Cathy Chisholm

Presbyterian Pastor, presbytery leader, Practitioner of visual spirituality, advocate of cooperative ministry, discerning What's Next

[Planned Parenthood Action @PPact]

Reminder: "Late-term abortion" is a made up phrase used by anti-abortion politicians to confuse people and stigmatize abortion.

[Brian Schatz @brianschatz]

Maui update. South Maui resorts (Lahaina is West Maui) NEED visitors. Furloughs and layoffs starting because people think the whole island is closed. It is not. If you are planning a trip to Wailea or Kihei, don’t cancel. If you want to come to Hawaii pls consider South Maui.

[EJ Dionne @EJDionne]

“Theologically, I’m comfortable being a none. But socially, I feel a bit lost.”
My friend & colleague ⁦@perrybaconjr⁩ grapples with one of the central questions of our moment: The decline of religious affiliation leaves a big social & community gap. https://t.co/am4MWQNtB6

[Karen Bass @KarenBassLA]

This evening, Los Angeles received another bus from Texas.

That means that while we were urging Angelenos to stay safe, the Governor of Texas was sending a bus with families and toddlers straight towards us KNOWING they’d have to drive right into an unprecedented storm.

Evil.

[Holly McCall @jhollymc]

We confirmed this with other sources. On one of the hottest days of the year, state officials turned off water fountains. This is not normal democratic behavior.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

I think we've somewhat memory-holed the extent to which this country was in BAD shape when Trump left office. Unemployment over 6%, 80k dying a month from covid, democracy on the ropes. Viewed in that context, Biden has done an amazing job. He has a really strong record to run on

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

No surprise Trump doesn’t want you to see the J6 Committee evidence. Here’s the GPO website with transcripts, documents, exhibits & our meticulously sourced 800+ page final report. Also links to our hearings. Might be a good time to watch those again. https://t.co/HtqbmCCaCD

[Cathy Chisholm @ThreeSeas]

Feeling deprived and mourning that we are missing out on Colbert’s take on all this news, just when we so need the perspective and comfort of comedy. @StephenAtHome

[Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms) @jbf1755]

Not naming names.
But somewhere on Twitter, someone's claiming "liberals"--& me--only care about 1 line in the FL African American history standards.

@HC_Richardson and I spoke about this topic for an hour, explaining why it's NOT just one line:

https://t.co/3xMaQg78DA

[CSPAN @cspan]

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: "Starting today for the first time in the history of the Department of Defense, three of our military services are operating without Senate confirmed leaders. This is unprecedented, it is unnecessary, and it is unsafe."

[Rev Dr Jill Richardson is obsessed with musicals @JillMarieRichar]

I hate that this has to be said, but wow, it has to be said. And taught as seminary 101, tested right away, throw the fools out of school or into remedial humanity class if they don’t pass. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

How is this justice?
"A 13-yr-old in #Mississippi just became a mom after a stranger raped & impregnated her—and she hasn’t even started 7th grade yet. Thanks to MS’s restrictive #abortion laws, the middle schooler had no choice but to carry the traumatic pregnancy to term."

[David Cay Johnston @DavidCayJ]

If you want to support the little Missouri newspaper that wasn’t just raided by corrupt local law-enforcement, but had all of its computers and files removed, here’s the address to send a donation:

Marion County Record
117 S. 3rd St.
Marion, KS 66861-1621

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

New: The @rcfp and more than 30 news organizations, including The New York Times, Dow Jones and The Washington Post, have written to the chief of the Marion Police Department to condemn its raid on the Marion County Record:

[Trygve Olson @trygveolson]

This is the kind of event that is a moment of truth in the battle between democracy and autocracy. The condemnation should be coming from all those who care about democracy.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

“An attack on a newspaper office through an illegal search is not just an infringement on the rights of journalists but an assault on the very foundation of democracy and the public’s right to know. This cannot be allowed to stand.” https://t.co/pWGnXunvIY

[Doug Jones @DougJones]

So if folks want to see an actual, rather than politcally imagined, weaponization of law enforcement then read this article from the @KansasReflector about the execution of a search warrant on a local a local newpaper. It is chilling. It is outrageous. It is unconsititional and yes, it is un-American.

[Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms) @jbf1755]

I just sent this to a media outlet that asked me to respond to today's "history" conference.

Passing it along.

[Margaret Sullivan @Sulliview]

This outrage should absolutely be a national story and a cause for journalistic solidarity. Shame these people … Police stage 'chilling' raid on Kansas newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones https://t.co/nhrye1dJi2