Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'm writing a new sermon, "Coming Back to Life": When despair threatens to overwhelm us, we recall that the well of spirit is infinite, bubbling up from the depths of the soul to slake our thirst & quicken our courage. I'll preach it tomorrow in Boston & next Sun. in Reading. linktr.ee/revfredsmall 100
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As usual, the cruelty of this administration is in a tight race with its incompetence. The words "mechanically issuing deportation orders" should never describe #immigration proceedings in a democracy. Thank you @bostonglobe.com for this horrifying report. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/19/m...bostonglobe.com‘It was complete disarray’: Chaos, disruption at Chelmsford immigration court - The Boston GlobeSuddenly rescheduled cases, moved months or years earlier from their original dates, have overwhelmed the infrastructure at the court. 011
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026A lifelong Democrat, I'm both a leftist & a pragmatist. We've got to win elections. But I'm appalled by @thirdway.bsky.social's declaration of "war" ($15M of negativity) on @demsocialists.bsky.social. To stop Trump & Co. we need more unity & less infighting. #bigtent www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...nytimes.comModerate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left (Gift Article)One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism. 041
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Of all the lies & distortions of Trumpism, "DEI bike lanes" is among the nastiest. It goes like this: 1. Bike lanes support transportation equity. 2. Equity helps people of color. 3. Helping people of color is woke. 4. Bike lanes must be destroyed. @massbike.bsky.social @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social 131
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/07/2026 OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ... 2044233237219
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 13/07/2026“Children who are just celebrating . . . just children enjoying themselves, seeing their families, singing. For him to go after those children, it’s awful, it’s dangerous, it’s inhumane, it’s wrong.” Khalid Omar, Isaiah and Faith, St. Paul. #freedomofreligion www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Posts on Singing Somali Schoolchildren Stir Anger in Minnesota (Gift Article)The state’s large Muslim and Somali communities expressed indignation after the president reposted a video of a kindergarten promotion ceremony, including comments noting the girls were in hijabs. 010
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 04/07/2026#BlackHistory isn't "woke." Black history is the truth, discomfiting to some. As Dr. King said, "unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant." @agordonreed.bsky.social @profjeffries.bsky.social 010
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Join me this Sunday for a multifaith conversation on spirituality, social justice & faith-grounded advocacy. Our panel will highlight building coalitions across differences when the climate crisis, authoritarianism & weaponized bigotry threaten us all. Registration: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 020
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Karma is a . . . bummer. 😉 #reflectingpool wapo.st/3S981Xnwapo.stThe blue paint is peeling off the Reflecting PoolAn "American Flag Blue" paint sheet was seen floating on Thursday as workers cleaned algae after Trump's $14 million renovation. 000
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 05/04/2026There is no excuse for downplaying or eliding the insanity of Trump’s morning post. It is the most unhinged public comment by a president in US history and should be reported and remarked upon as such. 10868751731
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Honored to lead singing today at #NoKings Worcester! Thansks to the great organizers, the boisterous crowd & Ellie McGowan for video. 🙏 #SingingResistance @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org @worcountyindivalli.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNjE...youtube.com"No Kings for Me" at No Kings Worcester 3/28/26YouTube video by Fred Small 1123
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Truth. #endfossilfuels @billmckibben.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @ayanaeliza.bsky.social @jamiehenn.bsky.social @revyearwood.bsky.social @climatebrad.hillheat.com @ienearth.bsky.social @thebtscenter.bsky.social @greenfaith.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social @350.org 110
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 19/03/2026"President Trump has taken on many ancillary roles in Washington: Chm of the Kennedy Center. De facto chief architect of the city’s landmark properties. And now, the nation’s chief intelligence analyst." @sangernyt.bsky.social @julianbarnes.bsky.social God help us. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...nytimes.comOn Iran, Gabbard Turned Intelligence Duties Over to Trump 001
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallDianne Bancroft @diannebancroft.bsky.social · 09/03/2026You say excursion. I say incursion. Let’s call the whole thing off! 1211
