Cecelia J Cavanaugh SSJ
@cjcssj.bsky.social
I’m a Sister of Saint Joseph. I worked in higher ed for most of my ministry. Scholarship in Spanish literature - Federico García Lorca. Currently in service to my Congregation. Very concerned for people who are migrating.
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October 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A sobering report with recommendations for advocacy from a respected institution
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September 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A sobering report with recommendations for advocacy from a respected institution
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August 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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“I told them I was an American citizen. I questioned why they were using those tactics on me. I asked about my constitutional rights. An officer outright said out loud that I have no constitutional rights at a point of entry,” says Wilmer Chavarria, a school superintendent in Vermont.
‘Praying for it to end’: Vermont superintendent speaks out after ICE interrogation
YouTube video by MSNBC
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July 26, 2025 at 1:39 AM
“I told them I was an American citizen. I questioned why they were using those tactics on me. I asked about my constitutional rights. An officer outright said out loud that I have no constitutional rights at a point of entry,” says Wilmer Chavarria, a school superintendent in Vermont.
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Donald Trump and the Republican party — big tough guys keeping America safe from… the little league world series.
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Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series
The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Donald Trump and the Republican party — big tough guys keeping America safe from… the little league world series.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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FEMA will send $608 million to states to construct temporary immigrant detention centers, like Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to cut $1 billion in grants that help communities prep for disaster response.
Cruelty is always the priority.
Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to cut $1 billion in grants that help communities prep for disaster response.
Cruelty is always the priority.
July 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
FEMA will send $608 million to states to construct temporary immigrant detention centers, like Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to cut $1 billion in grants that help communities prep for disaster response.
Cruelty is always the priority.
Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to cut $1 billion in grants that help communities prep for disaster response.
Cruelty is always the priority.
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Erie Advocates are showing up.
Last week’s Gridley Park rally spotlighted the impact of federal budget cuts on food access — as local need has jumped 40%.
📍 Erie, PA
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Last week’s Gridley Park rally spotlighted the impact of federal budget cuts on food access — as local need has jumped 40%.
📍 Erie, PA
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Activists rally for organizations feeding those in need at Gridley Park
A rally focused on hunger issues in Erie County was organized by Network Erie on Thursday night. Activists gathered in Gridley Park to listen to a number of speakers from agencies in Erie County th…
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July 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Erie Advocates are showing up.
Last week’s Gridley Park rally spotlighted the impact of federal budget cuts on food access — as local need has jumped 40%.
📍 Erie, PA
📰 www.yourerie.com/news/local-n...
Last week’s Gridley Park rally spotlighted the impact of federal budget cuts on food access — as local need has jumped 40%.
📍 Erie, PA
📰 www.yourerie.com/news/local-n...
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“This is madness. We are running out of words to describe it. And the people of Gaza are running out of time,” says Chris Hayes on the dire aid situation amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
‘Madness’: Hayes says ‘the people of Gaza are running out of time’
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July 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“This is madness. We are running out of words to describe it. And the people of Gaza are running out of time,” says Chris Hayes on the dire aid situation amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Emil Bove has shown again and again that he can’t be trusted to serve as a fair, impartial judge. Use @standupamerica.com’s tool to urge the Senate to vote NO on his nomination: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
Stop Trump loyalist Emil Bove’s federal judge nomination!
From burying evidence to pushing the DOJ to ignore court orders, Emil Bove has shown again and again that he can’t be trusted to serve as a fair, impartial judge. Urge the Senate to vote NO on his nom...
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July 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Emil Bove has shown again and again that he can’t be trusted to serve as a fair, impartial judge. Use @standupamerica.com’s tool to urge the Senate to vote NO on his nomination: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
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A U.S. citizen and former Marine detained.
A 15-year-old boy with no criminal record held at "Alligator Alcatraz."
A father who has lived here for 30 years. No criminal record. Still held by ICE after nearly 6 months.
We are witnessing the cruelty of Trump's police state.
A 15-year-old boy with no criminal record held at "Alligator Alcatraz."
A father who has lived here for 30 years. No criminal record. Still held by ICE after nearly 6 months.
We are witnessing the cruelty of Trump's police state.
July 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A U.S. citizen and former Marine detained.
A 15-year-old boy with no criminal record held at "Alligator Alcatraz."
A father who has lived here for 30 years. No criminal record. Still held by ICE after nearly 6 months.
We are witnessing the cruelty of Trump's police state.
A 15-year-old boy with no criminal record held at "Alligator Alcatraz."
A father who has lived here for 30 years. No criminal record. Still held by ICE after nearly 6 months.
We are witnessing the cruelty of Trump's police state.
Emil Bove has shown again and again that he can’t be trusted to serve as a fair, impartial judge. Use @standupamerica.com’s tool to urge the Senate to vote NO on his nomination: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
Stop Trump loyalist Emil Bove’s federal judge nomination!
From burying evidence to pushing the DOJ to ignore court orders, Emil Bove has shown again and again that he can’t be trusted to serve as a fair, impartial judge. Urge the Senate to vote NO on his nom...
act.standupamerica.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Emil Bove has shown again and again that he can’t be trusted to serve as a fair, impartial judge. Use @standupamerica.com’s tool to urge the Senate to vote NO on his nomination: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
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INBOX: Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging lawmakers to change the GOP-led “Big, Beautiful Bill” budget proposal, citing Pope Leo to argue that the bill “takes from the poor to give to the wealthy.”
It’s the strongest language USCCB has used yet
It’s the strongest language USCCB has used yet
June 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
INBOX: Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is urging lawmakers to change the GOP-led “Big, Beautiful Bill” budget proposal, citing Pope Leo to argue that the bill “takes from the poor to give to the wealthy.”
It’s the strongest language USCCB has used yet
It’s the strongest language USCCB has used yet
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🙏 We walked through the halls of Congress with our interfaith partners in a prayerful protest of this budget bill. It slashes clean‑energy jobs, guts health care and food assistance, and funds mass deportation of our neighbors.
Our faith traditions call us to resist.
Our faith traditions call us to resist.
June 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
🙏 We walked through the halls of Congress with our interfaith partners in a prayerful protest of this budget bill. It slashes clean‑energy jobs, guts health care and food assistance, and funds mass deportation of our neighbors.
Our faith traditions call us to resist.
Our faith traditions call us to resist.
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The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.
June 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.
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Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.
Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC keeps recommending covid vaccine for kids
While RFK Jr. said coronavirus vaccines would be removed from the CDC schedule for healthy children, it’s still recommended in consultation with doctors.
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May 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Breaking news: Contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC continues to recommend the coronavirus vaccines for healthy children, according to new documentation posted to the agency's website.
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Upon wrapping up an impactful visit to El Salvador, seeing the challenges firsthand reminds me why we must tackle the root causes of immigration with compassion and action. Grateful for CARECEN’s leadership—and proud to stand with them.
May 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Upon wrapping up an impactful visit to El Salvador, seeing the challenges firsthand reminds me why we must tackle the root causes of immigration with compassion and action. Grateful for CARECEN’s leadership—and proud to stand with them.
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This month, as we celebrated 60 years of Head Start, I & @repdean.bsky.social held a news conference with parents & advocates to highlight what this vital program means to the over 26,000 children and families it serves across PA.
Congress should be working to expand Head Start, not defunding it!
Congress should be working to expand Head Start, not defunding it!
May 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This month, as we celebrated 60 years of Head Start, I & @repdean.bsky.social held a news conference with parents & advocates to highlight what this vital program means to the over 26,000 children and families it serves across PA.
Congress should be working to expand Head Start, not defunding it!
Congress should be working to expand Head Start, not defunding it!
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“The notion that I or any of my colleagues ‘body slammed’ armed federal officers is absurd. DHS is lying because they know their agents were out of line.”
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May 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“The notion that I or any of my colleagues ‘body slammed’ armed federal officers is absurd. DHS is lying because they know their agents were out of line.”
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"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
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The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
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Homeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there | CNN Politics
The battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland Security Department officers as they tried to visit a Newark, New Jersey Immigrat...
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May 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."
www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
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Reminder for those who seem to have forgotten: We don’t have kings in America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/george-washington-would-have-thrown
May 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Reminder for those who seem to have forgotten: We don’t have kings in America. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/george-washington-would-have-thrown
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NPR & PBS provide valuable, nonpartisan information and education to ALL Americans- but it seems President Trump can’t handle anything but fawning coverage.
If Republicans actually want to balance the budget, they can work with Democrats to close tax loopholes that favor their billionaire donors.
If Republicans actually want to balance the budget, they can work with Democrats to close tax loopholes that favor their billionaire donors.
‘Propaganda’: Pa. reps split on eliminating public broadcasting funding
Pennsylvania Democrats said they would fight Republican efforts to defund NPR and PBS while most Republicans declined requests for comment.
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May 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NPR & PBS provide valuable, nonpartisan information and education to ALL Americans- but it seems President Trump can’t handle anything but fawning coverage.
If Republicans actually want to balance the budget, they can work with Democrats to close tax loopholes that favor their billionaire donors.
If Republicans actually want to balance the budget, they can work with Democrats to close tax loopholes that favor their billionaire donors.
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The government was wrong to cut winter fuel payments.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
May 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The government was wrong to cut winter fuel payments.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.
It was wrong to keep the 2-child benefit cap.
It was wrong to slash disability benefits.
Pushing people into poverty is the wrong thing to do. The right thing to do is redistribute wealth and power so that everyone can live in dignity.