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The Second Amendment wasn’t written for executive orders and barbed wire around the Capitol—it was written to ensure a well-regulated militia that answers to the people and their states. Today, that balance is being pulled apart. My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/who-really...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/who-really...
Who Really Controls the National Guard? The Second Amendment Debate We’ve Ignored
America’s state militias were meant as a check on tyranny. Now they can be federalized at will.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The Second Amendment wasn’t written for executive orders and barbed wire around the Capitol—it was written to ensure a well-regulated militia that answers to the people and their states. Today, that balance is being pulled apart. My latest:
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/who-really...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/who-really...
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Six months into his second term, personal gain and petty retribution seem to be Donald Trump’s only goals for his presidency, Tom Nichols argues in The Atlantic Daily.
Presidential Pettiness
Donald Trump seems to have no theory of governance beyond personal gain and retribution.
bit.ly
July 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Six months into his second term, personal gain and petty retribution seem to be Donald Trump’s only goals for his presidency, Tom Nichols argues in The Atlantic Daily.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Today’s Update for MAGA:
Trade Deals: NO
Epstein Files released: NO
Obama arrested: NO
Jerome Powell fired: NO
Hillary Locked Up: NO
James Comey arrested: NO
Threats and Social Media Posts: MANY
Trade Deals: NO
Epstein Files released: NO
Obama arrested: NO
Jerome Powell fired: NO
Hillary Locked Up: NO
James Comey arrested: NO
Threats and Social Media Posts: MANY
July 21, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Today’s Update for MAGA:
Trade Deals: NO
Epstein Files released: NO
Obama arrested: NO
Jerome Powell fired: NO
Hillary Locked Up: NO
James Comey arrested: NO
Threats and Social Media Posts: MANY
Trade Deals: NO
Epstein Files released: NO
Obama arrested: NO
Jerome Powell fired: NO
Hillary Locked Up: NO
James Comey arrested: NO
Threats and Social Media Posts: MANY
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
The impact of President Trump’s whirlwind six months back in office is beginning to show up in the economy.
Trump Effect Starts to Show Up in Economy
New data reflect that the president’s tariff and immigration policies are boosting inflation and weighing on jobs
on.wsj.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The impact of President Trump’s whirlwind six months back in office is beginning to show up in the economy.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
AI agents have brand “preferences” and are attracted to different kinds of ads (right now, Operator is a fan of buying whatever Bing advertises, Claude has different preferences)
There is likely going to be a lot of money spent trying to influence this in the nearish future.
There is likely going to be a lot of money spent trying to influence this in the nearish future.
June 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
AI agents have brand “preferences” and are attracted to different kinds of ads (right now, Operator is a fan of buying whatever Bing advertises, Claude has different preferences)
There is likely going to be a lot of money spent trying to influence this in the nearish future.
There is likely going to be a lot of money spent trying to influence this in the nearish future.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
I think it’s a great idea for Republicans to nominate Lara Trump for the open NC senate seat. Just like it was a great idea to nominate Herschel Walker, Dr. Oz, Kelly Loeffler, Kari Lake, Joe Kent, Scott Brown, Mark Robinson, Doug Mastriano, Winsome Sears, Tudor Dixon, on and on.
June 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I think it’s a great idea for Republicans to nominate Lara Trump for the open NC senate seat. Just like it was a great idea to nominate Herschel Walker, Dr. Oz, Kelly Loeffler, Kari Lake, Joe Kent, Scott Brown, Mark Robinson, Doug Mastriano, Winsome Sears, Tudor Dixon, on and on.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Public service announcement for parents, managers, teachers, coaches: you can’t judge effort by results.
Inconsistent performance doesn’t mean people aren’t trying their best. It often means they’re doing their best in the face of turbulence.
In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.
Inconsistent performance doesn’t mean people aren’t trying their best. It often means they’re doing their best in the face of turbulence.
In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.
May 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Public service announcement for parents, managers, teachers, coaches: you can’t judge effort by results.
Inconsistent performance doesn’t mean people aren’t trying their best. It often means they’re doing their best in the face of turbulence.
In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.
Inconsistent performance doesn’t mean people aren’t trying their best. It often means they’re doing their best in the face of turbulence.
In humans, variability is a feature, not a bug.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Five faith leaders incl. Shane Claiborne were arrested at U.S. Capitol on Monday, after speaking out against GOP budget bill.
It's the second time in as many weeks clergy were handcuffed as they prayed at the Capitol, seeking to highlight cuts to anti-poverty programs.
julieroys.com/shane-claibo...
It's the second time in as many weeks clergy were handcuffed as they prayed at the Capitol, seeking to highlight cuts to anti-poverty programs.
julieroys.com/shane-claibo...
Shane Claiborne, Four Other Faith Activists Arrested While Protesting GOP Budget Bill
Five faith leaders were arrested while praying in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday, speaking out against the Republican-led budget bill
julieroys.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Five faith leaders incl. Shane Claiborne were arrested at U.S. Capitol on Monday, after speaking out against GOP budget bill.
