Oby Ballinger
@obyballinger.com
Founder and lead organizer of @prismorganizing.org, pastor in the United Church of Christ. 🏳️🌈💪
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Paid Leave in MN starts Jan 1!
If you welcomed a baby in 2025 you can apply to take bonding leave in 2026! Check out www.paidleave.mn.gov
This huge win is thanks to DFLers and only DFLers. No Republicans voted for it and they spent the last two years trying to destroy it before it even started. 🫶🏼
If you welcomed a baby in 2025 you can apply to take bonding leave in 2026! Check out www.paidleave.mn.gov
This huge win is thanks to DFLers and only DFLers. No Republicans voted for it and they spent the last two years trying to destroy it before it even started. 🫶🏼
📢 New parents: You can start applying for Paid Leave NOW!
Paid Leave passed by DFLers in 2023 goes into effect January 1, 2026!
If you welcomed a baby in 2025, you can apply for up to 12 weeks of bonding leave in the new year. Learn more at paidleave.mn.gov.
Paid Leave passed by DFLers in 2023 goes into effect January 1, 2026!
If you welcomed a baby in 2025, you can apply for up to 12 weeks of bonding leave in the new year. Learn more at paidleave.mn.gov.
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Paid Leave in MN starts Jan 1!
If you welcomed a baby in 2025 you can apply to take bonding leave in 2026! Check out www.paidleave.mn.gov
This huge win is thanks to DFLers and only DFLers. No Republicans voted for it and they spent the last two years trying to destroy it before it even started. 🫶🏼
If you welcomed a baby in 2025 you can apply to take bonding leave in 2026! Check out www.paidleave.mn.gov
This huge win is thanks to DFLers and only DFLers. No Republicans voted for it and they spent the last two years trying to destroy it before it even started. 🫶🏼
This religious group is similar to the cult in which I grew up. It makes me furious that religious leaders didn’t do everything in their power to report perpetrators, allowing child sexual abuse to continue. Their higher concern for institutional preservation betrays the liberating faith of Christ.
Reporter Andy Mannix from the @startribune.com and I have been speaking to women all over the country about allegations of child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. This is the story of how one perpetrator in Minnesota escaped consequences for years: www.propublica.org/article/sexu...
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This religious group is similar to the cult in which I grew up. It makes me furious that religious leaders didn’t do everything in their power to report perpetrators, allowing child sexual abuse to continue. Their higher concern for institutional preservation betrays the liberating faith of Christ.
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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Election Day is here! Across race, faith, and place, we all deserve a voice in the decisions that shape our lives. 🗳️
Polls are open until 8PM — and remember, you can register and vote on the same day in Minnesota!
📍 Find your polling place at mnvotes.org .
Polls are open until 8PM — and remember, you can register and vote on the same day in Minnesota!
📍 Find your polling place at mnvotes.org .
November 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Election Day is here! Across race, faith, and place, we all deserve a voice in the decisions that shape our lives. 🗳️
Polls are open until 8PM — and remember, you can register and vote on the same day in Minnesota!
📍 Find your polling place at mnvotes.org .
Polls are open until 8PM — and remember, you can register and vote on the same day in Minnesota!
📍 Find your polling place at mnvotes.org .
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A reminder: demonstrations are great, they’re a fun party, they are a literal demonstration of the collective power of the people.
They’re not the goal. They’re not the end. They’re not even much of a means
They’re the gateway drug that gives a taste of the joy of collective action & leads to more
They’re not the goal. They’re not the end. They’re not even much of a means
They’re the gateway drug that gives a taste of the joy of collective action & leads to more
October 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A reminder: demonstrations are great, they’re a fun party, they are a literal demonstration of the collective power of the people.
