Michael Morrell
@genuinemichael.bsky.social
Opti-mystic writer & futurist, dad of two. Author with Richard Rohr of 'The Divine Dance.' Co-founder, Wild Goose Festival . Curator, TheSpeakeasy.info Read my stuff @ MikeMorrell.org/BonusChapter
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Welcoming all the digital refugees and new connections here! Whether we're meeting for the first time or getting reacquainted...hi.
I'm Michael, a practical mystic and writer from the God-haunted American South, collaborating author of the bestseller 'The Divine Dance' with Richard Rohr.
I'm Michael, a practical mystic and writer from the God-haunted American South, collaborating author of the bestseller 'The Divine Dance' with Richard Rohr.
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WOW - Someone finally not only gets it but is willing to say the truth out loud.
What once was thought fiction is now reality.
What once was thought fiction is now reality.
Comparing Trump Admin to Ministry of Truth in Orwell's 1984, Judge Orders Slavery Exhibits Restored | Common Dreams
On Presidents Day, a federal judge compared the Trump administration removing displays about slavery from a historical site in Philadelphia to the actions of the propaganda agency in George Orwell's d...
www.commondreams.org
February 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
WOW - Someone finally not only gets it but is willing to say the truth out loud.
What once was thought fiction is now reality.
What once was thought fiction is now reality.
This is what it sounds like to me whenever someone decries “polarization” as the problem.
February 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This is what it sounds like to me whenever someone decries “polarization” as the problem.
I recently had the joy of sitting down with my old friend Jason Clark on his podcast, Rethinking God with Tacos. It was a conversation that felt like coming home…to a place I haven’t lived in ages, but it’s nicer than I remember.
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I recently had the joy of sitting down with my old friend Jason Clark on his podcast, Rethinking God with Tacos. It was a conversation that felt like coming home…to a place I haven’t lived in ages, but it’s nicer than I remember.
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Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
February 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
That’s not how this works.
Call your senators to oppose the SAVE act now! 5calls.org/issue/save-a...
Call your senators to oppose the SAVE act now! 5calls.org/issue/save-a...
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
That’s not how this works.
Call your senators to oppose the SAVE act now! 5calls.org/issue/save-a...
Call your senators to oppose the SAVE act now! 5calls.org/issue/save-a...
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Solar for All was passed and funded by Congress to cut utility bills, create jobs, and accelerate clean energy.
February 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Solar for All was passed and funded by Congress to cut utility bills, create jobs, and accelerate clean energy.
For over fifty years, Dr. John Dominic Crossan has been one of the world's foremost scholars of the historical Jesus—and this Lent, he's teaching a five-week online class that returns to the questions that have driven his entire vocation.
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
For over fifty years, Dr. John Dominic Crossan has been one of the world's foremost scholars of the historical Jesus—and this Lent, he's teaching a five-week online class that returns to the questions that have driven his entire vocation.
This is an atrocity, and needs to stop.
During a congressional visit, Congressman Joaquin Castro discovered that babies as young as two months old are being held at the Dilley, Texas Family Concentration Camp. (February 10, 2026)
February 11, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This is an atrocity, and needs to stop.
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Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
www.propublica.org/article/habe...
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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It’s odd that the religious right is so upset about a halftime show that celebrated marriage, love, community, small business, hard work, and family. 🤔
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 AM
It’s odd that the religious right is so upset about a halftime show that celebrated marriage, love, community, small business, hard work, and family. 🤔
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Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”
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Well put. This is a solution in search of a nonexistent problem, all to make it far harder for millions to vote. That's vote suppression, folks.
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Well put. This is a solution in search of a nonexistent problem, all to make it far harder for millions to vote. That's vote suppression, folks.
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No one on this side of the aisle is surprised. He’s a conman.
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
No one on this side of the aisle is surprised. He’s a conman.
The present world situation smells to heaven! And now, in the presence of colossal problems, which must be solved for Christ's sake, the Fundamentalists propose to drive out from Christian churches all the consecrated souls who do not agree with their theory of inspiration. What immeasurable folly!
