Levitical priestly order is established at Aarons ordination:

Lev 8:1-12 God commands Moses; to wash/purify Aaron & his sons with water Vs6, Moses then pours the anointing oil on Aaron's head to sanctify = "set him apart" for priestly duties Vs12. Marking Aarons ordination & establishment of the Levitical priestly order.

At Aarons priestly ordination: He's required to undergo full mikveh (precursor of NT baptism), then Moses anoints Aaron with oil & Aaron becomes Cohen Gadol/High Priest, mediator between God & the entire Nation of Israel. The Levitical order is established.

Jesus & the Priestly Pattern

John water baptizes Jesus & from heaven God confirms (Lk 3:22) & anoints Jesus with an unlimited measure of the Holy Spirit. (Jn 3:34)

Right after John baptizes Jesus, He goes into the wilderness (See Azazel Scapegoat Lev 16:8-20) Jesus now begins his earthly/priestly ministry as a mediator between man & God.

Jesus/the Lamb is sacrificed & dies, the earth quaked & the veil of the Temple is torn in 1/2 (Matt 27:51 The Levitical order is retired). Jesus breaks & passes thru the spiritual barrier, guarded by cherubim since man's removal from the garden (the Temple veil had Cherubim embroidered onto it Ex 26:31). 40 days later in the presence of God (Heb 9:24), Jesus enters the Heavenly Tabernacle, made without hands (Heb 9:11), with His own sinless blood (Heb 9:12), sprinkles it onto the alter, obtaining eternal redemption for every believer & becomes eternal mediator betwee man & God (Heb 9:15). Redemption completed, permanent intercession, the Priestly eternal order of Melchizedek is established & Jesus sits down at the right hand of the Father.

Heb 7:17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (Also see Psalms 110:4)
(NOTE: A priest FOREVER after the order of Melchizedek)

Additional info in John the Baptist:

John the Baptist father, Zacharias, was a Temple Priest (Lk 1:5 & 8). A pure blooded descent of Aaron on both his mothers & fathers side.(1 Chr 24:10). Belonging to the priestly division of Abijah, 8th course rotation to serve 8 days Sabbath to Sabbath (1 Chron 23:1-6, 24:1-19).

Zacharias is in the Temple, at the altar of incense, preforming his Priestly duties. When an angel appears (Lk 1:11). Tells him he will have a son (his wife is to old & barren Lk:7) & that his son (John the Baptist) shall prepare the way for the coming Messiah.

God choose Aaron (when his staff budded Num 17:1-8) to be the 1st Levitical High Priest & God choose John the Baptist, whom God filled/anointed with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb (Lk 1:15). To be the last Levitical High Priest.

Matt 11:9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
NOTE: Jesus says; John the Baptist was a prophet & MORE)

Luke 7:26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
(NOTE: Luke tells us, Jesus said; John the Baptist was a prophet & MUCH MORE.)

Here the Lord is instructing Aaron His Chosen High Priest:

Lev 10:9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
(NOTE: Priests of the Levitical order "were not to drink wine nor strong drink", throughout their generations)

Here an angel of the Lord is giving Zacharias instructions regarding John the Baptist:

Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
(NOTE: He "shall drink neither wine nor strong drink".)

Jn 1:29 John announces: Behold the Lamb of God that TAKES AWAY (Temple sacrifices COVERED - only for 1 ys, they did not take away sin) the sins of the world

A lot happens at Jesus baptism, none of which had anything to do with sin or repentance, He was SINLESS (2 Cor 5:21, Heb 4:15, 1 Jn 3:5 1 Pet 1:19, 1 Pet 2:22) & had zero to repent from.

Sin imputation:

Lev 16:21 Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
(NOTE: Once per yr on the Day of Atonement (Lev 16:2-24, 23:26-27, Heb 9:7) the High Priest, mediator between God & the people. Would place his hands on an innocent sacrifice, confess the ENTIRE Nations transgressions/sins, imputing/transferring all their sins onto the sacrifice. This (scapegoat Lev 16:8-22) was lead then into the WILDERNESS. The people could see/watch their sins being removed. Where did the Spirit immediately lead Jesus to go after His baptism? The WILDERNESS! (Matt 4:1)

John the Baptist announces, the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world. John - God's chosen High Priest, laid his hands on Jesus & imputed/transferred (see Lev 16:20-21) all the sins of humankind onto God's chosen LAMB. When Jesus comes up: The Holy Ghost descends in a bodily shape like a dove upon Jesus & a voice came from heaven confirms Jesus is God's Son (Lk 3:22)

Jesus is every believers Great High Priest (Heb 1:14). When we accept/trust in Christ's sin payment & resurrection. Our High Priest imputes/transfers ALL our sins onto Himself forgiving/pardoning them ALL (Heb 10:10). Our High Priest then imputes/transfers HIS righteousness onto us. And we become the righteous of God thru faith in Christ (2 Cor 5:21). Imputed see: Rom 4:8 11, 22, 23, 24, 2 Cor 5:19, Ja 2:23 & Lev chapter 4. Amen

Remember those caught in the numerous throws of this winter storm!

