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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 4h

Pope Leo is spitting.

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Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7h

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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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 5h

“The building serves as an office for China's mission in Canada, though the embassy did not explain precisely what it's used for.” 😳

Chinese government stalls city plan to protect historic Ottawa telephone building | CBC News

The People’s Republic of China is opposing a push to grant heritage protection to a historic telephone building in Ottawa, prompting the city to put the plan on ice.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 15h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 15h

Wait, is that an option?

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 15h

Too much, sir. Please think of the children

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 15h

Quite.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 15h

Yes.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 15h

Canadian enthusiasm knows no bounds.

Two very bland “Go Jays” posts. (But both dudes are great people)

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 15h

Spencer.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 18h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 1d

Elderly Man In Wheelchair: Crosses the street in front of ICE officer

Stephen Miller, blood leaking from his eyes as he receives mental directives from his Dark Lord Patron: pepper spray this man until he sees god

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller goes on camera saying ICE is fighting Antifa on the streets because the country is a war zone with dangerous criminals out to destroy America and then the video will just cut to a video of a group of ICE officers suplexing a 110-year-old blind nun

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 1d

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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 1d

"I would never vote for Canada to become part of the United States"

🟢 Agree: 79%
🟡 Neutral: 12%
⚫️ Disagree: 9%

Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/canadian...

Canadians Firmly Reject Idea of American Statehood

Support for American statehood remains low across all age groups, even in more conservative provinces like Alberta

open.substack.com

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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 1d

"In their minds these guys are all starring in an early 90s Steven Seagal movie but in reality they’re just starring in a 2020 Steven Seagal movie" 😂

Trae Crowder @thetraecrowder.bsky.social · 1d

On Trump Deploying Troops to More Cities to Protect ICE from Antifa (Or Whatever)

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 1d

in the Bible it says to help people only if they have papers and a Cigna plan

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Homestar Screens @grapenutsrobot.graphics · 1d

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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News on a Canadian Aurora get an up close look at Chinese jets intercepting them as they track North Korean ships.

www.cbsnews.com/news/china-i...

CBS News on board as Chinese jets intercept Canadian air force plane tracking North Korean ships

China sent fighter jets to intercept a Canadian air force plane tracking North Korean ships breaching U.N. sanctions.

www.cbsnews.com

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 1d

2) protests movements around mothers absolutely reaffirm gender roles but it affords levels of protection that other protestors may not have? Therefore allows some action in tough conditions? Again not ideal. But an opening via a universally understood category.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 1d

You are more of an expert on this than I am so please don’t take this as rabid disagreement than a question I would like your view on, but 1) does the religious focus help when the state is making claims in the name of the religion? ie: shows hypocrisy

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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 1d

Strong agree. My research suggests a strong counterterrorist financing strategy is key.

(Spoiler: there is no strong counterterrorist financing strategy against Hamas)

Jacob Ware @jacobware.bsky.social · 1d

The War on Terror taught us that tackling violent actors with purely kinetic action does not work. It has never worked during the Arab-Israeli conflict. On the second anniversary of the #October7thMassacre, Israel ignores those lessons at its own peril. irregularwarfare.org/articles/isr...

Israel’s Irregular Warfare Paradox: Reconciling Precision Abroad and a “Killing Field” Next Door

Israel’s irregular warfare paradox shows how surgical operations in Iran and mass violence in Gaza are reshaping its global image and fueling regional instability.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 1d

The Vavilovs were ABSOLUTELY naughty

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