Reposted by Michelle Van LoonDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 16hIf you're in the U.S. military, and you're given an illegal order, you are *required by law* to NOT follow it. This includes ANY armed presence at polling places/voting centers. 20669258
Michelle Van Loon @michellevanloon.bsky.social · 19hIt makes us feel powerful, and creates a sense of community. But our reaction habit is not good news for the church or the world. michellevanloon.substack.com/p/addicted-t...michellevanloon.substack.comAddicted to ReactionIt makes us feel powerful, and creates a sense of community. But our reaction habit is not good news for the church or the world. 000
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Watch an ICE agent run down and then run over a man. The man was was then writhing on the ground, saying "You broke my leg! You broke my leg!" Agents didn't help him. And btw, the man wasn't the target of their operation. 12122461073
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026"The 2.25m barrels of diesel Putin offered Trump will have zero net impact on the world price of diesel. But accepting them will collapse the US-led sanctions regime on Russia—and align Trump with Putin against Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy production..." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTrump Is an Easy Mark for PutinThe president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans. 19530421339
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026This is as treasonous as it gets 1679179006433
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonPlough Quarterly @plough.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“*On Reconciliation* is an invitation to readers to imagine themselves beyond the headlines and horrors, in a room where former enemies can begin to repair the world together.” @michellevanloon.bsky.social @mereorthodoxy.bsky.socialmereorthodoxy.substack.comSeeking Reconciliation Between Israelis and Palestinians‘On Reconciliation’ is an invitation to readers to imagine themselves beyond the headlines and horrors, in a room where former enemies can begin to repair the world together. 001
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonStephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 09/10/2026static.klipy.comFinish HimALT: Finish Him 196120462716
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is sadistic personality disorder, writ large (it's also a government-sanctioned snuff film). And sadism never exists in isolation, it's always accompanied by psychopathy-sociopathy (APD) and narcissistic personality disorder. This must be stopped. 109835354
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonRev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 08/10/2026On an Orwellian Thought-Control Scale of 1–5 1) Dictating the public's vocabulary = 4.6 2) Declaring non-compliance an "enemy" act = 5 (neither being unhinged nor advanced age adjusts scores) 163
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonMorgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Trump promises adult citizens $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress. If that sounds like he's offering BUY YOUR VOTE, it's because it is. And the estimated cost: $1.2 TRILLION, which would need to approved by Congress. Before you applaud, or offer him a Nobel Peace Prize, ask where the funding is. 45228
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If ever there were a pathological and profoundly dangerous statement uttered any adult, this is it: "I can do whatever I want..." 51362133
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/10/2026"I helped build the religious right. After ICE killings, I saw what could replace it."motherjones.comChristian nationalism's grip on American faith is finally breakingI helped build the religious right. After ICE killings, I saw what could replace it. 57628
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Democracy ... is an ongoing battle to make sure a few people don't walk away with everything." Heather Cox Richardson 12683221
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Flamingos are not pink. They are born with grey feathers, which gradually turn pink in the wild because of a dye called canthaxanthin obtained from their diet of brine shrimp and blue-green algae. This is a baby flamingo. Original post 1083454513
Michelle Van Loon @michellevanloon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The plain truth is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does need desperately more peacemakers, healers, restorers, story tellers, and lovers of every shape and form. – David W. Orr 020
Reposted by Michelle Van Loon4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests. - FDR, 1941 271620572
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw 533140053598
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonBen Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true. 370145214290
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I blame the media in this country, and I blame my former Republican colleagues, and I blame his voters for allowing him to lie every time he opens his mouth. 2732160
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 692279639558
Michelle Van Loon @michellevanloon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Virtue-even attempted virtue-brings light; indulgence brings fog. -- C.S. Lewis 001
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonDouglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight 17124682614
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump had $400 million in his PAC and he STILL decided that he needed to steal taxpayer money to pay for campaign ads for the midterms. 18540881231
