Jeff Spencer
@revjss.bsky.social
Pastor and Teacher of Niles Discovery Church (a DOC/UCC congregation), punster, and climate activist. CO2 level at birth: 319.5ppm. he/him http://linktr.ee/revjss
Do you remember news stories from France at the beginning of October about student protests? Those students may not have known it, but they were protesting #ClimateChange.
The students knew they were “protesting to demand better learning conditions and more investment in public education.”
The students knew they were “protesting to demand better learning conditions and more investment in public education.”
October 31, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Do you remember news stories from France at the beginning of October about student protests? Those students may not have known it, but they were protesting #ClimateChange.
The students knew they were “protesting to demand better learning conditions and more investment in public education.”
The students knew they were “protesting to demand better learning conditions and more investment in public education.”
Reposted by Jeff Spencer
Demand Accountability
Protect the Vulnerable
Remove Predators
Protect the Vulnerable
Remove Predators
October 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Demand Accountability
Protect the Vulnerable
Remove Predators
Protect the Vulnerable
Remove Predators
There’s been flooding in southeastern USA. “For six consecutive days, strong onshore winds have combined with full moon-enhanced high tides to bring damaging flooding to much of the Southeast U.S. coast. ->
Record flooding hits the U.S. as powerful tropical storms threaten Asia » Yale Climate Connections
Miami faces its longest-ever streak of moderate coastal flooding, historic floods sweep across the Southwest, and Typhoon In-fa and Cyclone Arnab threaten the Northern Mariana Islands and eastern Indi...
yaleclimateconnections.org
October 31, 2026 at 12:55 AM
There’s been flooding in southeastern USA. “For six consecutive days, strong onshore winds have combined with full moon-enhanced high tides to bring damaging flooding to much of the Southeast U.S. coast. ->
Among the many things I admire about Sir Patrick Stewart is his allyship in the resistance to spousal abuse (that overwhelmingly is violence by men against women).
October 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Among the many things I admire about Sir Patrick Stewart is his allyship in the resistance to spousal abuse (that overwhelmingly is violence by men against women).
Thank you, Sir Patrick, for leading us boldly. Rest in peace.
October 29, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Thank you, Sir Patrick, for leading us boldly. Rest in peace.
It turns out that heat can worsen symptoms of neurological disorders. So says a report from the NeuroClimate Working Group, a consortium of five hundred researchers looking at the effects of the climate crisis on the human brain.
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October 29, 2026 at 3:41 AM
It turns out that heat can worsen symptoms of neurological disorders. So says a report from the NeuroClimate Working Group, a consortium of five hundred researchers looking at the effects of the climate crisis on the human brain.
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🚨 PSA FOR NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS 🚨
Roughly 4,400 mail ballots had been flagged for problems. While 742 had been fixed, 3,672 remained at risk of not counting.
Roughly 4,400 mail ballots had been flagged for problems. While 742 had been fixed, 3,672 remained at risk of not counting.
October 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
🚨 PSA FOR NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS 🚨
Roughly 4,400 mail ballots had been flagged for problems. While 742 had been fixed, 3,672 remained at risk of not counting.
Roughly 4,400 mail ballots had been flagged for problems. While 742 had been fixed, 3,672 remained at risk of not counting.
The evidence that ExxonMobil is a scummy corporation is so deep and wide, I don’t know where to begin. If you can afford to raise your blood pressure a little bit, you might want to check out insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202... to get a sense of how the lie and manipulate.
New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil - Inside Climate News
Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant.
insideclimatenews.org
October 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The evidence that ExxonMobil is a scummy corporation is so deep and wide, I don’t know where to begin. If you can afford to raise your blood pressure a little bit, you might want to check out insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202... to get a sense of how the lie and manipulate.
Why are our efforts to mitigate the impacts of #ClimateChange so hard? According the Genevieve Gunther, it’s because too many elites have too much invested in the status quo (and the status quo is a fossil fueled economy).
A thread.
A thread.
October 27, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Why are our efforts to mitigate the impacts of #ClimateChange so hard? According the Genevieve Gunther, it’s because too many elites have too much invested in the status quo (and the status quo is a fossil fueled economy).
A thread.
A thread.
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October 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I just posted (on my blog) how I’ve voting on the candidates. If you’re curios, check it out. jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2026/10/25/h...
How I’m Voting – the Candidates
Here’s who I’m voting for in the November 3 elections on the candidates (and the transit sales tax measure). (I’m filling out my ballot today and will drop it in the ballot dropbo…
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October 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I just posted (on my blog) how I’ve voting on the candidates. If you’re curios, check it out. jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2026/10/25/h...
Dear @barackobama.bsky.social, thank you for engaging in the campaign. (And, oh my, do I miss your presidential leadership!)
October 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Dear @barackobama.bsky.social, thank you for engaging in the campaign. (And, oh my, do I miss your presidential leadership!)
I've changed my position of California Prop 40 ... from "Leaning No" to "Leaning Yes." You can read all about what changed for me at jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2026/10/25/i...
I’ve shifted my view on Prop 40 – now leaning “yes”
I’ve shifted my position on Prop 40. I am now leaning “Yes.” What changed is my understanding of the tax. I had thought it was an ongoing tax – and it’s not! It’s a one-time tax. If it had been an …
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October 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I've changed my position of California Prop 40 ... from "Leaning No" to "Leaning Yes." You can read all about what changed for me at jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2026/10/25/i...
For those of us who live in California, it looks like it’s going to be a very stormy, wet winter.
