Smurfeeluv
@smurfeeluv.bsky.social
Just a small blue dot in big red Missouri. Me and hubby rescuing a managerie of dogs, cats, goats, rabbits, cows, donkeys and our little tiny bantam chickies.
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Register here—thrilled to be in conversation with Nick Wolterstorff this Saturday, and hatching plans for something new. (We’ve got over 2500 registered already for in person and livestream, but still room for more!)
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This weekend...join us
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May 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Register here—thrilled to be in conversation with Nick Wolterstorff this Saturday, and hatching plans for something new. (We’ve got over 2500 registered already for in person and livestream, but still room for more!)
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April 30, 2025
April 30, 2025
This morning the Bureau of Economic Analysis released a report showing an abrupt reversal in the U.S.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
April 30, 2025
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April 29, 2025
April 29, 2025
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt popularized the idea that the first 100 days of a presidency established an administration’s direction.
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April 30, 2025 at 7:23 AM
April 29, 2025
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This brief summary of yesterday’s letter is really good.
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📝 Today’s Letter from an American reminds us: democracy isn’t lost in a grand coup. It’s bartered away in glittering rooms. If we don’t defend it—locally, nationally, globally—it will vanish like smoke through careless fingers.
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@hcrichardson.bsky.social
📝 Today’s Letter from an American reminds us: democracy isn’t lost in a grand coup. It’s bartered away in glittering rooms. If we don’t defend it—locally, nationally, globally—it will vanish like smoke through careless fingers.
🏛️ open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
April 27, 2025
Last night a new club opened in the wealthy Georgetown neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
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April 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
This brief summary of yesterday’s letter is really good.
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April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025
There has been a change afoot in the Democratic Party for a while now as its leaders shift from trying to find common ground with Republicans to standing firmly against MAGAs and articulating their ow...
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April 29, 2025 at 7:14 AM
April 28, 2025
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It’s been a tumultuous first 100 days, to say the least. What do white evangelicals make of all this?
To no one’s surprise, 3 in 4 white evangelicals (76%) approve of the job Trump is doing as president.
This is exactly what they voted for.
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To no one’s surprise, 3 in 4 white evangelicals (76%) approve of the job Trump is doing as president.
This is exactly what they voted for.
open.substack.com/pub/kristind...
Democracy at a Crossroads
Trump's First 100 Days
open.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It’s been a tumultuous first 100 days, to say the least. What do white evangelicals make of all this?
To no one’s surprise, 3 in 4 white evangelicals (76%) approve of the job Trump is doing as president.
This is exactly what they voted for.
open.substack.com/pub/kristind...
To no one’s surprise, 3 in 4 white evangelicals (76%) approve of the job Trump is doing as president.
This is exactly what they voted for.
open.substack.com/pub/kristind...
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“Arresting Rev. Barber and others at the Capitol after announcing a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias in government is an absolute travesty,” Anthea Butler, a professor of religion at the University of Pennsylvania, said in a text message….
Rev. William Barber arrested in Capitol Rotunda after praying against Republican-led budget
(RNS) — While arrests of protesters at the Capitol is not unusual, the response to Barber’s prayer was unusually dramatic: After issuing verbal warnings, dozens of officers expelled everyone in the Ro...
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April 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“Arresting Rev. Barber and others at the Capitol after announcing a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias in government is an absolute travesty,” Anthea Butler, a professor of religion at the University of Pennsylvania, said in a text message….
Will the Real Donald Trump please stand up? baptistnews.com/article/will...
Will the Real Donald Trump please stand up? – Baptist News Global
A memory of the old game show came to mind while reviewing two presidential statements over the past few days.
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April 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Will the Real Donald Trump please stand up? baptistnews.com/article/will...
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"God has not forgotten about you."
My latest. Easter meditations on the pleas of Jennifer, the wife of Kilmar Abrega Garcia.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/god-hasnt-...
My latest. Easter meditations on the pleas of Jennifer, the wife of Kilmar Abrega Garcia.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/god-hasnt-...
April 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"God has not forgotten about you."
My latest. Easter meditations on the pleas of Jennifer, the wife of Kilmar Abrega Garcia.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/god-hasnt-...
My latest. Easter meditations on the pleas of Jennifer, the wife of Kilmar Abrega Garcia.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/god-hasnt-...
An Easter message from Jennifer, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia baptistnews.com/article/an-e...
An Easter message from Jennifer, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia – Baptist News Global
Nothing represents who we have allowed ourselves to become more than the unlawful abduction of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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April 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
An Easter message from Jennifer, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia baptistnews.com/article/an-e...
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How it’s done:
“In March, @stevelevitsky.bsky.social and fellow prof @ryanenos.bsky.social authored a letter, co-signed by 800 colleagues, calling on Harvard to defend itself and academic freedom more broadly by mounting ‘a coordinated opposition to anti-democratic attacks.’
Their pressure seems to have helped…”
Their pressure seems to have helped…”
This professor studies dictatorships. He helped convince Harvard to stand up to Trump
Harvard professor Steve Levitsky has spent decades studying democracies and how they fail. He's now raising alarm bells over what he sees as a slide toward autocracy under President Trump.
www.latimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
How it’s done:
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92 years ago today:
The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act ("Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich"), giving the Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, power to make and enforce laws. The Center Party provides decisive support. With the Communist Party banned, Social Democrats are alone in opposition.
The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act ("Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich"), giving the Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, power to make and enforce laws. The Center Party provides decisive support. With the Communist Party banned, Social Democrats are alone in opposition.
