Norm
grandad23.bsky.social
Norm
@grandad23.bsky.social
Professor, Catholic, Cinephile
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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"It is significant that the first disciple to bear witness to his faith in Christ to the point of shedding his blood was Stephen, who belonged to this group. In him, the witness of caring for the poor and of martyrdom are united (37)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #SaintStephen #RememberThePoor
January 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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"Trade is not fundamentally about competition. It's not us versus Canada. It's us and Canada." It's really about cooperation. And if the United States won't cooperate reliably with Canada, we shouldn't be surprised when Canada looks for new friends to cooperate with. And Americans miss out.
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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Pope Leo at Christmas Eve Mass: “While a distorted economy leads to treating people as commodities, God makes Himself like us, revealing the infinite dignity of every person. While man wants to become God to dominate over others, God wants to become man to free us from every slavery.”
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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"We are not neutral: We are on the side of peace." #PopeFrancis #Hope
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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"God looks upon the sick, the poor, and sinners, who because of their condition, are marginalized by society and even people of faith. He opens the eyes of the blind, heals lepers, raises the dead, and proclaims the good news to the poor: God is near, God loves you (21)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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I will ALWAYS break for…
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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"Wanting to inaugurate a kingdom of justice, fraternity and solidarity, God has a special place in his heart for those who are discriminated against and oppressed, and he asks us, his Church, to make a decisive and radical choice in favor of the weakest (16)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #RememberThePoor
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Tim Kaine is on MSNBC accusing Katy Tur of "overdramatizing" the way he and some other Democrats caved. "This is by far a minor-league issue within the Democratic Party," Kaine said.
He's completely out of touch, or just lying.
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Is it fair to say that Schumer's Soldiers have once again rescued defeat from the jaws of victory?
Trump and the GOP were on a losing streak that showed no signs of abating.
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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This campaign is…

… deliciously different.
October 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Right now in Michigan, we’re in the middle of a budget showdown. 

The Republican Speaker of the House slipped a provision into the budget that would kneecap our Attorney General – and make it near-impossible for us to take the Trump Administration to court.
August 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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“I urge you to work for a world where power is tamed by conscience, and law is at the service of human dignity. I also encourage you to reject the dangerous and self-defeating mind-set that says nothing can ever change.” #PopeLeoXIV #PoliticsOfHope
August 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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The Trump Administration is again saying the quiet part loud about privatizing your Social Security. They are looking for a “back door” to go after benefits you have worked for your entire life. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The Michigan @aclu.org is looking to hire a senior staff attorney. These jobs don't come around that often, and they've got a great team -- wanted to make sure folk saw it!
www.aclumich.org/en/jobs/staf...
Staff Attorney / Senior Staff Attorney
For nearly 100 years, the ACLU has been at the forefront of every major civil liberties fight in our country’s history. Whether it’s reducing the prison and jail population, achieving full equality
www.aclumich.org
July 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
July 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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In 2018, we swung a red seat 20 points(!!) to flip it blue by showing up everywhere and listening.

In 2022, I was re-elected – and helped flip the State Senate. Then we governed like we gave a damn.

Now I'm running for United States Senate – because we're not done.

Not even close.
June 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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"A wonky change in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill would hammer some of the very people Republicans insist they are protecting." — From @thebulwark.com's in-house wonk @citizencohn.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/yes-they-a...
Yes, They’re Going After Medicare Too
A wonky change in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill would hammer some of the very people Republicans insist they are protecting.
www.thebulwark.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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"All is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start, despite their mental and social conditioning (205)." #PopeFrancis #LaudatoSi #WeAreFrancis
May 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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"I pray for all men and women of goodwill who pledge themselves and fight...for justice and fraternity." #PopeFrancis #Hope #WeAreFrancis
May 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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"We are often preoccupied with teaching doctrine, the way of living our faith, but we risk forgetting that our first task is to teach what it means to know Jesus Christ and to bear witness to our closeness to the Lord (2023)." #PopeLeoXIV
May 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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"The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness." #PopeFrancis #SantoSubito
May 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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"If we do good to others, if we meet there, doing good, and we go slowly, gently, little by little, we will make a culture of encounter: we need this so much. We must meet one another doing good (2013)." #PopeFrancis #SantoSubito
April 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM