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John Kenneth White
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Professor Emeritus, Catholic University. Author of Grand Old Unraveling. Columnist for The Hill.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 4d
"Blessed are those servants of God who are reluctant to excuse themselves and humbly endure shame and criticism for sins they have not committed." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi #BeHumble

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 6d
"Any solution built upon revenge and violence...can never bring peace, and will only scatter new seeds of hatred and resentment, generation after generation, in an endless chain of subjugation." #PopeFrancis #Hope

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 7d
"We must love only God. And that sets up the triangle: God, the soul, and the world." #DorothyDay assisiproject.com

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 7d
It was truly amazing to be at a candlelight vigil in solidarity with the Epstein survivors when word broke about the Senate's passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Tears, cheers, and relief.

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 7d
8 million Americans rely on SSI to survive. Cutting these benefits will plunge thousands of Americans, including disabled adults and children, into poverty.

Rep. Danny Davis and I are demanding that the SSA provide the American people with information on how these cuts will impact them.
Scanlon Presses Social Security Administration Regarding Rule Changes Threatening Ability of Supplemental Security Income Recipients to Live With Family
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 7d
"Those who hoped an American pope would be more supportive of unregulated capitalism will be very disappointed in #PopeLeoXIV. He is not afraid to embrace the Catholic social teaching concern for workers and the poor, rather than the invisible hand of the market." religionnews.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pope Leo embraces the radical challenge of Catholic social teaching
(RNS) — Those who hoped an American pope would be more supportive of unregulated capitalism will be very disappointed in Leo.
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 7d
The American people will remember who tried to prevent the release of the Epstein files.

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 8d
Americans deserve a Congress that works to improve their health and lower their costs, not line the pockets of oil and gas executives at their expense.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 8d
"In the midst of persecution, suffering, struggles and oppression in our personal lives and in society, God does not abandon us (11-17-25)." #PopeLeoXIV

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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · 8d
My latest column in The Hill: Voters' New Choice Is Not Left vs. Right, but Up or Down: thehill.com/opinion/camp...
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 9d
“The darker the hour, the more faith shines like the sun." #PopeLeoXIV

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 12d
We welcome our new friends and followers from around the world! We pray for you all every day! May God bless you! May the Lord give you peace! assisiproject.com

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America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 13d
new from @tusk81.bsky.social:

For months now, polling has been clear: "Americans have only been growing more and more outraged at Donald Trump’s disastrous agenda, including on immigration."

And last week’s elections drove that message home.
Voters Send Clear Message: Enough Is Enough
“Simply, Trump has been a terrible, terrible leader and people are pissed."
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 14d
Just now on MSNBC: a great segment by @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the Bucks County sheriff candidate who ran against ICE’s 287g program.

Very proud our attention to how local elections matter to ICE policy at @boltsmag.org is helping put these local stakes in the national discourse. They matter.
MSNBC screen on ICE election

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 14d
@housedemocrats.bsky.social are here to work to save healthcare for millions of Americans.

Our Republican colleagues haven't shown up to work in two months to extend ACA tax credits, but have had no problem passing billionaire tax cuts this summer.

The difference couldn't be more stark.

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 14d
Rules Democrats are here to reverse the worst parts of the Senate bill, and extend ACA tax credits.

It’s going to be a long night. Tune in here: www.c-span.org/event/house-...

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 14d
"The poor cannot be neglected if we are to remain within the great current of the Church’s life that has its source in the Gospel and bears fruit in every time and every place (15)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #RememberThePoor

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 14d
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.

"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 15d
"For an organization that spent untold millions over decades to influence national politics on a single life issue, the response to real terror in our streets and government-driven deprivation of basic needs has been embarrassingly inadequate." #RebuildMyChurch www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
What is American Catholicism in this moment of political crisis?
U.S. bishops have spent untold millions to influence national politics on abortion, but their response to real terror in our streets and government-driven deprivation of basic needs has been embarrass...
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 20d
It’s a beautiful fall day for @houserepublicans.bsky.social to come back to work and restore benefits for the American people.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 21d
“Jesus says very clearly: At the end of the world, we are going to be asked, how did you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him, and welcome him, or not?” #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #WelcomeTheStranger www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope: ‘Spiritual rights’ of migrant detainees must be respected - Vatican News
In remarks to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo calls for “deep reflection” on the treatment of migrants in the United States, urges
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David W. Congdon @dwcongdon.com · 21d
Some good news from Kansas. apnews.com/article/redi...
Kansas Republicans drop push to enter nation's widening redistricting battle
Top Kansas Republicans have given up for now on forcing a special session of the Legislature to redraw the state’s U.S.
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 22d
If you have requested a mail-in ballot, remember to bring it to your local county election bureau or a Dropbox by 8 p.m. Tuesday!

If you’re voting in-person, remember to head to the polls tomorrow.

Make sure your voice is heard!

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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · 22d
My latest column in The Hill: thehill.com/opinion/cong...
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𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝙼𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜 @stevenpmillies.com · 24d
My good friend Father Michael Place has begun writing on Substack.

You'll recognize the person his younger self is there with. Father Mike was the steady theological mind supporting the Bernardin years in Chicago. I urge you to follow him and hear from him today.

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Creating a Place of My Own
When I was in high school and college, I did not particularly enjoy writing papers.
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 24d
So great to join Hunterdon County Democrats in Flemington, New Jersey this morning to knock doors and get out the vote for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and Democrats up and down the ballot.

With three days until Election Day, we’re doing the work to turn out every vote.
DNC Chair Ken Martin holding voting pamphlets, standing in a residential area with an American flag and autumn leaves in the background. Group of individuals posing on the steps of a building with signs supporting Democratic political candidates in New Jersey.

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Rep. Brendan Boyle @congressmanboyle.bsky.social · 24d
Trump is more interested in hurting people he sees as his enemies than working for all Americans.

He should stop weaponizing SNAP, follow the federal court order, and ensure millions of Americans don't go hungry.

I am tired of Donald Trump dividing our country.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 24d
"It is for us, and above all, for us believers to convert instruments of hatred into instruments of peace; it is for us to point out the sinister operations that revolve around money & arms trafficking; it is for us to have the courage to look up toward the stars of Abraham's promise." #PopeFrancis

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 25d
"Human dignity demands that every person have access to health care — not as a commodity, but as a fundamental right flowing from the sanctity of human life. The common good requires that we protect the vulnerable first, not reward the wealthy." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Editorial: As a nation grows sick and the rich grow richer, Catholics must act
Millions of Americans face an imminent health care crisis. Yet hope is faith in action. And the time for Catholics to act is now.
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