https://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lxktaqvsos2k29 Aug 2025 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxktaqvsos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lw3sa5onb22dSadly, true. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2025 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw3sa5onb22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lw2jnlqykk2rSounds like the spin cycle is working hard. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw2jnlqykk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lvgcpo3pgs2eICE and local authorities are turning up the heat in Indiana. Another reason why I'm glad I no longer live there. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/police-20-detained-by-ice-during-avon-traffic-blitz-immigration-customs-enforcement/531-dcda7740-9eb6-45aa-bfcb-5d6506f0273f02 Aug 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvgcpo3pgs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lt3z5pfftk2hNow that Washington sent us back to the early 1770s.04 Jul 2025 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt3z5pfftk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lrzz76fi7s25Yesterday, the President used Juneteenth to complain about "too many non-working holidays." The racist implications seem apparent to me. Black, Brown, and Indigenous holidays are excessive, but Eurocentric holidays celebrate the "greatness" of America.20 Jun 2025 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzz76fi7s25https://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lrngcq6d4s2zMinnesota weeps.15 Jun 2025 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrngcq6d4s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lrlqpuiqp22hAfter the events in our state this morning, it seemed especially important to be here as a prayerful presence. Even though it was supposed be canceled, this was the biggest rally to date in our city. #NoKing at the St. Cloud Public Library.14 Jun 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlqpuiqp22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lrh5ovycq22n13 Jun 2025 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrh5ovycq22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lqv7ob4nhs2fThis song seems appropriate in light of the D.C. breakup this week. 😂 https://youtu.be/osdoLjUNFnA?si=9I8qDOxidvHyqdcW05 Jun 2025 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqv7ob4nhs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lqroka7pjs2lIn light of three recent high-profile incidents, there is much conversation about Antisemitism. Islamaphobic violence is also on the rise in the U.S., especially since the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians in a surprise attack. Both are wrong. https://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-attack-amid-record-incidents-antisemitic-islamophic-hate/story?id=12240960804 Jun 2025 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqroka7pjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lqmnwsib3c2nI'll be interested in how Yair Golan affects the political climate in Israel. Netanyahu seems nervous about the critiques coming from the former high-ranking IDF general who is willing to call out the excesses of the current government. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-85614302 Jun 2025 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqmnwsib3c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lobywqwzgk2uGovernor Evers speaks the truth. It looks like someone is trying to weaponize the Justice Department, just like he claimed his opponents did. https://youtu.be/BIjggk-9mO0?si=BZujiKV2K5ENFoN403 May 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobywqwzgk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lo2xer2c3s2rLess local oversight? More aggressive training to "reduce crime"? It sounds like he wants a federalized police state. No surprise here. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/strengthening-and-unleashing-americas-law-enforcement-to-pursue-criminals-and-protect-innocent-citizens/30 Apr 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2xer2c3s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lnxtjlqnmk24If Pam Bondi is looking for Anti-Christian bias in government, this a good place to start. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/william-barber-trump-christian-task-force-b2741146.html29 Apr 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxtjlqnmk24https://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lneecokc5k22The Democrats going to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar don't cause me fear. I'd be more fearful if no one were standing up for the hostages of this regime. Justice only makes the practitioners of white fragility afraid. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2025 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lneecokc5k22https://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3ln6shzdaqc2n"No King" protest in St. Cloud today. This time, I made my own sign.19 Apr 2025 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln6shzdaqc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3ln4zredefc2e19 Apr 2025 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4zredefc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmwtrnvy2s22Bukele's words on Monday reminded me of another meeting 2,000 years ago, when leaders gathered to discuss what to do about an innocent man who threatened their power. https://wayofkanan.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/sacrificing-the-few-for-the-sake-of-the-many/16 Apr 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwtrnvy2s22https://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmt3diti7m27Sacrificing the “Few” for the Sake of the “Many.” This week, between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, is often called Holy Week. It is a time when Christians everywhere focus on Jesus' death and resurrection. Shortly before Jesus entered Jerusalem in preparation for His final Passover, the religious… https://wayofkanan.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/sacrificing-the-few-for-the-sake-of-the-many/15 Apr 2025 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmt3diti7m27https://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmspvb3fgk2sI'm feeling it today. #Bukele https://youtu.be/Po3ZgofRpNE?si=aJxFVeXpt7ZxMzNA14 Apr 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmspvb3fgk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmneefjaqc2sI listened to Cruising The Decades on the local college station while running errands. I discovered a classic protest songwriter from the '60s when Brad Savage did a little feature on Tom Paxton. This song sounds a lot like the current administration's approved curriculum. 🤣😂 https://youtu.be/0iSisz9uLiI?si=pPn1llOBBOI9nj_012 Apr 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmneefjaqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmn3tub77k2iAmericans for Democracy is holding its weekly rally along Division Street in St. Cloud, MN. The group gets larger each Saturday. More honks of support than people showing disapproval in Tom Emmer's district.12 Apr 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmn3tub77k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmmo5zr2es2hEvery time I hear him spout off about how great everything will be and is, I remember this classic line.12 Apr 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmo5zr2es2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmmjk7nark2fIt has me headed to my happy place for fishing, reading, and writing.12 Apr 2025 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmmjk7nark2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmknd3fx5k2vBlatant defiance. It looks like 45/47 didn't mean it when he said he would follow rulings of the Supreme Court. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2025 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmknd3fx5k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmhvopwwe22r10 Apr 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhvopwwe22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmfl3phkds2mNow that the oligarchs have snatched up some great deals, they can have 90 days to rebound. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2025 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfl3phkds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/leonlongard.bsky.social/post/3lmfh65dtks23There are multiple variations of this quote, but the call is the same. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was martyred 70 years ago today.09 Apr 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:vb4ype3u5pl53beupawrcedn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfh65dtks23