Rev. Fred Small

Minister for Climate Justice, Arlington Street Church, singer-songwriter, author @NosyCrowUS, Cambridge, MA (Massachusett land). He/him.

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

Yes!

The South is indeed rising again. Just not as the white supremacists hoped. #BlueWave

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

@RepPressley Thank you, Congresswoman, for your indefatigable leadership in defense of democracy.

While no longer surprised, I'm appalled by the vicious & (yes) often racist comments beneath your posts. I'm sorry you must endure this hateful abuse. Your constituents (like me) have your back.

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

This is sure to go well.

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

"If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed . . .
and we will deserve it."

Sen. Lindsey Graham (1955-2026), May 3, 2016

#Elections2026

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

I'll be in Maine this Mon. & Tues. helping get out the vote for Democrats, including @TroyJackson207. Control of the US Senate--our last best chance to rein in our out-of-control POTUS--could be determined by Maine voters on Tuesday. Let's make history!

https://t.co/y3SkowtbcE

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The future of #ArtificialIntelligence is not pre-determined. As a technology developed by human beings, its future depends on the choices we make. We therefore have the responsibility to guide, change and, when necessary, reject its applications. A reliable system that serves the human person is of greater value than one that is exceptionally powerful but whose consequences cannot be adequately foreseen or controlled.

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

I guess we can take with a grain of salt @usedgov's call for "civil conversation" (see last bullet point lower right of "The Campus Socialist").

Nothing says "scary" like mean-spirited right-wing propaganda posted by our own government. #HappyHalloween

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

In case you need some costume ideas for this weekend...

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

This is insane. The level of overt, proud racism, hatred and bigotry in today's Republican Party is a stain on every leader in it and it will never ever wash away.

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

Photo credit: Jan Huber courtesy of @unsplash

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

I'll preach a new sermon, "Coming Back to Life," tomorrow in Boston & next Sun. in Reading: When despair threatens to overwhelm us, we recall the well of spirit is infinite, bubbling up from the depths of the soul to slake our thirst & quicken our courage. https://t.co/QrrxAMtsp2

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

As usual, the cruelty of this administration is in a tight race with its incompetence. The words "mechanically issuing deportation orders" should never describe #immigration proceedings in a democracy.
Thank you @Giuliamcdnr @BostonGlobe for this report.
https://t.co/CY18l6LoqG

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

Thank you for telling this heartbreaking story, Sarah Betancourt. These tragic consequences of the reign of terror against immigrant families are both predictable and inexcusable. @GBHNews @RepPressley

[Sarah Betancourt @sweetadelinevt]

GBH, in partnership with @USCAnnenberg, published the first feature in an ongoing series about the impact of detention on the mental health of immigrant families.

https://t.co/Y9TlVVlGYg #immigrationnews

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

@TheDemocrats To win in November we need unity, not recriminations. As a lifelong Democrat I'm appalled by @ThirdWayTweet's declaration of "war" ($15 million of negativity) on @DemSocialists. To stop Trump & Co. the last thing we need is more infighting. #bigtent

https://t.co/DbhPLWbmwI

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

@kenmartin73 Thank you for this statement. To win in November we need unity, not recriminations. As a lifelong Democrat I'm appalled by @ThirdWayTweet's declaration of "war" ($15 million of negativity) on @DemSocialists. To stop Trump & Co. the last thing we need is more infighting. #bigtent

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

While sympathetic to @DemSocialists' goals, I'm a pragmatist. We've got to win elections. But I'm appalled by @ThirdWayTweet's declaration of "war" ($15 million of negativity) on the Democratic left. To stop Trump & Co. the last thing we need is more infighting. #unity #bigtent

[Kate deGruyter @KatedeGruyter]

“We are preparing for the next war that is coming,” @ThirdWayTweet President Jonathan Cowan, tells @ShaneGoldmacher, revealing to The New York Times a new $15 million effort between now and 2028 to discredit democratic socialism.
https://t.co/CYBkSN56Tq

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

@CJAOurPower @sunrisemvmt @350 @SierraClub I suspect that POTUS's cozy relationship with the auto & fossil fuel industry, his nostalgia for the 1950s & the idea that bicyclists are wimps (see #petromasculinity, below) also play a role. Corruption? Culture war? With Trump, you don't have to choose! https://t.co/5Zbo38M14S

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

Of all the lies of Trumpism, "DEI bike lanes" is among the nastiest. It goes like this: 1. Bike lanes support transportation equity. 2. Equity helps people of color. 3. Helping people of color is woke. 4. Bike lanes must be destroyed. @CJAOurPower @sunrisemvmt @350 @sierraclub

[Secretary Sean Duffy @SecDuffy]

Remember when Biden and Boot-edge-edge used YOUR MONEY for DEI bike lanes and climate change?

THAT’S OVER

I just redirected $1.73 billion in USDOT grants away from Biden-era DEI pet projects

Now this funding is officially locked in to fix America’s actual backbone: ROADS, BRIDGES, AND SHIPPING PORTS @realDailyWire ➡️ https://t.co/3EcWwywyFp

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

“Children who are just celebrating . . . children enjoying themselves, seeing their families, singing. For him to go after those children, it’s awful, it’s dangerous, it’s inhumane, it’s wrong.” Khalid Omar, Isaiah and Faith, St. Paul. #freedomofreligion

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[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

#BlackHistory isn't "woke." Black history is the truth, discomfiting to some. As MLKjr said, "unarmed truth & unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant."
@TJMonticello @agordonreed @ProfJeffries

[The American Prospect @TheProspect]

What Broke Monticello: How a right-wing smear campaign tried to silence the reality of Thomas Jefferson’s life, and in some ways succeeded. https://t.co/KFIaqTnCUu

[Rev. Fred Small @revfredsmall]

@JamesMartinSJ Raised Episcopalian, I recited the Nicene Creed every Sunday. I've seen countless signs of the kind @vp Vance crudely describes, and it never occurred to me to interpret them as parodying or referringto the Creed. The paranoia of this administration nearly matches its cruelty.