Bryan Muecke
@btmuecke.bsky.social
MN Paul Wellstone Progressive - "We all do better when we all do better" - NPO executive director for summer camps and retreat centers serving all people including underprivileged kids, special needs adults, LGBTQIA2S+ and families of all backgrounds.
A couple of friends have shared this with me. I looked at the whole quote, and discerned that it is still problematic, because it is a false teaching. The Good Samaritan stopped, and then did more than offer thoughts & prayers. Sympathy is at arm's length. Empathy is an investment in another person.
September 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A couple of friends have shared this with me. I looked at the whole quote, and discerned that it is still problematic, because it is a false teaching. The Good Samaritan stopped, and then did more than offer thoughts & prayers. Sympathy is at arm's length. Empathy is an investment in another person.
When the world seems to be spinning chaos, go for a skate. You can dummy some MAGAs and no one will question it.
May 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
When the world seems to be spinning chaos, go for a skate. You can dummy some MAGAs and no one will question it.
It's time to go home, Eddie
#gohomeeddie
#gohomeeddie
May 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's time to go home, Eddie
#gohomeeddie
#gohomeeddie
@mcuban.bsky.social this gentleman has been actively recruited by Russia and China since being fired from USAID...along with many others per a CNN report. My take, blue states would be wise to recruit these fired staff and form a coalition and maybe invite Canada & other NATO allies to join.
Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
Your new allies: www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
March 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
@mcuban.bsky.social this gentleman has been actively recruited by Russia and China since being fired from USAID...along with many others per a CNN report. My take, blue states would be wise to recruit these fired staff and form a coalition and maybe invite Canada & other NATO allies to join.
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Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
Your new allies: www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
"We cut 426,000 positions from the government. But it happened over a period of seven years, and it happened after a look at every single cabinet department and then at the independent and regulatory agencies where we had teams of people discussing with the agencies what could be cut.."
How Musk's efforts to reduce the federal workforce compare to efforts in the 1990s
NPR speaks with Brookings' Elaine Kamarck about her 1990s effort to shrink the federal workforce and how it compares to Elon Musk's approach today.
www.npr.org
February 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"We cut 426,000 positions from the government. But it happened over a period of seven years, and it happened after a look at every single cabinet department and then at the independent and regulatory agencies where we had teams of people discussing with the agencies what could be cut.."
The actual redistribution of wealth.
Blue States Are Bailing Out Red States
An assessment of state-level inflows and outflows of federal funds finds red states are being propped up by blue states.
time.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
The actual redistribution of wealth.
Blue states still hold the purse and the economic power...if they choose to wield it.
Trump again won counties representing a minority share of national GDP, but with notable gains
Voters seemed more divided than ever across lines of gender, race, and education as Donald Trump stormed back into the presidency this week.
www.brookings.edu
February 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Blue states still hold the purse and the economic power...if they choose to wield it.
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Yeah…. This has been tried before the people of Boston don’t appreciate people fucking with our laws and right to govern ourselves.
"Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here". -Capt John Parker.
"Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here". -Capt John Parker.
February 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Yeah…. This has been tried before the people of Boston don’t appreciate people fucking with our laws and right to govern ourselves.
"Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here". -Capt John Parker.
"Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here". -Capt John Parker.
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How I feel about this administration and project 2025
February 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
How I feel about this administration and project 2025
"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we really don't stand for them." - Paul Wellstone
February 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we really don't stand for them." - Paul Wellstone
We must invoke the spirit of Wellstone
February 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We must invoke the spirit of Wellstone
The real moral depravity of our time
February 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The real moral depravity of our time
When I was a teacher, my students and I always took time this month to honor the generations of Black Americans who fought against injustice to achieve equal rights.
May we all reflect on our past as we continue working to build a society that lives up to its democratic ideals.
May we all reflect on our past as we continue working to build a society that lives up to its democratic ideals.
February 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
reuters.com
www.reuters.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Don’t forget to snag your spot today 🥰. Plus, if you register for camp today—you’ll get $50 off any session you’ve chosen as it’s our last day of the early bird discount! Email camp 'at'campwhitman.org with any questions. Register online now at www.campwhitman.org.
Camp Whitman on Seneca Lake
Overnight summer camp on the shores of beautiful Seneca Lake.
www.campwhitman.org
January 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Don’t forget to snag your spot today 🥰. Plus, if you register for camp today—you’ll get $50 off any session you’ve chosen as it’s our last day of the early bird discount! Email camp 'at'campwhitman.org with any questions. Register online now at www.campwhitman.org.
She is the best of us
January 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
She is the best of us
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Not all heros wear capes , some wear their faith , it takes great courage to speak truth to power
And Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
Did just that.
And Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
Did just that.
January 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Not all heros wear capes , some wear their faith , it takes great courage to speak truth to power
And Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
Did just that.
And Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
Did just that.
Sen. Paul Wellstone and the portents of his death, two decades later • Minnesota Reformer minnesotareformer.com/2022/10/24/s...
Sen. Paul Wellstone and the portents of his death, two decades later • Minnesota Reformer
Democracy is an act of faith, and all good faith must sometimes suffer the darkness. We would do well to remember the quote Paul so often repeated, “Whatever happened to the idea that we all do better...
minnesotareformer.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Sen. Paul Wellstone and the portents of his death, two decades later • Minnesota Reformer minnesotareformer.com/2022/10/24/s...