Laura L. Zielke | Author
@thezwomann.bsky.social
Bible scholar & holistic nonprofit coach—when you figure out how those go together, please let me know! Also, I❤️🐧.
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.” – Andrew Carnegie via @momentumdash.bsky.social
an illustration of a penguin standing next to a board that says setting goals
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December 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.” – Andrew Carnegie via @momentumdash.bsky.social
@ms.now @maddow.bsky.social @jenpsaki.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social Would you PLEASE MSNOW to stop amplifying Trump's denegration of female reporters? It's extremely disheartening as a woman to see how much airtime MSNOW is giving to his misogyny. Absolutely report it. Stop airing it.
a woman in a plaid shirt is sitting on a couch with the words just stop below her
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December 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
@ms.now @maddow.bsky.social @jenpsaki.bsky.social @nicollewallace.bsky.social Would you PLEASE MSNOW to stop amplifying Trump's denegration of female reporters? It's extremely disheartening as a woman to see how much airtime MSNOW is giving to his misogyny. Absolutely report it. Stop airing it.
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We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing.
Here’s how the process is supposed to work:
Here’s how the process is supposed to work:
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing.
Here’s how the process is supposed to work:
Here’s how the process is supposed to work:
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Trump is having his own “let them eat cake” moment while so many go without pay, he’s busy building a ballroom and tearing down the people’s house.
October 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Trump is having his own “let them eat cake” moment while so many go without pay, he’s busy building a ballroom and tearing down the people’s house.
It’s never “just a ballroom.”
The questionable decisions we excuse today become the crises that test us tomorrow.
Unchecked power harms the people leadership is meant to serve.
🧵 Read The Cost of Silence → https://bit.ly/ptt-20251021
The questionable decisions we excuse today become the crises that test us tomorrow.
Unchecked power harms the people leadership is meant to serve.
🧵 Read The Cost of Silence → https://bit.ly/ptt-20251021
October 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It’s never “just a ballroom.”
The questionable decisions we excuse today become the crises that test us tomorrow.
Unchecked power harms the people leadership is meant to serve.
🧵 Read The Cost of Silence → https://bit.ly/ptt-20251021
The questionable decisions we excuse today become the crises that test us tomorrow.
Unchecked power harms the people leadership is meant to serve.
🧵 Read The Cost of Silence → https://bit.ly/ptt-20251021
When I was growing up, I learned not to question authority. When I was in seminary, I learned that asking hard questions doesn’t weaken faith—it refines it. That’s the heart behind my new Substack, "Pull That Thread!" First post is available now. https://bit.ly/ptt-20251017
October 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When I was growing up, I learned not to question authority. When I was in seminary, I learned that asking hard questions doesn’t weaken faith—it refines it. That’s the heart behind my new Substack, "Pull That Thread!" First post is available now. https://bit.ly/ptt-20251017
Hi Friends 👋😊 Announcement time:
I’ve been writing online for a long time—my website has become a virtual library with 100+ articles written thru the years. But I’ve realized that what I really want is a *simpler* way to share. That’s why I’m getting active on Substack: substack.com/@lauralzielke
I’ve been writing online for a long time—my website has become a virtual library with 100+ articles written thru the years. But I’ve realized that what I really want is a *simpler* way to share. That’s why I’m getting active on Substack: substack.com/@lauralzielke
Laura L. Zielke | Substack
Author of Valiant Women of the Bible, Vol. 1: From Eve to Esther. Raised SBC, seminary trained, lifelong learner. I kept studying and found the teachings of Christ to be far more inclusive than I was ...
lauralzielke.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hi Friends 👋😊 Announcement time:
I’ve been writing online for a long time—my website has become a virtual library with 100+ articles written thru the years. But I’ve realized that what I really want is a *simpler* way to share. That’s why I’m getting active on Substack: substack.com/@lauralzielke
I’ve been writing online for a long time—my website has become a virtual library with 100+ articles written thru the years. But I’ve realized that what I really want is a *simpler* way to share. That’s why I’m getting active on Substack: substack.com/@lauralzielke
I’m temporarily deactivating my social media accounts through the end of August to re-focusing on in-person priorities—showing up for my family, engaging in real-life conversations, and staying active in the offline resistance work (a. k. a. , good trouble).
July 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’m temporarily deactivating my social media accounts through the end of August to re-focusing on in-person priorities—showing up for my family, engaging in real-life conversations, and staying active in the offline resistance work (a. k. a. , good trouble).
The War Is a Distraction. The Bill Is the Takeover. Don't Look Away—Our Democracy Is on the Line.
Yesterday, the United States launched an airstrike on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility.
Yesterday, the United States launched an airstrike on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility.
June 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The War Is a Distraction. The Bill Is the Takeover. Don't Look Away—Our Democracy Is on the Line.
Yesterday, the United States launched an airstrike on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility.
Yesterday, the United States launched an airstrike on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility.
I’M AN AUTHOR!!! 🎉 My chapter, “From Disheartened to Resolute” is AVAILABLE NOW on Amazon, and I would love your support!
May 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I’M AN AUTHOR!!! 🎉 My chapter, “From Disheartened to Resolute” is AVAILABLE NOW on Amazon, and I would love your support!
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"Attempting to see connections and shared experiences when there is not one is offensive. It is a selfish act. We are attempting to minimize another person’s actual experience by telling them we understand."
Empathy Is Admitting You Don't Understand
Often, our response to hearing others’ struggles is that we “totally get it.”
sojo.net
April 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Attempting to see connections and shared experiences when there is not one is offensive. It is a selfish act. We are attempting to minimize another person’s actual experience by telling them we understand."
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"The Mississippi Library Commission ordered the deletion of two research collections that might violate state law, a memo obtained by Mississippi Today shows.
"One of the now deleted collections focused on 'race relations' and the other on 'gender studies'...”
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
"One of the now deleted collections focused on 'race relations' and the other on 'gender studies'...”
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today
The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.
mississippitoday.org
April 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"The Mississippi Library Commission ordered the deletion of two research collections that might violate state law, a memo obtained by Mississippi Today shows.
"One of the now deleted collections focused on 'race relations' and the other on 'gender studies'...”
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
"One of the now deleted collections focused on 'race relations' and the other on 'gender studies'...”
mississippitoday.org/2025/04/08/m...
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The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
@maddow.msnbc.com - Didn't Martha Stewart go to prison for less than this? The President told HIS FOLLOWERS on Truth Social, "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT" and then...
April 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com - Didn't Martha Stewart go to prison for less than this? The President told HIS FOLLOWERS on Truth Social, "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT" and then...
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Last week, ICE agents violently removed farmworker organizer and advocate Alfredo Juarez from his car while dropping his partner off at work.
He was likely targeted because of his work for farmworkers’ basic rights, such as overtime pay & protections from extreme heat.
www.epi.org/blog/ice-und...
He was likely targeted because of his work for farmworkers’ basic rights, such as overtime pay & protections from extreme heat.
www.epi.org/blog/ice-und...
April 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Last week, ICE agents violently removed farmworker organizer and advocate Alfredo Juarez from his car while dropping his partner off at work.
He was likely targeted because of his work for farmworkers’ basic rights, such as overtime pay & protections from extreme heat.
www.epi.org/blog/ice-und...
He was likely targeted because of his work for farmworkers’ basic rights, such as overtime pay & protections from extreme heat.
www.epi.org/blog/ice-und...
“We can use the delay as a time for personal development and refinement. ”
This is a sneak peek of my upcoming chapter in the book "The Gifts of Pain: 31 Inspiring Stories of Hope and Daily Journal Prompts to Find Healing in Hardship," compiled by
This is a sneak peek of my upcoming chapter in the book "The Gifts of Pain: 31 Inspiring Stories of Hope and Daily Journal Prompts to Find Healing in Hardship," compiled by
April 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“We can use the delay as a time for personal development and refinement. ”
This is a sneak peek of my upcoming chapter in the book "The Gifts of Pain: 31 Inspiring Stories of Hope and Daily Journal Prompts to Find Healing in Hardship," compiled by
This is a sneak peek of my upcoming chapter in the book "The Gifts of Pain: 31 Inspiring Stories of Hope and Daily Journal Prompts to Find Healing in Hardship," compiled by
Reposted by Laura L. Zielke | Author
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We tried mass tariffs in 1828, and it crashed the economy. We tried again in 1930, and it crashed the economy.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
Third time’s the charm, I guess.
🧊🐧 When tariffs hit... even the penguins have questions.
Critics are calling out Trump’s latest tariff proposal, which bizarrely included remote islands in the Antarctic—yes, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, which have no residents, no economy, and lots of penguins.
Critics are calling out Trump’s latest tariff proposal, which bizarrely included remote islands in the Antarctic—yes, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, which have no residents, no economy, and lots of penguins.
April 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🧊🐧 When tariffs hit... even the penguins have questions.
Critics are calling out Trump’s latest tariff proposal, which bizarrely included remote islands in the Antarctic—yes, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, which have no residents, no economy, and lots of penguins.
Critics are calling out Trump’s latest tariff proposal, which bizarrely included remote islands in the Antarctic—yes, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, which have no residents, no economy, and lots of penguins.
⚡BREAKING NEWS!!! ⚡
I am so excited to announce that I’ve been selected to be a featured author in a collaborative book called “The Gifts of Pain,” which is launching on Amazon on May 17th!
It's a collection of inspiring stories by 31 co-authors who are using @thepositivemom.bsky.social
I am so excited to announce that I’ve been selected to be a featured author in a collaborative book called “The Gifts of Pain,” which is launching on Amazon on May 17th!
It's a collection of inspiring stories by 31 co-authors who are using @thepositivemom.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
⚡BREAKING NEWS!!! ⚡
I am so excited to announce that I’ve been selected to be a featured author in a collaborative book called “The Gifts of Pain,” which is launching on Amazon on May 17th!
It's a collection of inspiring stories by 31 co-authors who are using @thepositivemom.bsky.social
I am so excited to announce that I’ve been selected to be a featured author in a collaborative book called “The Gifts of Pain,” which is launching on Amazon on May 17th!
It's a collection of inspiring stories by 31 co-authors who are using @thepositivemom.bsky.social
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This is the result of decades of civic poisoning by Fox News and right-wing echo chambers and channels.
March 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is the result of decades of civic poisoning by Fox News and right-wing echo chambers and channels.
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Remember: The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
March 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Remember: The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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Hobbit Girl Spring is here. 😌🌿
March 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hobbit Girl Spring is here. 😌🌿
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Freedom of speech, freedom of expression, etc.
March 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Freedom of speech, freedom of expression, etc.
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"Washington has become the court of Nero, an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service.
This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States."
This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States."
March 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Washington has become the court of Nero, an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service.
This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States."
This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States."