@allenewingmerrill
Executive Director, The BTS Center, Portland, Maine. Child of God. Pastor (but don’t worry – not that kind). Spouse to a badass. Proud father. Seeker of peace + justice. Cooking up good trouble at the intersection of climate + faith. Micah 6:8. (he/him)
In which I have a conversation with Debra Coyman, Chair of @thebtscenter.bsky.social Board of Trustees, about why we at The BTS Center are so focused on cultivating and nurturing “spiritual leadership for a climate-changed world.” Take a listen!
What is the end game here? I truly don’t get it.
Are we just living the movie “Don’t Look Up,” or what?
Nothing says “Eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse” like a $90 million birthday military parade!
Someone is winning at making America great sgain!
People will die. They don’t care.
We cannot afford to be silent.
We must speak up.
Just when you think Facebook can’t suck more than it already does…
Go Corey go!
Hey Tulsi, John, Pete, Karoline, and all:
Just because you say it wasn’t classified doesn’t mean it wasn’t classified.
Just because you say you did nothing wrong doesn’t mean you did nothing wrong.
We don’t believe you.
We see you deflecting, denying, and attempting to deceive. We see you.
A terrible omen, indeed.
Hands Off Mass Mobilization Saturday, April 5 – events in Wells, Portland, Augusta, Auburn, Farmington, and Bangor, Maine. There are lots of details on this flyer, but I will share that the Portland, Maine protest is 11 AM – 12 noon at Monument Square.
Hands Off!
Saturday, April 5
Mass mobilization – everywhere
Here are some details for Maine.
Also, if your church "doesn't preach about politics," it is like hanging a sign outside the building that reads, "We have our heads in the sand. Everyone willing to be ignorant of the most important issues of the day is welcome here."
PSA:
DO NOT say to me “Jesus didn’t care about politics. He never mentioned Caesar. He cared about our spiritual lives.”
This announcement was made in the interest of your health and safety.
An interview with Vivian, who sounds pretty wonderful: www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...
Tweet from Elon Musk: “My son, Xavier, died. He was killed by the woke mind virus. Now the woke mind virus will die.” Someone named Otto English shares the tweet and offers this commentary: “Xavier transitioned and became Vivian Jenna Wilson. She is alive and well and lives in Japan. No loving parent would ever write such a disgusting thing as this, and it speaks volumes.”
What a horrible human being. As a parent, this is beyond my comprehension.
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
Nope.
Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Welcome to the United States of America in 2025.
Violently interrogated.
Stripped naked.
Put in a cold shower.
Pressured to give up his green card.
This is where we are, and all signs indicate it’s going to get much worse.
The time to speak up is now.
The U.S. Department of Defense has studied climate change for a long time because they recognized the increasing threats to national security that would come with rising sea levels, surging global temperatures, and growing conflicts over basic resources like food and water.
This is not good. (2/2)
“The @DeptofDefense does not do climate change crap,” Hegseth wrote on X on Sunday. “We do training and warfighting.”
🙄🤦🏻♂️
The Pentagon said canceling studies on climate will save $30 million.
And at what greater expense? (1/2)
"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."
So many lies.
So many devastating decisions that will lead to great suffering.
So much effort to pretend they aren’t doing what we know they’re doing.
We aren’t stupid. We’re paying attention. And we care that millions of our neighbors, friends & family members will lose access to health care.
And don’t miss the irony! The Commander in Thief wants to return education to the states, but he and the Musketeer still want to dictate how states oversee the participation of trans students in athletics. This is a total contradiction, but when has hypocrisy ever counted for anything? (2/2)
This is, of course, utterly predictable. We knew it was coming. But what a blow, nonetheless.
The impacts will be devastating — to public education, to Pell grants and financial aid for college students, to early intervention programs like Head Start, to special education, and more. (1/2)
Conscience of Congress
Removed: Al Green
Walked Out: Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost, Maxine Dexter, Andrea Salinas, LaMonica McIver, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, and several others
Refused to Attend: AOC, Chris Murphy, Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer
History will honor these names 🔝
Here we go. 🤬
Cartoon. First frame: Trump stands in front of stone letter spelling ALLIES in big capital letters, baseball bat in hand. Second frame: Trump is holding the baseball hat over his shoulder with a smirk on his face and giving a thumbs-up. He has smashed the first two letters into a steaming pile of rocks. The stone letters now read LIES.
Would it even be close?
Firefighters on Monday were working to contain more than 170 wildfires in North and South Carolina that have prompted evacuations, officials said. The largest fire was burning 1,600 acres near Myrtle Beach. nyti.ms/4kq36Li
