Reposted by Michael TinoMichael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A major part of my ministry is serving incarcerated people. Every day, the message they get behind walls like this one is that they are deserving of inhumane treatment. Every day, we respond by letting them know they are loved. This ministry needs your help. Clfuu.org/together 055
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A major part of my ministry is serving incarcerated people. Every day, the message they get behind walls like this one is that they are deserving of inhumane treatment. Every day, we respond by letting them know they are loved. This ministry needs your help. Clfuu.org/together 055
Reposted by Michael TinoDarbi @sonchyenne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Hi #UU friends~! The CLF is doing the work of prison ministry for all #UnitarianUniversalist beloveds. Please consider helping us do this important work! 043
Reposted by Michael TinoErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/09/2026Some Dems are running away from trans people. Abdul El-Sayed, Dem Senate Candidate in Michigan, is running towards them. When asked, he fully and unequivocally support trans youth care as a matter between parents, patients, and doctors. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.com"The Decision Ought To Be Between A Patient And Their Doctor," Says Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed On Trans CareEven conservatives “agree that the decision about healthcare ought to be between a person and their provider,” El-Sayed said. 453846767
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026CLF's Worthy Now prison ministry serves over 2000 people on a shoestring budget. Each day, we send out the UU message that our incarcerated beloveds are worthy of love and respect just as they are. Right now I need your help. Can you donate and/or share? www.zeffy.com/en-US/team/t... 033
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Can you help us raise $25K to support our life-saving Worthy Now prison ministry? Donate if you can, and please share this. Thank you! www.zeffy.com/en-US/team/team-octopus 012
Reposted by Michael TinoRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Factcheck: Netanyahu is a war criminal. 130665
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Some excellent analysis from Sam Ames. How to Lose the Case Without Losing the Game open.substack.com/pub/sames/p/...open.substack.comHow to Lose the Case Without Losing the GameLittle v. Hecox, West Virginia v. BPJ, and the Big Burning Question We Didn’t Want Answered 062
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 25/06/2026For years, those of us whose politics is left of the establishment Democratic Party have held our noses and voted for the “lesser of two evils.” We have endured “vote Blue no matter who.” It is really rich that our centrist counterparts are throwing hissy fits now. 021
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Blessings of the abundant light of summer to beloveds in the Northern Hemisphere. Blessings of the abundant darkness of winter to beloveds in the Southern Hemisphere. May the turning of the year bring you hope and sustain your life. 044
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 21/04/2026#micdrop theology. I also wish that people who invoke Jesus’s ministry to support violence, hate, and war would actually read their Bibles. 020
Reposted by Michael TinoRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Roses are red but that's implicit fight back against fascism or else you're complicit 528076
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 13/02/2026@schumer.senate.gov Please make sure the Democratic caucus stands firm and kills the SAVE America Act. We all know it will kill America. 000
Reposted by Michael TinoJoshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The problem is not that they have felonies - people are more than their worst moments - the problem is that they are unrepentant & unchanged by their experience We need a new language for this b/c there are MILLIONS of PEOPLE with felony convictions and even some doing a great job in elected office 2133
Reposted by Michael TinoRosemary @sophygurl.bsky.social · 20/01/2026YEA HE CAME RIGHT OUT AND SAID IT. DEMS ARE YOU LISTENING? YOU, TOO, CAN ENJOY DEEP APPRECIATION FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS BY SAYING THE THING. ABOLISH ICE. 0102
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Empathy is a virtue, folks. Anyone who tries to say that there’s something wrong with empathy needs to reevaluate their code of ethics. 193
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 23/12/2025I’d argue that Musk has it precisely backwards (as per usual). Empathy for victims is abundant, easy, and available. Empathy for people who have been accused or convicted of crimes goes against everything we are taught. That is the empathy we need to cultivate. 121
Reposted by Michael TinoInterfaith Alliance @interfaithalliance.org · 18/12/2025ICE’s cruelty is tearing our neighbors apart during the holiest time of the year. As faithful Americans, we demand that ICE stop attacking our neighbors. Watch our new ad with @protectdemocracy.org and then head over to LoveNotICE.org to add your name to our letter. #LoveNotICE 7228117
Reposted by Michael TinoJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Reject any motherfucker who tells you we need to abandon a vulnerable population or person. They’re either a fascist or a fascist-in-waiting. 6945296
Reposted by Michael TinoErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/11/20251. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics. It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT. It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse. Transgender care saves lives.erininthemorning.comStudy In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few DetransitionThe groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment. 4054112190
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 14/11/2025So glad Rev. Donté will be leading us into this darkest time of the year on Sunday. 020
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 14/11/2025If you are more worked up about the possibility of a consensual same-sex sexual encounter than you are about child rape, there is something seriously wrong with you. 000
