Karen
@karenmicah68.bsky.social
Semi-crunchy gardener and critter keeper. Concerned about the vulnerable. Anabaptist by heritage and choice. Aiming to "do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with (my) God."
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Institutions, organizations, ministries, and systems are not Jesus Christ. Nor is Christendom the same as the living body of Christ. I fear many of us have confused Christendom, or our little corner of it, with Christ. They are not, nor have they ever been, the same.
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Institutions, organizations, ministries, and systems are not Jesus Christ. Nor is Christendom the same as the living body of Christ. I fear many of us have confused Christendom, or our little corner of it, with Christ. They are not, nor have they ever been, the same.
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I will never downplay the seeds this man has sown.
And I will always pray that they wither, so that no one (including him & his children) has to eat from that kinda tree.
And I will always pray that they wither, so that no one (including him & his children) has to eat from that kinda tree.
September 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I will never downplay the seeds this man has sown.
And I will always pray that they wither, so that no one (including him & his children) has to eat from that kinda tree.
And I will always pray that they wither, so that no one (including him & his children) has to eat from that kinda tree.
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The “why?” Of mass shooting is of secondary importance to the “how?” The whys of mass shootings are myriad and mostly born out of the unpredictability of mental illness. The how is the same across the board: they went to a store and easily bought something capable of killing dozens of people.
August 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The “why?” Of mass shooting is of secondary importance to the “how?” The whys of mass shootings are myriad and mostly born out of the unpredictability of mental illness. The how is the same across the board: they went to a store and easily bought something capable of killing dozens of people.
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We’re not distracted and it’s not going away.
August 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
We’re not distracted and it’s not going away.
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Only sexual abusers think a 14-year-old is able to consent, mainly so they don’t get arrested.
August 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Only sexual abusers think a 14-year-old is able to consent, mainly so they don’t get arrested.
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OK kids, you know what to do: register for a free digital library card at the Brooklyn Public Library, and find out exactly what your elders don’t want you to know.
July 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
OK kids, you know what to do: register for a free digital library card at the Brooklyn Public Library, and find out exactly what your elders don’t want you to know.
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
July 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz after touring "Alligator Alcatraz": "These detainees are living in cages. The pictures you've seen don't do it just. They are essentially packed into cages. 34 detainees per cage...they get their drinking water & they brush their teeth where they poop, in the same unit"
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I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
July 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.
This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.
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As just a general point it's remarkable to me that Trump (+GOP) managed to come up with a bill that combines savage cuts and big electorally scary numbers of people who lose health care AND drive the debt through the roof.
July 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
As just a general point it's remarkable to me that Trump (+GOP) managed to come up with a bill that combines savage cuts and big electorally scary numbers of people who lose health care AND drive the debt through the roof.
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Good morning, beloved.
Love is the only hope.
And you can choose love in each moment.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Love is the only hope.
And you can choose love in each moment.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
July 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Good morning, beloved.
Love is the only hope.
And you can choose love in each moment.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Love is the only hope.
And you can choose love in each moment.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
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In addition to kicking millions of Americans off their health insurance, cutting taxes for the wealthy, and adding trillions to the deficit, other parts of Trump’s Budget are also harmful and unpopular.
We need to make sure more people learn about them.
We need to make sure more people learn about them.
Three Things in Trump’s Budget That Aren’t Getting Enough Attention
They might affect the bill’s fate… if more people learn about them and speak up.
substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In addition to kicking millions of Americans off their health insurance, cutting taxes for the wealthy, and adding trillions to the deficit, other parts of Trump’s Budget are also harmful and unpopular.
We need to make sure more people learn about them.
We need to make sure more people learn about them.
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I can't stop watching this dog hop up the steps: 🔊 #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
June 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I can't stop watching this dog hop up the steps: 🔊 #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
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DOGE might believe otherwise, but improving government websites takes more than software engineering. 18F also worked with our partner agencies on content and communication strategies, making it easier for the public to find and understand important information.
The high stakes of government communication
What the public loses when they can't get clear, accurate, and accessible information from their government.
18f.org
June 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
DOGE might believe otherwise, but improving government websites takes more than software engineering. 18F also worked with our partner agencies on content and communication strategies, making it easier for the public to find and understand important information.
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Tag yourself; I'm "Doltclous."
AI in the wild? This tray tissue I was given at a restaurant is full of errors and hallucinations…!
June 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Tag yourself; I'm "Doltclous."
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This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Srsly.
Republicans thought Barack Obama wearing a tan suit was disrespectful of the office. Now @GOP Presidents drop F-bombs and no one blinks. Sell crypto, gold painted cellphones in office for personal enrichment and takes free luxury jets from influence-seeking foreign leaders. I miss the tan suit.
June 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Srsly.
So, this is horrifying. www.politico.com/news/2025/06... Another article said they plan to use large tents. TENTS. In FL. In the summer. In hurricane season.
June 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
So, this is horrifying. www.politico.com/news/2025/06... Another article said they plan to use large tents. TENTS. In FL. In the summer. In hurricane season.
Srsly.
In a respectable country, Mike Lee would be expelled from the U.S. Senate expeditiously.
But, if we were a respectable country, the current occupant of the White House would not be there.
So we are left with these shameless institutions reminding us that we are not respectable.
But, if we were a respectable country, the current occupant of the White House would not be there.
So we are left with these shameless institutions reminding us that we are not respectable.
June 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Srsly.
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If you replace “Confederate” with “Nazi,” it’s pretty easy to see the absurdity of this claim.
It’s not about demonizing individuals.
It’s about clearly condemning the cause they (passionately or dispassionately) fought for. 1/3
It’s not about demonizing individuals.
It’s about clearly condemning the cause they (passionately or dispassionately) fought for. 1/3
JD Vance: “I feel like something happened like 10 years ago where every, it’s like you have to think that every single person that who fought for the Confederate side was an evil person. I just think that’s so stupid.”
June 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
If you replace “Confederate” with “Nazi,” it’s pretty easy to see the absurdity of this claim.
It’s not about demonizing individuals.
It’s about clearly condemning the cause they (passionately or dispassionately) fought for. 1/3
It’s not about demonizing individuals.
It’s about clearly condemning the cause they (passionately or dispassionately) fought for. 1/3
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“The warm defender of the sacredness of the family relation is the same that scatters whole families—sundering husbands and wives, parents and children, sisters and brothers, leaving the hut vacant, and the hearth desolate.“
—Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845)
—Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845)
May 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“The warm defender of the sacredness of the family relation is the same that scatters whole families—sundering husbands and wives, parents and children, sisters and brothers, leaving the hut vacant, and the hearth desolate.“
—Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845)
—Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845)
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This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
May 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This isn't hypothetical.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
The coming days are bringing higher prices and disrupted supply chains, this time not because of a pandemic or a war, but self-inflicted by our country's government under this president.
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A little over 9 scaramuccis
FOX NEWS ALERT: Mike Waltz out as Trump's national security adviser
May 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A little over 9 scaramuccis