Victoria Starnes
@rockmomma.bsky.social
Retired United Methodist Pastor, and Gigi to 3 grandsons, progressive and proud
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The UK's Forest Green Rovers are the first carbon-neutral football team, reducing food and water emissions and its carbon footprint per spectator by 42% over a decade. Read more: unfccc.int/climate-acti...
But these are the exception, rather than the rule.
But these are the exception, rather than the rule.
July 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The UK's Forest Green Rovers are the first carbon-neutral football team, reducing food and water emissions and its carbon footprint per spectator by 42% over a decade. Read more: unfccc.int/climate-acti...
But these are the exception, rather than the rule.
But these are the exception, rather than the rule.
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SCOTUS leaned on an erroneous claim that Black voter turnout now tops white voter turnout, in its recent ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act. However, the reality is that the racial voter turnout gap has been widening, in favor of white voters, as the court continues to dismantle the VRA.
SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling
The ruling that upended the Voting Rights Act was based in part on a false data analysis about Black and white voter turnout.
www.democracydocket.com
May 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
SCOTUS leaned on an erroneous claim that Black voter turnout now tops white voter turnout, in its recent ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act. However, the reality is that the racial voter turnout gap has been widening, in favor of white voters, as the court continues to dismantle the VRA.
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We have a mob boss in the Oval Office who uses power & loyalty rather than institutional norms. From his language to his actions, he threatens anyone he deems not loyal to him. He is doing this on the world stage threatening to blow up Iran to individuals like Marjorie Taylor Greene. #25thAmendment
May 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
We have a mob boss in the Oval Office who uses power & loyalty rather than institutional norms. From his language to his actions, he threatens anyone he deems not loyal to him. He is doing this on the world stage threatening to blow up Iran to individuals like Marjorie Taylor Greene. #25thAmendment
Wow!
Jules Winnfield had kinder words for the motherfuckers he was about to whack in Pulp Fiction than Becca Balint has for Noem here (the full clip is worth a listen).
Balint to Noem: "You're the secretary of DHS -- for now. And you think you're immune from accountability. But I promise you this: one day he is not gonna be president anymore. And when that day comes, we will still be here. And in hearings like this, we are going to continue to prove your guilt."
March 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Wow!
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For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
February 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
For those unaware, a quick primer on perhaps the most dangerous of the oligarchs.
Peter Thiel.
Peter Thiel.
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
Deplorable
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Deplorable
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I can’t get over how increasingly desperate and worried district judges are — they are doing all the right things — and how they’re being betrayed by appellate judges and a Supreme Court, both too cowardly to stand behind their decisions.
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
January 31, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I can’t get over how increasingly desperate and worried district judges are — they are doing all the right things — and how they’re being betrayed by appellate judges and a Supreme Court, both too cowardly to stand behind their decisions.
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
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Important to say the ICE occupation is a project of white supremacy. The feds are treating black and brown people as if they have no constitutional rights, demanding citizens of color justify their presence in ways white people don’t have to and, in this case, smashing down a door without a warrant.
Good example of the kind of people ICE is extrajudicially targeting. www.minnpost.com/public-safet...
Attorney: No proper warrant for Minneapolis man's arrest in home
The arrest of Garrison Gibson came in a city increasingly on edge after an immigration agent shot and killed Renee Good last week.
www.minnpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Important to say the ICE occupation is a project of white supremacy. The feds are treating black and brown people as if they have no constitutional rights, demanding citizens of color justify their presence in ways white people don’t have to and, in this case, smashing down a door without a warrant.
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‘It’s younger people seeking some sort of spirituality’: UK Bible sales reach record high
Surge in 2025 sales correlates with growth in church attendances in England and Wales, research shows
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#religion #news #religionnews #religionnewsblog
Surge in 2025 sales correlates with growth in church attendances in England and Wales, research shows
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#religion #news #religionnews #religionnewsblog
‘It’s younger people seeking some sort of spirituality’: UK Bible sales reach record high
Surge in 2025 sales correlates with the growth in church attendances in England and Wales, research shows
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
‘It’s younger people seeking some sort of spirituality’: UK Bible sales reach record high
Surge in 2025 sales correlates with growth in church attendances in England and Wales, research shows
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#religion #news #religionnews #religionnewsblog
Surge in 2025 sales correlates with growth in church attendances in England and Wales, research shows
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#religion #news #religionnews #religionnewsblog
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There is no legal justification, whatsoever, to use military force against a NATO ally like Greenland.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
There is no legal justification, whatsoever, to use military force against a NATO ally like Greenland.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
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We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
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Everyone should read this week’s WSJ story on Trump selling pardons. It’s some of the most corrupt shit I’ve ever seen—you can literally corner him at one of his lame parties and walk away with a pardon. How is this not the biggest story in the country?
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Everyone should read this week’s WSJ story on Trump selling pardons. It’s some of the most corrupt shit I’ve ever seen—you can literally corner him at one of his lame parties and walk away with a pardon. How is this not the biggest story in the country?
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The Department of Justice is acting like Donald Trump’s personal attorney and law firm.
This is abhorrent.
This is abhorrent.
December 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Department of Justice is acting like Donald Trump’s personal attorney and law firm.
This is abhorrent.
This is abhorrent.
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This is not normal, and continued and ever-increasing rhetoric like this should not be treated as normal. #holdfast #steadystate
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is not normal, and continued and ever-increasing rhetoric like this should not be treated as normal. #holdfast #steadystate
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The White House continues to make our work harder. They’ve:
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The White House continues to make our work harder. They’ve:
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
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All of these new rulings don’t just affect today, they rewrite precedent. Trump still has three years left, and whatever expanded powers the Court hands him now will automatically pass to the next president as well.
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
All of these new rulings don’t just affect today, they rewrite precedent. Trump still has three years left, and whatever expanded powers the Court hands him now will automatically pass to the next president as well.
Oh my god
“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Oh my god
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“.. I believe these threats are a result of the redistricting pressure on Indiana," state Sen. Jean Leising said Monday in a statement, saying that she was the target of a pipe bomb threat over the weekend.
@nbcnews.com #redistrict
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
@nbcnews.com #redistrict
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“.. I believe these threats are a result of the redistricting pressure on Indiana," state Sen. Jean Leising said Monday in a statement, saying that she was the target of a pipe bomb threat over the weekend.
@nbcnews.com #redistrict
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
@nbcnews.com #redistrict
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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So @polgreen.bsky.social and I talked about the survivors and #metoo
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So @polgreen.bsky.social and I talked about the survivors and #metoo
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Thousands of protesters are marching in the streets of DC demanding the resignation of President Trump today.
#EpsteinFiles #Trump
#EpsteinFiles #Trump
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Thousands of protesters are marching in the streets of DC demanding the resignation of President Trump today.
#EpsteinFiles #Trump
#EpsteinFiles #Trump