On Juneteenth and forever…

Honor, don’t bury or whitewash the history of our ancestors who were lynched.

(National Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama)

Leah Litman Tells Us How We Can Beat the Supreme Court New God Pod!

Jesus and I got to talk to brilliant law professor, Leah Litman @leahlitman !

We discussed all the latest insanity at the Supreme Court.

I know this post won't get very many likes, because it's a link to our little podcast. But what is God gonna do, not post the episodes? Fuck me, right?

Happy Juneteenth! Just updated my list of books by Black intersex authors -

www.bogireadstheworld.com/a-list-of-bo...

(Aiming for completeness, please let me know if I missed a title!)

BREAKING: Trump's New Travel Ban Sparks Outrage—and Raises Questions About Its True Motives Racism and Islamophobia?Krassencast - Protecting Democracy During Trump 2.0 is a reader-supported publication.

BREAKING: What do you notice from these 12 Nations Trump just banned travel from?
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Know the Number

𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞!
Navigating City services can be confusing, but knowing the right number to call can make a significant difference in getting the help you need quickly and efficiently.
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Hunger and bullets: Palestinians recall Rafah aid massacre horror As thousands gathered on Sunday, seeking aid to feed their families, Israeli forces opened fire, killing more than 30.

As thousands gathered on Sunday, seeking aid to feed their families, Israeli forces opened fire, killing more than 30.

Indie Spotlight Pride Bundle by Niranjan and 18 others Indie Spotlight Pride Bundle: 18 items for $27.00

This #pride month, take a look at this offering! 18 queer books for only $27 featuring a variety of representations. A must have for your library, and you get to support creators as well!

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Riverdance 30th Anniversary

So grateful My Dude and I got see Riverdance last night. 30 years of dancing, song, and story telling.

Make no mistake: Illinois is leading the nation in strengthening women’s health care.

With the passage of HB 3637, we are expanding the ways we shield our providers from punishment for delivering life-saving health care.

We are not going back.

We’ve lost that blissful age of innocence.

Happy 84th birthday Bob Dylan!
Right behind you…

“The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” — Treaty of Tripoli, signed by the United States in 1797.

He’s not gonna like this.

This 👇

For some, this work feels trivial. But look around. Marginalized voices are being stripped away. Literature/art is not trivial. It inspires change. It fuels culture. It heals or wounds societies. Keeping Black & brown voices strong matters. Help us do it well. 🧵

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It looks like the CDC is snoozing lately. We haven’t seen an alert since March.

i think it is bad that high level public officials do not respect the offices they hold or the public they are supposed to serve

The "party of the working class," everyone.

The GOP budget bill is 1,116 pages long but it boils down to this one simple fact:

Republicans are facilitating a massive transfer of wealth to the richest Americans while making cuts that would rip away healthcare and food from millions of people.

It's Robin Hood in reverse.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social: "Reality is that hospitals are gonna close, nursing homes are gonna shut down, people are going to die if these Medicaid cuts and their efforts to detonate parts of the ACA are successfully enacted into law."

If only Christian charity were as easy as accessorizing.

It's interesting that there hasn't been more commentary about the fact that the "big beautiful bill" functionally repeals Obamacare.

The 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year. Now they’re on the verge of a huge tax cut | CNN Business Despite a brief market scare, the richest 10 Americans got $365 billion richer over the past year, according to a new analysis from Oxfam.

For a change, CNN gets the headline right. We are in an oligarchy with an immoral SCOTUS encouraging it. edition.cnn.com/2025/05/21/b...

@warren.senate.gov: "They're fighting over how many children should go hungry so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island."