Paul Yates
@paulcoffeefreak.bsky.social
Was @paulcoffeefreak on the "other site". Unconventional Mennonite with egalitarian tendencies and a coffee obsession. Never Trump since before 2016.
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Sometimes it's the simple gifts that make you feel seen and understood. This gift was just dropped off by my neighbors/friends. Christmas is your invitation to join God's nonviolent insurrection against empire and death-dealing systems.
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Sometimes it's the simple gifts that make you feel seen and understood. This gift was just dropped off by my neighbors/friends. Christmas is your invitation to join God's nonviolent insurrection against empire and death-dealing systems.
Excellent thread about Knives Out: Wake Up, Dead Man!
My old college classmate Brett McCracken has frustrated me many times in the past with his Gospel Coalition conservatism, but this review of Wake Up Dead Man seems targeted to upset me. He twice uses the term “true Christianity.” The headline itself is outrageous bothsidesism.
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Excellent thread about Knives Out: Wake Up, Dead Man!
The president reading "prepared remarks"...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The president reading "prepared remarks"...
Yesterday I went to Lowe's and Harbor Freight. Before I went inside, I scanned the parking lots for unmarked vans and SUVs.
This is what we have become.
This is what we have become.
July 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Yesterday I went to Lowe's and Harbor Freight. Before I went inside, I scanned the parking lots for unmarked vans and SUVs.
This is what we have become.
This is what we have become.
I'm mowing the grass, listening to @tomselleck.bsky.social read his account of filming "The Sacketts". I finish, and begin streaming the show, enjoying the new inside scoops, until I realize that the villain Pritt is trying to unlawfully remove Hispanic residents from New Mexico. 😡
July 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I'm mowing the grass, listening to @tomselleck.bsky.social read his account of filming "The Sacketts". I finish, and begin streaming the show, enjoying the new inside scoops, until I realize that the villain Pritt is trying to unlawfully remove Hispanic residents from New Mexico. 😡
From an anonymous friend:
July 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
From an anonymous friend:
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My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on the Trump Administration illegally withholding $108 million from Virginia schools:
July 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on the Trump Administration illegally withholding $108 million from Virginia schools:
How absolutely tragic. She joins those at the mercy seat who continuously call out for justice.
Jen Lyell was a Southern Baptist success story - till she accused an SBC leader of abuse. Then people turned on her. Lyell died last night after having a stroke
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Jennifer Lyell, SBC abuse survivor and former Lifeway executive, has died
(RNS) — Lyell was once one of the highest-ranking women in the Southern Baptist Convention, but her life fell apart after she reported alleged abuse by a former SBC seminary professor.
religionnews.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
How absolutely tragic. She joins those at the mercy seat who continuously call out for justice.
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Immigrants at ICE check-ins detained, held in basement of federal building in Los Angeles, some overnight
https://cbsn.ws/4dRhx8f
https://cbsn.ws/4dRhx8f
Immigrants at ICE check-ins detained, then held in basement of federal building in Los Angeles, some overnight
Many undocumented immigrants who went to ICE check-in appointments at a federal building in L.A. this week were taken into custody, brought to the basement and held there, lawyers and family members say.
cbsn.ws
June 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Immigrants at ICE check-ins detained, held in basement of federal building in Los Angeles, some overnight
https://cbsn.ws/4dRhx8f
https://cbsn.ws/4dRhx8f
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
First G20 movie, and now a Heads of State movie.
Thank you, but no.
I don't need movies showing the leader of a country saving the day singlehandedly with MMA skills and tight muzzle control.
It seems gratuitous when we have a dictator wannabe who would love to be seen as super heroic.
Thank you, but no.
I don't need movies showing the leader of a country saving the day singlehandedly with MMA skills and tight muzzle control.
It seems gratuitous when we have a dictator wannabe who would love to be seen as super heroic.
April 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
First G20 movie, and now a Heads of State movie.
Thank you, but no.
I don't need movies showing the leader of a country saving the day singlehandedly with MMA skills and tight muzzle control.
It seems gratuitous when we have a dictator wannabe who would love to be seen as super heroic.
Thank you, but no.
I don't need movies showing the leader of a country saving the day singlehandedly with MMA skills and tight muzzle control.
It seems gratuitous when we have a dictator wannabe who would love to be seen as super heroic.
