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Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action.

"El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, who attended the meeting, said Chicago-born Pope Leo was visibly moved after being handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of arrest and separation under Trump’s enforcement policies..."

www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-ram...

Few nations have not committed genocide. The good ones however have in recent times apologized and committed not to do it again. Hopefully America will soon return to that version of itself rather than the current childish, resentful and unpredictably violent version.

Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order

"Beckwith reminded him of the federal court order [restricting CBP operations]...

"At 10:57, she emailed him to reiterate she expected 'compliance with court orders and the Constitution.'

"Hours later, her work cellphone went dark. Then her computer did, too."

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Moldova warns Russia unleashing huge interference campaign to sway crucial election | CNN As Moldova prepares for a crucial parliamentary election on Sunday, Russia is ramping up its efforts to interfere in the vote, officials say, in what they describe as a brazen attempt to halt the west...

We used to help countries defend themselves against stuff like this. Under this administration, that help has been stopped.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/e...

If we're finally going to crack down about lying to Congress under oath, I think there are several Cabinet members and a few Supreme Court justices whose testimonies might need revisiting.

Mission accomplished, time to cash in

1979 wasn’t Reagan

The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.

They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:

No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism

AND

Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”

Guess we aren't doing the Establishment Clause anymore.

Fewer households, businesses will get high-speed internet under revamped federal plan LEFT HAND, W. Va. — The residents of Roane County, West Virginia, enjoy living among the rolling mountains and winding, two-lane roads. Situated between Charleston and Parkersburg, two of the state’s ...

"The $42 billion initiative, created by Biden's infrastructure bill, aimed to close the digital divide, with a focus on rural communities. Trump’s changes to the program have disqualified hundreds of thousands of locations from receiving internet access..."

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fewe...

At the Nuremberg trials, Karl Dönitz was convicted of war crimes for the sinking of civilian vessels. This is not a complicated question, it's been illegal for centuries.

MSNBC Acquires Rachel Maddow-Produced ‘Andrew Young: The Dirty Work’ (Exclusive) The documentary about the Civil Rights Movement leader and politician will air on the cable network on Oct. 17 after a special edition of ‘The Rachel Maddow Show.’

Coming Friday October 17th on MSNBC...

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Pentagon Demands Journalists Allow Government to Vet Information The US Defense Department is requiring journalists to agree to use only pre-approved information about the military or lose their credentials to cover the Pentagon, the latest Trump administration eff...

this is… not how it works.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Headline: "A US return to Bagram isn't a bad idea."

Insanity.

AKA, official editorial position of the WaPo.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Crockett: "I'm gonna honor someone who decided they were going to proclaim I was involved in the 'great white replacement'? Yeah, I'm not honoring that ... it's unfortunate more of my colleagues even on my side couldn't see the amount of harm this man was attempting to inflict upon our communities"

Interesting Bloomberg story. China is eating America's lunch in areas of cleantech. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I am proud to be born a Muslim.
I am proud to be born in Somalia.
I am proud to have become an American.

None of you can change that no matter how much you rage tweet.

Drink some water and touch grass.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/t...

You guys were asking to share what delegations said about the US

Mind you, this is off the record

“American Dream is dead”
“We are in hell now and next is just one big collapse”
“Living under Chinese global leadership would feel rough once they seize power and demonize the western way of life”

David Frum on Jimmy Kimmel: "This is not cancel culture because it's not culture. It's state repression. It's an order from the government. Here is the script, you must read, if you do not read it, you will be taken off the air."

I should probably pause my ANTIFA membership and my monthly contribution.

More seriously, this is classic authoritarian regime behavior. During the authoritarian Suharto regime in Indonesia (1966-1998), for ex, all opposition was designated "pro-Communist" to justify repression. This is no diff.

Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press

So as I was driving away after my visit, I spotted two red-tailed hawks and a northern harrier in the immediate area. The owls are way too conspicuous playing on top of a white car, so no more visits for me, unfortunately. 🪶

@93xrtchicago.bsky.social Come on Aphrodite Natalie Merchant

I don't really care that they refused to mourn left-wing and liberal figures when they died, I'm not taking my moral cues from them, that's the whole point

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

If I were editing a column about Charlie Kirk’s political genius, I would tell the writer he needed to quote Kirk’s actual political beliefs. If the writer responded that doing so would weaken or distract from his argument, it’d be a pretty good sign that the column was not ready for prime time.

When you publish a website that posts the names and photos of scholars who have written or said things you disagree with and encourage people to surveil and harass them, you are not, in fact, a “free speech” organization.

Any Senators here?

I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.

RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.

He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.

He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.

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Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.