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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 5h

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 6h

The Trump-Vance administration blocking Catholics from receiving the Eucharist. The Trump-Vance war on Catholics and Catholicism.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 6h

As the procession reaches Broadview, priests have been denied access to ICE detention facility in order to bring the Eucharist to detainees.

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Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 3h

I feel the same way.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

A giant talent.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 5h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d

“‘I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,’ Pope Leo XIV states in his first magisterial document …” www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...

Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians

“I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,” Pope Leo XIV states in his first m...

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Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 1d

a man is talking to a woman and saying `` so you 're telling me there 's a chance .

ALT: a man is talking to a woman and saying `` so you 're telling me there 's a chance .

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Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 1d

And she's referring to the ACA as the ACA and not Obamacare. It's also personal for her as her children benefit from the ACA.

Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 1d

He's not even good at hedging his bets.

Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, I'm not mad at this.🤣

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 2d

For the fourth time in eight days, Pope Leo has taken direct aim at Donald Trump's abuse of migrants in the United States.

In a new letter sent to Catholic Charities USA, he calls immigrants to the United States “witnesses of hope” and encourages Catholics to do all we can to welcome them.

Fourth Rebuke in Eight Days: Pope Leo Intensifies Clash with Trump Over Migrants

In his latest rebuke of Trumpism, Pope Leo praises immigrants as “agents of hope” and tells Catholics their faith is tested by how they welcome the stranger.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 2d

He never had the majority, just a plurality.

Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 2d

If the mayor can clear the streets and build a four block radius all on her own, then she doesn't need you.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

This is the way

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2d

Trump’s Gaza deal may bring a welcome pause to years of bloodshed — but let’s be clear: one ceasefire doesn’t make him a peacemaker.
While he chases a Nobel Prize abroad, he’s been stoking violence at home.
Peace isn’t a brand. It’s a character test.
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The "Peacemaker" Who Thrives on Chaos

Trump’s Gaza deal may earn him applause — but his record of stoking violence at home shows he’s no champion of peace.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 2d

100% are still idiots.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

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

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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Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 2d

So she was worse than Meghan McCain? 😮

Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 3d

Someone wrote a song about that.

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sorry this is crazy

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 3d

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 3d

Unironically, you can see how these guys’ Twitter brainrot has progressed to this stage where they have trouble remembering that you’re supposed to talk about the Nazis as the bad guys. It’s not a winking nod to neo-Nazis so much as them genuinely forgetting which way is supposed to be up

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 3d

Tucks asked Hunter Biden to write a letter of recommendation to Georgetown University for his son. His children want for nothing. They were born on third base just like their dad.

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Candy @candiva.bsky.social · 3d

Of course, it's personal for Marge. Her children are on Obamacare and will not be spared the giant price increase in their insurance.

I'm surprised Ana hasn't embraced what Cenk says. Could be she doesn't like Marge's comments re Bad Bunny. Only Ana gets to tell us which Hispanics are acceptable.