Deborah Hawboldt
@debkhaw.bsky.social
Retired pastor, proud grandmother, reader, traveler, wonderer, Astros fan.
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Donald Trump’s assault on the Fed’s independence continues, threatening the strength and stability of our economy.
This is the kind of bullying that we’ve all come to expect from Donald Trump and his cronies. Anyone who is independent and doesn’t just fall in line behind Trump gets investigated.
This is the kind of bullying that we’ve all come to expect from Donald Trump and his cronies. Anyone who is independent and doesn’t just fall in line behind Trump gets investigated.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Donald Trump’s assault on the Fed’s independence continues, threatening the strength and stability of our economy.
This is the kind of bullying that we’ve all come to expect from Donald Trump and his cronies. Anyone who is independent and doesn’t just fall in line behind Trump gets investigated.
This is the kind of bullying that we’ve all come to expect from Donald Trump and his cronies. Anyone who is independent and doesn’t just fall in line behind Trump gets investigated.
Interesting. Suddenly had posts by various government agencies in my feed.
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Interesting. Suddenly had posts by various government agencies in my feed.
Remember the 2004 movie A Day Without a Mexican? Made me wonder what it might be like if every undocumented worker AND all their coworkers in solidarity called out sick for a day or 5.
June 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Remember the 2004 movie A Day Without a Mexican? Made me wonder what it might be like if every undocumented worker AND all their coworkers in solidarity called out sick for a day or 5.
Just watched the live broadcast of the Broadway show Good Night And Good Luck. Just. Wow.
June 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Just watched the live broadcast of the Broadway show Good Night And Good Luck. Just. Wow.
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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“Today, right now—and I mean right this second—you have the most power you’ll ever have in the current fight against authoritarianism in America,” writes @adriennelaf.bsky.social. If you wait to speak out against autocrats, you have already lost:
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom
It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.
www.theatlantic.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
“Today, right now—and I mean right this second—you have the most power you’ll ever have in the current fight against authoritarianism in America,” writes @adriennelaf.bsky.social. If you wait to speak out against autocrats, you have already lost:
Huh? El Salvador’s president offers Maduro US-deported Venezuelans for prisoner swap
www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/a...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/a...
El Salvador’s president offers Maduro US-deported Venezuelans for prisoner swap | CNN
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has proposed a prisoner exchange with Venezuela, offering to repatriate hundreds of Venezuelans who were deported from the United States in exchange for “political pr...
www.cnn.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Huh? El Salvador’s president offers Maduro US-deported Venezuelans for prisoner swap
www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/a...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/a...
Happy Easter! Christ is risen!
April 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Happy Easter! Christ is risen!
Follow the money! Trump said his millionaire buddies should buy in when the market crashed. People said he'd lift the tariffs, and make millions for his buddies! Gee, who could imagine?
April 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Follow the money! Trump said his millionaire buddies should buy in when the market crashed. People said he'd lift the tariffs, and make millions for his buddies! Gee, who could imagine?
Keeping an eye on the Trade Review Act of 2025 to see if it can gain some traction in the Senate and House.
April 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Keeping an eye on the Trade Review Act of 2025 to see if it can gain some traction in the Senate and House.
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When David Brooks joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won, Brooks writes.
I Should Have Seen This Coming
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April 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
When David Brooks joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won, Brooks writes.
If you haven't read Animal Farm lately, I encourage you to read it. Orwell knew how this story ends.
April 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you haven't read Animal Farm lately, I encourage you to read it. Orwell knew how this story ends.
It just gets worse and worse. www.click2houston.com/news/politic...
K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says
As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to they're following federal civil rights laws and eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
www.click2houston.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It just gets worse and worse. www.click2houston.com/news/politic...
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Hungary shows us the endgame of autocratic populism: poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Hungarian Model
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hungary shows us the endgame of autocratic populism: poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
I would bet this pastor has no problems with the immorality of our president or DOGE head. Selective outrage.
March 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I would bet this pastor has no problems with the immorality of our president or DOGE head. Selective outrage.