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Ok, Kim Davis, you can take a seat—yes, the one way in the back, next to Andrew Cuomo. 020
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Dear Andrew Cuomo- Don’t let the TSA pat your ass on your way out of town. -NYC 000
Reposted by Michael TinoKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 31/10/2025This is why Gavin Newsom is a non-starter for me. Sure, he's "a fighter" who's landed a few good punches on Trump, but that's not the same thing as a leader. A real leader doesn't fight back against an authoritarian takeover by using the most vulnerable as his shield. 1362692473
Reposted by Michael TinoSarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Sorry I refuse to entertain the complete non-existent world where white people don’t know that countless cultures, including some of their own but certainly diasporic racialized ones, call their mom’s cousin’s friend’s sister they grew up with “cousin” and call close women elders “aunt/auntie” 3575583714
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 25/10/2025If you need food in or near Mount Kisco or if you have some extra money to donate: thepantryny.orgthepantryny.orgThe Pantry - Serving our northern Westchester neighbors since 1991The Pantry provides an average of 700 families each week with fresh produce, milk, protein and pantry stables. We serve 21 Northern Westchester communities & deliver to the homebound. We are the area... 030
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 25/10/2025If you need food in or near Peekskill, or if you have some money to donate: www.chhop.org/freds-pantrychhop.orgCHHOP (Caring for the Hungry & Homeless of Peekskill)Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill: Our mission is to alleviate homelessness and hunger in Peekskill and its neighboring communities. We strive to promote self-sufficiency by providing ... 040
Reposted by Michael TinoJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Not the government shutdown, or the millions about to lose their healthcare and SNAP benefits, or the farmers declaring bankruptcy, or record closures of small businesses, or rising unemployment or the weakening dollar The fucking ballroom. Got it. 21893189
Reposted by Michael TinoHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Protesters have blocked the westbound side of Canal. They are chanting "ICE out of New York now!" and "Liberation, not deportation!" 6254611272
Reposted by Michael TinoTruthout @truthout.org · 22/10/2025To honor Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, we carry on her fight for trans and queer liberation. She met violence and oppression with humor, love, and defiance, building spaces of resilience through decades of fearless community care and activism.truthout.orgTo Honor Miss Major, We Fight for the Trans and Queer Spaces She BuiltMiss Major Griffin-Gracy embraced the messiness of revolt with magnetic optimism. 05421
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Calling the East Wing “Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy,” and not, say, the UN Declaration on Human Rights, is what is a real threat to her legacy. 031
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I cannot give a flying fuck about the East Wing of the White House when SNAP benefits are being paused, millions are losing their healthcare, air traffic controllers are working without pay, and masked ICE thugs are attacking people in the street. 051
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 17/10/2025At what point can Grijalva get someone else to swear her in? Her election has been certified. Can’t any judge swear her in? 110
Reposted by Michael TinoKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 11/10/2025I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning: www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...burnsnotice.comYou Have to See This Mamdani AdI wasn't planning to post anything today. I dislike working and writing on weekends in general, but this was too important to ignore. You have to see this Zohran Mamdani campaign ad that came out this... 5544471514
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 13/10/2025"The man with the most power has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least." - Zohran Mamdani, 10/11/2025 Maybe what “centrist” Democrats really fear about Mamdani being elected mayor is that their skillful evasion of living up to their rhetoric will be exposed. 140
Reposted by Michael TinoChurch of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) @clfuu.bsky.social · 10/10/2025CLF weekly worship! Sunday, Oct 12, at 8pm ET/5pm PT & Monday, Oct 13 at 1pm ET/10am PT: clfuu.org/worship Rev. Meg Barnhouse said, "I believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every person, not every idea." What ways can we affirm each other & maintain the humanity of all? 034
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 29/09/2025For years, the state of Arkansas limited mail to incarcerated people to four single-sided pages. This meant that CLF had to break up our resource mailings for people in that state--sometimes into dozens of packages, each with four pages. 1/4 clfuu.org/belovedclfuu.orgOvercoming Isolation with Beloved CommunityOvercoming Isolation with Beloved CommunityYour gift helps build sacred connectionIsolation is not an accident — it’s a core feature of the carceral system. Incarcerated people are deliberately cut of... 133
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 26/09/2025This may be minor in the larger face of fascism, but it is physically revolting to me. I have been to Wounded Knee, and solemnly listened while Lakota teachers told the story of the massacre perpetrated there. I have knelt on the blood-soaked ground and wept. There is no honor in this history. 042
Reposted by Michael TinoRosemary @sophygurl.bsky.social · 21/09/2025A quick update today, followed by a longer story about the importance of online community. gofund.me/f6b9afec #MutualAid #CommunityCare #HelpFolksLive 💸💕 The update: ⬇️gofund.meDonate to Help this chosen family make ends meet!, organized by Rosemary AmicoThe short story: Three humans (and our two cats) have had a string of bad l… Rosemary Amico needs your support for Help this chosen family make ends meet! 133
Michael Tino @revmtino.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Hypocrisy doesn’t matter to people with no ethics. 110