same time you carry the Cross. Those who carry the Cross, like along the Via Dolorosa, are always under the lash of Empire.
February 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Reminder: The cost of discipleship and American Exceptionalism are never compatible. You cannot serve the spirit of Empire at the same time you carry the Cross. Those who carry the Cross, like along the Via Dolorosa, are always under the lash of Empire.
I’ve not lived there since the 80’s, but I’m well aware that the idea of white Afrikaners being offer refugee or asylum status by 47 is ridiculous - and rooted in the flagrant racial preferentialism that this administration isn’t even bothering to hide.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump signs executive order aimed at South Africa, White House official says
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at South Africa, a White House official said on Friday, saying the order will address human rights issues in the African nation.
www.reuters.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I’ve not lived there since the 80’s, but I’m well aware that the idea of white Afrikaners being offer refugee or asylum status by 47 is ridiculous - and rooted in the flagrant racial preferentialism that this administration isn’t even bothering to hide.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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If mass action happens, it will likely be unions and worker collectives spurring it on. Talk with your coworkers and get on the same page. Be ready to join them in opposition and be ready for the discomfort collective action necessarily creates.
Go. Protest. Be seen and be heard.
Go. Protest. Be seen and be heard.
February 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If mass action happens, it will likely be unions and worker collectives spurring it on. Talk with your coworkers and get on the same page. Be ready to join them in opposition and be ready for the discomfort collective action necessarily creates.
Go. Protest. Be seen and be heard.
Go. Protest. Be seen and be heard.
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This is a frightening moment with unbelievable consequences. If we lose the fight early there’s no telling where this will go.
But the vast majority of people know this is wrong and the vast majority know oligarchs like Musk are dangerous and this unequal system disgusting.
But the vast majority of people know this is wrong and the vast majority know oligarchs like Musk are dangerous and this unequal system disgusting.
February 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is a frightening moment with unbelievable consequences. If we lose the fight early there’s no telling where this will go.
But the vast majority of people know this is wrong and the vast majority know oligarchs like Musk are dangerous and this unequal system disgusting.
But the vast majority of people know this is wrong and the vast majority know oligarchs like Musk are dangerous and this unequal system disgusting.
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We have reasons to fear political action. State violence. Economic punishments and consequences. It takes courage to make a stand against authoritarianism.
But, and I cannot stress this enough, the consequences of inaction at this point are so immense that we must overcome that fear.
But, and I cannot stress this enough, the consequences of inaction at this point are so immense that we must overcome that fear.
February 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We have reasons to fear political action. State violence. Economic punishments and consequences. It takes courage to make a stand against authoritarianism.
But, and I cannot stress this enough, the consequences of inaction at this point are so immense that we must overcome that fear.
But, and I cannot stress this enough, the consequences of inaction at this point are so immense that we must overcome that fear.
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Collective action puts pressure on the situation and requires responses from the participants, including the authoritarians and what passes as opposition.
A strike creates a countervailing crisis to answer the one being carried out in darkness and with impunity.
A strike creates a countervailing crisis to answer the one being carried out in darkness and with impunity.
February 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Collective action puts pressure on the situation and requires responses from the participants, including the authoritarians and what passes as opposition.
A strike creates a countervailing crisis to answer the one being carried out in darkness and with impunity.
A strike creates a countervailing crisis to answer the one being carried out in darkness and with impunity.
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Collective action and general strikes don’t just materialize spontaneously. They require work and organizing and a populace that prepares to meet the moment.
I’m urging people to start communicating with coworkers and neighbors about a need for collective action and setting red likes for resistance
I’m urging people to start communicating with coworkers and neighbors about a need for collective action and setting red likes for resistance
February 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Collective action and general strikes don’t just materialize spontaneously. They require work and organizing and a populace that prepares to meet the moment.
I’m urging people to start communicating with coworkers and neighbors about a need for collective action and setting red likes for resistance
I’m urging people to start communicating with coworkers and neighbors about a need for collective action and setting red likes for resistance