Toni Gatlin
@tonigatlin.com
Spiritual Director, Meditation Instructor, Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP), Marketing Consultant.
Often found outside: flower gardening, birding, hiking, camping, dog walking, porch sitting.
Voting is a powerful way to love thy neighbor.
Often found outside: flower gardening, birding, hiking, camping, dog walking, porch sitting.
Voting is a powerful way to love thy neighbor.
Pinned
HA!
'The claim 'Mary Pezzulo did not ride Godzilla to Aldi during the Trojan War' is not an evidence-based claim because it is not possible to rule it out from scientific evidence.'
What I said is factually true, and every bit as useful and logical as the CDC's point.
What I said is factually true, and every bit as useful and logical as the CDC's point.
I’m sorry what
July 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
HA!
Whether or not it ever gets eroticized, there is indeed an obsession in the church with men seeking the love/acceptance/approval of other men and they do it in ways that (often intentionally) result in demeaning women.
Saw a video of a woman saying most straight men are “spiritually gay” because they seek the approval of other men and care about their status among other men than they do in their relationship with their wife/spouse/partner-and I can’t unsee it now.
This approval extends to men in churches..
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This approval extends to men in churches..
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July 22, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Whether or not it ever gets eroticized, there is indeed an obsession in the church with men seeking the love/acceptance/approval of other men and they do it in ways that (often intentionally) result in demeaning women.
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We're told that we just don't have the money for health care. But apparently we have plenty of money to upgrade Trump's private jet.
We don't suffer from a lack of resources. We suffer from a lack of moral imagination.
We don't suffer from a lack of resources. We suffer from a lack of moral imagination.
July 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
We're told that we just don't have the money for health care. But apparently we have plenty of money to upgrade Trump's private jet.
We don't suffer from a lack of resources. We suffer from a lack of moral imagination.
We don't suffer from a lack of resources. We suffer from a lack of moral imagination.
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Trump is, to borrow a term, intersectionally awful: His incompetence, bordering on an uncanny anticompetence, in each particular sphere is compounded & exacerbated by his incompetence in all the others.
Can't get numb to this: The United States is stuck in a war it started, cannot end, and may further escalate to no avail, having dismantled its diplomatic apparatus, depleted its military stockpile, and destroyed its credibility. A historic strategic mistake harming millions in many different ways.
July 21, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Trump is, to borrow a term, intersectionally awful: His incompetence, bordering on an uncanny anticompetence, in each particular sphere is compounded & exacerbated by his incompetence in all the others.
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Well, this article is incredibly depressing for cooking enthusiasts. The short version: private equity has, over the last couple of decades, quietly bought up most of the classic brands you’ve heard of and then traded on their names while drastically cutting quality and closing American factories
July 21, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Well, this article is incredibly depressing for cooking enthusiasts. The short version: private equity has, over the last couple of decades, quietly bought up most of the classic brands you’ve heard of and then traded on their names while drastically cutting quality and closing American factories
Well I have started noting events on my calendar, just little things like “kidnapped President of Venezuela” and “shots fired at WHCD” and “bombed Iran today”
July 21, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Well I have started noting events on my calendar, just little things like “kidnapped President of Venezuela” and “shots fired at WHCD” and “bombed Iran today”
This is really beautiful.
well, I never expected to be published in a Stanford journal, but the McKnight Foundation asked me write my thesis to the philanthropic world after the MN ICE surge:
when there is an emergency, just... give money to people on the ground doing the actual work. as fast as possible.
radical, I know.
when there is an emergency, just... give money to people on the ground doing the actual work. as fast as possible.
radical, I know.
Giving Can Be Simple (And During a Crisis, It Must Be) (SSIR)
When the village cannot wait, philanthropy must learn from community.
ssir.org
July 20, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This is really beautiful.
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Please avoid all salads, including word.
July 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Please avoid all salads, including word.
THIS
The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.
He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November. He knows how discontent the American people are, and he wants to make sure that you do not vote.
He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November. He knows how discontent the American people are, and he wants to make sure that you do not vote.
July 17, 2026 at 2:47 AM
THIS
HOW DO I MAKE THIS MY RINGTONE
I visited the small town of Marfa, TX.
A local mariachi band greeted us with a song they wrote for our campaign!
Our Frontera Tour has been full of special moments — but this was a highlight. 🎶
A local mariachi band greeted us with a song they wrote for our campaign!
Our Frontera Tour has been full of special moments — but this was a highlight. 🎶
July 17, 2026 at 2:31 AM
HOW DO I MAKE THIS MY RINGTONE
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Trump's big news is China acquired the publicly available voter file? Bro, DOGE employees took off with our Social Security info on thumb drives.
July 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Trump's big news is China acquired the publicly available voter file? Bro, DOGE employees took off with our Social Security info on thumb drives.
“There is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace, and my happiness depend: to discover myself in discovering God. If I find God, I will find myself and if I find my true self, I will find God.”
~Thomas Merton
~Thomas Merton
July 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
“There is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace, and my happiness depend: to discover myself in discovering God. If I find God, I will find myself and if I find my true self, I will find God.”
