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Edward A. Rowe @edwardarowe1.bsky.social · 7h

Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 7h

If theology is the study of the nature of God and religious belief as one definition states, we should all be able to do that a little. But it begins by seeing that the nature of God is love, not power, something that Catholic integralists don’t seem to understand.

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 7h

More than anything it shows your teen how much you care and that she (that’s right, isn’t it) can count on you. Blessings.

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 7h

Had a great evening at @thebulwark.com Live event in DC. @jvl.bsky.social @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @timmiller.bsky.social were on their game. We’re in this fight against Trump’s authoritarian project together.

Photo of JVL, Sarah, and Tim at Bulwark Live event in DC

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 14h

Folks, the oath of enlisted people and officers are two different oaths. The officer's oath does not include the stuff about the president.

Whey Standard @wheystandard.bsky.social · 14h

Again, the oath has mentioned obeying orders of the President since 1789. Here it is as established by Congress in 1962, in Public Law 87-751 (codified then in 10 USC 501, codified after 1968 in 10 USC 502):

Public Law 87-751
October 5, 1962
AN ACT
(H. R. 218]
To provide that individuals enlisted into the Armed Forces of the United States shall take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Armed Forces.
Enlistment oath.
70A Stat. 17.
National Guard.
70A Stat. 602.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
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"Each person enlisting in an armed force shall take the following oath:
-→ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that
I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, accorang to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 12h

"At least the church cannot be silent." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForAmerica elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

elpasomatters.org

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 15h

This is capitulation. It is not the "Department of War." If CNN concedes on this point, they'll concede on any point.

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 16h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13h

Complete nonsense from Secretary Rubio.

The Trump administration is engaged in lawless, premeditated killings without any congressional authorization.

Schiff-Kaine resolution moves to stop that lawless killing.

The resolution would not affect authority to defend against real armed attacks.

The Schiff-Kaine resolution is up for a vote in the Senate today.

This resolution aims to strip President Trump of his constitutional authority to protect Americans by authorizing military strikes against narco-terrorists, the Houthis, and other Iranian proxies. This is dangerous — it puts our children, citizens, soldiers, and allies at risk.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12h

Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 15h

Day 66—Said my Our Father for our country.
Every day until …

Join me. Let me know. Pass this on. If it’s not your “thing”, just be kind and let it be.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21h

More good work by Greg Sargent

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16h

Pritzker: “This is a convicted felon…who is threatening to jail me. This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump: If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Pritzker: "I think it's important to recognize that the Trump administration does not seem to respect any laws in the United States. They just do what they want to do and they'll keep doing it unless someone stops them. Here in Illinois we're stopping them."

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 16h

We, the American people, must stand up for freedom--to use our constitutionally-protected rights to ensure we have a Federal government that does what it "ought" rather than the current malevolent one that does what it "likes." It's up to us, "We the people" to do what is right, starting now. 6/6

Photos from Pope John Paul II visit to Baltimore in 1995 where he said, Every generation of Americans needs to know that freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought."

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 16h

... sent troops into U.S. cities to exert Administration power against wishes of elected officials, and attacked unarmed, civilian boats on the high seas without warning or attempted interdiction in violation of U.S. and international law. 5/6

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 16h

... arbitrarily / illegally eliminated Congressionally-authorized spending, fostered widespread conflicts of interest and corruption, arrested and imprisoned migrants and U.S. citizens without cause, ... 4/6

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 16h

The Trump administration is lawlessly, maliciously, and unconstitutionally doing what it "likes" rather than what it ought. In less than nine months, Trump and his sycophants have destroyed USAID and other agancies, intimidated law firms, universities, and the media, ... 3/6

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 16h

I was present at that Mass and when I heard these words I thought first of our individual freedoms and our tendency to pursue wealth, power, and pleasure rather than loving our neighbor and the common good. While that remains true, I realize this applies to our government too, especially today. 2/6

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 16h

What is Freedom in the United States?
"Every generation of Americans needs to know that freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought."
These words spoken by Pope John Paul II exactly 30 years ago in Baltimore directly apply to us today. A brief 🧵 1/6

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 18h

‘The church cannot remain silent,’ Pope Leo XIV tells El Pasoans in Vatican meeting on mass deportation fears

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

elpasomatters.org

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 18h

The President is asserting a license to kill outside of the law.

Congress needs to push back.

Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 19h

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 17h

Bravo! And much needed.

Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 19h

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22h

Pope Leo at General Audience: “No fall is definitive, no night is eternal, no wound is destined to remain open forever. However distant, lost or unworthy we may feel, there is no distance that can extinguish the unfailing power of God’s love.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 21h

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces an executive order establishing "ICE-free zones" in Chicago.

"That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as staging grounds for these raids."

This man is an American Hero!

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Ray Glennon OFS @rayglennon.bsky.social · 20h

Always read @hcrichardson.bsky.social. She is documenting the unprecedented and dangerous times in which we live.

Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

October 7, 2025

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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