Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
@mhess.bsky.social
Religion nerd who loves science fiction and playing with digital media. Also a professor at a mainline seminary who cares about multi-religious advocacy, universal basic income, and good pedagogy.
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.
June 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
1/2 Protesters at the front make noise. But those on the perimeter protect the truth.
We need people filming from the edges—tracking police, documenting violence, watching for agitators.
It’s safer, it’s strategic, and it keeps the story honest.
If you’ve got a phone, you’ve got power.
We need people filming from the edges—tracking police, documenting violence, watching for agitators.
It’s safer, it’s strategic, and it keeps the story honest.
If you’ve got a phone, you’ve got power.
June 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
1/2 Protesters at the front make noise. But those on the perimeter protect the truth.
We need people filming from the edges—tracking police, documenting violence, watching for agitators.
It’s safer, it’s strategic, and it keeps the story honest.
If you’ve got a phone, you’ve got power.
We need people filming from the edges—tracking police, documenting violence, watching for agitators.
It’s safer, it’s strategic, and it keeps the story honest.
If you’ve got a phone, you’ve got power.
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
Hit the streets tomorrow.
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay
June 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hit the streets tomorrow.
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay
Be nonviolent.
Be joyfully defiant.
Be defiantly joyful.
Ridicule him.
Condemn fascism.
Oppose I.C.E.
Affirm diversity.
Embody America.
Love your neighbor.
Refuse to be intimidated.
Be safe.
Be loud.
Be encouraged.
#NoKingsDay
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
Every place is home.
There is no place a human being can or should be that is not home.
The whole earth belongs to human beings.
Basic concepts that have been shredded by oppressions.
What is now is not what must be.
There is no place a human being can or should be that is not home.
The whole earth belongs to human beings.
Basic concepts that have been shredded by oppressions.
What is now is not what must be.
June 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Every place is home.
There is no place a human being can or should be that is not home.
The whole earth belongs to human beings.
Basic concepts that have been shredded by oppressions.
What is now is not what must be.
There is no place a human being can or should be that is not home.
The whole earth belongs to human beings.
Basic concepts that have been shredded by oppressions.
What is now is not what must be.
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
Yes!
Well payed, Harvard, well played.
Harvard offers FREE American Government course.
Harvard offers FREE American Government course.
May 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Yes!
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
When the Cass Review came out last year, the NYT rushed to cover it complete with post notifications. After reviews in Germany and Utah came out supporting gender affirming care for trans youth, dead silence. You can be just as biased in what you don't cover as what you do.
May 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
When the Cass Review came out last year, the NYT rushed to cover it complete with post notifications. After reviews in Germany and Utah came out supporting gender affirming care for trans youth, dead silence. You can be just as biased in what you don't cover as what you do.
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
Posting this again because it’s so useful: greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/uploa...
greatergood.berkeley.edu
February 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Posting this again because it’s so useful: greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/uploa...
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
Based on what our journalists learned from conversations with the community, the team has put together a guide to responsible reporting on homelessness.
Want to Report on Homelessness? Here’s What Our Sources Taught Us About Engaging Responsibly.
Homelessness is at a record high, and there are many investigative stories to tell. We’ve compiled some of the tips and lessons we learned from our sources for other reporters pursuing this coverage.
propub.li
February 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Based on what our journalists learned from conversations with the community, the team has put together a guide to responsible reporting on homelessness.
Thoughtful, incisive, definitely worth paying attention to:https://www.404media.co/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/
February 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Thoughtful, incisive, definitely worth paying attention to:https://www.404media.co/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/
Posting again because it’s so useful: wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won
The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
wagingnonviolence.org
February 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Posting again because it’s so useful: wagingnonviolence.org/2024/11/10-t...
Amen to this. I can’t get beyond the Globe and Mail paywall, so here it is at fb: www.facebook.com/share/p/15vR...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Amen to this. I can’t get beyond the Globe and Mail paywall, so here it is at fb: www.facebook.com/share/p/15vR...
