Peter N. McLellan
@drpetermclellan.bsky.social
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Bad biblical scholar, bad theologian, bad philosopher, bad historian... maybe a decent educator.
#GoPackGo
Opinions my own.
Bad biblical scholar, bad theologian, bad philosopher, bad historian... maybe a decent educator.
#GoPackGo
Opinions my own.
Pinned
I just don't have many words for how terrible today is.
What I can say is that we are witnessing the beginning of a presidency defined solely by its desire to destroy community.
The best we can do is build it.
What I can say is that we are witnessing the beginning of a presidency defined solely by its desire to destroy community.
The best we can do is build it.
If the last few weeks are any indication, the Packers are about to go off.
That's how this works, right?
That's how this works, right?
November 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If the last few weeks are any indication, the Packers are about to go off.
That's how this works, right?
That's how this works, right?
The Republican stance that "in order to make healthcare more expensive we are going to keep food from those who need it most" is certainly something.
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The Republican stance that "in order to make healthcare more expensive we are going to keep food from those who need it most" is certainly something.
Looks like the Packers immunized themselves against Rodgers.
October 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Looks like the Packers immunized themselves against Rodgers.
Cris Collinsworth: "You talk about..."
My brain: *Click! Off.*
My brain: *Click! Off.*
October 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Cris Collinsworth: "You talk about..."
My brain: *Click! Off.*
My brain: *Click! Off.*
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We're watching resegregation happen in real time. This is modern post-reconstruction policy that will further entrench white supremacy.
An AP analysis finds drops in the number of Black freshmen at many elite colleges in the two years since the Supreme Court’s decision ending affirmative action.
apnews.com/article/affi...
apnews.com/article/affi...
October 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We're watching resegregation happen in real time. This is modern post-reconstruction policy that will further entrench white supremacy.
Working for the Church means I get to hear the phrase, "Gosh bless it!" more than most.
And I truly feel blessed by Gosh for that.
And I truly feel blessed by Gosh for that.
September 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Working for the Church means I get to hear the phrase, "Gosh bless it!" more than most.
And I truly feel blessed by Gosh for that.
And I truly feel blessed by Gosh for that.
I am so happy to share the result of so many folks' good work.
If you are looking for a resource to introduce your community to intersectional justice or are just curious in the justice ministries of the ELCA, I hope you will take the time to enjoy "Intersections."
youtu.be/WNc0z6EJbvE?...
If you are looking for a resource to introduce your community to intersectional justice or are just curious in the justice ministries of the ELCA, I hope you will take the time to enjoy "Intersections."
youtu.be/WNc0z6EJbvE?...
Intersections: Justice Ministry with ELCA Partners | ELCA World Hunger
YouTube video by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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September 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I am so happy to share the result of so many folks' good work.
If you are looking for a resource to introduce your community to intersectional justice or are just curious in the justice ministries of the ELCA, I hope you will take the time to enjoy "Intersections."
youtu.be/WNc0z6EJbvE?...
If you are looking for a resource to introduce your community to intersectional justice or are just curious in the justice ministries of the ELCA, I hope you will take the time to enjoy "Intersections."
youtu.be/WNc0z6EJbvE?...
Nature's greatest. 🦫💪
In Minnesota, beavers have long been considered a nuisance, thanks to their ability to gnaw trees and construct dams that sometimes clog culverts, raise lake levels or flood roads. But among scientists, there’s a growing recognition that these engineers bring a host of environmental benefits.
As nature’s ‘ecosystem engineers,’ beavers could help fight effects of climate change
Beaver dams reduce flooding, create wetlands that boost biodiversity and can even slow wildfires. But bringing back beavers would require a shift in public attitude — and finding ways for humans and beavers to coexist.
www.mprnews.org
September 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Nature's greatest. 🦫💪
September 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The fact that there are human beings who see children--maybe their own, maybe mine--and pretend to care about them... and then just give up and assume nothing can be done to end gun violence, makes me so mad.
Your hopelessness breeds violence.
Your hopelessness breeds violence.
August 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The fact that there are human beings who see children--maybe their own, maybe mine--and pretend to care about them... and then just give up and assume nothing can be done to end gun violence, makes me so mad.
Your hopelessness breeds violence.
Your hopelessness breeds violence.
I see football season is back.
From @theathletic.com: The long-anticipated Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift podcast crossover is set to air on Wednesday night. It’s sure to be a first-of-its-kind, as Swift has steered mostly clear of podcast interviews in recent years.
With Taylor Swift as guest, Kelce brothers’ podcast could reach ‘New Heights’
The Kelce-Swift podcast crossover, which has been a long time coming for fans who follow the couple, will happen Wednesday night.
nyti.ms
August 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I see football season is back.
