Marcus Womack
@marcusgwomack.bsky.social
UMC Pastor. Longhorn (undergrad), Vandy (seminary), Wesley Theological Seminary (DMin) grad. Married to Alyssa, parent to Graham and Wesley. Howard Thurman Scholar. Music, justice, peace, love are most of my content.
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I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
December 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Looming over all the details here of dishonesty, etc. is that in the first weeks of the Administration's deportion push, they deported a man in error.
And rather than simply admit that and bring him back, they have gone to Kafka-esque lengths to punish him for the effrontery of being innocent.
And rather than simply admit that and bring him back, they have gone to Kafka-esque lengths to punish him for the effrontery of being innocent.
BREAKING: Judge Paula Xinis orders the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Looming over all the details here of dishonesty, etc. is that in the first weeks of the Administration's deportion push, they deported a man in error.
And rather than simply admit that and bring him back, they have gone to Kafka-esque lengths to punish him for the effrontery of being innocent.
And rather than simply admit that and bring him back, they have gone to Kafka-esque lengths to punish him for the effrontery of being innocent.
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This is what Zoom is for.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is what Zoom is for.
"Can anything good come from Nazareth?"
This question is asked about Jesus by a potential new disciple during his adult life, but I find it a poignant reminder this season of how Jesus was not an "insider" or from an "acceptable" homeland…
This question is asked about Jesus by a potential new disciple during his adult life, but I find it a poignant reminder this season of how Jesus was not an "insider" or from an "acceptable" homeland…
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
"Can anything good come from Nazareth?"
This question is asked about Jesus by a potential new disciple during his adult life, but I find it a poignant reminder this season of how Jesus was not an "insider" or from an "acceptable" homeland…
This question is asked about Jesus by a potential new disciple during his adult life, but I find it a poignant reminder this season of how Jesus was not an "insider" or from an "acceptable" homeland…
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Just noting that no one is ever going to seize a tanker full of solar energy
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
U.S. seizes ‘very large’ oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, Trump says
The seizure was a significant escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his country’s oil-dependent economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Just noting that no one is ever going to seize a tanker full of solar energy
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Not me getting slightly and unexpectedly emotional to Sufjan’s Christmas music I’ve heard a million times…
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Not me getting slightly and unexpectedly emotional to Sufjan’s Christmas music I’ve heard a million times…
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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The Mavericks' Raul Malo dead at 60
The Mavericks' Raul Malo Dead At 60
Raul Malo, frontman for much-loved long-running country band the Mavericks, has passed away. In an Instagram statement, the band says that Malo died on Monday: “Though his earthly body may have passed...
stereogum.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Mavericks' Raul Malo dead at 60
Advent thoughts from Rev. Howard Thurman.
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Advent thoughts from Rev. Howard Thurman.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
December 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
Christmas is waiting to be born! (Devotion by Rev. Howard Thurman)
December 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Christmas is waiting to be born! (Devotion by Rev. Howard Thurman)
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The No. 16 Longhorns hand the No. 3 Aggies their first loss of the season 😱
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The No. 16 Longhorns hand the No. 3 Aggies their first loss of the season 😱
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i’m not in the business of deciding who is and who is not a “real” christian. that’s above my paygrade. but “devout” implies a level of devotional rigor that pete hegseth has not even kind of demonstrated. christianity is a very broad religious tradition, but the book does have a few rules.
November 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
i’m not in the business of deciding who is and who is not a “real” christian. that’s above my paygrade. but “devout” implies a level of devotional rigor that pete hegseth has not even kind of demonstrated. christianity is a very broad religious tradition, but the book does have a few rules.
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Who’s gonna tell ‘em
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Who’s gonna tell ‘em
There go the Cowboys, trying to give us all hope again…
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
There go the Cowboys, trying to give us all hope again…
In the Irving/Mid Cities DFW area and need a meal or other resources this week?
WEDNESDAY my church is hosting a free hot meal and folks can get clothes, groceries, medical services, haircuts, and more.
All FREE
11am-3pm Wednesday
Plymouth Park UMC
1615 W. Airport Fwy Irving, TX 75060
WEDNESDAY my church is hosting a free hot meal and folks can get clothes, groceries, medical services, haircuts, and more.
All FREE
11am-3pm Wednesday
Plymouth Park UMC
1615 W. Airport Fwy Irving, TX 75060
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In the Irving/Mid Cities DFW area and need a meal or other resources this week?
WEDNESDAY my church is hosting a free hot meal and folks can get clothes, groceries, medical services, haircuts, and more.
All FREE
11am-3pm Wednesday
Plymouth Park UMC
1615 W. Airport Fwy Irving, TX 75060
WEDNESDAY my church is hosting a free hot meal and folks can get clothes, groceries, medical services, haircuts, and more.
All FREE
11am-3pm Wednesday
Plymouth Park UMC
1615 W. Airport Fwy Irving, TX 75060
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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exciting as the potential overturning of this awful map is, it's worth noting that the 2021 map is *still* a gerrymander, just a less egregious one
Republicans got some sudden and unexpected bad news Tuesday when a three-judge federal court blocked Texas from using its new GOP-drawn congressional districts. Our new Digest examines why a Trump appointee made this momentous ruling and what it does—and doesn't—mean for the redistricting wars.
Morning Digest: Court blocks new Texas map, dealing surprise blow to Republicans
An appeal is already underway, but the GOP's redistricting push could backfire massively
www.the-downballot.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
exciting as the potential overturning of this awful map is, it's worth noting that the 2021 map is *still* a gerrymander, just a less egregious one
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Epstein survivor: "It shouldn't take an act of Congress" to get justice for victims
tinyurl.com/22vks449
tinyurl.com/22vks449
Epstein survivor: ‘It shouldn’t take an act of Congress’ to get justice for victims | CNN
Jess Michaels joins The Lead.
tinyurl.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Epstein survivor: "It shouldn't take an act of Congress" to get justice for victims
tinyurl.com/22vks449
tinyurl.com/22vks449
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For me it's the way the press pool just quietly went along with it because he's the president
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
For me it's the way the press pool just quietly went along with it because he's the president
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
The entire point of this country is that we don't have to let some guy do whatever he wants just because of his title. We don't have to respect him or go along with him just because he holds an office
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I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I think the President of the US responding to a question about the murder of a journalist with "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman" is probably pretty bad.
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bluesky is like if a flash mob of 38 year olds came to post on 2009 twitter
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
bluesky is like if a flash mob of 38 year olds came to post on 2009 twitter
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Imagine organizing your whole life around a movie whose central point you missed.
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino "also revered Starship Troopers, Robert Heinlein's 1959 military sci-fi classic about an interstellar war between humans and alien bugs - a book his sister says he still reads to this day."
An endless amount of deranged details in this interview with Greg Bovino's sister, but most notably that his uncle produced the Jack Nicholson movie The Border and the depiction of the agent as corrupt radicalized him as a 12-yr-old.
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Imagine organizing your whole life around a movie whose central point you missed.