Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness
@mindfulness-kc.bsky.social
Exploring the intersection of contemplative practice and community engagement toward collective well-being.
Finally getting around to hearing this podcast - what a great way to get a history lesson that helps make sense of these times tunein.com/podcasts/New...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra | Listen to Podcasts On Demand Free | TuneIn
Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra podcast on demand - As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out internation...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Finally getting around to hearing this podcast - what a great way to get a history lesson that helps make sense of these times tunein.com/podcasts/New...
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Love these soulful events! A Sacred Kinship: Reciprocity & Rematriation by Thrive Network / Thrive East Bay in support of Sogorea Te' Land Trust Sunday, Dec 14, 2025 from 4pm - 6pm PT Oakland, CA or virtually on Zoom www.eventbrite.com/e/a-sacred-k...
December 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Love these soulful events! A Sacred Kinship: Reciprocity & Rematriation by Thrive Network / Thrive East Bay in support of Sogorea Te' Land Trust Sunday, Dec 14, 2025 from 4pm - 6pm PT Oakland, CA or virtually on Zoom www.eventbrite.com/e/a-sacred-k...
Appreciating these moments where care is expressed for future generations and the courage to be an upstander youtube.com/shorts/dC9gJ...
Indiana #Republican Gets Emotional While Speaking About Redistricting #trump #news
YouTube video by Heartland Signal
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December 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Appreciating these moments where care is expressed for future generations and the courage to be an upstander youtube.com/shorts/dC9gJ...
Sunrise, sunset over Kansas
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Sunrise, sunset over Kansas
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Amnesty International released findings from its investigation into the Everglades Concentration Camp (Alligator Alcatraz), which was built by the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
They found evidence of torture, among other human rights violations.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
They found evidence of torture, among other human rights violations.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
December 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Amnesty International released findings from its investigation into the Everglades Concentration Camp (Alligator Alcatraz), which was built by the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
They found evidence of torture, among other human rights violations.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
They found evidence of torture, among other human rights violations.
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
“Trump’s Take is a real-time financial tracker documenting the cash and gifts that President Donald Trump and his family (Melania, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric) have received by selling the presidency” www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...
Trump’s Take: Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
Tracking the cash and gifts made from selling the presidency.
www.americanprogress.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Trump’s Take is a real-time financial tracker documenting the cash and gifts that President Donald Trump and his family (Melania, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric) have received by selling the presidency” www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...
"To those of you with your years of service still ahead, the challenge is yours. Stop doubting yourselves. Have the courage to make up your minds and hold your decisions. Refuse to be BOUGHT for a nickel, or a million dollars, or a job!" ―Mary McLeod Bethune www.searchablemuseum.com/mary-mcleod-...
Mary McLeod Bethune: A Force for Change
Renowned educator and reformer Mary McLeod Bethune dedicated her life to organizing and empowering women to work for equality.
www.searchablemuseum.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"To those of you with your years of service still ahead, the challenge is yours. Stop doubting yourselves. Have the courage to make up your minds and hold your decisions. Refuse to be BOUGHT for a nickel, or a million dollars, or a job!" ―Mary McLeod Bethune www.searchablemuseum.com/mary-mcleod-...
"Americans’ growing appetite for expatriation is a historical anomaly. For centuries, tens of millions of impoverished immigrants have settled in the U.S. seeking safety, prosperity, and happiness, transforming the country in indelible, wonderful ways...
Is there anything worth staying for?"
Is there anything worth staying for?"
How to Leave the U.S.A.
In the wake of President Trump’s reëlection, the number of aggrieved Americans seeking a new life abroad appears to be rising. The Netherlands offers one way out.
www.newyorker.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"Americans’ growing appetite for expatriation is a historical anomaly. For centuries, tens of millions of impoverished immigrants have settled in the U.S. seeking safety, prosperity, and happiness, transforming the country in indelible, wonderful ways...
Is there anything worth staying for?"
Is there anything worth staying for?"
Mainstream Coalition is offering an advocacy training and preview for the 2026 KS Legislative Session to help folks get involved and provide actionable items for keeping church and state separated. This training will be offered both in person and via Zoom. www.mainstreamcoalition.org/2026_legisla...
