Jess Williams
@rev-jess.bsky.social
Rev. Dr. Pastor. Educator. Organizer. Fundraiser. Researcher. Mama. She/her.
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Workers from @sbworkersunited.org put their bodies on the line today, shutting down Starbucks' distribution center in York, PA, the largest in the US
Stand in solidarity with these working-class heroes, DON'T BUY STARBUCKS ANYWHERE UNTIL THEY WIN THEIR STRIKE
Stand in solidarity with these working-class heroes, DON'T BUY STARBUCKS ANYWHERE UNTIL THEY WIN THEIR STRIKE
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Workers from @sbworkersunited.org put their bodies on the line today, shutting down Starbucks' distribution center in York, PA, the largest in the US
Stand in solidarity with these working-class heroes, DON'T BUY STARBUCKS ANYWHERE UNTIL THEY WIN THEIR STRIKE
Stand in solidarity with these working-class heroes, DON'T BUY STARBUCKS ANYWHERE UNTIL THEY WIN THEIR STRIKE
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"For people wanting to experience God, we are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview facility than we ever were in church. I say that as someone who leads a church for a living." -Rev. Michael Woolf
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"For people wanting to experience God, we are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview facility than we ever were in church. I say that as someone who leads a church for a living." -Rev. Michael Woolf
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@revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
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Our leaders have a duty to ensure that every student gets the excellent education that they deserve.
Instead, children with disabilities are suffering under the Trump funding cuts.
Instead, children with disabilities are suffering under the Trump funding cuts.
Trump Funding Cuts Hit Particularly Hard for Deaf and Blind Children
Programs supporting students with rare, complex disabilities have lost millions of federal dollars.
www.edweek.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our leaders have a duty to ensure that every student gets the excellent education that they deserve.
Instead, children with disabilities are suffering under the Trump funding cuts.
Instead, children with disabilities are suffering under the Trump funding cuts.
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"H.R. 1, also called the 'big, beautiful bill,' represented to many observers the greatest transfer of wealth from the poor and working class to the wealthy in the nation’s history. But people are not disposable, and we are not meant to live in isolation." #ksleg
Opinion from Mark McCormick: Inequality in Kansas and the U.S. threatens to swamp us all. We must look out for one another. #ksleg
Inequality in Kansas and the U.S. threatens to swamp us all. We must look out for one another. • Kansas Reflector
Mean policy — cutting access to food and education — seems to produce mean people. We are more connected than many care to admit, no matter how many walls and gated communities we build. We fixate on ...
kansasreflector.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"H.R. 1, also called the 'big, beautiful bill,' represented to many observers the greatest transfer of wealth from the poor and working class to the wealthy in the nation’s history. But people are not disposable, and we are not meant to live in isolation." #ksleg
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BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.
Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword
The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.
www.kcur.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.
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“Four hundred and twelve women were charged with crimes that would not have been crimes if they were not pregnant. That is exactly what happens when we give rights and status to embryos and fetuses.”
When miscarriages become crimes
412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.
www.motherjones.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“Four hundred and twelve women were charged with crimes that would not have been crimes if they were not pregnant. That is exactly what happens when we give rights and status to embryos and fetuses.”
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All that stands between voters and Trump’s effort to rig the 2026 elections in Missouri? 107,000 signatures by the end of this year.
Missourians are laying the groundwork to give voters the power to stop the GOP’s proposed gerrymander from taking effect.
Here's what you need to know👇
Missourians are laying the groundwork to give voters the power to stop the GOP’s proposed gerrymander from taking effect.
Here's what you need to know👇
Missourians Could Block the GOP Gerrymander With a Referendum Vote
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
All that stands between voters and Trump’s effort to rig the 2026 elections in Missouri? 107,000 signatures by the end of this year.
Missourians are laying the groundwork to give voters the power to stop the GOP’s proposed gerrymander from taking effect.
Here's what you need to know👇
Missourians are laying the groundwork to give voters the power to stop the GOP’s proposed gerrymander from taking effect.
Here's what you need to know👇
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As Charlie Kirk is quickly canonized by Trump and his movement, a full depiction of his impact on American politics is largely being sidestepped.
Kirk built his movement with falsehoods, and his advocacy was laced with racist and bigoted statements.
Kirk built his movement with falsehoods, and his advocacy was laced with racist and bigoted statements.
No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way
His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.
www.motherjones.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
As Charlie Kirk is quickly canonized by Trump and his movement, a full depiction of his impact on American politics is largely being sidestepped.
Kirk built his movement with falsehoods, and his advocacy was laced with racist and bigoted statements.
Kirk built his movement with falsehoods, and his advocacy was laced with racist and bigoted statements.
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✨ Launch day ✨
These prayers rise from the wisdom of poor and dispossessed communities—embodied practices that transform, empower & reclaim the sacred as collective action for justice. #WePrayFreedom
👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom
These prayers rise from the wisdom of poor and dispossessed communities—embodied practices that transform, empower & reclaim the sacred as collective action for justice. #WePrayFreedom
👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom
September 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
✨ Launch day ✨
These prayers rise from the wisdom of poor and dispossessed communities—embodied practices that transform, empower & reclaim the sacred as collective action for justice. #WePrayFreedom
👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom
These prayers rise from the wisdom of poor and dispossessed communities—embodied practices that transform, empower & reclaim the sacred as collective action for justice. #WePrayFreedom
👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom
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✨ We Pray Freedom is out now—prayers + rituals for justice + liberation.
👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom
These aren’t just prayers—they’re blueprints for liberation.
#WePrayFreedom #WeSingFreedom #LiturgiesOfLiberation
👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom
These aren’t just prayers—they’re blueprints for liberation.
#WePrayFreedom #WeSingFreedom #LiturgiesOfLiberation
September 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
✨ We Pray Freedom is out now—prayers + rituals for justice + liberation.
👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom
These aren’t just prayers—they’re blueprints for liberation.
#WePrayFreedom #WeSingFreedom #LiturgiesOfLiberation
👉 bit.ly/WePrayFreedom
These aren’t just prayers—they’re blueprints for liberation.
#WePrayFreedom #WeSingFreedom #LiturgiesOfLiberation
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"Such 'Christian' politicians regularly misuse Biblical passages to blame the impoverished for their poverty. There is never a suggestion that the rich, who have stolen people’s wages and engorged themselves by denying them healthcare, are in any way to blame."
Read on!
truthout.org/articles/tru...
Read on!
truthout.org/articles/tru...
Trump Admin, GOP Continue to Weaponize Bible to Punish Poor, Defend Imperialism
Willfully misinterpreting the Bible to justify what passes for “law and order” has only intensified in recent decades.
truthout.org
September 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Such 'Christian' politicians regularly misuse Biblical passages to blame the impoverished for their poverty. There is never a suggestion that the rich, who have stolen people’s wages and engorged themselves by denying them healthcare, are in any way to blame."
Read on!
truthout.org/articles/tru...
Read on!
truthout.org/articles/tru...
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"We join together with the ancient witnesses of our faiths, to weep, wail, and mourn until we finally get the nation's attention." –Rev. Dr. Jessica Williams
"We will continue to organize and fight!" –Rev. Dr. Letiah Fraser
"We join together with the ancient witnesses of our faiths, to weep, wail, and mourn until we finally get the nation's attention." –Rev. Dr. Jessica Williams
"We will continue to organize and fight!" –Rev. Dr. Letiah Fraser
September 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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No, criminalizing homelessness doesn't increase housing stability. What does?
- Prohibiting evictions without just cause
- Prohibiting excessive rent increases
- Funding rental assistance
The solution for the housing crisis is protections. Not punishment.
- Prohibiting evictions without just cause
- Prohibiting excessive rent increases
- Funding rental assistance
The solution for the housing crisis is protections. Not punishment.
August 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
No, criminalizing homelessness doesn't increase housing stability. What does?
- Prohibiting evictions without just cause
- Prohibiting excessive rent increases
- Funding rental assistance
The solution for the housing crisis is protections. Not punishment.
- Prohibiting evictions without just cause
- Prohibiting excessive rent increases
- Funding rental assistance
The solution for the housing crisis is protections. Not punishment.
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In a world consumed by political polarization, economic crises and rising violence, there is a growing hunger for spiritual practices that do not retreat from reality but help us face it with courage, clarity and collective action.
#WePrayFreedom
faithandleadership.com/how-prayer-r...
#WePrayFreedom
faithandleadership.com/how-prayer-r...
How prayer, ritual and culture are sustaining the movement for liberation in times of crisis
Liturgies of liberation offer “a shared moral vision for a better world.”
faithandleadership.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
In a world consumed by political polarization, economic crises and rising violence, there is a growing hunger for spiritual practices that do not retreat from reality but help us face it with courage, clarity and collective action.
#WePrayFreedom
faithandleadership.com/how-prayer-r...
#WePrayFreedom
faithandleadership.com/how-prayer-r...
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Reviewing individuals’ social media to conduct ideological vetting has been a defining initiative of President Trump’s second term. Here’s an overview of this collection process and how the information is used.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
The Government’s Growing Trove of Social Media Data
It’s increasingly collecting and using social media information to make high-stakes decisions related to immigration.
www.brennancenter.org
July 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Reviewing individuals’ social media to conduct ideological vetting has been a defining initiative of President Trump’s second term. Here’s an overview of this collection process and how the information is used.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14
Trump illegally withheld Head Start payments, government watchdog says | via @fischler.bsky.social #ksleg
Trump illegally withheld Head Start payments, government watchdog says • Kansas Reflector
The Health and Human Services Department illegally withheld payments from Head Start for the first months of President Donald Trump’s term, a government watchdog reported Wednesday. HHS payments for H...
kansasreflector.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14
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"Communities that have invested in building authentic bonds across traditional cultural divides have created civic resilience that enables them to make progress at the local level, despite the current partisan climate." (2020) sojo.net/magazine/jun...
‘White, Conservative, and Dumb’—and Other Lies About Rural America
How rural organizers are building change in their communities by focusing on what politicians ignore: relationships.
sojo.net
July 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"Communities that have invested in building authentic bonds across traditional cultural divides have created civic resilience that enables them to make progress at the local level, despite the current partisan climate." (2020) sojo.net/magazine/jun...
“…the end of Colbert signals a dark new chapter in Trump’s authoritarian slide…one could argue that Trump’s attacks had yet to take down our actual culture…Clearly, that was magical thinking. If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone.”
July 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“…the end of Colbert signals a dark new chapter in Trump’s authoritarian slide…one could argue that Trump’s attacks had yet to take down our actual culture…Clearly, that was magical thinking. If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone.”
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Donald Trump’s UFC stunt is more than a circus. It’s authoritarian theatre | Karim Zidan
Donald Trump’s UFC stunt is more than a circus. It’s authoritarian theatre | Karim Zidan
The planned fight on White House grounds isn’t just macho spectacle – it’s a chilling marker of where the US is headed
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Donald Trump’s UFC stunt is more than a circus. It’s authoritarian theatre | Karim Zidan
It was an honor to present my paper, “Imperial Trauma and the Bible: Lessons from the Movement to End Poverty Led by the Poor” yesterday at the American Baptist Churches USA Theologians Conference.
July 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It was an honor to present my paper, “Imperial Trauma and the Bible: Lessons from the Movement to End Poverty Led by the Poor” yesterday at the American Baptist Churches USA Theologians Conference.