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 09/03/2026"This is chemical warfare, as inhumane in its way as the attacks on the girl’s school . . . " Chemical warfare is a #warcrime strictly forbidden by international law. Shame on Trump, Hegseth, and their enablers. #NoWarOnIran 030
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallEric Lee @saintgimp.bsky.social · 08/03/2026These ghouls act like they've discovered some novel secret: "Hey, guys, GUYS! Did you know that we can just kill people whenever we want?" Yes, you absolute idiot, that's ALWAYS been true. We just chose not to, for good and self-interested reasons which the entire world is about to learn yet again. 702011367
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Kristi Noem's firing, though richly deserved, won't end the abuse. #AbolishICE #JusticeForEmmanuelDamas #BoycottCitizens 031
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Re Pete Hegseth's manic rants, @polgreen.bsky.social's trenchant analysis quotes Aimé Césaire in 1950: “The hour of the barbarian is at hand. The modern barbarian. The American hour. Violence, excess, waste, mercantilism, bluff, conformism, stupidity, vulgarity, disorder.” #NoKings #NoWarOnIran 020
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026I am hopeful that the war in Iran will bring needed democratic change to … the United States of America. 25562181178
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 28/02/2026"The Constitution could not be more clear. When launching wars of choice, especially with American lives in the balance, the president goes to Congress and Congress authorizes it. That did not happen, and these operations are blatantly unconstitutional."--Maj. Gen. (Ret) Paul D. Eaton #NoWarOnIran 061
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Scout law demands bravery: "Face difficult situations even when you feel afraid. Do what you think is right despite what others might be doing or saying." Selling out #trans kids & #DEI to Hegseth, @scoutingamerica.bsky.social shows it's as lawless as the Trump administration. @erininthemorning.com 000
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 24/02/2026In solidarity with #SingingResistance in Minnesota, BVOCAL-Chorus et al. will host a Singing Resistance Community Sing this Sunday to learn new songs in community. 2-4pm 3/1, SEIU 32BJ Union Hall, 26 West St., Boston. No RSVP--all are welcome. I hope you'll join us! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jzn...youtube.comSinging ResistanceYouTube video by Honk Now 0123
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I'm ashamed that in the 21st century my country has an openly #whitesupremacist president. 010
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallEvan Hurst @evanhurst.substack.com · 06/02/2026TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer. (I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did) 47040062074
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 28/01/2026This left me sobbing. Last week I joined hundreds of faith leaders in the frigid streets of Minneapolis. I'll never forget the brutality of the occupation & the courageous love of Minnesotans. The poignant harmonies of the Marsh Family offer another powerful rebuttal to ICE's cruelty & callousness. 050
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today 9534967014278
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 17/01/2026#ReneeNicoleGood was not the first. Justice for #KeithPorter, too. @colorofchange.bsky.social campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/na...campaigns.organizefor.orgName and Arrest the ICE Agent Who Killed #KeithPorterKeith Porter should still be here...to raise his daughters, to love his mother, to fish with his uncle, to bring joy to rooms, and light to community. Black fathers...Black sons...Black people...matte... 041
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN" 16034382316049
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Honored to be interviewed with fellow activists Nastasia Lawton-Sticklor & Eric Segal on Boston Public Radio @wgbh.org about our arrests at Burlington ICE HQ for attempting to deliver food & essentials to detainees. Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYWQ... (Starts 2:08:31, ends 2:29:27) 030
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 07/01/2026Do you know anyone who'd be interested? Pls share! @debrakrienstra.bsky.social @corinanewsome.bsky.social @carlonimbus.bsky.social @samuelytchiu.bsky.social @revfredsmall.bsky.social @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @climate-brian.bsky.social @robertmcclellan.bsky.social biologos.org/creators-for... 62914
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Stephen Miller's views are archaic, alarming, and loathsome. They must be roundly denounced and effectively opposed. #NoNeoimperialism #HandsOffVenezuela #HandsOffColombia #HandsOffCuba #HandsOffGreenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...nytimes.comStephen Miller Offers a Strongman’s View of the World 020
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 05/01/2026This Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 1 pm Boston Public Radio will interview Nastasia Lawton-Sticklor, Eric Segal & me about our arrests at Burlington ICE HQ for trying to deliver food & other essentials to detainees. Please join us in person @bpl.boston.gov or @wgbh.org 89.7 FM! www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...wgbh.org4 arrested taking care packages to immigrant detainees at Burlington processing centerThree activists and a reverend sought to bring attention to conditions and alleged human rights violations at the facility where immigrants are held. 121
