Char Corbett
@charvera.bsky.social
She/Her, Justice Seeker, Community Builder
UCC Pastor, FT Child Abuse Prevention Advocate Volunteer firefighter, hospital & fire chaplain
Progressive wife, mom, grandma who is standing firm on the grounds of hope
Posts/opinions imperfectly my own
UCC Pastor, FT Child Abuse Prevention Advocate Volunteer firefighter, hospital & fire chaplain
Progressive wife, mom, grandma who is standing firm on the grounds of hope
Posts/opinions imperfectly my own
I’ve been following this guy for 38 years. So far, so very good! ❤️
January 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I’ve been following this guy for 38 years. So far, so very good! ❤️
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In the midst of the chaos, the craziness, the turmoil, never stop seeing the beauty in the world...
December 31, 2024 at 1:26 PM
In the midst of the chaos, the craziness, the turmoil, never stop seeing the beauty in the world...
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Also this💙 Self care IS an act of rebellion💙🇺🇸💪🏴☠️
Yes! Rest & find joy in action or activities you care about.
December 15, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Also this💙 Self care IS an act of rebellion💙🇺🇸💪🏴☠️
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Jack and the Beanstalk review – dancing chickens meet the mother of all dames
Jack and the Beanstalk review – dancing chickens meet the mother of all dames
Nottingham Playhouse
This uplifting production feels both improvised and polished, with John Elkington’s Dame Daisy camping it up to perfection as Jack’s mother
It’s not often that a latecomer to the stalls is heckled by a pantomime dame – and a…
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Jack and the Beanstalk review – dancing chickens meet the mother of all dames
This about sums up my hectic Tuesday…but these are at the top of the list!
December 3, 2024 at 11:44 AM
This about sums up my hectic Tuesday…but these are at the top of the list!
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“Positive social change results mostly from connecting more deeply to the people around you than rising above them, from coordinated rather than solo action… Our largest problems won’t be solved by heroes. They’ll be solved, if they are, by movements, coalitions, civil society.”
Rebecca Solnit: When the Hero is the Problem
For an embodiment of the word singlehanded you might turn to the heroine of the recent movie Woman at War. It’s about an Icelandic eco-saboteur who blows up rural power lines and hides in scenic sp…
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December 1, 2024 at 4:23 AM
“Positive social change results mostly from connecting more deeply to the people around you than rising above them, from coordinated rather than solo action… Our largest problems won’t be solved by heroes. They’ll be solved, if they are, by movements, coalitions, civil society.”
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Our Liberal Democracy defined and articulated.
Will we strengthen it by not obeying in advance? Or will we sit by helplessly and watch the Kleptocracy-in-progress change America?
Every morning I feel this weight.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Will we strengthen it by not obeying in advance? Or will we sit by helplessly and watch the Kleptocracy-in-progress change America?
Every morning I feel this weight.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 30, 2024
Cas Mudde, a political scientist who specializes in extremism and democracy, observed yesterday on Bluesky that “the fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democra...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Our Liberal Democracy defined and articulated.
Will we strengthen it by not obeying in advance? Or will we sit by helplessly and watch the Kleptocracy-in-progress change America?
Every morning I feel this weight.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Will we strengthen it by not obeying in advance? Or will we sit by helplessly and watch the Kleptocracy-in-progress change America?
Every morning I feel this weight.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Christians, if you’re celebrating mass deportations of distraught, exhausted human beings seeking refuge, you probably shouldn't be sweetly singing about a baby with "no crib for a bed."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/christian-...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/christian-...
Christian, If You're Celebrating Deportations, You Shouldn't Be Celebrating Christmas
Christian,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Christians, if you’re celebrating mass deportations of distraught, exhausted human beings seeking refuge, you probably shouldn't be sweetly singing about a baby with "no crib for a bed."
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/christian-...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/christian-...
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Reposted by Char Corbett
Reposted by Char Corbett
Reposted by Char Corbett
Breaking News: Jack Smith, the special counsel, has moved to dismiss the indictment charging Donald Trump with plotting to subvert the 2020 election.
Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Trump in 2020 Election Case
The special counsel asked a federal judge in Washington to dismiss the indictment that had charged Donald J. Trump with plotting to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Breaking News: Jack Smith, the special counsel, has moved to dismiss the indictment charging Donald Trump with plotting to subvert the 2020 election.