They’re not the goal. They’re not the end. They’re not even much of a means
They’re the gateway drug that gives a taste of the joy of collective action & leads to more
They’re not the goal. They’re not the end. They’re not even much of a means
They’re the gateway drug that gives a taste of the joy of collective action & leads to more
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Today in my feed I’ve seen conservatives argue that poor people must be kept poor to incentivize them to contribute to society, and that rich people must be given more money to achieve the same goal. Funny, that.
Jim Banks on Medicaid cuts: "Let's make sure that people who are able-bodied go to work every day and don't get things for free."
June 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Today in my feed I’ve seen conservatives argue that poor people must be kept poor to incentivize them to contribute to society, and that rich people must be given more money to achieve the same goal. Funny, that.
Queer Leaven
You may or may not be a queer person, or called to LGBTQ organizing. But the parable of the leaven invites you to embrace whatever your misfit characteristic is, and see it as an essential small way that the great world is transformed.
You may or may not be a queer person, or called to LGBTQ organizing. But the parable of the leaven invites you to embrace whatever your misfit characteristic is, and see it as an essential small way that the great world is transformed.
Queer Leaven
You may or may not be a queer person, or called to LGBTQ organizing. But the parable of the leaven invites you to embrace whatever your misfit characteristic is, and see it as an essential small way that the great world is transformed.
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June 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Queer Leaven
You may or may not be a queer person, or called to LGBTQ organizing. But the parable of the leaven invites you to embrace whatever your misfit characteristic is, and see it as an essential small way that the great world is transformed.
You may or may not be a queer person, or called to LGBTQ organizing. But the parable of the leaven invites you to embrace whatever your misfit characteristic is, and see it as an essential small way that the great world is transformed.
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It’s important to remember that the media/politics people who constantly tell you oligarchy isn’t the problem are all paid by oligarchs.
In other words: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
In other words: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
June 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
It’s important to remember that the media/politics people who constantly tell you oligarchy isn’t the problem are all paid by oligarchs.
In other words: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
In other words: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
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i saw so much leadership from the mayoral candidates on site. @omarfatehmn.com talking to an upset woman who saw agents take people away. @jazzformayor.bsky.social running around trying to deescalate. @dewayneforminneapolis.com checking on the person who was injured
no mayor frey
no mayor frey
June 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
i saw so much leadership from the mayoral candidates on site. @omarfatehmn.com talking to an upset woman who saw agents take people away. @jazzformayor.bsky.social running around trying to deescalate. @dewayneforminneapolis.com checking on the person who was injured
no mayor frey
no mayor frey
Open and Affirming: Past and Future
Because of our commitment to neighbor-love, we will work for ever-expanding inclusive justice, creating a better community for everyone, regardless of race, place, faith, money, sexuality or gender identity. Together we will build a multiracial, multifaith arc…
Because of our commitment to neighbor-love, we will work for ever-expanding inclusive justice, creating a better community for everyone, regardless of race, place, faith, money, sexuality or gender identity. Together we will build a multiracial, multifaith arc…
Open and Affirming: Past and Future
Because of our commitment to neighbor-love, we will work for ever-expanding inclusive justice, creating a better community for everyone, regardless of race, place, faith, money, sexuality or gender identity. Together we will build a multiracial, multifaith arc of protection to care for and extend God’s sheltering, embracing covenant love.
obyballinger.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Open and Affirming: Past and Future
Because of our commitment to neighbor-love, we will work for ever-expanding inclusive justice, creating a better community for everyone, regardless of race, place, faith, money, sexuality or gender identity. Together we will build a multiracial, multifaith arc…
Because of our commitment to neighbor-love, we will work for ever-expanding inclusive justice, creating a better community for everyone, regardless of race, place, faith, money, sexuality or gender identity. Together we will build a multiracial, multifaith arc…
So powerful to be at the Capitol this morning to stand with hundreds of other faith leaders decrying the immoral exclusion of undocumented adults from MinnesotaCare after folks JUST became eligible and started getting healthy. Fund our futures. Fund all our neighbors’ futures!
