Elizabeth Glass Turner 📚
@egtfirefall.bsky.social
Writer, editor, researcher; curates FireFall, a newsletter amplifying women leading in the church across traditions, around the world, & throughout church history.
elizabethglassturner.substack.com/
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Since it must be said loudly & repeatedly:
With many others, I'm an American celebrating international friendship, allies who safeguard freedom, & collaboration that respects:
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇦 Panama
🇪🇺 European Union
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇺🇳 United Nations
With many others, I'm an American celebrating international friendship, allies who safeguard freedom, & collaboration that respects:
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇦 Panama
🇪🇺 European Union
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇺🇳 United Nations
NOPE Wexner can head straight to DC,
they do not need to go all the way to Ohio to sip tea and use his powder room and be awed by his wealth.
And if he can't be bothered to drag himself to Washington,
maybe peaceful picketers should line his road every day.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
they do not need to go all the way to Ohio to sip tea and use his powder room and be awed by his wealth.
And if he can't be bothered to drag himself to Washington,
maybe peaceful picketers should line his road every day.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
Despite ordering Wexner to DC, Congress to depose him about Epstein in Ohio
A subpoena ordered Les Wexner to testify before a congressional committee in Washington on Feb. 18. He'll instead be deposed at home in New Albany.
www.dispatch.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
NOPE Wexner can head straight to DC,
they do not need to go all the way to Ohio to sip tea and use his powder room and be awed by his wealth.
And if he can't be bothered to drag himself to Washington,
maybe peaceful picketers should line his road every day.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
they do not need to go all the way to Ohio to sip tea and use his powder room and be awed by his wealth.
And if he can't be bothered to drag himself to Washington,
maybe peaceful picketers should line his road every day.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...
Yuuuup.
Hard to overstate downstream effect of loss of rural union jobs in rust belt.
If you critique new ICE recruits taking bonuses, show me your plan for rural poverty, education, transport, substance abuse, & mental health.
The jobs that lifted my grandparents out of poverty don't exist now.
Hard to overstate downstream effect of loss of rural union jobs in rust belt.
If you critique new ICE recruits taking bonuses, show me your plan for rural poverty, education, transport, substance abuse, & mental health.
The jobs that lifted my grandparents out of poverty don't exist now.
I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.
The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0
www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...
From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis
Against the gamblification of the world.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Yuuuup.
Hard to overstate downstream effect of loss of rural union jobs in rust belt.
If you critique new ICE recruits taking bonuses, show me your plan for rural poverty, education, transport, substance abuse, & mental health.
The jobs that lifted my grandparents out of poverty don't exist now.
Hard to overstate downstream effect of loss of rural union jobs in rust belt.
If you critique new ICE recruits taking bonuses, show me your plan for rural poverty, education, transport, substance abuse, & mental health.
The jobs that lifted my grandparents out of poverty don't exist now.
Random or slightly annoying stuff from The Files:
-Appears he might've gone to 12 12 12 hurricane relief concert
-Karyna's salad recipes
-He favored J. Crew
-At least a couple times he asked Local Authorities about heavy equipment on beach, at least once they said please no, the sea turtle nests
-Appears he might've gone to 12 12 12 hurricane relief concert
-Karyna's salad recipes
-He favored J. Crew
-At least a couple times he asked Local Authorities about heavy equipment on beach, at least once they said please no, the sea turtle nests
February 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Random or slightly annoying stuff from The Files:
-Appears he might've gone to 12 12 12 hurricane relief concert
-Karyna's salad recipes
-He favored J. Crew
-At least a couple times he asked Local Authorities about heavy equipment on beach, at least once they said please no, the sea turtle nests
-Appears he might've gone to 12 12 12 hurricane relief concert
-Karyna's salad recipes
-He favored J. Crew
-At least a couple times he asked Local Authorities about heavy equipment on beach, at least once they said please no, the sea turtle nests
Well, well, well, what have we here?
February 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Well, well, well, what have we here?
Reposted by Elizabeth Glass Turner 📚
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
Happy Valentine's Day.
I show you my love by introducing you to gold-medal-worthy use of alt text:
I show you my love by introducing you to gold-medal-worthy use of alt text:
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
February 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Happy Valentine's Day.