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NEWS: The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has resoundingly rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to block an order requiring it to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
The Fourth Circuit Rejected Trump Administration Appeal of Abrego Garcia Case
Another blow to the Administration.
meidasnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
NEWS: The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has resoundingly rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to block an order requiring it to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
April 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
Jack Ryan would have solved this El Salvador prison thing already.
two men standing on a street with the words i 'm trying to do the right thing on the bottom
ALT: two men standing on a street with the words i 'm trying to do the right thing on the bottom
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April 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Jack Ryan would have solved this El Salvador prison thing already.
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BREAKING: The Department of Defense Inspector General has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for sharing secret attack plans against the Houthis using Signal.
April 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Defense Inspector General has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for sharing secret attack plans against the Houthis using Signal.
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Just read the New Yorker Chotiner interview with Albert Mohler and -- wow -- it's a wild ride.
🔗 www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
🔗 www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
How Donald Trump Is Teaching Christians to Abandon Empathy
The head of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary says that empathy is “used politically in ways that are very destructive and manipulative.”
www.newyorker.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Just read the New Yorker Chotiner interview with Albert Mohler and -- wow -- it's a wild ride.
🔗 www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
🔗 www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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BREAKING: A high level information security source inside the Department of Defense says they were ordered by political appointees to ignore information security regulations and install Signal on government phones for senior leaders.
EXCLUSIVE: DOD has deployed Signal on government devices overriding their own policy
A high level source in DOD has confirmed that they were ordered to approve installation of Signal on government devices by Trump officials last month
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March 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
BREAKING: A high level information security source inside the Department of Defense says they were ordered by political appointees to ignore information security regulations and install Signal on government phones for senior leaders.
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In a normal world Waltz and Hagseth would be fired for leaking the info and setting up the chat. Gabbard and Ratcliffe would go for possibly misleading Congress yesterday.
March 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
In a normal world Waltz and Hagseth would be fired for leaking the info and setting up the chat. Gabbard and Ratcliffe would go for possibly misleading Congress yesterday.
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Elon Musk bought the presidency—now he’s gutting the Dept of Education.
In Texas, a group of billionaires bought Greg Abbott—now they’re trying to gut schools with a voucher scam.
I have a message for Elon Musk, Jeff Yass, Tim Dunn, & Betsy DeVos:
Our schools are not for sale.
In Texas, a group of billionaires bought Greg Abbott—now they’re trying to gut schools with a voucher scam.
I have a message for Elon Musk, Jeff Yass, Tim Dunn, & Betsy DeVos:
Our schools are not for sale.
March 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Elon Musk bought the presidency—now he’s gutting the Dept of Education.
In Texas, a group of billionaires bought Greg Abbott—now they’re trying to gut schools with a voucher scam.
I have a message for Elon Musk, Jeff Yass, Tim Dunn, & Betsy DeVos:
Our schools are not for sale.
In Texas, a group of billionaires bought Greg Abbott—now they’re trying to gut schools with a voucher scam.
I have a message for Elon Musk, Jeff Yass, Tim Dunn, & Betsy DeVos:
Our schools are not for sale.
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It turns out Jeffrey Goldberg wasn't the only unauthorized individual in the Signal group chat. Trump nominee Joe Kent, who has yet to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, was also in the group as they discussed top secret war plans.
Trump Admin Signal Group Chat Included Member Still Waiting for Senate Confirmation
Unconfirmed Deputy Director of National Intelligence nominee Joe Kent texted on behalf of Tulsi Gabbard during the war plans leak
meidasnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It turns out Jeffrey Goldberg wasn't the only unauthorized individual in the Signal group chat. Trump nominee Joe Kent, who has yet to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, was also in the group as they discussed top secret war plans.
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I'm listening to this featuring @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, a military veteran discussing the worst part of Pete Hegseth’s group chat debacle
and why the careless secretary of defense should resign. Now.
I made this a "gift article" so you can all listen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...
and why the careless secretary of defense should resign. Now.
I made this a "gift article" so you can all listen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...
Opinion | The Worst Part of Pete Hegseth’s Group Chat Debacle (Gift Article)
And why the careless secretary of defense should resign.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I'm listening to this featuring @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social, a military veteran discussing the worst part of Pete Hegseth’s group chat debacle
and why the careless secretary of defense should resign. Now.
I made this a "gift article" so you can all listen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...
and why the careless secretary of defense should resign. Now.
I made this a "gift article" so you can all listen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...