It's the second time in as many weeks clergy were handcuffed as they prayed at the Capitol, seeking to highlight cuts to anti-poverty programs.
julieroys.com/shane-claibo...
It's the second time in as many weeks clergy were handcuffed as they prayed at the Capitol, seeking to highlight cuts to anti-poverty programs.
julieroys.com/shane-claibo...
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
In Europe, there are some countries with a rate of devout Christians that rival many states.
For instance, 39% of Poland is weekly attending Christians.
That's similar to Utah and N. Dakota.
But a big chunk of Europe is in the single digits.
Less than Maine at 10%.
For instance, 39% of Poland is weekly attending Christians.
That's similar to Utah and N. Dakota.
But a big chunk of Europe is in the single digits.
Less than Maine at 10%.
May 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In Europe, there are some countries with a rate of devout Christians that rival many states.
For instance, 39% of Poland is weekly attending Christians.
That's similar to Utah and N. Dakota.
But a big chunk of Europe is in the single digits.
Less than Maine at 10%.
For instance, 39% of Poland is weekly attending Christians.
That's similar to Utah and N. Dakota.
But a big chunk of Europe is in the single digits.
Less than Maine at 10%.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
On this day in 1863, the Confederacy declared that all "negroes or mulattoes, slave or free taken in arms" would be returned to authorities in the state and either re-enslaved or executed.
May 1, 1863 | Confederacy Authorizes Enslavement or Execution of Black Union Troops
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
May 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 1863, the Confederacy declared that all "negroes or mulattoes, slave or free taken in arms" would be returned to authorities in the state and either re-enslaved or executed.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
What demographic factors (gender, race, money) have an impact on flourishing?
What role does religion and/or spirituality play in generating higher levels of flourishing?
I explore those questions in a new post today.
www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/flourishin...
What role does religion and/or spirituality play in generating higher levels of flourishing?
I explore those questions in a new post today.
www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/flourishin...
Flourishing or Floundering? How Young People See Their Lives
And what role does religion and/or spirituality play in this?
www.graphsaboutreligion.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What demographic factors (gender, race, money) have an impact on flourishing?
What role does religion and/or spirituality play in generating higher levels of flourishing?
I explore those questions in a new post today.
www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/flourishin...
What role does religion and/or spirituality play in generating higher levels of flourishing?
I explore those questions in a new post today.
www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/flourishin...
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Human Flourishing is a measure meant to assess overall well-being on a bunch of dimensions: health, character, finances, etc.
I was really shocked to see how much flourishing declines when young people hit 18 years old.
And it never really recovers.
I was really shocked to see how much flourishing declines when young people hit 18 years old.
And it never really recovers.
May 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Human love has an end, which is God, who makes it endless. —Christian Wiman
April 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Human love has an end, which is God, who makes it endless. —Christian Wiman
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Among white voters.
Here's the Democrat's coalition:
People who never attend church.
Especially those with an associate's degree or more.
Here's the Republican coalition:
People who attend church once a year or more.
Here's the Democrat's coalition:
People who never attend church.
Especially those with an associate's degree or more.
Here's the Republican coalition:
People who attend church once a year or more.
April 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Among white voters.
Here's the Democrat's coalition:
People who never attend church.
Especially those with an associate's degree or more.
Here's the Republican coalition:
People who attend church once a year or more.
Here's the Democrat's coalition:
People who never attend church.
Especially those with an associate's degree or more.
Here's the Republican coalition:
People who attend church once a year or more.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
President Trump’s inability to halt the war in Ukraine after promising to do so quickly has left him frustrated. The question now is whether he is willing to press Moscow for concessions.
After Pressuring Ukraine for Peace Deal, Trump Finally Sees Obstacle in Russia
President Trump’s inability to halt the war in Ukraine after promising to do so quickly has left him increasingly frustrated. The question now is whether he is willing to press Moscow for concessions…
buff.ly
April 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
President Trump’s inability to halt the war in Ukraine after promising to do so quickly has left him frustrated. The question now is whether he is willing to press Moscow for concessions.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
In the late 1990s, Lincoln Díaz-Balart, the Cuban-American congressman, said to me, "I just don't know how Castro can seem cute after 40 years of torturing people." Putin keeps murdering people. Yet Trump, Witkoff, et al. keep saying they "like" him. This is moral idiocy.
Russia killed an entire family — Natalia, Mykola, and their 6th-grade son Maksym Martynenko.
The Starosilsk Lyceum mourns the loss of its student.
"Our hearts are broken by today's news. May they rest in peace and eternal rest,” the school wrote.
📷 Їх убила росія
#RussiaKills
The Starosilsk Lyceum mourns the loss of its student.
"Our hearts are broken by today's news. May they rest in peace and eternal rest,” the school wrote.
