Diana Butler Bass
@dianabutlerbass.bsky.social
Author - "A Beautiful Year" and 11 other books on faith, culture, politics & history. Duke PhD. Myriad bylines. The Cottage newsletter: https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com. Opposed to theocrats. Struggling gardener and dog mom.
…and they’ll know you are Christians by your love, by your love/and they’ll know you are by your love…” 🎶 🎶 religionnews.com/2026/08/04/p... Updates
'They're not real pastors': As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith
(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious ...
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As the UN Secy General says, the Euro wildfires are just an opening act to the El Nino bearing down on planet earth. It's time for smart politicians to stop climate hushing and start getting ahead of the heat. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
High Heat, High Drama
Europe is starting to provide some answers about the next step in the climate fight
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by @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social 1/2 “It isn’t scary or threatening to center the story of slavery as it was. Or the stories of women’s rights. Or the resilience of the LGBTQ people and communities. These stories open the doors of our minds and hearts a little wider; they invite us into..
History and Slavery
The stories we tell create possibilities for the future
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Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
Trump's administration began by slashing money for health-killing people overseas, moved on to killing immigrants, then turned to the poor and those dependent on federally-supported health care. Who's next? Seniors-all of them. Being forced off of Medicare on to a 2nd rate private program.
These days, I often think about "when they go low, we go high." If there's one thing I've learned since Tr*mp 2.0, it is "when he goes low, I go deeper." Because that's been it for me. In recent months, I'm finding deeper insight, wisdom, passion, and commitment for things that matter.
by @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social 1/2 “We human beings may have thought a kingdom to be a golden palace. But not Jesus. The “kingdom” instead is like ordinary things, found in everyday experience, shared longings and simple hopes. “The seeds become a safe haven for birds. A place to nest..
Sunday Musings
It's a Parabalooza!
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The Second Naivete of a Nation: Diana Butler Bass on America 250, Anger, and Believing Again
The Second Naivete of a Nation: Diana Butler Bass on America 250, Anger, and Believing Again
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I think these nice folks are on a rather different Ireland pilgrimage than I have been…
Seen in an herb garden on a walk yesterday in Kildare, Ireland.
Tip for a wonderful European vacation: Say to every taxi driver, wait person, clerk, tour operator, bus driver, etc: "Yes, I live in Washington, DC and no I didn't vote for him." They will love you. I promise.
Happy Feast Day of Mary Magdalene! To celebrate, I'm sharing big news from @libbiesp.bsky.social about MM and the Gospel of John!
yeah we’re gonna have to ban prediction markets
People are making wildfire bets on prediction markets. Experts say it could lead to disaster | CNN
As the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires raged last year, people placed bets on how how many acres the fires would consume, which locations they would reach and when they would be contained.
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When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.
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Friday night change ringing at Christ Church Cathedral Dublin.
My friends @trippfuller.bsky.social and @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social have teamed up to offer something braver: an online summit called Unsettled Ground: Faith & the American Story at 250.
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...
Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.
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‘I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ #Matthew25 #dailyoffice
In Greek mythology Narcissus is brought down by Green reflecting pool 🤔
This is what smart and forward-looking nations do.
Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3w agoSolar power provided a quarter of the European Union’s electricity for the first time in June 2026 Solar generated a record 52TWh of electricity during the month, accounting for 25% of EU power generation. www.energylivenews.com/2026/07/14/s...
What if I told you reformers in Hungary are beating back MAGA-style authoritarian corruption with a "get the money back" playbook? Would that be something we ought to try here? (YES!) More details from me in this vid here.
Timeline cleanse: Northern Ireland coast on a stunning summer day.
Trump approved disaster aid requests from six red states last week. Two days later, he rejected aid requests from four blue states. Not only is he punishing states who didn’t vote for him, he’s playing politics with people’s lives. Despicable.
And we think the Post Office in the US is slow…
