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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · 3h

So the president starts literally demolishing the WH, and bans pictures and @NPR doesn't even include it in its headlines, and Democratic officials aren't lying on the ground to block the bulldozers? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure.

www.washingtonpost.com

celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · 3d

You know in the old days, we'd call stories the editors deemed less important to be placed "below the fold." NYT has spent a lot of energy this year "belowthefolding" crucial attacks on our democracy. Its placement of stories, and their often weak, often misleading, headlines, shame journalism.

celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · 3d

That's the best suggestion I've heard! So much progressive philanthropy is swimming around, dazed and lost. If the good billionaires actually bought big media, we'd have a chance!

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · 21d

Glad that sisters are calling out Cardinal Dolan. This man's desire to curry favor with the present administration needs to be curbed. www.globalsistersreport.org/ministry/ny-...

NY Catholic sisters challenge Cardinal Dolan's praise for Charlie Kirk

On Wednesday (Sept. 24), Sisters of Charity of New York issued a statement in response to remarks Dolan made earlier this month during an appearance on "Fox & Friends." While discussing Kirk's killing...

www.globalsistersreport.org

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · 21d

Can U.S. Catholic Bishops rally around a pro-life message that doesn't involve fetuses? DC Archbishop Robert McElroy's pro-immigrant message gives me hope. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

D.C. archbishop calls U.S. immigration crackdown a ‘governmental assault’

Hundreds gathered in Northwest Washington for a procession led by Catholic faith leaders to support migrants and refugees.

www.washingtonpost.com

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Sep 12

I have been on a news fast while in Europe, but @billscher.bsky.social @washingtonmonthly.com made me break it today. Great column about Biden inner circle and their reluctance to consider her a worthy Biden successor.

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Aug 22

So is this the Bro-pacy? Pope Leo shares his luxury flat with four mates. Sounds like something tech bros do, not popes. And it just reinforces the misogyny. Francis named women as decision makers, but Leo is going to trust his male chums, instead. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

Pope Leo plans to make his Vatican home a flat share with friars

Where does the Pope live? This proposed break with tradition would reflect Leo’s background as a member of the Augustinian order

www.thetimes.com

celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Aug 6

In June, the Society of Professional Journalists, DC Chapter, honored VOA Director Michael Abramowitz,This week, even as litigation continues over the administration's actions, Abramowitz was fired.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

VOA director fired after declining reassignment to low-level post

Kari Lake tried to dispatch Michael Abramowitz to North Carolina. When he refused, she fired him.

www.washingtonpost.com

celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Aug 2

For the media to recognize that they can't cover the president as if his actions were in the realm of normal is crucial. This oped wasn't written by a White House reporter, but it asks questions that need to be asked.
thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Trump’s mental decline is undeniable — so what now?

hemselves, that there is a problem, just as Biden’s supporters did for him. Donald Trump is showing all the signs of suffering from dementia. If this were a neighbor, a parent, or a family frien…

thehill.com

celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Aug 2

I hope @sulliview.bsky.social does a column or substack on today's NYT headline: Trump fires BLS Commissioner, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were Rigged. (They made the hed a bit stronger later). This is unprecedented, the act of a crazy man. But the media are normalizing all of it.

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Aug 2

Can we ever believe any BLS numbers again? We already can't believe history in our museums, or what's on federal health websites. This may be the most consequential and disastrous act of his presidency. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Orders Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief

The president’s move throws the quality of America’s statistical apparatus into question.

www.wsj.com

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Aug 2

Guys, this is King George III territory. Or maybe the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland. When the facts displease you, you do the equivalent of "Cut of their head!" Not as bloody, but quite as serious. Journalists just can't report this and shrug.

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jul 24

dorotheaproject.com#letters
The bishops pulled out all the stops to overturn Roe. Where's the same passion to protect immigratns? Catholic women have decided to shame them into action. The Dorothea project asks women to write to their bishops and asks them to do what their faith requires them do.

Home | The Dorothea Project

A community of Catholic women formed by Catholic Social Teaching, called to speak truth and defend human dignity.

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jul 22

Amen to this idea! Another great piece by @billscher.bsky.social

Democrats Should Get Tough and Quit Negotiating Spending Bills washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/22/d...

Democrats Should Get Tough and Quit Negotiating Spending Bills | Washington Monthly

Republicans broke the budget deal. Democrats should stop negotiating and let them keep the government open alone.

washingtonmonthly.com

celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jul 18

I can always count on Washington Monthly's Bill Scher for cutting through false assumptions and telling me something useful!
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/17/l...

Likes Don't Equal Votes | Washington Monthly

Adelita Grijalva’s landslide win over Deja Foxx shows that real-world connections still matter more than social media influence in politics.

washingtonmonthly.com

celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jul 9

Because the leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops put protecting fetuses above protecting immigrants. Their colleagues are waiving Mass obligations to keep their hunted flock safe. www.ncronline.org/news/califor...

California bishops scramble to tend to Catholics feeling 'hunted' by ICE agents

Along with a Mass dispensation in San Bernardino, bishops in Southern California have begun to speak out about aggressive mass deportations that have terrified many immigrants, including many in the c...

www.ncronline.org

celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jun 29

When Congress makes disastrous cuts to Medicaid to feather the nests of the Jeff Bezos of the world, the people who lose out include 60% of nursing home patients, even those who saved for retirement. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

How cutting Medicaid could upend long-term care for many older Americans

Experts told PBS News that there are ways to ensure older adults get the quality and type of care they need, but most require more resources, not less.

www.pbs.org

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jun 18

Pleased to interview award-winning journalist Miranda Spivack about her book, Backroom Deals in our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes fighting back. spjdc.org/2025/06/auth...

Author Discussion: Miranda Spivack on Getting Access to Government Documents - Washington, D.C., Pro SPJ Chapter

Miranda Spivack talks about her new book “Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back” (The New Press). Spivack said her...

spjdc.org

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jun 14

Just got back from No Kings Alexandria, VA in Market Square in the heart of Old Town. I'd estimate between 1,000 and 2,000. (Organizers told us it was at capacity, but we went anyway.)

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jun 14

Alexandria, VA is hardly the bastion of unrest, but its residents were out in blistering heat at today's #NOKINGS celebration of democracy.

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jun 14

The president won't let ICE raid farms, restaurants and hotels. But apparently will still allow raids at schools, hospitals and churches. Too bad this story didn't say that.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

Trump Shifts Deportation Focus, Pausing Most Raids on Farms, Hotels and Eateries

www.nytimes.com

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jun 10

Froomkin is right. Journalism has to do more. criticalread.substack.com/p/journalist...

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jun 8

"We're in big trouble": Veterans rally on D-Day anniversary against Trump's cuts and violations
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"We're in big trouble": Veterans rally on D-Day anniversary against Trump's cuts and violations

Watch now | Reflections from the "Unite for Veterans" rally in D.C.

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jun 6

Today, New York Times carried this front-page headline: "Mistakenly Deported Man Is Returned to U.S. from El Salvador." That sounds like someone got on the wrong plane! That "man" has lingered in a notorious prison for weeks, despite his blatant innocence, and now faces another trumped up charge!

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celiavw.bsky.social @celiavw.bsky.social · Jun 3

Those people with projects and plans will leave the U.S. long before four years are up. My alma mater, the University of Toronto, likely will scoop many of them up.

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