Our freedom and earth’s liberation are caught up with one another — only if we are truly born of the Spirit can the creation itself give birth to the world for which we’ve been longing. Our salvation is entwined. Everything is connected.

Sunday Musings open.substack.com/pub/dianabutle…

More than one good book pictured here. twitter.com/KELLYWEILL/sta…

Meaningless posing. We know who you are Matt. You are a disgrace to the constitution. No pledge will change that. Or you. SHAME.

In all the noise, we are reminded of this. True greatness, humbly presented.

A member of the PA GOP house caucus is promoting a rehash of Trump’s 2020 lies about PA votes as a lead up to same nonsense we’ll hear this election. Every claim was tossed by courts, including a particularly flaming opinion out of an appeal to federal 2nd circuit panel. Shame.

Hey Pennsylvanians! Today is the last day to register to vote in November. Not registered? Why not? Registered? If you haven’t already voted by mail you can request a ballot - easy. Mine’s already in. Or plan to vote in person. Don’t throw your rights away, make it count.

If you have questioned Merrick Garland, read this piece of fine journalism apple.news/AxSDhv6fyR1GTO…

We must do better - this should never be the experience of anyone.

Josh Marshall Rachel Vindman 🌻 thankfully DARPA has developed special printers that can handle high G-forces

As a story teller who gets to tell stories of people who are coming from different places and situations, this has extra meaning. How do we tell - and listen to - stories of others?

A July 4 message from Ken Burns, one of our finest storytellers. Gifted to you from behind NYT firewall. Let’s strive for a more perfect union. Together. nytimes.com/2022/07/04/opi… nytimes.com/2022/07/04/opi…

Having met, talked with and interviewed survivors, this message is as important as ever. Never forget. Never again.

Watching Robert A. Pape Robert Pape on CBS Face the Nation. Actual data analyzing the insurrection and how folks ended up at the capitol 1/6 - and what we all need to do moving forward. Nice to not see a pundit presenting info. Should be up @ cbsnews.com/face-the-natio… shortly.