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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 2d

I gotta say: the papacy of a Chicagoan with the cultural competency to comment firmly, yet carefully, on U.S. events has been a hell of a plot twist.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

“I was struck at the beginning (of the video), it talks about the feeling of powerlessness, which I think is so much. I think it’s so important that we as a church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what’s going on in so many cities in the United States right now. At least the church cannot be silent,” the pope told the El Pasoans, according to a video of the meeting provided to El Paso Matters by Hope Border Institute.

Seitz responded: “You’ve spoken very strongly. We’re trying to do the same in our country and yet not get into the political fray the best that we can.”

Pope Leo told Seitz that he’d like to see the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops become more vocal on immigration issues.

“I mean, even within the conference, there are challenges. That’s one place they should be … I wish they were stronger in their own voice,” Leo said, adding that Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the conference, should speak out more on immigration.

“There’s been some good movement in that sense, but I certainly intend to continue to encourage” U.S. bishops to address immigration, Leo said.

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Commonweal @commonweal.bsky.social · 2d

TOMORROW: Join us as we host Matthew Sitman and Tara Isabella Burton in dialogue at the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary!

RSVP here:
cwlmag.org/rootsdialogue

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Errol Louis @errollouis.bsky.social · 3d

Every news story about sending the military into American cities should emphasize that such deployments run contrary to law, custom and the Constitution.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 4d

Identifying public officials isn't "doxing." People have the right to know who is working for their government. Nor, for that matter, is it "radical left-wing terrorism." So it's frustrating to see platforms caving to these bad faith characterizations. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 7d

Like many, I was surprised to hear a Catholic cardinal compare Charlie Kirk to St. Paul... Thankful to @thenation.com for asking me to identify some of the problems with this
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Archbishop of New York Should Know Charlie Kirk Was No Saint

Cardinal Dolan’s recent remarks on Fox News were playing to the Catholic Church’s most reactionary elements.

www.thenation.com

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Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 9d

Really looking forward to hosting this talk with Matt & Tara at @UnionTCollege - join us there and meet some folks from @commonweal.bsky.social too!

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Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 11d

"To give themselves courage they had come at night... They have always been in the service of authority and always will be. But recruiting them into a special army, giving them special uniforms and special arms, was a novelty. Such are the so-called Fascists." - Ignazio Silone, Fontamara

Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 12d

RIP 2025 Mets

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Gerardo Martí @gerardomarti.bsky.social · 15d

My review of John Turner’s excellent new bio (published by Yale) on Mormon founder Joseph Smith www.commonwealmagazine.org/leveraging-b...

Commonweal
Leveraging Belief
Joseph Smith, religious innovator
Gerardo Martí
September 23, 2025
RELIGION
CULTURE
BOOKS

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Heidi Schlumpf @heidischlumpf.bsky.social · 15d

New episode of the Francis Effect podcast: Heidi, Daniel and David discuss Pope Leo's first interview and the effects on free speech after recent bouts of alleged political violence. Also, my interview with sociologist Tricia Bruce about synodality.

francisfxpod.com/current/2511

Pope Leo's long interview, free speech fallout, and Tricia Bruce on synodality — The Francis Effect

Heidi, Daniel, and David explore what we might learn from the first official interviews with the Holy Father. We then turn to the recent bouts of alleged political violence and the chilling effects on...

francisfxpod.com

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BC Theology @bctheology.bsky.social · 15d

Read theological ethics alumnus Peter K. Fay's essay
'The Vision of Baptism: Catholic social teaching and mental illness' from a CTSA panel organized by ethics faculty member M. Cathleen Kaveny. It's featured in the October issue of
@commonweal.bsky.social

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 16d

@thecity.nyc is totally awesome. Extremely local news for news hungry New Yorkers. And, those of you who love NYC from afar.

If you write to The City with story ideas, they even write back! Crazy, huh?

It's all free, free, free! So, be a mensch and

Follow: @thecity.nyc

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 17d

Woah!!! Thanks to all our followers! Crazy to think we’re so close to reaching 50,000!!

If you have a friend or neighbor who’s looking to read more local reporting, pass our handle along ♥️

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Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 16d

The October issue of @commonweal.bsky.social is here, and I recommend everything in it

Commonweal @commonweal.bsky.social · 16d

The October issue is here! Feat:
- Ellen Wayland-Smith on eating Christ's body
- Jason Blakely on expertise and Covid-19
- A symposium on caring for the mentally ill
- The Editors on an authoritarian Supreme Court
And more!
www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 21d

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

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Commonweal @commonweal.bsky.social · 21d

"The German-speaking part of European Catholicism, associated with theological progressivism, is visibly nervous about the danger of Trumpism coming to the continent." — @massimofaggioli.bsky.social
www.commonwealmagazine.org/massimo-euro...

Continent at a Crossroads?

It seems there may be a new kind of European Catholicism—one sharing much in common with contemporary American Christianity.

www.commonwealmagazine.org

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Commonweal @commonweal.bsky.social · 21d

The Roberts court isn’t just cooperating with an authoritarian regime—it is adopting authoritarian tactics of its own.

From the desk of The Editors:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/editorial-tr...

Robed Collaborators

The Roberts court isn’t just cooperating with an authoritarian regime—it is adopting authoritarian tactics of its own.

www.commonwealmagazine.org

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Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 22d

Yay. Schumer drops f bomb.

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 22d

What Trump said is a fucking outrage.

It’s against democracy.

If Donald Trump has his way on this, our democracy is over.

A headline from USA Today reads: "Trump suggests FCC should consider revoking licenses over negative coverage of him"

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Minkadoo - Keeper of the Flame @minkadoo.bsky.social · 22d

Where is the Republican outrage? Anyone?

The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 22d

Christ

gothamist.com/news/texas-m...

Texas man charged with making terroristic threats against Zohran Mamdani

The man was arrested Sept. 11 in Plano, Texas, by the NYPD's hate crimes task force.

gothamist.com

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Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 22d

They and all of us are allowed to do it

Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 22d

You are literally, constitutionally and biblically allowed to do this.

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 22d

Trump:

"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22d

The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

What happened to Jimmy Kimmel is not about one comedian who said something he should not have said. The Trump administration and its enforcers want to control your speech, your behavior, even your public expressions of mourning. You are not allowed to criticize the president’s associates. You do not even retain the right to remain silent; you must make public expressions of emotions demanded by the administration and its allies or incur its disfavor, which can threaten your livelihood. This is the road to totalitarianism, and it does not end with one man losing his television show.

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janthonylong.bsky.social @janthonylong.bsky.social · 23d

Speaking of which.

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 23d

We're in cuckoo bananas world where Ezra Klein is bowing to right wing authoritarian narratives faster than Karl Rove.

'They' Didn't Kill Charlie Kirk
It insults his memory to blame political opponents for one man's heinous act.
By Karl Rove
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Sept. 17, 2025 at 5:15 pm ET

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Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 23d

We were lucky to live in a country where Kirk could say anything, ugly as it was; now we're in one where talk-show hosts can say nothing. This admin yearns to criminalize dissent, and as I note at @commonweal.bsky.social, Kirk's death is one more pretext www.commonwealmagazine.org/preziosi-kir...

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Dominic Preziosi @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social · 23d

"community values"

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 23d

in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments.

that fox news host still has his job.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27d

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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