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This is a truly wild exchange between the President and a reporter: When the president arrived in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Friday, a reporter asked him: “What intelligence do you have that …

Our Dear Leader decided this weekend was a good time to distract from his falling poll numbers and likely failure on a budget take us into a misguided war with Iran because Bibi Netanyahu told him …

And some of my favorite signs from the No Kings protests here in Tulsa last week:

Bad polling news from Donald Trump, this time from Fox News, of all places. A new poll out from them yesterday has Donald Trump’s approval at 46%, and 54% disapproving. You know its not going…

blogging through politics like its 2007 again

A Homily for the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul

Reflecting on Bishop Marian Edgar Budde's National Prayer Service Sermon

All of this, for another corrupt politician betraying American voters

launching a new writing project over on Substack, called Liturgical Threads. It will be a weekly email newsletter, sharing resources and writing based on the Revised Common Lectionary for that week. This will include Scripture notes and sermon notes, original prayers, and other liturgical elements. While geared towards those doing ministry, and especially youth ministry, these writings will also be useful for those looking for deepen their own personal Bible study and prayer practice at home. Check it out, and please consider subscribing!

Weaving Liturgy Into Youth Ministry. Click to read Liturgical Threads, by Justin DaMetz, a Substack publication. Launched 7 hours ago.

Just when I think we've plumbed the depths of disgusting and immoral legislation in this state, here comes brand-new Republican state senator Lisa Standridge, who has kicked off her term of office by introducing a bill this session that makes it illegal for towns under the population of 300,000 to provide homeless programs and services, including providing shelters. For reference, that means the only municipalities in Oklahoma who could provide homeless services would be OKC and Tulsa (which only barely clears the bar.)

Kevin Drum highlights the completely ignorant policy-influencing of Elon Musk, noting that part of the continuing resolution that Musk worked so hard to kill included reforms to Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), who effectively serve as middle-men skimming dollars from patients trying to access their prescriptions. The CR included bipartisan language that would reign in this kind of consumer fraud, which Elon was on X last week being typically ignorantly angry about.