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Bill Lester
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November 17, 2024: Excelsior UMC Worship Service
Sunday worship at Excelsior UMC.
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‘By the Waters of the Minnetonka”
The origin story, the Native American legend that it is based on, and the beauty of the melody and words will take your breath away.
Start at 20:00. Original artwork by Lee Newcomb.
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The origin story, the Native American legend that it is based on, and the beauty of the melody and words will take your breath away.
Start at 20:00. Original artwork by Lee Newcomb.
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Congress is broken.
First step to a fix:
Uncap the House!
#uncapthehouse
@amyklobuchar.com
@smith.senate.gov
@kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social
First step to a fix:
Uncap the House!
#uncapthehouse
@amyklobuchar.com
@smith.senate.gov
@kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social
I fear today we no longer have a democratic republic. We have the appearance of a democracy. Proof? Look at the issues that have +50% public support that Congress won’t act on. When big corporations and wealthy donors want something, Congress jumps.
December 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Congress is broken.
First step to a fix:
Uncap the House!
#uncapthehouse
@amyklobuchar.com
@smith.senate.gov
@kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social
First step to a fix:
Uncap the House!
#uncapthehouse
@amyklobuchar.com
@smith.senate.gov
@kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social
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The man who ran on a platform of "America First" and promised no involvement in foreign wars is now launching wars of choice in Nigeria, Venezuela, Syria, and Lebanon.
Meanwhile, he is verbally attacking our oldest and closest allies.
Meanwhile, he is verbally attacking our oldest and closest allies.
December 26, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The man who ran on a platform of "America First" and promised no involvement in foreign wars is now launching wars of choice in Nigeria, Venezuela, Syria, and Lebanon.
Meanwhile, he is verbally attacking our oldest and closest allies.
Meanwhile, he is verbally attacking our oldest and closest allies.
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The president was accused of multiple rapes of 14 year old girls as well as multiple murders of their babies and we’re all just acting like it doesn’t matter because CBS and CNN haven’t weighed in yet.
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The president was accused of multiple rapes of 14 year old girls as well as multiple murders of their babies and we’re all just acting like it doesn’t matter because CBS and CNN haven’t weighed in yet.
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The Trump Administration just banned abortion care for veterans -- no matter whether they live in a state where abortion rights are protected or not.
As an American and a physician who has cared for patients at the VA, I am outraged.
www.ms.now/news/abortio...
As an American and a physician who has cared for patients at the VA, I am outraged.
www.ms.now/news/abortio...
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The Trump Administration just banned abortion care for veterans -- no matter whether they live in a state where abortion rights are protected or not.
As an American and a physician who has cared for patients at the VA, I am outraged.
www.ms.now/news/abortio...
As an American and a physician who has cared for patients at the VA, I am outraged.
www.ms.now/news/abortio...
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Cases of whooping cough in children are going up at alarming rates.
The Trump Administration’s continued attacks on health care, science, and vaccines are actively making Americans sicker.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
The Trump Administration’s continued attacks on health care, science, and vaccines are actively making Americans sicker.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
Whooping cough cases soar as vaccination rates drop
In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination rate needed for community protection.
www.nbcnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Cases of whooping cough in children are going up at alarming rates.
The Trump Administration’s continued attacks on health care, science, and vaccines are actively making Americans sicker.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
The Trump Administration’s continued attacks on health care, science, and vaccines are actively making Americans sicker.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
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This is not what a kind, compassionate, or effective President's message should be to the American people.
December 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is not what a kind, compassionate, or effective President's message should be to the American people.
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While Speaker Johnson was refusing to bring a vote that would stop millions from losing their health insurance next year, RFK Jr. was canceling millions of dollars in grant money for children’s health research.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
HHS cuts millions in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics
The move is an escalation in the agency’s clash with the medical group, which is suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
While Speaker Johnson was refusing to bring a vote that would stop millions from losing their health insurance next year, RFK Jr. was canceling millions of dollars in grant money for children’s health research.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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I'm glad you got your pull-ups in, but could you now please do your job.
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm glad you got your pull-ups in, but could you now please do your job.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Minnesota Republican Representative Tom Emmer was asked directly if he agreed with President Trump’s assessment that the thousands of Somali residents he represents are “garbage.”