Oh sorry, I completely forgot about the New Jerusalem. You are right.

Sometimes God rescues us from our difficult circumstances, and sometimes he rescues us through them. So, at times, our deliverance will be physical, yet, at times, it will have to do with the Lord walking with us and carrying us through our times of trials and tribulations. For, as followers of Jesus Christ, we are not promised an easy life. In fact, we are promised the opposite. We are told that we should expect to be hated and persecuted for the sake of righteousness, as Jesus was hated and persecuted, if we follow our Lord.

And the difficulties and the trials and the tribulations we will face in this life are symbolized here by these “many waters,” which is a perfect description, if you think about it. Imagine being in the ocean and you have many waves coming against you, one after another after another. And you feel as though you might drown. And you are exhausted beyond limit because of all that is coming against you to try to take you out. So you are literally overwhelmed by the waves, and so you call out to the Lord to rescue you, to help you.

And I believe one of the biggest ways in which our Lord rescues us from our difficult circumstances is in maturing us in our walks of faith via our trials, and via pointing out to us the areas of our lives which need to change. And via our difficulties he is teaching us endurance, perseverance, compassion, love, forgiveness, humility, self-sacrifice, godly character, and total reliance on God in and for all things. And when we learn to depend on him, and to rest in him, then the difficulties of life are no longer able to destroy us.

And who is our “strong enemy”? Primarily he is Satan. But our enemy can also be our own selves if we fight against God and his purpose for our lives, and if we decide to go our own way, and not his way, and if we decide to take matters into our own hands rather than to trust our circumstances to the care and guidance of our Lord. And we will have other humans who will also be our enemies, and they may be the religious, and those who profess faith in Jesus Christ, but who are living by the flesh, and not by the Spirit.

But, whatever our circumstances, and whatever we are going through, God is there to help those of us whose lives are surrendered to him to do his will. And he is there to rescue those whose lives are not surrendered to his will, but who are still living according to the flesh, if they will repent of their sins and follow Jesus with their lives in submission to his will for their lives. For our God is a loving God, full of mercy, and not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. So, trust him with your life today.

[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 10:16-25,34-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 12:49-53; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; John 16:33; Acts 14:22; Romans 5:3-5; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 3:7-11; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 1 Peter 4:12-17; 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5; James 1:2-4; 2 Corinthians 1:3-11; Hebrews 12:3-12; Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 11:1-3; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 13:1-18; Revelation 14:1-13]

Why So Downcast?

Based off Psalm 42
An Original Work / December 21, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Why so downcast, O my soul,
And why so disturbed now within me?
Put your hope in Jesus Christ,
For I will praise His name.
He’s my Savior and my God,
So therefore I’ll remember Him through
Storms and tempests sweeping o’er me.
Still I’ll praise His name.
Put your hope in God.

By day the Lord sends forth His love.
In the night His song is with me.
I pray to the God of my life.
I will praise His name. I say to God my Rock,
“Why must I be called to suffer this way?”
Foes attack me; Satan sneering.
Still I’ll praise my God.
Put your hope in Him.

As a deer pants for the waters,
So my soul pants for You, O God.
My soul thirsts for God who’s living.
When can I meet Him?
My tears have been my food at night,
When men say, “So, where is your God?”
I pour out my soul to my God.
I’ll still praise His name.
Shout with joy to Him.

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Because He Delighted In Me
An Original Work / February 4, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

From an early age, I knew I wanted to be a wife and mother. Even as I grew older and began to plan for college, I knew marriage and motherhood would be my priority, regardless of what career path I might pursue. I did not realize at the time how unusual my priorities had become.

The prevailing assumption of young millennial women was that college was necessary for a successful career and that the subsequent career would translate into economic prosperity.

