Jon Stewart, PREACH!

Jon Stewart on Israel’s "Urgent" Iran Strike, Minnesota Murders & MAGA’s...

Erica Chenoweth on Pod Save America

Erica Chenoweth

Could The 3.5% Protest Rule Stop Donald Trump?

To me, even though I treat everything to do with the military very cautiously, I think the SUCCESS of the army anniversary is that we have the space to have 2100+ local events and 13+million participants. DISSENT IS PATRIOTIC. Now we have to keep hitting hard on a few points. --Indiscriminate quota driven raids by masked armed goons are unacceptable and MUST STOP. Citizens and children should NEVER be detained. --EVERY single person who gets detained gets every second of due process that the President has sucked up over his entire life of criming and fraud. --This lawless administration has NO BUSINESS talking about undocumented "lawbreakers." There are serious criminals who are undocumented and should be deported.

What actually happened for week 2

 RantWoman and all gathered had quite fierce reactions to some of week 1. RantWoman's view, which accords well enough with the group was "DO NOT FORCE US TO SING, unless you are prepared for pipe organz, didjeridoos, vuvuzelas....

RantWoman brought her disquiet about revisiting readings from last week to the group and Friends were clear to start with:

Give over Thine Own Willing

 

Give over thine own willing;

give over thine own running;

give over thine own desiring

to know or to be anything;

and sink down to the seed

which God sows in the heart...

 

Isaac Pennington - 1661

From Pope Leo Xiv

In our competitive society, where it seems that only the strong and winners deserve to live, sport also teaches us how to lose. It forces us, in learning the art of losing, to confront our fragility, our limitations and our imperfections. It is through the experience of these limits that we open our hearts to hope. Athletes who never make mistakes, who never lose, do not exist

En una sociedad competitiva, donde parece que sólo los fuertes y los ganadores merecen vivir, el deporte también enseña a perder, poniendo a prueba al hombre, en el arte de la derrota, con la fragilidad, el límite, la imperfección. Es a partir de la experiencia de esta fragilidad

 

• What barriers do I notice in myself to being loud in a conviction? In what moments does my faith require this of me?

 

Week 2

 Second meeting: 

• What barriers do I notice in myself to being loud in a conviction? In what moments does my faith require this of me?

Each Note

 

God picks up the reed-flute world and blows.

Each note is a need coming through one of us

a passion, a longing-pain.

 

Remember the lips

where the wind-breath note originated,

and let your note be clear.

Don’t try to end it.

Be your note.

I’ll show you how it’s enough.

 

Go up on the roof at night

in this city of the soul.

Let everyone climb on their roofs

and sing their notes!

Sing loud!

Jalāl, Al-Dīn Rūmī. “Each Note.” The Essential Rumi. Trans. Coleman Barks. San Francisco, CA: Harper, 1995

 

Give over Thine Own Willing

 

Give over thine own willing;

give over thine own running;

give over thine own desiring

to know or to be anything;

and sink down to the seed

which God sows in the heart...

 

Isaac Pennington - 1661

 

The Maybe Queries

 RantWoman has a task.

RantWoman is seeking Light from others about whether to do the task as offered or to reiterate and reprise what the group chewed on last week.

Below is Plan B, such as it has come to RantWoman

Well known US bloviator (sorry, not sorry for the word choice) Francis Fukuyama wrote an article after the Soviet Union fell apart declaring "the end of history," which I interpreted as universal liberal democracy breaking out everywhere.

From Pope Leo Xiv

In our competitive society, where it seems that only the strong and winners deserve to live, sport also teaches us how to lose. It forces us, in learning the art of losing, to confront our fragility, our limitations and our imperfections. It is through the experience of these limits that we open our hearts to hope. Athletes who never make mistakes, who never lose, do not exist

En una sociedad competitiva, donde parece que sólo los fuertes y los ganadores merecen vivir, el deporte también enseña a perder, poniendo a prueba al hombre, en el arte de la derrota, con la fragilidad, el límite, la imperfección. Es a partir de la experiencia de esta fragilidad

In what respects do we see history rising up and kicking us in the rear all over the place?

In such an environment, where are voices of continuing revelation needed most?

Do Friends feel any call to reflect on:

the military parade, the 250th anniversary of the army, the President's birthday and the #NoKings Protests OR about the celebration of Pope Leo Xiv in Chicago? Should we add various very hot but not yet nuclear wars, ICE raids, the depradations of a senile President and his, cough, team...?

Pope Leo and Day of Holy Trinity events at Tate field

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his installation at Chicago event

LIVE: Mass and celebration honors Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field

Posted with limited comment

Pope Leo XIV delivers message of hope in video played at celebration in Chicago

Pope Leo XIV BREAKS PROTOCOL to Weep Over India Crash Victims – What He Said LEFT MILLIONS IN TEARS

About the Air India Crash

Various clips about the military parade.

TYT Reacts: Trump's Speech After The Military Parade

Posted with minimal comment.

Probably enough of the Birthday Guy's speech. YUCK

The freedom budget

A Phillip Randolph quote

Trump’s Parade FLOPS as MILLIONS Protest Nationwide

"soggy and limp"

Trump PARADE turns into DISASTER as NO ONE SHOWS

INSANE Moments from U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday Parade 🇺🇸 (Robot Dog, Helicopters, & More!) | AQ1G

Trump Post BACKFIRES After CAUGHT EDITING EMPTY CROWD!

Slip in some #NoKingsDay protests

ARMY 250th Birthday - U.S. Army Drill Team Performance

with live ammo and bayonets

Listen to the names and hometowns. Oh look: one black team member.

One of several videos where audio description would be lovely.

OMG: Trump HUMILIATED at his OWN military parade

"This is what powers democracy"

WATCH: U.S. Army’s Twilight Tattoo Event. History through the eyes of American Soldier. - 6/11/25

Military historian discusses the message Trump’s military parade sends to the world

"It communicates some weakness."

(This popped up when RantWoman asked YouTube for videos with audio description. Content is important but it is not what one has in mind.)

Fort Bragg soldiers participate in Army's 250th celebration: 'Honors our veterans'

U.S. Army Turns 250: Trump Leads Massive Military Parade with 7,000 Troops & Tanks in D.C. | News9

Military History Tour Interviews

There is NO WAY right now that RantWoman has the intestinal fortitute do watch this whole video. This link is here for documentary purposes only.

Army’s 250th anniversary parade ends with massive fireworks display

‘We Must Fight’: JD Vance’s Chilling Call at Army Parade| VP Hint at U.S War Amid Iran-Israel Crisis

And some protestor voices

Young Protester Rips Into Trump Birthday Parade: “This Is Not North Korea!” | AC1G

It's still an anniversary

Rainier Beach Presbyterian Church,
on Mother's Day.
You want an actual photo? Tough!

 Today would be RantMom and RantDad's 65th anniversary and Grandma Teacher and Grandpa Farmer's 90th wedding anniversary.

consider 

RantWoman and the RSOF: Anniversary!

Consider also it's Loving Day, the anniversary of the 1958 #SCOTUS decision legalizing interracial marriage.

RantWoman has no evidence that this #SCOTUS decision ever came up for the RantParents, but it's still a nice resonance.

It's still an anniversary even if several of the figures have long passed away.

Go Missoula!

Missoula gives a master class in malicious compliance.

LA on ICE

RantWoman needs to go off too badly to properly. RantWoman does not apologize exactly and has just dumped a bunch of links here to give full range to outrage..

Newsom’s Move GOES VIRAL... Then Trump Official PANICS LIVE ON AIR!

Look. WE ALREADY KNOW that President #Gropesaurus is a sex predator. To hell with Epstein.

But keep talking about the Big bad Bonkers budget busting Just let them DIE

billionaire bailout boondoggle.

Personally, I think the Senate Parliamentarian has a LOT of not relevant crap to rip. If members of the House keep waking up and saying "I didn't read that part..." the whole thing needs to fall apart and start oer so they don't have time to screw around rescinding all the previous apportionments and laws Congress has passed.

The #GOP needs to grow a spine, stop cheering on mobs of armed masked thugs kidnapping hardworking people off the streets.

And finally, aren't there a bunch of red states, places people actually voted for President #Stable Genius who are desperate for disaster relief. if the guard and the marines need something to do, man up, get on some places where their help is desperately needed. Stop pussyfooting around helping #FelonDon pick on brown people.

Trump ATTACK on USA can be STOPPED with UNEXPECTED MOVE

(RantWoman perhaps missed how to realize the title.)