2026 Legislative Advocacy Training: Religious Freedom for All
Founded in 1993, the Mainstream Coalition is a nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for common sense public policy in Kansas. Our members do more than vote.
www.mainstreamcoalition.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Mainstream Coalition is offering an advocacy training and preview for the 2026 KS Legislative Session to help folks get involved and provide actionable items for keeping church and state separated. This training will be offered both in person and via Zoom. www.mainstreamcoalition.org/2026_legisla...
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Kansans have reached out to us for something to do, for a way to act. We heard you, and now your legislators need to hear from you. Take action at bit.ly/NoNewMap
December 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
48 hours at “El Refugio,” a refuge for families of immigrants detained just two miles away at one of the largest immigration detention centers in the U.S. www.latinousa.org/2025/12/05/4...
48 Hours at El Refugio: A Haven for Families of ICE Detainees - Latino USA
Go inside El Refugio, the only hospitality home aiding families of detained immigrants at Stewart Detention Center in rural Georgia.
www.latinousa.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
48 hours at “El Refugio,” a refuge for families of immigrants detained just two miles away at one of the largest immigration detention centers in the U.S. www.latinousa.org/2025/12/05/4...
"...bearing witness matters... grief is a form of prayer... transformation does not arrive gently... live the time that remains without turning away." - Philip Eugene Timm voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-weight...
The Weight of Witnessing
Bearing Witness at Auschwitz/Birkenau 2025
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December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"...bearing witness matters... grief is a form of prayer... transformation does not arrive gently... live the time that remains without turning away." - Philip Eugene Timm voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-weight...
Virtual talk with Professor and Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and Screening of The Last Class film
Monday, December 8th from 7:30 – 10:30pm
Register at actionnetwork.org/forms/last-c...
Its a great film—gather with friends for this special one-of-a-kind event!
Monday, December 8th from 7:30 – 10:30pm
Register at actionnetwork.org/forms/last-c...
Its a great film—gather with friends for this special one-of-a-kind event!
RSVP For Our Last Class Live Watchalong
We're excited to offer a one-time-only live online watchalong of The Last Class film on Monday, December 8 at 5:30 pm PT / 8:30 p.m. ET, with professor and former labor secretary Robert Reich. Please ...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Virtual talk with Professor and Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and Screening of The Last Class film
Monday, December 8th from 7:30 – 10:30pm
Register at actionnetwork.org/forms/last-c...
Its a great film—gather with friends for this special one-of-a-kind event!
Monday, December 8th from 7:30 – 10:30pm
Register at actionnetwork.org/forms/last-c...
Its a great film—gather with friends for this special one-of-a-kind event!
Just in time for the holiday and with a sense of humor... An online marketplace helping you shop small progressive businesses and causes. A portion of every sale supports democracy fighting organizations across the state of WI. minocquamarketplace.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Just in time for the holiday and with a sense of humor... An online marketplace helping you shop small progressive businesses and causes. A portion of every sale supports democracy fighting organizations across the state of WI. minocquamarketplace.com
Feeling Our Way Through the Shadow: well-being can be found at the intersection of contemplative practice and community engagement insideoutrevolution.substack.com/p/feeling-ou...
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Feeling Our Way Through the Shadow: well-being can be found at the intersection of contemplative practice and community engagement insideoutrevolution.substack.com/p/feeling-ou...
Tracking Regulatory Changes in the 2nd Trump Administration - Brookings Institute www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
Tracking regulatory changes in the second Trump administration | Brookings
How much regulation is happening under the Trump administration? This tracker helps you monitor a selection of delayed, repealed, and new rules, notable guidance and policy implementations, and import...
www.brookings.edu
December 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Tracking Regulatory Changes in the 2nd Trump Administration - Brookings Institute www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
We do pull out all the stops for our furry beloveds youtu.be/Lbog5vNmwQQ?...
Lowe's employees go above and beyond to find beloved cat that disappeared onto freight truck
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
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December 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We do pull out all the stops for our furry beloveds youtu.be/Lbog5vNmwQQ?...
Highly recommend this interview with @sharonsalzberg.bsky.social - especially appreciated the call for recognizing our interconnection, cultivating a culture of care and wellness, and seeing ourselves as connected, compassionate, and courageous www.garrisoninstitute.org/podcast/shar...
