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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 10/05/2026

This is what Black American prosperity looked like in Tulsa, 1921 — before the community was destroyed in a massacre waged by a well-organized mob of white Oklahomans.

The image depicts a bustling, dignified scene on Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, circa 1921, before the massacre.

In the foreground, a two‑story brick building labeled Williams Confectionery anchors the left side. Its striped awning shades the sidewalk, where a man in a white apron stands at the entrance and customers sit inside at a counter. Signs advertise Soda, Lunch, and Cigars.

Next door, storefronts for New State Realty Co., Farland Cleaners, and the Greenwood Jazz Parlor line the street. The sidewalks are crowded with well‑dressed Black men and women—men in suits and hats, women in long dresses and cloche hats—talking, shopping, and greeting one another.

Early automobiles are parked along the curb, their polished bodies gleaming in the sunlight. Utility poles and streetlights stretch down the avenue, framing a row of prosperous businesses that extend into the distance.

Across the bottom of the image, white serif text on a black strip reads:

“This is what free enterprise looked like. Tulsa, 1921. Until it was burned down by white racism.”

The overall tone is respectful and historical, evoking pride in the community’s achievement and sorrow for its destruction.

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 10/05/2026

Thousands of Black veterans served courageously in World War II, only to face malicious barriers when they returned home – including being denied the right to vote in many parts of America. Have we learned from their stories?

Vintage-style image of a decorated Black World War II veteran returning home in uniform, with text describing how many Black veterans faced voting discrimination after the war

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 10/05/2026

Long ago, many churches stood publicly against the buying and selling of human beings. Abolitionists preached that every person bore inherent dignity and value. How closely does the modern pro-life movement resemble the abolitionists' moral courage, sacrifice, and concern for vulnerable people?

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 10/05/2026

During World War II, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team became one of the most highly decorated units in American military history for its size and length of service. Meanwhile, many of their families were living in American wartime internment camps.

A vintage-style patriotic image shows a group of Japanese-American U.S. Army soldiers from World War II resting together in a rugged mountain landscape. The soldiers wear combat uniforms and helmets, and one soldier holds an American flag in the background. Their expressions are calm and determined. Large overlay text reads: “Their families were in American internment camps. They volunteered anyway. Most decorated unit in U.S. history.” The image has a nostalgic, documentary-style tone honoring the service and sacrifice of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 07/04/2026

This image just in from Artemis and the Orion capsule as it circles the Moon.

An image of a young Donald Trump in an astronaut suit standing on the moon and calling out: "Help me! I am the real guy! I was left here by an imposter in 1985!"

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 06/04/2026

MAGA-coaster: America making things up as we go.

A photorealistic parody image of a giant 550-foot roller coaster towering over a theme park and city skyline. Stylized curved lettering declares ‘MAGA-coaster.’ Cheering riders are at the top of the lift hill, and far below, the track ends in open air with an ‘Under Construction’ sign.

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 19/02/2026

"Follow-up question: There are hundreds of conservative talk radio programs in the U.S. Will they be subjected to the same equal-time rule? Or do Trump friends Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, Dan Bongino, et al, get a pass?" -- Paul Farhi, @farhip.bsky.social

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 19/02/2026

"Old enough to remember when conservatives thought government bureaucrats were the last* people who should be deciding what you can watch or hear, because of the Constitution and the First Amendment and Big Brother and such." -- Paul Farhi, @farhip.bsky.social

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 04/01/2026

When MAGA praises Trump, they accidentally praise Obama, Biden, and Bush. They credit Trump alone for the same unoriginal "might makes right" policies as the late Venezuelan socialist leader Hugo Chavez, his successor Nicolás Maduro, and every American president since Truman. 🧵 1/9

A caricature of triumphant expressions by Trump, Biden, Obama, and George W. Bush. Image text reads "Might Makes Right."