~Thomas Merton
~Thomas Merton
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the tl;dr of Trump roomba theory is that Trump has a selected set of brainworms that his brain prioritizes until he hits a roadblock, at which point his staffers and his brain go off in another direction
i think roomba theory is basically correct on Trump
July 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
the tl;dr of Trump roomba theory is that Trump has a selected set of brainworms that his brain prioritizes until he hits a roadblock, at which point his staffers and his brain go off in another direction
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Hi.
You’ve heard the President lie about elections before. It’s a travesty, but the sun came up, people voted, winners took seats, etc.
He’ll probably lie about elections again. And it’s not likely tomorrow’s the last time.
Breathe.
It is, and always has been, in voters’ hands.
You’ve heard the President lie about elections before. It’s a travesty, but the sun came up, people voted, winners took seats, etc.
He’ll probably lie about elections again. And it’s not likely tomorrow’s the last time.
Breathe.
It is, and always has been, in voters’ hands.
July 15, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Hi.
You’ve heard the President lie about elections before. It’s a travesty, but the sun came up, people voted, winners took seats, etc.
He’ll probably lie about elections again. And it’s not likely tomorrow’s the last time.
Breathe.
It is, and always has been, in voters’ hands.
You’ve heard the President lie about elections before. It’s a travesty, but the sun came up, people voted, winners took seats, etc.
He’ll probably lie about elections again. And it’s not likely tomorrow’s the last time.
Breathe.
It is, and always has been, in voters’ hands.
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This is Pearl. She's very excited you're home, and can only properly express her enthusiasm through jazz hands. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: ohpearlitsliza)
July 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This is Pearl. She's very excited you're home, and can only properly express her enthusiasm through jazz hands. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: ohpearlitsliza)
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10 months ago.
CDC is no longer surveilling outbreaks caused by campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia. What could go wrong?
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses.
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
July 16, 2026 at 12:49 AM
10 months ago.
Yesterday my husband referred to it as power poops.
July 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Yesterday my husband referred to it as power poops.
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It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soybeans
Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence to pollinate the neighbour's soyb...
Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result that nobody had written into the engineering plan.
share.google
July 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.
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Accuracy: 100
Self awareness*: 0
*Okay, that’s being overly generous. He knows what they’re doing. But then again, this IS Mike “Know Nothing” Johnson. 🤷🏻♀️
Self awareness*: 0
*Okay, that’s being overly generous. He knows what they’re doing. But then again, this IS Mike “Know Nothing” Johnson. 🤷🏻♀️
Mike Johnson on the midterms: "The election will be over whether we're gonna maintain our freedom in a constitutional republic ... that is the question on the ballot this fall"
July 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Accuracy: 100
Self awareness*: 0
*Okay, that’s being overly generous. He knows what they’re doing. But then again, this IS Mike “Know Nothing” Johnson. 🤷🏻♀️
Self awareness*: 0
*Okay, that’s being overly generous. He knows what they’re doing. But then again, this IS Mike “Know Nothing” Johnson. 🤷🏻♀️
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In my first story with Kelley French for @notus.com, I spoke to the woman pictured in the Metro photo on July 4.
She didn't know she went viral. Her family wants people to know their difficult reality. Please take some time with our story today www.notus.org/metro/viral-...
She didn't know she went viral. Her family wants people to know their difficult reality. Please take some time with our story today www.notus.org/metro/viral-...
The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.
America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.
www.notus.org
July 14, 2026 at 12:52 AM
In my first story with Kelley French for @notus.com, I spoke to the woman pictured in the Metro photo on July 4.
She didn't know she went viral. Her family wants people to know their difficult reality. Please take some time with our story today www.notus.org/metro/viral-...
She didn't know she went viral. Her family wants people to know their difficult reality. Please take some time with our story today www.notus.org/metro/viral-...
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yeah it's kind of wild how cutting back on social media made me a) feel lonelier and b) take steps to connect with people IRL that over the long run *made me substantially less lonely*
(it's an ongoing process of course)
(it's an ongoing process of course)
July 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
yeah it's kind of wild how cutting back on social media made me a) feel lonelier and b) take steps to connect with people IRL that over the long run *made me substantially less lonely*
(it's an ongoing process of course)
(it's an ongoing process of course)
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Waffles AND church paraphernalia: a thread very much my street.
I'm working on a chapter about the pharmacology of eucharistic bread in antiquity, with some attention to the role of bread stamps. And because academic research is WILD I'm eagerly learning about how this history leads us directly to Waffle House waffles.
July 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Waffles AND church paraphernalia: a thread very much my street.
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Could someone check in later this afternoon and remind me that I’d planned to get my shit together and turn my life around today?
July 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Could someone check in later this afternoon and remind me that I’d planned to get my shit together and turn my life around today?
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This video clip of a swan landing on a lake is best enjoyed with AUDIO ON.
Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are among the heaviest flying birds & require a long runway, which means we get the majestic approach, a few furious moments of webbed feet slapping on water, then the majestic splashdown.
Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are among the heaviest flying birds & require a long runway, which means we get the majestic approach, a few furious moments of webbed feet slapping on water, then the majestic splashdown.
July 12, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This video clip of a swan landing on a lake is best enjoyed with AUDIO ON.
Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are among the heaviest flying birds & require a long runway, which means we get the majestic approach, a few furious moments of webbed feet slapping on water, then the majestic splashdown.
Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are among the heaviest flying birds & require a long runway, which means we get the majestic approach, a few furious moments of webbed feet slapping on water, then the majestic splashdown.