March 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
92 years ago today:
The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act ("Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich"), giving the Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, power to make and enforce laws. The Center Party provides decisive support. With the Communist Party banned, Social Democrats are alone in opposition.
The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act ("Law to Remedy the Distress of People and Reich"), giving the Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, power to make and enforce laws. The Center Party provides decisive support. With the Communist Party banned, Social Democrats are alone in opposition.
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More people voted for someone other than Trump than voted for him.
Bondi: "Yes, President Trump won the popular vote by an overwhelming majority." (Trump did not get a majority of votes!)
March 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
More people voted for someone other than Trump than voted for him.
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“She’s the spokesperson for the agency that is advocating for the firing based on performance and efficiency of the rest of the government workforce, and she’s using government property as a backdrop for her videos.”
In at least a dozen videos filmed in her OPM office, political appointee McLaurine Pinover modeled her outfit choices for the day, while directing followers from her Instagram account to a website that could earn her commissions on clothing sales.
Trump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office | CNN Politics
As the Office of Personnel Management oversaw the layoffs of thousands of federal workers and pressed others to justify their positions, the agency’s chief spokesperson repeatedly used her office for ...
www.cnn.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
“She’s the spokesperson for the agency that is advocating for the firing based on performance and efficiency of the rest of the government workforce, and she’s using government property as a backdrop for her videos.”
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Another WaPo columnist quit because of Bezos & Co.'s Orwellian take on "freedom and personal liberty"
In a note to colleagues, WaPo’s Ruth Marcus says she resigned from the paper after CEO Will Lewis killed a column she wrote expressing concern about the direction of the paper’s opinion section
March 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Another WaPo columnist quit because of Bezos & Co.'s Orwellian take on "freedom and personal liberty"
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Under the guise of efficiency, Donald Trump’s administration is dismantling the agency that runs Social Security, threatening benefits that keep millions out of poverty
This is a piece everyone here should read and share. Good reporting that really gets at the fucked-up-ness of the wrecking-ball approach Trump and his toadies have unleashed on the American public.
Social Security Insiders Warn Trump and Musk Could Break the Program
Former Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley and agency employees say DOGE’s intrusion could mean seniors not getting checks.
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March 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Under the guise of efficiency, Donald Trump’s administration is dismantling the agency that runs Social Security, threatening benefits that keep millions out of poverty
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“Extreme politics acts as compensatory mechanisms to project masculinity when it is lacking otherwise.”
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“extreme politics acts as compensatory mechanisms to project masculinity when it is lacking otherwise.”
New Christian nationalism study from @pauldjupe.bsky.social and @brooklynwalker.bsky.social just dropped. Been waiting for this one.
@kkdumez.bsky.social
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New Christian nationalism study from @pauldjupe.bsky.social and @brooklynwalker.bsky.social just dropped. Been waiting for this one.
@kkdumez.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/socrel/advan...
Jesus and John Wayne Wannabes: How Christian Nationalism and Femininity Shape Extreme Politics Among Men in the US
Abstract. Christian nationalism, the well-known conflation of Christianity with the state, has been linked with a wide range of conservative, exclusionary,
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March 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“Extreme politics acts as compensatory mechanisms to project masculinity when it is lacking otherwise.”
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If you haven't yet, watch it now www.youtube.com/watch?v=8peE...
French Senator Claude Malhuret
YouTube video by The Warning with Steve Schmidt
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March 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
If you haven't yet, watch it now www.youtube.com/watch?v=8peE...
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Thanks to efficiency bros, "dozens of courses at the two colleges lost instructors...school dorms were quickly overrun with garbage, students reported undrinkable brown water, dining halls failed to adequately feed students, and widespread power outages..." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
Tribes and Students Sue Trump Administration Over Firings at Native Schools
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Thanks to efficiency bros, "dozens of courses at the two colleges lost instructors...school dorms were quickly overrun with garbage, students reported undrinkable brown water, dining halls failed to adequately feed students, and widespread power outages..." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
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The proposals, obtained by VSquare, include dismantling key EU institutions and renaming the entire bloc.
The Heritage Foundation is now planning to destroy the EU - with the help of Polish and Hungarian partners
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Renaming the EU, Dismantling the Commission: For What Polish and Hungarian Illiberals Seek U.S. Backing - VSquare.org
The Trump administration's most influential think tank, The Heritage Foundation, is receiving proposals from illiberal forces in Poland and Hungary on how to shape the future of the European Union. Th...
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March 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The proposals, obtained by VSquare, include dismantling key EU institutions and renaming the entire bloc.
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“WHy dO YOu tAlK sO mUcH aBOuT tRAnS pEOpLe?”
We don’t…the right keeps the focus on trans people and trans children to distract from the Republican grift.
We do believe all people should have rights and deserve dignity. Pretty standard.
We don’t…the right keeps the focus on trans people and trans children to distract from the Republican grift.
We do believe all people should have rights and deserve dignity. Pretty standard.
March 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“WHy dO YOu tAlK sO mUcH aBOuT tRAnS pEOpLe?”
We don’t…the right keeps the focus on trans people and trans children to distract from the Republican grift.
We do believe all people should have rights and deserve dignity. Pretty standard.
We don’t…the right keeps the focus on trans people and trans children to distract from the Republican grift.
We do believe all people should have rights and deserve dignity. Pretty standard.
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It never was about "free speech" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It never was about "free speech" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...