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Christians should be the loudest voices advocating confronting climate change, not its biggest deniers. If we truly believe that God created all things, called it good, and called us to be stewards, then acknowledging and confronting climate change is the only faithful response.

One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the false narrative that tells us we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant being here illegally than we are about the ultra wealthy abusing the system and cruel people having unchecked power over us all.

My response: open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...

Some brave patriot needs to leak the unredacted Epstein files immediately.

If you are interested in seeing what REAL Christians look like, follow Rev. Benjamin Cremer.

A Bulwark reader who does HIV prevention work in Africa—work that relies, in part, on USAID and PEPFAR funds—described a bleak situation. His email has been edited for length and to protect his identity. Read it in today's Morning Shots:

Fantastic article here on the miracle of PEPFAR, the mass death it stopped — and the insanity of cutting off the most successful US engagement of Africa in history. bsky.app/profile/sewi...

Jill Scott.

Macron shook one hand.

A free press is crucial to our country’s values of truth and decency.

“Public education is not important. Public education is essential. It is life” - Ohio and National Teacher of the Year, Kurt Russell at the @network4pubed.bsky.social conference. #IChoosePublicSchools

#Handsoff

America has never been subject to this level of authoritarianism, and quite frankly, sheer incompetence. Out of the ashes, this moment should radicalize us to embark on an era of new reform — of our economy, our democracy, and our commitment to social justice and the law.

Imagine cheering on people in power who are actively targeting and harming the hungry, the poor, the sick, the elderly, the veteran, the disabled, the different, and the stranger and still somehow expecting people to believe you follow Jesus.

To sum it up, the worst of us won. We are confronted every day by their never ending villainous behavior.

Proud to say I voted for the overqualified woman who actually attended her economics classes, took her own entrance exams and wasn't described as "the dumbest student I ever taught" by one of her college professors.

The United States of America is no longer the world’s super power. To be the world’s super power…the rest of the world must know they can trust you. Those days…are over.

Doug Jones, former Alabama Senator: The president has made the United States of America—he’s made us look, weak, silly, run by a couple of junior high school kids who would rather argue in a locker room than discuss and have negotiations for peace and security and, again, democracy.

We can be strong and compassionate. We can be rich and charitable. We can live and let live. We can be green and productive. We can be educated and faithful. We can be powerful and giving. It doesn’t have to be the way MAGA says it does. Realize that folks.

Though a quote from King George III (you know, the guy we fought the Revolutionary War against) this sounds an awful lot like Trump.

Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

If you’re upset by a woman prophetically speaking truth to power, allow me to introduce you to Jesus’ mom: “God has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. God has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.” -Luke 1:52-53

One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the lie that we should be more concerned about a poor person misusing the welfare system or an immigrant crossing illegally than we are about bullies with unprecedented wealth and power.