Mike
@mikeb1978.bsky.social
#Catholic Geeky, News Junkie, History Lover. #billsmafia
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Mike
@mikeb1978.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hi, this is my first post here on #BlueSky.
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Six of California’s Catholic bishops visited the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to celebrate Mass with the detainees inside the facility. www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/l...
Catholic bishops visit Adelanto ICE Center to pray in solidarity with immigrants
California Catholic bishops visited the Adelanto ICE facility to celebrate Mass with detained immigrants on Dec. 10. They say they stand in solidarity with the detained.
www.vvdailypress.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Six of California’s Catholic bishops visited the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on Wednesday, Dec. 10, to celebrate Mass with the detainees inside the facility. www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/l...
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As fear of ICE raids descend upon Guadalupe Celebrations (patch.com/illinois/des...), Pope Leo to preside at Mass for Friday’s Feast; ironically, last year Leo celebrated Mass as “Bob” filling in for Francis who was ill — Amid the current crackdown on migrants, Leo’s words bear a close watching.
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
As fear of ICE raids descend upon Guadalupe Celebrations (patch.com/illinois/des...), Pope Leo to preside at Mass for Friday’s Feast; ironically, last year Leo celebrated Mass as “Bob” filling in for Francis who was ill — Amid the current crackdown on migrants, Leo’s words bear a close watching.
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I guarantee you an exception will be made for FIFA World Cup fans, players, coaches, and team officials. Bookmark it.
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I guarantee you an exception will be made for FIFA World Cup fans, players, coaches, and team officials. Bookmark it.
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
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I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
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As Pope Leo prepares to visit northern Lebanon, Christian border villages in the south feel abandoned and struggle to rebuild after the war with Israel. n.pr/4iA7pTE
Pope's visit to Lebanon sparks hope but also frustration
As Pope Leo prepares to visit northern Lebanon, Christian border villages in the south feel abandoned and struggle to rebuild after the war with Israel.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
As Pope Leo prepares to visit northern Lebanon, Christian border villages in the south feel abandoned and struggle to rebuild after the war with Israel. n.pr/4iA7pTE
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Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.
Pope Leo visits a wounded Lebanon in his first trip to the Middle East
Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.
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Pope preaches unity at gathering of Christian, Muslim leaders in Beirut
Pope preaches unity at gathering of Christian, Muslim leaders in Beirut
In a Beirut square that was once a physical embodiment of Lebanon's sectarian rifts, Christian and Muslim leaders united around Pope Leo XIV on Monday as he urged them to work for peace in their divided nation.
f24.my
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Pope preaches unity at gathering of Christian, Muslim leaders in Beirut
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The Pope has a word with the man in 27E who is listening to an action movie on his iPad's speakers.
November 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Pope has a word with the man in 27E who is listening to an action movie on his iPad's speakers.
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Breaking News: Radio Free Asia will shut down its operations for the first time since its founding in 1996, after being targeted by the Trump administration.
Radio Free Asia Will Halt News Operations Amid Shutdown
Until this month, Radio Free Asia had successfully resisted Trump officials who had tried to render it obsolete.
nyti.ms
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Breaking News: Radio Free Asia will shut down its operations for the first time since its founding in 1996, after being targeted by the Trump administration.
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This is the third U.S. Attorney found to be unlawfully appointed. The other two are Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba. Their indictments stand because they were signed by other prosecutors. Not true for Lindsey Halligan.
BREAKING: A federal judge says L.A.-based US attorney Bill ESSAYLI has been acting in the role unlawfully since July, declaring him disqualified from the position. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This is the third U.S. Attorney found to be unlawfully appointed. The other two are Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba. Their indictments stand because they were signed by other prosecutors. Not true for Lindsey Halligan.
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I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I will not back down.
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.
What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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He’s foaming at the mouth to go full Gestapo.
October 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
He’s foaming at the mouth to go full Gestapo.
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
October 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
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A Chicago citizen confronts the hypocrisy of a fellow Hispanic man working for ICE, shaming him and making a powerful point by asking how his family ended up in the United States.