Sharon Salzberg: Interconnection and the Tools for Real Happiness
Episode 8
www.garrisoninstitute.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Highly recommend this interview with @sharonsalzberg.bsky.social - especially appreciated the call for recognizing our interconnection, cultivating a culture of care and wellness, and seeing ourselves as connected, compassionate, and courageous www.garrisoninstitute.org/podcast/shar...
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#Pinks #ProudBlue
Child Separation is in full swing. Where are these kids actually being taken and what’s going to happen to them? There is no oversight or accountability. What’s happening to the children?!?!
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Child Separation is in full swing. Where are these kids actually being taken and what’s going to happen to them? There is no oversight or accountability. What’s happening to the children?!?!
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Child Separation is in full swing. Where are these kids actually being taken and what’s going to happen to them? There is no oversight or accountability. What’s happening to the children?!?!
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Child Separation is in full swing. Where are these kids actually being taken and what’s going to happen to them? There is no oversight or accountability. What’s happening to the children?!?!
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Hmmm - Kansans, how do you feel about being the first in these increasingly de-regulated times? www.kcur.org/environment-...
Kansas will get the world’s first mile-deep nuclear reactor and the groundbreaking is next week
Deep Fission says it plans to install a nuclear reactor underground at an industrial park in southeast Kansas. State and local government leaders are on board. It’s part of a national push for new nuc...
www.kcur.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hmmm - Kansans, how do you feel about being the first in these increasingly de-regulated times? www.kcur.org/environment-...
U.S.-based employers announced 71,321 job cuts in Nov — a 24% increase over last year. Total cuts for the year 1.17 million — highest since 2020. Through Nov, U.S. employers announced 497,151 planned hires — lowest YTD total since 2010 — while seasonal hiring is at record low.
Challenger Report: 71,321 Job Cuts on Restructurings, Closings, Economy
Challenger reports 71,321 November, up 24% from the 57,727 job cuts announced in the same month last year. It is down 53% from the 153,074 cuts announced one month prior.
www.challengergray.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
U.S.-based employers announced 71,321 job cuts in Nov — a 24% increase over last year. Total cuts for the year 1.17 million — highest since 2020. Through Nov, U.S. employers announced 497,151 planned hires — lowest YTD total since 2010 — while seasonal hiring is at record low.
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Federal law strips food support from thousands of refugees and human trafficking victims in Kansas | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
Federal law strips food support from thousands of refugees and human trafficking victims in Kansas • Kansas Reflector
The Trump administration cut off 36 people who were bound for Kansas when it canceled travel plans for refugees who planned to relocate.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Federal law strips food support from thousands of refugees and human trafficking victims in Kansas | via @crazeywriter.bsky.social #ksleg
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Save the date for our next virtual workshop-Kansas Speaks: The Gulf Between Popular Opinion and Political Reality in Kansas | January 14th at 6:30 pm CST
Hear from survey authors that found Kansas voters seem to be a good deal more progressive on issues than their party label indicates.
More info⬇️
Hear from survey authors that found Kansas voters seem to be a good deal more progressive on issues than their party label indicates.
More info⬇️
December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Save the date for our next virtual workshop-Kansas Speaks: The Gulf Between Popular Opinion and Political Reality in Kansas | January 14th at 6:30 pm CST
Hear from survey authors that found Kansas voters seem to be a good deal more progressive on issues than their party label indicates.
More info⬇️
Hear from survey authors that found Kansas voters seem to be a good deal more progressive on issues than their party label indicates.
More info⬇️
How Today’s Righteous Violence Turns Into Tomorrow’s Psychological Suffering: A veteran reflects on how violence that contradicts our conscience leads to severe moral anguish over time greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...
How Today’s Righteous Violence Turns Into Tomorrow’s Psychological Suffering
A veteran reflects on how violence that contradicts our conscience leads to severe moral anguish over time.
greatergood.berkeley.edu
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
How Today’s Righteous Violence Turns Into Tomorrow’s Psychological Suffering: A veteran reflects on how violence that contradicts our conscience leads to severe moral anguish over time greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...