Leanne Pearce Reed
@leannepr.bsky.social
pastor, therapist, boy & dog mom, trail runner, roll tide she / her
The Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist pastor, said she “has been shot multiple times with pepper bullets, including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole.”
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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
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October 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist pastor, said she “has been shot multiple times with pepper bullets, including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole.”
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Ezra Klein is trying in this column to argue that Kirk was doing politics correctly if you just ignore the content of what he was advocating. That he was contributing to American democracy by arguing civilly for the subjugation of women, gay people, trans people. It simply doesn’t work.
I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Charlie Kirk’s ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
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Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Ezra Klein is trying in this column to argue that Kirk was doing politics correctly if you just ignore the content of what he was advocating. That he was contributing to American democracy by arguing civilly for the subjugation of women, gay people, trans people. It simply doesn’t work.
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People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
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Re: the idea that empathy or compassion is bad or even "toxic," a belief held even by some Christians today.
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
July 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Re: the idea that empathy or compassion is bad or even "toxic," a belief held even by some Christians today.
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
In Alabama, a Social Media Influencer Really Gets Wild www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/c...
In Alabama, a Social Media Influencer Really Gets Wild
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July 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In Alabama, a Social Media Influencer Really Gets Wild www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/c...
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Two headlines in the New York Times today.
April 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Two headlines in the New York Times today.
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Is this administration so weak that Donald Trump and JD Vance can’t ask El Salvador to return someone they deported in error & have confidence El Salvador will honor their request? That would be a shocking fall in status for the United States.
April 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Is this administration so weak that Donald Trump and JD Vance can’t ask El Salvador to return someone they deported in error & have confidence El Salvador will honor their request? That would be a shocking fall in status for the United States.
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Well if there’s anything a Republican president respects, it’s the total sovereignty of a Central American nation.
April 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Well if there’s anything a Republican president respects, it’s the total sovereignty of a Central American nation.
"The rightwing movement against empathy seeks to dismantle and discredit one of the essential tools for any society – our capacity to recognize and respond to suffering."
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Loathe thy neighbor: Elon Musk and the Christian right are waging war on empathy
Trump’s actions are irreconcilable with Christian compassion. But an unholy alliance seeks to cast empathy as a parasitic plague
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April 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
"The rightwing movement against empathy seeks to dismantle and discredit one of the essential tools for any society – our capacity to recognize and respond to suffering."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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April 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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New action alert calling Presbyterians to stand with transgender individuals and families. Read the full alert and write Congress today: www.votervoice.net/mobile/PCUSA... #transgenderdayofvisibility #PCUSA #humanrights
April 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New action alert calling Presbyterians to stand with transgender individuals and families. Read the full alert and write Congress today: www.votervoice.net/mobile/PCUSA... #transgenderdayofvisibility #PCUSA #humanrights
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Kill a white millionaire, get the death penalty. Kill two black protesters, get invited to CPAC to be celebrated.
April 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Kill a white millionaire, get the death penalty. Kill two black protesters, get invited to CPAC to be celebrated.
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Birch's first trip to the beach #dogsofbluesky #nationalpuppyday
March 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Birch's first trip to the beach #dogsofbluesky #nationalpuppyday
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✅ DEI Reporting of the Day™
Costco Thriving After Retailers Like Target Roll Back DEI Initiatives
During a 4-week period, Costco saw an increase of over 7 million shoppers compared to Target's decrease of nearly 5 million.
@blackenterprise.bsky.social:
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Costco Thriving After Retailers Like Target Roll Back DEI Initiatives
During a 4-week period, Costco saw an increase of over 7 million shoppers compared to Target's decrease of nearly 5 million.
@blackenterprise.bsky.social:
www.blackenterprise.com/costco-targe...
Costco Thriving After Retailers Like Target Roll Back DEI Initiatives
During a four-week period, Costco saw an increase in shoppers of over 7 million compared to Target's decrease of nearly 5 million.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
✅ DEI Reporting of the Day™
Costco Thriving After Retailers Like Target Roll Back DEI Initiatives
During a 4-week period, Costco saw an increase of over 7 million shoppers compared to Target's decrease of nearly 5 million.
@blackenterprise.bsky.social:
www.blackenterprise.com/costco-targe...
Costco Thriving After Retailers Like Target Roll Back DEI Initiatives
During a 4-week period, Costco saw an increase of over 7 million shoppers compared to Target's decrease of nearly 5 million.
@blackenterprise.bsky.social:
www.blackenterprise.com/costco-targe...
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This is bad: Immediate Measures to Inc American Mineral Prod
Within 10 days the Sec of Int shall identify and provide..a list of all Fed lands known to hold mineral deposits and reserves.The Sec..shall prioritize mineral production and mining related purposes as the primary land uses in these areas
Within 10 days the Sec of Int shall identify and provide..a list of all Fed lands known to hold mineral deposits and reserves.The Sec..shall prioritize mineral production and mining related purposes as the primary land uses in these areas
Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United
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March 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is bad: Immediate Measures to Inc American Mineral Prod
Within 10 days the Sec of Int shall identify and provide..a list of all Fed lands known to hold mineral deposits and reserves.The Sec..shall prioritize mineral production and mining related purposes as the primary land uses in these areas
Within 10 days the Sec of Int shall identify and provide..a list of all Fed lands known to hold mineral deposits and reserves.The Sec..shall prioritize mineral production and mining related purposes as the primary land uses in these areas
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If the Supreme Court ultimately agrees with what the gov't is arguing today, that the President has broad Article II powers that would permit it to deport people & there can be no judicial review, then literally no one is safe.
March 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If the Supreme Court ultimately agrees with what the gov't is arguing today, that the President has broad Article II powers that would permit it to deport people & there can be no judicial review, then literally no one is safe.
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Valid visa and now gone. BTW, she was here to SAVE LIVES.
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Brown University Professor and Doctor Are Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
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March 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Valid visa and now gone. BTW, she was here to SAVE LIVES.
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Doctor and Professor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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