Richard F. Catalano

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 5h

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 5h

“Targeting children—our babies—is beyond the pale. ICE is completely out of control and beyond fixing,” said Minnesota’s lieutenant governor.

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 5h

“Targeting children—our babies—is beyond the pale. ICE is completely out of control and beyond fixing,” said Minnesota’s lieutenant governor.

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 7h

"What Vance delivers is not a defense of life, but a sermon in selective compassion: lavish concern for embryos, paired with... hostility toward actual children once they exit the womb and begin requiring food, shelter, healthcare, education, safety, and dignity."
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Forced Birth, Forgotten Children

JD Vance’s March for Life speech and the brutal hypocrisy of MAGA “pro-life” politics

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 10h

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov

Mike Brock 🇺🇸 @brockm.bsky.social · 1d

Any member of Congress who votes on a piece of legislation that directly or indirectly gives money to ICE at this point is a traitor as far as I'm concerned. They immediately go on the traitor list permanently if they cast that vote. I'm sorry. That's just how it works.

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 10h

Joyce Vance
"Donald Trump’s Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional for kids. A five-year-old in Minneapolis, with his bunny cap on...was put hands up against a car so ICE could take him into custody. Donald Trump embarrassed us all in Davos this week."

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 10h

"Starmer’s rebuke of Trump’s abuse will not fix the relationship. But it does something more important: it names the abuse for what it is and refuses to normalize it. Let other world leaders follow his example—and unite to face off tyranny."

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Has Trump Crossed a Line with Brits?

Even Prince Harry said "sacrifices deserve to be spoken about truthfully and with respect”.

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 14h

Lincoln Project
"So there you have it, folks. While millions of Americans are struggling to afford groceries and rent, Donald Trump is scamming you out of more money and turning a multi-billion dollar profit. "

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 14h

If your Representative is on the list, tell them how disappointed you are.

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 17h

@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@suzandelbene.bsky.social
@murray.senate.gov
@cantwell.senate.gov

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 17h

"So far, the leaders of the Democratic party have not. They have focused on mobilizing to compete successfully in November, but have done little to ensure the election is not rigged through executive action, intimidation or interference with vote counting."

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Democrats are campaigning as if the 2026 election will be fair. That’s a mistake | Austin Sarat

Trump’s remarks and Project 2025’s proposals have made the plan clear. Democrats must focus on stopping it

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 17h

"So far, the leaders of the Democratic party have not. They have focused on mobilizing to compete successfully in November, but have done little to ensure the election is not rigged through executive action, intimidation or interference with vote counting."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Democrats are campaigning as if the 2026 election will be fair. That’s a mistake | Austin Sarat

Trump’s remarks and Project 2025’s proposals have made the plan clear. Democrats must focus on stopping it

www.theguardian.com

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 17h

"I know we do this every week, Andrew, but this has just been spectacularly shitty in every way for Trump and for MAGA,” says a giddy Rick Wilson as he kicks off this week’s Behind The Numbers."

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Americans Hate Trump's Gestapo | Behind the Numbers with Rick & Andrew Wilson

"Donald Trump has set his own ass on fire and he is rolling around on the floor."

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 19h

"That’s the thing now, Donald. You can’t even bluff anymore. The world immediately sees through it. You announce things that don’t exist. You invent authority you don’t have. You pretend people respect you when they very publicly do not."

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Meidas Humiliates Donald… Shrinkage Goes Global

Written by Ben Meiselas

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 19h

"It is our patriotic duty to oppose this criminal president and his enablers bent on backing his lies and flouting our laws."

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Jack Smith Will Not Be Silenced

Finally, the former Special Counsel speaks the truth in public, while the vengeful target of his criminal investigation continues to spread lies

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 20h

Good Advice
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@suzandelbene.bsky.social
@murray.senate.gov
@cantwell.senate.gov

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 20h

"Democrats have to understand: you can’t “norms” your way out of an authoritarian project. You can’t commission your way out of a legitimacy crisis....
You win. And then you govern like you understand what winning is for."

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Winning isn’t a Vibe: Democrats Have to Expand the Court and Start Acting Like They Want Power

Pragmatism isn’t betrayal—it’s how you keep basic rights from becoming “negotiable.”

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 20h

"Democrats have to understand: you can’t “norms” your way out of an authoritarian project. You can’t commission your way out of a legitimacy crisis....
You win. And then you govern like you understand what winning is for."

