quakerkathleen
@quakerkathleen.bsky.social
Mom to a college student, Quaker in New England, student of life, digital creator. Always Curious.
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1/ If accurate, this is almost certainly a conflict with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, including the National Guard if they are federalized.
June 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
1/ If accurate, this is almost certainly a conflict with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, including the National Guard if they are federalized.
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Nancy Thomas, who has served as Friends Journal’s poetry editor since 2020, is also a recorded Quaker minister. The poems in The Language of Light that reference Bible passages reveal the ways in which her “preaching” is often querying.
REVIEWED: The Language of Light: Poems of Wit, Whimsy, and (Maybe) Wisdom
“Like a cheerful giver, / God loveth / a silly poet.”
www.friendsjournal.org
April 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Nancy Thomas, who has served as Friends Journal’s poetry editor since 2020, is also a recorded Quaker minister. The poems in The Language of Light that reference Bible passages reveal the ways in which her “preaching” is often querying.
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The 2025 60 Minutes Interview. As Russia's war with Ukraine continues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down with Scott Pelley to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine, the war, the Oval Office meeting, and the latest attacks on civilians
www.youtube.com/watch?v=odFT...
#UkrainianView #StandWithUkraine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=odFT...
#UkrainianView #StandWithUkraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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April 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The 2025 60 Minutes Interview. As Russia's war with Ukraine continues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down with Scott Pelley to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine, the war, the Oval Office meeting, and the latest attacks on civilians
www.youtube.com/watch?v=odFT...
#UkrainianView #StandWithUkraine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=odFT...
#UkrainianView #StandWithUkraine
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Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
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David Hartsough has died at age 84. (Gwendolyn Greene and David Hartsough sit-in at People’s Drug counter in Arlington Virginia June 9, 1960. Photo by Paul Schmick.) A Quaker peace activist, he inspired many people. He graduated from Howard University, MA from Columbia. #civilrights #sit-ins
March 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
David Hartsough has died at age 84. (Gwendolyn Greene and David Hartsough sit-in at People’s Drug counter in Arlington Virginia June 9, 1960. Photo by Paul Schmick.) A Quaker peace activist, he inspired many people. He graduated from Howard University, MA from Columbia. #civilrights #sit-ins
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Jeanette Vizguerra is a grandmother & hard-working member of our community, whose detention — without due process — should shock the conscience of every Coloradan.
ICE detains grandmother who hid in churches during first Trump administration
Friends and family are protesting outside detention facility where they believe Jeanette Vizguerra is being held.
www.usatoday.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Jeanette Vizguerra is a grandmother & hard-working member of our community, whose detention — without due process — should shock the conscience of every Coloradan.
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New @afsc-org.bsky.social yard signs just dropped:
Quakers welcome migrants with dignity!
We posted our sign next to the statue of Mary Dyer, Quaker witness for religious freedom, by our front entry.
Quakers welcome migrants with dignity!
We posted our sign next to the statue of Mary Dyer, Quaker witness for religious freedom, by our front entry.
March 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
New @afsc-org.bsky.social yard signs just dropped:
Quakers welcome migrants with dignity!
We posted our sign next to the statue of Mary Dyer, Quaker witness for religious freedom, by our front entry.
Quakers welcome migrants with dignity!
We posted our sign next to the statue of Mary Dyer, Quaker witness for religious freedom, by our front entry.
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In the matchless name of Jesus Christ:
Abolish ICE.
Release Mahmoud Khalil.
Free Palestine.
Abolish ICE.
Release Mahmoud Khalil.
Free Palestine.
Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many'
President Donald Trump is warning that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administ...
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March 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In the matchless name of Jesus Christ:
Abolish ICE.
Release Mahmoud Khalil.
Free Palestine.
Abolish ICE.
Release Mahmoud Khalil.
Free Palestine.
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After rehearsal at the Sheen Center, with stage manager Isabelle Zoeller, director Ron Daniels, and actor Mark Povinelli as we build the New York edition of *The Return of Benjamin Lay*, which has previews beginning March 14 and opens March 17. Join us!
www.sheencenter.org/events/detai...
www.sheencenter.org/events/detai...
