Elon Musk to pull back in Doge role starting May amid 71% dip in Tesla profits
CEO to pare back White House work to one to two days weekly as analysts say role has caused branding crisis
“Earth Day is not simply about planting trees or recycling—although those actions have value. For people of faith, Earth Day is a sacred invitation. An invitation to reimagine our relationship with the earth and each other.”
https://www.umcjustice.org/latest/earth-day-2025-practicing-jubilee-for-our-planet-our-people-our-future-5686
Earth Day 2025: Practicing Jubilee for Our Planet, Our People, Our Future
Earth Day is not simply about planting trees or recycling—although those actions have value. For people of faith, Earth Day is a sacred invitation. An invitation to reimagine our relationship with the earth and each other.
The current fascist regime is making a direct assault on
#AcademicFreedom and the freedom of speech and expression at our
#colleges and
#universities.
https://oneworldhouse.net/2025/04/13/hands-off-higher-education/
Hands Off Higher Education
Columbia University students and faculty protest the university’s concessions to U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on March 24. BARRY WILLIAMS/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/TRIBUNE NEW…
My thoughts about the necessity of dissent to save our democracy and protect the most vulnerable.
https://oneworldhouse.net/2025/04/07/i-dissent/
I Dissent
The ability to express ourselves freely in ways that do no harm to others and to peacefully assemble in protest of injustices are critical to the well-being and flourishing of the human community.&…
(Judgmental) thoughts and prayers (for your repentance) for those of you who voted for erasing transgender persons and making America more white again but were not counting on the whole driving the economy into a major recession thing.
My reflections on solidarity at Red River UU.
https://youtu.be/Sx-cFoXAlLE?feature=shared
2025.03.23 - Readings and Discourse - Solidarity
If you supported sending the Venezuelans to El Salvador, you have failed the “but we would never be for sending people to a concentration camp because we are not like Nazis” test.
If I were magically given the opportunity to spend a day with a person from the past to gain insight and wisdom about what to do in our present times, I would choose James Baldwin.
“There is about a 40% chance of a U.S. #recession this year and a risk of lasting damage to the country's standing as an investment destination if the administration undermines trust in U.S. governance, according to J.P. Morgan's chief economist.”
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/jp-morgan-economist-sees-40-us-recession-chance-risks-exorbitant-privilege-2025-03-12/
