Chaplain, Minister, Writer, Thinker. This is a Redemption Story. I love life, and am at my best soulful place in the world when I am creating. Be Encouraged!
The great shift in my life is being able to celebrate and walk in a genuine Gratitude. Whereas, I am moment by moment grateful for what I DO have not relentlessly obsessing over what I do not.
@scottwhite1065@t_sadiity It is not an automatic process and in reality the Social Safety net across the US is not suited to the reality of life. As a person who has assisted deserving people who have needed such help. The application process is tedious and austere.
@scottwhite1065@t_sadiity Many Seniors and folks who could use meaningful support who are the working poor have been and are in crisis. The assumption that there are "programs or benefits, ETC" to meet the challenges of the many diverse people who need them in the US dims our compassion and is simply
@scottwhite1065@t_sadiity Scott as one who has by Calling and Purpose, with joy, served the working poor, everyday people of all ethnicities in Education, Community Based Behavioral Health & in the context of the Church your "understanding" is WAY off. And counterfactual
I want to give you guys some facts about General Chappie James. He wasn’t a “DEI” hire—he was a complete badass that had to overcome MORE than any white pilot. Did 178 combat missions—that’s like 7 bomber tours on a B-17 in WWII.
His medal count? Impeccable. 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 Air Medals, Two Legions of Merit, and a Defense Distinguished Service Medal. One of the original Tuskegee Airmen, the first four-star African American General.
Hegseth couldn’t sniff the level of soldiering and warrior that was in Chappie’s DNA. God bless him. And Hegseth took down his picture from a hallway like a racist little child, which is what he is.
In December, President Trump called for me to be investigated, arrested, and hanged over a 90-second video that restated existing law.
My lawyer's advice was straightforward: go quiet. Keep your head down. This will blow over.
But in this administration, the reality is that keeping your head down does not keep you safe. Staying quiet when power comes after you does not make the threat go away. It just teaches the people making the threat that it works.
When a president can call for the arrest and execution of a sitting senator for quoting the law, and the expected response is silence, that's a problem that goes way beyond me. That affects every American who works in government, every journalist, every ordinary citizen who might speak up.
A grand jury of ordinary Americans looked at this situation and said no. They understood what was at stake, and I think most Americans do.
We refuse to accept that this is the new normal.
This moment isn't really about me. When the administration is willing to go after a senator this way, it sends a message to every American who might speak up. That should concern people in both parties.
Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.
The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.