Thank you for posting that. I went to the People's March on Saturday in the City where the spirit of the people was 100% in agreement with the words of the bishop. So far, today, after reading Heather Cox Richardson, I think the message fell on deaf ears. Heartless and cruel, not to mention evil, are the words to describe the spirit of the new regime.
The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde shows best the tradition from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau through Dr Martin Luther King.
Through all times, there had been genocide, massive lynching -- on an epidemic scale, slavery . . . my God, evils I don't have time to recount tonight.
But at the same time as John Edgar Hoover (who headed the FBI, a virtual dictatorship -- certainly an authoritarian against Democracy -- from 1919-1972), we had Dr Martin Luther King and the great writers Richard Wright and James Baldwin.
Read Jesmyn Ward's work (Sing, Unburied, Sing) -- her prose is poetry you want to read aloud. She cries out against injustice most boldly.
Even during Joe Biden, Governor Greg Abbott erected the barbed-wire death trap that did not stop drug cartels or human traffic but DID DROWN a dear mom and her little ones, while Texas authorities BLOCKED the Federal Border Patrol from rescuing her.
The crimes did not stop under Democratic regimes. We have a Federal system.
Carter, Clinton, Obama, Biden have done what they could.
But under the Federal System, the 10th Amendment gives a lot of free reign to the states.
JB Pritzker pledges to league with other Blue State Governors to protect residents -- immigrants or citizens.
We will remain in the opposition and we will be irrepressible.
I am not ashamed. I will be bold and in their face.
Thank you for posting that. I went to the People's March on Saturday in the City where the spirit of the people was 100% in agreement with the words of the bishop. So far, today, after reading Heather Cox Richardson, I think the message fell on deaf ears. Heartless and cruel, not to mention evil, are the words to describe the spirit of the new regime.
The dark ages
Chris Andrews: Be merciful to those scared, the little people, the immigrant workers.
These are words that need to be heard.
The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde: I will follow her closely from now on.
I love the Bishop's spirituality, based on God's mercy and the dignity and inherent goodness of each human person.
Her voice- on the verge of tears, nearly broke my heart. This is where we are at. I am ashamed of my country.
Chris Andrews: Do not be ashamed of our country.
The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde shows best the tradition from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau through Dr Martin Luther King.
Through all times, there had been genocide, massive lynching -- on an epidemic scale, slavery . . . my God, evils I don't have time to recount tonight.
But at the same time as John Edgar Hoover (who headed the FBI, a virtual dictatorship -- certainly an authoritarian against Democracy -- from 1919-1972), we had Dr Martin Luther King and the great writers Richard Wright and James Baldwin.
Read Jesmyn Ward's work (Sing, Unburied, Sing) -- her prose is poetry you want to read aloud. She cries out against injustice most boldly.
Even during Joe Biden, Governor Greg Abbott erected the barbed-wire death trap that did not stop drug cartels or human traffic but DID DROWN a dear mom and her little ones, while Texas authorities BLOCKED the Federal Border Patrol from rescuing her.
The crimes did not stop under Democratic regimes. We have a Federal system.
Carter, Clinton, Obama, Biden have done what they could.
But under the Federal System, the 10th Amendment gives a lot of free reign to the states.
JB Pritzker pledges to league with other Blue State Governors to protect residents -- immigrants or citizens.
We will remain in the opposition and we will be irrepressible.
I am not ashamed. I will be bold and in their face.
As always, poignant words. Looking forward to exploring Jesmyn Wart.
Pritzker — a wonderful leader with heart. Glad he is in there, helping to fight these battles.
I'm going to follow your example: to "be bold and in their face." Pretty sure this is what has to happen.