Chris DeBlaay

Compelled to live between the extremes, holding the tension, pursing peace and justice in all things.

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

I’m so sickened by the massacre happening in Gaza. No one can defend the atrocities of Hamas on Oct. 7. But no one can defend the violent retribution of the State of Israel. With the support of the US, and bombs made in the USA, and funds from the US, the State of Israel is bombing hospitals and homes, schools and churches… and cutting off the water supply to Gaza.

Killing kids is evil, no matter who is doing it. Two wrongs don’t make a right. Violence only begets more violence. Pain that is not transformed gets transmitted… The terrorized have become the terrorizers.

The violence must stop. We cannot build a better world by killing each others children.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Federal minimum wage:

2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25

How is this acceptable?

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Lunch counter sit-in, Jackson, Mississippi, this week 1963: #Blackwell

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

Don’t let up.
We’re not fighting for a world where cops go to jail for killing people...
we’re fighting for a world where cops don’t kill people.

[The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center @TheKingCenter]

"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
~Elie Wiesel

#HolocaustMemorialDay 
#HolocaustRemembranceDay 
#WeRemember

[Matt Jones @KySportsRadio]

This video of the siege of the Capitol on TikTok is crazy and different than I had seen

[Jason Keith Allen @jasonkeithallen]

“But there have been other violent protests the past yr.”

Yes, but Wed was unlike anything in my lifetime. Why?

1. Place: US Capitol.

2. Instigator: US President.

3. Symbols: Crosses, Nooses, Confederate Flags, “Jesus Saves” signs.

4. Aim: overturn election.

God help us.

[Emily Lawler @emilyjanelawler]

Extremely relevant info from @JocelynBenson earlier this week: audits can’t be conducted until after elections are certified. https://t.co/DDZmC8EMIR

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

I will vote against hatred.
I will vote against fear.
I will vote against misogyny.
I will vote against homophobia.
I will vote against xenophobia.
I will vote against racism.
I will vote against Trump.

And I will do it in the name of Jesus, my Savior.

[Daniel Hill @danielhill1336]

Appreciate these words from @RachelCargle. I need to be constantly reminded that my sense of purity of motives means very little - the truth is the impact of white supremacy is ferocious & I regularly contribute to that w/my complicity and complacency... even with ‘pure motives.’

[Brian McBride @BrianDMcBride]

To be clear: a bipartisan group of Black U.S. Senators got together on legislation to say lynching should be a federal crime and one white Republican just took it as a light suggestion and blocked the bill—during George Floyd’s funeral.

[dustindwyer @dustindwyer]

A follow up from yesterday in Grand Rapids
https://t.co/EtleVnjLIV

[LeBron James @KingJames]

If you still haven’t figured out why the protesting is going on. Why we’re acting as we are is because we are simply F-N tired of this treatment right here! Can we break it down for you any simpler than this right here???? 🤦🏾‍♂️. And to my people don’t worry I won’t stop until I see

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

This isn't shocking...it's horrifying.

[Malcolm Jenkins @MalcolmJenkins]

I recorded a few videos when thinking of how to respond to Drew Brees, I don’t take any of it back-I meant what I said-I removed the 1st video because I knew it be more about the headlines. I want people to understand how those of us struggling with what’s going on feel

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Adm. Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, says he was "sickened" to see forces violently clear a path for Pres. Trump's photo op. "I cannot remain silent," he writes. https://t.co/x9jbO1CcZt Admiral Mullen's words carry weight throughout the military.

[Chris DeBlaay @cdeblaay]

Amen. https://t.co/MvtXObk3K4 via @YouTube

[Chris DeBlaay @cdeblaay]

Too many of us who are white wonder why there are protests. We wonder why there is so much anger. This is one of a myriad of statistics that help illuminate the injustice that is so readily apparent to people of color, but is ignored by those of us with privilege.

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

Protestors arrested: 4,400+

Not arrested: 3 of the 4 officers involved in George Floyd's death.

[Public Citizen @Public_Citizen]

Protestors arrested: 4,400+

Not arrested: 3 of the 4 officers involved in George Floyd's death.