@rkeeley
Ph.D. In Ed Psych. Former middle school and HS Math teacher. Retired Prof. of Educ, Calvin University and Prof. of Faith Formation, Calvin Seminary. Musician. Worship leader. Writer. Taught a course on the Beatles.
It is more important than ever that we support democratic candidates even if they're flawed because any republican will just support Trump and that is a worst case scenario. (and even if they don't, the Republican leadership does so a single candidate doesn't get much influence.)
Outrageous. Our government is full of people who want to play soldier and now they're getting their chance. Impeach him now.
...and by "we," Trump means the executives at the big oil companies. He doesn't mean those of us who work literally anywhere else. Except maybe people who oil execs give money to. Does anyone come to mind?
I love them both - hard for me to put one above the other. Coincidently, listening to Woodcut now.
I'm about 25% of the way in to @lindaholmes.bsky.social latest book, Back After This, and it's great. Funny and sharp. It grabbed me right away.
He knew about it the other day when he blamed Israel. What a liar.
We live in a world that's a mix of Huxley & Orwell’s nightmarish visions. The people in power deceive & dissemble, while the people w/o power benumb themselves with distractions because it’s all too much to bear. So we plead with the Almighty to intervene: Act now, O God, and defend the defenseless.
A really beautiful article, Karen. Thanks. Even though we haven't connected much over the last few years I continue to read and appreciate you. I'm in a challenging season right now. If you'd like to know more, DM me.
Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
It is becoming increasingly clear that the Republicans will absolutely not hold Trump accountable for anything. It was when the Republicans stopped supporting Nixon that he was forced to resign. We need that kind of clarity now.
Rubio Today: It’s false to say I said the U.S. had to attack because Israel was going to attack. That’s not what I said.
Rubio Yesterday: We knew Israel was going to strike Iran, and that would trigger attacks on U.S. forces. If we didn’t act first, Americans would suffer higher casualties.
It's almost like when the Department of Defense was re-named the Department of War that we could have seen this coming.
THIS.
@stevenc63.bsky.social Great to hear you on a podcast again. I enjoyed thinking about Only a Northern Song for an hour. I agree that the Songtrack version is the best one.
Johnson can’t maintain his House majority unless he keeps “one person accused of domestic abuse… and another guy accused of massive sexual harassment… If that’s not a statement about the 119th Congress under Mike Johnson’s leadership, I don’t know what is.” www.ms.now/news/republi...
This is a good post from John Green - I am very aware of the privilege I've had and how my opportunities have allowed my hard work to give me the ability to do things. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9O4...
Somehow I missed this. It is absolutely delightful. Thanks for pointing me to it.
It sure would be nice if he would just think for a minute or maybe consult some people who aren't sycophants once in a while.
OK. I'll play too. My ranking of all of the Beatles albums
Abbey Road
Revolver
The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Let It Be
Magical Mystery Tour
Rubber Soul
A Hard Day’s Night
Beatles for Sale
Help!
Yellow Submarine
With the Beatles
Please Please Me
Not at all ok! Thank you my friends!
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It's about time the Supremes stood up to Trump.
Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.
Yep.
YES!
I was just going to write this - turns out, someone already did.
In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
From the court’s opinion today blocking Hegseth’s attempt to discipline Mark Kelly: “As Bob Dylan once famously said, ‘You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.’ Our retired vets deserve more respect from our govt, and our Constitution demands they receive it!”
My former colleague, Eunsub Cho, with some wise words. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmoO...
Pete Hegseth used an untested laser system powerful enough to down drones, blind pilots & damage planes without notifying the FAA, forcing Sean Duffy to shut down airspace over El Paso, all because they thought we were under attack by what turned out to be… party balloons?!
Are you f’ng kidding me?
