(I thought so)

their plainly stated goal is to starve forty million people until they get what they want, which is to rip health care away from millions more

that this is too monstrous for most news organizations to tell the truth about does not change the facts

It tells you something about how good the relationship between my congregation and I is that nobody had anything negative to say about that

I talked about the Clipse song "Birds Don't Sing" during our Remembrance Day platform today. I needed to introduce the Clipse to an audience that wouldn't know them otherwise. I said "they're brothers from Virginia Beach, and they usually rap about cocaine" which feels like a very me moment to have

Everybody is beautiful and I hate them all 😂

Therapy is important, but therapy is an individualistic mode and cannot do what community can. Go to therapy, but also be in community with other messy, difficult, irritating, beautiful humans

Therapy is important, but therapy is an individualistic mode and cannot do what community can. Go to therapy, but also be in community with other messy, difficult, irritating, beautiful humans

hey Chicago if you are (understandably) nervous about confrontations with ICE

find a street vendor and give what can

they’re charging $5 for a tamale? Not for you, it’s $20 now

Blue Boat Home - Ethically Sourced Today on the podcast we talk about our symbiotic relationship with nature and groundhogs!Ethically Sourced is produced in partnership with the Washington Ethical Society, a humanist congregation in Wa...

Hi. I haven't been on this account in forever.

I'm on a podcast regularly, if you're into that kind of thing.

www.buzzsprout.com/2418287/epis...

Blue Boat Home - Ethically Sourced Today on the podcast we talk about our symbiotic relationship with nature and groundhogs!Ethically Sourced is produced in partnership with the Washington Ethical Society, a humanist congregation in Wa...

Hi. I haven't been on this account in forever.

I'm on a podcast regularly, if you're into that kind of thing.

www.buzzsprout.com/2418287/epis...

The entrance to a single story beige brick building. To the left of the glass doors is a Black Lives Matter flag (and a bush that needs trimmed) to the right a progress pride flag which hangs vertically and is nearly the full hight of the tallest segment of the building. Along the walkway are many other small pride flags.

I work in DC, basically at the other end of 16th St from the White House.

Today, we dedicated this gigantic new Pride flag.

The entrance to a single story beige brick building. To the left of the glass doors is a Black Lives Matter flag (and a bush that needs trimmed) to the right a progress pride flag which hangs vertically and is nearly the full hight of the tallest segment of the building. Along the walkway are many other small pride flags.

I work in DC, basically at the other end of 16th St from the White House.

Today, we dedicated this gigantic new Pride flag.

Of course, this is less about belief or not than it is about specific flavors of high control religion. And still.

You mean to tell me that you believe there's an all knowing and all powerful deity, and somehow you think you know what they planned for someone else's life? Based on what, your weird genital divination practice?

I don't much believe in God (with or without the capitalization) myself, but when people who profess belief insist that "you're good just how God made you" is a counter argument to people being trans I simply cannot get over the hubris.

I'd like to read something pop-sciencey, but good and grounded in actual science. Anyone got good suggestions?

A digital graphic features a screenshot from UU World, the magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association. At the top, the UU World logo appears in blue text. Below it, the headline in bold black font reads: "UUA, Other Religious Groups Sue Trump Administration to Halt Immigration Arrests at Houses of Worship." A subheading in smaller black text states: "The Trump policy allowing raids in houses of worship violates the First Amendment, the lawsuit argues." The byline attributes the article to Elaine McArdle and is dated 2/11/2025. Below the text, there is an illustration with a stylized American flag background. The left side of the flag is blue with white, hand-drawn stars, while the right side features red and white stripes. In the foreground, there is a black and white sketch of a group of people walking in a line, including adults and children, carrying backpacks and holding hands as they move forward. At the bottom of the image, a black rectangular banner with white bold text reads: "Read more at http://bit.ly/uuworld-immigration."

The UUA proudly joins a multifaith coalition & the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection in opposition to the federal government's rescission of ICE’s sensitive locations policy, which violates the 1st Amendment & the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. More at bit.ly/uuworld-immi... #UU

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And there it is: Russell Vought is confirmed.

I wrote a long profile of him, his worldview, his political project: He’s one of the architects of Project 2025, an avowed Christian nationalist, and a radical ideologue of the “post-constitutional” Right.

He is at war with pluralistic democracy.

A digital graphic features a quote from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. The background is a close-up photograph of green lichen growing on a surface, slightly blurred. The quote, in white sans-serif text, reads: “In a world of scarcity, interconnection and mutual aid become critical for survival. So say the lichens.” Above the quote, there is a white Unitarian Universalist chalice symbol, flanked by two thin horizontal lines. Below the quote, in smaller white text, it says: “from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.” The bottom of the graphic features the website “UUA.ORG ” in white uppercase letters, with a subtle arrow pointing to the right. The design elements include four small white dots in the upper right and lower left corners.

A digital graphic features a question in white sans-serif text: “Where do you see reciprocity at work in your own life? In your congregation and community?” The background is a close-up photograph of green lichen growing on a surface, slightly blurred. Above the question, there is a white Unitarian Universalist chalice symbol, flanked by two thin horizontal lines. The bottom of the graphic features the website “UUA.ORG ” in white uppercase letters, with a subtle arrow pointing to the right. Four small white dots are positioned in the upper right and lower left corners.

Robin Wall Kimmerer, in her book "Braiding Sweetgrass," asks us to learn from lichens: when resources are scarce, they turn to each other to survive. In hard times, how do you choose connection? Where do you see reciprocity in your life?

Read more: bit.ly/4jGfEhb

#UU #mutualaid

No matter what actions make sense for you:

Eat a protein.

Drink water.

Touch a plant or consenting creature (a human is a creature, so is a cat)

This can be helpful, but isn't as useful if you get arrested and have to turn over your phone

I'm getting a lot of freaked out late-night texts from my friends who are not experienced organizers, looking for advice on how to deal with the constant onslaught of bad news and how to make themselves useful. This is the advice I give.

If you are going to a protest:

Wear a mask

Leave your phone at home

The FDA might not take H5N1 seriously but every Mask Bloc is stocking up on N95s.

SNAP might get cut off but Food Not Bombs will still be handing out food each week.

FEMA might get gutted but Mutual Aid Disaster Relief will still be mucking & gutting houses.

Dear Mr. Dodaro, We write to ask that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conduct an investigation of reports indicating that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted Elon Musk and other “Department of Government Efficiency” employees unprecedented access to the federal government’s payment systems on January 31, 2025.1 These reports are deeply troubling. These critical systems process trillions of dollars of transactions each year and contain sensitive personal and financial information for tens of millions of Americans.2 These systems ensure that Social Security checks, tax refunds, and Medicare benefits are paid on time and are essential to preventing a default on federal debt.3 GAO must investigate and determine who was granted access to these systems, why and how this access was granted, and the implications for the nation’s economic and national security.

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent a letter to Gene Dodaro, asking the GAO to conduct an investigation into reports the Treasury Secretary granted "Elon Musk and other 'Department of Government Efficiency' employees unprecedented access to the federal government’s payment systems."

Some have been so numbed to the creep of power that they keep asking what if this turns violent. Friends, it is violent.

MAKE ART AGAINST FASCISM

Crockett: “I’m tired of the white tears. If you’re competent you’re not concerned. When you compare me to Greene/Boebert there’s no comparison… The only ppl crying are mediocre white boys beaten out by people that had to work much harder.”

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