@mamavn.bsky.social
Learning to follow the Way of Jesus, wife of 31 years, mom of 3 amazing adult kids, former social worker, gluten free baker, introvert, hiker, breast cancer survivor, lover of books and deep conversations.
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One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should somehow be more concerned about how a poor person uses the welfare system than we are about the ultra wealthy swaying the highest positions or power in our country to their favor.
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that we should somehow be more concerned about how a poor person uses the welfare system than we are about the ultra wealthy swaying the highest positions or power in our country to their favor.
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One independent estimate of the needless deaths resulting from the closure of USAID is that 14 million people will die over the next 5 years. That is 3 times more deaths than all of the wars and conflicts of the 21st century.It will happen without firing a shot and most Americans don’t seem to care.
July 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
One independent estimate of the needless deaths resulting from the closure of USAID is that 14 million people will die over the next 5 years. That is 3 times more deaths than all of the wars and conflicts of the 21st century.It will happen without firing a shot and most Americans don’t seem to care.
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Last week, @rhodesben.bsky.social and I did a Munk Debates against Kevin Roberts and Kellyanne Conway on whether Trump is leading America into a new golden age.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
June 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Last week, @rhodesben.bsky.social and I did a Munk Debates against Kevin Roberts and Kellyanne Conway on whether Trump is leading America into a new golden age.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
Just imagine the amount of hate and irrational fear you must have in your heart to try to erase Harriet Tubman from our national history-one of the most faith filled and heroic American figures.
The National Park Service has removed Harriet Tubman from the Underground Railroad website.
National Park Services removes references to Harriet Tubman from ‘Underground Railroad’ webpage | CNN
An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump a...
www.cnn.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Just imagine the amount of hate and irrational fear you must have in your heart to try to erase Harriet Tubman from our national history-one of the most faith filled and heroic American figures.
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Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
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Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine.
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine.
Think of it-a reality tv star conned half of America into giving up on democracy.
February 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Think of it-a reality tv star conned half of America into giving up on democracy.
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There isn't a plan. There's no nine-dimensional chess. He's not a mastermind. He's an angry man drunk on his own power, picking stupid fights for no reason, all to demonstrate "strength." There's no defense for this.
February 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
There isn't a plan. There's no nine-dimensional chess. He's not a mastermind. He's an angry man drunk on his own power, picking stupid fights for no reason, all to demonstrate "strength." There's no defense for this.
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Bishop Mariann Budde gave us a masterclass in holding political leaders to account. In her sermon at the National Cathedral, she didn't prescribe policy, but proclaimed what Christians believe & called for those values to be upheld. More of this! Kaitlyn Schiess on 🎙️Holy Post 654
January 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Bishop Mariann Budde gave us a masterclass in holding political leaders to account. In her sermon at the National Cathedral, she didn't prescribe policy, but proclaimed what Christians believe & called for those values to be upheld. More of this! Kaitlyn Schiess on 🎙️Holy Post 654
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Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
- Jesus
Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
- Jesus
January 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
- Jesus
Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
- Jesus
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There will be no mob of anti-Trump voters storming the Capitol today to try to stop the peaceful transition of power.
MAGA can make up whatever lies they want (I had MAGA folks telling me that Biden "would never voluntarily leave office"). History will show who was on the side of the Constitution.
MAGA can make up whatever lies they want (I had MAGA folks telling me that Biden "would never voluntarily leave office"). History will show who was on the side of the Constitution.
January 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
There will be no mob of anti-Trump voters storming the Capitol today to try to stop the peaceful transition of power.
MAGA can make up whatever lies they want (I had MAGA folks telling me that Biden "would never voluntarily leave office"). History will show who was on the side of the Constitution.
MAGA can make up whatever lies they want (I had MAGA folks telling me that Biden "would never voluntarily leave office"). History will show who was on the side of the Constitution.
And the fact that people who claim to follow Jesus are the biggest promoters of this deception is heartbreaking.
One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the lie that that single mom on welfare or the kid getting free food at school is the problem instead of the ultra rich hoarding more wealth than billions of people have combined and getting tax breaks for doing so.
December 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM
And the fact that people who claim to follow Jesus are the biggest promoters of this deception is heartbreaking.
Could voters really not foresee this? What did they think was going to happen to not only farm workers but also food prices and our food supply?
TODAY’S EPISODE OF: F*CK AROUND AND FIND OUT!
US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation.
Gotta ask—how did the farmers vote? It’s almost like actions have consequences…
US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation.
Gotta ask—how did the farmers vote? It’s almost like actions have consequences…
November 26, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Could voters really not foresee this? What did they think was going to happen to not only farm workers but also food prices and our food supply?
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It is quite the fragile god who needs political power to preserve and enforce their will.
It is quite the powerful God who is born in poverty, partners with the poor, washes feet, heals the sick, advocates for the oppressed, is unjustly killed and still changes the entire world.
It is quite the powerful God who is born in poverty, partners with the poor, washes feet, heals the sick, advocates for the oppressed, is unjustly killed and still changes the entire world.
November 17, 2024 at 2:49 PM
It is quite the fragile god who needs political power to preserve and enforce their will.
It is quite the powerful God who is born in poverty, partners with the poor, washes feet, heals the sick, advocates for the oppressed, is unjustly killed and still changes the entire world.
It is quite the powerful God who is born in poverty, partners with the poor, washes feet, heals the sick, advocates for the oppressed, is unjustly killed and still changes the entire world.