B Ernest
@bethwrites4.bsky.social
Writer, spiritual director, pastor, language lover and learner, West Michigan, art, dogs.
This is chilling. LAPD and LA Mayor--where is your accountability?
June 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is chilling. LAPD and LA Mayor--where is your accountability?
Yes. A very clear view of the 2025 plan.
June 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yes. A very clear view of the 2025 plan.
The ones who pull the strings.
June 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The ones who pull the strings.
Too good!
I just heard we’re all gonna die. When did this start? 🙄
May 31, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Too good!
A worthy goal.
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A worthy goal.
Good grief.
REPORTER: On the president's dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making a list of the attendees public so people can see who's paying for that kind of access to the president?
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
May 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Good grief.
“The political project of our time is to defend democracy.”
May 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“The political project of our time is to defend democracy.”
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“The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.”
-Euripides
-Euripides
May 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.”
-Euripides
-Euripides
A win for Michigan.
Good News, per Democracy Docket!
"SCOTUS declined to take a case from Michigan GOP lawmakers who used the radical independent state legislature theory to challenge two voter-approved pro-voting amendments to the Michigan Constitution. The amendments will remain in effect." www.democracydocket.com
"SCOTUS declined to take a case from Michigan GOP lawmakers who used the radical independent state legislature theory to challenge two voter-approved pro-voting amendments to the Michigan Constitution. The amendments will remain in effect." www.democracydocket.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A win for Michigan.
Please remember this man, too. What he must be suffering because of this administration’s hatred and incompetence.
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 63 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 63 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
May 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Please remember this man, too. What he must be suffering because of this administration’s hatred and incompetence.
This all of a sudden doesn't seem so far away...
Grigory Melkonyants, the head of Russia’s only independent election watchdog, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison after being convicted of working with an "undesirable" organization, according to Russian news agencies and his attorney.
Russia Sentences Prominent Election Expert to 5 Years in Prison
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This all of a sudden doesn't seem so far away...
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@MiddleEastEye: On Sunday, the Israeli cabinet agreed that Area C of the West Bank, Israel would now make all decisions about land, and any Palestinian efforts to recognise land using its own land registry would be legally void
Main link in OG tweet
https://pulse.ly/e2obmfqrab
pulse.ly
May 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
@MiddleEastEye: On Sunday, the Israeli cabinet agreed that Area C of the West Bank, Israel would now make all decisions about land, and any Palestinian efforts to recognise land using its own land registry would be legally void
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🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
May 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Article I, Section 9, Clause 8:
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
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PLEASE DO THIS
New from me: Everything feels overwhelming. But here is a tangible thing you can do: write a comment to oppose Trump's plan to convert 50,000 career civil servants into political appointees. Deadline is May 23. Please share!
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/here-is-a-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/here-is-a-...
Here is a specific thing you can do to fight Trump's politicization of public services
Plus: what I wrote in Science about the revised Schedule F
donmoynihan.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
PLEASE DO THIS
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Follow this link. Buy some books. (I checked--they're all good, so you can safely just clink a bunch of them, enter the discount code, and buy.)
www.eerdmans.com/spring-sale-...
www.eerdmans.com/spring-sale-...
Spring Sale 2025 - Eerdmans Publishing Co
Take 40% off our curated collection of academic titles that are as thoughtful as they are readable. Whether you’re a professor, student, or simply a
www.eerdmans.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Follow this link. Buy some books. (I checked--they're all good, so you can safely just clink a bunch of them, enter the discount code, and buy.)
www.eerdmans.com/spring-sale-...
www.eerdmans.com/spring-sale-...
This has been done in other European countries as well. The hubris and stupidity of this move is incomprehensible. We have become the idiots of the world.
May 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This has been done in other European countries as well. The hubris and stupidity of this move is incomprehensible. We have become the idiots of the world.
Good books here!
May 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Good books here!
Did the IDF see this as target practice? Where does such moral vacuity come from? Such hatred?
This replica of the car in which 6-year-old Palestinian child Hind Rajab was killed while fleeing Gaza City with her family last year was displayed in Bradford, UK, on what would have been her 7th birthday. The original vehicle was shot 335 times by Israeli forces.
May 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Did the IDF see this as target practice? Where does such moral vacuity come from? Such hatred?
This should be front page headlines.
May 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This should be front page headlines.
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SCOOP: 114 staff at the National Renewable Laboratory fired Monday morning.
A researcher says that leadership "kept us in the dark and insisted things were better than they are."
A researcher says that leadership "kept us in the dark and insisted things were better than they are."
Trump's onslaught hits staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Insiders report 114 job cuts on Monday, done in a "haphazard and unorganized" way.
www.motherjones.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
SCOOP: 114 staff at the National Renewable Laboratory fired Monday morning.
A researcher says that leadership "kept us in the dark and insisted things were better than they are."
A researcher says that leadership "kept us in the dark and insisted things were better than they are."
Debating picture and devastating truths.
MUST READ especially for climate change concerned folks who think they can choose silence on genocide:
“War causes extensive, long-lasting environmental damage, affecting landscapes, ecosystems, biodiversity, and vital resources.” 🧪 @iuscientist.bsky.social
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
“War causes extensive, long-lasting environmental damage, affecting landscapes, ecosystems, biodiversity, and vital resources.” 🧪 @iuscientist.bsky.social
www.iuscientists.org/militarism-a...
Militarism: A Leading Cause of Environmental and Climate Crises
By Manabendra Nath Bera.
Synopsis - The climate and environmental impacts of war and military operations are often neglected in global climate negotiations. This article highlights how war, being the...
www.iuscientists.org
April 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Debating picture and devastating truths.
Isaac Munther and Shane Claiborne.
Tomorrow at 12pmEST - because of the time difference we’ll be LIVE at noon with Munther Isaac - all the info is on our site at Red Letter Christians!
Here’s the link:
redletterchristians.org/event/rlc-bo...
Here’s the link:
redletterchristians.org/event/rlc-bo...
April 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Isaac Munther and Shane Claiborne.
Ick. Just ick. The grift and the graft couldn’t be louder.
April 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Ick. Just ick. The grift and the graft couldn’t be louder.
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The Gaza Government Media Office says famine is spreading in the besieged enclave, with “more than a million children at risk, amid a stifling blockade and shameful international silence."
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/t6uw6a
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/t6uw6a
April 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Gaza Government Media Office says famine is spreading in the besieged enclave, with “more than a million children at risk, amid a stifling blockade and shameful international silence."
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/t6uw6a
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/t6uw6a