Ed Cyzewski

They might be making Trump mad, but Newsom has been throwing these at the press -- if you think these are beneath my office, why don't you say that when the president does the same thing?

He's exposing that the media has a separate set of standards for Our Very Special Boy and that's good.

Church Conflict, Trust, and Each Person’s Starting Point A few years ago, I passed through an extremely difficult season of conflict that involved reporting pastoral misconduct at our church. My own part involved trying to help our priest regain trust af…

This has been on my mind for years. I think I finally have a simple way to share my observations about how we tend to go through church conflict. I'm curious if my explanations match anyone else's experience.
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Sometimes it takes just one courageous person to turn h\the tide. Just one! Go Senator @corybooker.com !

[Musk and Trump are] "firing staff, they're cutting services. They're making it harder to get a real person on the phone.

They're telling them to show up at the office. When they get to the office, they're telling them to go online.

This is cutting Social Security." -
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social

Massive layoffs, purge of leadership underway at U.S. health agencies The move comes after Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement of a sweeping reduction of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Trump-RFK Jr. just fired our most experienced public health leaders. It is reckless and dangerous to decimate US agencies that protect the public and find cures for major health threats!

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"President Trump and Elon Musk's move fast and break things mentality is breaking Social Security." - @smith.senate.gov

The most important tool that Democrats have right now, in the minority, is communications. The microphone and platforms are just sitting there, and they're up for grabs.

Booker showed he's in the 10% of Democrats who seem to understand that.

When historians look back on this period the thing that will puzzle them most might be how little American law firms, universities, media, etc, really cared about defending free expression when presented with the most obvious opportunities to do so.

France raises a fascinating hypothetical point: what if the law still exists even if people might get mad at you

Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

What Is Left to Parody of American Evangelical Christianity? I started writing parody book release blog posts on each April Fool’s day to have a laugh and maybe sell a few copies of my book Coffeehouse Theology: Reflecting on God in Everyday Life. Back then,…

NEW POST (not an April Fools Prank): How can we remain apart from the madness of the times while still speaking prophetically and advocating for others with empathy?
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This isn't anti-DEI - it's retelling history as a story with only white men in it. The tale of the Navajo Code Talkers is essential to understanding the Allies' victory in WWII. Removing it because the people involved were non-white is segregationism.

Latest lunch break oil pastel with the reference. I usually avoid structures, but I gave this bridge a shot.

A little project has been good for my soul this week.

And remember: THEY WANT TO HURT YOU. Musk, Trump, Vought....they all said this in public. They want you to suffer, be traumatized, and experience shock.

Your life is a game to them.

Donald Trump has never and will never be your friend.

Christian groups kick off Lent with letters objecting to Trump moves on budget and immigration (RNS) — 'This year we celebrate Lent amidst a growing crisis in America, driven by the political accumulation of wealth, power, and control,' reads one of the letters from faith groups.

EXCLUSIVE(S): In pair of Lent-focused letters, major Christian leaders and denominations blast the Trump admin, call on fellow Christians to take action to protect immigrants, refugees and the poor as a matter of faith. religionnews.com/2025/03/04/c...

It Was an Ambush Friday marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.

Tom Nichols, @radiofreetom.bsky.social, get it exactly right.

Don't let the toadies spin it any other way. Yesterday was the crudest public display of bullying ever seen by the US.

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Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.

But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.

He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.

We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.

Things our College DEI office did:

-hosted meals around major holidays so international students could enjoy company and experience American holiday foods

-hosted a "hackathon" for students to "design for neurodiversity in a neurotypical world"

Things it didn't do:

-tell faculty to do anything

It's the *anti-DEI* drive now that has outsiders acting "like many faculty members' direct supervisor and telling them how and what to teach."

DEI officials never reviewed syllabi or challenged course titles or targeted entire fields of scholarship. That's what the anti-DEI forces do.

"DEI on campus ... was starting to act like many faculty members' direct supervisor and telling them how and what to teach"

I'm sorry, what?

I've never experienced this myself and I've never heard another faculty member anywhere ever complain about anything remotely like this.

Still waiting for stories of waste, fraud and abuse rather than those of savage betrayal of people who have dedicated their lives to make America more prosperous, healthier, safer and more secure.

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They’re not evil geniuses.
They’re evil idiots.

Trump during campaign: Starting the day I take the Oath of Office I will rapidly drive prices down

Trump today: Inflation is back...I had nothing to do with it

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

The post below by @simonwdc.bsky.social is a really good read (and I rec subbing). Key point: 17 GOP reps are vulnerable in 2026 and hedging against current party demands.

Slide 1: A list of vulnerable Reps
Slide 2: Call to action NOW if you live in those districts.

Remember that Mitch McConnell's blueprint for our hellscape started with the GOP taking over vacant and uncontested local offices. School boards, city councils, and others are the hidden battlegrounds of our culture. This is why Run For Something is so powerful and important.

Seriously, how hard would it be for the Senate and House Ds to have a morning joint press conference, 7 days a week, contesting Trump's assault on the US right now? Could be a different Senator and House Member each day. We are in a national emergency right now. Our leaders need to act that way.

Agree