Char Corbett

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I’ve been following this guy for 38 years. So far, so very good! ❤️

Jack and the Beanstalk review – dancing chickens meet the mother of all dames

This about sums up my hectic Tuesday…but these are at the top of the list!

“Positive social change results mostly from connecting more deeply to the people around you than rising above them, from coordinated rather than solo action… Our largest problems won’t be solved by heroes. They’ll be solved, if they are, by movements, coalitions, civil society.”

Our Liberal Democracy defined and articulated. Will we strengthen it by not obeying in advance? Or will we sit by helplessly and watch the Kleptocracy-in-progress change America? Every morning I feel this weight. @hcrichardson.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Christians, if you’re celebrating mass deportations of distraught, exhausted human beings seeking refuge, you probably shouldn't be sweetly singing about a baby with "no crib for a bed." johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/christian-...

#Wicked

Breaking News: Jack Smith, the special counsel, has moved to dismiss the indictment charging Donald Trump with plotting to subvert the 2020 election.

Happy birthday to Marilynne Robinson! Check out this great podcast interview from The Ezra Klein Show: https://buff.ly/40XMdjE @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social

Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts diner was immortalized in Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 song “Alice’s Restaurant,” died on Thursday — just a week before Thanksgiving, the holiday during which the story at the center of the song takes place. She was 83.

🔥 🗣️STURGILL SIMPSON: “This toxic patriarchal energy is an age coming to an end… that energy is clawing for its survival bc it knows it’s dying. We’re heading to something beautiful, we just have to go through some dark shit first. So love everybody.” (H/T @wutangforchildren.bsky.social )

I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this. Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.

Great call - follow @feministnews.bsky.social and share your "difficult woman" story.

Today is the Feast of Christ the King. (I confess: I don't much like it.) The whole "king" business is a problem, esp given that Christian nationalist theology centers on understanding Jesus as Warrior, Judge, and King. Is there a different way? dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-mus...

When poor decisions ripple outward, they don’t just harm the decision-maker. They create a chain reaction that affects communities, institutions, and even history. Let’s explore how irrational behavior shapes the world in ways we often underestimate.

It’s almost time. Oh, the humanity! ih1.redbubble.net/image.366524...

Emma Carlson Berne was at a restaurant, feeling overwhelmed with her three young children. Then a stranger came over with words she's never forgotten: "What a beautiful family."

If Christians only bind up disappointment without preaching justice, if we only heal wounds of division without recognizing the moral offense, then we have failed. dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/im-not-dis...

Introducing Murphy, my beautiful boy!

Jumping into the deep end! Was never on T or X but want to connect with good people, so here I am! Any suggestions for navigating this new app are welcome. 😁