It’s hot out there. Time to water the thirsty plants

Cowardice in the face of tyranny.

The chaplain detained was their friend. If they can’t speak up for their friend, who will?

It’s that time of year again.

Teachers, THANK YOU for what you do. If you need help stocking your room this year, please drop a link to your Classroom Wishlists in the comments!

I’ll get as much as I can, and there are always some great members of the community who chip in too!

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Trump Administration Deports 82-Year-Old Pennsylvania Grandfather to Guatemala On June 20, 82-year-old Luis Leon, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, went to a Philadelphia immigration office with his wife to replace his lost green card.

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Good morning!

“In these moments, we can choose to remember that the goal of listening is not to feel empathy for our opponents, or validate their ideas, or even change their mind in the moment. Our goal is to understand them . . . When listening gets hard, I focus on taking the next breath.

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Barbarism.

ICE detained a disabled vet and won’t tell his family where he is.

Let that sink in…

"Well I ain't on the left
And I ain't on the right
I ain't even sure
I got a dog in this fight
In my time of need
In my time of grief
I feel like a shadow's falling over me"

-Tom Petty, "Shadow People"

ICE Goes After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution - Christianity Today On Tuesday, Iranian asylum-seekers were detained in Los Angeles, adding to the count of church members taken despite lawful status.

ICE Goes After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution

On Tuesday, Iranian asylum-seekers were detained in Los Angeles, adding to the count of church members taken despite lawful status.

Instead of a million words.

Azovstal Defender before and after Russian captivity.

#Ukraine

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Best image of the day:

One of Jesus’ most brilliant theological moments was when he taught his disciples to pray OUR Father.

God wants us as His children, whether we had the best earthly father, the worst, or none at all.

As Psalm 68:5 says, He is “a father to the fatherless.”

#HappyFathersDay

Trump's America.

Black graphic titled "Here's Trump's plan to slash WIC benefits for fruit and vegetables." Underneath are two columns that show "Current Monthly Benefit" in white and "Trump's Proposed Monthly Benefit" in red. The graphic shows that breastfeeding mothers currently get $52/month and under Trump's proposal, they'd only get $13/month. Young children currently get $26/month, but under Trump's proposal, they'd only get $10/month. Rep. Ted Lieu's logo is at the bottom.

Trump wants to make massive cuts to WIC’s fruit and vegetable assistance to low-income mothers and young children.

This will take away healthy foods from families. So much for “Make America Healthy Again.”

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

Bear is showing off the flowers he didn’t run through.

Exercise ‘better than drugs’ after cancer treatment, international trial finds First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third and can stop cancer returning * ‘Now I do weight training’: how exercise helped one patient stay free of cancer Exercise can reduce the risk of cancer patients dying by a third, stop tumours coming back and is even more effective than drugs, according to the results of a landmark trial that could transform health guidelines worldwide. For decades, doctors have recommended adopting a healthy lifestyle to lower the risk of developing cancer. But until now there has been little evidence of the impact it could have after diagnosis, with little support for incorporating exercise into patients’ routines. Continue reading...

Exercise ‘better than drugs’ after cancer treatment, international trial finds

New research presents promising findings on colorectal cancer treatment and prevention | CNN The world’s largest meeting on cancer research has brought promising updates on treatment and prevention for colorectal cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancers that has been rising in prevalence...

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"I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom."
- Abraham Lincoln

I’ll tell y’all something this morning. I still believe the Lord is good. I still believe in the grace that is chocolate. That as long as there are tomatoes, there is salsa. That birds sing because they know something we don’t. I believe laughter is audible hope. And love is spite to the darkness.

ICE Arrests Mississippi Father at His Citizenship Hearing ICE arrested Kasper Eriksen, a Mississippi father, at his citizenship hearing, imprisoning him and threatening him with deportation.

When he showed up to an immigration meeting in Memphis, Kasper Eriksen thought he was on the verge of becoming a citizen.

Then ICE arrested the Mississippi father of four, not even giving him a chance to say goodbye to his wife, whisking him away to a prison.

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There's a secret superfood in white rice and pasta: Here's how to unlock it When it comes to rice and pasta, dietitians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you can create a super nutrient in white rice and white pasta. Here's the trick.

When it comes to rice and pasta, dieticians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you can create a super nutrient in white rice and white pasta. Here's the trick.

I can't believe we have a Pope from Illinois. People from Chicago usually hate the Cardinals.

Irish woman living legally in US for decades detained after visiting her father in Ireland Cliona Ward (54) lives in California but is being held in a large immigration prison in Washington state

Another outrage - another 30-year US resident & Green Card holder from Ireland disappeared into detention. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Freed from Cyberscam Compounds, Victims Face New Challenges - Christianity Today Christian ministries in Thailand are helping the thousands of recently released captives find their way home.

Thousands of captives have been released from cyberscam compounds in Southeast Asia.

Christian ministries are helping them find their way home.

Kyiv today. Ukrainian kids waiting for their friend to be rescued from under the rubble. He didn’t survive.

#StandWithUkraine

Russian strike hits north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least 21 people | CNN Russian missiles hit the Ukrainian north-eastern city of Sumy as people gathered for Sunday church services, killing at least 21 people, local officials said.

Russian strike hits the Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least 21 people as crowds gathered for Sunday church services