Kurt Hansen 🥄🏳️🌈🌎
@trypax.charityweb.net
Key measure of a society: how easy it makes it for members to make morally good choices.
Father of 4 wonderful children plus 2 fantastic daughters-in-law. Founder of CharityWeb.net. Member of Pax Christi Metro-DC Baltimore. LGBTQ+ supporter. Christian.
Father of 4 wonderful children plus 2 fantastic daughters-in-law. Founder of CharityWeb.net. Member of Pax Christi Metro-DC Baltimore. LGBTQ+ supporter. Christian.
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Kurt Hansen 🥄🏳️🌈🌎
@trypax.charityweb.net
· Sep 18
Plan for ending Trump presidency in 2027:
- Dem take House and 63 Senate seats
- Replace Jeffries as Dem House leader. Raskin?
- Make DC a state giving 2 more Dem Senators
- Convince 3 GOP Sens (Murkowski, Cassidy, ???) to vote with Dems
- Impeach and convict VP Vance. Don't allow a replacement.
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- Dem take House and 63 Senate seats
- Replace Jeffries as Dem House leader. Raskin?
- Make DC a state giving 2 more Dem Senators
- Convince 3 GOP Sens (Murkowski, Cassidy, ???) to vote with Dems
- Impeach and convict VP Vance. Don't allow a replacement.
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MARYLAND — “Federal officials on Friday changed their account of the Christmas Eve shooting by immigration agents in Glen Burnie, reversing course after repeatedly doubling down on their story. A day after Anne Arundel County Police publicly disputed it.” www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
January 11, 2026 at 4:12 AM
MARYLAND — “Federal officials on Friday changed their account of the Christmas Eve shooting by immigration agents in Glen Burnie, reversing course after repeatedly doubling down on their story. A day after Anne Arundel County Police publicly disputed it.” www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
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Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
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#CurrentlyReading
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
#CurrentlyReading
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
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"I was told America was all about freedom and democracy, really the goodness of all people as one—that's not something that's being advanced by the lies and policies that are tearing us apart," -U.S. veteran marching w/ thousands of others in Minneapolis for Renee Nicole Good
January 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM
"I was told America was all about freedom and democracy, really the goodness of all people as one—that's not something that's being advanced by the lies and policies that are tearing us apart," -U.S. veteran marching w/ thousands of others in Minneapolis for Renee Nicole Good
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An arsonist hit a Mississippi synagogue Saturday. Seven Torahs were damaged or destroyed in the fire.
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
An arsonist hit a Mississippi synagogue Saturday. Seven Torahs were damaged or destroyed in the fire.
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
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There is pushback to the Miller/Trump madness...
"The President has asked the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to prepare the invasion plan, but it is being resisted by the joint chiefs of staff on the grounds that it would be illegal - & would not be supported by Congress."
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"The President has asked the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to prepare the invasion plan, but it is being resisted by the joint chiefs of staff on the grounds that it would be illegal - & would not be supported by Congress."
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Trump 'orders US army chiefs to draw up plan to invade Greenland'
Donald Trump has ordered his special forces commanders to draw up a plan for the invasion of Greenland - but is being resisted by senior military figures, The Mail on Sunday has learned.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM
There is pushback to the Miller/Trump madness...
"The President has asked the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to prepare the invasion plan, but it is being resisted by the joint chiefs of staff on the grounds that it would be illegal - & would not be supported by Congress."
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"The President has asked the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) to prepare the invasion plan, but it is being resisted by the joint chiefs of staff on the grounds that it would be illegal - & would not be supported by Congress."
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As Julie Packard prepares to retire, a look at her amazing legacy that shaped the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its global impact.
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#scicomm
www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/a...
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#scicomm
www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/a...
As Julie Packard prepares to retire, a look at her legacy that shaped the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its global impact.
Explore Julie Packard's 41-year legacy shaping the Monterey Bay Aquarium, ocean conservation, and global impact.
www.montereycountynow.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
As Julie Packard prepares to retire, a look at her amazing legacy that shaped the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its global impact.
🌊🦑🧪
#scicomm
www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/a...
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#scicomm
www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/a...
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“The guy who was your childhood slumlord is going to be president, he’s going to tear down part of the white house, engage in a military occupation of Minnesota in January, and he’s going to try to start a war with Europe by invading Greenland.”
January 11, 2026 at 4:09 AM
“The guy who was your childhood slumlord is going to be president, he’s going to tear down part of the white house, engage in a military occupation of Minnesota in January, and he’s going to try to start a war with Europe by invading Greenland.”
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Part of the reason that the shootings keep happening is that immigration officials appear to have taken no steps to rein in agents who shoot civilians, Parente said. theintercept.com/2026/01/07/c...
Chicago Woman Shot by Border Patrol Reacts to Minneapolis ICE Killing: “Of Course This Happened”
“Unfortunately, it is going to continue to happen,” said the lawyer of Marimar Martinez, another woman who was shot by a federal agent in October.
theintercept.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Part of the reason that the shootings keep happening is that immigration officials appear to have taken no steps to rein in agents who shoot civilians, Parente said. theintercept.com/2026/01/07/c...
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San Francisco’s Ocean Beach!
January 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
San Francisco’s Ocean Beach!
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The Greenland fixation feels like a personal insult to anyone who's spent more than about five minutes thinking about national security. "Hey, let's demolish our most valuable alliance so we can get get access to arctic territory we already have access to!"
January 11, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The Greenland fixation feels like a personal insult to anyone who's spent more than about five minutes thinking about national security. "Hey, let's demolish our most valuable alliance so we can get get access to arctic territory we already have access to!"
