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Dave McNaughton
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Roman Catholic. Chicagoan. Vincentian. Outcast. Hopeless Cubs and Bears fan.
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“The law of armed conflict does not apply to these strikes. They are premeditated killings outside of the context of armed conflict, and we have a legal concept for that conduct. It’s murder.”

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Advocacy groups sue Trump administration seeking release of legal memo justifying boat strikes
The complaint argues that the deadly strikes on alleged drug boats, which have killed at least 87 people since early September, are illegal.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Card. Dolan & Bishop Barron, Trump's lackeys on the Religious Liberty Commission, can do some work. ND is not in the College Playoffs, clearly anti-Catholic bias. Since these two have been silent on killing people on the high seas or kidnapping migrants maybe they can put up a fight for ND?
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December 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Murder on the high seas, no due process for migrants, calling people garbage, and yet Cardinal Dolan and Bishops Barron, Cordileone, Paprocki, and Rhoades remain members of Trump's Commission on Religious Liberty. Make a clear statement in support of life, truth, and goodness and resign en masse.
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Perhaps a good time for Cardinal Dolan and Bishops Barron, Cordileone, Paprocki, and Rhoades to resign their roles on Trump's Religious Liberty Commission. Resigning en masse would certainly send a clear statement that murder on the high seas will not be tolerated.
jackjenkins.me Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10d
NEW: Abp. Timothy P. Broglio, former USCCB head who oversees Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, issues statement on "Caribbean Interceptions."

"…Abandoning due process undermines human rights, erodes public trust, and risks harming innocent people." files.milarch.org/archbishop/a...
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D. Statement on Caribbean Interceptions December 3, 2025 Everyone shares the concern about drug trafficking and the use of illegal narcotics in our country. Addressing this issue requires coordinated efforts from all sectors of society, including prevention and education, especially for young people, drug-free schools, accessible treatment and harm reduction, better international cooperation, and evidencebased drug-policy reform. If there is no market, the profits of cartels and those who support them will collapse, and with them, the incentive to smuggle drugs into this country. No one denies that dismantling the powerful criminal networks responsible for the flow of illegal substances into our Nation is a necessary and laudable task. To be sure, the illegal drug trade is not merely a criminal enterprise; it is a complex global problem with tragic human, socio-economic, and environmental consequences. We have all witnessed its farreaching and damaging impact, creating cycles of human suffering and public health crises, violence, poverty, and instability; including the dramatically increased global overdose mortality resulting from the illicit production and use of synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. Questions have been raised about the use of military force in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and, as a Nation, we must ensure that the use of military force is ethical and legal. I have a specific interest in this question, because from the beginning George Washington wanted chaplains with his troops to tell him the truth. In the fight against drugs, the end never justifies the means, which must be moral, in accord with the principles of the just war theory, and always respectful of the dignity of each human person. No one can ever be ordered to commit an immoral act, and even those suspected of committing a crime are entitled to due process under the law. As the moral principle forbidding the intentional killing of noncombatants… We do not know if every sailor on a vessel presumed to be carrying illegal drugs knows the nature of the cargo. We do know that there is a legal way to intercept a suspicious vessel, board it, and have members of the Coast Guard on hand who have the authority to make arrests. Then, the courts function in determining the guilty and the appropriate punishment. Due process must apply to everyone, regardless of his or her role in illegal activity. The rule of law must guide all actions; abandoning due process undermines human rights, erodes public trust, and risks harming innocent people. True justice is achieved through transparent legal procedures, accountability, and respect for life—not through violence outside the law. Our Nation has a long tradition of responding to injustice, liberating the oppressed, and leading the free world. We cannot tarnish that reputation with questionable actions that fail to respect the dignity of the human person and the rule of law. Efforts to end the drug trade and their illicit use must never exclude employing the rule of law. To be the best, we must give example and do what is right. When we allow the moral law to guide our actions, we not only protect the innocent, we protect our men and women in uniform. These principles have nothing to do with partisan politics, right, left, or center. I call on our Nation’s leaders, legislators, and those specifically charged to direct our Armed Forces to respect the consciences of those who raise their right hands to defend and protect the Constitution by not asking them to engage in immoral actions. Show the world our respect for human dignity and the rule of law.
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Vatican document on women deacons opens door to more confusion
(RNS) — The opinion by the head of a commission charged with considering the question in effect states that the Catholic Church officially views women as 'other.'
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December 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Human beings are not "garbage."

Every human being has dignity. Every one is made in the image of God. And every attack on human dignity is an attack upon God himself.

We must stand peacefully & firmly against anyone who seeks to deprive people of the rights they have under natural or civil law.
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Walz on Trump calling him the r-word: "We all know both as an educator & parent that using that term is just so damaging. It's hurtful. We have fought 3 decades to get this out of our schools. Kids know better. But this is what Donald Trump has done. He's normalized this type of hateful behavior."
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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From St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish in Chicago celebrating with parish family our Thanksgiving Feast before the Thanksgiving Feast. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Another abomination upon other abominations.
anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 17d
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"

Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Every CBP/ICE incidents requires scrutiny from professional 3rd parties. This is not law enforcement, it is thuggery, and requires internal investigations resulting in discipline, civil litigation with these goons being held personally liable, and criminal review for prosecution.
November 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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This cannot stand.
rgoodlaw.bsky.social Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 23d
"US Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 US troops died fighting against in World War II, as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month."
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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We need justice and a reckoning far beyond the tepid stance of "lamentation" or being "deeply concerned." We need to name it (Fascism) and call out those responsible (Donald Trump, US Supreme Court, and Republicans). #USCCB. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
royalpratt.bsky.social Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 27d
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Another note to Vincentians from our National President in which he doubles on down on his assessment that the current crisis is a bipartisan moral failure. I have attached my reply.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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As a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul I objected to National President John Berry's statement on the government shutdown and withholding SNAP as "bipartisan moral failure". I replied, but 6 days later my comment is awaiting moderation. Why? ssvpusa.org/uncategorize...
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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1 in 8 people or 42 million people in the U.S. will go to bed hungry again tonight because they rely on SNAP. We are living through an affordability crisis. There is no reason so many of our children will go to school hungry. Tell Congress to restore SNAP now.

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November 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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More fascism in progress with ICE Gestapo accosting people with disabilities and abandoning him in the suburbs. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/03/f...
Filming ICE Detention Of Man With Schizophrenia Left Bystander 'Trembling'
Edgar Manzo's quick decision to record immigration agents detaining the 54-year-old helped the man’s family learn that he was taken.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Fascism is here. We are not a free country. ICE is our gestapo. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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unbelievable
November 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Immigration judge releases Chicago dad Ruben Torres Maldonado whose 16-year-old daughter Ofelia is fighting cancer. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/30/i...
Immigration judge releases Chicago dad whose 16-year-old daughter is fighting cancer
An immigration judge granted Ruben Torres Maldonado bond on Thursday, releasing him from ICE detention. His 16-year-old daughter, Ofelia, is undergoing cancer treatment.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Third Reich
Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Third Reich
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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From this morning's psalm: The Lord hears the cry of the Poor. The Lord confronts the evil doers to destroy remembrance of them from the earth. Let us pray for our nation and our sins of violence against migrants, and for killing people without legal justification or due process on the high seas.
October 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Ald. Timmy Knudsen reports immigration activity throughout his ward, which is a lot of Lincoln Park, one of wealthiest neighborhoods in city and home to DePaul University
October 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Thou shall not kill. He is a criminal, a murderer.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Oct 23
Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."
October 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM