Bret M Widman
@bmwpastor.bsky.social
Job: Director of Contextual and Lifelong Learning #NPTS
Life: husband, dad of 4 adult daughters, theologically nosy
Life: husband, dad of 4 adult daughters, theologically nosy
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If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
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This Christmas Eve, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
December 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This Christmas Eve, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
Remember “drain the swamp?” Fun times
December 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Remember “drain the swamp?” Fun times
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This is fundamentally Nazism. The idea that different peoples than the favored races carry degradation in their very genes, that they cannot strive to become better because biology compels them to be worse. It’s not just repugnant, it’s a bald faced lie.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is fundamentally Nazism. The idea that different peoples than the favored races carry degradation in their very genes, that they cannot strive to become better because biology compels them to be worse. It’s not just repugnant, it’s a bald faced lie.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
We are leaving T-mobile after being customers for over a decade because they gave money for the ballroom. It won’t change anything…except us. I have to do the little things…
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
We are leaving T-mobile after being customers for over a decade because they gave money for the ballroom. It won’t change anything…except us. I have to do the little things…
It’s very simple and obvious. Your leadership paradigm is power or people. Don’t confuse those. And be conscious when ANY person is leading of the paradigm they are operating from.
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It’s very simple and obvious. Your leadership paradigm is power or people. Don’t confuse those. And be conscious when ANY person is leading of the paradigm they are operating from.
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Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
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If Republicans were hoping that No Kings was just a one-day event, we’ve got some bad news: Last night’s call was the largest that we’ve ever done.
No matter where you live, we’re organizing the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power: groups.indivisible.org
No matter where you live, we’re organizing the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power: groups.indivisible.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If Republicans were hoping that No Kings was just a one-day event, we’ve got some bad news: Last night’s call was the largest that we’ve ever done.
No matter where you live, we’re organizing the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power: groups.indivisible.org
No matter where you live, we’re organizing the pro-democracy majority to reclaim its power: groups.indivisible.org
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$20 Billion for an Argentina bank bail out to help Trump's rich friends
$173 Million for Kristi Noem's jet
$250 Million for a ballroom only billionaires have access to, not you
Millions are about to see healthcare costs rise & farmers are going bankrupt, and suddenly there's $0 for them
$173 Million for Kristi Noem's jet
$250 Million for a ballroom only billionaires have access to, not you
Millions are about to see healthcare costs rise & farmers are going bankrupt, and suddenly there's $0 for them
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
$20 Billion for an Argentina bank bail out to help Trump's rich friends
$173 Million for Kristi Noem's jet
$250 Million for a ballroom only billionaires have access to, not you
Millions are about to see healthcare costs rise & farmers are going bankrupt, and suddenly there's $0 for them
$173 Million for Kristi Noem's jet
$250 Million for a ballroom only billionaires have access to, not you
Millions are about to see healthcare costs rise & farmers are going bankrupt, and suddenly there's $0 for them
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Pritzker: "For Donald Trump and the MAGAs in Congress, this is not about fighting crime or public safety ... this is about consolidating power in Donald Trump's hands. What he plans to do with that power now or during the 2026 elections should worry all of us."
September 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Pritzker: "For Donald Trump and the MAGAs in Congress, this is not about fighting crime or public safety ... this is about consolidating power in Donald Trump's hands. What he plans to do with that power now or during the 2026 elections should worry all of us."
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Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate 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 that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
September 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate 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 that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."
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New in PN: You cannot trust the federal government
"The FBI has proven it can’t be trusted to provide narrative-free evidence to the public. This is par for the course for the rest of the govt under Trump, which can’t be trusted at all because everything in it exists only to serve Dear Leader."
"The FBI has proven it can’t be trusted to provide narrative-free evidence to the public. This is par for the course for the rest of the govt under Trump, which can’t be trusted at all because everything in it exists only to serve Dear Leader."
You cannot trust the federal government
Everything they say should be assumed to be a lie.
www.publicnotice.co
September 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New in PN: You cannot trust the federal government
"The FBI has proven it can’t be trusted to provide narrative-free evidence to the public. This is par for the course for the rest of the govt under Trump, which can’t be trusted at all because everything in it exists only to serve Dear Leader."
"The FBI has proven it can’t be trusted to provide narrative-free evidence to the public. This is par for the course for the rest of the govt under Trump, which can’t be trusted at all because everything in it exists only to serve Dear Leader."
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We have the Epstein list > The list is on my desk > The list does not exist > Obama made the list > Trump was an FBI informant > The list is irrelevant > There is no Epstein list
September 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We have the Epstein list > The list is on my desk > The list does not exist > Obama made the list > Trump was an FBI informant > The list is irrelevant > There is no Epstein list
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Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $436.3 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $244.2 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $257.8 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
2012: $2 billion
2025: $436.3 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $244.2 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $257.8 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
September 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $436.3 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $244.2 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $257.8 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
2012: $2 billion
2025: $436.3 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $244.2 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $257.8 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.