wentsing
@wentsing.bsky.social
californian. not sure what else to put here.
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
i’m terrified that america will be invading venezuela soon. i hope i’m wrong.
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
i’m terrified that america will be invading venezuela soon. i hope i’m wrong.
from @designmom.bsky.social:
"Anyone who denies that Donald Trump raped children, is choosing to willfully ignore information that’s been easily available since 2016."
"Anyone who denies that Donald Trump raped children, is choosing to willfully ignore information that’s been easily available since 2016."
I’m Taking a Destroy-Them-All Approach
The casualness of the emails, the relaxed conversations about the abuse — these people never thought they would be held accountable.
substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
from @designmom.bsky.social:
"Anyone who denies that Donald Trump raped children, is choosing to willfully ignore information that’s been easily available since 2016."
"Anyone who denies that Donald Trump raped children, is choosing to willfully ignore information that’s been easily available since 2016."
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Seeing this chart as an impressionable young man was a formative moment in my political development
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Seeing this chart as an impressionable young man was a formative moment in my political development
this is the american democracy i’m used to
Spanberger: I would like to thank my opponent for a hard fought race, the. The lieutenant governor story, her military service and her years of service here in Virginia deserve our respect and our gratitude. And I ask that you join me in wishing her and her family well.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
this is the american democracy i’m used to
from @mikemadrid.bsky.social
"The golf fans this weekend were performing a very American ritual: conflating volume with validity, aggression with strength, dominance with excellence...
They’ve learned from their leader that grace is weakness."
"The golf fans this weekend were performing a very American ritual: conflating volume with validity, aggression with strength, dominance with excellence...
They’ve learned from their leader that grace is weakness."
It’s time to stop declaring “This is not who we are!”
This is exactly what America is
open.substack.com/pub/greattra...
This is exactly what America is
open.substack.com/pub/greattra...
The Mirror We Deserve: What the Ryder Cup Revealed About America
The Ugly American isn't just something the world has to deal with abroad anymore
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
from @mikemadrid.bsky.social
"The golf fans this weekend were performing a very American ritual: conflating volume with validity, aggression with strength, dominance with excellence...
They’ve learned from their leader that grace is weakness."
"The golf fans this weekend were performing a very American ritual: conflating volume with validity, aggression with strength, dominance with excellence...
They’ve learned from their leader that grace is weakness."
from @jemartisby.bsky.social
"For Erika Kirk to stand in front of tens of thousands of people and offer forgiveness to her husband's killer is an incredible act of grace.
Erika’s forgiveness deserves respect. But respect does not mean silence about the broader stage on which it was spoken."
"For Erika Kirk to stand in front of tens of thousands of people and offer forgiveness to her husband's killer is an incredible act of grace.
Erika’s forgiveness deserves respect. But respect does not mean silence about the broader stage on which it was spoken."
Forgiveness in the Shadow of Retribution
How Erika Kirk’s words clashed with calls for vengeance at Charlie Kirk’s memorial
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
from @jemartisby.bsky.social
"For Erika Kirk to stand in front of tens of thousands of people and offer forgiveness to her husband's killer is an incredible act of grace.
Erika’s forgiveness deserves respect. But respect does not mean silence about the broader stage on which it was spoken."
"For Erika Kirk to stand in front of tens of thousands of people and offer forgiveness to her husband's killer is an incredible act of grace.
Erika’s forgiveness deserves respect. But respect does not mean silence about the broader stage on which it was spoken."
"It is wild to see Republicans cheering on a president who publicly threatened a CEO and stated openly that he shook the man down for a major share in his company."
I'm sorry, but what's the difference between U.S. and China now?
I'm sorry, but what's the difference between U.S. and China now?
August 23, 2025
“It is my Great Honor to report that the United States of America now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL, a Great American Company that has an even more incredible future,” President Donald Trump wr...
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August 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"It is wild to see Republicans cheering on a president who publicly threatened a CEO and stated openly that he shook the man down for a major share in his company."
I'm sorry, but what's the difference between U.S. and China now?
I'm sorry, but what's the difference between U.S. and China now?
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If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
August 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
christian voters have clung to the republican party for decades because of abortion. but we must understand that so many of the policies pursued and enacted by republicans nationwide are NOT pro-life.
Two Texas moms were forced to wait for urgent care after pregnancy loss. They died — The Dallas Morning News
At the outset of Texas’ abortion ban, medical experts worried pregnant women would die from delays in care. The Dallas Morning News examined two such cases.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
christian voters have clung to the republican party for decades because of abortion. but we must understand that so many of the policies pursued and enacted by republicans nationwide are NOT pro-life.
As usual, @designmom.bsky.social brings wonderful, charitable clarity to a muddled situation.
"The war must end
The attacks must end.
All hostages need to be released.
Genocide is unacceptable.
Aid needs to be allowed into Gaza immediately."
"The war must end
The attacks must end.
All hostages need to be released.
Genocide is unacceptable.
Aid needs to be allowed into Gaza immediately."
I’ve Unintentionally Hurt Some of My Jewish Friends
And what the war in Gaza looks like to me.
substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As usual, @designmom.bsky.social brings wonderful, charitable clarity to a muddled situation.
"The war must end
The attacks must end.
All hostages need to be released.
Genocide is unacceptable.
Aid needs to be allowed into Gaza immediately."
"The war must end
The attacks must end.
All hostages need to be released.
Genocide is unacceptable.
