Lara Hoke

#antifa

Rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day Christopher Columbus' acts of extreme violence, mass murder, and barbarism against the native people of the Americas can no longer be ignored or relegated to the status of a mere foot note in history....

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These two headline sentences next to each other are a great encapsulation of the cognitive dissonance of this moment.

Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.

The apostolic exhortation is Pope Leo's first since his election in May. n.pr/3VWUvEJ

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social your comments about Portland are ridiculous

Hope to see you this Saturday! Fun for all ages! www.facebook.com/events/77776...

Murder is not okay

It's 9/11 today, and yet it has -- for the first time -- been overshadowed by new horror. Yesterday, in addition to the tragic shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado, Charlie Kirk was murdered/assassinated in Utah. I do understand why people on the left hate everything…

Join us for the 22nd Annual UU Joint Summer Service (at UU Harvard this year)! Service starts at 10 a.m. Details: www.fculittle.org/events/uu-jo...

Busy, busy…

Usually July is a "study leave" month for UU ministers. This has been the busiest July in all my years as a parish minister! There's just so much going on. Luckily, I love my calling. Right now I am in Pennsylvania, visiting family. It is good to get a break. What a bizarre time we are…

@cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy CBS must be a special kind of stupid that they can’t figure out how to make money from the #1 late night show…

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/re...

ICE is the new Gestapo…

No, I didn't invent this concept that "ICE is the new Gestapo", but it sure rings true. One of the more outrageous local ICE arrests/abductions/kidnappings was of Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a high school honor student, athlete, and band member who was…

@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social why do you give air time to John Kennedy? Sorry I tried tuning back in.

New me, new you(SA)?

I've been thinking about these changes for a long time... I've been wanting to get my hair cut short. I've had it short a few times in my life, but it's been a while. And I've wanted to wear contact lenses again. Finally, I just did it. Here's "the new me". The "new" Rev. Lara…

Join us for #LGBTQ+ Pride Karaoke at Fay Park in Littleton, Massachusetts! FB event page: www.facebook.com/events/63731...

Immigrant Legal Defense Act: Ensuring Access to Equitable Representation in Immigration Proceedings Write your legislators now—our communities are watching, and they need to feel the urgency from the streets in Massachusetts. We’re facing an escalating crisis with ICE detentions tearing families apa...

actionnetwork.org/letters/immi...

ICE is evil. To me, they are the Gestapo.

Harvard’s Decision to Resist Trump is ‘of Momentous Significance’ But a fight with the nation’s oldest, richest and most elite university is a battle that President Trump and his powerful aide, Stephen Miller, want to have.

Thank you, #Harvard! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

lgbTqia+ Solidarity

The Unitarian Universalist Association recently put out a strong statement of solidarity with the trans and nonbinary community. It's almost unbelievable to me that the T**** Administration is trying to push the fiction that there are just two genders when there aren't even…

Hands Off Massachusetts! Rally/March · Hands Off ***RALLY AND MARCH*** MC: **Jean-Luc Pierite** | President | North American Indian Center of Boston **SCHEDULE:** 11:00 am: Meet at Parkman Bandstand 11:15 am: Kickoff speaker: - **Rev. Mariama W...

See you in #Boston! #HandsOff mobilize.us/s/bjNhGv

Transgender Day of Visibility picture of a heart in trans pride colors.

It's #TDOV ! I still use she/her pronouns, but I fall under the broad trans umbrella as a genderqueer person. I'm on the "she" side of "they". I recently heard the term "theydy" (they+lady), and that works. I also relate to "demi-woman". Nothing has really changed; I've always been this way.

Continuing to learn Español

I could continue to post about the horrors in the United States of 2025 under the Trump Administration. It's just never-ending. I'm happy and proud to say that parishioners of my congregation are doing a great job of defending democracy, which is a Unitarian…

Trump targets 'anti-American ideology' at Smithsonian museums The order says that "divisive narratives" must be purged from the US museums and research centres.

We are living a nightmare. This is Germany 1933. bbc.com/news/article...

Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:

Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom

Cornell men’s hockey beats Michigan State 4-3!! Woo hoo! @cornelluniversity.bsky.social

Whitewashing American history The Trump Presidency as a project of erasure

New, from me:

Trump is whitewashing American history, removing not just people, but also the stories, images, and values to anyone who does not conform to his impoverished vision of America.

Here is a partial inventory. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...

WTF

Don't elect idiots. #TrumpIsTrash

Ten Democrats join Republicans to vote to censure Al Green over Trump speech House votes to censure Texas congressman for ‘breach of proper conduct’ for disrupting president’s address

10 Democrats voted to censure Rep. Al Green. Jerks. If any of them are your reps, make sure you reach out to them and give them a piece of your mind. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...