March 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
After rehearsal at the Sheen Center, with stage manager Isabelle Zoeller, director Ron Daniels, and actor Mark Povinelli as we build the New York edition of *The Return of Benjamin Lay*, which has previews beginning March 14 and opens March 17. Join us!
www.sheencenter.org/events/detai...
www.sheencenter.org/events/detai...
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Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.
February 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.
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Decent people thank Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Decent people thank Ukraine.
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It is the worst. But what just strikes me – it may seem trivial but it really isn't – is that Trump broke the age old custom of hospitality. He invited someone into his home and publicly ambushed him there with the aim of destroying his credibility. This breaks a taboo in ALL human cultures.
February 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It is the worst. But what just strikes me – it may seem trivial but it really isn't – is that Trump broke the age old custom of hospitality. He invited someone into his home and publicly ambushed him there with the aim of destroying his credibility. This breaks a taboo in ALL human cultures.
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Workshops are being announced for this year's Friends' conference: Publishers of the Truth will take place on campus May 2-5 as a collaboration of Pendle Hill's Quaker Institute and the Quaker Leadership Conference. Explore the schedule for this interactive conference. pendlehill.org/events/publi...
February 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Workshops are being announced for this year's Friends' conference: Publishers of the Truth will take place on campus May 2-5 as a collaboration of Pendle Hill's Quaker Institute and the Quaker Leadership Conference. Explore the schedule for this interactive conference. pendlehill.org/events/publi...
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On #Quakers and religious ed in these times, from @melindawb.bsky.social: "How can we provide accompaniment and spiritual nurture to children and young people in this time? What messages can we share with our children that tell them that we are listening and walking beside them?"
Let's Talk About Children
How are you? How are the children?
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February 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
On #Quakers and religious ed in these times, from @melindawb.bsky.social: "How can we provide accompaniment and spiritual nurture to children and young people in this time? What messages can we share with our children that tell them that we are listening and walking beside them?"
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One of Iolo Morganwg's great fears was that Unitarianism would become riddled with 'priestcraft' (the label almost a profanity for Iolo). Under the influence of Quakerism, he persuaded the Unitarian Association of South Wales to create 'priestless societies' & to rely more on travelling ministers.
February 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
One of Iolo Morganwg's great fears was that Unitarianism would become riddled with 'priestcraft' (the label almost a profanity for Iolo). Under the influence of Quakerism, he persuaded the Unitarian Association of South Wales to create 'priestless societies' & to rely more on travelling ministers.
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We're feeling a little sheepish.
We planned to launch our new pilot podcast today, but we've realised that we need more time to get it right.
We've been blown away by people's excitement and are very sorry for the delay. We hope to share a new target date very soon!
We planned to launch our new pilot podcast today, but we've realised that we need more time to get it right.
We've been blown away by people's excitement and are very sorry for the delay. We hope to share a new target date very soon!
*taps mic* we're launching a podcast!
Here's a round-up of our highlights for the months ahead: from a blockbuster garden exhibition, to free talks and tours (online and in-person), and the pilot of our very own podcast, Absolute Units.
merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
Here's a round-up of our highlights for the months ahead: from a blockbuster garden exhibition, to free talks and tours (online and in-person), and the pilot of our very own podcast, Absolute Units.
merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
February 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We're feeling a little sheepish.
We planned to launch our new pilot podcast today, but we've realised that we need more time to get it right.
We've been blown away by people's excitement and are very sorry for the delay. We hope to share a new target date very soon!
We planned to launch our new pilot podcast today, but we've realised that we need more time to get it right.
We've been blown away by people's excitement and are very sorry for the delay. We hope to share a new target date very soon!
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The good news: Gen Z made you a welcome to The Museum of English Rural Life TikTok.
The bad news: it's 1 second too long to share on Bluesky.
So, here we go:
www.tiktok.com/@the.merl/vi...
The bad news: it's 1 second too long to share on Bluesky.
So, here we go:
www.tiktok.com/@the.merl/vi...
Get ready to enter your rural era fr #GenZ #RuralLife #Farming #Countryside #Museums #Museum #TheMuseumOfEnglishRuralLife
TikTok video by Museum of English Rural Life
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February 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The good news: Gen Z made you a welcome to The Museum of English Rural Life TikTok.
The bad news: it's 1 second too long to share on Bluesky.
So, here we go:
www.tiktok.com/@the.merl/vi...
The bad news: it's 1 second too long to share on Bluesky.
So, here we go:
www.tiktok.com/@the.merl/vi...
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#OnThisDay 26 February 1655, Oliver Cromwell ordered the release of the #Quaker George Fox after meeting him at Whitehall. Fox had been imprisoned over fears his large congregations might be incited to revolt, but Cromwell was impressed with Fox's sincerity. #17thCentury #OTD
February 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#OnThisDay 26 February 1655, Oliver Cromwell ordered the release of the #Quaker George Fox after meeting him at Whitehall. Fox had been imprisoned over fears his large congregations might be incited to revolt, but Cromwell was impressed with Fox's sincerity. #17thCentury #OTD
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NEW: a federal judge sided with the Quaker religious groups, temporarily blocking Trump's ICE from immigration raids in places of worship, protecting 1,700 places of worship in 35 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
February 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
NEW: a federal judge sided with the Quaker religious groups, temporarily blocking Trump's ICE from immigration raids in places of worship, protecting 1,700 places of worship in 35 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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"You will say Christ saith this, and the apostles say this, but what canst thou say?" George Fox, Quaker
Authentic spirituality comes from our personal experience rather than reciting dogma however faithfully believed in.
www.spiritoftherainbow.org
#spirituality #spiritualpath #followyourownstar
Authentic spirituality comes from our personal experience rather than reciting dogma however faithfully believed in.
www.spiritoftherainbow.org
#spirituality #spiritualpath #followyourownstar
February 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"You will say Christ saith this, and the apostles say this, but what canst thou say?" George Fox, Quaker
Authentic spirituality comes from our personal experience rather than reciting dogma however faithfully believed in.
www.spiritoftherainbow.org
#spirituality #spiritualpath #followyourownstar
Authentic spirituality comes from our personal experience rather than reciting dogma however faithfully believed in.
www.spiritoftherainbow.org
#spirituality #spiritualpath #followyourownstar
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HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
Bayard Rustin's work was instrumental to the success of the 40s, 50s and 60s Civil Rights movements. He was an openly gay black Quaker THEN, hunny, THEN! Whatever excuses you may have re: why you can't risk speaking up, please reconsider.
youtu.be/KwNBLgMVhPs?...
Bayard Rustin's work was instrumental to the success of the 40s, 50s and 60s Civil Rights movements. He was an openly gay black Quaker THEN, hunny, THEN! Whatever excuses you may have re: why you can't risk speaking up, please reconsider.
youtu.be/KwNBLgMVhPs?...
The story of Bayard Rustin, openly gay leader in the civil rights movement
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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February 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
Bayard Rustin's work was instrumental to the success of the 40s, 50s and 60s Civil Rights movements. He was an openly gay black Quaker THEN, hunny, THEN! Whatever excuses you may have re: why you can't risk speaking up, please reconsider.
youtu.be/KwNBLgMVhPs?...
Bayard Rustin's work was instrumental to the success of the 40s, 50s and 60s Civil Rights movements. He was an openly gay black Quaker THEN, hunny, THEN! Whatever excuses you may have re: why you can't risk speaking up, please reconsider.
youtu.be/KwNBLgMVhPs?...
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“I was at the plow, meditating on the things of God,” the Quaker minister James Nayler recalled at his first blasphemy trial, “and suddenly I heard a voice saying unto me, ‘Get thee out from thy kindred and from thy father’s house’ — and I had a promise given in with it.“
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February 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“I was at the plow, meditating on the things of God,” the Quaker minister James Nayler recalled at his first blasphemy trial, “and suddenly I heard a voice saying unto me, ‘Get thee out from thy kindred and from thy father’s house’ — and I had a promise given in with it.“
quaker.org/2025/02/17/y...
quaker.org/2025/02/17/y...
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The Canada vs USA 4 Nations Hockey tournament game started with 3 consecutive fights in 9 seconds. I feel like I was transported to 1990
February 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Canada vs USA 4 Nations Hockey tournament game started with 3 consecutive fights in 9 seconds. I feel like I was transported to 1990