Mark Anslem
@epluribusmarcus.bsky.social
Human | Openly Black | “I greet you with the love of God that don't make us friends.” —Malice | “I'm dipped in God's black complexion.” —Black Thought
America is where it is as nation because so many of the people who have been entrusted with political power to serve the public instead serve Mammon (i.e., money and material wealth).
We are intentionally traumatizing children to prepare them for trauma.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
We are intentionally traumatizing children to prepare them for trauma.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
America is where it is as nation because so many of the people who have been entrusted with political power to serve the public instead serve Mammon (i.e., money and material wealth).
We are intentionally traumatizing children to prepare them for trauma.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
We are intentionally traumatizing children to prepare them for trauma.
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
The same Jesus who said, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs” (Luke 18:16 ) is the same Jesus who said , “You cannot serve God and wealth” (Luke 16:13).
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The same Jesus who said, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs” (Luke 18:16 ) is the same Jesus who said , “You cannot serve God and wealth” (Luke 16:13).
Listening to these people speak in a cavalier and casual manner about carrying out a mass casualty training exercise and other scenarios is downright disturbing.
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Listening to these people speak in a cavalier and casual manner about carrying out a mass casualty training exercise and other scenarios is downright disturbing.
Watching these politicians, government officials, and business owners—many of whom would identify as being “conservative” and “pro-life”—claim to care about protecting and saving lives while simultaneously profiting from a (preventable) crisis of gun violence is infuriating.
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Watching these politicians, government officials, and business owners—many of whom would identify as being “conservative” and “pro-life”—claim to care about protecting and saving lives while simultaneously profiting from a (preventable) crisis of gun violence is infuriating.
“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
America, as a nation, has failed (and is failing) its people—especially its children—all in the name of greed.
America, as a nation, has failed (and is failing) its people—especially its children—all in the name of greed.
November 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
America, as a nation, has failed (and is failing) its people—especially its children—all in the name of greed.
America, as a nation, has failed (and is failing) its people—especially its children—all in the name of greed.
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Operation Christmas Child: 7 Years Later: A Reflection
A few weeks ago, Facebook Memories reminded me of a post I had made back in October 2018.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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“There is no amount of Christmas shoeboxes sent to children that can justify the suffering or alleviate the pain in the lives of people—including children—catching hell at the behest of the Trump regime.”
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“There is no amount of Christmas shoeboxes sent to children that can justify the suffering or alleviate the pain in the lives of people—including children—catching hell at the behest of the Trump regime.”
“It is beyond treacherous to send messages of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth—claiming to bring good tidings of joy and peace—while praising and celebrating a regime that devilishly denies refuge to people from nations who seek safety in America.”
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“It is beyond treacherous to send messages of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth—claiming to bring good tidings of joy and peace—while praising and celebrating a regime that devilishly denies refuge to people from nations who seek safety in America.”
“The forces thus released in the people can never be held in check, but run their devouring course, destroying the very foundations which it was imagined they would save.”
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“The forces thus released in the people can never be held in check, but run their devouring course, destroying the very foundations which it was imagined they would save.”
“And if their boot is on your neck, you my people. If their boot is on your neck, we belong together. . . . This is what America hates the most, for us to wake up to our mutual oppression.”
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FULL VIDEO: www.youtube.com/live/MYXnD-C...
Sunday Worship - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost & Holy Communion- October 5, 2025
YouTube video by Metropolitan AME Church
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October 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“And if their boot is on your neck, you my people. If their boot is on your neck, we belong together. . . . This is what America hates the most, for us to wake up to our mutual oppression.”
FULL VIDEO: www.youtube.com/live/MYXnD-C...
FULL VIDEO: www.youtube.com/live/MYXnD-C...