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Retired Army and VA chaplain. Lifelong Democrat. Husband of a teriffic RN.

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I AM ALIVE I remember an old friend, a mentor of mine, telling us often, “I am alive, therefore I am spiritual”. He was a highly educated man, and I think he meant it as a complement to the Descartes assertion, “I think, therefore I am.” But what did he intend by saying it? Perhaps he meant that all living things possess a spiritual nature just by being.

I AM ALIVE

I remember an old friend, a mentor of mine, telling us often, “I am alive, therefore I am spiritual”. He was a highly educated man, and I think he meant it as a complement to the Descartes assertion, “I think, therefore I am.” But what did he intend by saying it? Perhaps he meant that…

12.02.2026 23:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
THE UNIVERSALITY OF LOVE While watching the NFL playoffs, you may have noted the slogan “Choose Love” on the helmets. It was placed there in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. who said “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” Good thoughts in this time when there is so much hatred emanating from our government in Washington, D.C.

THE UNIVERSALITY OF LOVE

While watching the NFL playoffs, you may have noted the slogan “Choose Love” on the helmets. It was placed there in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. who said “Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love…

21.01.2026 20:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ASKING FOR A FRIEND A while back there was a big sign along the freeway proclaiming, “Jesus is the answer.” A short distance further along there was another sign asking, ”What’s the question?” That’s fair. Questions shape their answers. Having answers is only half the solution. Questions and answers together satisfy. So what’s the question that is answered in the person of Jesus? The question varies from age to age, from life to life, from day to day.

ASKING FOR A FRIEND

A while back there was a big sign along the freeway proclaiming, “Jesus is the answer.” A short distance further along there was another sign asking, ”What’s the question?” That’s fair. Questions shape their answers. Having answers is only half the solution. Questions and…

06.01.2026 21:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.

If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

22.12.2025 16:30 👍 14869 🔁 5164 💬 714 📌 302
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Joe Walsh: Trump for some reason wants these files hidden…The only explanation is what’s in there about Trump must be really really really bad for him to continue to try to keep these things hidden.”

22.12.2025 23:31 👍 454 🔁 95 💬 14 📌 2

CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”

22.12.2025 20:39 👍 18081 🔁 4480 💬 374 📌 152

When a major media outlet openly capitulates to the political agenda of the executive branch, they are no longer part of the fourth estate.

They are state-run media.

Add Bari Weiss and CBS to the list of those who have betrayed our Republic.

22.12.2025 17:36 👍 6895 🔁 2150 💬 243 📌 85
BRIGHT JOY Houses in my neighborhood are decorated with strings of colored lights. Yards along the streets of my town have trees and bushes festooned with lights and dangling decorations. My interpretation of all this is that people are sharing their joy with the world. But what is the source of that joy? For some, the prospect of returning to traditions brings happiness.

BRIGHT JOY

Houses in my neighborhood are decorated with strings of colored lights. Yards along the streets of my town have trees and bushes festooned with lights and dangling decorations. My interpretation of all this is that people are sharing their joy with the world. But what is the source of…

22.12.2025 19:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

He'll start a war to:

1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned

17.12.2025 02:08 👍 18411 🔁 5736 💬 801 📌 283
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1. A blockade is an act of war

2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨

3. It’s always about oil.

17.12.2025 02:44 👍 15607 🔁 4703 💬 1514 📌 495
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Opinion | Our Petty, Hollow, Squalid Ogre in Chief

Our Petty, Hollow, Squalid Ogre in Chief www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...

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ADVENT CRIES AND CHEERS It’s kind of a mixed up season, Advent. For some, it’s already Christmas time, and celebrations begin right after Thanksgiving. For others, it’s a time of waiting and anticipation, expecting something wonderful just ahead. For me, it’s a HOSANNA season. Hosanna is a funny word, with two different meanings. On the one hand, it’s a Hebrew word הוֹשִׁיעָה־נָּא (Hoshia na) …

ADVENT CRIES AND CHEERS

It’s kind of a mixed up season, Advent. For some, it’s already Christmas time, and celebrations begin right after Thanksgiving. For others, it’s a time of waiting and anticipation, expecting something wonderful just ahead. For me, it’s a HOSANNA season. Hosanna is a funny…

05.12.2025 23:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ICE arrests military spouses at green card interviews in San Diego A Marine Corps veteran is speaking out, saying he feels “betrayed” after his wife was one of the military spouses arrested during a green card interview with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services....

Cold as ICE: Agents arrest military spouses at green card interviews www.nbcnews.com/video/ice-ar...

02.12.2025 17:32 👍 10 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 0
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Things people typically get fired for:

29.11.2025 12:04 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.

But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.

The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.

02.12.2025 13:22 👍 32253 🔁 9326 💬 890 📌 366
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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the U.S.

The orange cockwomble put his racism on full display. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...

02.12.2025 21:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

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#Felon47 #Krasnov
#LowIQIndividual
#ImpeachTrumpNow

15.11.2025 23:02 👍 17 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 1
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What Is Trump’s 28-Point Plan to End Russia’s War in Ukraine?

Don't call it Trump's plan. It's a Russian wishlist. Obviously written in Russian and translated. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/w...

22.11.2025 14:06 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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LO, THE KING! It’s the last week of the year for Christians.

A liberal Christian post. open.substack.com/pub/normanwe...

19.11.2025 16:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
LO, THE KING! It’s the last week of the year for Christians. Christ the King is the final Sunday. Soon our new year begins with Advent. Everyone else lets Christmas end the year. For us Christians, it’s the beginning of things. It’s like that all the time, it seems. We Christians are in the world but not of it. Like salmon swimming upstream, we face a current of opposition from the world.

LO, THE KING!

It’s the last week of the year for Christians. Christ the King is the final Sunday. Soon our new year begins with Advent. Everyone else lets Christmas end the year. For us Christians, it’s the beginning of things. It’s like that all the time, it seems. We Christians are in the world…

17.11.2025 16:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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His redistricting campaign is backfiring! ✊🏾

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

16.11.2025 02:17 👍 963 🔁 421 💬 14 📌 10
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14.11.2025 03:37 👍 21101 🔁 7327 💬 544 📌 227
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct

Because of course he did. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

12.11.2025 14:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pay attention to what Democratic candidates are saying right now. Find and support the fighters. Having a spine must be a litmus test issue in 2026 and beyond.

10.11.2025 00:43 👍 15710 🔁 3856 💬 425 📌 150

We’re not going to “fix the Democrats’ brand” by doing TikToks or launching pods. The brand is a direct reflection of our elected officials. If we want to purge our weak branding, we have to purge the weak Dems. I’m looking forward to a robust primary cycle and new Democrats who know how to fight.

10.11.2025 03:22 👍 6055 🔁 1302 💬 323 📌 74
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8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown

This was a cave. People were coming together, ready to fight them. NOw it was all for noththing. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

10.11.2025 15:16 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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'No due process': L.A. nurse, veteran among citizens forcefully arrested by ICE amid immigration crackdown | CBC News Two U.S. citizens whose forceful arrests by ICE were caught on video say federal agents violated their constitutional rights. As backlash against the administration's escalating immigration raids grow...

🧵ICE is detaining US citizens. They are profiling Latinos, going on nothing but their appearance. Many have to provide proof of their citizenship status before getting released. Have we seen this before in America? You betcha! Stay with me, folks. (cont)

www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...

01.11.2025 13:15 👍 2197 🔁 1331 💬 60 📌 47
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What would happen to you, if you didn't show up for 6 weeks?

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