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"American Conversations" with Heather Cox Richardson featuring "A Beautiful Year."
A surprising - and thoughtful - discussion faith, history, and politics with a critique of Christian nationalism in unexpected ways.
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A surprising - and thoughtful - discussion faith, history, and politics with a critique of Christian nationalism in unexpected ways.
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"American Conversations" with Heather Cox Richardson featuring "A Beautiful Year"
A better story of Christian faith is needed now
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November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"American Conversations" with Heather Cox Richardson featuring "A Beautiful Year."
A surprising - and thoughtful - discussion faith, history, and politics with a critique of Christian nationalism in unexpected ways.
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
A surprising - and thoughtful - discussion faith, history, and politics with a critique of Christian nationalism in unexpected ways.
open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?
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“Have a vote. Don’t hold up my people’s paychecks. What they did is WRONG. They know they’ll get paid as soon as this passes.”
REPUBLICAN REP. Austin Scott horrified senatorhagerty & @MarshaBlackburn snuck into the funding bill that they can sue the government for $500K
REPUBLICAN REP. Austin Scott horrified senatorhagerty & @MarshaBlackburn snuck into the funding bill that they can sue the government for $500K
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
“Have a vote. Don’t hold up my people’s paychecks. What they did is WRONG. They know they’ll get paid as soon as this passes.”
REPUBLICAN REP. Austin Scott horrified senatorhagerty & @MarshaBlackburn snuck into the funding bill that they can sue the government for $500K
REPUBLICAN REP. Austin Scott horrified senatorhagerty & @MarshaBlackburn snuck into the funding bill that they can sue the government for $500K
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November 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Calm fell. From Heaven distilled a clemency;
There was peace on earth, and silence in the sky;
Some could, some could not, shake off misery:
The Sinister Spirit sneered: ‘It had to be!’
And again the Spirit of Pity whispered, ‘Why?’
— Thomas Hardy, from “And There Was a Great Calm”
There was peace on earth, and silence in the sky;
Some could, some could not, shake off misery:
The Sinister Spirit sneered: ‘It had to be!’
And again the Spirit of Pity whispered, ‘Why?’
— Thomas Hardy, from “And There Was a Great Calm”
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Calm fell. From Heaven distilled a clemency;
There was peace on earth, and silence in the sky;
Some could, some could not, shake off misery:
The Sinister Spirit sneered: ‘It had to be!’
And again the Spirit of Pity whispered, ‘Why?’
— Thomas Hardy, from “And There Was a Great Calm”
There was peace on earth, and silence in the sky;
Some could, some could not, shake off misery:
The Sinister Spirit sneered: ‘It had to be!’
And again the Spirit of Pity whispered, ‘Why?’
— Thomas Hardy, from “And There Was a Great Calm”
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A little history lesson, with a nod to Frederick Douglass.
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
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What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
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What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
How a holy day for a conscientious objector became a holiday for soldiers and the state
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November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A little history lesson, with a nod to Frederick Douglass.
What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
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What to a Christian is the Eleventh of November?
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Worth remembering that the Christian nationalism that fueled the empires in The Great War seeded Europe's turn away from Christianity for the next century.
Historically, Christian nationalism is the enemy of true faith. It is a false gospel whose fruits are known mostly in war.
Historically, Christian nationalism is the enemy of true faith. It is a false gospel whose fruits are known mostly in war.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Worth remembering that the Christian nationalism that fueled the empires in The Great War seeded Europe's turn away from Christianity for the next century.
Historically, Christian nationalism is the enemy of true faith. It is a false gospel whose fruits are known mostly in war.
Historically, Christian nationalism is the enemy of true faith. It is a false gospel whose fruits are known mostly in war.
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This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
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The Christian Nationalism crusade and crusaders are active in our struggle for a free and fair democracy.
I found this conversation timely, informative, and enlightening
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
The Christian Nationalism crusade and crusaders are active in our struggle for a free and fair democracy.
I found this conversation timely, informative, and enlightening
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
American Conversations: Diana Butler Bass
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The Christian Nationalism crusade and crusaders are active in our struggle for a free and fair democracy.
I found this conversation timely, informative, and enlightening
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
The Christian Nationalism crusade and crusaders are active in our struggle for a free and fair democracy.
I found this conversation timely, informative, and enlightening
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Begging the SUPREME COURT not once but twice to let you withhold food aid from kids and families.
Is there no level of cruelty that’s too much for this administration?
Is there no level of cruelty that’s too much for this administration?
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Begging the SUPREME COURT not once but twice to let you withhold food aid from kids and families.
