@hale83.bsky.social
Liberal pastor in Indiana. Dog mom to Gizmo & Pearl. Widowed in my 30s—now trying to figure out my 40s.
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I begged @spiegel.de to translate Jörg Schindler's excellent reporting on America's fall into theocracy and they did. As I keep saying, German journalists are doing a better job covering America's fall than American journalists. 1/
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Trump's Crusaders: Christian Nationalists Are Gaining a Solid Foothold in Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump has opened the doors of power to far-right Christian nationalists. Their goal: an American theocracy. The separation of church and state in America is at risk.
www.spiegel.de
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I begged @spiegel.de to translate Jörg Schindler's excellent reporting on America's fall into theocracy and they did. As I keep saying, German journalists are doing a better job covering America's fall than American journalists. 1/
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
www.spiegel.de/internationa...
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The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
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This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2
June 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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BIG WIN: Voters in Wisconsin have elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court, securing a pro-equality majority on the court.
Not only does this win help protect LGBTQ+, reproductive, & voting rights in WI, it also sends a clear message: We won’t let Elon Musk buy our courts.
Not only does this win help protect LGBTQ+, reproductive, & voting rights in WI, it also sends a clear message: We won’t let Elon Musk buy our courts.
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
BIG WIN: Voters in Wisconsin have elected Susan Crawford to the state Supreme Court, securing a pro-equality majority on the court.
Not only does this win help protect LGBTQ+, reproductive, & voting rights in WI, it also sends a clear message: We won’t let Elon Musk buy our courts.
Not only does this win help protect LGBTQ+, reproductive, & voting rights in WI, it also sends a clear message: We won’t let Elon Musk buy our courts.
March 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Sanders: We are not a poor country!
There is no excuse on God’s earth for people to have to choose between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.
There is no excuse on God’s earth for people to have to choose between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.
March 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Sanders: We are not a poor country!
There is no excuse on God’s earth for people to have to choose between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.
There is no excuse on God’s earth for people to have to choose between food and the medicine they need to stay alive.
March 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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When I was 22 years old, I took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States.
The only oath Elon Musk seems to have made is to his billionaire buddies and his own bank account.
The only oath Elon Musk seems to have made is to his billionaire buddies and his own bank account.
March 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
When I was 22 years old, I took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States.
The only oath Elon Musk seems to have made is to his billionaire buddies and his own bank account.
The only oath Elon Musk seems to have made is to his billionaire buddies and his own bank account.
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Elon Musk's plan to cut the Social Security Administration's staff by 50% would cause 37,000 more Americans to die each year waiting to receive their disability benefits while the average wait time to collect these benefits would jump to 412 days.
That is beyond unacceptable.
That is beyond unacceptable.
March 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Elon Musk's plan to cut the Social Security Administration's staff by 50% would cause 37,000 more Americans to die each year waiting to receive their disability benefits while the average wait time to collect these benefits would jump to 412 days.
That is beyond unacceptable.
That is beyond unacceptable.
May our Lenten journeys convict us and call us into action. #AshWednesday #Lent #ChristianChurchDisciplesOfChrist
March 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
May our Lenten journeys convict us and call us into action. #AshWednesday #Lent #ChristianChurchDisciplesOfChrist
“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies.We should beware of the demagogs who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends-weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world-all while cynically waving the American flag.” President Reagan
Radio Address to the Nation on the Canadian Elections and Free Trade
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March 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies; they are our allies.We should beware of the demagogs who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends-weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world-all while cynically waving the American flag.” President Reagan
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Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!
March 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Crockett: This is not what we should be doing. I don’t even know why we’re fighting with Greenland. We’re fighting with Greenland, Canada, and Mexico—yet we’re in love with Putin?!
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Donald Trump stood in front of Congress tonight and reinforced what we already knew: He’s a corrupt megalomaniac lunatic who is running our country to the ground. These are not normal times. Everything is not fine. We are in crisis.
March 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Donald Trump stood in front of Congress tonight and reinforced what we already knew: He’s a corrupt megalomaniac lunatic who is running our country to the ground. These are not normal times. Everything is not fine. We are in crisis.
Rep. Al Green is a national treasure and will always fight injustice and be on the side of the American people. 👏🏻 #RepAlGreen #AlGreen
March 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Rep. Al Green is a national treasure and will always fight injustice and be on the side of the American people. 👏🏻 #RepAlGreen #AlGreen
@senadamsciff1.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov
So, everyone is okay with Musk’s Starlink now running the FAA and airspace? What’s next? Are we all going to have to have Starlink for our Internet and what we see is controlled like in Russia & North Korea?
So, everyone is okay with Musk’s Starlink now running the FAA and airspace? What’s next? Are we all going to have to have Starlink for our Internet and what we see is controlled like in Russia & North Korea?
February 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
@senadamsciff1.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov
So, everyone is okay with Musk’s Starlink now running the FAA and airspace? What’s next? Are we all going to have to have Starlink for our Internet and what we see is controlled like in Russia & North Korea?
So, everyone is okay with Musk’s Starlink now running the FAA and airspace? What’s next? Are we all going to have to have Starlink for our Internet and what we see is controlled like in Russia & North Korea?
@amyklobuchar.com
@sanders.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov
So, everyone is okay with Musk’s Starlink now running the FAA and airspace? What’s next? Are we all going to have to have Starlink for our Internet and what we see is controlled like in Russia & North Korea?
@sanders.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov
So, everyone is okay with Musk’s Starlink now running the FAA and airspace? What’s next? Are we all going to have to have Starlink for our Internet and what we see is controlled like in Russia & North Korea?
February 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
@amyklobuchar.com
@sanders.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov
So, everyone is okay with Musk’s Starlink now running the FAA and airspace? What’s next? Are we all going to have to have Starlink for our Internet and what we see is controlled like in Russia & North Korea?
@sanders.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov
So, everyone is okay with Musk’s Starlink now running the FAA and airspace? What’s next? Are we all going to have to have Starlink for our Internet and what we see is controlled like in Russia & North Korea?
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We asked and you didn’t disappoint! Here is the music that’s helping our movement get through this dangerous moment (there’s something for everyone). 👇
February 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We asked and you didn’t disappoint! Here is the music that’s helping our movement get through this dangerous moment (there’s something for everyone). 👇
February 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
February 25, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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A British-Egyptian team has made one of the most significant Egyptian archeological finds in recent history: the tomb of pharaoh King Thutmose II, who ruled sometime between 2000 and 1001 BCE. This is the first tomb of a pharaoh unearthed since Tutankhamun’s in 1922.
Royal Tomb Of Egyptian King Thutmose II Unearthed
Finding the original tomb of the royal is one of the most significant developments in Egyptian archeology in recent history.
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February 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A British-Egyptian team has made one of the most significant Egyptian archeological finds in recent history: the tomb of pharaoh King Thutmose II, who ruled sometime between 2000 and 1001 BCE. This is the first tomb of a pharaoh unearthed since Tutankhamun’s in 1922.
February 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Can we get rid of the dictator and just vote in the Governor of Illinois? He seems to be one of the few who gives a damn about the people right now. #GovernorOfIllinois
February 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Can we get rid of the dictator and just vote in the Governor of Illinois? He seems to be one of the few who gives a damn about the people right now. #GovernorOfIllinois
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Republicans just voted it down.
Right now in the Capitol: The Senate is about to vote on an amendment to the GOP budget bill focused on bringing down the cost of groceries. Let’s see if Republicans are as interested in cutting your grocery bills as they are in giving billionaires tax cuts.
February 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Republicans just voted it down.