Trump: Insurrectionists Should Be In Jail | Stephen Miller Targets America's Most Vulnerable

Jon Stewart on the L.A. ICE Protests and Trump's Escalating Response | The Daily Show

Taylor Tomlinson Talks Protests in Los Angeles

L.A. Under Siege: Trump Sends in National Guard as Protests Continue over Militarized ICE Raids

BACKFIRE: Trump's Los Angeles scheme BLOWS UP in his face | Another Day

Exclusive Interview With Serial Killer Pardoned By Trump

Trump WAR AGAINST LA Exposed as TEST CASE for Nation

Tr*mp's Response in LA Doesn't Mean What You Think

Flags?

 RantWoman AGAIN spent a considerable part of her Meeting for Zoom Worship in Elon's sandbox. RantWoman does not pay Elon for any of her accounts on X / Twitter. RantWoman does find enough content and exchange to make the time worthwhile even though RantWoman would prefer a lot less of other parts of the platform. RantWoman is also argumentative about whether letting this particular media stream flow into her worship experience is appropriate. RantWoman just has to trust about this.

One of today's media topics: protests against ICE raids in Los Angeles and President #StableGenius sending in 2000 national guard troops to quell "violence" and "riots. Few media voices characterized the situation has masked armed thugs from ICE rounding up hardworking people at DANGEROUS locations like Home Depot. Even fewer noticed that there was no violence until law enforcement got out the flash bangs and tear gas.

One theme of RantWoman's encounters: today 

a post by Adam Kinzinger, hero of the #January6 hearings and presumably aspiring presidential candidate. The post was something like "Protest all you want but there is no place for violence and for God's sake no Mexican flags, only US ones."

RantWoman found it VERY exhilarating to read all the quote posts taking Kinzinger to task on various grounds.

--Mexico is one of the US and California's biggest trading partners, never mind that our felon President started a stupid trade war and his 's love affair with tariffs.

--Clearly Kinzinger has either never been to CA or never interacted with what a melting pot the place is. Many people in CA and in the US have loved ones on both sides of the border.

--Thank HEAVEN there are leaders like Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum able and willing to stand up to the #ApricotAntichrist.

--#DueProcess applies to EVERYONE not just white career criminals like the current White House resident.

--Who on earth expects ANYONE just easily to acquiece to masked armed thugs. #UnmaskICE. 

RantWoman is posting the queries from an online worship sharing because one of RantWoman's responses to the queries is about instruments and taking care of instruments relates to writing and social media and whether RantWoman should start a substack, find an editor, add other platforms...

RantWoman may or may not get around to a post about dijeridoos and transit advocacy that came from the same set of queries.

And if RantWoman is REALLY generous she may let literature brain loose on all the elements above that resonate with the queries below.

The queries

Rumi paints a portrait of a “city of the soul”

alight with the song of God. If we are indeed meant to be a chorus:

-   How do I listen closely to harmonize my voice with others?

-   What habits/wounds/frustrations hold me back from the listening and the singing?

- How am I tending my instrument?

The readings: 

Each Note

 

God picks up the reed-flute world and blows.

Each note is a need coming through one of us

a passion, a longing-pain.

 

Remember the lips

where the wind-breath note originated,

and let your note be clear.

Don’t try to end it.

Be your note.

I’ll show you how it’s enough.

 

Go up on the roof at night

in this city of the soul.

Let everyone climb on their roofs

and sing their notes!

Sing loud!

Jalāl, Al-Dīn Rūmī. “Each Note.” The Essential Rumi. Trans. Coleman Barks. San Francisco, CA: Harper, 1995

 

Give over Thine Own Willing

 

Give over thine own willing;

give over thine own running;

give over thine own desiring

to know or to be anything;

and sink down to the seed

which God sows in the heart...

 

Isaac Pennington - 1661

 

DDay Remembrances?

RantWoman wants to offer the following #DDayRemembrance and #HappyBirthday greeting for #Secdef Pete Hegseth.

RantWoman means absolutely no disrespect to the #DDayAnniversary. RantWoman is even interested to learn that you did PT with US troops on one of the #DDay beaches. RantWoman absolutely considers that a more respectful gesture than past performances by the current #CommandInThief. 

That said, RantWoman is calling you, Secretary Hegseth, for only some of the reasons you deserve both prayers and severe eldering. Pardon the Quakerese. Eldering is Quakerese for stern admonishment.

RantWoman posted something like the following on X / Twitter / Elon's sandbox.

Dear Mr. #SecDef.

Warm #DDay2025 greetings and #HappyBirthday.

Could you please help me out, sir? 