If I declared my future life goals were to marry and start a family, the response would have been something like, “That’s nice, but what else?” In a world where women now have endless “choice,” why would you just be a wife and mother? Marriage and motherhood were not perceived as bad, but they were no longer an inevitable or necessary measure of success or achievement.

No longer constrained to their biology, women are now free to engage with the world like modified men, which makes having children a “lifestyle choice.” This vision of independence subtly molds women’s identities during formative years, teaching them to understand themselves through achievement and external success. Motherhood is seen as an interruption to be avoided, and the widespread availability of contraception and access to abortion has resulted in a culture that implicitly communicates to women that becoming a mother should be an active choice.

The consequences are increasingly visible. Women are waiting for the “right time” to have children, often delaying well into their 30s or forgoing childbearing altogether.

If the global decline in birth rates persists, it will lead to disastrous socioeconomic consequences worldwide, and many of the proffered explanations do not fully account for the cross-cultural consistency of this trend. To understand the birthrate decline, we must first understand why women are choosing to delay or avoid motherhood altogether and how modernity has transformed the way women construct their identities and find meaning.

Delayed motherhood and the birthrate decline

Continued below.

Women, declining birth rates, abortion: What is really going on?

No longer constrained to their biology, women are now free to engage with the world like modified men, making having children a lifestyle choice

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i Think my mind and both your minds are quite a bit alike. A battle just to try to stay in reality and not be carried off to psychosis or something. But it yields good things, increase time t@ peace, standing @ the end of the day. Great exercise to keep mind straight, a good relationship, keep forging ahead with Jesus. Im not lost when I’m battling the insane flesh and a few demons. But God has given tools that we can use over and over again.

ive been this way for 62 years and it has gotten better and worse since I came to Jesus. You are my rock, you are my strength. and there is no thought broadcasting which is my main. Really don’t know what else to say because it’s indescribable and I cant recount the number of thoughts.

I think it's true, statistically, that the women are less likely to be sexually or physically abusive, in ministry. Bullying, though, or emotional or spiritual abuse... power corrupts, as they say, and that's true for women as well as men.

The picture of this that the Lord is giving me today is twofold. One is of those who are deliberately teaching a false grace gospel message to the people, knowing full well that they are sending perhaps millions of people to hell on the promise of heaven, because they tell them that a mere verbal profession of faith in Jesus Christ secures them salvation and forgiveness of all sins, and heaven as their eternal destiny, but regardless of how they live, even giving them permission to continue in deliberate sin, without guilt.

The second part of this has to do with many who profess the name of Jesus, claiming that they are “In Christ,” by faith in him, and that heaven is secured them for eternity. But they are believing the lies of the enemy, and they are not taking God’s word seriously to put it into practice in their daily lives. But, instead, they are living wickedly, in deliberate addiction to sin, many of them in sexual immorality and in willful adultery against their spouses while hiding what they are doing, while thinking, “Who sees?” But God sees! God knows!!

Even though they know that what they are doing is sinful, and that it is wrong, and that it is adultery when they cheat on their spouses with themselves and/or with other people, even with those just in their minds, or those on a screen, or those just passing by whom they lust after, still they continue to deliberately and habitually choose sin over God, and adultery over faithfulness to their spouses. For they continue to feed the flesh out of pure selfishness. And this is becoming epidemic among professers of faith.

And so what does the “church” do about it? Most of them, from what I can tell, do little to nothing. For they don’t want to offend anyone with the truth, perhaps because they are also living in deliberate and habitual sin, hiding what they are doing, and because they want to draw in large crowds of people from the world into their gatherings. And so they pacify them in their sin and they teach them to just “claim who you are in Christ,” as though that is a free pass to sin as much as you want. But “In Christ” does not do that!

For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

For by God-gifted faith in Jesus Christ, which is not of our own doing, we are crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as slaves to righteousness in walks of obedience to God’s commands. We are no longer to permit sin to reign in our mortal bodies to make us obey its desires. For if sin is what we obey, it results in death. But if obedience to God is what we obey, it results in sanctification, and its end is eternal life with God (see Romans 6:1-23).

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

So, take God’s Word seriously to obey him, and repent now and stop living in sin. And now live holy unto Him, in his power, and according to his will.

Broken Cord

An Original Work / August 29, 2018
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Your bond is broken with your Lord and Savior
And your testimony is separate from Him.
Your words not matching your actions today.
Repent of your sin and bow down and pray.
Live what you testify in truth always.

Purity’s lacking in your life and witness,
For you profess one thing, but other you do.
Not moral, spiritual. Still of the flesh.
Not living in truth to what you confess.
Lying about it puts you in a mess.

