Gospelhill
@gospelhill.bsky.social
Retired Active Permanent Deacon, Diocese of Syracuse, Spouse, Father, traveler and advocate for sustainable change & governance.
An astute observation! I’d add ousting Leavitt as well. Unfortunately, as a tRump appointed schill, little chance potus will dispense with a minion who so shamelessly covers his a$&!
November 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
An astute observation! I’d add ousting Leavitt as well. Unfortunately, as a tRump appointed schill, little chance potus will dispense with a minion who so shamelessly covers his a$&!
Delightful!
And now for something completely different….
Eugène Jansson (Swedish, 1862 - 1915)
Evening, 1894
Oil on canvas
Eugène Jansson (Swedish, 1862 - 1915)
Evening, 1894
Oil on canvas
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Delightful!
Read Kim Stanley Robinson’s acclaimed novel, The Ministry for the Future. It’s no metaphor. It’s reality.
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Read Kim Stanley Robinson’s acclaimed novel, The Ministry for the Future. It’s no metaphor. It’s reality.
Fallows echoes my sentiments on the “capitulation” of the eight Senate dems. The fight is far bigger than we what we think… the momentum is ON OUR SIDE. We need to seize it!
open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
Why I Changed My Mind About the Shutdown ‘Surrender.’
Seven days ago, I thought we were seeing another episode of ‘DACO’: Dems Always Chicken Out. Now I think a deal I opposed is giving anti-Trump forces a stronger hand.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Fallows echoes my sentiments on the “capitulation” of the eight Senate dems. The fight is far bigger than we what we think… the momentum is ON OUR SIDE. We need to seize it!
open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Reposted by Gospelhill
Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
I agree, but a coin has two sides: “But the shutdown was a skirmish, not the real battle. Both sides were fighting for position, and Democrats, if you look at the polls, are ending up in a better one than they were when they started.” Ezra Klein’s take. Let’s keep focused on fighting & winning!
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I agree, but a coin has two sides: “But the shutdown was a skirmish, not the real battle. Both sides were fighting for position, and Democrats, if you look at the polls, are ending up in a better one than they were when they started.” Ezra Klein’s take. Let’s keep focused on fighting & winning!
Reposted by Gospelhill
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
That’s it in a nutshell…
Democrats need to stop thinking like an electoral opposition party and start thinking like insurgents trying to engineer the overthrow of a dictator. But elected Dems seem temperamentally unable to do this.
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
That’s it in a nutshell…
I’m not going to say that I wasn’t disappointed by the Senate Dems who “got cold feet” and passed a new CR. This is a long game and there will be times when the losers are Dems with no spine for a fight, and MAGA Republicans who have kissed the Don’s ring. We must be VIGILANT; we must be STRONG!
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I’m not going to say that I wasn’t disappointed by the Senate Dems who “got cold feet” and passed a new CR. This is a long game and there will be times when the losers are Dems with no spine for a fight, and MAGA Republicans who have kissed the Don’s ring. We must be VIGILANT; we must be STRONG!
Tracy - I disagree. We are in this for the LONG GAME… the Dems aren’t inflicting the pain. tRump and his MAGA Minions in the GOP are the source of it all. And people know it. The Don wants you to loose heart. Stay resolute… WE WILL WIN!
What did the Democrats get from the gov’t shut-down?
NOTHING.
Trump won. The GOP won. The racist misogynist Nazis won. And we look like weak idiots that inflicted pain on US citizens for NOTHING.
And now Dems are gonna tell the country to vote for Democrats for change? WTF?
NOTHING.
Trump won. The GOP won. The racist misogynist Nazis won. And we look like weak idiots that inflicted pain on US citizens for NOTHING.
And now Dems are gonna tell the country to vote for Democrats for change? WTF?
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Tracy - I disagree. We are in this for the LONG GAME… the Dems aren’t inflicting the pain. tRump and his MAGA Minions in the GOP are the source of it all. And people know it. The Don wants you to loose heart. Stay resolute… WE WILL WIN!
Last night NYC met the Don’s personal challenge: “if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him. And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.” NY STRONG!
