When it comes to Hispanic and Latino residents in Hartford, Valeryn Fernandez said she has found many do not understand or trust the voting process. She’s been hitting the streets ahead of the election Tuesday to combat that.

How the Center for Latino Progress is building Hispanic voter trust ahead of the elections

Volunteers with the center’s civic engagement initiative are making sure their Hispanic and Latino neighbors are informed on how to vote with street canvassing efforts.

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Democracy is a Unitarian Universalist spiritual and religious practice! Go to the polls with your ethics and commitments and covenants at the forefront of your intention. Remember that a vote is a chess move—vote so that you move us ever closer to Beloved Community and a thriving planetary home.

A lovely surprise in the latest UU World! Sharing the 2026 NYSCU keynote with @sofiabetancourt.bsky.social was a joy—and I’m so glad we can share it with everyone! www.uuworld.org/articles/nys...

Trump and his wretched circle of cynical little bigots are counting on you to hate Black women as much as they do. Esp Black women like Ilhan Omar, Louise Lucas, and Monica McIver. He's counting on you not to care about this blatant abuse committed in his name by a corrupt DOJ. Prove him wrong.

Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas is charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, DOJ says

Democratic Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas has been charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, months after an FBI search of her district office and a neighboring cannabis shop.

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UUA in-person Board meeting is over—commencing goblin mode in 3…2…1…

Goblin Electro Goblin on Stage

Alt: Goblin Electro Goblin on Stage

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Vote in the midterms.

You can make sure we have safe, fair, efficient elections for all: step up and become a poll worker for the next election in your community today. Help Staff Your Local Polling Place: www.powerthepolls.org/uuthevote

The DHS just posted a vehemently racist image attacking Sikh Americans. This impacts all of us and we need to stand united and reject it.

New reporting from my colleagues: Ectopic-related deaths in abortion banned states are increasing. One expert said deaths from ectopic pregnancies should “really be a never event.” www.propublica.org/article/ecto...

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

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It's September 1, and the first day of our favorite month of the year. Happy Sexual Freedom Month! 🪩💃🕺

In the last few days, ICE has escalated its efforts to round up, cage, and deport members of the Haitian community in Springfield, OH, who have recently lost the Temporary Protected Status designation. #UnshackleSpringfield 🔗 www.sidewithlove.org/newsroom/act... @uusc4all.bsky.social

I plant milkweed in my garden because it means moments and new life like this. Welcome to the world, monarch butterfly!

More than 1.2 million Texans' voter registrations were suspended. Check here to make sure you are still registered to vote in Texas: www.texas.gov/living-in-te... If you have been removed here is what you need to do: www.kxan.com/news/texas/w...

What to do if you’ve been wrongfully removed from voter rolls in Texas

An investigation from our media partners at the Texas Tribune highlights why all voters should confirm their voter registration status while there’s still time. The Texas Tribune, in partners…

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They’re trying to intimidate people; to keep them from voting. It’s up to us to make sure it doesn’t work. joycevance.substack.com/p/revisiting...

Revisiting: Can Federal Troops Be Stationed At The Polls In 2026?

On September 2, 2025, as Trump continued to deploy National Guard troops in American cities and openly blustered about militarizing American streets, I wrote an explainer about the law prohibiting fed...

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The cruelty is the point with this evil fucking regime. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/theyre-sla...

They’re Slaughtering Wild Horses

Nothing is sacred to people who believe everything is disposable.

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"Despite being touted as “nonlethal,” the gloves pose significant danger; according to the company’s own manual, the shocks “may cause or contribute to death or serious injury.” Death is lethal, so...? #AbolishICE

The Contrarian@contrariannews.org · 2mo ago

ICE announced plans last week to spend up to $20 million to buy electric-shock gloves for its agents. Here's what you can do to demand transparency, accountability, and oversight from your representatives in Congress on this:

Federal court records reveal that First Universalist Church of Minneapolis was secretly surveilled by DHS. The UUA condemns this intrusion into a house of worship and the targeting of people exercising their constitutional rights. Read more in UU World: https://bit.ly/4gmoDDo

1/ The man who sparked the firestorm that ended Jason Arday's career once wrote that under "real" meritocracy, Black professors at Harvard would basically disappear. He said the quiet part out loud, then helped build a network to make it happen. 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

Y’ALL. I know I post a lot about my research and teaching and what’s going on in the world…and that’s all very important…but this video has just changed my life! youtube.com/shorts/kjdK5...

The 10 Cent Fix for Your Stand Mixer

YouTube video by America's Test Kitchen

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I was in last years cohort and it was an amazing experience. I highly recommend that more sex workers who are interested in the intersection of our labor and other forms of care work take this class!

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In an interview with Julica from @uuministers.bsky.social, we talked about #PublicIntimacy, the idea of Intimacy as labor, and what you might learn about in our 26-27 cohort on Leadership & Public Intimacy from LIGHT through @meadvillelombard.bsky.social meadville.edu/light/public...

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

In an interview with Julica from @uuministers.bsky.social, we talked about #PublicIntimacy, the idea of Intimacy as labor, and what you might learn about in our 26-27 cohort on Leadership & Public Intimacy from LIGHT through @meadvillelombard.bsky.social meadville.edu/light/public...

Sometimes the tools we once used need to be replaced: a patio umbrella or wellness strategies. If you're wanting to build a healthy relationship between your public role & your private life, please join our cohort discussing Leadership & Public Intimacy in September! meadville.edu/light/public...

Having a public job can be wonderful, challenging, & exhausting, no matter how much you love it! #PublicIntimacy is complicated by identity & social location. If you'd like to learn more about how to be in public well & with well-being, join us this September! meadville.edu/light/public...

More from the garden! I got some lupine seeds this spring. I love lupines, but have terrible luck with transplanted ones...so I put the seeds in a random spot in the yard to see what would happen. I have babies--probably seven of them. Here's hoping for blooms in a couple of years!

As a child, I read the encyclopedia. (No surprise if you know me!) I read about ghost pipes...plants without chlorophyll that grew in forests. For almost 50 years, I never saw them outside of a photo. Now I see them at home! I'm in love with them & always a little surprised that they truly exist.

Having a public job can be wonderful, challenging, & exhausting, no matter how much you love it! #PublicIntimacy is complicated by identity & social location. If you'd like to learn more about how to be in public well & with well-being, join us this September! meadville.edu/light/public...

BOOK BAN BILL THREAD FOR JULY 27. The House is not currently in session. Representatives are spending the next month working in their own home districts. What does this mean? We won't see action on three of the federal-level book ban bills. That also means go see these people IRL if you can.

Turns out that even on sabbatical, I can't help but write a homily! You can read the whole post here: www.linkedin.com/posts/adam-r...

In conversations with clients, congregants, and colleagues, I often hear people wondering why we should pay attention to anything other than the One Big Terrible Thing that they’ve identified as the… ...

In conversations with clients, congregants, and colleagues, I often hear people wondering why we should pay attention to anything other than the One Big Terrible Thing that they’ve identified as the o...

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No one just knows how to thrive in a public-facing role. It's not about "bringing your whole self to everyone." Learning to BE your whole self and knowing what to share, when, and why? That's the key to a sustainable career in the public sphere. Learn more: meadville.edu/light/public-intimacy/