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California Catholic bishop resigns amid charges he embezzled $270,000 from parish Emanuel Shaleta, bishop of a Chaldean Catholic parish in the San Diego area, pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges

Another take.... this parish is right down the way from my location between Granite Hills and Rancho San Diego.

California Catholic bishop resigns amid charges he embezzled $270,000 from parish. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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11 hours ago

And yet, Trump screamed today at a rally that we have won....👇

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Republicans just wasted an entire afternoon in this committee on Donald Trump’s sham attempt to overturn birthright citizenship.

Let’s save the time.

Birthright citizenship is the law of the land. Period.

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California Officials See No Imminent Threat of Drone Attacks by Iran

California Officials See No Imminent Threat of Drone Attacks by Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...

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11 hours ago

#IranWar: Trump murdered children using the U.S. military claiming the United States was under imminent threat from Iran. That has been proven wrong. ALSO: The war is illegal as Trump did not get consent from Congress. This illegal war has caused global disruption unlikely to subside anytime soon.

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Another take.... 👇

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Do I Have the Right to Film ICE? Despite government attacks against protesters and the press, documenting interactions with law enforcement and federal agents is protected by the First Amendment. Here’s what you need to know.

Yes.

ICE agents don't get to carve out a First Amendment exception for themselves.

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It's the Golden Age for billionaires.... 👇

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The Unbelievable Madness of Our War With Iran Last year, I warned about the possibility that Israel might drag the United States into a regional conflict. What’s happening now is worse than I could have ever imagined.

Leaders around the world appear to be struggling to respond to an American administration that is no longer constrained by pretending to care about human lives, the law, or the cost of its hubris. trib.al/16t65iy

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#ICYMI this frightening bit of news.... OR.... is the FBI just messing with the American peoples heads?

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Spray tanned and grooving to music while our American military is in harms way.... These rallies are to gain attention for narcissist Trump. Disgraceful.

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Guardian:: At a Kentucky rally >> After Trump first shouted “Operation Epic Fury!”, the Pentagon’s name for the US offensive, and received cheers from his supporters, he added: “Is that a great name? Well, it’s only good if you win … and we’ve won. Let me tell you, we’ve won.”

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The president has likely known from the start that what he’s doing is illegal - and when the Supreme Court told him to stop, instead of focusing on putting money back in Americans’ pockets, he found new ways to set illegal tariffs. This is un-American.

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Several key energy sites including oil depots, refineries and oil fields have been attacked since the Middle East war began, both in Iran -- by US and Israeli strikes -- and in neighboring countries as retaliatory strikes by the Islamic republic.
AFP has analyzed the data

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Iran warns it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would 'destroy' the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump vows to 'finish the job,' saying there was little left for American forces to strike

u.afp.com/SLUt

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Pentagon Tells Congress First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11.3 Billion

Pentagon Tells Congress First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11.3 Billion www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...

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U.S. Accuses 16 Trading Partners of Unfair Practices and Opens Investigation

Trump Administration to Announce New Trade Investigations www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/b...

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Wealthy nations pledge record release of emergency oil reserves in a bid to calm surging prices The International Energy Agency has agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects on energy markets of the war in the Middle East.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright says America will release 172 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of the International Energy Agency's efforts to combat steep oil prices amid the Iran war.

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Thune says Senate to consider voting bill but pushes back on demands for 'talking filibuster' Majority Leader John Thune says that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections.

The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam.

Congress should be protecting our right to vote, not ripping it away from working people who have the right to make their voices heard at the ballot box. The Senate must reject this bill.

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14 hours ago

Trump frequently projects and this set of quotes qualifies.

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"I don't want the president of the United States to have a cognitive deficiency."

Too late.

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Guardian :: Qatar’s defence ministry said that Iran launched nine ballistic missiles and a number of drones at its territory.

In a post on X, it said that the armed forces “successfully intercepted all drones” and eight missiles, while the remaining one fell into an uninhabited area.

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See Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupt with lava fountains shooting 1,300 feet into the air Over nine hours, Kīlauea released 16 million cubic yards of lava and sent a cloud of ash beyond 30,000 feet

Over nine hours, Kīlauea released 16 million cubic yards of lava and sent a cloud of ash beyond 30,000 feet

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16 hours ago

Political rhetoric falls to wayside when you realize your country could be in the crosshairs of an Iranian drone provoked by the reckless and illegal actions of Trump. #IranWar

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17 hours ago
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Meloni joins EU chorus criticizing Trump’s strikes on Iran Italy’s right-wing prime minister rebukes interventions “outside the scope of international law,” as European disapproval builds over Middle East war.

Meloni joins EU chorus criticizing Trump’s strikes on Iran

Italy’s right-wing prime minister rebukes interventions “outside the scope of international law,” as European disapproval builds over Middle East war.

www.politico.eu/article/gior...

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Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so

Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so

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Trump was in the "war room" when the first strikes were made including the hit on the Iranian school. This is just lying using various defense mechanisms to shield him from responsibility.

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The meaning of WEASEL WORD is a word used in order to evade or retreat from a direct or forthright statement or position. Source: Merriam-Webster

Note: Trump uses weasel words often to evade responsibility.

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More weasel words....👇

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One of Trump's favorite go-to defenses on something he is responsible for: He knows nothing about it. Here is the catch on that: If he does not know, he should know - and if he does know, he is being negligent.

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