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“The Oglala Sioux Tribe is seeking answers after four enrolled members were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis.”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
ICE detains and holds four Native Americans, tribal leader says
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands action after ICE detains four members in Minneapolis. Tribal attorneys work to confirm identities and secure release.
www.newsweek.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 AM
“The Oglala Sioux Tribe is seeking answers after four enrolled members were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis.”
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-...
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The MPD union, at least, has made it clear which side they are on.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The MPD union, at least, has made it clear which side they are on.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
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This is exactly right.
They haven't settled for dim brutes who blindly follow orders regardless of the law. That's what they want. That's what they got. There's no reforming or improving it now.
Democrats need to investigate, defund, and ultimately disband the president's brownshirt brigade.
They haven't settled for dim brutes who blindly follow orders regardless of the law. That's what they want. That's what they got. There's no reforming or improving it now.
Democrats need to investigate, defund, and ultimately disband the president's brownshirt brigade.
People might argue that ICE is not recruiting quality agents.
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
But I would insist that they are in fact successfully recruiting the exact sort of person needed to carry out the mission: reactionary, angry, violent people who don’t believe in democracy.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | ICE's violence is no accident
Alan Elrod: The killing of a woman by an immigration enforcement officer in Minneapolis was the raw application of Trumpist authoritarianism.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This is exactly right.
They haven't settled for dim brutes who blindly follow orders regardless of the law. That's what they want. That's what they got. There's no reforming or improving it now.
Democrats need to investigate, defund, and ultimately disband the president's brownshirt brigade.
They haven't settled for dim brutes who blindly follow orders regardless of the law. That's what they want. That's what they got. There's no reforming or improving it now.
Democrats need to investigate, defund, and ultimately disband the president's brownshirt brigade.
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“He’s got nothin’ to say! He’s got nothin’ to say!”
Minnesota woman 👸 drags right-wing propaganda outlet reporter
Minnesota woman 👸 drags right-wing propaganda outlet reporter
January 11, 2026 at 4:25 AM
“He’s got nothin’ to say! He’s got nothin’ to say!”
Minnesota woman 👸 drags right-wing propaganda outlet reporter
Minnesota woman 👸 drags right-wing propaganda outlet reporter
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As the old socialist Catholic Dominican theologian put it:
"As long as Christian morality is thought to be mainly about whether and when people should go to bed, no bishops are going to be crucified. And this is depressing."
-- Herbert McCabe, O. P.
"As long as Christian morality is thought to be mainly about whether and when people should go to bed, no bishops are going to be crucified. And this is depressing."
-- Herbert McCabe, O. P.
i’m sure ICE guys with their guns and masks fancy themselves big brave men, but when you see real, honest courage it knocks you on your ass. it’s a glimpse of something holy.
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 1:51 AM
As the old socialist Catholic Dominican theologian put it:
"As long as Christian morality is thought to be mainly about whether and when people should go to bed, no bishops are going to be crucified. And this is depressing."
-- Herbert McCabe, O. P.
"As long as Christian morality is thought to be mainly about whether and when people should go to bed, no bishops are going to be crucified. And this is depressing."
-- Herbert McCabe, O. P.
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if you’re a high military officer and the president orders you to nuke the western alliance and destabilize the entire globe by giving you a literally deranged order to invade Greenland, I think you have a greater duty to perform before god and the world
January 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
if you’re a high military officer and the president orders you to nuke the western alliance and destabilize the entire globe by giving you a literally deranged order to invade Greenland, I think you have a greater duty to perform before god and the world
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For the good Christian folks piling on about how Renee Good deserved her fate:
"Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
Collosians 3:12
"Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
Collosians 3:12
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
For the good Christian folks piling on about how Renee Good deserved her fate:
"Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
Collosians 3:12
"Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
Collosians 3:12
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....Did anyone actually listen to Woods' statement??
Woods specifies it's "uninvestable" *today*, lays out a series of changes that would be needed to make investable, and then says "We're confident that with this administration and President Trump....those changes can be put in place
Woods specifies it's "uninvestable" *today*, lays out a series of changes that would be needed to make investable, and then says "We're confident that with this administration and President Trump....those changes can be put in place
US oil giant ExxonMobil tells Trump Venezuela is ‘uninvestable’ ft.trib.al/ZkznmTx
US oil giant ExxonMobil tells Trump Venezuela is ‘uninvestable’
Chief executive Darren Woods pushes back against president’s call to rush back into troubled country
ft.trib.al
January 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
....Did anyone actually listen to Woods' statement??
Woods specifies it's "uninvestable" *today*, lays out a series of changes that would be needed to make investable, and then says "We're confident that with this administration and President Trump....those changes can be put in place
Woods specifies it's "uninvestable" *today*, lays out a series of changes that would be needed to make investable, and then says "We're confident that with this administration and President Trump....those changes can be put in place
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Many, many religious signs at this protest.
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Many, many religious signs at this protest.
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Bit of a parable here.
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Bit of a parable here.
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These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deporta
theintercept.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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It's VERY important for Americans to feel deep solidarity with the Iranian people. The CIA toppled Iranian democracy in 1953 along with British intelligence for the sake of oil. That's the historical point of origin for all our conflicts with Iran--betraying our role as a beacon of liberty. 1/2
The regime has cut power across Tehran. Protesters have lit up the streets with their phones.
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It's VERY important for Americans to feel deep solidarity with the Iranian people. The CIA toppled Iranian democracy in 1953 along with British intelligence for the sake of oil. That's the historical point of origin for all our conflicts with Iran--betraying our role as a beacon of liberty. 1/2