Ken W Smith

YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin How Trump's tax plan benefits the wealthy

President Trump's bill gives those making over $4 million a $390,000 tax cut. It is skewed toward the wealthy. The less you make, the less good this is for you. That's why they are trying to ram this through.

Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders could lose their health care if Republicans cut Medicaid. They're shouting from the rooftops about the devastating consequences they'd face. Here are some of their stories.

a still of mahmoud khalil as he exited ice detention. he’s wearing a long sleeve khaki button up and a white and black keffiyeh wrapped around his neck. he’s got a big smile on his face and his fist raise in the air, defiant and proud.

Mahmoud Khalil is free.

Thousandes gather on Saturday, June 14 for "No Kings Day" protest in Gurnee, Illinois. | WARNING: Some graphic language may be seen or heard. TikTok video by abc7chicago

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PEPFAR and the Uneasy Conscience of American Christianity - Christianity Today It was Christianity that taught the world that every person ought to matter. Now is not the time to abandon or betray that truth.

PEPFAR and the Uneasy Conscience of American Christianity:
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The Mass Trauma of Porn What have we done?

The Mass Trauma of Porn
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Although Prosperous And Debt-Free, Moody Cuts Local Radio Programming in ‘Restructuring’ Move Local-origination programming will end at Moody Radio’s US stations in June as part of a ‘strategic realignment’ at Moody Bible Institute.

Local-origination programming will end at Moody Radio’s U.S. stations in June, reflecting a wider trend towards airing national feeds.

Chicago-based ministry Moody Bible Institute claims its ‘strategic realignment' will help it weather economic headwinds.
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A Personal Pilgrimage to a Downed Warplane in Papua New Guinea (Published 2021)

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Today, in my Old Testament blog, a Sunday essay, God's Babylonian, An Introduction to Daniel
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Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 42, Priests' Rooms in the Third Temple (for the special Levites to use)
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Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 41, Rooms and Sanctuaries in the Third Temple (a supernatural guide gives Ezekiel a tour of this future temple)
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Tufts Student Returns to Massachusetts After 6 Weeks in Immigration Detention

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...

Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 36, A New Heart (fills the people with desire to follow YHWH.)
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Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 34, A New Shepherd (will bring an eternal peace)
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Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 33, A Watchman for Israel (and a summary of past warnings)
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GOP amps up Trump impeachment talk in midterm battle as party leaders woo Kemp for Senate | CNN Politics President Donald Trump and GOP leaders are beginning to plot their midterm push to hang onto power amid a shaky political environment, courting key candidates in critical battleground House and Senate...

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Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 32, A Final Lament for Egypt (dragging the crocodile into the pit)
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Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 31, A Giant Cedar Crashes Down (as all empires do)
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Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 30, From Migdol to Aswan (Egypt too will be judged)
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Venezuelan detainees at Texas center spell out SOS with their bodies Men at Bluebonnet fear deportation to El Salvador under wartime law despite maintaining they do not have gang ties

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Immigrants who came to the Texas Panhandle to work legally have been told they must leave Confusion and fear are rippling through the immigrant communities of the Texas Panhandle, where newcomers have come for generations to work in its immense meatpacking plants.

apnews.com/article/trum... who came to the Texas Panhandle to work legally have been told they must leave

Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison New details deepen questions about the deportations, showing that El Salvador’s president pressed for assurances that the migrants were really members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

Behind Trump’s Deal to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador’s Most Feared Prison www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/u...

Today, in my Old Testament blog,Ezekiel 29, A Crocodile Pulled From the Nile (is the king of Egypt)
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He’s been impeached already. TWICE! (Let’s do something *different*, something useful ?

North Texas interfaith leaders rally for immigrants facing deportation without due process, they say "We as faith leaders are not going to be silent, we are going to speak up."

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Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 27, Tyre, Commercial Center of the Mediterranean (whose fall destroys economies)
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Rubio pressed on 2, 4 and 7-year-old citizens removed from country: 'Went with their mothers' The secretary of State told NBC News the children as citizens could return.

"The 4 year old has Stage 4 cancer and is without access to medication or contact with doctors."
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Today, in my Old Testament blog, Ezekiel 26, Tyre Too! (also rejoices at Judah's defeat)
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We’ve reached the Deport US Citizens portion of the program. Deporting a 2yo is a stepping stone. A 2yo can’t advocate for themselves, an easy target. They’ll move onto teenagers & adults next.

What a long, strange trip it’s been.