Steve Loudermilk, Dad, Husband, Army Veteran, Retired IT Professional, Idealist, and Unitarian Universalist.
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"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(IF we make it so)
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US Space Command, Allies Crafting Ops Plan for Orbital Warfare US Space Command, Allies Crafting Ops Plan for Orbital Warfare https://share.google/ex1aDRyuGX1ykEk0Y
Can't we at least leave warfare on our planet's surface?! I think there is an old treaty agreeing to refrain from militarizing Space-- not that modern day govts seem to care.
Do you think the human species will ever grow up?
This is a BFD!!!! A new union, in this size, in such a visible and influential place is a big win for #SEIU, truth, #labor, and the American way. 👏 🎉
https://www.statecollege.com/articles/psu-news/penn-state-faculty-vote-in-favor-of-unionizing/
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment | AP News Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment | AP News https://share.google/AF4yz5RfXtu5qswvn
Good grief 😳 If we needed any further evidence of the barbarism of our federal govt. (and we really didn't) this is certainly it.
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases. The Justice Department is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections with pentobarbital that were used to carry out 13 executions during the first Trump administration — more than under any president in modern history. The Biden administration had removed pentobarbital from the federal protocol over concerns about the potential for unnecessary pain and suffering.
We really, really, really need to stop using oil. It's destroying the planet, causing neverending wars, eroding countries' independence and crippling the world economy.
It's no longer just an ecological priority, it's a national security priority and an economic priority. People of any political persuasion ought to be doing everything they can to replace fossil fuels with other energy sources ASAP.
My friends, -- Our chalice lighting for today:
Today we gather together in the spirit of love and truth. As we light the chalice, let us remember the things that can sometimes be easily overlooked.
We remember the quiet acts of kindness, the unspoken words of support that ripple outward in ways we may never know.
We honor the small courage it takes to stand up for what is right, even when it feels insignificant.
We remember the beauty in the ordinary, the wonder in the everyday.
We celebrate the quiet strength that resides within each of us, waiting to be discovered.
Let it be so. Amen.
Tonight's chalice extinguishing:
We extinguish this flame,
but not the light of reflection,
not the warmth of community,
not the fire of commitment.
May we carry with us the gifts of this hour:
gratitude for where we come from,
humility about what we claim,
and courage to reach beyond borders—
in heart, in mind, and in action.
As we go out into a world divided by nation and name,
may we remember the deeper truth:
we all belong to one another.
May it be So.
The next time you cry out in anguish and ask why we have a President with the emotional and intellectual capacity of an 8 year old boy (as I often do) remember the real answer.
It's not because he was better on the economy or immigration or any other policy issue.
It's because he was the only white man on the ballot.
The Bulwark
FediThing 
Lillian
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