Living a lie is your practice, ‘tis true of you.
Masquerade righteousness – none of it true.
Your heart is not given to your Lord God.
Because of how you live, you are a fraud.
Turn from your sin and give your life to God.

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Who Sees? Who Knows? God Sees! God Knows!!
An Original Work / February 3, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
Matthew 23
ESV

FIRST TIER EU​

For years EU Federalists have proposed that the EU core 6 countries (their biggest economies) Federate into one country called "Europe". Each Country would sacrifice some sovereignty to step into getting first-rate access to the decision making processes of a new superpower called Europe.
It would have a unified foreign policy, allowing a truly European Army.

SECOND TIER EU​

Other countries in the EU might want to join this one day, or might not. It's voluntary. They would be able to sit back and watch the economic benefits of all those government services and company firms operating under a unified legislative framework. The savings would be put into generous incentives for their own version of "DARPA" etc - to create a truly unified European Army and unified scientific institutions and probably IT & AI institutions. A genuine competitor to Silicon Valley! And the way various EU countries are going - that could even end up being Open Source with firms like Murena backing the services sector for EU sponsored FOSS.

Third Tier​

But then there are those countries neighbouring the EU that might want to join bits of the EU - like the common market - but not really be in the EU. Like the UK. So a 3rd tier is proposed.

Fourth Tier - that could one day replace NATO if MAGA remains in the USA?​

But what about the fact that "International Law" is dead?
That the country hosting the UN hates the restrictions of the UN - and never signed up to the ICJ etc?

Well, here we go!

It's a dream at this stage.

But what if there was a 4th tier to the EU - something the EU developed that might even one day replace NATO (if MAGA continues their hostile stance to everything European!?)

Welcome to the "Middle Powers" tier of the EU.

Carney's "Middle Powers" idea - given a forum. Given flesh!

It's just an idea. But what if?

As an Aussie, I'd FAR PREFER that we invest in this than in AUKUS.​

I mean, we might get invaded, and call on our American Big Brother to defend us. But what if Trump got shampoo in his eyes that morning? I mean - we've got to be fair. He hates it when that happens! We've all go to understand that his mood is more important than America's formerly reliable international commitments and institutions.

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That's ok. Apparently C*stco's labelling rotisserie chicken as preservative free is also before the courts. It happens.

johansen said:

the phrase "he who has no sin" is the legal term for the 2 witnesses who saw the sin being committed. they are the ones without sin, who throw the first stones.

whoever it was, either wasn't there, or didn't have the guts to publicly accuse the woman.

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Thank you for sharing your point of view.

Douggg said:

Who then were the two witnesses of Revelation 11 that were killed and for 3 1/2 days lay dead in the streets of Jerusalem, before being brought back alive and called/ascended up to heaven and their enemies looked on ?

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Revelation is prophetic literature. It is not to be accepted as a word-for-word literal writing.

The two witnesses were the Books of the Law and the Prophets, represented by Moses and Elijah.

Matthew 17:2-4
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will set up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Matthew 5:17
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.

Jesus came to fulfill the prophecies written about him in the Books of the Law and the prophets, and thereby end the first covenant. Romans 10:4

The unbelieving Jews disregarded the prophecies about their Messiah, Jesus Christ, and so they had him murdered.

Ezekiel 37:1-10 symbolizes the future restoration of lost ten tribes of Israel under Jesus' new covenant.
1 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. 3 He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5 Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6 I will lay sinews on you and will cause flesh to come upon you and cover you with skin and put breath in you, and you shall live, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

7 So I prophesied as I had been commanded, and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8 I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them, but there was no breath in them. 9 Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” 10 I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, a vast multitude.

Jesus' sacrifice on the cross made it possible for the lost ten tribes of Israel (Gentiles) to join with the believing Jews under his new covenant.

Jeremiah 31:31
The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

Matthew 12:15-21
When Jesus became aware of this, he departed. Many followed him, and he cured all of them, 16 and he ordered them not to make him known. 17 This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18 “Here is my servant, whom I have chosen,
my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the gentiles.
19 He will not wrangle or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
20 He will not break a bruised reed
or quench a smoldering wick
until he brings justice to victory.
21 And in his name the gentiles will hope.”

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This is an interpretation of the experiment from the standpoint of relational metaphysics. It's based on exploration of this experiment with Claude Sonnet 4.5, written in an informal style:

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What I have learned studying semantics particular to psycholinguistics. -> God is the coherent, non‑local field of AGAPĒ that grounds all meaning, sustains all coherence, and anchors all relational knowing, while remaining uncollapsed by any local event or interpretation.

