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#Catholic Geeky, News Junkie, History Lover. #billsmafia
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Hi, this is my first post here on #BlueSky.
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I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Trump plays hardball with tariff fees as possible refunds loom
Trump plays hardball with tariff fees as possible refunds loom
In response, companies are now filing lawsuits to protect their access to tariff refunds if the Supreme Court invalidates some of the president's duties.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Josh Allen is no longer just father to the Miami Dolphins.

The Buffalo Bills quarterback and singer and actress Hailee Steinfeld are expecting their first child!

Steinfeld announced the pregnancy in her weekly newsletter, Beau Society:
buffalonews.com/sports/bills...
Josh Allen to become a dad, as Hailee Steinfeld announces pregnancy
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has had quite a year. So has his wife, singer and actress Hailee Steinfeld.
buffalonews.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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A snowy Gaudete Sunday morning here in Hollywood on the Hudson
December 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney
December 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Six of California’s Catholic bishops visited the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to celebrate Mass with the detainees inside the facility. www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/l...
Catholic bishops visit Adelanto ICE Center to pray in solidarity with immigrants
California Catholic bishops visited the Adelanto ICE facility to celebrate Mass with detained immigrants on Dec. 10. They say they stand in solidarity with the detained.
www.vvdailypress.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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As fear of ICE raids descend upon Guadalupe Celebrations (patch.com/illinois/des...), Pope Leo to preside at Mass for Friday’s Feast; ironically, last year Leo celebrated Mass as “Bob” filling in for Francis who was ill — Amid the current crackdown on migrants, Leo’s words bear a close watching.
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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I guarantee you an exception will be made for FIFA World Cup fans, players, coaches, and team officials. Bookmark it.
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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As Pope Leo prepares to visit northern Lebanon, Christian border villages in the south feel abandoned and struggle to rebuild after the war with Israel. n.pr/4iA7pTE
Pope's visit to Lebanon sparks hope but also frustration
As Pope Leo prepares to visit northern Lebanon, Christian border villages in the south feel abandoned and struggle to rebuild after the war with Israel.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.
Pope Leo visits a wounded Lebanon in his first trip to the Middle East
Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Pope preaches unity at gathering of Christian, Muslim leaders in Beirut
Pope preaches unity at gathering of Christian, Muslim leaders in Beirut
In a Beirut square that was once a physical embodiment of Lebanon's sectarian rifts, Christian and Muslim leaders united around Pope Leo XIV on Monday as he urged them to work for peace in their divided nation.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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The Pope has a word with the man in 27E who is listening to an action movie on his iPad's speakers.
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Breaking News: Radio Free Asia will shut down its operations for the first time since its founding in 1996, after being targeted by the Trump administration.
Radio Free Asia Will Halt News Operations Amid Shutdown
Until this month, Radio Free Asia had successfully resisted Trump officials who had tried to render it obsolete.
nyti.ms
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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This is the third U.S. Attorney found to be unlawfully appointed. The other two are Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba. Their indictments stand because they were signed by other prosecutors. Not true for Lindsey Halligan.
BREAKING: A federal judge says L.A.-based US attorney Bill ESSAYLI has been acting in the role unlawfully since July, declaring him disqualified from the position. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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He’s foaming at the mouth to go full Gestapo.
October 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
October 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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A Chicago citizen confronts the hypocrisy of a fellow Hispanic man working for ICE, shaming him and making a powerful point by asking how his family ended up in the United States.
October 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Trump during the campaign: I never even heard of Project 2025, don’t know anything about it, don’t know who is involved.

Trump today:
October 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM