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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

✨spiritual lessons✨ from the dude who refused to salute Herr. H. No, but actually. Or: why attending to our inner lives is actually important for fighting fascism.

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Lura Groen @luragroen.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

If you are a person of faith, please pray before and after reading, listening to or watching the news. And when you find yourself particularly upset about it- that’s because you are human and it is deeply upsetting.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 08/01/2026

That era of unrest would last a long time; similar uprisings had happened before, and did again the next year, and the year after that. So neighbors on the north side responded by making a safe place for kids to gather outside of the reach of the cops, building a community center called The Way.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

schools closed unexpectedly for two days, what is everybody supposed to do? take off work, lose two days’ wages because the occupying militia can’t be trusted not to murder their children?

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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/01/2026

we need a hangover day for parent recovery after the holidays, nobody should have to do work until they've had a day of peace and quiet at home

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Rev Laura Everett @reveverett.com · 21/11/2025

Also: all y’all who shared that viral “this week in worcester” story about ICE raids in worcester, please read and share this one too. I’m so grateful for the investigative journalism of @RNS AND this is why mass council of churches is suing DHS religionnews.com/2025/11/20/v...

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Viral warnings of planned ICE raids on churches have pastors worried

(RNS) — Rumors and viral reports about potential ICE raids have immigrant church leaders worried about their congregations. DHS says it doesn’t have plans to raid churches — but won’t rule it out.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Boo. I'm going to guess that Teen Vogue will no longer be worth reading. I so appreciated their voice even though it's been a long time since I was a teen.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 01/11/2025

Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do. Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I've been working half time this week as I head towards parental leave and oh my....my mental health is better than it's been in months. Apparently half time work is good for me. Now if only it would also be good for my budget.

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

People underestimate joy as a political resource. It pisses off all the right people & allows us to move toward practically imaginative solutions.It’s powerful to say, as Mamdani does&others should,I love these people/this place&we’re going to make it thrive.Political version of twirling on haters.

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Michael Gould-Wartofsky @mgouldwartofsky.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Eight years ago today, I survived the neo-Nazi attack in Charlottesville. In this piece for The Daily Beast, I argue that justice still hasn’t been served. I urge a more rigorous search for truth, remedy, and reparation. And I make the case for a non-carceral solution. www.yahoo.com/news/survive...

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I Survived the Neo-Nazi Attack in Charlottesville. Justice Still Hasn’t Been Served.

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersI met the white nationalist who murdered Heather Heyer with his car in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017.We had crossed paths earlier ...

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, “No abolitionist who is a true abolitionist wants to save money. What we want is for the money to be spent, to enhance, and support human life so that it can flourish in a way that doesn’t destroy the planet. We’re not about cost-savings.” Save lives, not money.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Yes! This is happening around the country. Religious leaders are one of the many groups standing up against these terrible bills.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Capitalism makes us feel like we need to do EVENTS where we spend money in order to sustain relationships. Gift economy thinking can ground us in a mindfulness about where we have extra, and creativity around which relationships hold someone who might benefit from that extra.

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman.com · 17/07/2025

The kind of “being welcoming” the church seems too often concerned with offering right now means saying “Christians can keep working for ICE,” but the actual love demanded of the church is saying “we will pay your rent so you can quit your job with ICE” ⚓️

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Sadly evergreen prophetic word when it comes to US foreign policy.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

What is a daily practice that you do to cultivate the Holy (however you define that)?

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I do not need a tote bag…but also “What if we didn’t suck?” is basically my life motto.

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Max Kuzma @maxwellkuzma.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Now that we have a midwestern Pope:

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Warnock: I hear people attack poor people and act like it’s a crime to be poor, rather than to recognize it’s criminal for so many people to be poor. They do all of this in the name of Jesus… Jesus is the biggest victim of identity theft in the United States

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Penal subsitituionary atonement continues to fall further and further out of the list of things I believe.

