Gretchen CJ
@mrsg4democracy.bsky.social
Queer Veteran and still up for a fight, especially for the vulnerable, oppressed, and marginalized. "We all do better when we all do better." (Wellstone)
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The justices have rejected a petition from Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the state a decade ago. https://bit.ly/3XpQfOA
Supreme Court declines to hear marriage equality case
For the second time, the Supreme Court rejected Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’ attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges.
19thnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The justices have rejected a petition from Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the state a decade ago. https://bit.ly/3XpQfOA
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✝️ Prayers for Nadia Bolz-Weber facing treatment and a time away from the public eye.
In her words
‘…at some point in our lives… There will be times when everything in our lives goes from #blessed to #screwed.’
She carried us now it is over to us to carry her
open.substack.com/pub/thecorne...
In her words
‘…at some point in our lives… There will be times when everything in our lives goes from #blessed to #screwed.’
She carried us now it is over to us to carry her
open.substack.com/pub/thecorne...
A Difficult Announcement
I’ll just get right to it:
open.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
✝️ Prayers for Nadia Bolz-Weber facing treatment and a time away from the public eye.
In her words
‘…at some point in our lives… There will be times when everything in our lives goes from #blessed to #screwed.’
She carried us now it is over to us to carry her
open.substack.com/pub/thecorne...
In her words
‘…at some point in our lives… There will be times when everything in our lives goes from #blessed to #screwed.’
She carried us now it is over to us to carry her
open.substack.com/pub/thecorne...
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The incredible United Student Leaders of Whidbey will have a walk-out on Nov 14 in support of climate action and against white supremacy. They would love community support!
You can meet them at 1:30 at the Castle Park Picnics
Read their list of demands here:
You can meet them at 1:30 at the Castle Park Picnics
Read their list of demands here:
Demand List for Nov. 14th Walkout
STATEMENT FROM UNITED STUDENT LEADERS NOV. 14 SWHS SCHOOL WALKOUT LIST OF DEMANDS November 14th, 2025 …
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November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The incredible United Student Leaders of Whidbey will have a walk-out on Nov 14 in support of climate action and against white supremacy. They would love community support!
You can meet them at 1:30 at the Castle Park Picnics
Read their list of demands here:
You can meet them at 1:30 at the Castle Park Picnics
Read their list of demands here:
I’ve signed up to attend the rally with Working Families Power on Thursday, Oct 30, 2025. Are you free to join me? Use this link to sign up: mobilize.us/s/ehW40L
Trump’s Shutdown: Our Healthcare Is On The Line · Working Families Power
## Join our mass call
This weekend, working families across this country are going to face the consequences of Donald Trump’s healthcare cuts and refusal to fund the government.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I’ve signed up to attend the rally with Working Families Power on Thursday, Oct 30, 2025. Are you free to join me? Use this link to sign up: mobilize.us/s/ehW40L
Why you may be more "spiritual" than you think you are
open.substack.com/pub/thecorne...
open.substack.com/pub/thecorne...
Why you may be more "spiritual" than you think you are
Some quick thoughts on "giving thanks and praise"
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Why you may be more "spiritual" than you think you are
open.substack.com/pub/thecorne...
open.substack.com/pub/thecorne...
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Our official estimate is 80,000 attendees. Rochester and Duluth got thousands each. Minnesota will not be cowed by the actions of cowards.
June 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Our official estimate is 80,000 attendees. Rochester and Duluth got thousands each. Minnesota will not be cowed by the actions of cowards.
@aoc.bsky.social Thank You, thank you, thank you, AOC! Your voice is our voice and you are an amazing advocate for every American. You're a Boss!!!!
May 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
@aoc.bsky.social Thank You, thank you, thank you, AOC! Your voice is our voice and you are an amazing advocate for every American. You're a Boss!!!!
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Minnesota crowd estimates vary between 30,000 to 60,000. That means nearly an entire Vikings home game came to this rally.
You are in this photo. If you were there physically, or only in spirit, you are a part of the fight. And we’re all better off because of it.
Thanks for joining us, Minnesota!
You are in this photo. If you were there physically, or only in spirit, you are a part of the fight. And we’re all better off because of it.
Thanks for joining us, Minnesota!
April 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Minnesota crowd estimates vary between 30,000 to 60,000. That means nearly an entire Vikings home game came to this rally.
You are in this photo. If you were there physically, or only in spirit, you are a part of the fight. And we’re all better off because of it.
Thanks for joining us, Minnesota!
You are in this photo. If you were there physically, or only in spirit, you are a part of the fight. And we’re all better off because of it.
Thanks for joining us, Minnesota!