When you get done deciding that heroes like Harriet Tubman, harvey Milk, all the highly rated transgender troops, and all the people you are trying to purge from US Military Academy libraries, DOD websites, and dozens of other resources, I am a little stuck about a question.

Your Wikipedia page, Pete Hegseth - Wikipedia says you were admitted to West Point, the US military academy but that you chose Princeton, also as it happens RantWoman's alma mater, over West Point because you wanted to play basketball. But look. Wikipedia says that West Point also has an NCAA division 1basketball team.  What exactly was wrong with the Black Knights? Army Black Knights men's basketball - Wikipedia

Please understand, considering all of your media pronouncements, a story major media has not really picked up from the Daily Princetonian about what can be charitably described as some poorly referenced citations from your senior thesis, RantWoman has a pretty strong "inquiring minds want to know" reflex? Were you really admitted to the US Military academy or was that an effort to puff up your resume?

I understand you are quite busy what with wanting to send Marines to Los Angeles and helping prepare for #CadetBoneSpurs efforts to hog the limelight on the 250th anniversary of the US Army, so no need to rush.

Sincerely,

RantWoman, Princeton Class of 1985

Multiple videos about Operation Spider Web

RantWoman is taking a break from other incendiary content to collect videos about the latest edition of "The War is going REALLY badly for Russia, Operation Spider web.

Last time Russia and Ukraine attempted peace talks, Russia had its umpteenth round of air assaults on really dangerous apartment buildings and civilian infrastructure. This time Russia is still bombing civilian objects but boy have Ukrainian drones gone to town, all over Russia from Murmansk, headquarters of the Baltic Fleet to Irkutsk in Siberia. One of the videos mentions a submarine hit because it was visible on the surface.

CW: images of military materiel on fire.

Enjoy?

Let's talk about Russia's Pearl Harbor and your questions....

Ukraine claims to have damaged 34% of Russian strategic assets military expert says | DW News

Watch the Moment Ukraine’s Sneak Attack SHOCKS Putin

Large-scale drone attack carried out on Russian strategic airfields in Murmansk & Irkutsk

Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Nuclear Bombers Deep Inside Russia

Russia's WORST Day of the War

not censored

Today Russia’s Nuclear Deterrence was Destroyed | Daily War Update June 1, 2025

Ukrainian drones strike airbases across Russia destroying dozens of warplanes| BBC News

"If you think we're done, think again."

And in other news

Russia Begins Escort of Shadow Fleet in the Baltic | What is the Parallel Fleet? | Cable Cutting

Save the Data: Inauguarl performance of The Interfaith Choir

 SAVE THE DATE for the inaugural performance of a brand new interfaith choir led by renowned gospel choral director, Kent Stevenson. Our mission is to promote hope, joy and unity through music! 

Brilliance Choir Concert

Saturday June 14th, 6-8 pm 

Saint Therese Parish, 900 35th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

Like a trillion dollar defense budget is a GOOD THING????

Pete Hegseth sits for a live interview… it ends in DISASTER

An Audit? REALLY? Promises, promises

RantWoman needs to acknowledge a number of "new media" creators who do an even more incendiary job of ranting than RantWoman does.

And a related "Wait, WHAT?" moment

WAIT, WHAT? Pete Hegseth Complains About How People Handle TOP SECRET DOCUMENTS!!!

Some folk singers never go out of date

Bruce Cockburn - "Lovers In A Dangerous Time/Creation Dream/If I Had A R...

The Bad Friends part of this post. RantWoman has NO interest in acquiring a rocket launcher, but does find the thought experiment helpful in blowing off steam.

Bruce Cockburn Live ...If I Had A Rocket Launcher

Civil Disobedience is an important tradition, but make the decision with prepartion.

Protest Erupts at RFK Jr Senate Hearing. 7 arrested.

Can we just arrest #BrainwormBob right now for large scale child endangerment?

WE LOVE Ben Cohen!

Bernie Sanders And RFK Jr. Spar When HHS Sec. Asked If Healthcare Is A Human Right

Tim Kaine Brings The Receipts To Show RFK Jr. Real World Effect Of Medicare & Medicaid Staffing Cuts

Veterans are disproportionately let go.

Some the war is hitting Russia hard vids

These items do not make it into the mainstream media channels RantWoman most often sloshes around in. They are posted FYI

Private Story From A Russian Banker: Banks Stop Issuing Commercial Loans!

Russia Is Not Winning In Ukraine

Will Tanking Oil Prices Sink Russia's War Efforts?

And LONG interview with Anne Applebaum

Top Historian: How the Ukraine War is Going to End

Let's talk about Trump, truce, the Red Sea, and reality....

RantWoman consistently finds "Belle of the Ranch" an insightful commentator about foreign policy.

This item is about the President's commentary about simply "declaring victory" over the Houthis in Yemen.

As an aside, recently a commenter referred to Belle as "Barnyard Barbie." RantWoman would definitely wear a T-shirt that says "I get my news from Barnyard Barbie."

Happy big 6-0 to Little Sister: Yet another celebration grabbed by #COVID

 RantWoman thought of assembling a collection of loving and piquant memories of life with Little Sister dating from even before she actually appeared on the scene, but that may or may not happen but hopefully before the RantFamily gathers to celebrate.

See, plan was, the RantFamily was going to gather the day of, until...ding, ding, ding, Irrepressible Nephew and Girlfriend came home from several hours in a car with Girlfriend having a raging fever and then a positive COVID test. Even if Nephew is testing negative, NO ONE needs #COVID at a birthday party. RantWoman would have just erred on the side of caution but encouraged little sister to reach out to King County Public health resources to confirm.

Wishing Girlfriend speedy recovery and Irrepressible Nephew continuing negative status.

The biggest message: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! It's been a great road together, MOSTLY.

RantWoman remembers the day Little Sister came home from the hospital. Only like two hairy older siblings, she had almost now hair and certainly no eyebrows. This was in the hoary mists of Last Century when babies got sent home wrapped in blankets but without the car seat many hospitals insist must accompany new parents.

4 minute history lesson about Cinco de Mayo. NO! Not mayo on your nachos.

The gringos and May 5th 🎉🇺🇸

The Donald helps China in Africa?

FURIOUS Kenya BLASTS Trump in PUBLIC MEETING

RantWoman has no detailed info about how the current US reign of error is affecting African Friends but is filing this item as an FYI

Oh Montana, Montana. Hath thou gone completely #MAGA? Apparently NOT!

Oh Montana, Montana, Montana. 

Land of my birth and toddlerhood. Land of my high school. Land of many visits to and fro.

Am I supposed to be deeply amused that even with a #GOP supermajority in the MT lege, this self-proclaimed "RINO hunter" feels the need to try to keep up with #MAGA elsewhere?

Skip past the gentleman from the MT GOP. RantWoman is collecting some links for further reflection and offers a number of items from Montana Free Press (MTFP)

Conversation

CAT HOLLEY 

@lemmiwinkster

When

@ZoAndBehold

is bragging about everything, the

@MTDems

got done while Republicans had the super majority in both chambers, that is the measure of failure. Why are the democrats bragging about what they got done on education? I am assuming that is because

@MTHouseGOP

voted down the School Choice bill with parental rights built in and voted for a teacher's union bill. This is what motivates me, the failures of the

@MTGOP

. Yep, I said it. I refuse to allow our state reps make the same mistakes next session. If our proud dem lawmaker is boasting, you failed. Period. And if you are critical of my moves against RINOs, buckle up. The

@MTHouseGOP

has explaining to do. Why doesn't the #Montana lawmakers explain to

@POTUS

why we failed at getting his agenda through? #MTPol #MTNews #MTSen #MTLeg

@GovGianforte

Quote

Rep. Zooey Zephyr

@ZoAndBehold

·

4h

Montana's 69th legislature has adjourned, and I'm back home in Missoula. Dems got some good wins this session—on education, taxes, & more. We also stopped many horrible bills. Not enough, but from the minority we were mighty. Now to get some rest before the next big fights.

6:58 PM · Apr 30, 2025

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Adventures of RantWoman: Failed to pass Second Reading: anti-trans bills DIE in the MT Legislature.

RantWoman and the RSOF: One Awesome moment in the 2025 MT Legislature

And from the Montana Free Press which gained instant credibility for RantWoman when a certain political candidate proclaimed it "Fake News."

Montana state attorneys defend trans bathroom bill in court

And other items that caught RantWoman's eye, flagged for later

When disability rights policy gets personal - Montana Free Press

When two minorities make a majority - Montana Free Press

about the work of the MT American Indian Caucus

Read the whole page for some otheritems possibly of interest.

A note on republishing (AND SUPPORTING Montana Free Press, MTFP

Publish our Stories - Montana Free Press