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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 Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d
The U.S. labor market is expected to have turned in its weakest performance in 2025 since the pandemic-era recession, despite upbeat estimates for December job gains.
2025 was the toughest year for labor market since 2020 recession
The labor market probably picked up in December but not enough to make up for a weak year.
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 2d
“The principle established after the Second World War, which prohibited nations from using force to violate the borders of others, has been completely undermined." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope raises alarm over human rights and a spreading “zeal for war” - Vatican News
Meeting members of the Diplomatic Corps, Pope Leo XIV warns that human rights and freedoms are under strain as diplomacy gives way to the logic of ...
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 3d
Even though @houserepublicans.bsky.social refused to extend the ACA tax credits, @housedemocrats.bsky.social got it to the floor and passed it today.

We can still make healthcare more affordable for millions of Americans.

Keep the pressure on!

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Rep. Brendan Boyle @congressmanboyle.bsky.social · 3d
As the top Dem in Congress's NATO delegation, I'm hearing from many of our allies who are deeply concerned by Trump's threat to invade Greenland and attack a NATO ally.

Republicans must back up their words with action and use Congress's authority to stop Trump's recklessness.
Republican leaders push back on Trump's openness to using the military to take Greenland
The Republican leaders of the House and Senate dismissed the idea of using the U.S. military to take over Greenland, even as the White House has insisted it is on the table.
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 3d
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old American citizen in Minneapolis today, further evidence that DHS's lawless and brutal tactics are not making Americans safer.

Statements from the Trump administration seeking to justify the killing are directly contradicted by video & eyewitness testimony.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 3d
We pray for the soul of Renee Nicole Good. #PrayTogether #PrayForAmerica www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d
I guess we know why they cover their faces now

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 4d
"They’re sowing chaos on our streets and in this case quite literally killing people.” #PrayForAmerica apnews.com/article/minn...
Minneapolis mayor says ICE officer's killing of a motorist was 'reckless' and wasn't self-defense
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a motorist acted recklessly and rejected federal officials claims that the officer had acted in se...
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 4d
Issues impacting Americans every day: cost of healthcare, tariffs, and energy costs.

What @houserepublicans.bsky.social is focusing on: showerheads.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d
.@PabloReports: Any reaction to the WH blaming the police for what happened on Jan. 6th?

Walkinshaw: I think it’s absolutely outrageous. It shows what a lowlife Trump is.

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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · 12d
Couldn’t have said it better!

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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · 12d
My latest column in The Hill: thehill.com/opinion/immi...
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 12d
"Whatever happens to me, whether I be lost or saved, I will continue to live always and purely for the love of God. I can take comfort at least until I die that I will have done everything that is in me to love Him." #BrotherLawrence #LoveGod #LiveTheGospel

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 13d
“Jesus does not need an army to fight evil in the world; he uses the victorious weapons of love and humility.” #PopeFrancis

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 14d
"The commandment of love urges the Christian to stand up for his neighbor." #Bonhoeffer

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 14d
"Be loving, be gentle, and be humble with all human beings.” #SaintCharlesdeFoucauld #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther

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𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝙼𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜 @stevenpmillies.com · 17d
“Christ was poor at his birth, poor during the course of his life, and poor at his death.” ~ St. Bonaventure

Source: Financial Times
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‘A lot of gold’: the business of dressing priests for Christmas
Family-run Watts & Co serves places of worship, UK state occasions such as coronations and even Hollywood studios
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 17d
"In the face of the suffering of the poor, he sends one who is defenseless to be the strength to rise again. Before violence and oppression, he kindles a gentle light that illumines with salvation all the children of this world.” #PopeLeoXIV #MerryChristmas www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo: Announce the joy of Christmas, a feast of faith, charity, and hope - Vatican News
During the Christmas Mass during the Night on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Pope Leo XIV encourages us to announce
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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · 27d
My latest column in The Hill: Are We Good and Decent People? thehill.com/opinion/whit...
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · Dec 3
“ICE was here. The Holy Family is safe in the Sanctuary of our Church." #PrayForAmerica www.boston.com/news/local-n...
'ICE was here': Dedham church's Nativity scene protests immigration crackdown
The Nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham holds "the mirror up to what’s happening," Father Stephen Josoma said.
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · Dec 3
“They are clearly violating people’s rights." #PrayForAmerica www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org

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Rosa DeLauro @delauro.house.gov · Dec 2
This is a win for Pratt & Whitney and the 23,000 workers across our state that work on the F135 engine.
 
This funding will protect thousands of local jobs and ensure F-35 mission readiness for our military and allies across the globe.

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · Dec 2
Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S. He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.

These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
Trump move to pardon Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big-time trafficker off the hook?
www.theguardian.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Dec 2
Gupta: These are the most credentialed radiologists in the country. No one is aware of any type of screening guideline that says as you age you should get an MRI of the heart and abdomen.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · Dec 2
The Next One Here's what's going to happen next. Somewhere, right now, a trans person is teaching a class, or coaching a team, or working at a library, or providing healthcare. They're doing their job. They're probably good at it. And at some point, someone is going to have a problem with them. Maybe a parent, maybe a student, maybe a coworker. The problem won't really be about job performance. The problem will be that they're trans. That person, or someone connected to them, will take their grievance to social media. If they're lucky, Libs of TikTok will pick it up. Or Turning Point. Or one of the other accounts that have built massive followings by turning trans people into content. The post will frame the trans person as a predator, or a groomer, or a bully, or a tyrant. It won't matter what actually happened. The framing is the point. Then the calls will start. To the school board, to the administration, to the HR department. Local news will cover the "controversy." A state legislator will demand an investigation. The institution, desperate to make the problem go away, will put the trans person on leave. Maybe they'll be fired outright. Maybe they'll resign because the harassment makes it impossible to do their job. Either way they're gone. And then the person who started it all will go on Fox News. They'll get a GoFundMe. Maybe a speaking gig at a conservative conference. If the story is big enough, if it goes viral enough, they might get something more. A podcast. A book deal. A center with their name on it. This is not a guess. This is a pattern. We've watched it happen over and over again, and we will keep watching it happen until the institutions that capitulate to these campaigns start recognizing them for what they are: coordinated attempts to purge trans people from public life, dressed up as individual controversies.

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · Dec 2
Our schools should be focusing on teaching our kids, not dealing with more unnecessary bureaucracy.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · Dec 2
"Let us all choose peace as a way, and not just as a goal!" #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #LoveEachOther

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · Dec 1
"We know that peace will never result from the building of walls.." #PopeFrancis #Hope #PrayForPeace

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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · Dec 1
My latest column in The Hill: "MAGA Declares War on the Catholic Church." thehill.com/opinion/cong...
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · Nov 30
"Reject every form of corruption that diverts resources from the poor." #PopeFrancis #RememberThePoor