He couldn’t give a straight answer. trib.al/XvoG11E
He couldn’t give a straight answer. trib.al/XvoG11E
December 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Minnesota Republican Representative Tom Emmer was asked directly if he agreed with President Trump’s assessment that the thousands of Somali residents he represents are “garbage.”
He couldn’t give a straight answer. trib.al/XvoG11E
He couldn’t give a straight answer. trib.al/XvoG11E
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December 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Speaker Johnson should not have canceled our last day of session and sent the House home early, just to block us from voting on a bipartisan effort to stop millions of Americans from losing their health insurance.
Deeply disappointed, but not deterred. We have a lot of work to do.
Deeply disappointed, but not deterred. We have a lot of work to do.
December 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Speaker Johnson should not have canceled our last day of session and sent the House home early, just to block us from voting on a bipartisan effort to stop millions of Americans from losing their health insurance.
Deeply disappointed, but not deterred. We have a lot of work to do.
Deeply disappointed, but not deterred. We have a lot of work to do.
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It is women who step forward first. ✊
Women who refuse silence. 🗣️
Women who stand between their neighbors and harm, who organize, resist, defend, and hold the line when democracy is under threat. 🇺🇸🛡️
Women who refuse silence. 🗣️
Women who stand between their neighbors and harm, who organize, resist, defend, and hold the line when democracy is under threat. 🇺🇸🛡️
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It is women who step forward first. ✊
Women who refuse silence. 🗣️
Women who stand between their neighbors and harm, who organize, resist, defend, and hold the line when democracy is under threat. 🇺🇸🛡️
Women who refuse silence. 🗣️
Women who stand between their neighbors and harm, who organize, resist, defend, and hold the line when democracy is under threat. 🇺🇸🛡️
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This is not how we treat people in the United States of America.
December 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is not how we treat people in the United States of America.
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I am calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to not dismiss the House until the health care catastrophe is addressed.
December 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I am calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to not dismiss the House until the health care catastrophe is addressed.
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How much did this cost American taxpayers?
And what did this do to address the affordability crisis?
And what did this do to address the affordability crisis?
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
How much did this cost American taxpayers?
And what did this do to address the affordability crisis?
And what did this do to address the affordability crisis?
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What we’re seeing in Minnesota is absolutely unacceptable.
Unidentified masked federal agents are undermining public safety and the rule of law, operating with zero accountability or transparency, and absolutely terrorizing our communities.
Unidentified masked federal agents are undermining public safety and the rule of law, operating with zero accountability or transparency, and absolutely terrorizing our communities.
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
What we’re seeing in Minnesota is absolutely unacceptable.
Unidentified masked federal agents are undermining public safety and the rule of law, operating with zero accountability or transparency, and absolutely terrorizing our communities.
Unidentified masked federal agents are undermining public safety and the rule of law, operating with zero accountability or transparency, and absolutely terrorizing our communities.
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Over the last 20 years, we've made incredible progress and have cut child mortality in half.
But now for the first time in 25 years, child mortality is projected to rise.
But now for the first time in 25 years, child mortality is projected to rise.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Over the last 20 years, we've made incredible progress and have cut child mortality in half.
But now for the first time in 25 years, child mortality is projected to rise.
But now for the first time in 25 years, child mortality is projected to rise.
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Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
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People lost their lives in a horrific tragedy. The President should be offering condolences and comfort, not cruelty and callousness.
His narcissism is exhausting. The American people deserve better than this.
His narcissism is exhausting. The American people deserve better than this.
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
People lost their lives in a horrific tragedy. The President should be offering condolences and comfort, not cruelty and callousness.
His narcissism is exhausting. The American people deserve better than this.
His narcissism is exhausting. The American people deserve better than this.
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Do we trust the tech billionaires to self-regulate and conduct oversight on themselves? I don't think so.
December 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Do we trust the tech billionaires to self-regulate and conduct oversight on themselves? I don't think so.
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This is what happens when our president is willing to sell our democracy to tech billionaires.
www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus...
www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus...
Trump Signs Order Blocking States From Enforcing Their Own AI Guardrails
www.huffpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is what happens when our president is willing to sell our democracy to tech billionaires.
www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus...
www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus...
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Doctor here 👋 Pretty unlikely that shaking hands (even a lot of hands!) would lead to requiring bandages - especially on the back of the hand.
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Doctor here 👋 Pretty unlikely that shaking hands (even a lot of hands!) would lead to requiring bandages - especially on the back of the hand.