Norman Prather
@ntpagain.bsky.social
In reverse order: hospital chaplain, hospice chaplain, pastor, refugee relief, welder, teacher. I'm tired.
It's past time to wake up.
The former president accused the administration of being "eager to escalate the situation," and encouraged Americans to keep protesting for their rights.
Obama Says Killing Of Alex Pretti Should Be 'Wake-Up Call' To All Americans
The former president accused the administration of being "eager to escalate the situation," and encouraged Americans to keep protesting for their rights.
www.huffpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:54 PM
It's past time to wake up.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
Gad, these people are dumb. This will help no one and cause considerable harm.
Source: The Des Moines Register
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Source: The Des Moines Register
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Iowa lawmakers may ban K-12 teaching about gender, sexual identity
Iowa's K-12 schools could not teach students about gender identity and sexual orientation under a bill lawmakers advanced expanding current law.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Gad, these people are dumb. This will help no one and cause considerable harm.
Source: The Des Moines Register
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Source: The Des Moines Register
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Why am I not surprised?
www.rawstory.com/ice-racial-p...
www.rawstory.com/ice-racial-p...
ICE agents pull guns on police officers 'of color' and demand papers: MN chief
Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley revealed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been pulling guns on off-duty officers of color while illegally demanding their citizenship p...
www.rawstory.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Why am I not surprised?
www.rawstory.com/ice-racial-p...
www.rawstory.com/ice-racial-p...
Something the History Channel woukd cover.
"Calling the discovery the 'clearest proof yet' of how the U.S. government was originally designed to function, archaeologists published new evidence Thursday that suggests the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., may have once been used for legislating."
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
January 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Something the History Channel woukd cover.
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Texas, a state that once sued another state under the guise of “states’ rights” so its wealthiest residents could travel to their vacation homes in defiance of COVID lockdowns, has turned over its entire voter roll to federal government without a fight.
www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Texas Voluntarily Turns Over Private Data Of 18.4 Million Voters To Federal Government
www.huffpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Texas, a state that once sued another state under the guise of “states’ rights” so its wealthiest residents could travel to their vacation homes in defiance of COVID lockdowns, has turned over its entire voter roll to federal government without a fight.
www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
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Prosecuting federal agents for any alleged crimes can be tricky work, but it isn’t impossible.
My latest for HuffPost:
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-in...
My latest for HuffPost:
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-in...
There’s Prosecuting A Federal Agent ‘In A Normal World’ — And Then There’s Now
Prosecuting federal agents for crimes can be tricky work, but it isn’t impossible.
www.huffpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Prosecuting federal agents for any alleged crimes can be tricky work, but it isn’t impossible.
My latest for HuffPost:
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-in...
My latest for HuffPost:
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-in...
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“It’s one thing to be incompetent and dangerous, but it’s impeachable to break the rule of law." www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
After Fatal ICE Shooting, Democrats Rally Around Impeaching Kristi Noem
“It’s one thing to be incompetent and dangerous, but it’s impeachable to break the rule of law,” said Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.).
www.huffpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:35 PM
“It’s one thing to be incompetent and dangerous, but it’s impeachable to break the rule of law." www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...
This is worth reading.
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open.substack.com/pub/drchaneq...
This Will Be My Year
Bad things will likely happen this year, but we can still decide to thrive
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This is worth reading.
open.substack.com/pub/drchaneq...
open.substack.com/pub/drchaneq...
G'Kar speaking to the American Resistance (or to Babylon 5, the histories are unclear)
January 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
G'Kar speaking to the American Resistance (or to Babylon 5, the histories are unclear)
They won't listen.
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Instagram
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December 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
They won't listen.
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I might call them short-sighted bigots. If I thought them self-aware enough to understand.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I might call them short-sighted bigots. If I thought them self-aware enough to understand.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/b...
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Our family has been discussing this for years. (The extended family on either side is not happy with us.) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Opinion | Why Is Christianity So Hard to Find in the Trump Administration?
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Our family has been discussing this for years. (The extended family on either side is not happy with us.) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
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Sadism is central to Trump-MAGA politics, and it's getting worse:
*Hegseth tweets vile cartoon on bombings
*Megyn Kelly wants bombing victims to "bleed"
*Sick new WH video glorifies migrant suffering
On the pod, @paulwaldman.bsky.social and I go deep on sadism/MAGA:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
*Hegseth tweets vile cartoon on bombings
*Megyn Kelly wants bombing victims to "bleed"
*Sick new WH video glorifies migrant suffering
On the pod, @paulwaldman.bsky.social and I go deep on sadism/MAGA:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
Trump Tirades at Media Darken as MAGA Bloodlust on Bombings Boils Over
As Trump and MAGA hit new levels of depravity on his boat bombings and anti-immigrant crackdown, the writer of a piece connecting these dots discusses the centrality of sadism to Trump-MAGA politics.
newrepublic.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Sadism is central to Trump-MAGA politics, and it's getting worse:
*Hegseth tweets vile cartoon on bombings
*Megyn Kelly wants bombing victims to "bleed"
*Sick new WH video glorifies migrant suffering
On the pod, @paulwaldman.bsky.social and I go deep on sadism/MAGA:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
*Hegseth tweets vile cartoon on bombings
*Megyn Kelly wants bombing victims to "bleed"
*Sick new WH video glorifies migrant suffering
On the pod, @paulwaldman.bsky.social and I go deep on sadism/MAGA:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
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Funny thing is that it wasn’t any of my sociology courses that fully radicalized me but it was actually halfway through criminal psych when I was like
a close up of a man reading a book in a room .
Alt: Hank from breaking bad realizing Walt is Heisenburg, looking up slowly
media.tenor.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Funny thing is that it wasn’t any of my sociology courses that fully radicalized me but it was actually halfway through criminal psych when I was like
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Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
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UPDATE: This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around.
No Kings protests: Marches are underway around the country
This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around.
n.pr
October 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
UPDATE: This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around.
Mike Arnold brings shame to Christianity and to the US.
October 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Mike Arnold brings shame to Christianity and to the US.
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“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”
Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money
Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”
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People of Illinois, we need your help.
Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.
We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.
Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.
We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.
September 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
People of Illinois, we need your help.
Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.
We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.
Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.
We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.
There is no defense for many of the things Kirk said. There is no defense for his murder or for celebrating his murder.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“We can mourn Charlie Kirk. We can send prayers to his friends and family,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “We can — and should — do all of this and more without pretending he was something, as a public figure, that he was not.”
“We can mourn Charlie Kirk. We can send prayers to his friends and family,” writes our columnist Jamelle Bouie. “We can — and should — do all of this and more without pretending he was something, as a public figure, that he was not.”
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
There is no defense for many of the things Kirk said. There is no defense for his murder or for celebrating his murder.
An example of human evil
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...
Inside a ‘Hell on Earth’ in Oklahoma
www.nytimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
An example of human evil
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...
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One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejectio...
www.propublica.org
August 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”
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The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism.
The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism.