Kenneth Kovacs
@kenkovacs.bsky.social
Exploring the depths. Presbyterian minister (PCUSA) in Baltimore. PhD@univofstandrews. Missing Scotland. Jungian Psychoanalyst, CGJung Institut-Zürich (IAAP). 🏴🏳️🌈
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In a blistering ruling, a Bush-appointed conservative federal judge said that ICE "has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
January 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
In a blistering ruling, a Bush-appointed conservative federal judge said that ICE "has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.
To win a crowd is no art; for that only untruth is needed, nonsense, and a little knowledge of human passions. But no witness to the truth dares to get involved with the crowd.
~ Soren Kierkegaard
~ Soren Kierkegaard
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
To win a crowd is no art; for that only untruth is needed, nonsense, and a little knowledge of human passions. But no witness to the truth dares to get involved with the crowd.
~ Soren Kierkegaard
~ Soren Kierkegaard
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An American Baptist church is 1 block from where Alex Pretti was executed. They're passing out coffee & opened building to people visiting memorial. They had to hold their Sunday service elsewhere & it was powerful joint service with another American Baptist church: wordandway.org/2026/01/26/a...
An American Baptist Church Ministers in Shadow of Pretti Killing - Word&Way
An American Baptist church is just one block from where nurse Alex Pretti was executed Saturday by federal agents in the street. The church held a joint worship service the next morning elsewhere, but...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:44 PM
An American Baptist church is 1 block from where Alex Pretti was executed. They're passing out coffee & opened building to people visiting memorial. They had to hold their Sunday service elsewhere & it was powerful joint service with another American Baptist church: wordandway.org/2026/01/26/a...
Happy Birthday, Rabbie Burns!
'Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a' that,
That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth.
…
That man to man, the warld o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that.'
~"For a' That and a' That," 1794
'Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a' that,
That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth.
…
That man to man, the warld o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that.'
~"For a' That and a' That," 1794
January 25, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Happy Birthday, Rabbie Burns!
'Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a' that,
That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth.
…
That man to man, the warld o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that.'
~"For a' That and a' That," 1794
'Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a' that,
That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth.
…
That man to man, the warld o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that.'
~"For a' That and a' That," 1794
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
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I know the Christian Nationalists take up a lot of oxygen in the religion/politics sphere but I've never seen anything like the faith group mobilization going on in Minneapolis. Houses of worship have decades of infrastructure and they're organizing to protect immigrants in the Twin Cities.
January 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I know the Christian Nationalists take up a lot of oxygen in the religion/politics sphere but I've never seen anything like the faith group mobilization going on in Minneapolis. Houses of worship have decades of infrastructure and they're organizing to protect immigrants in the Twin Cities.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
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Shouting "Justice for Renee Good" in a church leads to quick arrests. Actually killing Renee Good leads to a walk. And they wonder why people are protesting an ICE pastor.
(more on the protest here: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...)
(more on the protest here: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...)
AG Pam Bondi announces two arrests in the Cities Church incident, which has been a dominant story in MAGA circles
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Shouting "Justice for Renee Good" in a church leads to quick arrests. Actually killing Renee Good leads to a walk. And they wonder why people are protesting an ICE pastor.
(more on the protest here: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...)
(more on the protest here: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/protesters...)
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"It seems inconceivable that he could possibly be in that easily manipulated frame. But I think he's in that easily manipulated frame. And Putin has been trained for his whole career in the KGB to manipulate people."
Fiona Hill talks Trump with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast
Fiona Hill talks Trump with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast
January 22, 2026 at 10:25 PM
"It seems inconceivable that he could possibly be in that easily manipulated frame. But I think he's in that easily manipulated frame. And Putin has been trained for his whole career in the KGB to manipulate people."
Fiona Hill talks Trump with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast
Fiona Hill talks Trump with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast
"Christ himself is the unmasker; and...the unmasking inaugurated by him...is the meaning of the history of salvation itself." ~Gianni Vattimo, 'Belief' (1999)
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
"Christ himself is the unmasker; and...the unmasking inaugurated by him...is the meaning of the history of salvation itself." ~Gianni Vattimo, 'Belief' (1999)
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During today's Christian worship service at the Pentagon, Hegseth shared a biblical passage he said he prayed during planning & execution of Venezuela operation. And he urged military personnel to pray for their work decisions. Here's my report:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
Hegseth Shares War Psalm He Prayed During Venezuela Attack
During the first Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth framed t...
publicwitness.wordandway.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
During today's Christian worship service at the Pentagon, Hegseth shared a biblical passage he said he prayed during planning & execution of Venezuela operation. And he urged military personnel to pray for their work decisions. Here's my report:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...
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He's only going to get worse. And faster.
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
He's only going to get worse. And faster.
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Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
"Love breaks out of the prison of individualism and nationalist stupidity." ~From Paul Tillich's wartime radio broadcasts into Nazi Germany
January 20, 2026 at 8:23 PM
"Love breaks out of the prison of individualism and nationalist stupidity." ~From Paul Tillich's wartime radio broadcasts into Nazi Germany
In these challenging times, what do we do when we don't know how to pray and we can't find the words? catonsvillepres.org/sermons/when...
When Words Fail – Sermons – Catonsville Presbyterian Church
When Words Fail Second Sunday after Epiphany/ 18th January 2026 I was drawn this week to step away from the lectionary and spend time with Romans 8, specifically these...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM
In these challenging times, what do we do when we don't know how to pray and we can't find the words? catonsvillepres.org/sermons/when...