October 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A Chicago citizen confronts the hypocrisy of a fellow Hispanic man working for ICE, shaming him and making a powerful point by asking how his family ended up in the United States.
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Trump during the campaign: I never even heard of Project 2025, don’t know anything about it, don’t know who is involved.
Trump today:
Trump today:
October 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Trump during the campaign: I never even heard of Project 2025, don’t know anything about it, don’t know who is involved.
Trump today:
Trump today:
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Five years ago, Pope Francis was regularly warning of the need to learn from the pandemic crisis in order to avoid repeating past mistakes.
He highlighted, especially, failures in social justice and care of our fragile environment.
Were his warnings heeded?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gnm...
He highlighted, especially, failures in social justice and care of our fragile environment.
Were his warnings heeded?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gnm...
Pope Francis: We cannot go back to old ways after the pandemic
YouTube video by Vatican News - English
www.youtube.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Five years ago, Pope Francis was regularly warning of the need to learn from the pandemic crisis in order to avoid repeating past mistakes.
He highlighted, especially, failures in social justice and care of our fragile environment.
Were his warnings heeded?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gnm...
He highlighted, especially, failures in social justice and care of our fragile environment.
Were his warnings heeded?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gnm...
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Clarence Thomas likens old rulings that protect our rights to trains driven by monkeys.
You are a blight on the legal profession, Clarence. Precedents obviously can be overturned, or Plessy v Ferguson would still be followed. But you know, or should know, that stare decisis enables a degree of stability in the law, vs changes w/ each administration.
www.rawstory.com/clarence-tho...
www.rawstory.com/clarence-tho...
Justice Thomas signals during speech the court is open to tossing aside prior rulings
In a rare public appearance, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas hinted that the nation’s highest court may very well be considering tearing up legal precedents that have been in effect fo...
www.rawstory.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Clarence Thomas likens old rulings that protect our rights to trains driven by monkeys.
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That was fast. This is also why you don’t surrender to autocrats - you fight them and beat them.
September 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
That was fast. This is also why you don’t surrender to autocrats - you fight them and beat them.
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Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
September 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.
People have power. Ask Target
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House Republicans may be planning a "boneheaded" move in response to the looming threat of a government shutdown, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman told MSNBC's Katy Tur on Friday afternoon.
Republicans about to make 'boneheaded' move in shutdown standoff: reporter
House Republicans may be planning a "boneheaded" move in response to the looming threat of a government shutdown, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman told MSNBC's Katy Tur on Friday afternoon.This follows the Senate's failure to pass the House's continuing resolution to keep the government funded for sever...
bit.ly
September 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
House Republicans may be planning a "boneheaded" move in response to the looming threat of a government shutdown, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman told MSNBC's Katy Tur on Friday afternoon.
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Pope Leo to Diocese of Rome: "It seems urgent to shape a pastoral approach that is compassionate, empathetic, discreet, and non-judgmental—one that knows how to welcome everyone and can offer pathways that are as personalized as possible, suited to the different life situations of those we serve."
September 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Pope Leo to Diocese of Rome: "It seems urgent to shape a pastoral approach that is compassionate, empathetic, discreet, and non-judgmental—one that knows how to welcome everyone and can offer pathways that are as personalized as possible, suited to the different life situations of those we serve."
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Pope Leo: “An act performed according to law is certainly performed according to justice, and it is impossible for an act to be truly lawful if it is carried out against justice...A state without justice is not a state. Justice is, in fact, the virtue that gives to each person what is due to them.”
September 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Pope Leo: “An act performed according to law is certainly performed according to justice, and it is impossible for an act to be truly lawful if it is carried out against justice...A state without justice is not a state. Justice is, in fact, the virtue that gives to each person what is due to them.”
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There’s a terrible situation at an ICE facility in Chicago. ICE GOONS are forcefully arresting people, pushing through protesters, and even lobbing tear gas at reporters.
September 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
There’s a terrible situation at an ICE facility in Chicago. ICE GOONS are forcefully arresting people, pushing through protesters, and even lobbing tear gas at reporters.