Elongated said:

Maybe it doesn’t matter what religion she claims. She’s responsible for her lying. She chose this job.

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That’s true!

Valletta said:

Thanks. My question is whether most parishes sing Latin antiphons regularly? I don't get to other parishes as much as i used to.

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From my experience, no.

Carl Emerson said:

But if a believer claims to have seen Jesus the theological guns come out.

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You are not alone, and what Christ our God said to you conforms beautifully with the Gospel.

The tragedy my dear friend is not everyone who has such an experience reports our Lord saying things which align with the Gospel, which actually means they did not see our Lord but rather either saw an imposter, or in some cases made it up, but we as Christians are not in a position to accuse them of the latter. But if someone claiming to be God, whether in the person of the Father, the Son or the Holy Ghost, or an angel or the Theotokos or another saint, appears, in a dream or otherwise, and makes strange or unreasonable demands, we know that we are dealing with demonic deception, which our Lord warned us of.

So the theological guns should not come out, except to try every spirit, as St. Paul advised us, so as to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Job 33:6 said:

@The Barbarian what do you think of this idea?

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Physically "stopping the sun" would entail stopping the Earth's rotation. Which God could do. But then there's the issue of Joshua ( and everything else on the Earth) suddenly decelerating from over 20,000 mph to 0 mph. Which would ordinarily result in miles-high tsunamis, the crust breaking loose in huge chunks, people hurling through the air at tremendous speeds, etc. Which God could prevent by various miracles. But the available evidence (such as evolution being more efficient than design) suggests that He'd arrange to have light continue to flow as though the sun had not moved. Assuming it's meant to be a literal account. He seems to prefer elegant solutions.

So, basically he lied about the murder of Alex Petti. And got fired over it.

Sunrise Wind is back, collapsing Trump’s offshore wind shutdown [update]​

A federal judge allowed Sunrise Wind to resume construction, making it the fifth and final offshore wind project to beat the shutdown order.

February 2, 2026: The last holdout is now back to work. A federal judge has cleared Sunrise Wind to resume construction, making it the fifth – and final – US offshore wind project to win court protection from a federal shutdown order.

Well, that was stupid and pointless, and probably expensive in court. Expensive for something stupid and pointless, anyway.

essentialsaltes said:

50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump​

... the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

OCR is the fail-safe for families who believe their child's civil rights are being violated at school because of their disability.

Heilman says her assigned attorney was removed around the same time the Trump administration began a broad reduction-in-force.

Heilman's second attorney worked in an OCR office that was gutted in October, in a second round of layoffs. Those fired workers have since been reinstated, but Heilman says she has heard nothing about her complaint.

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The Education Department's efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says​

The report, from the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), focuses on the department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which investigates complaints of discrimination in schools based on students' sex, race, national origin, disability and more.

For nearly nine months, from March 21 to mid-December, "there were 247 people on administrative leave from OCR who were being paid while not being allowed to work," says Jackie Nowicki, lead investigator of K-12 issues at GAO, "and that decision came with a cost."

A cost of between $28.5 million and $38 million, according to GAO.

The department is dismissing many cases and issuing fewer resolution agreements​

According to GAO, from March to September, OCR resolved more than 7,000 discrimination complaints, but about 90% were resolved by the department dismissing the complaint

Public data tells a more nuanced story of OCR's work under the second Trump administration:

After Trump's 2025 inauguration, OCR reached a resolution agreement in just two racial harassment cases the rest of the year. In 2017, the first year of the first Trump administration, it resolved more than 30.

In 2017, the Trump-led OCR reached agreements in roughly 10 times as many disability discrimination cases as it did in 2025.

And finally, OCR resolved nearly 60 sexual harassment cases and 15 sexual assault cases in 2017. After Trump's second inauguration, the office did not reach a resolution agreement in a single case of school-based sexual harassment or sexual assault for the rest of the year.

essentialsaltes said:

[Republican Massie voted no. Will anyone defect from either side for the real vote?]

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A suspiciously balanced amount.

The bill passed 217 to 214, with 21 Democrats in support and 21 Republicans voting against it.

The legislation funds several federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, through September, but gives the Department of Homeland Security only 10 more days of funding as a way to force reforms to Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics. The bill was a product of negotiations between Senate Democrats and the Trump administration.