Donald Trump and Republicans cut health care for millions of Americans to give tax breaks to their billionaire friends.
If it’s a decision between Americans’ health and billionaire wealth, Republicans will always prioritize their billionaire buddies.
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:
Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down
Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace
Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs
Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
That this is coming from the sitting President is reprehensible. He continues to decline…
"War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men. Though you follow the trade of the warrior, you do so in the spirit of Washington -- not of Genghis Khan. For Americans, only threat to our way of life justifies resort to conflict." Graduation Exercises at the United States Military Academy, 6/3/47 "Possibly my hatred of war blinds me so that I cannot comprehend the arguments they adduce. But, in my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war. Although this suggestion is repeatedly made, none has yet explained how war prevents war. Worse than this, no one has been able to explain away the fact that war creates the conditions that beget war." Remarks at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 10/19/50 [DDE's Pre-Presidential Papers, Principal File, Box
Was browsing the Eisenhower Library site this morning trying to find a quote I remembered.
President Eisenhower, WW2 military hero:
“In my opinion, there is no such thing as a preventive war… none has yet explained how war prevents war.”
Rep Jason Crow (D-CO): “I went to war three times for this country and learned that when elites in Washington bang the war drums, working class folks pay the price. The tough talk of a five-time draft dodger falls flat for Americans tired of military adventurism”
Trump’s billionaire allies will now own CNN, Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ and NY Post — plus 185+ local tv stations and news in 100 markets.
They also control X, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, TikTok, Truth and Twitch.
This is all by design to manipulate and surveil us.
Pay attention.
It’s not that the Christian Nationalists propping up Trump want to force everyone into their (non-Christian) religion.
It’s that they want no one else around.
This is a politics of burning heretics, not converting followers.
Everything from ICE to billionaire power to corruption comes to that.
In Ps. 31:24 today: 'be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord.' These days require courage to seek the truth, live by facts, and act responsibly. Cultivate a strong inner life. Make the peace bigger than the chaos. Courage is my work today.
In Ps.32:9 today: 'Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding.' It is easy to lose perspective in distress or pain. From King: 'Attack forces of evil, not persons doing evil. Beloved Community is the framework of the future.' Understanding is my work today.
Notice how it’s somehow the government’s job to legislate a few Bible verses on human sexuality over our entire country, but it’s suddenly “not the government’s job” when it comes to the +2,500 Bible verses calling for a generous use of wealth that prioritizes the poor.
If your nation harms the very people Jesus called us to serve, namely the poor, the hungry, the sick, the immigrant, the disenfranchised, the marginalized, and oppressed, all while calling your nation “Christian,” you are embodying the exact kind of religious hypocrisy Jesus raged against.
In Ps.41:12 today: 'You support me in my integrity...' Integrity, wholeness, isn't arrived at but a direction. God sustains that movement in grace & love. Deeper love of neighbor is needed now. Integrity between word & action. Wholeness & healing. Integrity is my work today.
In Ps. 46:10 today: 'Be still, & know that I am God!' Julian of Norwich called God our true resting place. We are not made safer or more peaceful by for-profit detention centers, disregarding the constitution, or racism. To be still and know that God is God is my work today.
If our beliefs about the gospel of Jesus as Christians are somehow threatened by diversity, inclusion, equality, and the empowerment of others, we have deeply misunderstood the gospel of Jesus.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This is a very good article. The one challenge that isn’t mentioned is that in many of our congregations the bifurcated media ecosystem means that our parishioners are not operating with the same set of facts. This makes meaningful interaction more difficult.
Imagine being so afraid of black and brown people that you’re willing to wreck an entire country and the world economy just to keep your immense feelings of deep insecurity rooted in bigotry at bay.
Bad theology kills
The immanent contradiction of dominance masculinity is that it both claims absolute authority and strength and also cannot countenance even the slightest challenge.
love. compassion. empathy. inclusion. justice. kindness We stand with Minnesota.
We Stand With Minnesota.
Matthew 25 tells us that when Jesus returns and judges between the righteous and unrighteous, he doesn't judge them based on their orthodoxy, their patriotism, or their individual definitions of morality.
He judges them based on their compassion towards vulnerable people.
You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who savs it. ~Malcolm X
In 2026, the repeated shootings of bystanders make Malcolm X’s warning painfully real: “Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.” We live in a moment where authority, nationalism, and blind allegiance often overshadow basic morality.
In Ps. 61:3: 'For you are my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.' Our refuge is in the one who created love. Moral strength & non-violent action is sourced by our Refuge. Peace & hope for all who are protesting the wrongful shooting of Alex Pretti. Strong is my work today.
I can understand go along to get along up to a certain point. But this is absurd. All the people lining up to fawn over the Mad King can only delay the inevitable collapse of his regime. He has no concept of the contempt of him that lies beneath the surface.
I just think it's wild that the armed professionals who wander our streets are allowed to act in fear, but the untrained normal citizens are supposed to know exactly what to do under terrifying circumstances or die
Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
we are called to love our enemies, seek justice, and serve as reconcilers of conflict.We insist that the first moral duty of all nations is to work together to resolve by peaceful means every dispute that arises between or among them.“
#UnitedMethodist Book of Discipline, Paragraph 165C
“We believe war is incompatible with the teachings and example of Christ. We therefore reject war as an instrument of national foreign policy. We oppose unilateral/preemptive strike actions and strategies on the part of any government. As disciples of Christ...
In Ps.83:1: 'O Great Spirit, do not sit silently, do not hold your peace, & do not remain still and do nothing' (FNV). In a world of lawless bloodshed, racial profiling, & corruption, we seek God's voice. We practice hope. To not sit silently, to practice hope is my work today.
If we’ve learned anything these past few years, it's that:
1) Workers keep America going, not billionaires
2) Corporate profits don't trickle down to workers
3) Poverty is a policy choice
4) Health care is a human right
5) Strikes work
Let's keep fighting for a better world.
