Ross Murray
@inlayterms.bsky.social
Lutheran Deacon, The Naming Project, Christian, Author of "Made, Known, Loved" and "The Everyday Advocate'". Podcast producer. Speaker and teacher. Simul justus et peccator.
Unlikely things can happen. Voters in Tennessee could elect a Democrat to the house. One more voice to help. And perhaps be better then some that we have now
Turnout was down 75% in Middle TN U.S. House special election, particularly in GOP strongholds • Tennessee Lookout
Turnout in the special election primary for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District race was down compared to the 2024 General Election.
tennesseelookout.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Unlikely things can happen. Voters in Tennessee could elect a Democrat to the house. One more voice to help. And perhaps be better then some that we have now
One tiny silver lining.
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva should finally get sworn in.
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva should finally get sworn in.
House prepares to take up deal to reopen government
With key corners of the GOP conference signaling their support, it’s expected to pass as early as Wednesday.
www.semafor.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
One tiny silver lining.
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva should finally get sworn in.
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva should finally get sworn in.
China has built a green energy network and reduced it's emissions.
Use that rivalry to do that here
Use that rivalry to do that here
UN climate summit looks to China as latest data shows flat emissions trend
The absence of the US at COP30 has put the focus on the world’s other big emitters
www.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
China has built a green energy network and reduced it's emissions.
Use that rivalry to do that here
Use that rivalry to do that here
This article is more pragmatic than I'm feeling right now. But it's right. What's done is done. I still want leadership change, but I also want them ready for whatever is coming next.
Trump and Republicans will send us plenty more fights
Trump and Republicans will send us plenty more fights
Why Democrats need to get over their shutdown crackup — and fast
The party has a chance as soon as next month to exploit Republican divisions on its No. 1 issue. But that will require an end to the current fury.
www.semafor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This article is more pragmatic than I'm feeling right now. But it's right. What's done is done. I still want leadership change, but I also want them ready for whatever is coming next.
Trump and Republicans will send us plenty more fights
Trump and Republicans will send us plenty more fights
I am now ready for a very robust primary season to weed out Democrats who can't fight with everything they have for us.
When the primary is over, though, I'm falling in line. But until that point, you need to prove to me you are worthy of my support
When the primary is over, though, I'm falling in line. But until that point, you need to prove to me you are worthy of my support
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Senate Democrats have validated our worst fears about a party unwilling to meet the moment
plus.briantylercohen.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I am now ready for a very robust primary season to weed out Democrats who can't fight with everything they have for us.
When the primary is over, though, I'm falling in line. But until that point, you need to prove to me you are worthy of my support
When the primary is over, though, I'm falling in line. But until that point, you need to prove to me you are worthy of my support
Reposted by Ross Murray
Been saying that for 6 months now but no ones listening. Ask yourself how do you monetize a data center that has no power? All that cap ex invested and for what? Sooner or later this house if cards must come down.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Been saying that for 6 months now but no ones listening. Ask yourself how do you monetize a data center that has no power? All that cap ex invested and for what? Sooner or later this house if cards must come down.
While Senate Dems were giving up health care for Americans, Trump was proposing a lifetime of debt and interest payments to major banks, making housing even more unaffordable.
They do not have our well being in mind.
They do not have our well being in mind.
Trump’s solution to the housing crisis is a lifetime of debt
50 years of higher interest payments.
popular.info
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
While Senate Dems were giving up health care for Americans, Trump was proposing a lifetime of debt and interest payments to major banks, making housing even more unaffordable.
They do not have our well being in mind.
They do not have our well being in mind.
The racist right will use Mamdani to scare everyone and push through even more terrible policies.
Mamdani becomes MAGA's immigrant bogeyman
Republicans aren't just making immigration tougher. They're also sowing fear about Mamdani's popularity.
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The racist right will use Mamdani to scare everyone and push through even more terrible policies.
"Almost all of Trump's astonishing expansions of precedent-stretching presidential power flow not from law, or even congressional approval. It's just Trump doing what he wants ... to whoever he wants ... when he wants."
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM
Behind the Curtain: Trump is running the Santa and Grinch presidency
Almost every day reveals a new promise to give something of financial value — or take it away.
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Almost all of Trump's astonishing expansions of precedent-stretching presidential power flow not from law, or even congressional approval. It's just Trump doing what he wants ... to whoever he wants ... when he wants."
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM
AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM
Happy Saturday, lovelies!
Keep calling your representative. They need to hear from you, even if it's going to pass.
Keep calling your representative. They need to hear from you, even if it's going to pass.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Happy Saturday, lovelies!
Keep calling your representative. They need to hear from you, even if it's going to pass.
Keep calling your representative. They need to hear from you, even if it's going to pass.
We don't have enough electricity to power all the AI data centers we are building.
Data Centers in Nvidia’s Hometown Stand Empty Awaiting Power
The fate of two facilities in Santa Clara, California, highlights a major challenge for the US tech sector and indeed the wider economy.
www.bloomberg.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We don't have enough electricity to power all the AI data centers we are building.
Trump keeps trying to throw the blame for this trainwreck of an economy to anyone else but himself, but voters know who made this mess: Trump.
Most Americans say country is on the wrong track, blame Trump for inflation, disapprove of the president and say he is going too far to expand power of presidency
Over 6 in 10 say Trump and GOP are out of touch. Even more say that about Dems.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Trump keeps trying to throw the blame for this trainwreck of an economy to anyone else but himself, but voters know who made this mess: Trump.
@glaad.bsky.social’s entertainment research team released its 20th Annual ‘Where We Are on TV’ study. The study noted an increase in #LGBTQ characters, but almost half of them will not be returning.
GLAAD Releases 20th Annual Where We Are on TV Report | GLAAD
GLAAD released the 20th edition of its annual Where We Are on TV study today. The study has tracked the presence of LGBTQ characters on primetime scripted broadcast and cable series as well as scripte...
glaad.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@glaad.bsky.social’s entertainment research team released its 20th Annual ‘Where We Are on TV’ study. The study noted an increase in #LGBTQ characters, but almost half of them will not be returning.
I called last night, and I just called again today. My senators voted NO, but I told them to be leaders (some call themselves leaders) and talk to their colleague about how bad this deal is.
Happy Monday, lovelies!
The compromise is not passed yet. There is still time to call your senators. If they voted NO then tell them to get the rogue senators back in line.
The compromise is not passed yet. There is still time to call your senators. If they voted NO then tell them to get the rogue senators back in line.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I called last night, and I just called again today. My senators voted NO, but I told them to be leaders (some call themselves leaders) and talk to their colleague about how bad this deal is.
Mar a Lago face is now a real thing.
Big, puffy lips and cheeks.
Big, puffy lips and cheeks.
D.C. plastic surgeons see surge in "Mar‑a‑Lago face" requests from Trump insiders
"[They] want to look like they had something done."
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Mar a Lago face is now a real thing.
Big, puffy lips and cheeks.
Big, puffy lips and cheeks.
Happy Monday, lovelies!
The compromise is not passed yet. There is still time to call your senators. If they voted NO then tell them to get the rogue senators back in line.
The compromise is not passed yet. There is still time to call your senators. If they voted NO then tell them to get the rogue senators back in line.
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Happy Monday, lovelies!
The compromise is not passed yet. There is still time to call your senators. If they voted NO then tell them to get the rogue senators back in line.
The compromise is not passed yet. There is still time to call your senators. If they voted NO then tell them to get the rogue senators back in line.
Reposted by Ross Murray
I agree. I was hoping for at least a week of peace and hope.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I agree. I was hoping for at least a week of peace and hope.
After the hope I felt after Tuesday's election, tonight feels like the air is being let out of the balloon.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
After the hope I felt after Tuesday's election, tonight feels like the air is being let out of the balloon.