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L @galatfemme.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

"One of the greatest struggles of our time will be to cultivate a life-affirming political culture that can be enacted in the everyday, a counterculture of rebellious care." - Let This Radicalize You by @prisonculture.bsky.social and @mskellymhayes.bsky.social

As fires rage and sea levels rise in the coming years, we will be called upon to rescue one another again and again. That impulse—to find our boats after a storm and to pull each other from the water on unauthorized, community-led rescue missions—will be key to surviving these times and to the creation of a new future. It is not saviorism, but collectivity and solidarity, that will fuel our best efforts. One of the greatest struggles of our time will be to cultivate a life-affirming political culture that can be enacted in the everyday, a counterculture of rebellious care.

cover of Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba. Blue-black silhouettes of people holding raised hands line the bottom on a bright orange and yellow background with stars.

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Katya O (she/her) @canoeistpastor.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The Wisconsin Council of Churches has been a national leader in faith-based public health since the start of COVID. They just lost a multi-year federal grant supporting these initiatives and a dedicated staff member. Donate so they can continue their critical work! www.wichurches.org/donate

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Donate — Wisconsin Council of Churches

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Randy Bryce @ironstache.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Suggestion: Include local food pantries to collect non perishable food at rallies or town halls - especially is (R) districts. Ask everyone to bring a can.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

This is what a political campaign should look like!

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Doug Clement (he/him) @dclement06.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Thinking about (and praying with) @breannaillene.bsky.social and all the good folks living this out today at the state capitol. So grateful for their witness and their willingness to stand with those being targeted by hateful schemes. 🙏

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Question of the day: How does Canada treat medical tourists? Can I drive across the border to access vaccines? Cause I fear that might be my future in the next year.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Totally happening in my life. In related news: I've refinished a cabinet and my office will soon have a tea station.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Interrupting sermon writing to attend a webinar that is about 501c3 advocacy compliance. I did not realize how in the weeds this would be. It's necessary, but also my brain is melting....

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Writing sermons takes a lot longer these days than it used to when I preached weekly. Working on one that I think will be good but it's taking so much work to write it!

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Is anyone else on the White House's Office of Public Engagement newsletter and always think they are going full on Wisconsin when you read it. "OPE"!

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Our Repenting from Christian Nationalism for Lent worship series is officially launched. There are a few more pieces to wrap up, but the bulk of the work is finally done.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

There was a literal fire tonight! I mean it was in the fireplace…but I couldn’t help but laugh. The conversation was great too.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I'm the guest speaker/expert at a group's "What to Expect in 2025 and How to Respond" conversation. A colleague suggested that as a part of my talk I just start tiny fires all over the room and hand them an extinguisher and tell them it's practice for the year. Feels appropriate.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

January - schedule meetings. Change times of meetings because of new meetings. Scream because you've double booked yourself. Scramble to reschedule meetings/find coverage. Repeat until you collapse. I am over this hot mess of calendaring.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

While I do enjoy the Mulan soundtrack, “I will make a man out of you” it’s not really what I was looking for when I requested Google Home to play Christmas music.

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

How do you slow down? I feel like I have two speeds, on & off. I need to get better at working in a sustainable manner that has rhythms of rest and rejuvenation built in.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

“Hope is a learned cognitive behavioral process” not a gauzy emotion. - Brené Brown

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Elect people who are willing to scale fences to stop authoritarians and give up on people who have built their careers on expressing concerns, performing gestures, and then using it all to fundraise.

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

As I'm watching a play-by-play of the situation in South Korea here on Bluesky, I'm realizing how much I have missed Twitter. Thank you Bluesky for bringing back our ability to watch breaking news in live time (and receive the social commentary on top of it).

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Breanna Illéné @breannaillene.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Dropped some stuff on my porch for a Buy Nothing pick up. Someone framed Buy Nothing as mutual aid and now I am constantly reflecting on that. Most of my kid's clothes and toys came from there and a friend. Mutual Aid is fundamental to my life.

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