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AG Ellison making it happen! 🙌🙌🙌
Donald Trump is trying to shut down the Department of Education.
I just filed a lawsuit to stop him.
Trump is not a king, and I will not let him be a dictator. He does not have the authority to effectively shut down an entire federal department that is authorized by Congress.
I just filed a lawsuit to stop him.
Trump is not a king, and I will not let him be a dictator. He does not have the authority to effectively shut down an entire federal department that is authorized by Congress.
March 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
AG Ellison making it happen! 🙌🙌🙌
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We just got new data: Our trade partners bought nearly $27 billion in food and other products last year.
That’s a massive contribution to Minnesotans who work in our agriculture, mining, and manufacturing industries, and it’s why we can’t risk trade wars with our closest allies.
That’s a massive contribution to Minnesotans who work in our agriculture, mining, and manufacturing industries, and it’s why we can’t risk trade wars with our closest allies.
March 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We just got new data: Our trade partners bought nearly $27 billion in food and other products last year.
That’s a massive contribution to Minnesotans who work in our agriculture, mining, and manufacturing industries, and it’s why we can’t risk trade wars with our closest allies.
That’s a massive contribution to Minnesotans who work in our agriculture, mining, and manufacturing industries, and it’s why we can’t risk trade wars with our closest allies.
Email, call, smoke signal, morse code or shout from the mountain top, to let your Senator know that they must vote NO on the CR on Friday.
March 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Email, call, smoke signal, morse code or shout from the mountain top, to let your Senator know that they must vote NO on the CR on Friday.
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The Trump administration's unlawful ban on trans servicemembers has never been about facts or reason.
It's always been about discrimination and punishing courageous members of our military purely because of who they are: www.advocate.com/news/doj-und...
It's always been about discrimination and punishing courageous members of our military purely because of who they are: www.advocate.com/news/doj-und...
March 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Trump administration's unlawful ban on trans servicemembers has never been about facts or reason.
It's always been about discrimination and punishing courageous members of our military purely because of who they are: www.advocate.com/news/doj-und...
It's always been about discrimination and punishing courageous members of our military purely because of who they are: www.advocate.com/news/doj-und...
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"Presidents only get so much political capital. Trump has decided to invest his finite capital into supporting Putin's authoritarian regime in Moscow..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Ignoring backlash, Trump leans into false claim about Zelenskyy being a ‘dictator’
Presidents only get so much political capital, and Trump has decided to invest his finite capital into supporting Putin's authoritarian regime in Moscow.
www.msnbc.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Presidents only get so much political capital. Trump has decided to invest his finite capital into supporting Putin's authoritarian regime in Moscow..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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President Trump is wrongfully firing Minnesotans serving the American public, from the Park Service to the VA. These reckless cuts don’t just impact our neighbors who've been laid off — they impact critical services for all of us.
Dozens of Minnesota federal workers fired in latest cuts, with no severance
The Minnesota Star Tribune talked to roughly two dozen workers who all said they were not the only ones in their departments to be cut.
www.startribune.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
President Trump is wrongfully firing Minnesotans serving the American public, from the Park Service to the VA. These reckless cuts don’t just impact our neighbors who've been laid off — they impact critical services for all of us.
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During WWII, four brothers from the same Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived.
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Slava Ukraine! Heroyam Slava! 💙💛
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Slava Ukraine! Heroyam Slava! 💙💛
February 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
During WWII, four brothers from the same Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived.
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Slava Ukraine! Heroyam Slava! 💙💛
His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Slava Ukraine! Heroyam Slava! 💙💛
History tells us what we are witnessing is not original. Tyranny begins when law enforcement is no longer a steward of democracy and civil society but instead a tool for retribution and control.
February 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
History tells us what we are witnessing is not original. Tyranny begins when law enforcement is no longer a steward of democracy and civil society but instead a tool for retribution and control.
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NY Times, Oct. 8, 1933.
February 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
NY Times, Oct. 8, 1933.
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Gotta love the British press.
January 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Gotta love the British press.
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Before the election, I warned that Trump would pardon all of the Jan. 6 defendants and some of them would form the core of a new rightwing paramilitary organization loyal to Trump.
At the time, people dismissed me as alarmist. I stand by that prediction.
At the time, people dismissed me as alarmist. I stand by that prediction.
REPORTER: Is there now a place for the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers in the political conversation following your pardons?
TRUMP: Well, we have to see
TRUMP: Well, we have to see
January 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Before the election, I warned that Trump would pardon all of the Jan. 6 defendants and some of them would form the core of a new rightwing paramilitary organization loyal to Trump.
At the time, people dismissed me as alarmist. I stand by that prediction.
At the time, people dismissed me as alarmist. I stand by that prediction.