Opinion | The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump The voluntarily surrender of the public’s power is how autocracies are built.

“…once an autocracy gains power, it will come for many of the people who quite rationally tried to safeguard themselves and their businesses.” The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...

Funding Challenges and the Future of Our Work Over the past two years Independent Federated Trust and Safety (IFTAS) has provided crucial support to independent, decentralised social media moderators, administrators, and community managers. Ou…

Signal boost crossing platforms. To everyone interested in the #Fediverse let’s help #IFTAS out! They do important work, especially now. #funding #seekingfunding #pleasehelp about.iftas.org/2025/02/06/f...

I love Babylon 5! I just can’t figure out how to join the Rangers.

This is frightening. All Americans deserve #cleanair #safefood #cleanwater & #land that isn’t a toxic waste dump. Historically speaking, major #corporations have repeatedly demonstrated that they cannot be trusted without supervision & legislation to protect the environment #environmentalprotection

I’m glad they appreciate you. They should. Have you mentioned your desire for more content in the sermons at a staff meeting or to the Rector directly? Might help. Sometimes Rectors don’t realize how much support they have when all they hear are complaints about being political.

Each Episcopal parish & rector has their own…quirks. In all of the discussions about Bishop Budde’s homily, one thing I haven’t heard addressed is speaking truth to power when the power is the people in the pews whose financial support pays the priest and the bills.

I’d think “do no be afraid” and calling disciples (the message of Sunday’s Gospel reading which is Luke 5:1-11) would be a great fit for this and everything else that’s going on right now but then I’m not a priest.

Today’s #ForwardDaybyDay essay touches on imagining what is possible (even if we think it isn’t). As hard as it may be right now, these are the moments when we need to reflect most on what we can do & offering what we have to each other & our neighbors. prayer.forwardmovement.org/fdd/2025-2-4

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska denies allegations of improper funding Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska firmly denied allegations made over the weekend that it has been using or securing funds inappopriately, noting that it undergoes regular audits and provides publi...

Lutheran Family Services responds to money-laundering allegations: www.wowt.com/2025/02/03/l... #LFS #Nebraska #immigration #refugee #ELCA #funding

Lutheran Family Services defends mission against fraud claims from Trump's efficiency team Trump advisors say they’re rooting out corruption including a Lutheran charity as faith based groups defend their work, saying they “work to serve all of God’s

Spacebaby & 🍊 are now going after church affiliated & faith based organizations in Red States too: nebraska.tv/news/local/f... #ELCA #LFS #Lutheran #mentalhealth #family #Nebraska

Scientists stunned by unexpected recovery in Nebraska: 'The holy grail ...' The American burying beetle has made a stunning recovery. New research has provided insight into this near-extinct species.

“The success of the American burying beetle is a story about #cooperation and partnership. It involved private landowners, state and federal agencies, and conservation groups with one goal in mind: the health of the ecosystem.” #environment #nebraska www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/ame...

No Fault of Their Own: Why the Government Needs to Support Domestic Violence Survivors – Women's eNews The narrative must be rewritten to create a future that assists their economic security.

Let’s help #women instead of billionaires womensenews.org/2025/01/no-f...

Not just Young. All of #NE ‘s Senators & Congresspersons signed on (and Smith was one of those leading the letter) Can’t wait to see/hear what they do now. #Nebraska #corn

Both of these are great threads! #problemsolving #mutualaid #scalable

Thanks for sharing this. I needed to hear someone else saying it, too.

“We are Christians actively, relentlessly, and fully resisting hatred and we're not going away.” A Statement of Faith from Merciful Christians

We also need to take care not to fall into the same trap.

U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that it has dismissed 11 complaints related to so-called “book bans.”

And here come the #bookbans again. Please, support you lical #library & #librarians by attending local board meetings and standung up for everyone’s right to read! www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

Ah, lovely. More attempts at personal insults.

I’m (re)reading If God Still Breathes, Why Can’t I? & one of Angela Parker’s Questions for Consideration is about reading Scripture & where in the story you body would be. Both your essay & Bishop Budde’s sermon have me contemplating that. I’m not sure I always like my answer.

This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

So the only opinions you want to hear are your own/those that agree with you and anyone saying anything else gets a personal attack. Got it. Reminds me of someone else 🤔 and I hope it doesn’t work for either of you. Have a nice day.

I’ve cast on this hat a half dozen times. Ordinarily, I’d say that a sign I’m not supposed to be #knitting it right now. Problem is no other yarn or pattern is calling to me. Until something does, I suppose I’ll keep hitting my head against this double-knit object. 🤷🏻

And that is the problem. Either everyone has a right or no one really does. I prefer the former. How about you?

We don’t protect the rights we hold dear by taking those exact rights away from others. The people who ban books, or in this case social media platforms, are rarely on the right side of history.

No.

This is disgraceful. #safewater

Why?

You’ll figure it out. Probably better than I do 🤷‍♀️ I’ve got faith in your abilities to solve social conundrums…or narrate your way around them! 😘

@genedoucette.bsky.social looks like I’m you first follower. One of us should worry 😉 Also: I’m on my new knitting profile more than this one right now. @yarnsofmanycolors.bsky.social