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
Looking forward to this on Saturday. We will be in conversation about, among other things, how care is *especially* central to movement work in fascist times.
Chicago caregivers & parents (in the broadest sense): The @haymarketbooks.org discussion group for "We Grow the World Together" begins this weekend! It'll feature contributors Keisa Reynolds, Holly Krig, Jenny Viets, Shira Hassan, Bill Ayers. Register here:
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
January 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Looking forward to this on Saturday. We will be in conversation about, among other things, how care is *especially* central to movement work in fascist times.
Resources on immigration in the faith space: www.sneucc.org/postdetail/r...
Resources for Churches Regarding Immigration Enforcement
A graphic from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center The Trump administration's crackdown on migrants, including a new Department of Homeland ...
www.sneucc.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Resources on immigration in the faith space: www.sneucc.org/postdetail/r...
Religious leaders speak out: www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
Presiding Bishop Eaton Issues Pastoral Message on Executive Orders
www.elca.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Religious leaders speak out: www.elca.org/news-and-eve...
Religious leaders speak out: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘Contempt is a dangerous way to lead a country’: here is the sermon that enraged Donald Trump | Mariann Edgar Budde
This week, the Bishop of Washington delivered a sermon in front of President Trump urging him to show mercy towards LGBTQ+ and migrant communities. The president condemned it as ‘nasty’. We reproduce ...
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Religious leaders speak out: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
it may be that I just keep reposting @mskellymhayes.bsky.social 's posts here for a minute and that's all I do, but they're gooduns. organizingmythoughts.org/must-reads-r...
Must-Reads, Resources, and Some Thoughts Sustaining Ourselves
Let’s develop the practices and build the infrastructure we need to stay in the fight.
organizingmythoughts.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
it may be that I just keep reposting @mskellymhayes.bsky.social 's posts here for a minute and that's all I do, but they're gooduns. organizingmythoughts.org/must-reads-r...
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
The purge of Independent Watchdogs… Trump is doing what he said he would… but how does this lower costs and raise wages for regular folks? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Trump Fires at Least 12 Inspectors General in Late-Night Purge
The internal government watchdogs were believed to have been dismissed at several major agencies, though the Justice Department’s was not said to have been among them.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The purge of Independent Watchdogs… Trump is doing what he said he would… but how does this lower costs and raise wages for regular folks? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Legal reflection on the border exec orders: www.justsecurity.org/106593/natio...
What Just Happened: Unpacking Exec Order on National Emergency at the Southern Border
An expert explainer on the Executive Order Declaring National Emergency Southern Border and deployment of troops.
www.justsecurity.org
January 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Legal reflection on the border exec orders: www.justsecurity.org/106593/natio...
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
As a former trustee of Social Security, I'm worried the program is in danger of running dry. Why?
As the rich have gotten richer, more of their income has escaped the cap on the SS payroll tax.
We can fix this by scrapping the cap. Watch.
As the rich have gotten richer, more of their income has escaped the cap on the SS payroll tax.
We can fix this by scrapping the cap. Watch.
How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays Social Security taxes on ~1% of their i...
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:00 AM
As a former trustee of Social Security, I'm worried the program is in danger of running dry. Why?
As the rich have gotten richer, more of their income has escaped the cap on the SS payroll tax.
We can fix this by scrapping the cap. Watch.
As the rich have gotten richer, more of their income has escaped the cap on the SS payroll tax.
We can fix this by scrapping the cap. Watch.
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
Beautiful essay by climate scientist @petergleick.bsky.social on the difference between dismayed and defeated. With a list of what's still unstoppable....
time.com/7178677/clim...
time.com/7178677/clim...
November 26, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Beautiful essay by climate scientist @petergleick.bsky.social on the difference between dismayed and defeated. With a list of what's still unstoppable....
time.com/7178677/clim...
time.com/7178677/clim...
Reposted by Mary E. Hess, PhD (she/her)
