Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

Iowa's surging ESAs now subsidize 99% of private school students Nearly all Iowa private school students are participating in the state's Education Savings Account program now that income restrictions have lifted

New report: 99% of Iowa private school students are now funded by taxpayers.

Most of those were already in private schools.

But also new pop-up schools are rising to up draw students and dollars from public schools.

Entirely as predicted.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...

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Interfaith Alliance has free training in nonviolent civil resistance for faith leaders, organizers, and supporters. Get trained. Get ready. Get others involved.

We love what they stand for & have featured them in our mini ‘zine (Wink.)

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Again / read @sarahposner.bsky.social

This right here

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

as long as we are talking about trump...

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump.

www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

A kind of sports stolen valor

"Overtures" ?

Franklin's legs are all I see

(between images of a map showing the nearly 600 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS. NO KINGS. MARCH 28 NOKINGS.ORG

The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including our flagship event in the Twin Cities).

Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

And if you’re wondering “Why is there a blob in the back?” Well, that’s where the first woman president was supposed to go. More than a century later, it remains unsculpted.

The "right people voting to elect the right leaders" is an admission of guilt in advance

Judge Freezes ICE Raids at Quaker & Cooperative Baptist Churches A coalition of Quakers, Baptists, and Sikhs won round one in faith-based litigation against the Trump administration.

This is 2nd federal injunction blocking DHS immigration actions at some houses of worship. Previous order protected plaintiffs in another case: Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, some Quaker groups, & a Sikh temple in California: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/judge-free...

“In the video and audio reviewed by The Post, at no point does Lemon appear to obstruct the pastor’s movement.”

The indictment claims Lemon “physically obstructed” congregants as they tried to leave. The video in fact “shows Lemon holding the door for people who are leaving.”

Minnesota immigration crackdown is ending, Homan says The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.

This happened because the people - fueled by love of neighbor - made it happen.

Epstein files reveal ties to Catholic conservatives' anti-Francis campaign VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The newly released Epstein files show that Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon discussed opposition to Pope Francis, including a move that Bannon claimed would ‘take down Francis.’

"Newly released files by the U.S. Department of Justice show that convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein and former Trump aide Steve Bannon discussed strategies to undermine Pope Francis"

A group of people gathered outside ICE HQ.

An organizer hands out song sheets and whistles.

Happening now: a large group of rabbis and Jewish demonstrators have gathered outside of ICE headquarters in DC to stage a protest.

Organizers are handing out song sheets — and whistles.

Don’t look away from MN. ICE is still wreaking havoc across the state - changing their tactics to deceive Minnesotans - pretending to be construction workers or folks delivering groceries. Still over 2,000 ICE agents in the state. They’re not going anywhere, your anger and outrage shouldn’t either.

It is getting worse here.

Too bad about the non - trans thing tho

The Hilarious Decline of MAGA’s Brief Cultural Relevance A year ago, everyone was doing the “Trump dance.” Now the president is too scared to show his face at the Super Bowl, and the right’s “alternative” halftime show features the cringey, washed-up Kid Ro...

We discuss @alexshephard.bsky.social's great piece on the sudden shriveling of MAGA cultural clout:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...

A reminder that Nazi Germany never had a half time show that was watched by millions that repudiated the entire Nazi ideology with a tagline "The Only thing More Powerful than Hate Is Love"

We the people are going to win

Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:

“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”

Happy Bad Bunday Sunday to all who celebrate!

Just a reminder that just yesterday Trump was headlining the national prayer breakfast claiming God as his personal mascot.

I can’t tell you how much I love that @raushenbush.bsky.social was on CSPAN counter-programming Trump, who was on CSPAN 2 with his tired blasphemy at the National (Make a Mockery of) Prayer Breakfast.

Watch here: www.c-span.org/program/wash...

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

She was asking a question about whether the Epstein survivors have received justice. But Vance wants her to “smile and have some fun” while asking the president a question about trafficking victims. bsky.app/profile/fact...

Obscene

PC: Nicole Hester/The Tennessean

“This is the first time where it’s felt like…there’s nothing protecting the church anymore,” the pastor told me. www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...