El Niño, already near/at record intensity, will further strengthen to historic level and likely bring major California & SW U.S. winter impacts - Weather West
October 12, 2026 - Daniel Swain - A quick recap of the forecast vs real-world evolution of El Niño 2026 thus far An El Niño event officially developed in the tropical Pacific Ocean earlier this summer...
weatherwest.com
October 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
For those of us who live in California, it looks like it’s going to be a very stormy, wet winter.
There’s a nasty drought in Afghanistan. It’s so bad families are feeling pressured to sell off their very young daughters as brides.
‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: how drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides
As climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings, with girls as young as eight and 10 engaged or married to repay debts or pay for food
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2026 at 1:04 AM
There’s a nasty drought in Afghanistan. It’s so bad families are feeling pressured to sell off their very young daughters as brides.
At least we in California are still paying attention to the science.
The news about #ClimateChange is grim. The New York Times reports on the latest California Climate Assessment. Summers last 50% longer than they used to. Snowpack disappearing, which means summer water supplies disappearing.
The news about #ClimateChange is grim. The New York Times reports on the latest California Climate Assessment. Summers last 50% longer than they used to. Snowpack disappearing, which means summer water supplies disappearing.
October 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
At least we in California are still paying attention to the science.
The news about #ClimateChange is grim. The New York Times reports on the latest California Climate Assessment. Summers last 50% longer than they used to. Snowpack disappearing, which means summer water supplies disappearing.
The news about #ClimateChange is grim. The New York Times reports on the latest California Climate Assessment. Summers last 50% longer than they used to. Snowpack disappearing, which means summer water supplies disappearing.
“The Framers of the [United States] Constitution thought they had designed a system that would prevent the rise of a tyrant. They believed U.S. representatives would be so fearful of a leader’s abuse of power that they would impeach any president who overstepped his authority, ->
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October 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“The Framers of the [United States] Constitution thought they had designed a system that would prevent the rise of a tyrant. They believed U.S. representatives would be so fearful of a leader’s abuse of power that they would impeach any president who overstepped his authority, ->
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There is so many problems that need to be address, so much work to do. Breathe. Relax. Rest. Meditate/pray. Be. Don't just do something; stand there. All of these are acts of resistance, too, and they are life sustaining as well.
P.S. Check out the brief thread this skeet comes from for context.
P.S. Check out the brief thread this skeet comes from for context.
So creating pockets of stillness, slowness, and purposeful inefficiency (at least how the extractive economy would define it) is really a critical thing right now. And having those slow processes also be able to sustain material needs so that there is an alternative to spiral of ever decreasing time
October 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
There is so many problems that need to be address, so much work to do. Breathe. Relax. Rest. Meditate/pray. Be. Don't just do something; stand there. All of these are acts of resistance, too, and they are life sustaining as well.
P.S. Check out the brief thread this skeet comes from for context.
P.S. Check out the brief thread this skeet comes from for context.
I don't subscribe to WaPo (I have issues with the ownership), so I'm grateful that @jackjenkins.me offers these insights from a recent poll they did.
Also in here: The only major faith group polled that shows majority approval of Trump right now are white evangelicals. They're also the only faith group where a majority doesn't think he's using the presidency to enrich himself.
However, Trump has net disapproval from Christians overall.
However, Trump has net disapproval from Christians overall.
October 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I don't subscribe to WaPo (I have issues with the ownership), so I'm grateful that @jackjenkins.me offers these insights from a recent poll they did.
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Congrats to Arizona on its newest national park! As of October 20, 2026, Chiricahua National Monument is officially CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL PARK!
Chiricahua National Monument Becomes America’s Newest National Park - Chiricahua National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
Chiricahua National Monument Becomes America’s Newest National Park
www.nps.gov
October 21, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Congrats to Arizona on its newest national park! As of October 20, 2026, Chiricahua National Monument is officially CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL PARK!
Does it really take twenty heavily armed federal agents to arrest one grandfather in pajamas?
The news about the feds arresting 28 people in California for allegedly registering to vote when they aren’t eligible to do so has absolutely nothing to do with arresting these 28 people.
The news about the feds arresting 28 people in California for allegedly registering to vote when they aren’t eligible to do so has absolutely nothing to do with arresting these 28 people.
October 21, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Does it really take twenty heavily armed federal agents to arrest one grandfather in pajamas?
The news about the feds arresting 28 people in California for allegedly registering to vote when they aren’t eligible to do so has absolutely nothing to do with arresting these 28 people.
The news about the feds arresting 28 people in California for allegedly registering to vote when they aren’t eligible to do so has absolutely nothing to do with arresting these 28 people.
Reposted by Jeff Spencer
The manuscript for today’s #sermon, “Collaboration,” is on my blog. jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2026/10/18/c...
Compassion is the starting place for becoming Changemakers. Step 2 is collaboration. I explain why and how collaboration follows the example of Jesus.
Compassion is the starting place for becoming Changemakers. Step 2 is collaboration. I explain why and how collaboration follows the example of Jesus.
Collaboration
A sermon preached at Niles Discovery Church, Fremont, California,on Sunday, October 18, 2026, by the Rev. Jeffrey Spencer.Scriptures: Luke 10:1-11 and Mark 6:30-44Copyright © 2026 by Jeffrey S. Sp…
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October 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The manuscript for today’s #sermon, “Collaboration,” is on my blog. jeffsjottings.wordpress.com/2026/10/18/c...
Compassion is the starting place for becoming Changemakers. Step 2 is collaboration. I explain why and how collaboration follows the example of Jesus.
Compassion is the starting place for becoming Changemakers. Step 2 is collaboration. I explain why and how collaboration follows the example of Jesus.
“Things are not the way they used to be. In fact, they never were.” - Scott Libby
October 16, 2026 at 12:44 AM
“Things are not the way they used to be. In fact, they never were.” - Scott Libby