In Ps. 124:8: 'Our help is in the name of the Lord, maker of heaven and earth.' For Jeremiah, God is a potter. Genesis imagines us made from dust. God is a maker, a Creator. It is easy to tear down but beautiful to build up. Bless to the 7th generation. Maker is my work today.
A New Jersey data center will reportedly receive $77 million in tax breaks — while only creating one permanent job.
One job, in exchange for higher utility bills, noise pollution, and potential groundwater pollution.
Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop data centers?
Maybe it's just me but I don't think Jeffrey Epstein's clients should be the ones to decide if Jeffrey Epstein's clients should be prosecuted.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for its tracking of hate groups, said that the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the nonprofit regarding their use of informants.
In Ps.125:1 today: 'Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.' We trust the one who creates, redeems, & walks alongside. We trust the Spirit that speaks no lies. Reject the 'othering' among us. Trust is my work today.
In Ps. 126:5: 'Let those who sow with tears reap with shouts of joy.' As local deployments to the war unfold, we sow in tears that these movements are unrecorded in the media. May we battle the concept of forever wars & wage flourishing. Sowing with tears is my work today.
#smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
#Schwerin
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Sabbath rest
a spring sparrow
singing
for the guest
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#smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
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Lush petals
and glistening thorns--
this college
full of experts.
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Braided Creek
Kooser & Harrison, p.80
In Ps. 127:1 today: 'Unless it is the Lord who builds the house, the builders' work is pointless.' So much is being built by vanity & lies, but so much could be built by compassion & dignity. May we make God's love for all foundational in our building. Build is my work today.
Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.
Poem - 'An introduction to poetry' by Billy Collins
My high school experience was very much the last 2 stanzas of this Ars Poetica
There's a place for the dissection of a poem to understand craft, particularly as a poet
But before you want to write you need to love poems, to water ski across their surface
#Poetry
#Poemoftheday
#Nationalpoetrymonth
What the actual fuck….
Thank you for this naming. Some places hold a great deal of light against you.
In Ps.128:1 today: 'Everyone who honors the Lord, who walks In God's ways, is truly happy!' Storm damage surfaces our common powerlessness & reminds us of Mr. Rogers' good counsel: 'look for the helpers.' Prayer & supports for the sufferers. Bring hope. Walk is my work today.
In Ps.129:2: 'Since the days of my youth, again & again, my abusers have greatly troubled me, but they have never won the victory' (FNV). In a world of abuse & sexual assault, we assert God's solidarity with survivors & flourishing. Address predation. Victory is my work today.
This really is the only way to get rid of the stench and stain on our country's government.
#tankathursday
#vss365
#Schwerin
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yolk & grease
no judgments
the hot water
will take you
no need to ask
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Why do we have lawmakers in Congress who are willing to hold fellow members of Congress accountable for sexual assault but not a President?
The Daily Mail poll about whether the UK should re-join the European Union did not go according to plan.
In Ps.130:5 today: 'I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.' The Hebrew yachal means expectant waiting on God's action. I pray, indeed I hope, that the detention center brutality finds comprehensive reform. What are you hoping for? Hope is my work today.
There’s already a date onboard for a general strike
May 1st, National Strike
No work, no school, no shopping
www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle: “It eliminates healthcare coverage for more than 15 million Americans, according to the CBO. You’re going to sit here with a straight face and say they’re all illegals, they’re all defrauding the system?”
White House Budget Director Russell Vought: “Yes.”
I believe he trump tried that already….. He lost in numerous court cases.
Trump is a low IQ person. He functions at a 4th grade level. He also has a malignant narcissist mental disorder and more recently, dementia. Trump is a very sick man. A psychopath. He must be removed but the administration are making big bucks with him and refuse to act.
The President of the United States is Unhinged.
Frankly, many believe he’s crazy. The GOP lets this demented old man remain in power. SHAME!
Another night of ranting... as we gear up to attack Cuba!
Hey, so ICE is still kidnapping and disappearing people in the United States.
Just because they got quieter about it doesn't make it okay.
Abolish ICE. Chinga la Migra.
Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs.
Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its own stock in 2026.
This is what corporate greed looks like.
"There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us," write @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
Repost from Mayra
There were more protesters outside the Turning Point rally in Athens GA than event attendees.
In Ps. 131:2: 'No, but I have calmed & quieted myself like a weaned child on its mother.' Note the balance & comfort of being held by a mother. Striking that such calm establishes the hope that ends the psalm. God is a calming mother & source of hope. Calm is my work today.