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 03/01/2026

People love a president who starts wars without legal permission from the Congress that voters elected to, you know, pass laws and declare wars. 1/3

Major Undeclared Wars and Conflicts of the United States:

Quasi-War with France (1798-1800)
Barbary Wars in North Africa (Early 1800s)
Panama-Colombia (1899-1903)
Nicaragua (1909-1933)
Korea (1950-1953)
Lebanon (1958, 1975-1990)
Vietnam (1964-1973)
Nicaragua (1979-1990)
El Salvador (1979-1992)
Grenada (1983)
Panama (1989)
Persian Gulf War (1991)
Bosnia & Kosovo (1990s)
Somalia (1992-1994, ongoing)
Afghanistan (2001-2021)
Iraq (2003-2011)
Libya (2011)
Yemen (2014, ongoing)

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 31/12/2025

Why Trump isn't Christian, part 4 4. Pro-Israel policy • Fake conservatives frame Israel as being "on God's side" and supposedly aligned with prophecy. • Matthew 5:9 says “Blessed are the peacemakers…” • The as-yet impenitent sins of Israel (see image):

Prophets: injustice, corruption, oppression
• Amos 2:6–8; 5:11–15; 5:21–24 — Selling the poor, exploiting workers, corrupt courts; God rejects worship without justice (“let justice roll down…”).
• Isaiah 1:10–17; 5:7–8, 20–23; 10:1–2 — Leaders compared to Sodom; calls to defend widows/orphans; “woe” to unjust laws and land-grabbing.
• Micah 2:1–2; 3:1–3, 9–12; 6:6–8 — Elites seize fields/houses; rulers “hate good”; priests/prophets for hire; what God requires: justice, mercy, humility.
• Hosea 4:1–2; 7:3–7; 10:13 — Violence, lying, murder; corrupt rulers; trusting wrongdoing.
• Jeremiah 5:26–29; 7:5–11; 22:13–17 — The powerful trap the vulnerable; “temple” religion used as cover; kings condemned for exploitation and not defending the poor.
• Ezekiel 22:6–12, 23–31; 34:1–10 — Princes “shed blood”; officials take bribes; prophets whitewash; shepherds (leaders) feed themselves and exploit the flock.
• Zephaniah 3:1–4 — “Rebellious city”: officials like roaring lions; judges like wolves; prophets reckless; priests profane holy things.
• Malachi 2:8–9; 3:5 — Priests corrupt; God will judge those who oppress hired workers, widows, orphans, and “deprive foreigners of justice.”

Historical critiques of kings and state power
• 1 Samuel 8:10–18 — Warning that a king will “take” sons, daughters, land, and produce—an early critique of state extraction/abuse.
• 2 Samuel 12:1–14 — Nathan confronts David’s abuse of power (Uriah/Bathsheba): a model of prophetic accountability.
• 1 Kings 21 — Ahab/Jezebel seize Naboth’s vineyard through false charges; condemned as royal corruption and theft.

Wisdom/Psalms: justice and the duty of rulers
• Psalm 82 — Rebuke of unjust “gods/rulers”: “Defend the weak and the fatherless… rescue the poor and needy.”
• Proverbs 14:31; 17:15; 22:16; 28:15–16 — Oppressing the poor insults the Maker; acquitting the guilty/condemning the innocent; predatory rulers.

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 31/12/2025

The as-yet impenitent sins of Israel, part 3: Wisdom/Psalms: justice and the duty of rulersz

Wisdom/Psalms: justice and the duty of rulers
• Psalm 82 — Rebuke of unjust “gods/rulers”: “Defend the weak and the fatherless… rescue the poor and needy.”
• Proverbs 14:31; 17:15; 22:16; 28:15–16 — Oppressing the poor insults the Maker; acquitting the guilty/condemning the innocent; predatory rulers.

