Brittany Barkus

We are now actually debating whether or not to close debate. We are, in fact, debating debate.

#ELCACWA25

“Every life in the Holy Land is Holy.” Bishop-elect Imad Haddad of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. #ELCACWA25

2nd ballot for #ELCA Presiding Bishop.

#ELCACWA25

I'm not seeing it in the Guide. I think you have to actually be a voting member to see.

Is there a list of the 35 names for the 2nd ballot for those watching online? #ELCACWA25

It sounded like it would be in the Guide app and anyone can get the ELCA Guide app, but I'm not seeing it under section 10 like she said. I'm also watching online.

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

Screenshot of tweet from Jordyn Hermani (🔈: "HermanE”) @JordynHermani. In the photo, cowardly baby Josh Schriver stands at a lectern, while Sen. @JeremyMoss.bsky.social stares him down. · 47m Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, said he will not take questions about his resolution asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell which legalized same sex marriage nationwide in 2015. Front row at the presser is Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Southfield, who is openly gay.

“Tough guy” Schriver wants to tear apart families, but is too big a wimp to take questions at his own press event. @jeremymoss.bsky.social came to sit front and center and stare down bigotry. Real courage in the face of shameful cowardice.

Yeah, there's a lot these days.

Go read a book.

Ex: Blessed be ______, for ______.

If you could add a line to the Beatitudes, particularly in the context of 2025, what would it be?

Mychal smiles in his “The Library is for Everyone” shirt from Out of Print clothing

UNSTOPPABLE JOHN: How John Lewis Got His Library Card-and Helped Change History BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAT ZIETLOW MILLER, ILLUSTRATED BY JERRY JORDAN

When Congressman John Lewis was a child, he tried to get a library card. He was turned away & told “The Library is not for coloureds” 💔

He’s a civil rights icon, lover of books, recipient of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

“The Library IS for Everyone” 💚
#BlackHistoryMonth

i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there

World map with all countries in green except for the United States, symbolizing U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Caption from '@IdiotBenevolent' says "The updated World Health Organization map is a sick joke."

The joke is on us.

If you’re struggling to unplug, sleep or rest… you’re not alone.

The unrelenting 24 hour news cycle is hard to detach from.

Your nervous system knows it’s under threat. That threat takes a toll…Especially if you’re chronically ill.

Give yourself grace. Flares will happen. We will get through it.

has this ever been more true than this week?

The image is from a "Transparency Center" document and lists guidelines regarding acceptable and prohibited content for insults. It mentions: 1. Insults about: Character, such as cowardice, dishonesty, criminality, and sexual promiscuity or immorality. Mental characteristics, including but not limited to accusations of stupidity, intellectual capacity, and mental illness, as well as unsupported comparisons among politically correct (PC) groups based on inherent intellectual traits. 2. Highlighted section: The document allows allegations of mental illness or abnormality when tied to gender or sexual orientation, referencing political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality. It also acknowledges the non-serious use of terms like "weird."

Meta literally created a LGBTQ exception for calling someone mentally ill as an insult. You can't do it for any other group except LGBTQ people.

Good advice, always remember to avoid the bites ends!

Hi. I still don't know how to use this app, so pictures of my cat seemed like a logical first thing to post. 👋🏻

Can you add me?