February 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The present world situation smells to heaven! And now, in the presence of colossal problems, which must be solved for Christ's sake, the Fundamentalists propose to drive out from Christian churches all the consecrated souls who do not agree with their theory of inspiration. What immeasurable folly!
Damn. This is devastating.
It’s heartbreaking to see a (very recently!) once great news organization dismantled and sold off for parts.
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Damn. This is devastating.
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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DHS subpoenaed Google to identify Instagram users who posted about ICE raids. They didn't need an order from a judge or grand jury, because they can issue an administrative subpoena and approve it themselves.
It took legal action to stop them.
It took legal action to stop them.
DHS Withdraws Subpoena Seeking to Unmask Instagram Users Who Posted About ICE Raids - ACLU of Norcal
A Victory for the Public's Right to Document Government Actions Without Retaliation
www.aclunorcal.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
DHS subpoenaed Google to identify Instagram users who posted about ICE raids. They didn't need an order from a judge or grand jury, because they can issue an administrative subpoena and approve it themselves.
It took legal action to stop them.
It took legal action to stop them.
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Women are increasingly disenchanted with Republicans and conservative thinking, so instead of addressing their concerns, the GOP is turning to the SAVE Act, in an attempt to keep them from voting.
Please call your reps and ask them to vote against it.
www.alternet.org/save-act-mid...
Please call your reps and ask them to vote against it.
www.alternet.org/save-act-mid...
Republicans have a plan to keep women from voting: report
Between a series of Democratic election victories in late 2025 and early 2026 and President Donald Trump's weak approval ratings in a long list of recent polls, Republican strategists are growing incr...
www.alternet.org
February 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Women are increasingly disenchanted with Republicans and conservative thinking, so instead of addressing their concerns, the GOP is turning to the SAVE Act, in an attempt to keep them from voting.
Please call your reps and ask them to vote against it.
www.alternet.org/save-act-mid...
Please call your reps and ask them to vote against it.
www.alternet.org/save-act-mid...
Conservative friends: if you’re concerned about folks being “law-abiding,” and you want to protect children… maybe you could lend your voices to ending this farce? Contact your representative and demand the Epstein files be released!
January 29, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Conservative friends: if you’re concerned about folks being “law-abiding,” and you want to protect children… maybe you could lend your voices to ending this farce? Contact your representative and demand the Epstein files be released!
I watched this live in first grade. It was the first national/global catastrophe I was aware of witnessing. I remember.
Forty years ago today (Jan 28 2026), the crew of Space Shuttle Challenger 51L slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God. Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Judith A. Resnik, Gregory Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe.
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I watched this live in first grade. It was the first national/global catastrophe I was aware of witnessing. I remember.
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If ICE visits your home
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 AM
If ICE visits your home
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9 countries in Northern Europe decided yesterday to reduce reliance of fossil fuel, by installing 300GW of offshore wind in the North Sea and the coastnear Atlantic Ocean.
A 10X upscaling of existing capacity.
Similarly the Energy Island Bornholm was agreed by Germany and Denmark in the Baltic Sea
A 10X upscaling of existing capacity.
Similarly the Energy Island Bornholm was agreed by Germany and Denmark in the Baltic Sea
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 AM
9 countries in Northern Europe decided yesterday to reduce reliance of fossil fuel, by installing 300GW of offshore wind in the North Sea and the coastnear Atlantic Ocean.
A 10X upscaling of existing capacity.
Similarly the Energy Island Bornholm was agreed by Germany and Denmark in the Baltic Sea
A 10X upscaling of existing capacity.
Similarly the Energy Island Bornholm was agreed by Germany and Denmark in the Baltic Sea
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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Wow— “Cardinal Tobin told hundreds of faithful gathered online that now is the time to say no — no to violence, no to indifference, and no to funding the U.S. government’s own “machinery of death.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Wow— “Cardinal Tobin told hundreds of faithful gathered online that now is the time to say no — no to violence, no to indifference, and no to funding the U.S. government’s own “machinery of death.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...