I show you my love by introducing you to gold-medal-worthy use of alt text:
I show you my love by introducing you to gold-medal-worthy use of alt text:
Reposted by Elizabeth Glass Turner 📚
Oooook I'm still happy for @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social & @theatlantic.com may their Signals ever thrive
but bumped into a 2025 Atlantic interview on Gilded Age corruption:
"What did the Gilded Age build that's most worth remembering?"
"It began to build public infrastructure..."
THAT WAS WOMEN
but bumped into a 2025 Atlantic interview on Gilded Age corruption:
"What did the Gilded Age build that's most worth remembering?"
"It began to build public infrastructure..."
THAT WAS WOMEN
January 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Oooook I'm still happy for @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social & @theatlantic.com may their Signals ever thrive
but bumped into a 2025 Atlantic interview on Gilded Age corruption:
"What did the Gilded Age build that's most worth remembering?"
"It began to build public infrastructure..."
THAT WAS WOMEN
but bumped into a 2025 Atlantic interview on Gilded Age corruption:
"What did the Gilded Age build that's most worth remembering?"
"It began to build public infrastructure..."
THAT WAS WOMEN
SKATINGGGGG ACKCKCK
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February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
SKATINGGGGG ACKCKCK
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Reposted by Elizabeth Glass Turner 📚
I interviewed a family of Russian asylum seekers who’ve been held more than four months at the Dilley detention center in Texas.
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I interviewed a family of Russian asylum seekers who’ve been held more than four months at the Dilley detention center in Texas.
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
Reposted by Elizabeth Glass Turner 📚
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
Reposted by Elizabeth Glass Turner 📚
So:
IT CAN BE DONE.
IT HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE.
EVEN WHEN WOMEN WERE KEPT FROM VOTING.
If confronting and de-fanging the privileged exploitation of girls and women
was possible then
when men were operating the levers of power
it is *definitely* possible now
when women vote and hold office.
IT CAN BE DONE.
IT HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE.
EVEN WHEN WOMEN WERE KEPT FROM VOTING.
If confronting and de-fanging the privileged exploitation of girls and women
was possible then
when men were operating the levers of power
it is *definitely* possible now
when women vote and hold office.
February 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
So:
IT CAN BE DONE.
IT HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE.
EVEN WHEN WOMEN WERE KEPT FROM VOTING.
If confronting and de-fanging the privileged exploitation of girls and women
was possible then
when men were operating the levers of power
it is *definitely* possible now
when women vote and hold office.
IT CAN BE DONE.
IT HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE.
EVEN WHEN WOMEN WERE KEPT FROM VOTING.
If confronting and de-fanging the privileged exploitation of girls and women
was possible then
when men were operating the levers of power
it is *definitely* possible now
when women vote and hold office.
The gap between 1885 and 2026 is so very small.
In 1885, English reformer Josephine Butler wrote to a newspaper about "a certain noble lord" writing to warn her not to reveal the names of upper-class men who "may" have been discovered exploiting girls and young women.
Her response.
In 1885, English reformer Josephine Butler wrote to a newspaper about "a certain noble lord" writing to warn her not to reveal the names of upper-class men who "may" have been discovered exploiting girls and young women.
Her response.
February 13, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The gap between 1885 and 2026 is so very small.
In 1885, English reformer Josephine Butler wrote to a newspaper about "a certain noble lord" writing to warn her not to reveal the names of upper-class men who "may" have been discovered exploiting girls and young women.
Her response.
In 1885, English reformer Josephine Butler wrote to a newspaper about "a certain noble lord" writing to warn her not to reveal the names of upper-class men who "may" have been discovered exploiting girls and young women.
Her response.
She needed to. Unfortunately she not only communicated regularly, it was extremely chummy (at minimum 😬).
She's not the only woman who needs to resign, answer for, or be investigated for covering, complicity, or camaraderie,
but she's one of them.
But I'm frustrated she's out before Lutnick et al
She's not the only woman who needs to resign, answer for, or be investigated for covering, complicity, or camaraderie,
but she's one of them.
