Fessup

Fessup

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Author, Educator, Counselor, Advocate Religious domestic abuse recovery Self-help workbook:Redemption from Biblical Battering

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If the federal govenment adopts permanent Daylight Savings Time, 10 states have already approved it. • FL • Del • Maine • Oregon • TN • Washington • Idaho • LA • SC • Utah • Wy • Alabama • Georgia • Minnesota • Mississippi • Montana • Colorado • Oklahoma • Texas

I need every national woman leader…Clinton, Harris,… to make a joint statement about Steinem since no mention of her passing was allowed from federal.

Today a White man was reading about a Black man’s story in addiction recovery and said what surprised him was that the man didn’t talk about discrimination much and I thought, no, no one talks about the air they breathe very much.

“Someday we’ll remember so much that we’ll build the biggest steam shovel in history and dig the biggest grave of all time and shove war in it and cover it up.” Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 

In the East, bells called people to prayer. Catholic clergy used them to pray 5 times a day. Churches had bell towers to remind people. Then churches forgot this association. Later bells no longer rang and now churches rarely have bells at all.

History does not report in a major leader of Christian pacifism, A J Muste, a Dutch American pastor. He first led a textile strike in 1919 at a Massachusetts mill which won wages after a bloody confrontation with police. A Workers Party developed which was associated with Marxism. Muste then left

Church leaders, please act to break the silence. You can 1. Publically endorse human rights. 2. Uphold gender equality. 3. Devote sermons to domestic abuse. 4. Teach against male entitlement. 5. Address the misuse of Scriptures to justify abuse. 6. Understand that joint counseling does not work.

We now know that the concern was never about immigrants not being loyal to America since the ruling party voted to destroy democracy if necessary to stay in power.

Grateful the Missouri campers escaped the fate of the Texas campers during the last flooding. Hearts still go out to Texas families.

The National Domestic Abuse Hotline lists factors in not leaving. One is religious beliefs. The organized church can do something about that. They can publically endorse human rights and stop upholding male entitlement. The need is urgent.

12 Basics for America We must keep libraries. We must value knowledge. We must keep kids safe. We must uphold human rights. We must have compassion. We must value honesty. We must practice business integrity. We must have affordable health care. We must have living wages. We must have fair

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After leaving MAGA, I came to understand that I was addicted to fear and rage, and that the media I consumed reinforced and affirmed my addiction. If you're in MAGA, are having doubts, and are questioning whether the information you are consuming is accurate, you are welcome at Leaving MAGA.

People might have been enthralled by JFK. They might have appreciated Clinton’s intellect. They might have applauded Biden’s decency and lifetime of statesmanship. But people love Obama. That’s something Trump will never have because it can’t be bought.

The Light That Outshone the Lies” In a world full of shadows where tyrants still try, Where bullies spread darkness and truth starts to cry, A spark from the past flicked alive in the night— It came from the families who once chose to fight. 🔥 From the beaches of Europe to islands afar, Came

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fears. 🛡️ So honor these heroes of past and of now, Who lift up the truth with a hand to the brow. For democracy stands when the brave reunite— From WW2 veterans to grandfolks of light. 🕯️ We are the Pro-Democracy Comment-Crew, using our comments to boost pro-democracy leaders and indie media so

The Light That Outshone the Lies” In a world full of shadows where tyrants still try, Where bullies spread darkness and truth starts to cry, A spark from the past flicked alive in the night— It came from the families who once chose to fight. 🔥 From the beaches of Europe to islands afar, Came

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So the grandparents gathered with wisdom and grit, “We know how to stand when the world throws a fit!” They lifted their phones like their elders once fought, But now with information—the battlefield: thought. 📱 They shared Indy media with clarity bright, And boosted the watchdogs to spread !

And boosted the watchdogs to spread the true light. They challenged the fear that the spin doctors claim, And amplified facts in democracy’s name. 📢 And soon, like a beacon, their posts filled the feed, A lantern of justice for all those in need. They carried the legacy passed through the

The Light That Outshone the Lies” In a world full of shadows where tyrants still try, Where bullies spread darkness and truth starts to cry, A spark from the past flicked alive in the night— It came from the families who once chose to fight. 🔥 From the beaches of Europe to islands afar, Came

grandfathers brave like a blazing North Star. They battled the fascists in World War Two, Giving all that they had so our freedom stayed true. 🪖 Their courage now echoes in Ukraine today, Where people stand tall in the very same way. They push back the tyrant who barges and breaks, Defending

their future no matter the stakes. ✊ And here in America, truth needs us too, For propaganda spreads fast like a virus will do. The right-wingers spin while we struggle to eat, With wages that buckle beneath corporate feet. 🌪️ So the grandparents gathered with wisdom and grit, “We know how to!