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Closing NCAR because it produces "climate alarmism" is like closing the fire department because it produces "fire alarmism" billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...billmckibben.substack.comA low pointThings will get better....I think 11313116
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Last March 25 masked ICE agents abducted Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk less than 1 mi. from my home. @bostonglobe.com's podcast gave me chills & brought tears for Öztürk, her family & friends & our country. @aclum.bsky.social @acluvermont.bsky.social @aclu.org www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/12/m...bostonglobe.comRümeysa Öztürk: An American Story Pt. 1 - The Boston GlobePart 1 of the podcast series details Rümeysa Öztürk’s harrowing journey from arrest to detention. 000
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 17/12/2025I was honored to be arrested and charged with "disturbing the peace" with three others seeking to deliver food, clothing & toiletries to detainees at Burlington MA ICE HQ. ICE is rarely held accountable for violently disturbing the peace of every community it enters. www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...wgbh.org4 arrested taking care packages to immigrant detainees at Burlington processing centerThree activists and a reverend sought to bring attention to conditions and alleged human rights violations at the facility where immigrants are held. 0113
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 10/12/2025This is, of course, piracy. #VenezuelanTanker www.reuters.com/world/americ...reuters.comUS seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump saysThe U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions with Caracas in a move that also raised oil prices. 020
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Trump and Hegseth have been committing murder on the high seas. They must be held accountable. The Medina family and all others devastated by these lawless #boatkillings deserve justice. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...theguardian.comFamily of victim in Trump drug boat killings files first formal complaintExclusive: Petition says Colombia citizen Alejandro Carranza Medina was illegally killed in US airstrike on 15 September 0147
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Run @ayannapressley.bsky.social Run #ChangeCantWait 010
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 24/11/2025I could get used to good news. #DefendDemocracy #NoKings www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/p...cnn.comFederal judge dismisses indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, saying Lindsey Halligan appointment was unlawful | CNN PoliticsA federal judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday. 020
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 24/11/2025With all the problems facing our country, Congress shouldn't have time to delist wolves from US safeguards. It should focus on REAL issues like jobs, health & climate. Wolves support healthy ecosystems and local tourism. #NoHR845 #ProtectEndangeredSpecies @pressley.house.gov app.sosha.ai/s/z6P9zEkMapp.sosha.aiTake Action Now! 010
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Tell your MA legislators: Rep. Cusack's attempt to "adjust to reality" by rolling back #climate standards would surrender to Trump & harm & dishonor our state. @theclf.bsky.social @mothersoutfront.org @votesteveowens.bsky.social @senatormikebarrett.bsky.social commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house...commonwealthbeacon.orgHouse moves forward with bill to weaken 2030 climate goals - CommonWealth BeaconThe plan reverberating around Beacon Hill, as first reported by CommonWealth Beacon last week, is sure to put lawmakers in a politically difficult position and test their willingness to defend the cli... 020
Reposted by Rev. Fred Small50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 05/11/2025AOC: “We have a future to plan for, we have a future to fight for, and we’re either gonna do that together or you’re going to be left behind… This is about: do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now, and the assignment is to come together across difference no matter what.” 342752590
Reposted by Rev. Fred SmallBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy 9485731326
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 04/11/2025In these dangerous times, we need music, community & soul care more than ever. This Saturday 11/8 I'll perform a rare full concert in Brunswick, Maine & lead worship Sunday 11/9 at the UU Church of Brunswick. Concert: www.uubrunswick.org/events/an-ev... Worship: www.uubrunswick.org/11-9-25-the-... 010
Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall.bsky.social · 01/11/2025"This is not drug enforcement. This is murder." monacharen.bsky.social Mona Charen is a lifelong conservative. “I don’t think we’re necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just gonna kill people . . . They’re going to be, like, dead.”--Donald Trump #boatmurders 031