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 31/12/2025

The as-yet impenitent sins of Israel, part 2: The Bible's repudiation of kings and state power

Historical critiques of kings and state power
• 1 Samuel 8:10–18 — Warning that a king will “take” sons, daughters, land, and produce—an early critique of state extraction/abuse.
• 2 Samuel 12:1–14 — Nathan confronts David’s abuse of power (Uriah/Bathsheba): a model of prophetic accountability.
• 1 Kings 21 — Ahab/Jezebel seize Naboth’s vineyard through false charges; condemned as royal corruption and theft.

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 31/12/2025

The as-yet impenitent sins of Israel, part 1: Biblical prophets: injustice, corruption, oppression

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 26/12/2025

When someone writes, “I stand with Israel,” what does it tell you?

To me, when someone knows the modern history of Palestine-Israel, it says, “I stand with people who ethnically cleanse, ghettoize, erase, occupy, oversee apartheid, and commit genocide.”
It says, “I believe in an ethnostate controlled by Jews. I believe in a ‘Jewish State’ with exclusive rights for Jews and no right of return for refugees ethnically cleansed by Zionists.”
It says, I’ll stand with Israel regardless of the crimes it commits. Even as it commits genocide.”

-- Robert Rosenthal

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 26/12/2025

In his Christmas message, T says the people who “thought Epstein was the greatest guy on earth, only to drop him like a dog when things got too HOT” are “sleazebags.” Trump acknowledges dumping Epstein, too, but says that he is somehow better than the other men. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

Snapshot of the linked Truth Social post

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 25/12/2025

Bari Weiss defended her actions, telling staff: 2/2

Quotes from Bari Weiss:
"It's not as simple as Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act and being able to deport them immediately. And that isn't the administration's argument."
"The admin has argued in court that detainees are due 'judicial review'—and we should explain this, with a voice arguing that Trump is exceeding his authority under the relevant statute, and another arguing that he's operating within the bounds of his authority. There's a genuine debate here."

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 23/12/2025

According to a new Gallup poll, self-declared Republicans enthusiastically support the same political officeholders who are most obviously corrupt and distrusted by an overwhelming majority of independents and Democrats. news.gallup.com/poll/700241/...

Political, Economic, Judicial Leaders Also Earn Low Approval Ratings, According to Gallup Poll

A steady 36% of Americans approve of Donald Trump’s job performance, including 89% of Republicans, 25% of independents and 3% of Democrats. The president’s approval rating is unchanged from last month, when it fell to the lowest of his second term, just barely above his personal low of 34% in January 2021.

None of 12 other U.S. leaders from Congress, the Cabinet, the Supreme Court or the Federal Reserve earn majority-level approval either. Just two — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (44%) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (41%) — are rated above 40%. Meanwhile, Senate Republican Leader John Thune (34%) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (28%) rank at the bottom of the list.

Ratings range from 35% to 39% for eight others, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Vice President JD Vance.

Majorities of Republicans approve of all of the Republican leaders on the list, but not Powell or the two congressional Democrats. A majority of Democrats approve of only one of the two Democratic leaders rated, Jeffries, while less than half also approve of Powell. Notably, just 39% of Democrats approve of the job Schumer is doing, while 56% disapprove.

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 28/08/2025

Voters Sue Elon Musk, Say They Were Defrauded by $1M Petition Giveaway A federal judge ordered Elon Musk to face a class-action lawsuit from voters who say they were bribed into signing a petition in the buildup to the 2024 election. www.newsweek.com/voters-sue-e...

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 23/08/2025

MAGA have become the folks who hate Cuban American immigrants. Imagine hating "I Love Lucy."

A loving caricature of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo from the TV show "I Love Lucy," with giant Cuban and American flags behind them.

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 21/08/2025

For your information... Inflation rates by year, and the contributing factors.

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D.C. Journalist in Exile @longingforethics.substack.com · 09/05/2025

America the Beautiful shall be great again, after MAGA repeals "libtard" environmental laws.

A dystopian AI illustration of the Pentagon with six towering industrial smokestacks added to belch black smoke into the skies.

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