Is there no level of cruelty that’s too much for this administration?
Is there no level of cruelty that’s too much for this administration?
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Trump expected to dine with Wall Street CEOs at White House on Wednesday reut.rs/4nPs8nu
Trump expected to dine with Wall Street CEOs at White House on Wednesday
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to host a private dinner at the White House on Wednesday with several top business executives, including the chief executives of Nasdaq and JPMorgan Chase, an administration official told Reuters.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Trump expected to dine with Wall Street CEOs at White House on Wednesday reut.rs/4nPs8nu
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Several families whose daughters died at Camp Mystic this summer filed suit yesterday against the camp and the Eastland family, who have operated Mystic for decades. “These young girls died because a for-profit camp put profit over safety,” the suit says. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Suits Accuse Camp Mystic of Gross Negligence in Children’s Deaths
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November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Several families whose daughters died at Camp Mystic this summer filed suit yesterday against the camp and the Eastland family, who have operated Mystic for decades. “These young girls died because a for-profit camp put profit over safety,” the suit says. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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*lowering myself into a tomb*
Me: Imagine if Biden etc etc
Me: Imagine if Biden etc etc
TRUMP: You have to bring in talent
INGRAHAM: Well, we have plenty of talented people in America
TRUMP: No you don't. No.
INGRAHAM: We don't have talented people here?
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
*lowering myself into a tomb*
Me: Imagine if Biden etc etc
Me: Imagine if Biden etc etc
'Revolting': MAGA rep skewered for embracing far-right party that invoked Nazi-slogans
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'Revolting': MAGA rep skewered for embracing far-right party that invoked Nazi-slogans
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), a MAGA-aligned lawmaker and ally to President Donald Trump, is facing condemnation for pledging to “roll out the red carpet” for members of Alternative for Germany (AfD)...
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November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
'Revolting': MAGA rep skewered for embracing far-right party that invoked Nazi-slogans
www.rawstory.com/afd-26742854...
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PERSPECTIVE: A standup comedian just showed Democrats how to fix their messaging problems and one joke might hold the key, writes David Litt, a former White House speechwriter who now works as a comedy writer.
This Comedian Just Showed Democrats How to Solve Their Messaging Problems
A new comedy special captures the party’s messaging challenges — and a way forward.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
PERSPECTIVE: A standup comedian just showed Democrats how to fix their messaging problems and one joke might hold the key, writes David Litt, a former White House speechwriter who now works as a comedy writer.
We love to blow up stuff.
Trump: "Beautiful B2 bombers. Aren't they beautiful now? We respect them so much. What a job they did. That in an instant completely obliterated Iran's nuclear capability, of which we've just ordered -- I have to say -- many more of the updated versions of that incredible piece of art."
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We love to blow up stuff.
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The point of having a standards editor is that you bring in a skilled, disinterested person to read or watch a story and point out possible bias, errors and lapses.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The point of having a standards editor is that you bring in a skilled, disinterested person to read or watch a story and point out possible bias, errors and lapses.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
The actual story editors can miss those things because they're so closely tied to the production and reporting of the piece.
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Above the water view of a marine iguana swimming by when we were snorkeling in Galapagos. 🦎
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Above the water view of a marine iguana swimming by when we were snorkeling in Galapagos. 🦎
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A stocktake of the G20 club of big economies, which collectively accounts for 77% of global emissions, reveals wildly different trajectories for future emissions, as our charts show
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
Governments have failed to limit global warming. What comes next?
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November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A stocktake of the G20 club of big economies, which collectively accounts for 77% of global emissions, reveals wildly different trajectories for future emissions, as our charts show
What $19.2 million bought Musk in Congress
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What $19.2 million bought Musk in Congress
During the 2024 election cycle, Elon Musk funneled $19.2 million into congressional elections using America PAC, a political action committee he created to back Republican candidates.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What $19.2 million bought Musk in Congress
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Get your home tested for radon, people. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Lung cancer is becoming more common among young, healthy women. Here's why.
Traditionally, lung cancer is associated with older patients, specifically men who smoked. But doctors say that's beginning to change.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Get your home tested for radon, people. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Sex, porn, bikinis, health care, hunger and Great Gatsby depravity baptistnews.com/article/sex-...
Sex, porn, bikinis, health care, hunger and Great Gatsby depravity – Baptist News Global
Imagine what might happen when patriarchal white evangelical authoritarians gain control of the U.S. government and shaping our policies.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sex, porn, bikinis, health care, hunger and Great Gatsby depravity baptistnews.com/article/sex-...
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This.
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This.
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Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown something something...
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown something something...
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies