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It's where we are, folks.

It's where we are, folks.

The GOP is not friendly to the average American.

The GOP is not friendly to the average American.

#MAGA: more uncivilized than the 13th century.

#MAGA: more uncivilized than the 13th century.

Today's Important Read. Please fellow white folks, read and consider.___Throughout history, Black people in America and beyond have been...

Today's Important Read. Please fellow white folks, read and consider.
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Throughout history, Black people in America and beyond have been forced to understand white people in ways that are rarely reciprocated. We have had to assimilate, acclimate, accommodate, segregate and integrate—always on terms set by the majority. https://substack.com/home/post/p-159549261

The Kakistocracy Report (03.27.2025) / Children and Public Protest: Thoughts for Families in Uncertain Times___Throughout American history,...

The Kakistocracy Report (03.27.2025) / Children and Public Protest: Thoughts for Families in Uncertain Times
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Throughout American history, moments of deep national reckoning have often played out in the streets.

From the Boston Tea Party to the Selma to Montgomery marches, from anti-war demonstrations to Standing Rock, protest has been a defining thread in the fabric of our democracy. It is how everyday people—parents, students, workers, elders—have claimed a voice when institutions failed to hear them.

Today, we find ourselves in another such moment. https://kakistocracyreport.substack.com/p/the-kakistocracy-report-03272025

Life presses in on us from every side. Our bodies grow weary, our plans unravel, and the burdens of the present age weigh heavily on our...

Life presses in on us from every side. Our bodies grow weary, our plans unravel, and the burdens of the present age weigh heavily on our hearts. Yet Paul reminds us: we do not lose heart. https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/dont-lose-heart

During the Salem Witch Trials, an individual accused of witchcraft was often guilty whether there was evidence against them or not. At...

During the Salem Witch Trials, an individual accused of witchcraft was often guilty whether there was evidence against them or not. At times, in fact, a lack of evidence was used to indicate guilt.

That is exactly what we have with the Trump Administration deporting Venezuelans to a notorious El Salvador prison. ICE says that those who are there either have criminal records, proving they are dangerous, and the ones who have no record also indicates they are dangerous. A “lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose,” according to ICE official Robert Cerna. So, if you have a criminal record, you are dangerous. If you don't have a record, you are dangerous.

In what worlds, other than Mordor and Russia, is this just? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-el-salvador-prison-deported-b2717582.html

Leadership 101: #MAGA was absent from class that day.

Leadership 101: #MAGA was absent from class that day.

Today's Good Read, for understanding our current moment.___Fighting stupidity, to Bonhoeffer’s mind, first necessitates understanding...

Today's Good Read, for understanding our current moment.
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Fighting stupidity, to Bonhoeffer’s mind, first necessitates understanding it. “In essence not an intellectual defect but a human one,” stupidity can descend upon practically anyone: “under certain circumstances, people are made stupid or that they allow this to happen to them.” https://www.openculture.com/?p=1122698

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It's where we are, Folks.

It's where we are, Folks.

Today's Good Word..Take note of #4.

Today's Good Word..Take note of #4.

Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble.

Good morning, folks. Give thanks to God. Have some coffee. Find good trouble.

Numbers 13:17-27 details Moses sending spies into Canaan and their initial report....

Numbers 13:17-27 details Moses sending spies into Canaan and their initial report. https://allanrbevere.substack.com/p/reconnaissance-of-the-land-explanatory

Good night, folks. Be courageous. Have hope. Imitate Jesus.

Good night, folks. Be courageous. Have hope. Imitate Jesus.

Stop denying it. You know it's true.

Stop denying it. You know it's true.

The Florida GOP has an answer for the shortage of workers because of deported migrants. Ready? Wait for it.... relax child labor laws. Yep....

The Florida GOP has an answer for the shortage of workers because of deported migrants. Ready? Wait for it.... relax child labor laws. Yep. The Florida GOP - making the 1890s great again! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/child-labor-laws-florida-immigration-desantis-b2721384.html

#kakistocracy The breach left military and intelligence experts asking the same questions as the public: Why would top U.S. officials use a...

#kakistocracy The breach left military and intelligence experts asking the same questions as the public: Why would top U.S. officials use a free messaging app to discuss classified military plans? https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5339753/signal-war-plan-breach-security-experts

Donald Trump is an inspiring example to the world's authoritarians. Hey, MAGA, you must be proud?___US President Donald Trump’s...

Donald Trump is an inspiring example to the world's authoritarians. Hey, MAGA, you must be proud?
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US President Donald Trump’s upending of political norms has emboldened autocratic leaders around the world to pursue crackdowns on human rights and democracy. Some leaders have explicitly invoked Trump’s return to power as justification for their moves.
https://www.semafor.com/article/03/24/2025/some-world-leaders-invoke-trump-to-justify-political-crackdowns

One of the characteristics of authoritarians is that they surround themselves, not with qualified people, but loyalists who will do their...

One of the characteristics of authoritarians is that they surround themselves, not with qualified people, but loyalists who will do their bidding.
https://apnews.com/article/war-plans-trump-hegseth-atlantic-230718a984911dd8663d59edbcb86f2a