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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 17h

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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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 10h

this is more than just marching in full regalia to Broadview and praying outside of it

this is very deftly trapping ICE into the position of having to literally - LITERALLY, to them - turn Christ away from the door

any Catholic ICE officer was probably shook, I’m really not exaggerating

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 8h

goddammit I JUST noticed that the original post didn’t have alt text and now it’s gonna be buried in the thread I’M SO SORRY BESTIES HERE U GO

FULL CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT

I had the privilege this morning of leading a Eucharistic Procession from St. Eulalia Church in Maywood, IL to the ICE Detention Center in Broadview. We went to pray and have a few of us clergy and religious women bring Holy Communion and the love of the Christian community to the men and women detained there under inhumane conditions.
Over 1,000 Catholics and other Christians marched in peaceful prayer and song, facilitated by the Maywood and Broadview Police Departments and the Illinois State Police. I cannot speak more highly of these public safety officers in providing us safe passage.
Upon arrival, it was a different story. There were no ICE or Federal representatives there. When requesting to talk with a representative from Homeland Security and ICE, the State Police reached out on our behalf to make the request over the phone, After a brief wait, the answer came back very clearly:
NO, YOU CANNOT BRING A HINT OF COMPASSION AND PRAYER INTO THIS PLACE!
NO, YOU CANNOT OFFER ANY SOLACE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN FEARFUL AND SUFFERING INSIDE!
NO, YOU CANNOT BRING JESUS, THE SON OF GOD. THE LOVE OF GOD. INTO THIS PLACE!

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.
What we have been able to do for detainees for the past several years, which is written into Illinois law, was refused by this current Federal Government.
"Father, forgive the ones who do not know what they are doing."
"Have mercy on the souls of those who know exactly what they're doing. Touch their hearts and transform them from stony hearts into fleshy, life-giving hearts."
"Only through, with and in God will hearts be changed!"
The battle for hearts and minds, compassion and mercy, continues...
Please pray especially for the children, for the mothers and fathers who are being treated inhumanely.
Please step up and speak out.
Silence is supporting this abuse of these members of God's family.
Peace! Fr. Larry Dowling

photo of a large crowd with protest signs and journalists crowded around a fancy gold tent where you can see a priest, several deacons and at least one nun gathered around. I think the tent is over the monstrance though I can’t see it

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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 13h

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criticalpressure.bsky.social @criticalpressure.bsky.social · 11h

According to the last couple of paragraphs, they're not all being asked back. It's another "it's 100% tariffs, no now it's only 20%, doesn't that make us seem more reasonable since it's not 100%?" move. Classic abuser.

The agency’s entire Washington office, which was laid off on Friday, will not be rehired. Nor will employees of the office of the director of the center for injury prevention, or those at the division of violence prevention policy.

“This is going to be devastating to Americans and to the global community,” said Dr. Debra Houry, who served as the agency’s chief medical officer before she resigned in August in protest against the administration’s policies.

“They are dismantling public health,” she added.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 19h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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criticalpressure.bsky.social @criticalpressure.bsky.social · 1d

Some people are useful in that they teach you to spot red flags. (Sometimes these people are in fact 95% red flag by weight).

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

I couldn't find stories in other outlets about,
1) POTUS is clearly OUT OF HIS MIND & as he was babbling WH announced a "yearly" physical tomorrow 6 mos after last one
2) FUCKING PIZZAGUY WAS TREATED AS AN EXPERT
3) Trump, whose Wormtongue is talking suspending habeas corpus, though it was a person

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Tim Rogers @timmytyper.bsky.social · 3d

"Very few Democrats seem to understand this new dynamic; Democrats are so used to being the 'responsible' party who helps keeps government open … that they seem not to be able to reckon with how irrelevant Donald Trump has made Congress …" www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

There is no budget "deal" to be made

President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Sara @ms-theman.bsky.social · 3d

Lots to talk about this week #WednesdayWisdom
open.substack.com/pub/srrfunfa...

Wednesday Wisdom 10/8:
Midweek reads full of fun facts to contemplate on flying blind into capital controls and Trump's war on cities

In Big News, the labor market continues to weaken. I dig in with alternative sources for payroll jobs and layoffs while the BLS is sidelined by the shutdown.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 6d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 6d

this timeline is so surreal

collapse of the republic!

football!

bluesky moderation meltdown!

collapse of the republic some more!

more football!

the republic: still collapsing!

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criticalpressure.bsky.social @criticalpressure.bsky.social · 8d

If I ever run across one of these in circulation, the temptation will be strong to epoxy it low on the inside of the nearest heavily-used urinal

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 8d

An FBI raid revealed 57 victims of forced labor living in cramped quarters at a lavish #Florida mansion connected to the leaders of a church, federal officials say.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-... via @miamiherald.com

Raid of church leader’s Florida mansion reveals 57 forced laborers, feds say

The victims, called “armor bearers” by the church, are threatened with damnation if they fail to meet their quotas, federal officials say.

www.miamiherald.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 13d

I'm really proud of my new 2026 London Underground Calendar and can't wait to share it with you all.

Thanks everyone for your support and love as always 🙏

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 13d

I keep using the term "non compos mentis" to describe Trump because that's how he's acting. It's beyond his longstanding history of total ignorance, habitual lying, and constant exaggeration. He's genuinely disconnected from reality and often incapable of expressing coherent thoughts.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 13d

I have been haunted by this statement all day www.kgw.com/article/news...

Local News
Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'

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criticalpressure.bsky.social @criticalpressure.bsky.social · 17d

That's like putting money in Don Jr's pocket.

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criticalpressure.bsky.social @criticalpressure.bsky.social · 17d

Passive voice is doing us a disservice here.

[Goose chasing guy meme] expected BY WHO to be indicted??

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criticalpressure.bsky.social @criticalpressure.bsky.social · 17d

Anyone have a betting pool going on which federal districts rack up the most "no true bill" returns this year?

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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 17d

Just a reminder that the first 24 hours or so of a mass casualty event are the most chaotic and have the most unreliable information. Take nothing as gospel.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18d

This is the perfect encapsulation of Trumpism -- because of its obsession with imagery, the White House crew caused a problem but blamed it on other people, leading to MAGA making threats against the United Nations for their own screw up

Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 18d

Stephane Dujarric, the U.N. spokesman, said a videographer from the U.S. delegation who ran ahead of him triggered the stop mechanism at the top of the escalator.

After mechanical challenges, UN says Trump's team to blame for nonworking escalator and teleprompter

President Donald Trump used an inoperable escalator and a defective teleprompter at the United Nations to paint the global body as dysfunctional.

apnews.com

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criticalpressure.bsky.social @criticalpressure.bsky.social · 18d

How it started/how it's going.

View from the end of a 2-inch square tubing canister of stainless steel. Inside the canister, the leftmost third is full of cut up gear sprockets from a bicycle; the center third is filled with layers of steel with red or blue marker coloring the ends; the rightmost third is filled with pieces of bicycle chain.

A cleaver-style knife sits on a marble countertop. There is a pattern on the blade suggestive of distorted lengths of bicycle chain

A cleaver-style knife sits on a marble countertop. There is a distorted pattern on the blade from the layers of bicycle gears (and probably some loose bicycle chain links)

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 20d

What are the names of the U.S. Navy officers carrying out these orders to serially bomb civilian boats that pose no threat to their own vessels, killing everyone aboard? Surely they’ll want to take personal credit for this honorable service and perhaps wear a little campaign medal on their chest.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 21d

Saving this list for the next time I have a student ask why I say that Watergate was small potatoes compared to what goes on in an average week with this administration.

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 21d

Ned Price @nedprice
X.com
On a single Saturday in September:
--Trump instructed his AG to go after specific political enemies.
--We learned that his DOJ ended an investigation into his border czar, who was caught on camera taking a $50k cash bribe.
--His Pentagon top brass threatened to expel journalists who report info not cleared by them.
--His WH spoke to a shady deal that will see TikTok in the hands of a consortium of GOP mega-donors.
--Trump threatened "bad things" if we don't retake Bagram AFB.
--His most senior counterterrorism official is in a Twitter spat with Laura Loomer.
None of this is normal. All of it is so dangerous and corrosive to our democracy.
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