Mel Cleveringa

[David J. Bier @David_J_Bier]

A conservative asks: "He's worked his butt off, has built a business, is thriving in a niche, and he is a valuable asset for our community. How is there not a way for him to be legal?" THAT is the question everyone should be asking. We need ways for people to be legal.

[Captain Obvious™️ @TheFungi669]

JD Vance: “The war in Iran will not end until we have a nuclear treaty.”

Me: “We had a nuclear treaty and Trump tore it up because Obama signed it.”

[Mel Cleveringa @Mel5hawk]

Victor Glover for President! 2028. Either party, independent, or a whole new one...he would win. Leadership on Artemis ll - felt around the world.

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

Jesus loves. Christian Nationalism kills.

You may pray for my death, Pastor, but I still love you.

I love you more than you could ever hate me.

[Aaron Parnas @AaronParnas]

The losers during this hearing?

The Epstein survivors.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

One thing Pam Bondi has made clear throughout this hearing: her client is Donald Trump, not the American people.

[Builders @BuildersMvt]

The real divide isn’t between those who supported the strike against Venezuela and those who didn’t.

We love picking sides—left vs. right, action vs. restraint—because it feels good and you get to stop thinking once your side wins.

But reality doesn't stop the second the bad guy's gone or the decision gets made. That's actually when the real work starts.

If we want to stop ending up in the same mess over and over, we need to zoom out and focus less on who lost and more on what happens next—and that includes multiple perspectives.

[Mel Cleveringa @Mel5hawk]

@smerconish Could it be that the "educated" are simply better @ critical thinking and discourse (thru practice)? and, therefore, are not necessarily locked into ideologies...which by default lands them a "liberal" label...

[Beth Moore @BethMooreLPM]

Government has its vital role in society. Likewise, the judicial system. Politics has its place and, as voters, we all, of course, have ours. But as the church—the collective of Jesus followers in this society—our voice would be woefully misplaced among those calling down fire from heaven on people and communities that don’t want Christ. (Or those who don’t want or share our view of Christ!) Jesus turned on his heels and rebuked James and John for this very thing. Yes yes yes, we preach and teach the gospel of Jesus and with passion and strong conviction but as those who have taken on the same attitude that was in Christ Jesus. This is required of us in Philippians 2. I’m not sure anything can be more challenging but it is our responsibility. We’re called to walk in the Spirit, crucified to the flesh.

This doesn’t mean we’re passive. It doesn’t mean we’re always silent. It doesn’t mean we don’t rebuke or reprove. It doesn’t mean we don’t grieve. It doesn’t mean we don’t get angry. But it means we catch ourselves when our anger starts turning into sin. It means we choose to act and speak from an attitude that reflects Jesus. It means we don’t play God.

[George W. Bush Presidential Center @TheBushCenter]

Statement by President George W. Bush:

"Today, a young man was murdered in cold blood while expressing his political views. It happened on a college campus, where the open exchange of opposing ideas should be sacrosanct. Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens. May God bless Charlie Kirk and his family, and may God guide America toward civility."

[Jessica Riedl 🧀 🇺🇦 @JessicaBRiedl]

Today alone, the White House has claimed:
-$8 trillion in new tariff revenue.
-$4 trillion in net deficit reduction.
-$5 trillion in new business investment.
-Hundreds of thousands of jobs from these investments.
-Record low gas prices.

Each claim is completely, 100%, made-up.

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

Forgiveness without justice is a lack of love—for God, for others, potential victims, and even for the perpetrator. Justice without forgiveness veers into vengefulness and continues the cycle of retaliation—nor can it heal, since perfect justice is impossible in this world.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Multiple things can be true at once.

Undocumented immigrants who commit serious crimes should be deported. But we also need a real, humane path to citizenship for millions of decent, law-abiding people who work and pay taxes and are just trying to build a life here.

Peaceful protest and free speech must be protected always. But those who attack police or destroy property should be arrested and prosecuted.

And yes, Trump sending the National Guard into L.A. was wrong. It didn’t restore order, it escalated chaos. Which, let’s be honest, is exactly what he wanted.

We can hold more than one truth at once.

[Mel Cleveringa @Mel5hawk]

@BethMooreLPM Just in time!

[Brian Schatz @brianschatz]

The main thing to remember about this Musk-Trump fight is that the Republican bill will bounce 16 million people off of Medicaid and collapse rural hospitals in order to give the biggest tax cut in history to people making more than four million bucks.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Bill Maher: "As a veteran, what is your reaction to Trump's plans for a military parade?

Rep. Seth Moulton: "He's a draft dodger, it's his first military thing he really gets to do. He likes Putin, he worships Kim Jung Un, he wants to be like them.”

[NCAA Softball @NCAASoftball]

“No helmets is insane!” 🤯

This year’s #WCWS stars break down tape from the 1982 finals — the first-ever NCAA softball championship.

[Brad @BraddrofliT]

As many nations ban books...
Finland has started teaching school children how to identify fake news and propaganda as a part of its curriculum.
Be like Finland.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Khanna: That’s my real issue with JD Vance. Why are you hurting the education funding that made both your life and mine possible? We need to fund public schools in this country, especially in working-class neighborhoods.

You can’t call yourself the party of the working class and then take away funding from schools that serve working-class kids. You can’t call yourself the party of the working class and then say a working-class kid who wants to go to college shouldn’t be able to get loans or scholarships to do that.