Life is rough right now. So, just for you, here's a tumeric stain on my dog's fur.
July 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Life is rough right now. So, just for you, here's a tumeric stain on my dog's fur.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
Just gonna float a campaign slogan, free of charge, for anyone running for office against a Republican in 2026:
"I don't want you to die."
"I don't want you to die."
July 2, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Just gonna float a campaign slogan, free of charge, for anyone running for office against a Republican in 2026:
"I don't want you to die."
"I don't want you to die."
The GOP is willfully killing people.
They know it.
They know it.
Thank you to Stacy for sharing her story - and for doing what any parent would do to make sure their daughter has the care she needs to live at home.
As this bill on GOP Medicaid cuts goes back to the House, it’s not too late to remind Washington politicians just how much is at stake.
As this bill on GOP Medicaid cuts goes back to the House, it’s not too late to remind Washington politicians just how much is at stake.
July 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The GOP is willfully killing people.
They know it.
They know it.
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“We’ve got about 26 Republican targets. We need four of them. This is not a done deal.“
@ezralevin.bsky.social highly encourages you to stop doomscrolling and start contacting your representative. We can still defeat Trump’s Tax Scam and save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
@ezralevin.bsky.social highly encourages you to stop doomscrolling and start contacting your representative. We can still defeat Trump’s Tax Scam and save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
July 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“We’ve got about 26 Republican targets. We need four of them. This is not a done deal.“
@ezralevin.bsky.social highly encourages you to stop doomscrolling and start contacting your representative. We can still defeat Trump’s Tax Scam and save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
@ezralevin.bsky.social highly encourages you to stop doomscrolling and start contacting your representative. We can still defeat Trump’s Tax Scam and save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
I ache for Trump voters this morning.
I know the audience on this app is likely not in Donald Trump's target electoral demographic. For that reason, I highly recommend you publicly express the following to anyone in your life who is in that population, even if you feel it partially:
1/x
I know the audience on this app is likely not in Donald Trump's target electoral demographic. For that reason, I highly recommend you publicly express the following to anyone in your life who is in that population, even if you feel it partially:
1/x
June 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I ache for Trump voters this morning.
I know the audience on this app is likely not in Donald Trump's target electoral demographic. For that reason, I highly recommend you publicly express the following to anyone in your life who is in that population, even if you feel it partially:
1/x
I know the audience on this app is likely not in Donald Trump's target electoral demographic. For that reason, I highly recommend you publicly express the following to anyone in your life who is in that population, even if you feel it partially:
1/x
I cannot stress this enough: the road ahead is long and difficult.
What I do know, from my location at the intersection of the church, education, and organizing is that building and strengthening community is the best way to combat regimes dedicated to sowing mistrust.
www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
What I do know, from my location at the intersection of the church, education, and organizing is that building and strengthening community is the best way to combat regimes dedicated to sowing mistrust.
www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
Trump still would have won in 2024 even if everyone had turned out to vote, Pew finds
In 2024, 64% of the eligible-voting population turned out, the second highest in 120 years. New data show that even if all those voters who stayed home had voted, Trump would still be president today.
www.npr.org
June 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I cannot stress this enough: the road ahead is long and difficult.
What I do know, from my location at the intersection of the church, education, and organizing is that building and strengthening community is the best way to combat regimes dedicated to sowing mistrust.
www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
What I do know, from my location at the intersection of the church, education, and organizing is that building and strengthening community is the best way to combat regimes dedicated to sowing mistrust.
www.npr.org/2025/06/26/n...
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Youth pastor voice: You know who else took on a globally important leadership role at the age of 33?
June 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Youth pastor voice: You know who else took on a globally important leadership role at the age of 33?
Remember this when hurricane season hits.
In case you wondered why Trump can't afford to pay for disaster relief: they are diverting disaster relief money to fund concentration camps
June 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Remember this when hurricane season hits.
Reposted by Peter N. McLellan
In case you wondered why Trump can't afford to pay for disaster relief: they are diverting disaster relief money to fund concentration camps
June 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
In case you wondered why Trump can't afford to pay for disaster relief: they are diverting disaster relief money to fund concentration camps
A sovereign nation bombs another sovereign nation in order to degrade the latter's ability to wage war.
Why are we even asking the question?
Why are we even asking the question?
NEW: Is the US at war with Iran, and did Trump act illegally when he ordered the strikes? Here's what you need to know. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
Is the U.S. at War With Iran?
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A sovereign nation bombs another sovereign nation in order to degrade the latter's ability to wage war.
Why are we even asking the question?
Why are we even asking the question?
War is evil. Don't let your tax dollars make you complicit in it.
June 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
War is evil. Don't let your tax dollars make you complicit in it.
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So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.
June 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
So odd that Congress is so willing to have their power usurped and stripped from them.