Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialDiana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 20hHope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act. - Rebecca Solnit 0306
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 21hDoomed😳 1681831744
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h2026 Maine Fall Foliage Tour 182148642733
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCtQ...youtube.comBilly Strings - "Gild the Lily" (Apple Music Sessions)YouTube video by Billy Strings 000
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialDr. Elizabeth Schrader Polczer @libbiesp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For those of you who couldn't make it to the Wild Goose festival last month, here's a handy recording of my conversation with @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social about exciting Bible scholarship updates: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zCT...youtube.comMary Magdalene Unbound with Elizabeth Schrader Polczer and Diane Butler BassYouTube video by Wild Goose (Wild Goose Festival) 073
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I guess he missed Hegseth’s speech at Quantico this week. 36453441265
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The evil systems we humans devise www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...yahoo.comChrista Pike unconscious, burned and intubated, court filing showsChrista Pike survived after the Tennessee Department of Correction attempted to execute her on Sept. 30 using pentobarbital. 000
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Be countercultural. Read real books. 000
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’m not at all shy about Project 2025. 000
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Dems Warn of Trump Plans to Seize Ballots open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...open.substack.comDems Warn of Trump Plans to Seize BallotsDespite having no constitutional role in the administration of elections, Trump and his DOJ are likely planning to seize ballots, Democrats say. 000
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialSemafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 62831311109
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🤷🏼 4603685875
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America. 30854591898
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Lord Is My MMA Coach www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comThe Lord Is My MMA CoachHow evangelical leaders transformed Jesus Christ into a ripped ultimate fighting machine. 010
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialNewshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Birds of a Feather 👇 👇 👇 👇 48858391
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026Klobuchar on Schmitt: "He's not aware that there's also women's sports ... because they wanted to do this to distract everyone, I would say they got their comeuppance" 19469711531
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Not sure that this guy is qualified for his position. 010
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialE. Bond @ericbbond.bsky.social · 29/09/2026peace be with you peace be through you peace be upon you peace be within you peace be for you peace be from you peace be among you peace be in you peace be unto you peace be near you peace be around you. all of you. & all of all of us. 032
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialThe Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men." ~ Plato 6829781051
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is a Trump +22 district in the suburban/rural stretch between Houston and Austin and, uh 1427037
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 29/09/2026Morocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansourilemonde.frMorocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El MansouriNearly a week after her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), won the parliamentary elections, the mayor of Marrakech was named Morocco's prime minister on September 29. 512351602
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system 12571621376
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.meidasnews.comGOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His FaceEric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes. 1003118793090
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialDiana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Check out his website and DONATE! (I have!) hamiltonforkansas.comhamiltonforkansas.comAdam Hamilton for KansasAdam’s decision to run as a Democrat for U.S. Senate is rooted in a simple observation: Washington is making life harder for Kansans. 1191
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialStealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Once again, political cartoonists tell the truth by keeping things simple. 14087682435
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.” 13985992799
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This can’t be good. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comHegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranksThe defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said. 000
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialDiana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The lectionary text for the next NO KINGS weekend is from Matt 22, on the question of paying taxes to Caesar: “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” I love it when the lectionary is PERFECT. Preaching friends: HAVE FUN. 0344
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialDiana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Signs in my neighborhood. 1538
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...pbs.orgTamara Keith and Amy Walter on taxpayer funds used for TV ads promoting TrumpNPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the U.S. government paying for TV advertisements promo... 000
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What is ‘Trump Contagion’? bandyxlee.substack.com/p/what-is-tr...bandyxlee.substack.comWhat is ‘Trump Contagion’?The Banality of Evil, and How to Break Ourselves Out of the Spell 000
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow restrictions on transgender inmates - Reuters 000
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Bipartisan call: Trump’s War With Iran: End It Now www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump’s War With Iran Drags Down Republicans in Midterm ElectionsAs their midterm picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune. 000
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed a sweeping California package cracking down on public corruption, crypto fraud, ticket scams, privacy abuses and more, including a new law barring public officials from launching meme coins.meidasnews.comNewsom Signs Sweeping Anti-Corruption Package Cracking Down on Meme Coins, Crypto Fraud, and Self-Dealing by Public OfficialsGovernor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping package of anti-corruption and consumer protection legislation, MeidasTouch has exclusively learned, delivering one of 29193772511
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODk4...youtube.comAmazing GraceYouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic 010
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses. 51147992522
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026Beyond the fact that it’s incredibly illegal and corrupt to use taxpayer dollars to run political ads on television, there’s another problem with re-running old ads like this: the messaging only reminds everyone what a fraud you are. 77486762464
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialDiana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Jesus said that it's OK to change your mind. A word we need right now! Sunday Musings dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-mus...dianabutlerbass.substack.comSunday MusingsIt’s okay to change your mind 12510
jamesisstillwell.bsky.social @jamesisstillwell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026God is right. America is messed up. 000
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialThe Economist @economist.com · 29/06/2026America cannot serve as an example if its founding principles are discarded, writes Michael Beschlossecon.stWhat remains of the city upon the hill?America cannot serve as an example if its founding principles are discarded, writes Michael Beschloss 719548
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialMichael Beschloss @beschlossdc1776.bsky.social · 20/07/2026My interview on C-Span "America's Book Club" (one hour): m.youtube.com/watch?v=yoFr...m.youtube.comAmerica's Book Club - Michael BeschlossYouTube video by C-SPAN 511213
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026Incredible: another Ukrainian famine is unfolding, this time in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The remaining inhabitants of what used to be a thriving small city, now down to about 6000 people, are blockaded by Russian forces and cut off from food and water. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comOleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and waterThe BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled". 7518931170
Reposted by @jamesisstillwell.bsky.socialDTwyman @dtwyman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This episode of firing line featuring @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu is really worth watching. Particularly for its conclusion dealing with the importance of architecture. youtu.beAnne Applebaum | Full Episode 9.25.26 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBSYouTube video by Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS 523056
