The news story about Donald Trump being desperate for immunity for tax fraud & the news story about Donald Trump being kicked to the curb by Capital One for widespread money laundering are RELATED.
Adam Isbitsky
@a-is.bsky.social
probably sipping an iced coffee right now. progressive christian pastor and human. views are my own and unless stated are not those of my employer or other org.
Presidential age data: Today Barack Obama qualifies for Medicare. Donald Trump qualified 15 years ago.
11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
A litmus test for social justice today is the treatment of migrants, refugees and those forced to move due to poverty, violence, climate change and environmental disasters.
Many of you recall that in 2020 I helped lead an effort to defeat Donald Trump more than 60 times after the election. In 2026, DOJ is 0-19 in cases to obtain state voter files and Elias Law Group is helping lead the way. We are not done fighting and we are not done winning.
Trump is running up against his archenemy: the truth. And he’s losing. He can say whatever he wants on “truth” social, but he can’t prosecute enemies in court based on lies.
Dear Christian wackadoodles like Whitney Lynn: not being allowed to abuse others in a captive proselytizing situation like on an airplane when they can’t leave is not persecution. It’s getting the comeuppance for your bad faith action.
i’m very much appreciating @revlizzie.bsky.social’s devotional book. i thought i’d breeze right through it but i’m finding each chapter giving me something to chew on, so i’m slowing down and taking time to savor it.
BREAKING: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Man who killed Democratic Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman is sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in prison.
Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche: "After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General. "I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."
we need a constitutional mechanism for temporary appointments for vacant us congress reps’ seats until special elections can be held. folks can be without representation for months. meanwhile, the us senate has a temporary appointment mechanism that ensures states remain represented in that body.
BREAKING: The Trump White House just ousted all three sitting members of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission — hamstringing the bipartisan agency ahead of the midterms. The EAC helps state and local officials run elections, including by certifying election equipment.
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of midterms
The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
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SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.
@profmmurray.bsky.social I know we’re not supposed to sleep on the Constitution, but hope it’s ok that Squeak did for a while today.
Crowdsourcing some ideas for reading on ethics re: A.I. for an upcoming sermon. I’ll be including Magnifica Humanitas as one source. Articles, blogs, books? Whatcha got?
I’m not going to hail Barrett and Roberts for allowing us to count our votes. It’s a huge win for democracy, but it shouldn’t have even been a question. That we were one vote away from disenfranchising votes is all the more reason to expand the court in 2029.
so for the last fifty years we often append -gate to the end of scandals to name them. i’m seeing some talk online that the reflecting pool scandal could be called water-gate. what do you think @jillwine-banks.bsky.social ?
9 years married! Our wedding was on a beautiful day, same day as Boston Pride that year.
sometimes i forget how still kinda radical it is to be an out gay christian pastor. i’m just some dude living his life. happy pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
the things christians should be doing: bringing good news to the poor liberating captives recovering sight for the blinded releasing the prisoners announcing god’s acceptance it’s what jesus came to do (luke 4:16-20ff)
from one christian pastor to my colleagues: if you are quietly, personally LGBTQ+ affirming when your church isn’t, i get it. but queer people are seriously under attack and need allies and your voice out loud right now. please take a risk if you can: make your affirmation known.
ICE is not about immigration. ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on peaceful streets. Abolish ICE.
It’s not just that we will miss one of the most consistently funny, astutely perceptive and topically necessary shows on television, it’s that we will miss getting to spend a little time each night with one of the most genuine, authentic hosts ever to do it.
Mike Johnson says our rights come from God not government. Here’s the thing from a pastor who knows their tricks. They want you to believe that so they can tell you what God’s will is. Then all of a sudden we’re a theocracy. Don’t fall for the trick.
Very cool, Sen. Rev. Dr. Warnock to keynote my church conference’s @sneucc.org annual meeting this September!
Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock to Keynote 7th Annual Meeting
Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, U.S. Senator and Senior Pastor of the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, will give the keynote address and will preach at...
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