For those of you keeping score, association is not the same thing as causation.

As seen at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI.

Fun fact:
The knowledge of the benefits of innoculation/vaccination dates back to the 15th/16th century in Asia.

Don't listen to the current head of HHS.

Vaccines save lives and protect communities.

I feel like, at this point, this game is Michigan vs the Refs rather than New Mexico. Goodness gracious.

Not a great fan of the name calling but this absolutely happened.

Racism is a hell of a drug.

I am lamenting that within the ELCA, our disabled siblings seem to be left out of conversations regarding historically underrepresented groups.

Racism is absolutely baked into the system, but all it takes is a picture of a church sanctuary to see that ableism is, too

#elcacwa25

From Heather Cox Richardson today:

"Do not doubt, don’t second guess, and don't challenge the President of the US Donald Trump,” House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) warned GOP lawmakers. “He's the leader of the party."

That's MAGA. That's Christian nationalism in a nutshell.

SUBMISSION.

The speaker also refuses to acknowledge that the term "judeo-christian," and Christian Nationalism, as a whole, are, in fact, anti-semetic.

Just tossing this out there - if Bill Gates is trying to give away $200 Billion within the next 20 years, I know where 80k could be put to good use...

Have you ever noticed the administration says it's our patriotic duty to be healthier but has yet to announce plans to reduce poverty and increase access to affordable fresh foods?

In fact, their policies seem to be doing the opposite.

Mechanized weaving loom with cream colored fabric.

I saw a meme yesterday about field trips being wasted on kids, and I totally felt that after having spent the day at Greenfield Village with my son. He loved it. And.
I could have spent hours just watching the craftsmen weaving fabric and blowing glass.

The most recent episodes of my favorite podcast, @thehistorychicks.bsky.social tells the story of Miep Gies, one of the individuals who risked their lives to hide Anne Frank's family.

I highly recommend this episode, as well as their episode on Anne Frank.

I promise you it's relevant

Sometimes, parenting looks like waiting with great excitement to see what book your kid brings home from the book fair.

#ScholasticKidForLife

a cartoon of a man saying now you know and knowing is half the battle . ALT: a cartoon of a man saying now you know and knowing is half the battle .

Did you know you can ask your medical provider to check your measles antibody titers to see if you need a booster of the MMR vaccine?

Vaccines DO NOT cause autism.

But what the autistic people in your life hear when you spread that widely debunked misinformation is that you would prefer to have a child die a painful death from eradicated communicable disease than to be like them.

Oh, and that’s bullshit.

Hope this helps!

I long for the days in which the hottest debates were Jess vs. Dean, Jess vs. Logan, and Dawson vs. Pacey

(btw, Jess and Pacey, obvi)

Our budgets communicate our values.

You cannot say, in one breath, "I follow Christ," and, in the next, vote to cut health care access and food assistance to the most vulnerable in our country.

See Matt 25:31-46

This. 100%

Pay attention. Israel just evicted 40,000 Palestinians from the West Bank. From refugee camps. Tanks have rolled in and they say they will be there at least a year. Palestinians are under attack and under siege in every place in the tiny bits of land that they have been able to hold onto.

Mike Pence just reposted an old article he wrote about the limitations on the powers of a president. For some reason. Here is a part of it.

Books by Contemporary Black Authors | Penguin Random House Explore the must-read books by acclaimed contemporary Black authors, from Zadie Smith to James McBride.

I am so grateful that Penguin Random House curates lists like this!

ISO:
Novels similar to the Fourth Wing series written by black authors

Truth is often revealed in works of art, in this case, literature

"Fourth Wing," by Rebecca Yarros, page 388

On February 8, 1788, James Madison published Federalist 51—titled “The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments.” 1/

When you're so comfy, you become one with the couch.

#Caturday

USAID, currently being shut down by Elon Musk, purchases about $2 billion annually in rice, wheat, lentils, and peas from American farmers.

“But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
“Woe to you who are full now,
for you will be hungry.
“Woe to you who are laughing now,
for you will mourn and weep.
“Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets."

“Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets...

We need to talk more about the Sermon on the Plain, in Luke 6:20-26.

“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
for you will be filled.
“Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh...