Kate Hale Wilson
@katehw.bsky.social
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Retired UWEC English prof. ELCA/LuMin congregation in WI’s Chippewa Valley. Sometime resident of VT’s Mad River Valley (whence that red eft). Citizens’ Climate Lobby group leader, 2012-24.
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strategywoman.bsky.social
We all live under the same sky.
We all belong to the same Earth.

We built the borders
and forgot
that we still live under the same sky,
that we still belong to the same Earth.
katehw.bsky.social
And the rotary dial was satisfyingly solid. Serious!
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laprofmme.bsky.social
Courtesy of colleagues at Penn
A variation on Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 engraving in the Pennsylvania Gazette, published in Philadelphia, in an effort to foster cooperation among the various colonies against the tyrant king of Britain, with the American colonies replaced by the nine universities selected for special collaboration opportunities
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Right? And that’s their pull quote on (checks calendar) . . .
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indivisible.org
“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings
katehw.bsky.social
I’m thinking that cormorant was channeling Dracula with his cape 🧛🦇
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ryanenos.bsky.social
My best guess is still that we will get through to the other side with our democracy intact. The question for university leaders is whether they want to live with the shame of having been on the wrong side of history.
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lutheransrc.bsky.social
We give thanks for the life of Dr. Jane Goodall, lover and protector of Creation.
On the left is a picture of Jane Goodall from Amy Martin Photography. She is an elderly white woman with a slight smile. The text reads: "The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves," attributed to Dame Jane Goodall, born 1934 and died 2025.
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fcnl.bsky.social
New: Today, FCNL's @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social joined 100+ faith leaders speaking out against the growing normalization of violence & the rise of authoritarian threats to democratic freedoms in the U.S. ⬇️
katehw.bsky.social
Thanks. I don't doubt *anything* you're saying about the signage & the atmosphere there. But an ELCA church in Renton WA is posting an educational series of that name/on those dates on FB. Definitely anti Xian Nationalism. So these folks are allies (& maybe endangering themselves).
katehw.bsky.social
I don't know where this church is, but one need not assume that they are promoting Xian Nationalism. They could well be studying it over that period of time, as it is manifesting now, so their members are well informed.
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The second I saw this photo, I thought how wonderful it would be to have a ship with a figurehead inspired by this fierce bird!
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Join us for our Friday faith sharing and Bible study today on my Facebook page at 3 PM ET, when we will discuss this Sunday's readings, including the first reading, from the Book of Amos: "Hear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!"
katehw.bsky.social
Would love to read more about this, Governor Evers, but the link is still broken as of 7:24 CST . . .
katehw.bsky.social
I mentioned my surprise about this to the author of the study guide. He suggested that leaders could find appropriate images to use (spread out on a table, say, for people to look at) for the very first lesson. I said using pics of actual nature, as long as we still have it, would be good. Sigh.
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THANK YOU—it made me crazy when I saw that!
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neilwillard.bsky.social
CNN is reporting that Yeonsoo Go has now been taken from New York to the Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, Louisiana. ⚓️
neilwillard.bsky.social
According to my friend and divinity school classmate Bishop Matthew Heyd of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, Yeonsoo Go, daughter of an Episcopal priest, is being detained at a facility with no beds or showers or hot food. ⚓️
Screenshot of a public Facebook post by Clara Mun (wife of Bishop Suffragan Allen Shin of the Episcopal Diocese of New York):

“Please pray for YeonSoo Go, daughter of Rev. Kyrie Kim, Episcopal priest in The Episcopal Diocese of New York!
YeonSoo is student at Purdue university and was detained by ICE after her visa interview at federal immigration court.
This is wrong!
#FreeYeonsoo #FreeKetty #Freethemall”

Photo of Yeonsoo Go with her mother who is wearing a clerical collar, both smiling, as they stand in front of the altar in an Episcopal church that is decorated for Christmas.
katehw.bsky.social
The article says “multiple synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, including those in New England, the greater Milwaukee area, southwest California, and southwest Texas” signed on.
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mittensynod.bsky.social
Today is the start of the 2025 Churchwide Assembly! For those interested in following along at home, plenary sessions and worship services will be live-streamed at www.elca.org/CWA. A full schedule is available online and worship materials are available in the CWA Guide app!
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cclusa.org
Happy Lobby Day! Please help support our citizens lobbyists at their 400+ meetings today. It only takes five minutes to make a phone call to your reps, but the impact is huge.

Use our easy Click-to-Call tool at cclusa.org/callin ☎️
CCL volunteers in front of the U.S. Capitol
Building. Text says “support our citizen lobbyists. Call Congress today.”
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brettcease.bsky.social
Good morning ☀️ there’s over 850 climate advocates gathering together today for the #CCL2025 @cclusa.org conference here in DC getting ready for our 400 lobby meetings tomorrow and building political will for a livable world! We are #inspired and ready for #grassrootsclimate action! 👏
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ploughshares.bsky.social
Today marks 80 years since the Trinity test—the first ripple in what became a global arms race—with more than 2,000 nuclear detonations, arms buildups, and threats of annihilation. Ploughshares is proud to support the communities pushing for justice & a better future.

https://loom.ly/3s9HLgg
Eighty Years After Trinity: A Legacy of Fallout and Reckoning & Building the Movement Forward - Ploughshares
In the early hours of July 16, 1945, the United States detonated the first atomic bomb—known as the Trinity test—marking the dawn of the nuclear age.
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