Benjamin Raber
@benjaminraber.bsky.social
Here to learn. Following Jesus. Advocate: Youth Justice Compassion Education Health Arts Design Liberation. People Music Photography + Travel make my heart come alive. 💡🏀🎹📚🌮✌🏼🚲🗺🎸📷 #reimagine ED: NETwork Ministries in PA
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All based on a “gotcha” video claiming that 3 daycares had no kids. One hadn’t opened yet for the day; one is actually closed. Dude arrived with no I.D. No call ahead. They DIDN’T LET HIM IN!
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
This is monstrous. He wants to turn the residents of the state against Walz and against the Somali-American population.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
All based on a “gotcha” video claiming that 3 daycares had no kids. One hadn’t opened yet for the day; one is actually closed. Dude arrived with no I.D. No call ahead. They DIDN’T LET HIM IN!
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
The fraud they’re referencing was investigated & prosecuted by the Biden DOJ. The ringleader was white.
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Not just holding them, but airing them on two (!) separate streaming services.
Roger Goodell solely exists to make the owners richer, even if it comes at the expense of the fans.
Roger Goodell solely exists to make the owners richer, even if it comes at the expense of the fans.
The NFL getting three garbage games on Christmas is exactly what the NFL deserves for holding three games on Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Not just holding them, but airing them on two (!) separate streaming services.
Roger Goodell solely exists to make the owners richer, even if it comes at the expense of the fans.
Roger Goodell solely exists to make the owners richer, even if it comes at the expense of the fans.
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It's 2025, and we're sharing bootleg 60 Minutes segments broadcast in other countries because our own country is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers, just as the Founding Fathers intended, of course.
December 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It's 2025, and we're sharing bootleg 60 Minutes segments broadcast in other countries because our own country is being run by fascists and their billionaire-owned state media helpers, just as the Founding Fathers intended, of course.
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Mary’s ‘yes’ was not a footnote. It was God honoring a woman’s consent so fully that salvation Himself waited upon it. Patriarchy calls consent optional. God calls it sacred.
#advent #annunciation
open.substack.com/pub/bethfelk...
#advent #annunciation
open.substack.com/pub/bethfelk...
December 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Mary’s ‘yes’ was not a footnote. It was God honoring a woman’s consent so fully that salvation Himself waited upon it. Patriarchy calls consent optional. God calls it sacred.
#advent #annunciation
open.substack.com/pub/bethfelk...
#advent #annunciation
open.substack.com/pub/bethfelk...
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I agree- Trump’s Trump card is fear. If that gets taken off the table he loses a lot of power.
December 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I agree- Trump’s Trump card is fear. If that gets taken off the table he loses a lot of power.
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Tip: Always check - have I learned something? How does it make me feel? News is often not pleasant, but it should inform you, not confuse and frustrate with no tangible evidence of knowledge received.
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Tip: Always check - have I learned something? How does it make me feel? News is often not pleasant, but it should inform you, not confuse and frustrate with no tangible evidence of knowledge received.
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So many spent years and money making sure that such a SCOTUS was in place - minus the three dissenters. They got what they wanted - and more. For them, and I have receipts, democracy is important only if it functions for them, not others. Democracy for me, not thee.
December 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
So many spent years and money making sure that such a SCOTUS was in place - minus the three dissenters. They got what they wanted - and more. For them, and I have receipts, democracy is important only if it functions for them, not others. Democracy for me, not thee.
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You don’t say. It’s almost as if locking up immigrants with criminal records wasn’t the point.
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
You don’t say. It’s almost as if locking up immigrants with criminal records wasn’t the point.
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We are living in the midst of incredible stupidity.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We are living in the midst of incredible stupidity.
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Christian leaders from 10 African nations are sounding the alarm on the impact of USAID being dismantled. As the funding cuts have left clinics without staff and medicine — resulting in a surge of deadly diseases — clergy urge their governments to fund health systems.
julieroys.com/african-chri...
julieroys.com/african-chri...
African Christian Leaders and Health Nonprofits Seek to Fill Gaps After USAID Cuts
In wake of USAID dismantling, leaders from 10 African nations called for more local funding to restore health care resources to fight disease.
julieroys.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Christian leaders from 10 African nations are sounding the alarm on the impact of USAID being dismantled. As the funding cuts have left clinics without staff and medicine — resulting in a surge of deadly diseases — clergy urge their governments to fund health systems.
julieroys.com/african-chri...
julieroys.com/african-chri...
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As the mom of a five-year-old reading this and imagining what this family is going through made me physically ill. Unimaginable evil is being perpetrated before our eyes and with our tax dollars.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
As the mom of a five-year-old reading this and imagining what this family is going through made me physically ill. Unimaginable evil is being perpetrated before our eyes and with our tax dollars.
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America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
Rand Paul just posted this letter from the Coast Guard confirming that 1/4 of the boats they stop carry no contraband. The likelihood that Hegseth & Bradley ordered the murder of innocent civilians is very high.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 AM
America does not have capital punishment for selling or smuggling drugs and none of these people were arrested or tried. There could have been mountains of cocaine in open view on the deck of the boats and it still would have been murder of unarmed civilians.
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The most important transition for a manager is learning to shift from directing (telling people what to do) to coaching (helping people find the answer for themselves).
Without this switch a manager can never fully unlock the potential of their team and also becomes a bottleneck for decision making
Without this switch a manager can never fully unlock the potential of their team and also becomes a bottleneck for decision making
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The most important transition for a manager is learning to shift from directing (telling people what to do) to coaching (helping people find the answer for themselves).
Without this switch a manager can never fully unlock the potential of their team and also becomes a bottleneck for decision making
Without this switch a manager can never fully unlock the potential of their team and also becomes a bottleneck for decision making
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Even if we were at war with Venezuela, and even if the boat folks were smuggling drugs, that DOES NOT MAKE THEM COMBATANTS. I am begging people to consult international law experts. They're out there! They want to talk!
We weren’t (and at this hour still aren’t) at war with Venezuela so both strikes are just murder
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Even if we were at war with Venezuela, and even if the boat folks were smuggling drugs, that DOES NOT MAKE THEM COMBATANTS. I am begging people to consult international law experts. They're out there! They want to talk!
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I think we need to move away from calling what trump runs, "an administration." What he is running, without question, is an organized crime syndicate / cult.
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I think we need to move away from calling what trump runs, "an administration." What he is running, without question, is an organized crime syndicate / cult.
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“Leave no survivors” is an illegal order
Under the Geneva Conventions, you cannot order the killing of:
Surrendering combatants
Shipwrecked sailors
Wounded or incapacitated troops
Anyone who is hors de combat (“out of the fight”)
Under the Geneva Conventions, you cannot order the killing of:
Surrendering combatants
Shipwrecked sailors
Wounded or incapacitated troops
Anyone who is hors de combat (“out of the fight”)
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Leave no survivors” is an illegal order
Under the Geneva Conventions, you cannot order the killing of:
Surrendering combatants
Shipwrecked sailors
Wounded or incapacitated troops
Anyone who is hors de combat (“out of the fight”)
Under the Geneva Conventions, you cannot order the killing of:
Surrendering combatants
Shipwrecked sailors
Wounded or incapacitated troops
Anyone who is hors de combat (“out of the fight”)
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
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“An economy cannot remain resilient while sidelining its most educated women and breadwinner mothers”
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
“An economy cannot remain resilient while sidelining its most educated women and breadwinner mothers”
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Read this. These atrocities are happening right here in this country. Right now.
Unconscionable. Full stop. No excuses to be associated with or endorse or remain silent: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Read this. These atrocities are happening right here in this country. Right now.
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Debates are what happen between two (or more) parties who are reasonably informed about a subject disagree on a topic.
Absent that condition, debate is neither responsible nor possible.
What is needed under those circumstances is education.
And people pay for those.
Absent that condition, debate is neither responsible nor possible.
What is needed under those circumstances is education.
And people pay for those.
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Debates are what happen between two (or more) parties who are reasonably informed about a subject disagree on a topic.
Absent that condition, debate is neither responsible nor possible.
What is needed under those circumstances is education.
And people pay for those.
Absent that condition, debate is neither responsible nor possible.
What is needed under those circumstances is education.
And people pay for those.
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Men's ministries in churches should regularly ask themselves whether they are making men more like an idea of masculinity than like Jesus. They should ask if they are adequately challenging commonly held ideas of masculinity or if they are merely baptizing them with a men's breakfast.
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Men's ministries in churches should regularly ask themselves whether they are making men more like an idea of masculinity than like Jesus. They should ask if they are adequately challenging commonly held ideas of masculinity or if they are merely baptizing them with a men's breakfast.
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Whatever the Epstein Files reveal, it is clear that he must go.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Whatever the Epstein Files reveal, it is clear that he must go.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
The nation cannot endure a full term of the grifting, dismantling of institutions, and abductions on the street by masked agents, much less skyrocketing prices, allying with dictators, and outright lying.
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Mother Jones has been on fire on the John Roberts beat and, man, I'd love to see our national press pick up this ball.
"It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Mother Jones has been on fire on the John Roberts beat and, man, I'd love to see our national press pick up this ball.
"It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...