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The Presidency was never intended to be a safe haven for criminals.
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Presidency was never intended to be a safe haven for criminals.
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Just dropped @convocation.bsky.social —Trump’s Drumbeat of Violence and Christian Nationalism.
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Trump’s Drumbeat of Violence and Christian Nationalism
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November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Just dropped @convocation.bsky.social —Trump’s Drumbeat of Violence and Christian Nationalism.
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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If there are no consequences to the "president" for threatening political opponents with death or being cruel to reporters, then why is it even news? Just so we can all be sad about it?
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If there are no consequences to the "president" for threatening political opponents with death or being cruel to reporters, then why is it even news? Just so we can all be sad about it?
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
Whatever the Epstein Files reveal, it is clear that he must go.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Whatever the Epstein Files reveal, it is clear that he must go.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
You are not actually avoiding the difficult terrain of politics in the pulpit by not saying anything.
Refusing to speak simply becomes tacit approval of the status quo.
In times of moral chaos, silence is complicity.
Refusing to speak simply becomes tacit approval of the status quo.
In times of moral chaos, silence is complicity.
Why Pastors Must Preach about Politics
Faithful preaching cannot avoid the political moment we’re living in.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You are not actually avoiding the difficult terrain of politics in the pulpit by not saying anything.
Refusing to speak simply becomes tacit approval of the status quo.
In times of moral chaos, silence is complicity.
Refusing to speak simply becomes tacit approval of the status quo.
In times of moral chaos, silence is complicity.
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U.S. grocery prices have hit a record high — the monthly cost for a family of four is now $1,030.
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
U.S. grocery prices have hit a record high — the monthly cost for a family of four is now $1,030.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
The guy who said he could stand in the middle of 5th Ave. and shoot someone and still get elected—
sure looks like he was right about that.
So, it makes sense that people are cynical about whether releasing the Epstein files will change anything… or bring any real accountability.
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sure looks like he was right about that.
So, it makes sense that people are cynical about whether releasing the Epstein files will change anything… or bring any real accountability.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The guy who said he could stand in the middle of 5th Ave. and shoot someone and still get elected—
sure looks like he was right about that.
So, it makes sense that people are cynical about whether releasing the Epstein files will change anything… or bring any real accountability.
1/2
sure looks like he was right about that.
So, it makes sense that people are cynical about whether releasing the Epstein files will change anything… or bring any real accountability.
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What the Senate Democratic defectors did is like the Montgomery bus boycotters calling it quits after 40 days because city leaders promised to “review” bus seating policies.
History teaches us the status quo doesn’t change because of vague promises, it changes because people persist in resisting.
History teaches us the status quo doesn’t change because of vague promises, it changes because people persist in resisting.
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
What the Senate Democratic defectors did is like the Montgomery bus boycotters calling it quits after 40 days because city leaders promised to “review” bus seating policies.
History teaches us the status quo doesn’t change because of vague promises, it changes because people persist in resisting.
History teaches us the status quo doesn’t change because of vague promises, it changes because people persist in resisting.
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Latest podcast episode just posted! Our take on the meaning of the 2025 election results: the surprising, the practical, and the big picture.
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The Most Important 2025 Election Result: Evidence that an Authoritarian Future is Not Inevitable
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November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Latest podcast episode just posted! Our take on the meaning of the 2025 election results: the surprising, the practical, and the big picture.
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My hometown. ✊🏾
Waukegan’s had a vibrant and proud Latino community for as long as I can remember.
I’ve always considered that a blessing.
They picked the wrong city to mess with.
Waukegan’s had a vibrant and proud Latino community for as long as I can remember.
I’ve always considered that a blessing.
They picked the wrong city to mess with.
Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My hometown. ✊🏾
Waukegan’s had a vibrant and proud Latino community for as long as I can remember.
I’ve always considered that a blessing.
They picked the wrong city to mess with.
Waukegan’s had a vibrant and proud Latino community for as long as I can remember.
I’ve always considered that a blessing.
They picked the wrong city to mess with.
Turns out most people do, in fact, prefer democracy to autocracy.
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Turns out most people do, in fact, prefer democracy to autocracy.
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Thoughts with the families of the 3 crew who were on the UPS flight from Louisville to Honolulu. We all depend on folks like them to deliver essential goods to us, and it’s hard when something goes so horribly wrong as it clearly did today. 😢
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Thoughts with the families of the 3 crew who were on the UPS flight from Louisville to Honolulu. We all depend on folks like them to deliver essential goods to us, and it’s hard when something goes so horribly wrong as it clearly did today. 😢
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MSNBC calls NYC for Mamdani
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
MSNBC calls NYC for Mamdani
SNAP benefits won’t go out in November.
People of conscience all over the nation are already coming together to fill the gap and fill stomachs.
My concern is that we won’t talk enough about how it’s not supposed to be this way.
People of conscience all over the nation are already coming together to fill the gap and fill stomachs.
My concern is that we won’t talk enough about how it’s not supposed to be this way.
October 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
SNAP benefits won’t go out in November.
People of conscience all over the nation are already coming together to fill the gap and fill stomachs.
My concern is that we won’t talk enough about how it’s not supposed to be this way.
People of conscience all over the nation are already coming together to fill the gap and fill stomachs.
My concern is that we won’t talk enough about how it’s not supposed to be this way.
For the film and faith enthusiasts.
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For the film and faith enthusiasts.
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Perhaps the moral of the story is to take racism seriously.
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Perhaps the moral of the story is to take racism seriously.
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Subtle metaphor for America.
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Subtle metaphor for America.
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The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”
October 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”
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If you missed the Convocation Unscripted’s LIVE episode this week, we’ve just posted the recording. Tune in below!
Plus, the latest writing from me, @jemartisby.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social , and @kkdumez.bsky.social .
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Plus, the latest writing from me, @jemartisby.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social , and @kkdumez.bsky.social .
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Calling Out Christian Glee Over ICE Brutality, Answering Your Questions: The Convocation Unscripted+Live
Plus the latest writing from Robby, Jemar, Diana, and Kristin
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October 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you missed the Convocation Unscripted’s LIVE episode this week, we’ve just posted the recording. Tune in below!
Plus, the latest writing from me, @jemartisby.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social , and @kkdumez.bsky.social .
open.substack.com/pub/convocat...
Plus, the latest writing from me, @jemartisby.bsky.social , @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social , and @kkdumez.bsky.social .
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