Chris Denny

I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.

United Kingdom's Quiet Revival Catholicism: Explained - EUROPE SAYS JAMAICA — For the first time since the start of the Reformation in England, nearly 500 years ago, a pope and a British monarch prayed together on Oct. 23.

I am quoted in this piece. www.europesays.com/2529082/

The ascension of America’s Catholic right Catholics and labour groups are re-emerging as a powerful force in the new political landscape — and their votes are up for grabs as never before

"Power-oriented people in and around the Trump administration, from vice-president JD Vance to secretary of state Marco Rubio and supporters including Steve Bannon, are part of a new Catholic right that blends church language with a wrapper of nationalism and even nativism.

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Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article) Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

A searing indictment of Trump's fascism. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.

"Trump is in the process of building his own paramilitary force. He is invoking wartime powers to deport people without due process, even suggesting that American citizens may be sent to foreign prisons.”

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US philanthropists move hundreds of millions to UK to avoid Trump threats American donors take precautionary action after president vows to pursue those supporting liberal causes

So much winning, eh?

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Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way Our election system is reaching a breaking point.

"Some of the experts I spoke with believe that military intervention is now not only possible, but likely."

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Saw PBS's *Kissinger* documentary last night. Takeaway: what the CIA did to Salvador Allende, the Trump administration is trying to do to the United States.

crazy it is almost as if weiss has been promoted beyond her ability

Opinion | Gambling Is Killing Sports and Consuming America

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...

President for Life Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.

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Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities

The fascist now threatens active military deployment in US cities. People were warned. There is no moral excuse for supporting Trump . . . Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...

Loyola Marymount workers should take their case to a canonical tribunal The church needs to come to terms with the fact that many of its colleges, universities, hospitals and other agencies have been entrusted to wealthy people who may not know or care about Catholic soci...

Very good idea . . . Loyola Marymount workers should take their case to a canonical tribunal www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

DC man who played Darth Vader theme at national guard troops sues over arrest Sam O’Hara was arrested after a guard member allegedly complained about his blasting Star Wars song at troops

Snowflake fascists

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Pope Leo's support for organized labor should inspire Catholic institutions "There is no way our society and our politics can become healthy again unless the labor movement gains renewed strength," writes NCR's Michael Sean Winters.

Pope Leo's support for organized labor should inspire Catholic institutions www.ncronline.org/opinion/pope...

Opinion | It’s Never Just a Joke, JD Vance

"Text 1: “I love Hitler.”

Text 2: “I wish Hitler had won.”

Text 1 is from a 2025 Telegram conversation featuring members of New York State’s Young Republican group. Text 2 comes from a Discord server created by white nationalists planning for violence."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...

How a Small North Carolina College Became a Magnet for Wealthy Students As Trump slashes funding, schools are trying to attract the limited pool of higher-end families. High Point University is a blueprint.

This will be the oligarchic future of higher ed in the US if public funding trends of the past 30 years continue.

"Because job interviews and client deals often happen over meals, administrators want students to rehearse social etiquette. So they built a steakhouse."

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ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.

ICE: out-of-shape couch potatoes cosplaying at being manly men.

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St. John’s ready to do ‘whatever it takes’ to keep Rick Pitino as contract decision looms St. John’s says it is determined to make this Rick Pitino’s last job.

St. John's U. has offered a ZERO percent raise to adjunct faculty this year.
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"'We’re going to do anything and everything it takes to keep Rick Pitino here,' Kull said after a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $60 million basketball practice facility on Saturday.'"

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Opinion | Trump Is Dragging Us Down to His Level

"In other words, the private conversations in the Young Republicans’ Telegram chat were only marginally more racist and hateful than the language that’s out in the open, common on the most popular podcasts in America."Explore this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...

YouTube video by Theology Without Walls What is Theology Without Walls?

Check out the Theology without Walls sessions at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion next month.

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Vance’s Telling Defense of a Racist Group Chat How a trove of bigoted and violent texts among young Republicans indicates the future of the party.

"Deflection is the response of choice only when the behavior of an ally is too toxic to defend, but so widespread within your coalition that you cannot afford to criticize it."

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Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

It turns out that the Trump administration does support sanctuary policies so long as they provide preference for AfD Nazis . . . Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

"The most ubiquitous form of American culture nowadays is... the social-media platforms that pump conspiracy theories, extremism, advertising, pornography, and spam into every corner of the globe."
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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

Billionaire tech-bro spouts some cray-cray.

"Multiple Christian denominations have stated that Thiel’s views, identifying the Antichrist with proposals to regulate the AI industry, are not deemed by them to be compatible with conventional Christian belief.'”

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Bari Weiss Still Thinks It’s 2020 She co-founded The Free Press as a bastion of liberalism in an illiberal time. Her arrival at CBS is paved with excuses for illiberal friends.

"Weiss seems more concerned with what’s 'emanating from our fringes' than she does with what’s coming down from the White House."

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OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real

It's time to face the reality that people who rely on anonymous sources in social media feeds for news cannot be informed voters in a democracy . . . Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/t...

Stephen Miller Is Going for Broke The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

Miller wants MAGA dictatorship.

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A friendly reminder that if you go to a church where the pastor supports the regime that zip tied children in Chicago, you don’t have to go to that church anymore.

Remember, at a certain point, complacency becomes complicity.