Inger Hanson

explorer of lyrics, culture, mountains, theology, kitchens, books, wine, and rivers. pace and skill varies. she/hers

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

James Talarico: “The Southern Baptist Convention was pro-choice until the late 1970’s. This idea that to be a Christian means you have to be anti-gay and anti-abortion, there really is no historical theological biblical basis for that opinion”

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

Regardless of whether it’s all talk, when the leader of our country expresses plainly genocidal intent, everyone has to do something.

For citizens of all political stripes, it means rejecting this madness. For Congress, it means taking action to rein him in. Now.

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

"When I look at your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars that you have established;
what are humans that you are mindful of them,
mortals that you care for them?"
(Psalm 8).

@nasa

[Mica Rosenberg @micarosenberg]

NEW: For the first time, ProPublica has been able to quantify how many U.S. citizen children have been directly affected by Trump’s immigration crackdown: more than 11,000 kids had a parent detained — and that’s an undercount. 1/ 🧵
https://t.co/tE6pdG0h2l

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

No one is outside of God's mercy. This is almost the entirety of Jesus's message. "Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice’" (Mt 9:13). "At Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prays for violence 'against those who deserve no mercy'"
https://t.co/zYKgGZ4Pfh

[Governor Josh Shapiro @GovernorShapiro]

BREAKING: The Pennsylvania House just passed @RepKenyatta's bill to codify marriage equality into law in PA — and they did it with broad bipartisan support.

Here in Pennsylvania, we believe in your freedom to marry who you love. Today, the House has stepped up to protect that right.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Talarico: I am tired of being pitted against my neighbor. I'm tired of being told to hate my neighbor. It's been more than ten years of this kind of politics. Politics as bloodsport, politics as trolling and owning politics as total war. It tears families apart. It ends friendships, and it leaves us all feeling terrible all the time. 

We cannot defeat the politics of division with more division. We can't win their game. We have to change the game. This campaign is rooted in a fierce love for this state, for this country, and most importantly, for all of our neighbors.

[Bon Jovi @BonJovi]

Taking the scenic route. Plenty of stops this summer

[Camilo Montoya-Galvez @camiloreports]

ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank warned Congress that, without reforms, "ICE will graduate thousands of new officers who do not know their constitutional duty, do not know the limits of their authority and who do not have the training to recognize an unlawful order."

Our report:

[Brad McElhinny @BradMcElhinny]

A federal judge from West Virginia concluded that when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers use masks and unmarked cars for arrests, it breaches the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, removing accountability and undermining due process.

https://t.co/WJ7GfRcaZc

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

Maher: So being Christian is an important part of being truly American?

Boebert: Absolutely

@JamesTalarico: As a Christian, I was taught that we're supposed to follow Jesus' two commandments — love God and love neighbor. There was no exception to that second commandment.

Love thy neighbor regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation or immigration status or religious affiliation.

In Texas, I'm constantly battling Christian nationalism — a bill that forces every public school teacher to put up a poster of the 10 Commandments, a bill that replaces school counselors with untrained chaplains, a bill that would have taught Christian Bible stories as historical fact to our youngest students. And I always speak up on behalf of my Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, agnostic, and atheist neighbors. Because we as Christians are called to love them as ourselves, and forcing my religion down their throats is not love.

[Brad @BraddrofliT]

The ICE surge in Minnesota cost $280M of our tax money, to detain 4k people of whom only 30 were accused of violent crimes, plus another 530 with minor traffic violations.

$9 million per capture of the "worst of the worst". Plus two civilian deaths.

Your tax dollars hard at work 🙄

[The Oxford Comma @RealOxfordComma]

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
When you omit me,
Chaos ensues.

With love, warmth, and wit,

The Oxford Comma

[Mark Warner @MarkWarner]

DHS is holding children at an immigrant detention center with insufficient food and medicine.

These are not the criminals that Trump promised to get off our streets. These are children.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

The Unites States is complicit in this child’s trauma. Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Leader John Thune: Demand and work on a true ceasefire to stop Israeli strikes against Palestinian families, to expand humanitarian aid without obstruction, and to honor the humanity of the people of Palestine.

Silence and indifference only allow suffering to continue.. Justice, compassion, and nonviolence demand more.

#MLK #Nonviolence #Peace #Gaza #HumanDignity

[Carlos A. Rodríguez @CarlosHappyNPO]

“I see no color” is not the goal.

“I see your color and I honor you. I value your input. I will be educated about your lived experiences. I will work against the racism that harms you. I will check my prejudice and do better. You are worth fighting for.”

... That’s the goal.

[City of Minneapolis @CityMinneapolis]

The bravery, resilience and sacrifice our city to protect and support vulnerable communities show Minneapolis’ values. We’re honored the city was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize – and it’s because of your courageous solidarity to promote democracy, human rights and peace.

[Inger Hanson @ingerpoints]

@taylorswift13 loved the encouragement to all the Olympic athletes. Would love to see you connect with @jessdiggs - you both build teams and inspire! And… https://t.co/X1Vus0gt6H

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

"No Madam, he's a decent family man that I just happen to have disagreements with" 👇
John McCain takes the mike away from a racist who "can't trust Obama because he's a, he's a ..."

Throwback to an era (2008) when the Republican Party was led by a Vietnam war hero with values Americans on both sides could be proud of ...
rather than a cult devoted to a 5x deserter, temper-tantrum narcissistic populist mentioned 38K times in the Epstein files and who spends his nights stoking up division by posting (or (allegedly) gets his "staffers" to post) racist garbage