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Happy birthday to Marilynne Robinson! Check out this great podcast interview from The Ezra Klein Show: https://buff.ly/40XMdjE @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
Marilynne Robinson on Biblical Beauty, Human Evil and the Idea of Israel
Marilynne Robinson is one of the great living novelists. She has won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Humanities Medal, and Barack Obama took time out of his ...
buff.ly
November 25, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Happy birthday to Marilynne Robinson! Check out this great podcast interview from The Ezra Klein Show: https://buff.ly/40XMdjE @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
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Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts diner was immortalized in Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant,” died on Thursday — just a week before Thanksgiving, the holiday during which the story at the center of the song takes place. She was 83.
Alice Brock, Restaurant Owner Made Famous by a Song, Dies at 83
Arlo Guthrie’s antiwar staple “Alice’s Restaurant” was inspired by a Thanksgiving Day visit to her diner in western Massachusetts.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts diner was immortalized in Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant,” died on Thursday — just a week before Thanksgiving, the holiday during which the story at the center of the song takes place. She was 83.
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🔥 🗣️STURGILL SIMPSON: “This toxic patriarchal energy is an age coming to an end… that energy is clawing for its survival bc it knows it’s dying. We’re heading to something beautiful, we just have to go through some dark shit first. So love everybody.” (H/T @wutangforchildren.bsky.social )
November 24, 2024 at 11:08 PM
🔥 🗣️STURGILL SIMPSON: “This toxic patriarchal energy is an age coming to an end… that energy is clawing for its survival bc it knows it’s dying. We’re heading to something beautiful, we just have to go through some dark shit first. So love everybody.” (H/T @wutangforchildren.bsky.social )
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I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:55 AM
I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
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Great call - follow @feministnews.bsky.social and share your "difficult woman" story.
Shout out to all "difficult" women! Tell us why they labeled you as such...
November 24, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Great call - follow @feministnews.bsky.social and share your "difficult woman" story.
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Today is the Feast of Christ the King. (I confess: I don't much like it.)
The whole "king" business is a problem, esp given that Christian nationalist theology centers on understanding Jesus as Warrior, Judge, and King.
Is there a different way?
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-mus...
The whole "king" business is a problem, esp given that Christian nationalist theology centers on understanding Jesus as Warrior, Judge, and King.
Is there a different way?
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-mus...
Sunday Musings
Kingdom face-off?
dianabutlerbass.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Today is the Feast of Christ the King. (I confess: I don't much like it.)
The whole "king" business is a problem, esp given that Christian nationalist theology centers on understanding Jesus as Warrior, Judge, and King.
Is there a different way?
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-mus...
The whole "king" business is a problem, esp given that Christian nationalist theology centers on understanding Jesus as Warrior, Judge, and King.
Is there a different way?
dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-mus...
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When poor decisions ripple outward, they don’t just harm the decision-maker. They create a chain reaction that affects communities, institutions, and even history. Let’s explore how irrational behavior shapes the world in ways we often underestimate.
When Logic Takes a Backseat
Reflections on the Human Cost of Ignorance and Irrationality
www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:04 AM
When poor decisions ripple outward, they don’t just harm the decision-maker. They create a chain reaction that affects communities, institutions, and even history. Let’s explore how irrational behavior shapes the world in ways we often underestimate.
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It’s almost time. Oh, the humanity! ih1.redbubble.net/image.366524...
November 24, 2024 at 12:43 AM
It’s almost time. Oh, the humanity! ih1.redbubble.net/image.366524...
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Emma Carlson Berne was at a restaurant, feeling overwhelmed with her three young children. Then a stranger came over with words she's never forgotten: "What a beautiful family."
'You're doing such a good job': A stranger tells a mom just what she needs to hear
Emma Carlson Berne was at a restaurant, feeling overwhelmed with her three young children. Then a stranger came over with words she's never forgotten: "What a beautiful family."
www.npr.org
November 18, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Emma Carlson Berne was at a restaurant, feeling overwhelmed with her three young children. Then a stranger came over with words she's never forgotten: "What a beautiful family."