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This is how I learned about curling.
Help! (1965) - Fiendish thingy
YouTube video by Woofer McWooferson
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February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
This is how I learned about curling.
I hope you'll check out my new website:
sacred-and-subversive.com
sacred-and-subversive.com
Why Sacred and Subversive?
sacred-and-subversive.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I hope you'll check out my new website:
sacred-and-subversive.com
sacred-and-subversive.com
I love this judge!!!
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I love this judge!!!
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Keep up the spirit of Epiphany!
"Take Us Home by Another Way" by Christopher Grundy
YouTube video by Christopher Grundy
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February 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Keep up the spirit of Epiphany!
Think there's nothing you can do? Take action now!
Tell Congress: Love Your Neighbor and Hold ICE Accountable
On January 7, in a Minneapolis neighborhood, Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer while attempting to drive away. This devastating killing was not an isolated incident. It was not even...
actionnetwork.org
January 19, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Think there's nothing you can do? Take action now!
Love this!
I say “Happy Holidays” because I want to be a light to people, whatever their faith tradition or religious worldview, and because simple kindness is rare in these dark days, because everyone could use some gentleness.
I say “Happy Holidays,” because I want to be like Jesus and not a jerk.
I say “Happy Holidays” because I want to be a light to people, whatever their faith tradition or religious worldview, and because simple kindness is rare in these dark days, because everyone could use some gentleness.
I say “Happy Holidays,” because I want to be like Jesus and not a jerk.
'Happy Holidays' isn't an Insult to Jesus, But Christians Who Weaponize Christmas are.
American Evangelicals’ annual campaign against the supposed “War on Christmas” began early this year, with the White House promising the apparently perpetually oppressed faithful that with Donald Trum...
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Love this!
I say “Happy Holidays” because I want to be a light to people, whatever their faith tradition or religious worldview, and because simple kindness is rare in these dark days, because everyone could use some gentleness.
I say “Happy Holidays,” because I want to be like Jesus and not a jerk.
I say “Happy Holidays” because I want to be a light to people, whatever their faith tradition or religious worldview, and because simple kindness is rare in these dark days, because everyone could use some gentleness.
I say “Happy Holidays,” because I want to be like Jesus and not a jerk.
Piggies, Unite!
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Piggies, Unite!
This is fascinating. Andra Watkins grew up in a Christian Nationalist church. If you want to understand how Christians can be drawn to authoritarian leaders, listen to her story.
'Confronting White Christian Nationalism' Livestream with John Pavlovitz and Andra Watkins
A recording from John Pavlovitz's live video
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is fascinating. Andra Watkins grew up in a Christian Nationalist church. If you want to understand how Christians can be drawn to authoritarian leaders, listen to her story.
Time to revive #MeToo
Me Too Redux
YouTube video by Susan Strouse
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November 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Time to revive #MeToo
Thoughts for Reformation Day.
What Is Truth?
YouTube video by Susan Strouse
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November 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Thoughts for Reformation Day.
Read this. Then read it again. I needed this.
Looking for Hope? Try here...
Running low on hope these days?
open.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Read this. Then read it again. I needed this.
If you've never seen the San Francisco Mime Troupe (no they're not that kind of mime) or you don't live in the Bay Area, here's your chance. I've already seen it; it's great. Notice the password is POWERTOTHEPEOPLE.
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
If you've never seen the San Francisco Mime Troupe (no they're not that kind of mime) or you don't live in the Bay Area, here's your chance. I've already seen it; it's great. Notice the password is POWERTOTHEPEOPLE.
"No Kings" in Berkeley, Ca
"Compassion Not Cruelty" at No Kings October 18, 2025
YouTube video by Susan Strouse
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October 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"No Kings" in Berkeley, Ca
Hearing characterizations of No Kings protesters, I'm reminded of “I Am a Patriot" by Steven Van Zandt.
And I ain't no communist
And I ain't no capitalist
And I ain't no socialist
And I ain't no imperialist
And I ain't no democrat
So I ain't no republican
I only know one party
And it is freedom . .
And I ain't no communist
And I ain't no capitalist
And I ain't no socialist
And I ain't no imperialist
And I ain't no democrat
So I ain't no republican
I only know one party
And it is freedom . .
Little Steven-I Am A Patriot_1984 Rockpalast
YouTube video by zsnake2
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October 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Hearing characterizations of No Kings protesters, I'm reminded of “I Am a Patriot" by Steven Van Zandt.
And I ain't no communist
And I ain't no capitalist
And I ain't no socialist
And I ain't no imperialist
And I ain't no democrat
So I ain't no republican
I only know one party
And it is freedom . .
And I ain't no communist
And I ain't no capitalist
And I ain't no socialist
And I ain't no imperialist
And I ain't no democrat
So I ain't no republican
I only know one party
And it is freedom . .
Also, if you are a Christian who is appalled at the rise of white Christian nationalism, wear something (button, t-shirt, sign) to identify yourself as a follower of Jesus who really does follow his teachings.
Rachel Hurley
Pass it on please.
www.facebook.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Also, if you are a Christian who is appalled at the rise of white Christian nationalism, wear something (button, t-shirt, sign) to identify yourself as a follower of Jesus who really does follow his teachings.
Hell, no!
Daniel Lurie said S.F. doesn’t need the National Guard. Hours later, Trump said S.F. should be ‘next’
Trump indicated that he wanted to send federal troops to San Francisco hours after Mayor Daniel Lurie and local law enforcement leaders pushed back on calls for the president to do just that.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Hell, no!
Watch this, then read the book!
John Fugelsang: Right-wing Christians use the Bible ‘as a prop’ & ignore Jesus’ message
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Watch this, then read the book!
What we are witnessing is not the “war on Christianity” Trump claims — it is his war on authentic faith. Authoritarianism cannot tolerate a faith that insists every human being has dignity and that love is stronger than fear.
"We Could Hear Them Laughing as They Were Shooting Us from the Roof"
The True War on Christianity — and on All of Our Faiths
revjenbutler.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
What we are witnessing is not the “war on Christianity” Trump claims — it is his war on authentic faith. Authoritarianism cannot tolerate a faith that insists every human being has dignity and that love is stronger than fear.
I’m voting YES.
“We normally would not endorse an initiative that seeks to replace a non-partisan, widely praised method of drawing congressional districts with a partisan one designed to help one political party over another. But . . .”
“We normally would not endorse an initiative that seeks to replace a non-partisan, widely praised method of drawing congressional districts with a partisan one designed to help one political party over another. But . . .”
Our endorsement on California’s Prop. 50 — and a nation polarized by Trump | Opinion
Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed to get the proposition on the ballot. Here’s how we think you should vote.
www.sacbee.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I’m voting YES.
“We normally would not endorse an initiative that seeks to replace a non-partisan, widely praised method of drawing congressional districts with a partisan one designed to help one political party over another. But . . .”
“We normally would not endorse an initiative that seeks to replace a non-partisan, widely praised method of drawing congressional districts with a partisan one designed to help one political party over another. But . . .”