The question has been asked for centuries… If “THIS is not who we are”— unapologetically vengeful, violent, deceptive, destructive, exploitative, hypocritical, hateful, self-centered, sadistic, myopic, power hungry terrorists who do not take no for an answer— then WHO are we?

What Are We Conserving? open.substack.com/pub/thebul…

I just started following @EkklesiaCBallet on #Vimeo: vimeo.com/ekklesiacballet

I just liked “Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet at the 2022 Diocesan Convention: Parts of "Body and Land"” on #Vimeo: vimeo.com/798781742

I just liked “Psalms in Dialogue: Discussion with the Artists” on #Vimeo: vimeo.com/623489406

A thread worth reading: “Minimizing the causes of death has no place in healthy grieving. It may help us cope as a collective psychological trauma response to the pandemic… But it belittles the deaths of millions & does nothing to help their grieving families.”

This is an awesome development for @UALawSchool

“We figured out then he went to the wrong street, which is no excuse for what happened. This is somebody’s child. I had to clean blood off of my door, off of my railing. That was someone’s child’s blood. I’m a mom … this is not OK.” cnn.com/2023/04/17/us/kansas…

These Republicans got one thing right: Americans should “push back against what’s gonna destroy our republic!”

"When we said 'White patient was belligerent or violent,' the model filled in the blank [with] 'Patient was sent to hospital. If we said 'Black, African American, or African patient was belligerent or violent,' the model said 'Patient was sent to prison.'" npr.org/sections/health-shot…

HB 2423 in its current form is too broad because it potentially can be used to deter meritorious claims by Kansans with disabilities. The mere threat of a civil action serves as a significant deterrent to bringing an accessibility claim in the first place. kansasreflector.com/2023/03/…

The police department & city government failed to adequately protect & serve… & discriminated against Black people through unjustified stops, searches, & arrests. They used excessive force, subjecting people to unlawful strikes, tasings, & canine bites. justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d…

“This moralizing demonization of needy families is not only offensive, but it overlooks that the majority of food stamp recipients already work hard to care for their families, with many unable to pay their bills despite juggling multiple low-wage jobs.” cnn.com/2023/03/22/opinions/…

She had been carried downstairs to use the restroom… “Son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere, and two other student-athletes have been suspended after Briere pushed an unoccupied wheelchair down a flight of stairs at a bar.” usatoday.com/story/sports/co…

“People feel they are lumped together into racial categories: Black, white, Asian, etc…You need a much more fine-grain complex understanding that will do justice to this distinction between a broad racial category & all these phenotypic differences.” skintone.google/the-scale

“One of Dr. Monk’s intentions was to help decouple skin tone & race–two concepts that are often conflated. Racial & ethnic groups include a vast spectrum of skin tones, and by accounting for these differences, we move towards more [nuance and inclusion].” skintone.google/recommended-…

"It means so much to me, like because people don't believe you, especially where I'm coming from," Javon said. "It's hard to put your neck out there for somebody that you don't know, and develop trust and love for them -- and they did that." cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/g…

I just started following Kaphar Studio on #Vimeo: vimeo.com/kapharstudio

“Here, in the only industrialized country where overall maternal mortality is rising, Black women remain between three and four times more likely than their white or Hispanic counterparts to die from pregnancy-related complications.” fatherly.com/health/wealthie…