Laura Beall

[P] Bad Bunny's halftime show featured farmers, a pickup truck, people drinking and having a party, fireworks, the American flag and him saying "God bless America."

Good thing country music fans had the TPUSA show so that they could see anything they could relate to.

Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nati...

Even if Bovino gets fired, ICE has to go.
Even if Noem is out, ICE has to go.
Even when Trump leaves office, ICE has to go.

As protests grow and ICE's popularity drops, we may see concessions and leadership changes, like Bovino's departure. ICE still has to go.
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If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?

Another legal observer murdered by ICE in Minneapolis about 15 minutes ago. God damn this country.*

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* I fully mean this in the technical and theological sense.

Your reminder that the current administration's definition of masculinity is being able to hurt women without consequence.

Me and I get a large funeral on Monday, to boot! (Always happy to help with that stage but…..yeah)

And such a narrow view of “justice” it so often is, as well.

Having a rough day in part because it’s clear to me how so many powerful people get away with horrible stuff, and like, I’m out here being a sucker with things like “ethics” and “integrity.”

Aurora over a church.

Red and green aurora

Red and green aurora

Aurora over a church.

It was a pretty good evening.

The Big Grocery Shopping is in the “real” town about an hour drive away. So usually I time it so I’m ‘allowed’ to purchase lunch out without feeling super guilty about it.

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

We also released a supplement volume in 2020 with 200 more songs! ;) (it’s called All Creation Sings and is numbered where the ELW leaves off)

They ran through a lot during some earlier tech difficulties so that’s likely it

When working for a small museum they refused to get why I would code a woman by her given name. “The document says Mrs. Frank!” Ok well we know her name is Anna, she was also prominent in her own right. We have materials under her maiden and married names. They should be connected as same person? 🤦‍♀️

The last funeral I attended someone sent an entire fruit basket rather than flowers. So. I just don’t know anymore.

I know there are much bigger issues etc etc but I have just had yet another church secretary quit. They (almost) always are just finding better gigs and good for them!! But goodness sake this one hasn’t even been here five months. Here we go. Again.

Copies of “The Backwater Sermon” and “The Vanishing Song” by Jay Hulme on a desk.

This morning I was trying to figure out if the post office lost a package, then it was magically delivered this very day. I read an entire book in one afternoon. Thank you, @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social for your wonderful work!

I heard an audible “oof” from someone when I read it tonight.

On Palm Sunday, Rev. Maria Rudolph was ordained as the first female pastor in the Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand. 🙏

#LutheranWorld

I would offer this: Bulletins are a lifeline for me with my visual disability, if you are planning on a screen to be the bulletin for you. I can’t see that, usually. Bulletins can be and often are an accessibility aid.

Ok well I’ll be around again in July 😂

Noting that Elon Musk attacked the Lutheran Church's work providing services, and that JD Vance attacked Catholic Bishops for their work with immigrants. Fair to say that this administration is one of the most hostile to religion and religious freedom that we have seen in recent memory.

“I don’t WANT to preach this morning” is how I feel half the time, and also this is better than what I muster most of the time.

"Hierarchies of obligations" are exactly what He came to annihilate, or re-annihilate, because they were always nothing. Do I love my own family more than I love the poor? Yes. Of course I do. I am human. So I pray for a greater heart, to increase my love for all human beings. That is my journey.

make me ready, Lord, for whatever

We are unfortunately outside of town and really only accesible by car but…..