📷 Їх убила росія
#RussiaKills
April 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In the late 1990s, Lincoln Díaz-Balart, the Cuban-American congressman, said to me, "I just don't know how Castro can seem cute after 40 years of torturing people." Putin keeps murdering people. Yet Trump, Witkoff, et al. keep saying they "like" him. This is moral idiocy.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Laura Loomer is a testament to how much further to the right Trump has moved since his first term, and how much further he may be open to going, writes @alibreland.bsky.social.
Laura Loomer Is a Warning
No one else with direct access to the president has been as outwardly bigoted.
bit.ly
April 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Laura Loomer is a testament to how much further to the right Trump has moved since his first term, and how much further he may be open to going, writes @alibreland.bsky.social.
First two were within a bike ride from my house!!!!
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On this day in Chicago history, Dick Portillo, then 23 years old, opened a hot dog stand in Villa Park.
Today in Chicago History: Dick Portillo opens a hot dog stand in Villa Park
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 5, according to the Tribune’s archives.
trib.al
April 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
First two were within a bike ride from my house!!!!
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Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Here he is today, America.
Emperor Caligula Nero Trump.
Golfing away in FL while tanking the economy.
Emperor Caligula Nero Trump.
Golfing away in FL while tanking the economy.
April 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Here he is today, America.
Emperor Caligula Nero Trump.
Golfing away in FL while tanking the economy.
Emperor Caligula Nero Trump.
Golfing away in FL while tanking the economy.
“If you are looking for one book to explain the remarkable growth of the Christian “Sportianity” subculture, this is it.”
Can't ask for a better review than this!
"The Spirit of the Game is a gem of a book — eloquently written, analytically balanced, and meticulously sourced. If you are looking for one book to explain the growth of the Christian “Sportianity” subculture, this is it."
livingchurch.org/books-and-cu...
"The Spirit of the Game is a gem of a book — eloquently written, analytically balanced, and meticulously sourced. If you are looking for one book to explain the growth of the Christian “Sportianity” subculture, this is it."
livingchurch.org/books-and-cu...
How Christianity Found its Footing in Sports - The Living Church
What Paul Putz achieves in he Spirit of the Game is narrating the history behind a prominent Christian athlete subculture.
livingchurch.org
April 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“If you are looking for one book to explain the remarkable growth of the Christian “Sportianity” subculture, this is it.”
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Watch: Tesla’s global EV deliveries fell 13% last quarter. WSJ’s Aaron Zitner explains how Elon Musk’s endorsement of President Trump may have changed the brand.
How the Trump-Musk Alliance Is Hitting Tesla’s Bottom Line
As the anti-Tesla campaign gains momentum and the brand suffers repeated attacks across the globe, WSJ’s Aaron Zitner looks at the fallout from President Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance.
buff.ly
April 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Watch: Tesla’s global EV deliveries fell 13% last quarter. WSJ’s Aaron Zitner explains how Elon Musk’s endorsement of President Trump may have changed the brand.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
From China to the EU, Mexico, Japan and Australia, in the next 48 hours, the entire world is about to absolutely slam the US with spectacular trade tariffs.
Americans elected this Russian-backed moron, and now they'll have to pay for it.
Champagne in the Kremlin.
Americans elected this Russian-backed moron, and now they'll have to pay for it.
Champagne in the Kremlin.
April 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
From China to the EU, Mexico, Japan and Australia, in the next 48 hours, the entire world is about to absolutely slam the US with spectacular trade tariffs.
Americans elected this Russian-backed moron, and now they'll have to pay for it.
Champagne in the Kremlin.
Americans elected this Russian-backed moron, and now they'll have to pay for it.
Champagne in the Kremlin.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
“Trump has governed like a late-19th-century president, with his penchant for tariffs, his unusual relationship with a major industrial titan, and his bald-faced corruption,” writes @dkthomp.bsky.social.
The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption.
Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
“Trump has governed like a late-19th-century president, with his penchant for tariffs, his unusual relationship with a major industrial titan, and his bald-faced corruption,” writes @dkthomp.bsky.social.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
President Donald Trump announced a perplexing, and expansive, set of tariffs today. They will open up a future of high prices for American consumers, @isabelfattal.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.
Trump’s Tariff Plan Is Going to Hurt
The surprisingly expansive levies on imports will open up a future of high prices.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
President Donald Trump announced a perplexing, and expansive, set of tariffs today. They will open up a future of high prices for American consumers, @isabelfattal.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily.
Reposted by Erik Ellefsen
Yesterday our church made these cards available for members to bring home and share with others. The cards summarize a person's constitutional rights and are available in many languages. It's a small way we can be good citizens who love our neighbors.
More info here: www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
More info here: www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
March 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Yesterday our church made these cards available for members to bring home and share with others. The cards summarize a person's constitutional rights and are available in many languages. It's a small way we can be good citizens who love our neighbors.
More info here: www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
More info here: www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...