But I'm frustrated she's out before Lutnick et al
BREAKING:
Goldman Sachs's top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, has just resigned in the wake of the Justice Department's release of emails and other material that revealed her extensive relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Goldman Sachs's top lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, has just resigned in the wake of the Justice Department's release of emails and other material that revealed her extensive relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Goldman’s Top Lawyer Departs Amid Revelations About Her Ties to Epstein
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 AM
She needed to. Unfortunately she not only communicated regularly, it was extremely chummy (at minimum 😬).
She's not the only woman who needs to resign, answer for, or be investigated for covering, complicity, or camaraderie,
but she's one of them.
But I'm frustrated she's out before Lutnick et al
She's not the only woman who needs to resign, answer for, or be investigated for covering, complicity, or camaraderie,
but she's one of them.
But I'm frustrated she's out before Lutnick et al
Maybe that budget $ would be better spent investigating the ways Epstein's associates got around tangled visa/immigration issues
(including dressing his gf as a "crew member" on a flight from Paris, complete with fake lanyard ID).
Yep, that's in there.
(including dressing his gf as a "crew member" on a flight from Paris, complete with fake lanyard ID).
Yep, that's in there.
🚨 ICE is authorized to covertly infiltrate and interact with social media accounts under a new program called "masked engagement," per documents leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: ICE Masks Up in More Ways Than One
Feds could be in your group chat
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Maybe that budget $ would be better spent investigating the ways Epstein's associates got around tangled visa/immigration issues
(including dressing his gf as a "crew member" on a flight from Paris, complete with fake lanyard ID).
Yep, that's in there.
(including dressing his gf as a "crew member" on a flight from Paris, complete with fake lanyard ID).
Yep, that's in there.
Good. There are people w/ asthma, COPD, etc. I hate to think of long-term health impact on kids.
Recklessly deploying clouds of chemical weapons against peaceful civilians ought to be subjected to accountability.
No one should face medical bills bc of clearance-rack amounts of tear gas.
Recklessly deploying clouds of chemical weapons against peaceful civilians ought to be subjected to accountability.
No one should face medical bills bc of clearance-rack amounts of tear gas.
For Months, Tear Gas Has Entered Their Homes. Now They’re Suing ICE.
A novel lawsuit in Portland argues the chemicals are a health threat that have soaked into apartment walls, furniture and even children’s toys.
A novel lawsuit in Portland argues the chemicals are a health threat that have soaked into apartment walls, furniture and even children’s toys.
For Months, Tear Gas Has Entered Their Homes. Now They’re Suing ICE.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Good. There are people w/ asthma, COPD, etc. I hate to think of long-term health impact on kids.
Recklessly deploying clouds of chemical weapons against peaceful civilians ought to be subjected to accountability.
No one should face medical bills bc of clearance-rack amounts of tear gas.
Recklessly deploying clouds of chemical weapons against peaceful civilians ought to be subjected to accountability.
No one should face medical bills bc of clearance-rack amounts of tear gas.
There should be a medal for who can doze off while on a luge run.
I bet I could.
I bet I could do it.
I bet I could.
I bet I could do it.
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
There should be a medal for who can doze off while on a luge run.
I bet I could.
I bet I could do it.
I bet I could.
I bet I could do it.
I'm rarely speechless.
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I'm rarely speechless.
Josephine Butler's activism against sexual exploitation in Victorian England is encouraging in our moment.
She led others to confront the heaviness of a system rigged by men who gained from it.
It took years but they overturned unjust legislation.
elizabethglassturner.substack.com/p/josephine-...
She led others to confront the heaviness of a system rigged by men who gained from it.
It took years but they overturned unjust legislation.
elizabethglassturner.substack.com/p/josephine-...
Josephine Butler's Prayerful Activism against Sexual Exploitation
A model during this Epstein moment
elizabethglassturner.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Josephine Butler's activism against sexual exploitation in Victorian England is encouraging in our moment.
She led others to confront the heaviness of a system rigged by men who gained from it.
It took years but they overturned unjust legislation.
elizabethglassturner.substack.com/p/josephine-...
She led others to confront the heaviness of a system rigged by men who gained from it.
It took years but they overturned unjust legislation.
elizabethglassturner.substack.com/p/josephine-...
Rebecca Protten was born in 1718. She became a Moravian lay preacher after years of enslavement in the Caribbean.
Later, she lived in Moravian community in Europe; eventually went to African west coast.
Moravians were quite egalitarian: women & people of color included in portraits like this one.
Later, she lived in Moravian community in Europe; eventually went to African west coast.
Moravians were quite egalitarian: women & people of color included in portraits like this one.
February 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Rebecca Protten was born in 1718. She became a Moravian lay preacher after years of enslavement in the Caribbean.
Later, she lived in Moravian community in Europe; eventually went to African west coast.
Moravians were quite egalitarian: women & people of color included in portraits like this one.
Later, she lived in Moravian community in Europe; eventually went to African west coast.
Moravians were quite egalitarian: women & people of color included in portraits like this one.
Reposted by Elizabeth Glass Turner 📚
Happening now: a large group of rabbis and Jewish demonstrators have gathered outside of ICE headquarters in DC to stage a protest.
Organizers are handing out song sheets — and whistles.
Organizers are handing out song sheets — and whistles.
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Happening now: a large group of rabbis and Jewish demonstrators have gathered outside of ICE headquarters in DC to stage a protest.
Organizers are handing out song sheets — and whistles.
Organizers are handing out song sheets — and whistles.
Ewww no, snowboarding commentators, I will *not* keep an athlete in mind if I'm "on one of those apps looking to make some bread on this competition" -
seriously, can we NOT have commentators pushing sports betting!?
seriously, can we NOT have commentators pushing sports betting!?
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Ewww no, snowboarding commentators, I will *not* keep an athlete in mind if I'm "on one of those apps looking to make some bread on this competition" -
seriously, can we NOT have commentators pushing sports betting!?
seriously, can we NOT have commentators pushing sports betting!?
And one *could* ask, "why do you keep bringing him up in this setting, where the hearing is on this particular topic? Any reason he's on your mind today?"
Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a passionate defense of President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from relentless criticism of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
www.mississippifreepress.org/bondi-clashe...
www.mississippifreepress.org/bondi-clashe...
Bondi Clashes With Democrats As She Struggles to Turn the Page on Epstein Files Furor
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Democrats clashed Wednesday as relentless criticism of the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files continued.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
And one *could* ask, "why do you keep bringing him up in this setting, where the hearing is on this particular topic? Any reason he's on your mind today?"
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Survivors are brave in many ways: behind closed doors, sobriety amid trauma-fueled addiction, etc.
This moving footage of survivors shows one kind of courage.
If you're a survivor? Your courage gets to look like yours, it doesn't have to be the same as theirs. You're not letting anyone down.
This moving footage of survivors shows one kind of courage.
If you're a survivor? Your courage gets to look like yours, it doesn't have to be the same as theirs. You're not letting anyone down.
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Survivors are brave in many ways: behind closed doors, sobriety amid trauma-fueled addiction, etc.
This moving footage of survivors shows one kind of courage.
If you're a survivor? Your courage gets to look like yours, it doesn't have to be the same as theirs. You're not letting anyone down.
This moving footage of survivors shows one kind of courage.
If you're a survivor? Your courage gets to look like yours, it doesn't have to be the same as theirs. You're not letting anyone down.
Reposted by Elizabeth Glass Turner 📚
Only $1700 more to help keep seven St. Paul families in their homes. This needs to be filled by tomorrow so their kids can be safe inside for another month. Let's get them there!
I've never posted a GoFundMe before (seriously, not once) but I'll personally vouch for this one. It's a little neighborhood group trying to keep seven Minnesotan families from getting evicted tomorrow. If you can help, please help; if you can share, please share. www.gofundme.com/f/support-sa...
Donate to Support Saint Paul Families Facing ICE Threats, organized by LM Neal
We love Saint Paul. We love it's poetry on random sidewalks, the way every lawn… LM Neal needs your support for Support Saint Paul Families Facing ICE Threats
www.gofundme.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Only $1700 more to help keep seven St. Paul families in their homes. This needs to be filled by tomorrow so their kids can be safe inside for another month. Let's get them there!