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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 23h

My Very Dear Ones,

I write to you from near the front lines of war ravaged Portland.

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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 23h

GREAT NEWS from Leander ISD. To Kill a Mockingbird, House on Mango St, and Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass will be returned to classrooms after a massive outcry. Thanks to everyone who spoke up!!!

From an email to teachers today:

*An important update regarding the books that
were previously paused from curriculum use as a
result of concerns around Senate Bill 12.
Thirty-six of the forty books are being reinstated
to the secondary curriculum book list, with
revisions made to the curriculum to ensure TEKS
alignment and compliance with SB 12. Four
titles, Stamped, Melissa (George), Gracefully
Grayson, and The 57 Bus, will remain paused for
additional review of curriculum alignment. Please
note that all books, including these four, should
remain available, or be returned if removed, to
classroom libraries for individual student choice
reading.

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 2d

. @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social is a great witness to truth. Please share this important article.

www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk?

For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

www.americamagazine.org

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 2d

. @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social is a great witness to truth. Please share this important article.

www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk?

For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

www.americamagazine.org

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 2d

Just in:

State of California joins Oregon and Portland in Amended Complaint in wake of President Trump's alleged effort to send federalized California National Guard troops to Portland - despite Judge's Saturday evening temporary restraining order.

Key:⤵️
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 4d

This is by far the best reporting I've seen on Thiel's unsettling views and their influence on JD Vance.

WIRED @wired.com · 8d

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Carl Schmitt, the German legal theorist tapped by the Nazi's to justify Germany's slip from democracy to dictatorship.

Those theories have been a roadmap for the billionaire
ever since.

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

www.wired.com

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Barbara Hershey @barbarahershey.bsky.social · 3d

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𝖂𝖊𝖗𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖗 @wertheimer.bsky.social · 3d

two men are sitting on a couch and talking .

ALT: two men are sitting on a couch and talking .

media.tenor.com

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 4d

They call it Buckingham "Avenue" but it's kind of a drag. #sunshinepop

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Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 4d

This Congress isn’t just wearing blindfolds; it has poked its own eyes out so that it won’t have to witness the epic levels of corruption and self-dealing at the highest office. My latest at @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2010...

Trump Is Steadily Pushing the Republic Toward the Edge of Oblivion

The administration has entered its most anti-Constitutional phase yet. We must call a regime that’s a danger to our way of life what it is.

newrepublic.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

The show of force highlighted President Donald Trump's unprecedented use of Border Patrol agents as a surge force in major cities, rerouting personnel who would normally be tasked with guarding America’s borders with Mexico and Canada

Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 4d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies

U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.

www.reuters.com

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 4d

This is by far the best reporting I've seen on Thiel's unsettling views and their influence on JD Vance.

WIRED @wired.com · 8d

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Carl Schmitt, the German legal theorist tapped by the Nazi's to justify Germany's slip from democracy to dictatorship.

Those theories have been a roadmap for the billionaire
ever since.

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

www.wired.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6d

After the Brown v. Board decision, white people across the South opened hundreds of private schools.

70+ years later, most of the ones still open in Alabama’s Black Belt remain overwhelmingly white.

In this town, one school keeps kids divided.

(Published May 2024)

Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools.

Seventy years after Brown v. Board, Black and white residents, in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see their children schooled together. But after so long apart, they aren’t sure how to make it...

www.propublica.org

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Emileeeeeek @emilyemem.bsky.social · 6d

I've fought that wind before; not really sure I won so much as survived!

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 6d

Wind

H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 7d

If you had to fight one Chicago landmark (physically), which would you choose?

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Adam Rasmussen @chrysologus.bsky.social · 8d

The consistent ethic of life has been official Catholic doctrine for many years (see, e.g., the encyclical Fratelli Tutti), so what Pope Leo said isn't surprising or new. However, many American Catholics have been convinced (often by online groups) that it's unorthodox. That needs to change.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 8d

Pope Leo in remarks to journalists tonight: "Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life.” www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

Pope Leo criticizes 'inhuman' treatment of immigrants in US

Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic Church's pro-life teachings.

www.reuters.com

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A. Rascal @rascality.bsky.social · 8d

iaculator Ianqueorum iactus est / the Yankees’ reliever has been pulled #RedSox

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Joe Ferullo @joeferullo.bsky.social · 8d

NCR Editorial - McElroy makes it clear: the Gospels compel us to confront 'fear and terror.' The clarion call was issued in the cathedral in the nation's capital. It should spread to dioceses and parishes throughout the country.
#ICE #Trump #Catholic #Gospels
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Editorial: McElroy makes it clear: the Gospels compel us to confront 'fear and terror'

McElroy's message to reject indifference toward indiscriminate, violent deportation arrives with a desperately needed clarity amid the unfortunate clutter of voices on the issue, even within the churc...

www.ncronline.org

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Bruce Wilson @brucewilson.bsky.social · 9d

Such people are not picked for anything even remotely resembling competence. They are picked for absolute loyalty. This is the result.

Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10d

US Magistrate Judge Vaala trying to untangle Lindsey Halligan's first adventure in indicting someone:

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 9d

I laughed. I cried. I improved my gut microbiome.

Rakesh Satyal @rakeshsatyal.bsky.social · 9d

They’re blurbing yogurt now

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Rakesh Satyal @rakeshsatyal.bsky.social · 9d

They’re blurbing yogurt now

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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 11d

The Roman Theatre at Faesulae (modern Fiesole, Italy) has a seating capacity of 2,600-3,250. It was began during the Augustan period (27 BC- AD 14), with the scene added during the Claudian period (AD 41-54) and renovations during Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). #RomanSiteSaturday

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 9d

@thomassqc.bsky.social Thanks for the kind repost!

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 10d

#Grateful to have received 3 self-addressed stamped envelopes this week in my Prayer by Mail PO box from folks wishing to receive a handwritten prayer. I'll send prayers by Cardinal Newman and by Fr James Kubicki SJ & enclose one of the prayer cards I brought back from the Vatican. PrayerByMail.com

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Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, STD @dawnofmercy.bsky.social · 10d

#Grateful to have received 3 self-addressed stamped envelopes this week in my Prayer by Mail PO box from folks wishing to receive a handwritten prayer. I'll send prayers by Cardinal Newman and by Fr James Kubicki SJ & enclose one of the prayer cards I brought back from the Vatican. PrayerByMail.com

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