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The Trump administration has begun firing employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, one of the world’s premier centers for climate science.

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Pier studies, Nags Head today.

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It is the feast day of George Herbert. In lieu of the Benedictus, I said this poem of his at morning prayer. A meditation on prayer, sure, but surely also a song of praise.

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Possibly because "inefficiencies in governmental spending" is an excuse for tearing down anything that protects civil rights.

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"'It’s difficult to see why a system dedicated to civil rights complaints would have any impact whatsoever on a department looking for inefficiencies in governmental spending,' said Cody Venzke, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union" www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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The Beatitudes and Joan Baez... sermon from Epiphany 6, Trinity Episcopal, Staunton Va. Finding myself preaching on the necessity of story, voice and listening a lot these days. www.trinitystaunton.org/the-beatitud... (image by Cara Hochhalter) ⚓

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We need each other in this world. In recognizing our mutual interdependence upon each other, we are able to create, to innovate, to heal, to build a world that is good for everyone. We are always in relationship, as individuals and as nations. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...

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An important read, from @thedanrather.bsky.social: Trump’s Most Dangerous Move Yet? open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

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Freedom of speech is part of the 1st Amendment for a reason — it's a foundational right of all Americans. It is currently under under attack by Trump.

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With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is your best protection. And it's not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.

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I never follow hockey but I'm rooting for Canada tonight. #4nations #CANvsusa

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Last night read/talked wilderness (in anticipation of Lent) with the Writing our Faith group at Trinity. Discovered the work of Reg Saner with this poem, What Wilderness Tells You. We dwell in wilderness and wilderness dwells in us, changes us... ⚓ www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

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Heard today on NPR: What St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Hyattsville, MD is doing to support immigrant families in the face of draconian policies and potential family separation — St Matthew’s clergy are signing stand-by guardianship papers. Worth the 7-minute listen ⚓️ www.npr.org/2025/02/18/n...

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Noonday Prayer for February 18... let's be holy troublemakers! (today's meditation from @forwardmovement.org's For the Beauty of the Earth) www.facebook.com/TrinityStaun... ⚓️

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Union Square rally.

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OPINION: Allowing the government to violate our sacred spaces and our congregations with immigration raids both shocks our consciences and infringes on our freedom of religion.

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Snow, traffic cone, flowers, Crucible Coffee Staunton on Saturday afternoon…

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Greetings from the Task Force on AI & IP! Please take our survey about your own thoughts about AI in church contexts. We are seeking to develop guidelines for both beneficial and potentially detrimental uses of AI within church contexts and will present a report at GC82. mailchi.mp/episcopalchu... ⚓

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This thread.

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Looking for online platforms to share images and stories - online art exhibits, etc. Seeing Squarespace, Padlet has been recommended. Others you all have used/liked? ⚓ #tec

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Last week the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia clergy were challenged to name "The Best Song Ever Written". This is a playlist of those answers shared with the gathering. What is your "best song ever written"? ⚓

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"The activists of the civil rights era showed us. Fred Rogers showed us. Michael Curry showed us. Jimmy Carter showed us. Pauli Murray showed us. A bishop in Washington showed us." Sermon at Trinity Episcopal Staunton last Sunday: Who are we to be? www.trinitystaunton.org/who-are-we-t...

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BREAKING On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

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Today, President Trump called our enemy, Russia, before calling our ally, Ukraine. Meanwhile, his Secretary of Defense, ruled out a future for Ukraine in NATO and a restoration of Ukrainian sovereignty over its own lands.

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Snow pics, last night and this morning…

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This is the content I needed today.

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Trump is attempting to cut funding for research to fight cancer, Alzheimer’s, and infectious diseases. As the home of the Mayo Clinic, we know that medical research saves lives. Minnesota Republicans should stand up for the health and wellbeing of our state. abcnews.go.com/Health/billi...

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Noonday Prayer, with a sonnet to St. Valentine by Malcolm Guite... www.facebook.com/TrinityStaun...

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“In God’s kingdom, immigrants and refugees, transgender people, the poor and the marginalized are not at the edges fearful and alone. They are at the center of the Gospel story.” - Episcopal Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe. ⚓️ #episcopalchurch #jesus #christianity #lgbt

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An older priest friend yesterday referred to someone as a “walking time warp” and I am holding onto that one

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