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Catholic Women Preach @cwpreach.bsky.social · 17h

Preaching for the 28th Sunday in ordinary time, Lynn Cooper offers a reflection on on cultivating a spirit of gratitude and and a culture of belonging: www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/10...

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Oct 12, 2025

Lynn Cooper reflects on the readings for Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. 2 Kings 5:14-17 | 2 Timothy 2:8-13 | Luke 17:11-19

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 4d

You deserve to feel safe in your neighborhood. Kids deserve to feel safe in their schools.

And that means getting serious about gun violence prevention.

We did it here in Michigan. And you can count on me to take our work to DC.

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 12h

We can organize everywhere.
We can flip red seats.
We can flip entire chambers.
And we can govern like we give a damn.

Let’s show the rest of the country how to fight like Michigan.

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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 12h

71% of immigrants detained by ICE have zero criminal convictions.

But that’s not stopping private prisons from cashing in on the Trump Administration’s xenophobia – despite their history of horrific treatment of immigrants.

2025 Fiscal Year Among the Deadliest in ICE History for Detained Migrants

Nearly all of ICE’s detention centers are run by privately owned companies and have been criticized for overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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@mangrovesmatter.bsky.social @mangrovesmatter.bsky.social · 12h

I have always loved the story of the young girl letting a power broker know of a healing source, learned decades ago. Here is a decolonizing interpretation..https://futurechurch.org/lectionary/year-c/twenty-eighth-sunday-in-ordinary-time/

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 2d

Nevada state regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of digging without approval, releasing untreated water onto city streets and spilling muck from its trucks, according to a new document obtained by @citycastvegas.bsky.social and @propublica.org.

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

Their complaints that Dems oppose the “rural hospital fund” are so hilarious.

Kind of like: “I’m going to burn down your house and give you a chocolate chip cookie instead.”

“That sounds terrible.”

“What you don’t like chocolate chip cookies!?”

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

They are building a Propaganda State.

They are cooking the books on job creation.

Now they are rigging death numbers so no one knows how many people die because of their attacks on vaccines and science.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 1d

Before us are illegal and unnecessary Republican mass firings, which they will own; behind us, millions of Americans whose health care Republicans attack, and will own.

We stand our ground.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs Deepen Impasse, Angering Democrats

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1d

Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas
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Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas (Gift Article)

Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 1d

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, those working on Ebola and dozens of other infectious disease experts
(Gift article)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Aug 20

An idea:

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 4d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Taproot Earth @taprootearth.bsky.social · 5d

🙏🏾 We were grateful to move in faith and solidarity with our partners @caritaseuropa.bsky.social @cidse.bsky.social @laudatosinl.bsky.social @catholicclimate.bsky.social and many more.

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Taproot Earth @taprootearth.bsky.social · 5d

🌏 “God will ask if we have cared for the world and one another. What will our answer be?” — Pope Leo XIV.
Taproot Earth joined global faith + climate leaders at the Raising Hope Conference in Italy to uplift frontline voices and the cry of the Earth + the Poor. 💧🌱 #LaudatoSi10

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@mangrovesmatter.bsky.social @mangrovesmatter.bsky.social · 8d

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@mangrovesmatter.bsky.social @mangrovesmatter.bsky.social · 8d

First #RedStart warbler of the season. Perhaps , this is an indication. Maybe they are telling us something . Times are changing. From the Panhandle to the Keys, Floridians want fair maps and fair elections. Make your voice heard — call your legislator today. #ProtectTheVote

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@mangrovesmatter.bsky.social @mangrovesmatter.bsky.social · 8d

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Say NO to Mid-Decade Redistricting in Florida!

YouTube video by League of Women Voters Broward County

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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 9d

The Sisters of St. Joseph's Mirabeau Water Garden in New Orleans is under construction, creating an opportunity to utilize the city's excess rainwater.

Developers wanted their land. Instead, sisters are turning it into a rainwater repository.

The Sisters of St. Joseph's Mirabeau Water Garden in New Orleans is under construction, creating an opportunity to utilize the city's excess rainwater.

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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 9d

Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, was announced Friday as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England. https://bit.ly/3VLit5V

Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury

The process for Mullally was an 11-month marathon presided over by a committee of some 20 people chaired by the former director-general of MI5, Britain’s domestic spy agency. The process only began wi...

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social · 9d

Due to the yellow weather warning of high winds forecast for tomorrow (Sat 4 October) we have made the decision to cancel this year’s Fungi Field Day. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. [1/3]

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