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a Houston area pastor is currently telling his congregation to do everything they can to oppose the appointment of new Deer Park ISD Superintendent Tiffany Regan, who is queer and lives a "lifestyle that is ungodly and immoral," according to Pastor Doug Harris (story by @erickillelea.bsky.social)
Deer Park ISD families react to Houston pastor's homophobic statements
After Tiffany Regan was nominated to be the new superintendent of Deer Park ISD, Pastor Douglas Harris aired his negative reaction to the pick at the pulpit.
www.chron.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
a Houston area pastor is currently telling his congregation to do everything they can to oppose the appointment of new Deer Park ISD Superintendent Tiffany Regan, who is queer and lives a "lifestyle that is ungodly and immoral," according to Pastor Doug Harris (story by @erickillelea.bsky.social)
www.npr.org/2025/03/24/n...
Classy night in difficult times.
Classy night in difficult times.
'Twain hated bullies.' Conan O'Brien receives Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center
Comedian Conan O'Brien received the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center on Sunday night, which David Letterman called "the most entertaining gathering of the resistance ever."
www.npr.org
March 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
www.npr.org/2025/03/24/n...
Classy night in difficult times.
Classy night in difficult times.
bsky.app/profile/hous.... Ugh. As a Texan, my apologies.
Trump Burger is opening its largest location yet in Kemah on Friday with a Trump impersonator and alcohol.
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Trump Burger opening in Kemah this week with Houston location to follow
Trump Burger is opening its largest location yet in Kemah on Friday with a Trump impersonator and alcohol.
trib.al
March 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
bsky.app/profile/hous.... Ugh. As a Texan, my apologies.
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Hi, former White House intern, DNC communications staffer, and re-election team partner here:
One does not ‘slip’ into the Oval Office. Does not. Period, ever. That’s not a thing.
One does not ‘slip’ into the Oval Office. Does not. Period, ever. That’s not a thing.
Someone from Russian state media just slips into the Oval Office?????
February 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hi, former White House intern, DNC communications staffer, and re-election team partner here:
One does not ‘slip’ into the Oval Office. Does not. Period, ever. That’s not a thing.
One does not ‘slip’ into the Oval Office. Does not. Period, ever. That’s not a thing.
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What happened in the Oval Office on Friday — the obviously planned ambush of Zelensky by Trump and Vance — was something that had never happened in the nearly 250-year history of this country!
Our president sided with the aggressor, the dictator and the invader of Ukraine!
PUTIN FIRST
USA LAST
Our president sided with the aggressor, the dictator and the invader of Ukraine!
PUTIN FIRST
USA LAST
Opinion | This Never Happened With an American President Before
Trump’s behavior in the Oval Office with Zelensky was an unparalleled break with American foreign policy.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
What happened in the Oval Office on Friday — the obviously planned ambush of Zelensky by Trump and Vance — was something that had never happened in the nearly 250-year history of this country!
Our president sided with the aggressor, the dictator and the invader of Ukraine!
PUTIN FIRST
USA LAST
Our president sided with the aggressor, the dictator and the invader of Ukraine!
PUTIN FIRST
USA LAST
Seriously? Even the Kennedy Center? Has he nothing better to do?
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says he's firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman
President Donald Trump says he's firing members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and naming himself chairman.
apnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Seriously? Even the Kennedy Center? Has he nothing better to do?
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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With vaccine sceptic as Trump pick to lead US health policy, parents and advocates anticipate devastating changes
‘Life-or-death consequences’: families fear rollback of school vaccine requirements under RFK Jr
With vaccine sceptic as Trump pick to lead US health policy, parents and advocates anticipate devastating changes
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
With vaccine sceptic as Trump pick to lead US health policy, parents and advocates anticipate devastating changes
#mlb trades are hard. Just saying. Understand the why, but I'll miss the players. #houstonastros #kyletucker #alexbregman
December 13, 2024 at 9:56 PM
#mlb trades are hard. Just saying. Understand the why, but I'll miss the players. #houstonastros #kyletucker #alexbregman