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A lot of Democrats were out there fighting for democracy today. Thanks to them.
November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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I’ve never liked “cover reveals.” I understand why they matter to publishers, but this one had to tell the truth: no heroes, no marble—just struggle, endurance, and the fight to make freedom real and enduring.

Out next spring from @steerforthpress.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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I hope Pope Leo continues to speak against starvation and barbarity in Gaza and U.S. bishops continue to defend those targeted for arrest and internment here. The Church has a unique, non-ideological voice on behalf of the dispossessed and displaced, like Jesus himself was.
July 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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"In small towns, as well as cities like Harrisburg, there is an underreported but epic struggle being waged for the hearts and minds of everyday people, with ripple effects for the entire nation." @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org via @salonnewsroom.bsky.social

www.salon.com/2025/07/21/t...
The Christian Left's battle for the Bible — and the country
In Pennsylvania's Bible Belt, a congregation refuses to cede religion to Christian Nationalists
www.salon.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Strange @fetterman.senate.gov doesn’t post his pro-ICE stuff on here but he wants his X followers to believe it’s just normal law enforcement. Giving them more money than the Marines was not normal as @vermontgmg.bsky.social rightly pointed out: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/four-fears...
Four Fears about ICE, Trump's New Masked Monster
We're about to pour $200 billion into immigration enforcement—it's a terrible idea, sure, but understanding *specifically* why is important.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
July 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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On the blog for the Fourth of July, a musing discussion of the American civil-military relationship, one of the United States' most remarkably successful traditions, almost two and a half centuries old, yet now fraying out of neglect and malice.
acoup.blog/2025/07/04/c...
Collections: The American Civil-Military Relationship
As is traditional here, I am taking advantage of the Fourth of July this week to write something about the United States, this time a brief discussion of the nature of civil-military relations in t…
acoup.blog
July 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Since April 5 I’ve joined local efforts in Allegheny, Cambria, Centre, Crawford, Cumberland, Fayette, Lawrence, Lycoming, Montgomery, Potter, Somerset, Union, and Westmoreland Counties. Some big, some small. They all mattered. DM and I’ll come to yours too.

apnews.com/article/john...
Democrats are trying to figure out what to do about John Fetterman. One of them is stepping up
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania isn’t even up for reelection until 2028, but already a one-time primary foe, Conor Lamb, is crisscrossing Pennsylvania looking and sounding like he’s pre...
apnews.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@lovelyperfecttalks.bsky.social you need to add your Bluesky acct to your website.
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