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this christian minister understands: trans people are made in the image of god

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You don't fire the military lawyers (JAG) and the Chairman of Joint Chiefs if you aren't planning on pushing your "Commander in Chief" status to the limit. Let's hope there are soldiers who will uphold their oath since our leaders aren't.

submitted 14 days ago • 74 comments

If you want to understand how we got here, you have to understand Christian Nationalism. It's the permission structure that justifies all of this harm and hate in the minds of so many Americans. Here's a reading list to get you started: bookshop.org/lists/unders...

submitted 26 days ago • 52 comments

study anyway research anyway synthesize anyway write anyway share knowledge anyway it’s all valuable it’s all important

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

middle of the night question for the #SistersInLaw: Do you think the rationale for the floated bringing of the USPS into the Department of Commerce is more to revive enforcement of the Comstock Act and further reduce healthcare access or more to do something fishy with mailed in ballots?

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Of course he’s coming here. We have a lesbian governor, a Black woman attorney general, a Black woman US Congresswoman, an Asian woman mayor. Trump and his minions hate that and want to show them as weak. Stay out of our state. Stay out of Boston.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau uncovered $21 billion of cheating and returned it directly to Americans. That little agency is proof that we can make the government work for people. Trump and Musk want to take that away, but we won't stop fighting to protect it.

submitted 20 days ago • 106 comments

Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Elon Musk has got to go! ^most often heard chant this morning

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

some scenes from today’s protest in boston

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 21 days ago • 132 comments

This is probably the most accurate take.

submitted 21 days ago • 2917 comments

jamelle is correct

submitted 22 days ago • 1317 comments

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

submitted 22 days ago • 5649 comments

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

submitted 22 days ago • 2687 comments

Let me put it into perspective: 23-year-old Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, was sentenced to 21 years in prison in November for posting classified info on Discord. Meanwhile, Elon Musk shares classified info, and we just shrug. This isn’t a culture war; it’s a class war.

submitted 22 days ago • 46 comments

me and my buddy squeak

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

question for the #sistersinlaw: since jd vance has brazenly stated that judges shouldn’t be allowed to rule against the executive branch, can he be referred to the bar to have his law license suspended or revoked? can he be reported? @barbmcquade.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

i, too, can do a whole lot really fast if i don’t care if it’s legal, ethical, or constitutional. oh yeah, and if i don’t know what i’m doing to boot.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Strong rumor with credible sourcing: DOJ has put all of public integrity line attorneys in a room and told them they have an hour for someone to choose who will sign motion to dismiss and if nobody does, they will all be fired. The nastiest strong-arming in DOJ history by a long shot.

submitted 23 days ago • 603 comments

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

submitted 23 days ago • 606 comments

After realizing the name “Red White and Blue Land” sounds too clunky, Republican Congressman files amendment to remove red and blue. Is this satire or prophecy? Time will tell.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

folks it’s a lot— and it’s demoralizing and enraging. do not fall into the pit of despair. or if you do, find a little rope of happiness to help pull yourself out. what are you doing to bring yourself a little happiness?

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

So … extortion. Again.

submitted 26 days ago • 27 comments

@flagsforgood.com enjoying our new Tyranny Shall Not Prevail flag!!

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

one downside of a joint clergy household, just filed our tax return ... woof, that's a lot of taxes

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Massachusetts Council of Churches, two dozen Jewish & Christian orgs are suing DHS to stop the federal government's rescission of ICE’s sensitive locations policy, which violates the #FirstAmendment & Religious Freedom Restoration Act. #Mapoli #Church www.masscouncilofchurches.org/wp-content/u...

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

submitted 30 days ago • 6587 comments

Pete Hegseth isn’t DEI. Daniel Penny isn’t DEI. That’s not what DEI is. They’re just grossly unqualified for their jobs and add no value that any replacement legacy job applicant wouldn’t bring. So stop saying “it’s DEI” like it’s a clever commentary on the situation. It’s not.

submitted 32 days ago • 587 comments

shaming others might feel nice but it’s not effective if you ever want to try to work with them again

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

submitted 38 days ago • 3787 comments

Yes, there was a bill passed by Congress. Congress authorized it and provided the funding. Trump is trying to do it unilaterally.

submitted 39 days ago • 18 comments

This is actually really bad. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

submitted 46 days ago • 13 comments

The entire federal government should be sued for violating the civil rights act and employment discrimination laws for firing any black person they can get their hands on by calling them all “DEI” hires.

submitted 45 days ago • 79 comments

This is what happens when you don't properly evaluate pardon requests on an individual basis. Trump didn't look at prior criminal history, behavior in prison, or risk of dangerousness to the community following release. Now we all pay the price for him using the pardon power as a political reward.

submitted 46 days ago • 334 comments

This is NOT a reason for exercising the pardon power & it's not a legitimate use of presidential authority even if Trump is legally entitled to do it. Rewarding people for their political support of your candidacy by pardoning their kids is a sign of political corruption.

submitted 46 days ago • 402 comments

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

submitted 46 days ago • 941 comments

it’s now three days in a row of moving my butt, including two days at the gym, starting to get back into a routine

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

people like Rep. Mike Collins calling for the deportation of Rt. Rev. Budde prove that they view deportation first as a weapon to use against people they don’t like instead of as a lawful tool to remove dangerous criminals

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

If you want to better understand the constitutional and legal context of the birthright citizenship order, please give my conversation with @jedshug.bsky.social on #JusticeByDesign a listen.

submitted 47 days ago • 4 comments

i hope if i ever get to preach to trump's face that i can have the composure of Bishop Budde and not try to, i dunno, earthbend the steeple down onto the first pew

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

I don't often share my sermons, but I share with you, "Why Jesus Cannot Be White," my sermon from this past MLK weekend. youtu.be/MK7ACQMeqsI

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

We really can fight for Black rights and liberation, for trans rights and liberation, for immigrant rights and liberation, for Palestinian rights and liberation, for Indigenous rights and liberation, for disability rights and liberation, all at the same time.

submitted 48 days ago • 4 comments

the salute disgusts me so much i can barely speak about it

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

what a fucking awful day

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

this little kidney bean was just having the best day

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Grateful to Jack Smith and his team

submitted 54 days ago • 15 comments

Smith is not making the claim a jury would have convicted. He is restating the standard prosecutors must meet before they can indict, that he believed there was sufficient evidence to obtain & sustain a conviction. The decision is left up to the jury. Justice is done when they have that opportunity.

submitted 54 days ago • 269 comments