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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 16h

"The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #RememberThePoor

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Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. No longer a prince, not even a duke. Rest in power Virginia Giuffre. #epsteinfiles #virginiagiuffre #princenotprinceAndrew

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King Charles strips Andrew of prince title and ejects him from mansion

Royal subject to ‘censures deemed necessary’ in sharp change of tone by Buckingham Palace

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 3d

Which is it, Mike?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

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Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · 4d

Of course they didn't. Paul Weiss, the law firm that will provide “$40 million in pro bono legal services over the course of [the Republican] President['s] term." on.ft.com/3X211uk

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.

When billionaires take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.

David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 5d

In October, 'Washington Post' editorials fail to disclose Bezos interests

My story for NPR

www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...

'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties

Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

www.npr.org

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 11d

"The work of destruction, speaking generally, goes on not in the light of day, but, metaphorically, in the dark hours of night." #JECaselyHayford #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House hasn’t filed plans for Trump’s new ballroom despite demolition under way

Amid backlash over footage of East Wing being partly demolished, White House reportedly intends to send plans for new construction

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · 11d

#JeffMerkley, Oregon’s Democratic senator, is planning to speak “as long as he can”.

Connecticut’s Richard Blumenthal said Trump’s partial demolition of the White House East Wing "is emblematic of the wrecking ball he is taking to our democracy."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#equaljustice

Democratic senator’s floor speech condemning Trump enters 19th hour

Jeff Merkley of Oregon gives address to make case that president is ‘violating the law’ through authoritarianism

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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 16d

Ronald Reagan said it. #NoKings tomorrow 10/18

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Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · 16d

Miko Marks at #theguildtheatre in #menloparkca last Tuesday. See her live if you can~she gives a great performance❣️ #mikomarks has a great voice backed by talented musicians. #livemusicisbetter #stevewyerman on guitar👌🏽

Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · 27d

Amen to that, it’s time to start flipping the tables. #loveyourneighbor #bethechange #loveGod

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Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · 29d

In Bergamo, Lombardia, Italia, una statua dedicata alle vittime di COVID-19. #outdoorsculpture #bergamo #inmemoriadicovid

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · Oct 4

"What a diabolical reversal...Nobody worries about the blessing of an entrepreneur who exploits people, and this is a grave sin...while there's a public scandal if the pope blesses a divorced woman or a homosexual person." #PopeFrancis #Hope

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Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · Oct 2

Ever since the citizens of California passed a proposition eliminating California representatives' pay during budget impasses that shut down the state government, we've had a budget every year, 0 shutdowns.

www.cbsnews.com/live-updates... #nobudgetnopay #endcongressionalpayduringshutdown #congress

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Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · Sep 22

This is so awesome! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #chicagoriver #ALongSwim "Our river is beloved now – people want to use it, wildlife needs it, we need it."

Hundreds plunge in Chicago River for first official swim in nearly 100 years

Group participates in previously unthinkable mile-long swim after US made key progress to clean polluted rivers

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · Sep 20

"Hatred does not ever cease by hatred; hatred ceases by love. This is an unalterable law." #CompassionateBuddha #LoveEachOther #PrayForAmerica

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · Sep 18

Previous generations fought fascism in nearly every corner of the earth. Today it’s on our streets, silencing opposition and attempting to control the airwaves.

The GOP has declared all out war on free speech. It’s up to us to fight for it.

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Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · Sep 19

This is hysterical, so fun! "The robots... had back stories, names, costumes and overbearing coaches played by actors. One...was a Google intern wearing a multicolored pinwheel hat. ...Peuter Steel—a play on investor Peter Thiel—wore a 'CEO' chain necklace'" www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/t... #peaksf

‘Peak SF’ on a Friday Night Is a Robot Fight

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Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · Sep 15

The American people are united on so much: wanting better wages, lower costs, banning Congressional stock trading, releasing the Epstein list, getting dark money out of politics. So much.

Be skeptical of those trying to pit us against each other.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 15

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Anne Marie Wenzel @annemariewenzel.bsky.social · Sep 16

So cool, Claude, the California Academy of Sciences albino alligator, has a web cam. We can watch him lounge, swim, and snooze. He turned 30 years old yesterday <3. www.calacademy.org/learn-explor... #alligators #albinoalligator #CaliforniaAcademyofSciences #happybirthdayclaude #swamplife

Claude Cam

The Academy's most famous resident is now streaming! Keep tabs on Claude the alligator as he patrols the Swamp.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · Sep 6

In a staggering betrayal of the public trust, the Trump administration failed to protect Americans’ most personal data at the Social Security Administration. Now we’re all exposed. And it’s too late to do a damn thing about it.

Op: @jesscraven101.bsky.social

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Angela Ferrell-Zabala (she/her) @ferrellzabala.bsky.social · Sep 7

The majority of Americans don’t want to worry about someone with no training and no background check wandering around their community with a concealed, loaded gun.

Tell your lawmakers to vote no on a federal Concealed Carry Mandate:
https://bit.ly/4lNiH6S

Tell Congress: Oppose the Federal Concealed Carry Mandate

This legislation puts the safety of our communities at risk.

act.everytown.org

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