"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and
we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of grace and truth." In case anyone forgot, THIS is the reason for the season. It's always about grace. It's always been about grace. It will always be about grace. #9lc
"...let us at this time remember in his name the poor and the helpless, the cold and the hungry, the abused, the exploited, the hated, and the oppressed..."
This is the posture of Christ. We must seek the well-being of all people, never using faith to justify abuse, exploitation, and hatred. #9lc 🕯️
This is odd, it looks like the DOJ skipped suing Texas entirely. The Justice Department is now suing California over the new congressional district boundaries that voters approved just last week, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday in a post on X. Who are they going to sue, the voters?
KERR COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Social media posts piece together a timeline of apparent delays in public notification by government officials in Kerr County, as devastating flood waters rose on the Guadalupe River early Friday morning. 13+ fatalities in Kerr County, 20+ children missing from camp after flooding While the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning at 1:14 a.m. for portions of that area, it would be hours before the city and county’s Facebook pages posted their initial urgent directions for residents from local authorities. The first came from the Kerrville Police Department, reposting an NWS alert at 5:16 a.m., adding: “Anyone near the Guadalupe River needs to move to higher ground now. Local streets are flooded in town and low water crossings are impassable. Do not drive into water.” At 5:31 a.m., Kerr County posted: “Be safe and move to higher ground. Do not drive through water. Turn Around – Don’t Drown!”
Early reports indicate the beleaguered NWS did its job. It was Texas officials who seem to have failed to properly warn the public. There is a 4+ hour gap between the NWS alert & the first Texas govt alert. Read this from local TV news outlet KXAN:
www.kxan.com/investigatio...
It's been nearly 20 years since 8/29/2005 in SE Louisiana and people are still using weather and climate disasters as excuses to belittle those horribly affected by them. Just find a way to help instead. Please.
Spot on. It’s happening right now…this is how it starts.
It saddens, and rather angers me, to see such well-paid (too often) men in media leadership commit such little serious thought to the journalism assumptions, developed long ago to prop up and appease the nation’s most powerful, that they hold so dear and how they fail us.
Exhibit A: Look around us.
In a new op-ed Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe writes: Churches like ours, protected by the First Amendment and practiced in galvanizing people of goodwill, may be some of the last institutions capable of resisting this administration’s overreach and recklessness. #Episcopal #tec
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A post on X by Ann Coulter which reads: I can't wait for the press to find out about France's so-called "gift" of the Statue of Liberty, accepted in 1886 by then-President Grover Cleveland.
Because, as everyone knows, the Statue of Liberty was provided for President Cleveland’s own use & comfort, it housed comms systems essential for national security and, when he left office, Cleveland took it home with him.
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I had to change the first page of my Traveler’s Company month on two pages because after January 20th 2025 shit went a little sideways.
Happy Indie Bookstore Day!
Switched to Libro.fm from Audible about a month ago.
Works the same and our purchases support our local indie bookstore.
Buy books, buy audiobooks, buy indie books!
I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
Excited to be part of Saturday's Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner presented by Political Voices Network! Join us for fearless comedy that rips into media spin with @stephaniemiller.bsky.social @johnfugelsang.bsky.social & more. Tickets are $20.26, live or on demand, at meethook.live/not.
Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.
250 years ago today America began its march toward independence at the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The battles marked “No Kings Day, Part I.” Today millions of Americans will take part in “No Kings Day, Part II.”
If you love your library, listen up…
Cory Booker, winding down: "We need a greater love in this country a greater fight in this country a greater determination." And re: Strom Thurmond: "I'm not here because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. The people are more powerful."
JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
There are trans Americans right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist.
Well, I am. We are. We will.
‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
Report: Americans Waste Enough Food Each Year To Give Over 1 Billion Third World Residents Diabetes
Report: Americans Waste Enough Food Each Year To Give Over 1 Billion Third World Residents Diabetes
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A weather forecast predicting nice weather for the next week
That's the thing about New Orleans weather this time of year. One day you think you're going to fly off to Oz and the next week it's perfect.
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Oh no!! Rest in love, Big O❤️
#WPS
Republicans seem to have completely forgotten about the first amendment
