Jan Condren

Retired Presbyterian pastor. Wife, mother, Grandma

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@opsylojay1 Jeff Bezos and the other top folks should stop squeezing every possible penny and pay folks like they are all humans who deserve a living wage.

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@JoJoFromJerz It’s quantity with no quality. He got his Guinness record, but also managed to make a fireworks display boring.

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@NYCMayor These words evoke the spirit that should have come from our president. Thank you for doing what he can’t—reminding us of our best selves.

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@BernieSanders I can’t prove it, but I believe that my two uncles, who died as infants during the Spanish Influenza, and were named Eugene and Victor, were named after Eugene Victor Debs. My grandfather was a Socialist living near Terre Haute, IN, Debs’s home.

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@fwmarqix A doctor was in my husband’s room doing an exam in the middle of the night. All during the exam she was on the phone with someone, talking about another patient (unnamed, so no HIPPA violation). She said something like, “What they need to do is accept that she’s going to die …”

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@megbasham In the 90s, Rev. Nancy Hastings Sehested pastored an SBC church in Memphis, TN. She and the church were forced out of the denomination. Nancy had pastored before that, but I’m not sure where. Rev. Dr. Mitzi Gaynor was a professor of New Testament at Memphis Theological Seminary.

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RETWEET if you support Scott Pelley after CBS News has just fired him.

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@ninamonei Read your post re depression. I was depressed nearly 70 years. Was the first in my state to receive SAINT treatment. It brought both joy & healing to my life, & both continue to grow. This treatment was developed at Stanford, and delivered at my state’s medical school

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@harrisonjaime @natashakorecki I won’t contribute any money to the DNC or any of the other party-controlled (whether formally or in my perception) agencies as long as this good old folks network persists. I contribute to candidates I believe in. I’ve been a Democrat nearly 70 years, but I can’t stand the party

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BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg shows presidential leadership in making a powerful case on bridging political divides in red-state town hall!

Speaking in deeply red Beaverhead County, Montana, Pete Buttigieg gave one of his best answers yet when a left-leaning resident asked how she can convince his conservative neighbors that he loves America just as much as they do.

Buttigieg responded with empathy, strategy, and clarity. He thanked the woman for trying and reminded everyone that bridging divides is something all of us can do – with neighbors, at church, and even that crazy uncle in the family group chat.

“It’s not about hitting them with politics all the time, but modeling something different.”

Secretary Pete pointed out that many Trump voters are starting to see the gap between what they were promised and what they’re getting, from lower prices, to promises of no new wars, etc., creating an opening for real conversations.

He urged Democrats to be their authentic selves, because many on the right have been convinced by the Fox media bubble that liberals are truly “bonkers.” And most importantly, he stressed treating people with genuine regard:

“You’re not a bad person because of how you voted … When I’m talking to folks, it’s not ‘how can you be on board with that?’ It’s ‘he [Trump] doesn’t deserve you.’ He doesn’t deserve your loyalty, your support, your money, or your vote.”

This is why so many people respect the maturing Buttigieg. He refuses to write off millions of Americans and instead shows how Democrats can proudly claim their deep love of country while pushing back against Trumpism with respect and conviction.

All of us Democrats love this country deeply, and we’re ready to prove it by fighting for a better future for everyone. Buttigieg showed he can combine being smart as a whip, aces on the issues, and lightning fast on his feet -- with the humanity and common sense we all want in a leader.

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@MarkCoffin14 @EastCarolina This happened to my late husband in 1981. He told a plagiarizing student that he could withdraw passing or get an “F.” Dean said to change it. Never talked to my husband. I was 5 months pregnant. Hubby went to a better school. Student didn’t return, just there to get his TOEFL up

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@crsanchezx Look

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@asymmetricinfo I saw it live. I was holding my three-week-old baby, and called my husband immediately. He’d been listening to CBS radio, which had cut off after the astronauts said, “Roger, go at throttle up.” The explosion was immediately after that.

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@Cootie2022 @Halcyon270 @EricLDaugh Mullin was first elected to Congress in 2012.

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@TheSWPrincess I’m so glad somebody found this. He was my Congressman then. My memory is that he said the taxes he had paid as a business owner paid his salary. Ridiculous!!!

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@BillsVandy If you’ve never been in a stadium or arena when tens of thousands are doing it together, you have no idea.

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@DavidWelle1969 @BeschlossDC What I remember about Reagan that day was that he had scheduled the State of the Union speech that night. Initially, he saw no reason to postpone. Wiser heads prevailed, and he had wise writers, but his first response was, no big deal.

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@BeschlossDC I was watching TV in our den, holding, perhaps nursing, my 3 week old baby. My late husband, a chemistry prof was listening on the radio, which cut off a few seconds before the explosion. I called him & said, “The damn thing blew up.” We were both aghast.”

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@ColinMcMahon31 Until, of course, we gave the momentum right back.

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@Co1BYB @espn @IlliniFootball @IUHoosiers I broke my foot watching that game.