#Pride in Crystal Lake, IL

Chasten and I are relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe. While we wait to learn more, this much is clear: the targeting of a public official and his family - especially a prominent Jewish official on a major Jewish holiday - is unconscionable and has no place in our country.

Good trouble in Algonquin Illinois

Watching Sen. Booker's filibuster.
www.youtube.com/live/N5NfmuI...

To Casie and John, Maurice and Brittany, Richard, and all those who spew hatred in the name of God: Jesus is so ashamed of you.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WHAT THE FUCK, CHUCK?

Zelensky is tougher than Trump, Vance, or Hegseth ever were or will be.

So, because it is Black History Month, I asked my children to name an African American other than MLK or the Obamas who is interesting or inspiring. One named Rosa Parks. Easy, but he could describe context.

This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.

I know. I was there in those camps.

To the felon:
May the road cause you to stumble and fall,
May the wind always tear away your defenses,
May the sun shine on all your deeds of cruelty,
May the rains fall in torrents that flood all that is built in your name,
And should we meet, may you know the righteous fury of God for justice.

I have 170 followers. I know 20. Or at least know who you are. Social media is so weird.

My friends posting "Miracles happen" when it's sports-related, like "No more school shootings" is too much of a miracle to ask for.

"With, without;
and who'll deny
it's what the fighting's all about?"
- Roger Waters, 1973

Over a million Americans died. How many more lives will be lost this time around?

"Our call as Christians is clear: to love courageously and stand boldly against injustice. We must be voices of affirmation, lifting up trans lives in the fullness of their beauty and humanity."
-Open and Affirming Coalition, United Church of Christ
#transgenderdayofremembrance

From this past Sunday at Burr Ridge Community Church UCC, Burr Ridge, Illinois, based on Mark 13:1-8:

We who follow Jesus are not to look toward the end times, hoping for the end of the world.

Elon Musk is a tool. Hello, Bluesky!