November 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Last night NYC met the Don’s personal challenge: “if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him. And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.” NY STRONG!
The purposeful use of excessive force by ICE Agents is the violence that must be punished. We must laud the courage, fearlessness and unflagging resistance of those under attack for non-violent, peaceful protest!
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The purposeful use of excessive force by ICE Agents is the violence that must be punished. We must laud the courage, fearlessness and unflagging resistance of those under attack for non-violent, peaceful protest!
JC… I wish this were true, but I will believe it when I see see it.
Finally !!!
BREAKING: Four GOP House members are reportedly considering caucusing with Democrats to oust Mike Johnson, reopen the government, extend ACA subsidies, and release the Epstein files!.
Let's see if the have found thier balls.
Let's see if the have found thier balls.
October 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
JC… I wish this were true, but I will believe it when I see see it.
Think globally… yet act in true solidarity… locally. If we fail to restore democracy at its roots, our communities, we will never again taste the fruits of freedom, justice & equality. As Abby says, that’s what we MUST do to stop tRump and his minions… sycophants who destroy our democracy!
What can we do to stop him? 1st don’t worry about 2026/28 elections, yet. Focus on the Nov 2025 elections where there will be 52k races nationwide & turn out is key. 2nd, vote for pro democracy candidates that will shape the 2026/28 elections! Key elections are in CA, ME, NJ, PA & VA! #Elections2025
What Can We Do to Stop Him?
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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October 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Think globally… yet act in true solidarity… locally. If we fail to restore democracy at its roots, our communities, we will never again taste the fruits of freedom, justice & equality. As Abby says, that’s what we MUST do to stop tRump and his minions… sycophants who destroy our democracy!
Don’t repost about the Epstein Ballroom? Who’s kidding whom here?
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Don’t repost about the Epstein Ballroom? Who’s kidding whom here?
I’m IN! Spread the word.
October 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’m IN! Spread the word.
Let’s keep that euphoria from No Kings… if we build it into a GENERAL STRIKE: 3.5% of the working population, we will be a force to be dealt with. We can do it!
October 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Let’s keep that euphoria from No Kings… if we build it into a GENERAL STRIKE: 3.5% of the working population, we will be a force to be dealt with. We can do it!
Well put… let’s keep that euphoria building into a GENERAL STRIKE! 3.5% of the working population will hit the mark. We can do it!
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Well put… let’s keep that euphoria building into a GENERAL STRIKE! 3.5% of the working population will hit the mark. We can do it!
Want to join me for this No Kings event? Join from anywhere… it’s virtual!
October 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Want to join me for this No Kings event? Join from anywhere… it’s virtual!
Oh, my! Who would have guessed? Great sign for No Kings
October 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Oh, my! Who would have guessed? Great sign for No Kings
A great day being an American!
October 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
A great day being an American!
Just watched All the Presidents Men this evening. So happy to have Bluesky, Substack and so many excellent alternative media platforms doing TODAY what the Washington Post (mainstream media) did then. What a strange new world!
Did you know Nixon never served a day in prison because he was pardoned?
But his Attorney General did.
His Chief of Staff did.
His Domestic Affairs Adviser did.
His Special Counsel did.
His campaign chairman did.
Even members of his re-election committee did time.
But his Attorney General did.
His Chief of Staff did.
His Domestic Affairs Adviser did.
His Special Counsel did.
His campaign chairman did.
Even members of his re-election committee did time.
October 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Just watched All the Presidents Men this evening. So happy to have Bluesky, Substack and so many excellent alternative media platforms doing TODAY what the Washington Post (mainstream media) did then. What a strange new world!
Disconnected for a few days… ADK hiking & camping. No ICE on Kane Mountain or at my campsite!
October 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Disconnected for a few days… ADK hiking & camping. No ICE on Kane Mountain or at my campsite!
Fr. Michael’s words are a call to RESISTANCE of this lawless regime and its Fascist tactics as we approach No KINGS Day, October 18, 2025!
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
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October 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Fr. Michael’s words are a call to RESISTANCE of this lawless regime and its Fascist tactics as we approach No KINGS Day, October 18, 2025!