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“What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly.” — Pope Francis
If you know, you know. 🎀
Thank you, Sweetie! 😘
April 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Francis instead wrote that people should meditate on love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception.

"Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups," the pope writes.

www.npr.org/2025/02/11/g...
The pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance's theology
In a strongly worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump administration's stance on migrants, calling it a "major crisis."
www.npr.org
February 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
You can scroll down to the bottom where it asks if this article was helpful, choose No, and tell them why not. www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm
February 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
‘Member this, my fellow Americans?
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Jan 31
Etched on the foot of the Statue of Liberty is a poem that speaks to the heart of our nation's responsibility.

The right for people to seek a better life in the United States is foundational to this great American experiment — and we will defend it, always.
February 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Call your senators and representatives NOW.
January 31, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Those of us who are Jewish and queer have been to this circus before and recognize these clowns. The time to reach out to your trans friends and colleagues and offer support and help (including, possibly, help leaving the USA) is NOW.
If you cannot call it what it is when all in a week: a government removes every mention of a group of people, destroys information about them en masse, bans their discussion in schools, restricts their ability to travel and starts seizing and refusing their official identification, when will you?
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Have you or your community been affected by President Trump's immigration policies? We want to know your story.
SHARE YOUR STORY: How Trump's Immigration Policies Will Impact You
action.aclu.org
February 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Trans kids have a right to exist as who they are, not who the Trump administration wants them to be.
Dear Trans Kids, You Don't Need the Government's Permission to Exist
Activist and journalist Raquel Willis offers crucial advice to trans and nonbinary youth.
www.teenvogue.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
January 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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“Winters Wisdom” finished painting in my Mucha inspired range of paintings. This will be available soon on my website as both a greeting card and signed print.
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#mucha #alphonsemucha #artnouveau #watercolors #watercolours #watercolor #artist
January 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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It's still cold here. So more crochety things. This is one of a bunch of hats I made for my SIL.
January 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Despite the Trump administration telling federal health agencies to stop issuing all reports and communications, the CDC is continuing to update its COVID-19 wastewater data.
January 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Trans people have been here since the beginning.

And we're not going anywhere.

📍 The People's March
📸 Will Martinez
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM