Jeannie Whitesell

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

The federal civilian worker payroll totaled $271 billion in 2022.

The annual cost of permanently extending Trump's tax cuts that primarily benefited rich individuals? $400 billion.

Keep this in mind as Trump and DOGE lay off thousands of federal workers.

[SassyMétisChick @SassyMetisChick]

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

[Eye Of The Idol @EyeOfTheIdol]

Your Saturday words of wisdom…..

#DemVoice1 #DemsUnited

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

I’m just here to bring some smiles and positivity on your timeline.. 😀

You’re welcome..

[Nick Anderson/Political Cartoonist @Nick_Anderson_]

The Merciful
#bishopmariannbudde #TrumpInauguration

[Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone]

What's the upside of taking away new bridges and roads, and increasing drug costs? Why not Executive Order locusts and gum disease?

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

Guys when Chris Rufo and Trump say "We're destroying DEI, we're salting the earth underneath it" and they're repealing regulations that reach back to 1965, they're not talking about corporate diversity trainings.

They are talking about civil rights

[Steve Blair @UniversalExile]

Trump's furious because as a Bishop, Budde can move as far she wants diagonally, but as a Russian pawn he can only move one square at a time.

[April Ajoy @aprilajoyr]

In a world of Franklin Grahams, be like Mariann Edgar Budde.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., reflected Tuesday on the current American political climate and the need for "true unity."

"It goes without saying that, in a democracy, not everyone's particular hopes and dreams can be realized in a given legislative session or a presidential term, not even in a generation," Budde said during remarks at an interfaith prayer service at Washington National Cathedral with the president, Vice President JD Vance and their spouses in attendance. "But for some, the loss of their hopes and dreams will be far more than political defeat, but, instead, a loss of equality and dignity and their livelihoods."

Given this, she asked, if "true unity among us" was possible and why we as a nation should care about achieving it.

"I hope we care because the culture of contempt that has become normalized in this country threatens to destroy us," Budde said. Pointing to what sociologists call the "outrage industrial complex," which she says is fueled by a divided America. "Contempt fuels political campaigns and social media and many profit from that. But it's a worrisome— it's a dangerous way to lead a country."

She said that, with God's help, unity is possible. While it won't be perfect, "for we are imperfect people and an imperfect union," it will be "sufficient enough to keep us all believing in and working to realize the ideals of the United States of America," Budde said.

[Jayne Ozanne OBE @JayneOzanne]

Please can Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington DC, be the next #Archbishop of Canterbury...such moral courage to speak truth to power!

[Newsweek @Newsweek]

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, of the Episcopal Church, pleaded with Donald Trump to "have mercy" on illegal immigrants, transgender children, and those who are now "scared" after he was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

Read more: https://t.co/NVJcdVS4DH

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Holy CRAP! This Bishop Speaking Before the President’s family is a Hero and REAL Christian:

“The vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. May I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those whose children fear their parents will be taken away.”

She deserves a medal.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

When you worship power, a sermon on the love and mercy of Jesus sounds like “spewing hate.”

[That Gay Guy 💬 @gayguycandleco]

Wow.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde calls out Trump’s hate to his face.

[matt bernstein @mattxiv]

watching all of them squirm in their seats is very satisfying. this was extremely badass and immaculately delivered

[Omawumi O @ormainy]

This is what leadership looks like! What an inspiring message to Donald Trump by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde! Had to take a woman to deliver this truth, and she did it with love and pure class!

[Dean Allen @Dr_DeanAllen]

A very brave and honourable lady. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Bishop of Washington, delivers a message to President Donald #Trump and his entourage. The look of disdain on their faces tells you everything you need to know about their character. God Help America. God Help the World

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Epic Courage