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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 15h

Source: www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best...

Top Universities in the US 2026

Discover the best colleges in the US according to the Times Higher Education’s trusted World University Rankings. This list highlights the which universities in the US excel in teaching, research, and...

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 15h

Times Higher Education rankings: U.S. (left), World (right).

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 1d

Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/r...

Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 1d

“These [MIT] values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent.” orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 1d

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 2d

Free October 11th through 15th:
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5 Lessons from Sartre (5 Lessons from Great Thinkers Book 6)

Buy 5 Lessons from Sartre (5 Lessons from Great Thinkers Book 6): Read Books Reviews - Amazon.com

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 2d

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Pope Leo to Catholic Charities USA: 'Migrants are witnesses of hope' - Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV sends a message of support to Catholic Charities USA, calling its members “agents of hope” as they gather for their 115th Annual Meeting. ...

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 2d

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Basketball Superfan and Team Chaplain, Dies at 106 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/s...

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Basketball Superfan and Team Chaplain, Dies at 106

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 2d

Source: Dilexi Te, para. 92, www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (4 October 2025)

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION DILEXI TE OF THE HOLY FATHER LEO XIV TO ALL CHRISTIANS ON LOVE FOR THE POOR [ Multimedia ] _____________________

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo XIV: “There is no shortage of theories attempting … to explain that economic thinking requires us to wait for invisible market forces to resolve everything. Nevertheless, the dignity of every human person must be respected today, not tomorrow”

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 2d

Source: en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tacitus

Tacitus - Wikiquote

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 2d

Tacitus in his work on the Roman general Agricola:

Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium, atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.

To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire, and where they make a desert, they call it peace.

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 2d

May there be lasting peace in the Middle East through a ceasefire and may there be a new policy of peace and compassion toward immigrants and all other struggling families in the United States.

Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo Calls on Christians to Care for the Poor in His First Teaching www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...

Pope Leo Calls on Christians to Care for the Poor in His First Teaching

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 3d

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50 colleges with the best ROI

Stacker compiled a list of the colleges with the best ROI using data from a 2025 Georgetown University study.

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 4d

California is proud of its Hispanic past and present.

Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 5d

Country in chaos: Govt shut down; airport delays; stagflation; incendiary rhetoric at the highest levels; unpredictable tariff regime; erratic foreign policy; dramatic political violence & hate crime; Catholic leaders condemning immigration terror tactics; troops sent to cities.

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 5d

I might be missing some arcane subtlety, but Harvard sounds like an educational joke. I am open to correction.
Harvard Students Skip Class and Still Get High Grades, Faculty Say www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Harvard Students Skip Class and Still Get High Grades, Faculty Say

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 5d

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Jane Goodall: Blast Trump, Putin, Musk, Netanyahu Into Space

Jane Goodall recorded an interview in anticipation of her death in which she left behind a wish that President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Russian President

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 6d

Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 5d

It’s obvious to lawyers. We’re now in a dictatorship.

Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 5d

“ ‘Maybe you’ll only be demoted or fired. But maybe it will be worse. Either way, you’d better bow to the emperor.’ ” We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 5d

“ ‘Maybe you’ll only be demoted or fired. But maybe it will be worse. Either way, you’d better bow to the emperor.’ ” We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 6d

How to Save the American Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 6d

As Latter-Day Saints Convene, ‘Our Hearts Are Mourning Loss’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

As Latter-Day Saints Convene, ‘Our Hearts Are Mourning Loss’

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Dr. Oswald Sobrino @oswaldsobrino.bsky.social · 6d

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

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