From tear gas near a Chicago school to live bombs at a presidential “celebration,” today’s headlines show a pattern—fear over facts, cruelty over compassion. We can do better, and we must.
Category: Politics
Today in Politics: Power Grabs, Paychecks, and Priorities
A day’s worth of political whiplash: Trump’s third-term talk, DHS’s 287(g) incentive push, unpaid federal workers, a flashy new ballroom in a shutdown—and how local pantries like Kandu Island help when SNAP is threatened.
The Truth About Columbus We Were Never Taught
We grew up hearing about Columbus as a hero. What we weren’t told was the reality: enslavement, mass violence, and atrocities so brutal they nearly wiped out an entire people. It’s long past time to tell the truth.
If the Government’s Shut Down, Why Is Congress on “Vacation” and Still Getting Paid?
Congress is on “vacation” while workers go unpaid, airports run partisan videos, and health care hangs in the balance. It’s time to fix the rules.
When loyalty becomes a cult.
I’m not calling every Republican a cult member. I’m talking about the die-hard MAGA crowd that excuses anything Trump says or does. From “locker-room talk” to election denial and the Georgia call, I’ve watched standards shift to protect one man over truth and basic principles.
From a Moonlit Beach to Quantico: Why Gutting the Rules of War (Project 2025, Trump) Endangers Us
A scene from a WWII film about captured U.S. Army nurses shaped how I think about the rules of war. As Trump and Project 2025 push a harder-edged military agenda—including using American cities as “training grounds”—we need to remember why the Geneva Conventions exist and what happens when nations abandon them.
Raids, History, and the Lines We Refuse to Cross
I’m just getting this down. After reading Heather Delaney Reese—and seeing reporting on the Chicago raid—I’m thinking hard about how cruelty gets normalized: raids that humiliate families, detention buildouts, and civil-rights rollbacks. We’re not Weimar, but the warning lights are on. Here’s why, what research says, and where my line is.
Project 2025, Faith, and Power: A Plain-English Christian Take
Project 2025 isn’t just another policy plan. It’s a blueprint to centralize power, sideline opponents, and impose one faction’s will on the entire country. As a Christian and a citizen, I find this vision both politically dangerous and theologically wrong. Democracy depends on people naming what’s happening and speaking up.
Stop Blaming Immigrants for America’s Health Care Crisis
Trump’s shutdown spin blames immigrants for America’s health care crisis. The law says otherwise—and the real fight is about protecting Americans’ coverage.
Why Calling “Antifa” Terrorist Threatens Protest Rights
I’m against violence at protests. Full stop. But branding a broad, leaderless idea like “antifa” as “terrorism” blurs the line between crimes and protected speech, chills lawful protest, and hands any administration a tool to target dissent. We can condemn violence and still protect the right to protest.
Notes from the edge of the system 