Tiffany Jo

Dearest John, were you perhaps a bit geeked?

Serenity....Are You Kidding? Everything is worse than expected. Hearts are breaking; many are confused and afraid. A late night reflection.

It was yet another Trumpy Friday.

If you feel bad, it means you haven’t yet been broken. It means you still have a soul. Your moral core has not been breached.

Six months of Trumpism and you have a heart. It is, however, likely suffering moral injury.
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“Forget about intelligence” is a pretty good mantra for this administration

Alternatively, “Thousands of Americans expected to take to the streets in defense of their neighbors and their democracy” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/

Current anxiety level = listening to @dearhankandjohn.bsky.social all day and not just all night

Berry excited to read mine!

It’s hard arguing with folks who say “homeless people are all on drugs.”

Because on the one hand, it’s absolutely untrue.

But also, even if it were true… they would still all deserve housing and support.

Jerry!

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

“People will die, but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”

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Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.

“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.

“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”

@kyivindependent.com

I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths

I'm so sorry. May peace find you through the awfulness 🤍

Some of the worst injustices on earth have been perpetuated by people who held strongly to the belief, “We’re the good guys.”

How did you have leftover mac and cheese??

Been thinking about the coolest thing Kendrick could do with Trump being in attendance and I’ve landed on bringing out the Central Park Five.

Just how old am I? Heathers was featured on this week's BBC HISTORY HOUR

This is the message I needed to hear this morning. Never thought of faith in this way and there is so much truth and wisdom here

The Situation: A User's Guide to Following the News Seven principles for navigating the chaos

This is really good - highly recommend if pastors are looking for some advice for their congregants, too.

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No she is perfect. Celebrate her love for the string

"If I thought for a second that the leadership of the National Cathedral were actually orthodox Christians, I might be interested in what they have to say. But they aren't, and I'm not."

See, this sort of take -- from one of the "good" Southern Baptist pastors -- is another reason the SBC can have no prophetic voice in the current moment.

Their commitment to Conservative Resurgence narrowing of what counts as "orthodoxy" outranks any commitment they might have to proclaiming truth.

Angela says, "Pay him whatever he wants."

Theories of Atonement as GIFs from The Office -- a thread.

1: Ransom Theory (Origen) -- Jesus's death was a ransom given to the devil in exchange for humanity's freedom

Starting again here - I don't post much but the community of misfit faith from Twitter and Threads brought me through some dark times. So thank you to those of you able to share your pain and wisdom and humor and books. You helped me feel less alone.

I've been encouraged and grounded by Reading While Black by @esaumccaulley.bsky.social