Laira Magnusson

No Kings Downtown Albuquerque, Oct. 18, 2025. Video courtesy VisionBroadcast Media LLC. I love my city. #Albuquerque #NewMexico

Not true at all. As a denomination, we've made calls for Palestinian liberation for years, most recently in June 2024 at our General Assembly: Solidarity with Palestinians | Action of Immediate Witness | Social Witness Statements | UUA.org share.google/zEt2mH4678sY...

Personal freedoms The personal freedoms accorded throughout the Constitution and its many amendments are an essential protection against government tyranny and reflect the inherent rights of every person in the United States. These include, -Freedom of expression. Democracy depends on freedom of speech and the press. The government has no right to intimidate or punish anyone simply on the basis of their views and ideas.  -Criminal justice. Those suspected and accused of crimes are protected by many provisions of the Bill of Rights, including those limiting police searches and arrests, ensuring the privilege against self-incrimination, and providing for fair trials.  These rights are imperative to protect individual freedom and prevent abuses by the government. -Personal autonomy. Our society respects fundamental aspects of autonomy, including the liberty to make important decisions about one’s life. the Constitution, and its chief safeguard of our liberty, is avoiding the concentration of power by separating and placing limits upon the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government among three branches that check, balance, and respect each other’s power.   -Responsibility of each branch of government: Congress alone possesses the legislative power, which is limited to that authority enumerated in the Constitution. The President is not a King; his power must come from the Constitution or a statute passed by Congress and may not be applied to violate the constitutional rights of others. And it is “emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” -National defense: The federal government must provide for the common defense, which today means protecting the United States, supporting our allies overseas, and preventing foreign interference from disrupting our political system. But whether the federal government is protecting national security or fulfilling its domestic responsibilities, it must adhere to the limits of i…

Our full-page color ad running today in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Arizona Republic, and the Dallas Morning News. These are the truth which unite us, and these are the truths which every American needs to know. weholdtruths.org #sharethetruths

Sharing Langston Hughes today.(allpoetry.com/Let-America-...)
And eating BBQ (buttondown.com/theswordandt...)
Off to a picnic on public lands near the spot where I married my trans wife, before she was my wife.
Not giving up on America yet.

“Any time trans people are being discussed, what’s being discussed is the fate of our democracy”
Imara Jones
#uuaga

🫂I was glad to see you there and so grateful you were held during a hard time.

Please repeat over and over:

“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”

—Gov. JB Pritzker

Thank you!

It’s really strange how Trump figured out that Executive Orders are basically “longer tweets that drive giant media attention” and the media hasn’t figured it’s being played each time they report on these as if it’s Moses coming down the Mount with stone tablets.

@alymay.bsky.social did you see this? 👀

NO KINGS
NO SLAVES
NO NAZIS

gets you the three good American wars, in chronological order no less. sounds insane to argue against any of them and yet it is very clear which side you're on

This was just what we needed this week. Tears, rage, hope. #UU

Raise your ✋ and repost this if you're participating.

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Definitely. Well just saw your lady and sent your eldest home with her. Sent lots of hugs and good wishes to all of you.

Oh my heart is with you all. Lighting a candle for comfort and recovery.

A picture of a sunset, the sky is red at the bottom left and gradiates up to blue at the top of the picture. There are two people in shadow, standing on a mountain, the one on top is pulling the one on the bottom up. At the bottom right of the photo is UUSJ's logo which is UUSJ in a white arial font with a candle flame sticking out of the j. at the top of the picture are the words: This election has shifted our political and expected policy landscape. Many will be tempted to withdraw their support for immigrants, migrants, refugees, and asylees in its wake. Unitarian Universalists will not.

This election has shifted our political and expected policy landscape. Many will be tempted to withdraw their support for immigrants, migrants, refugees, and asylees in its wake.

Unitarian Universalists will not.

You can request that the starter pack creator adds you @quueervergent.bsky.social

I think this place is gonna be a good home for UUs. Glad you're here!

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There are at least three starter packs already! One is UU and one is UU Religious Professionals. I'll try to find the links and post. No need to reinvent the wheel - we're here!

@senatorheinrich.bsky.social @repstansbury.bsky.social This is a coup. Please act accordingly. Sincerely, a NM voter since 1990.

If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov

And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

They need to hear from you.

Your Badass Bard-Ess Finally got her some sunshine! Songwriting walk in the Sandia Hills of Albuquerque. This week I am practicing and prepping for my Brigid/Imbolc event here in Albuquerque. Send your folks in the area!
#sunshine #albuquerque
😊

This is my very smart wife, another #UU #autistic #trans warrior who wants radical change. Give her a follow if you're already following me. She has many many thoughts worth reading!

Sat Feb 1 Imbolc/Brigid events at First Unitarian Church of ABQ (in Memorial Hall next to church office):

Healing Concert w Celia Farran 4:00-5:30 PM. $25-$30 but donations will cover those who can't pay; contact me for details.

Ritual at 6 PM w Coyote Willow CUUPS. Free. Potluck finger foods.

#UU #UnitarianUniversalist #sanctuary A message from Carey McDonald, the UUA's Vice President, about recommendations from the UUA to churches from the Immigrant Law Center. Make sure your congregational leadership sees this. cdn.mc-weblink.sg-mktg.com/weblink/MTcz...

In 2008, a man tried to kill me while saying “you’re already dead.” He was right. I was dead inside and kinda wanted him to kill me. I knew I had to change my life.

We all have to decide for ourselves if we’re already dead and okay with America killing us. What used to work no longer works. Change.