Arresting journalists for doing their job is outrageous and a violation of the 1st Amendment. Likely the charges will be dropped -- but the punishment has already been levied by the chief felon's administration: they have been arrested, jailed and have to hire legal counsel to represent them. They don't have the backing of a large media company to help them and pay their legal fees. They are independents and this will be an out-of-pocket expense, unless attorneys step forward pro bono. I'm listening to MSNOW and they are reporting that ICE's next raid -- Ohio. They need to be stopped before they cause more terror.
Amidst the MAGAstapo nonstop attacks there are bad people watching and it is only a matter of time before we are attacked in 9/11 fashion. When the Director of National Security is out counting ballots she is derelict in her duty to protect America. There is just so much wrong here - Minneapolis is our last best hope!
And because you are a stirring wench, whose instinct is to say, “What can I do now?”, and momentum and traction and leverage are great aids to good energy.
Indeed. Some of them are probably in the Epstein files. If not they should be! I have seen a member of the clergy use his position to sexually molest, assault and abuse many members of his congregation. He seemed to have a preference for the underage girls. But he did not exclude older women. Disgusting but true
We must remember they are human. Not all good honest godly people.
Pedophiles go where there are children, and that's why we often see coaches and pastors/religious leaders accused of it. It's not that all coaches and pastors/religious leaders are pedophiles -- at all -- but a pervert is going to go where they can practice their perversion.
Right. This thread started out about the clergy but thinking about trust also made me realize that if the concept of “Officer Friendly” wasn’t dead already, it’s on life support and Trump, Bondi and Patel are yanking on the plug.
An assistant pastor at our church, which had a school, knocked up a mother of a student in our son’s class. The pastor read a letter at Mass saying that his assistance was seeking a leave for a sabbatical. Hippocrates at the pulpit…priceless!
Arresting journalists for doing their job is outrageous and a violation of the 1st Amendment. Likely the charges will be dropped -- but the punishment has already been levied by the chief felon's administration: they have been arrested, jailed and have to hire legal counsel to represent them. They don't have the backing of a large media company to help them and pay their legal fees. They are independents and this will be an out-of-pocket expense, unless attorneys step forward pro bono. I'm listening to MSNOW and they are reporting that ICE's next raid -- Ohio. They need to be stopped before they cause more terror.
That’s an excellent point the legal fees alone can sink them.
Where they’re eating the cats and dogs!
Amidst the MAGAstapo nonstop attacks there are bad people watching and it is only a matter of time before we are attacked in 9/11 fashion. When the Director of National Security is out counting ballots she is derelict in her duty to protect America. There is just so much wrong here - Minneapolis is our last best hope!
I remain hopeful. I don’t know why.
Because even children are mobilizing, and lighter-weight vultures are starting to gag, and there is no moral ambiguity to speak of?
That's part of it.
And because you are a stirring wench, whose instinct is to say, “What can I do now?”, and momentum and traction and leverage are great aids to good energy.
Because you do not suffer my Irish fatalism……🙁
Weirdly, I’m Irish AND Scottish so my optimism is really weird.
Goes into my email to my senators today. Which will say “WTF ‘rein in’ scofflaws who are violating laws including the constitution? Abolish ICE!”
Yes. Yes. And yes ! ⚔️
Personally, I am trying to wrap my brain around a Pastor who is an ICE agent. How does that work?
Well, first you stop reading your Bible. The end. By Susan.
Christofascists!
No argument here.
Pastors and other religious leaders are a very mixed bag.
Indeed. Some of them are probably in the Epstein files. If not they should be! I have seen a member of the clergy use his position to sexually molest, assault and abuse many members of his congregation. He seemed to have a preference for the underage girls. But he did not exclude older women. Disgusting but true
We must remember they are human. Not all good honest godly people.
Pedophiles go where there are children, and that's why we often see coaches and pastors/religious leaders accused of it. It's not that all coaches and pastors/religious leaders are pedophiles -- at all -- but a pervert is going to go where they can practice their perversion.
Which is why zoos prohibit hunting😀
That's deep and I mean it.
Is this yours, or do you have another source?
Unfortunately , you are so right. The people we try to encourage our children to trust abuse that trust. Eagerly and often.
Right. This thread started out about the clergy but thinking about trust also made me realize that if the concept of “Officer Friendly” wasn’t dead already, it’s on life support and Trump, Bondi and Patel are yanking on the plug.
It is horrible.
An assistant pastor at our church, which had a school, knocked up a mother of a student in our son’s class. The pastor read a letter at Mass saying that his assistance was seeking a leave for a sabbatical. Hippocrates at the pulpit…priceless!
Not surprising - he is a brilliant, gay, black man - and of course - that is something the raping felon is afraid of!!
Lawsuits - the language of Trump. Sue them as often as possible!!!
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that all three of them are black.
Well, yeah. And I should have pointed that out.