These are insane numbers. If El-Sayed wins after being outspent by this much, wow, watch out!
Michael Morrell
@genuinemichael.bsky.social
Opti-mystic writer & futurist; father of two. Author with Richard Rohr of 'The Divine Dance.' Co-founder, Wild Goose Festival . Curator, TheSpeakeasy.info Read my stuff @ MikeMorrell.org/BonusChapter
USAmerica turned 2-5-0 last month, and I have been trying to figure out what to feel. I know what the fireworks wish to evoke. I know what feelings the flags folded into car windows and the beer commercials and the drone shows spelling 250 against the night sky want to swell in my chest.
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Trump's Medicaid work requirements are putting even terminally ill patients through bureaucratic nightmares to keep their health insurance — all to fund even more tax cuts for the wealthy.
Rejoice, you who thoroughly conquered the power of the enemy; Rejoice, you who have shone forth in mighty trust and fervent love for Christed Reality! Rejoice, you who loved your companion Yeshua with all your heart; Rejoice, you who served your awakening Heart faithfully, even unto death!
Rejoice, you who through Divine grace remained available in body and spirit to the end! Rejoice, you who with inner fire utterly preserved your heart and humility of spirit; Rejoice, you who, first of all, were counted worthy to behold the risen Christ!
Mexican man killed by truck while fleeing ICE was in U.S. legally on tourist visa. "According to the Miami Herald, [28-year-old Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán], from the Mexican state of Guanajuato, had only been in Florida for two days when he died..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man killed in ICE ‘encounter’ was on vacation in US with tourist visa – reports
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán ran into traffic and killed by semi after federal officials approached him at Florida gas station
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Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” (Published Oct. 2025 w/ @newyorker.com)
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
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Hundreds of thousands of migrants are facing uncertainty after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and Haitian nationals. https://to.pbs.org/45jeaTT
End of migrant protections creates elder care staffing challenges
Hundreds of thousands of migrants are facing uncertainty after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and Haitian nationals. It's r...
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Rejoice, you whose soul was made new by grace; Rejoice, you who stored the preaching of the Liberating Word in the treasury of your heart! Rejoice, you who announced the news of the Resurrection to the other apostles; Rejoice, you who were honored by conversation with an angel!
Pray a novena (nine-day prayer cycle) with Mary Magdalene here: mikemorrell.org/2024/08/pray...
Praying with Resurrection’s Fire: A Mary Magdalene Novena
Does the idea of talking to your ancestors (spiritual or temporal) wig you out a little? It sure scared me! Growing up a Protestant Christian in the buckle of the (U.S. Southern) Bible Belt from a …
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And, marveling at Shekinah’s dispensation concerning you, we cry out to you in enlivened conscience: Rejoice, you whom Yeshua loved more than any other woman! Rejoice, you who were called by the Anointed into this wondrous light out of the darkness of deceit;
The Creator of the angels and Lord of hosts, Who foreknew with Providence, chose you, O holy myrrh-bearer, from the city of Magdala, freeing you from the snares of Wrath’s powers, proving yourself to be a faithful koinonos to the Way, zealous for Divine glorification in your life and ministry.
Rejoice, O holy Mary Magdalene, equal of the apostles, who loved the sweetest Yeshua more than all good things! Mary Magdalene, pray for us! — Reflecting with gratitude on this Feast Day of Mary Magdalene: Healer, anointer, proclaimer, and beloved of Christ.
The Creator of the angels and Lord of hosts, Who foreknew with Providence, chose you, O holy myrrh-bearer, from the city of Magdala, freeing you from the snares of Wrath’s powers, proving yourself to be a faithful koinonos to the Way, zealous for Divine glorification in your life and ministry.
Great idea, Eric! You'd think they'd spend $ on engineers that care about our environment and local communities? All for greed. Not just Bezos, Zuck too...
28 years of cyclosporiasis testing Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. All are back because of this science denying administration.
Friends, we're standing on unsettled ground. This year, the US turns 250. Already, t/ powers-that-be are working hard to shrink this story down—to sell us a tidy myth about faith & nation that conveniently leaves out the blood, struggle & countless souls who never made it into the official telling
So I was delighted to hear that she's the featured guest in this round of Night School, my friend Kelly Deutsch's year-long journey through the dark night & what it has to teach us. Barbara's live masterclass is Learning to Walk in the Dark (yes, after the beloved book), happening Saturday, July 11
Night School
A yearlong journey into the wisdom only Night can teach. Through live teachings, ritual, movement, and contemplative practice, you’ll learn to dwell more tenderly in uncertainty—and discover the surpr...
school.spiritualwanderlust.org
It’s easy to understand why TIME named Barbara one of the 100 most influential people in the world. With the mass exodus from institutional Christianity, Barbara Brown Taylor gave voice to a whole generation of Christians looking for a more spacious spirituality.
Night School
A yearlong journey into the wisdom only Night can teach. Through live teachings, ritual, movement, and contemplative practice, you’ll learn to dwell more tenderly in uncertainty—and discover the surpr...
school.spiritualwanderlust.org
Now, you can join her LIVE on July 11: school.spiritualwanderlust.org/a/2148295787... If darkness has been your companion lately—or you sense it might be soon—I can't think of a wiser guide for the road.
Night School
A yearlong journey into the wisdom only Night can teach. Through live teachings, ritual, movement, and contemplative practice, you’ll learn to dwell more tenderly in uncertainty—and discover the surpr...
school.spiritualwanderlust.org
There's a certain kind of writer who can name the ache you've been feeling for years but couldn't quite say out loud. Barbara Brown Taylor is that writer for a lot of us.