Free speech is being attacked. Progressive speakers are losing their engagements. I remember conservative speakers foaming at the mouth about not being paid to say what they wanted, when they wanted.
Fired. Up
I just got a phone call from the head of my speaking agency.
the.ink
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Free speech is being attacked. Progressive speakers are losing their engagements. I remember conservative speakers foaming at the mouth about not being paid to say what they wanted, when they wanted.
Imagine trash pickup as a sport. We could cheer on the teams that make our home more beautiful.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 countries scoured Tokyo’s streets for discarded wrappers, crushed cans and cigarette butts.
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Imagine trash pickup as a sport. We could cheer on the teams that make our home more beautiful.
I don't get to read philosophy as much as I should, but today, I digested this article about Kant's virtuous thinking, something that seems relevant in our "post-truth" world.
3 rules:
Think for yourself. Think in the position of everyone else. And, finally, think in harmony with yourself.
3 rules:
Think for yourself. Think in the position of everyone else. And, finally, think in harmony with yourself.
Kant’s Rules for Virtuous Thinking
In his 1790 book, “Critique of the Power of Judgment,” Immanuel Kant identified three simple rules for thinking virtuously.
nicenews.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I don't get to read philosophy as much as I should, but today, I digested this article about Kant's virtuous thinking, something that seems relevant in our "post-truth" world.
3 rules:
Think for yourself. Think in the position of everyone else. And, finally, think in harmony with yourself.
3 rules:
Think for yourself. Think in the position of everyone else. And, finally, think in harmony with yourself.
Belt out that song.
Singing is good for you.
Singing is good for you.
Are You Singing Enough? The Benefits of Belting Your Fave Tunes
Besides singing simply being fun, there are mental and physical benefits of belting out your favorite tunes.
nicenews.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Belt out that song.
Singing is good for you.
Singing is good for you.
HAHAHAHAHA.
There is a pickleball court directly below my window (in a public park). I enjoy the sound, and I like watching them.
Apparently, others are getting annoyed.
There is a pickleball court directly below my window (in a public park). I enjoy the sound, and I like watching them.
Apparently, others are getting annoyed.
We set out to find the real reason pickleball noise is so annoying
The racket from some 70,000 pickleball courts across the United States has generated bitter fights. If we understand the sound, can we learn to ignore it?
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
HAHAHAHAHA.
There is a pickleball court directly below my window (in a public park). I enjoy the sound, and I like watching them.
Apparently, others are getting annoyed.
There is a pickleball court directly below my window (in a public park). I enjoy the sound, and I like watching them.
Apparently, others are getting annoyed.
Black pastors have been one of the strongest backbones of the Dem party. White clergy tend to be Republican.
As a progressive Lutheran Deacon, I'm very happy to see more progressive faith leaders jumping into politics as a way to address our problems.
As a progressive Lutheran Deacon, I'm very happy to see more progressive faith leaders jumping into politics as a way to address our problems.
"Shocking" number of white clergy run as Democrats in 2026
"We're tracking about 30 white clergy who are running for office as Democrats around the country."
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Black pastors have been one of the strongest backbones of the Dem party. White clergy tend to be Republican.
As a progressive Lutheran Deacon, I'm very happy to see more progressive faith leaders jumping into politics as a way to address our problems.
As a progressive Lutheran Deacon, I'm very happy to see more progressive faith leaders jumping into politics as a way to address our problems.
There are many "news deserts" around the country, where people are not getting local news. This is one gap we need to address to keep people from falling to propaganda.
Even a local newsletter would be helpful.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/l...
Even a local newsletter would be helpful.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/l...
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
There are many "news deserts" around the country, where people are not getting local news. This is one gap we need to address to keep people from falling to propaganda.
Even a local newsletter would be helpful.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/l...
Even a local newsletter would be helpful.
www.axios.com/2025/11/08/l...