As Minnesota legislators consider a budget deal that would strip undocumented neighbors of healthcare access in the name of “fiscal responsibility,” hundreds of us gathered at the Capitol today to advocate for the dignity of these most vulnerable Minnesotans. Clergy read some of their stories. 1/4
May 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
So powerful to be at the Capitol this morning to stand with hundreds of other faith leaders decrying the immoral exclusion of undocumented adults from MinnesotaCare after folks JUST became eligible and started getting healthy. Fund our futures. Fund all our neighbors’ futures!
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Minnesota, we need you to show up today, Friday, May 16, at 10:45am at the State Capitol (outside the House chamber) to protect healthcare access for our immigrant neighbors. This fight isn’t over, but we can’t win without enormous people power. Please share. secure.everyaction.com/_MMFvfLVOUi0...
ACTION - Prayer for Immigrant Healthcare
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May 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Minnesota, we need you to show up today, Friday, May 16, at 10:45am at the State Capitol (outside the House chamber) to protect healthcare access for our immigrant neighbors. This fight isn’t over, but we can’t win without enormous people power. Please share. secure.everyaction.com/_MMFvfLVOUi0...
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I will never forget the sound of Minnesota Republican House caucus cheering at the news of undocumented Minnesotans losing access to healthcare.
They would do the same if I lost my healthcare.
They do not care about our lives. We are nothing to them. Those are the stakes for our communities.
They would do the same if I lost my healthcare.
They do not care about our lives. We are nothing to them. Those are the stakes for our communities.
May 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I will never forget the sound of Minnesota Republican House caucus cheering at the news of undocumented Minnesotans losing access to healthcare.
They would do the same if I lost my healthcare.
They do not care about our lives. We are nothing to them. Those are the stakes for our communities.
They would do the same if I lost my healthcare.
They do not care about our lives. We are nothing to them. Those are the stakes for our communities.
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This is the righteous fury that is called for when Republicans sentence whole communities to die and dare to call it fiscal responsibility.
Minnesota State Sen. Alice Mann (DFL-Edina) calls out the slashing of MinnesotaCare in the state budget:
"There is no fiscal responsibility when you do this. When we take away people's health care, they end up in the emergency department. It costs more money for everyone in the community."
"There is no fiscal responsibility when you do this. When we take away people's health care, they end up in the emergency department. It costs more money for everyone in the community."
May 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is the righteous fury that is called for when Republicans sentence whole communities to die and dare to call it fiscal responsibility.
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Happy Sunday!
This is the way.
This is the way.
star wars day may the 4th be with you
ALT: star wars day may the 4th be with you
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May 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Happy Sunday!
This is the way.
This is the way.
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As Nashville struggles to house its ever-growing population, a new report by think tank The Urban Institute has proposed a solution: zoning reforms. WPLN’s Cynthia Abrams explains the findings:
Most Nashville homes aren’t within walking distance of transit. A new report says zoning reform could add homes and change that.
As Nashville struggles to house its ever-growing population, a new report has proposed a solution: zoning reforms. The study, a product of Washington D.C.-ba
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April 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
As Nashville struggles to house its ever-growing population, a new report by think tank The Urban Institute has proposed a solution: zoning reforms. WPLN’s Cynthia Abrams explains the findings:
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Happy return-of-non-citizen-dispatched-by-an-opressive-government-without-a-fair-trial Day to all who celebrate!
April 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Happy return-of-non-citizen-dispatched-by-an-opressive-government-without-a-fair-trial Day to all who celebrate!
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TODAY WE MOBILIZED OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION!!!
This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference.
It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.
#50501movement
This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference.
It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.
#50501movement
April 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
TODAY WE MOBILIZED OVER 3 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION!!!
This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference.
It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.
#50501movement
This movement has entered the next chapter: the people will mobilize again, and again, until we make a difference.
It only takes 3.5% of the population in a sustained resistance in order to make a difference.
#50501movement