I saw someone on here sharing that because they wrote publicly about an abusive pastor, a church considering him as a candidate was able to Google his name and corroborate various testimonies to rescind their interest in him.

That's why it's so important to go public if you can.

In a rare TV interview, Pope Francis lambasted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's attempt to shut down an El Paso-based Catholic charity that assists migrants, calling the state's legal action 'madness.'

sacurrent.com/news/pope-blas… #txlege

👀 Eye opening quote from a North Dakota educator leaving the teaching profession. As lawmakers, it’s our responsibility to support and uplift good teachers, not drive them out of the classroom with extreme policies.

If you want to know what an authoritarian end of the rule-of-law looks like, look no further than Greg Abbott's pardoning of Daniel Perry for shooting Garrett Foster at a Black Lives Matter protest. He was convicted of murder by a Texas jury. When a state executive pardons a

For the first time, this is what a Master’s degree looks like.

Today, my daughter #RachelHandlin became the 1st person with #Downsyndrome to earn a graduate degree.

In the world.

Ever.

Rachel says: “I won’t be the last.”

CalArts BFA 2020.

Pratt Institute MFA 2024.

Legend.

Mama duck leads her ducklings to a cozy spot in the house, i.e. the cat's bed..🦆🐈🦆😍

Haywain - Open

Remember the president of ⁦Columbia University⁩ canceled graduation after arresting 200 of her own students? Today those same students stood strong by holding a beautiful alternative graduation ceremony at St. John the Divine near campus.

Major display of student power.👊⤵️

wsj.com/politics/elect…

In a new crackdown aimed to prevent scams, hoaxes & heresies, the Vatican has updated its rules for reviewing apparitions, visions and alleged revelations.

My report on what this means for weeping statues, visions of Jesus on food & other controversies:
ncronline.org/vatican/vatica…

The consequences of solitary confinement are staggering: survivors are 78% more likely to die by suicide & 110% more likely to overdose.

📢 On this National Day of Action Against Solitary Confinement, demand change: bit.ly/JRESCA

#EndSolitary #TransformationNotTorture

This is a powerful review of a promising policy, especially if we are committed to improving maternal outcomes, racial disparities, and the persistent shortages of care in rural communities.

What should I do in Seattle?

Miles Davis & John Coltrane, 1959

Call solitary any name you want, it doesn’t change the fact that it’s torture.

Solitary confinement for any length of time often leads to suicide, heart disease, depression, psychosis, mental & physical deterioration.

Join us & the FAST task force tomorrow on May 16 to stop

Trump is auditioning for running mates based on who can do the best job trying to get a judge's daughter killed.

It's not a hush money case, it's an election interference case.

People often feel “the media” is biased against their beliefs & values.

✨ But what counts as bias in news?
✨ And why do so few people feel that news coverage is slanted in their favor?

🔗 Download the infographic: bit.ly/NewsMediaBias

#NewsLiteracy

Out today!

Most of my life I couldn’t have imagined writing a book like this. When I condemned the movement in 2013, I didn’t want to speak out publicly again. For years, I didn’t, until I knew that remaining silent was no longer a choice I could make.

A 22-year-old woman and her child were civilian casualties of a U.S. drone strike in Somalia in 2018. Five years later, her family is still waiting for compensation — or even a call back from the Pentagon.

A crosspost from Nick Turse for The Intercept.

sahanjournal.com/news-partners/…