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 25/09/2026It's a great time to be a baseball fan in Chicago (especially if you're a Cubs fan like me)! Congratulations to both teams for advancing to the postseason!abc7chicago.comChicago White Sox, Cubs both clinch spot in Wild Card Series for MLB postseasonThe White Sox and the Cubs both won their games Thursday, securing a playoff berth for each of the Chicago teams for just the fourth time in history. 5594392
Michelle Van Loon @michellevanloon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Random observation: Tommy Tutone knew Jenny’s number was 867-5309, but never mentioned her area code. 120
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access 1128131814464
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So Trump has decided he can label everything he wants as a national security necessity: his ballroom, his arch, his banning of journalists and a free press. Don't doubt that he will try to undermine or even stop midterm voting as a national security risk. Note: It's all a lie. 22341231267
Michelle Van Loon @michellevanloon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What's on the outside of Evangelicalism tells a story about what's on the inside. New post! michellevanloon.substack.com/p/whats-circ...michellevanloon.substack.comWhat’s Circling Evangelicalism?What’s on the outside tells a story of what the inside has become for too many of us 000
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press. 593210464816
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22/09/2026I decided to share my health journey with GLP-1s because I thought it might make a difference for others. I don't take for granted that we now have tools to help us live healthier lives — and I hope sharing encourages people to explore their options.chicago.suntimes.comGov. Pritzker opens up about his 80-pound weight loss, use of GLP-1 — ‘I think it’s what I need to succeed’More than two years into his weight loss journey, Gov. JB Pritzker says he wants to talk about it, largely in part because he knows millions of Americans are suffering from obesity-related health cond... 2725808835
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Dementia guy cancels Alzheimer's study. Pedo guy blocks Epstein files. Guy who openly campaigns for a Nobel Peace Prize wages war.theguardian.com‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on scienceParticipants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests – and funding cuts that target ‘DEI’ have the potential to delay vital diagnoses 13540252
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonRep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 18/09/2026The President says he is going to ban CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House. He’s trampling on our Constitution and the freedom of the press. His corruption is staggering–and his attempts to cover it up won’t work. 1192115453524
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Michelle Van Loon @michellevanloon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026(love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control), yet his opponents often saw him as a divisive and difficult character. This fruit may be beautiful, but it is not necessarily received as ‘nice’ by all. 2/2 031
Michelle Van Loon @michellevanloon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Many frame the list of fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23 as a way of saying, “Be ‘Christian’ nice/passive/sweet”. Jesus exhibited every bit of this fruit in abundant measure... 1/2 111
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026All to dodge one uncomfortable vote - much like his maneuvers last year to hold off the Epstein files. You don't have to be a Democrat to find that disgraceful. In less than seven weeks, Americans can change all this. 48 days to go 401658250
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026How can they justify leaving right now? Diesel costs just hit an all-time high. Our nation is at war. The bond market is quivering. The urgency of AI regulation has come to a critical moment. Congress should be working overtime. Instead Speaker Johnson sent them home. 1353293871
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Classic abuser language. 92692232
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonStandWithUs @standwithus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is remarkable. Fauda Season 5 is dominating Netflix across the Arab world, even as it tells the story of October 7 from an unapologetically Israeli perspective. 🇱🇧 Lebanon #1 🇯🇴 Jordan #4 🇦🇪 UAE #4 🇶🇦 Qatar #4 🇧🇭 Bahrain #6 🇲🇦 Morocco #6 🇴🇲 Oman #7 🇰🇼 Kuwait #8 🇪🇬 Egypt #10 2104
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonHen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Kyle Kuzma, forward for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, says Palestinians deserve "freedom from Hamas" and "Iranian-backed terror." This is what actual integrity looks like. 26318
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026As predicted, the tarp was never removed. The building was never reopened. Necessary renovations went undone for over a year and a half so the condition of the building could nonsensically be blamed on Biden. It will never reopen and is now almost certain to be destroyed. Administrative terrorism. 40600191
Reposted by Michelle Van LoonJohnnyMangu @johnnybarbu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I'm reading this about the USA and know it's #fascism. 486133384061