Cheri Metier

God does not require us to achieve any of the good tasks that humanity must pursue. What God requires of us is that we not stop trying.
- Bayard Rustin

Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

#notmyUSA

FYI:

In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.

If Trump announces a new and illegal regime change war against Venezuela tonight pay attention to which elected Democrats stay silent and don’t vociferously oppose and condemn him for it - and then make sure those Dems are subjected to primary challenges next year.

HHS accuses wo evidence, that AAP is negatively influenced by Pharma in a "pay to play" dynamic. Yet, this is EXACTLY the dynamic HHS is insisting from the AAP for JHS grant funding! OVERWHELMING HYPOCRISY!

The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.

Note: "Deportation Judges," not immigration judges. No need to apply if you don't get the agenda.

Bright shining star in a night sky. Prayer by Liz Miller: When the noise of the season overwhelms me, may I tune into John’s assurance that Christ is coming anyway. Amen.

🙏🏾When the noise of the season overwhelms me, may I tune into John’s assurance that Christ is coming anyway. Amen.

-Liz Miller
Pastor of Granby Congregational Church, UCC
Daily Devotional 12/8/24: https://ow.ly/y6zz50XzJYf

👉🏾 Submit your prayer here: https://ow.ly/YLBl50XzJYg

One third of the country supported the January 6 2021 attempted take over the government & are the same ones who voted him back in. They are traitors in my book.

Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S. “Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:

'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."

chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

Emergency-Gate: Focus on Challenging the Premise of Trump’s Power *neighborhood in southeast Baltimore

Re-upping this because…. There is no emergency except those of Trunp’s making. Would love to see more focus here.

open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Trump struggles to explain why a bailout for Argentina meets his ‘America First’ standards The American president admitted that his $20 billion bailout for a South American ally probably won’t benefit the United States very much.

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Donald Trump lied when he pledged to make IVF available to every family for FREE.

His genius plan is to rip away health insurance from millions of people, and then politely ask companies to add IVF coverage out of the goodness of their hearts.

It's insulting—a broken promise.

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

“At a moment when U.S. forces are building up across the Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela are at a boiling point, the departure of our top military commander in the region sends an alarming signal of instability within the chain of command...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Where's the rule of law? Where are the "dangerous criminals"? US citizens, including children, sick children held for days without access to a lawyer. 😡
#loveyourneighbor

The fact that top Republicans are already fearmongering about, lying about, the No Kings rallies this Saturday, across the US, tells you how worried they are about public pressure and protest against their reactionary, autocratic, anti-American agenda.

Remaining living hostages and Palestinian prisoners released as part of cease-fire in Gaza - The Boston Globe While major questions remain about the future of Hamas and Gaza, the exchange of hostages and prisoners marked a key step toward ending the deadliest war ever between Israel and the militant group.

For two excruciating years, I have called for the return of the hostages brutally kidnapped on October 7th and held in Gaza.

Today is a good day. Surviving Israeli hostages are finally home and reuniting with loved ones.

Walmart and Navy Federal Credit Union were investigated for scamming consumers, but now they’re thanking Donald Trump for letting them off the hook.

Instead of lowering costs like he promised, Trump is standing in the way of cheated Americans getting their money back.

NPR's middle school champion: A moving podcast about Japanese American incarceration For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark chapter in U.S. history during World War II.

May we learn the lessons of our past. Thanks to an 11 year old journalist and an 85 year old retired school teacher.

A fifth grader's winning podcast in NPR's Podcast Challenge www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...

Pete Hegseth, the same guy who texted classified war plans to a reporter, wants to decide what the media can report at the Pentagon.

The First Amendment is clear: the government cannot stop a free press.

This order is unconstitutional and un-American.

Pregnant folks have taken Tylenol for decades before there was any increase in autism. There's nothing to indicate a relationship.

#WorkerJustice

As a survivor, I can't think of a more fitting metaphor than a rapist creating loud noises with planes as a survivor tries to tell her story. I mean... just wow. Nevertheless, she persisted.

Trump and Republicans got rid of the CFPB's $5 cap on overdraft fees, allowing big banks to keep raking in profits off of struggling Americans.

So just how much money are banks taking from consumers with these predatory fees?

@sanders.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, and I are finding out.

An ancient disease makes yet another comeback Why cholera is striking in Africa. It's a disease that's easy to control with proper treatment. But without medical care, patients can perish quickly.

Over the past three years, cases have more than doubled, with over 230,000 cases and nearly 5,000 deaths so far this year on the continent. Those cases are spread across 23 countries, up from 15 affected countries in 2022, according to Africa CDC.

It’s corruption, plain and simple.

After Donald Trump's massive tax handout to the rich in 2017, the wealthiest 400 Americans paid a lower tax rate than the average American family.

How is that fair?

Tax the rich and invest in lowering costs.