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Winning isn’t a Vibe: Democrats Have to Expand the Court and Start Acting Like They Want Power

Pragmatism isn’t betrayal—it’s how you keep basic rights from becoming “negotiable.”

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

Impeach!

Somersetchris @somersetchris.bsky.social · 1d

Do it

Americans Are Flooding The Internet With Calls For Trump To Be Removed From Office

"Grandpa needs a nice quiet retirement."

www.buzzfeed.com

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov should be primaried. Despicable to vote for ICE abuse. Defund ICE.

Lady A @tiredderit.bsky.social · 1d

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov how you, as a mother and child of an immigrant, could vote to fund ICE is unimaginable.
do you think this vote keeps your children safe from ICE or Noem's goons? i certainly don't. you may live to regret your choices. i guess we will wait and see.

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

"Evil triumphs when good people do nothing. That’s why it's important that we contact our elected officials in Congress and demand that they investigate and demand that ICE retract its policy."

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Breaking the Fourth Amendment

Last night, we learned from a report in the Associated Press that ICE, contrary to longstanding Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, is taking the position that it can enter people’s homes without a judici...

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Mike Brock 🇺🇸 @brockm.bsky.social · 1d

Any member of Congress who votes on a piece of legislation that directly or indirectly gives money to ICE at this point is a traitor as far as I'm concerned. They immediately go on the traitor list permanently if they cast that vote. I'm sorry. That's just how it works.

Lady A @tiredderit.bsky.social · 1d

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov how you, as a mother and child of an immigrant, could vote to fund ICE is unimaginable.
do you think this vote keeps your children safe from ICE or Noem's goons? i certainly don't. you may live to regret your choices. i guess we will wait and see.

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

@gluesenkampperez.house.gov
Your vote today to fund ICE will help you lose your election in November. Not a penny for those who support the American gestapo.

Somersetchris @somersetchris.bsky.social · 1d

Do it

Americans Are Flooding The Internet With Calls For Trump To Be Removed From Office

"Grandpa needs a nice quiet retirement."

www.buzzfeed.com

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

"Jack Smith is an American patriot who has been subjected to death threats and now the threat of criminal prosecution for trying to uphold our Constitution. Meanwhile, Jordan who was a “significant player” in Trump’s coup effort and defied a subpoena..."

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Jim Jordan should not be Judiciary Committee chair-he should be in jail for his role in Trump’s attempted coup

Jack Smith is an American patriot!

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

Get your House in order

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

Time:
"The seven House Democrats who ultimately voted for the DHS spending bill were Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Laura Gillen of New York, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, and Tom Suozzi of New York."

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"We have every force in our society right now trying to push us apart, trying to tell us to give up on politics, on government, and on one another. And if that succeeds, the authoritarian forces that we see right now...that will be their final victory." @mcbride.house.gov:

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

Time:
"The seven House Democrats who ultimately voted for the DHS spending bill were Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Laura Gillen of New York, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, and Tom Suozzi of New York."

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"We have every force in our society right now trying to push us apart, trying to tell us to give up on politics, on government, and on one another. And if that succeeds, the authoritarian forces that we see right now...that will be their final victory." @mcbride.house.gov:

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

Amen!
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@suzandelbene.bsky.social

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

Jared Golden of Maine, a Democrat, voted to fund DHS and HELP TERRORIZE HIS OWN STATE!

ICE is now deployed in Maine.

Bravo. Vote Blue no matter who, right?

Primary him and make him obsolete.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

Jared Golden of Maine, a Democrat, voted to fund DHS and HELP TERRORIZE HIS OWN STATE!

ICE is now deployed in Maine.

Bravo. Vote Blue no matter who, right?

Primary him and make him obsolete.

Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

"Donald Trump is so freaked out about whatever is in the Epstein files that he went to the brink of war against our NATO allies to distract from it. But that ordeal is over given Trump once again went full TACO: Trump always chickens out."

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With the Greenland BS done, it’s time to re-focus on Epstein, Trump’s corruption and failed economy!

Let's get back to issues Trump doesn't want to discuss!

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Richard Catalano @fabiancat.bsky.social · 1d

"Afterward, his former Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham called the spectacle “low-energy” and “bizarre,” saying it proves Trump is “mentally slipping.” And former Trump attorney Ty Cobb said his cognitive decline at the presser was “palpable.”

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