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Ken Bazinet @kenbazinet.bsky.social · 9d

“For Christians, the problem of the poor leads to the very heart of our faith,” Pope Leo says, because “the poor are not a sociological category, but the very ‘flesh’ of Christ.”

“No Christian can regard the poor simply as a societal problem; they are part of our ‘family.’ They are ‘one of us.’”

Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians

“I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,” Pope Leo XIV states in his first m...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15d

The GOP health care for immigrants lie is an old one. Here’s me six years ago:

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16d

Funny how Sleepy Joe Biden managed to get through an entire term of a presidency without the government shutting down.

Something Troubled Trump has not been able to do. Either time.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 15d

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 15d

Release the jobs report. And while you’re at it, release the Epstein files.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15d

Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens.

They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17d

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I think Ed makes a pretty strong point here about Lindsey Halligan: She hasn't been lawfully appointed under 28 U.S.C. § 546, and as he also points out, his view is supported by a 1986 OLC opinion written by some guy named … {checks notes} … Samuel A. Alito. (1/3)

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 17d

It’s a bad look.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 17d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17d

He was just in the news a couple weeks ago again because he had another warrant issued for his arrest after he missed a court date for yet another driving incident.

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 17d

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 17d

Probably just a coincidence.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18d

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 17d

Are we great yet?

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patwatral.bsky.social @patwatral.bsky.social · 21d

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...

Tell Costco: Don't Cave to Extremists—Dispense Mifepristone Now!

Costco has announced that its pharmacies will NOT dispense mifepristone—a safe, FDA-approved abortion pill used in the majority of abortions nationwide. This dangerous decision is a concession to anti...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23d

If you think that adults taking Tylenol hurt kids, just wait until you read what the adults in the Epstein Files were doing to them.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23d

Lot of provocation from Russia lately.

There have been Russian airspace violations in Poland, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, and Romania - all in September.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Sep 7

Former West Point cadet here. The Sylvanus Thayer Award is a big deal. It's one of the biggest days on the Academy's calendar. I can't emphasize enough that the ceremony and dinner for Tom Hanks being cancelled is pretty insane.

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Trump Likely Just Ordered West Point to Cancel Ceremony Honoring Tom Hanks

This fucking guy.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Help support their efforts to hold power to account and keep you informed. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs.

We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives.

What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 29

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