Stefan Jonasson
@revstefan.bsky.social
Unitarian Universalist minister, organizational development consultant, editor and journalist, historian and folklorist.
When political pundits use baseball and football analogies, my ears close. Little could be more trivializing than comparing the affairs of state to a sports game – and it's precisely their belief that politicians are simply playing games that alienates and angers much of the public.
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
When political pundits use baseball and football analogies, my ears close. Little could be more trivializing than comparing the affairs of state to a sports game – and it's precisely their belief that politicians are simply playing games that alienates and angers much of the public.
Lawrence O'Donnell is a master of political apologetics. I don't mean this as a compliment. I care more about political ethics than political strategy. And for what it's worth, I'm tired of hearing dubious comparisons to the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson.
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Lawrence O'Donnell is a master of political apologetics. I don't mean this as a compliment. I care more about political ethics than political strategy. And for what it's worth, I'm tired of hearing dubious comparisons to the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson.
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You can bear allegiance to the U.S. Constitution or MAGA, but you can’t do both. The name should really be MUGA: Make Un-Americans Gripe Again.
This is not what democracy looks like. Anyone who cares at all about the Constitution has to take a stand against this and against MAGA.
October 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
You can bear allegiance to the U.S. Constitution or MAGA, but you can’t do both. The name should really be MUGA: Make Un-Americans Gripe Again.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer should be ashamed for sending King Charles and the Royal Family on a forced playdate.
September 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Prime Minister Keir Starmer should be ashamed for sending King Charles and the Royal Family on a forced playdate.
"Morning Joe" shouldn't be confused with a news broadcast.
September 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Morning Joe" shouldn't be confused with a news broadcast.
Imagine what social media could be if people only posted verified stories and commented on things they knew something about.
September 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Imagine what social media could be if people only posted verified stories and commented on things they knew something about.
If I live to be as old as Methuselah, I'll never understand what anyone saw in him.
August 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
If I live to be as old as Methuselah, I'll never understand what anyone saw in him.
"Spittle doesn't lick itself. " – Charlie Sykes on today's meeting of the Trump Sycophancy.
August 27, 2025 at 3:47 AM
"Spittle doesn't lick itself. " – Charlie Sykes on today's meeting of the Trump Sycophancy.
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"Trump bullied Canada over ‘digital taxes’ – and Ottawa submitted" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is bullying Canada over ‘digital taxes’ and Canada caved | Joseph Stiglitz
The question now: will countries cave in to these threats or stick together and collect the billions they are rightly owed?
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
"Trump bullied Canada over ‘digital taxes’ – and Ottawa submitted" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Disgusting! It’s becoming impossible to tell the difference between ICE and violent street gangs.
“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines”
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June 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Disgusting! It’s becoming impossible to tell the difference between ICE and violent street gangs.
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Trump's military moves - the political Fort Bragg speech, L.A. troop call-up, tanks in D.C. for a Kremlin-style parade - aren't 'a distraction'
It's the essence of his regime, and he's pulling a slow-motion coup to crush all dissent and take control
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/coup...
It's the essence of his regime, and he's pulling a slow-motion coup to crush all dissent and take control
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/coup...
From Fort Bragg to L.A., Trump enlists the military in a slow-motion coup | Will Bunch
Trump’s abuse of the military to control civilians, as tanks roll into D.C., is where this was always heading.
www.inquirer.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trump's military moves - the political Fort Bragg speech, L.A. troop call-up, tanks in D.C. for a Kremlin-style parade - aren't 'a distraction'
It's the essence of his regime, and he's pulling a slow-motion coup to crush all dissent and take control
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/coup...
It's the essence of his regime, and he's pulling a slow-motion coup to crush all dissent and take control
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/coup...
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Icelandic lullaby jumping-off point for debut dance work
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Icelandic lullaby jumping-off point for debut dance work
Don’t sleep on the latest work from Winnipeg dance artist Alex Elliott, even if it is based on a haunting Icelandic lullaby.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Icelandic lullaby jumping-off point for debut dance work
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
America’s descent into fascism continues.
Federal officers entered Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday and handcuffed and briefly detained one of his aides. The confrontation happened shortly after the aide observed federal agents detaining migrants in a public hallway outside an immigration courtroom.
Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
America’s descent into fascism continues.
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Quick point. Congress can use the spending fight in September (remember Chuck Schumer surrendered till then) to prevent a single dollar from being used to house prisoners in El Salvador.
April 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Quick point. Congress can use the spending fight in September (remember Chuck Schumer surrendered till then) to prevent a single dollar from being used to house prisoners in El Salvador.
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when he sends citizens to foreign concentration camps, it’s no longer a slide to authoritarianism—it’s full blown fascism! 😔 this is not an administration, it’s a criminal regime in a hostile takeover of 🇺🇸 democracy. #FightFascism #TraitorTrump #DefendLiberty 🔔
April 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
when he sends citizens to foreign concentration camps, it’s no longer a slide to authoritarianism—it’s full blown fascism! 😔 this is not an administration, it’s a criminal regime in a hostile takeover of 🇺🇸 democracy. #FightFascism #TraitorTrump #DefendLiberty 🔔
For years, I thought Donald Trump should be in prison; now, I think he should be in an insane asylum.
April 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
For years, I thought Donald Trump should be in prison; now, I think he should be in an insane asylum.
A tariff is a sales tax intended to spare the wealthy from progressive income taxes.
April 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A tariff is a sales tax intended to spare the wealthy from progressive income taxes.
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It’s well known that I was on The Apprentice. We were all covered by NDAs at the time, but mine has now expired. And do I ever have some tea to spill. I’ll post it later today after consulting once again with my attorneys.
April 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s well known that I was on The Apprentice. We were all covered by NDAs at the time, but mine has now expired. And do I ever have some tea to spill. I’ll post it later today after consulting once again with my attorneys.
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@booker.senate.gov made history yesterday.
He made genuinely “good trouble.”
During his brilliant record-breaking filibuster, he asked “Where does the Constitution live, on paper or in our hearts?”
All of us are called in our own way to answer that question by our actions, not just our words.
He made genuinely “good trouble.”
During his brilliant record-breaking filibuster, he asked “Where does the Constitution live, on paper or in our hearts?”
All of us are called in our own way to answer that question by our actions, not just our words.
April 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
@booker.senate.gov made history yesterday.
He made genuinely “good trouble.”
During his brilliant record-breaking filibuster, he asked “Where does the Constitution live, on paper or in our hearts?”
All of us are called in our own way to answer that question by our actions, not just our words.
He made genuinely “good trouble.”
During his brilliant record-breaking filibuster, he asked “Where does the Constitution live, on paper or in our hearts?”
All of us are called in our own way to answer that question by our actions, not just our words.