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Retired Presbyterian (PCUSA) minister - still working ... liberal, progressive, blue, thoughtful, history buff ... fan of Bonhoeffer, Barth & Tillich ... fan of Heather Cox Richardson & Kristin Kobes DuMez.

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February 15, 2026 The Trump administrationโ€™s white nationalist project was on full display this weekend at the 62nd Munich Security Conference that took place from February 13 to 15, 2026.

February 15, 2026
GOP Lies ... open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

16.02.2026 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can We Be Saved From the SAVE Act? Yes, but it all depends on our senators

Can We Be Saved From the SAVE Act?
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16.02.2026 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Money does strange things to us - the more we have, the greater our fear - that someone or something will take it away. Wealth blinds our "social eyes," and hardens our heart. Any wonder that Jesus said "Wealthy folks have a hard time entering the kingdom of God"?

16.02.2026 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Deportations recalibrate Latino mindset Deportations recalibrate Latino mindset

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16.02.2026 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's President's Day - sure wish we had one!

16.02.2026 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Comics - Los Angeles Times Comics - Los Angeles Times

Arrogance on tap: enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/art...

15.02.2026 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Food for Thought 018 This much I can say ... January 14, 2024

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I feel sorry for #PamBondi ... she's a human being, or what's left of one ... like Gollum in the darkness ... her Ring of Power, her Precious, has emptied her. All that's left is rage. She's dangerous as hell, but deserves to be pitied.

13.02.2026 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Article in LA Times: "Homeland Security warns shutdown could affect safety" ... I thought, "For sure. We'll all be a lot safer."

12.02.2026 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February 11, 2026 On February 12, 1809, Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth to her second child, a son: Abraham.

February 11, 2026
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February 9, 2026 Last nightโ€™s thirteen-minute Super Bowl half-time show featuring Bad Bunny had more watchers than any other halftime show in history: an estimated 135 million watched live, while millions more have st...

February 9, 2026
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Comics - Los Angeles Times Comics - Los Angeles Times

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February 7, 2026 Yesterday two right-wing circuit judges signed off on the Trump administrationโ€™s new mass detention policy: the extraordinary assertion that vast numbers of noncitizens throughout the country can be a...

February 7, 2026 Hatred expands exponentially ... compromised judges give their blessing to Trump's madness ... those who support such policies have long ago emptied themselves of anything remotely humane and human ... choosing death over life ...
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February 6, 2026 Late last night, President Donald J.

February 6, 2026
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Mexican-American War has become Trumpโ€™s favorite expansionist conflict Mexican-American War has become Trumpโ€™s favorite expansionist conflict

Another chapter in Trump's sordid tale of malice and greed ... when he replaced a portrait of Jefferson in the Oval Orifice with a portrait of Polk, a "real estate guy" ...

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07.02.2026 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Food for Thought 015 Google Translate - Pentecost... June 5, 2022

Food for Thought 015
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06.02.2026 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ICE is engaged in ethnic cleansing! The whole of the GOP supports it!

05.02.2026 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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February 4, 2026 On the heels of last weekendโ€™s special election in Texas, President Donald J.

February 4, 2026 The collapse of MAGA ... evidenced by its fury, panic, and desperate moves ...

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Food for Thought 014 Diversity of language... June 5, 2022

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Comics - Los Angeles Times Comics - Los Angeles Times

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04.02.2026 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Food for Thought 013 Language is deeply personal ... June 5, 2022

Food for Thought 013
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Comics - Los Angeles Times Comics - Los Angeles Times

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03.02.2026 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Curious Reads: Why is Dr. Dobson in the Epstein Files? (TW) One of American Evangelicalism's favorite parenting experts appears in the infamous data DOJ drop. What do we make of it? (TRIGGER WARNING)

Curious Reads: Why is Dr. Dobson in the Epstein Files? (TW)
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DOJโ€™s loss of credibility seen in court defeats DOJโ€™s loss of credibility seen in court defeats

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Whoa!!! Even Texas has had it with MAGA! And Trump pulls the plug on the Kennedy Center because reasons

Whoa!!! Even Texas has had it with MAGA!
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02.02.2026 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Food for Thought 012 A dangerous word ... May 29, 2022

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