Aid needs to be allowed into Gaza immediately."
this government recruitment video, with its use of an incomplete and wildly out of context bible verse, is terrifying
the vibes: they're not great chat
July 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
this government recruitment video, with its use of an incomplete and wildly out of context bible verse, is terrifying
people who watch fox news believe only violent and dangerous criminals are being targeted. that is NOT the case.
'A kid with no record': 20-year-old Iowa man detained by ICE, deported to Guatemala
An Iowa man was deported to Guatemala over the Fourth of July weekend, leaving the community who rallied behind him stunned, distraught and devastated.
www.desmoinesregister.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
people who watch fox news believe only violent and dangerous criminals are being targeted. that is NOT the case.
completely agree - this is NOT the way
Very troubling incidents. I implore people not to resort to violence like this. It is going to cause them to escalate and does not help immigrants.
10 people were involved in an ambush shooting of ICE officers. They wore body armor and used assault rifles to shoot at ICE detention officers. They had a flag that said "Resist fascism, fight oligarchy."
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apnews.com/article/texa...
July 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
completely agree - this is NOT the way
el cerrito!!
San Jose -> El Cerrito -> Antioch
Happy Fourth, California!
Happy Fourth, California!
July 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
el cerrito!!
"we christians are called to do more than charity. we are called to challenge the systems that make charity necessary."
@jamestalarico.bsky.social
@jamestalarico.bsky.social
Senate Republicans just sold out the sick and the hungry to cut taxes for the rich and the powerful.
What would Jesus do about this “Big Beautiful Bill”?
I think he would flip over the tables of injustice and call on us to do the same.
What would Jesus do about this “Big Beautiful Bill”?
I think he would flip over the tables of injustice and call on us to do the same.
July 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"we christians are called to do more than charity. we are called to challenge the systems that make charity necessary."
@jamestalarico.bsky.social
@jamestalarico.bsky.social
if planned parenthood joked about killing fetuses, every church i know would speak up.
here is the president joking about alligators killing adults, people made in the image of God.
i hope those same churches will be outraged, but i'm not holding my breath. they are complicit.
here is the president joking about alligators killing adults, people made in the image of God.
i hope those same churches will be outraged, but i'm not holding my breath. they are complicit.
Doocy: With Alliagator Alcatraz, is the idea that if some illegal immigrant escapes, they just get eaten by an alligator?
Trump: I guess that’s the concept. Snakes are fast but alligators— we’re going to teach them how to run away from an alligator. Don’t run in a straight line,
Trump: I guess that’s the concept. Snakes are fast but alligators— we’re going to teach them how to run away from an alligator. Don’t run in a straight line,
July 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
if planned parenthood joked about killing fetuses, every church i know would speak up.
here is the president joking about alligators killing adults, people made in the image of God.
i hope those same churches will be outraged, but i'm not holding my breath. they are complicit.
here is the president joking about alligators killing adults, people made in the image of God.
i hope those same churches will be outraged, but i'm not holding my breath. they are complicit.
“If your theology makes you silent about injustice, it's time to get a new theology.”
@jemartisby.bsky.social
@jemartisby.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“If your theology makes you silent about injustice, it's time to get a new theology.”
@jemartisby.bsky.social
@jemartisby.bsky.social
from @mikemadrid.bsky.social:
"This isn't about practical immigration policy. This is about spectacle, terror, and the systematic degradation of human dignity."
"This isn't about practical immigration policy. This is about spectacle, terror, and the systematic degradation of human dignity."
When Cruelty Becomes Our National Character
"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
greattransformation.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
from @mikemadrid.bsky.social:
"This isn't about practical immigration policy. This is about spectacle, terror, and the systematic degradation of human dignity."
"This isn't about practical immigration policy. This is about spectacle, terror, and the systematic degradation of human dignity."
conservative christians - this is what you voted for; what you are ok with. but you can change your minds. please stand up for what is right.
“Seeing this masked man on the floor, with this woman, I got triggered… I said, ‘Where I am, in the street of Tehran or the street of Los Angeles?’”
“Seeing this masked man on the floor, with this woman, I got triggered… I said, ‘Where I am, in the street of Tehran or the street of Los Angeles?’”
Two Iranian Christian asylum-seekers were arrested by masked federal agents in Los Angeles Tuesday, as part of a broader ICE sweep amid U.S.-Iran tensions.
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Pastor Films as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Iranian Christian Asylum-Seekers in LA | The Roys Report
The arrests sparked angst in the community and have concerned advocates of Iranian Christians who’ve fled persecution.
julieroys.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
conservative christians - this is what you voted for; what you are ok with. but you can change your minds. please stand up for what is right.
“Seeing this masked man on the floor, with this woman, I got triggered… I said, ‘Where I am, in the street of Tehran or the street of Los Angeles?’”
“Seeing this masked man on the floor, with this woman, I got triggered… I said, ‘Where I am, in the street of Tehran or the street of Los Angeles?’”
do we understand yet? this is a business.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
do we understand yet? this is a business.
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“Do not mistreat the foreigner among you”
ICE Goes After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution - Christianity Today
On Tuesday, Iranian asylum-seekers were detained in Los Angeles, adding to the count of church members taken despite lawful status.
www.christianitytoday.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
“Do not mistreat the foreigner among you”
“back then we had dumb presidents”
what kind of a person says that? what kind of american?
what kind of a person says that? what kind of american?
Vance: I empathize with Americans who are exhausted after 25 years of foreign entanglements in the Middle East. I understand the concern, but the difference is that back then we had dumb presidents
June 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“back then we had dumb presidents”
what kind of a person says that? what kind of american?
what kind of a person says that? what kind of american?