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A Catholic HS assistant principal in Arizona. A very happy husband, dad, and dad-in-law. I love history, reading, theology, ham radio, hiking, to name a few. Grew up in the Chicago area. Alum: Notre Dame, Mizzou, U of Divinity, Creighton. Ham radio: AF9SC
I thought I was hearing things. Glad someone else heard this.
11.10.2025 21:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Catholics showed up today.
More of this.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.
11.10.2025 17:54 β π 1164 π 365 π¬ 16 π 101Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: βNo one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.β
11.10.2025 21:10 β π 16206 π 4965 π¬ 286 π 726Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I've been in the Capitol, and there's two things I couldn't find this week: I couldn't find anywhere the Epstein files and also couldn't find the Republican plan to fix the absolutely destroyed health insurance industry."
11.10.2025 18:25 β π 1121 π 197 π¬ 83 π 45Marjorie Taylor Greene : "Prices have not come down at all. The job market is extremely difficult. Wages have not gone up. Health insurance premiums are going to go up. Homeowner's insurance goes up every year. Rent is going up. Young people have no hope of buying a home."
11.10.2025 18:55 β π 2470 π 538 π¬ 429 π 166A color photograph of President John F. Kennedy sitting at a desk in the White House and signing a copy of the Limited Test Ban Treaty, as a group of senators stands behind him. Vice President Lyndon Johnson stands at the far right in the dark suit, hands clasped.
Today in 1963, the Limited Test Ban Treatyβshown being signed by President John F. Kennedy on October 7 after US Senate ratificationβentered into force, ending 18 years of unconstrained atmospheric nuclear testing by the United States (215 tests), the Soviet Union (219), and the United Kingdom (21).
10.10.2025 12:43 β π 33 π 11 π¬ 1 π 0A black and white photograph showing representatives of the Soviet Union (Ambassador to the United States Anatoly F. Dobrynin), United Kingdom (Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean), and the United States sitting at a table in the White House to sign the Outer Space Treaty on January 27, 1967. President Lyndon Johnson, seated at the right end of the table, looks on as Secretary of State Dean Rusk signs the treaty.
Today in 1967, the Outer Space Treaty entered into force. Now boasting 112 states parties (it started with just 62), the treaty guarantees the peaceful exploration of space for all, bans militarization of the Moon, and outlaws nuclear and other WMDs in orbit, on celestial bodies, and in outer space.
10.10.2025 12:44 β π 29 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0The rowing team is a piece of Father Connellβs strategy to create opportunities for Newburghβs young people, but he is convinced it is the kind of sport that can have a transformative effect anywhere it is tried.
www.americamagazine.org/features/202...
Loyola University Chicago is greatly saddened to confirm the death of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM. This is a tremendous loss of someone who touched the lives of so many people. We appreciate everyoneβs thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. For more information: https://bit.ly/4o7eIUk
10.10.2025 03:48 β π 554 π 136 π¬ 24 π 89Judge also orders that the feds widely disseminate the TRO and develop guidelines in accordance with it.
Status hearing in 7 days to ensure feds are complying.
Temporary Restraining Order Plaintiffs filed an Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order [21] against Defendants. Having held hearings on October 6, 8, and 9, 2025, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have met their burden to support the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order. Accordingly, the Court grants the motion and orders as follows: 1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,1 their officers, agents, assigns, and all persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as βFederal Agentsβ), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from: a. Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime. Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement,
While we're waiting for the Chicago hearing to resume: Chicago journalists got their TRO against ICE.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...
ββWe believe in the federalist systemβ that's states' rights,β adding, βOklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.ββ
09.10.2025 18:33 β π 465 π 82 π¬ 12 π 5NOTE: Leavitt says Trump will "stop by for his routine yearly check up."
Butβ¦Trump had his annual check up already. 5 months ago. On April 11.
This is truly brilliant. Such a way to communicate,
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Theyβre liarsβand bad at lying.
These photos of βwar-ravaged Portlandβ are from other countries.
Not Portland.
If it werenβt so dangerous, it would be laughable.
Of all the things in the universe that never happened, this hasn't happened the most.
06.10.2025 21:11 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0NEWS: Judge Immergut said the Trump administration's renewed effort to put National Guard troops on the ground in Portland appeared to flout her original order β which found Trump had no legal basis to send federalized troops there.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Judge: That's what I'll do. Prohibit federalization or deployment of any NG troops into Oregon. For all reasons in prior opinion. Deployment of federalized military is ultra vires and contrary to law, violating Title 10, section 12406. I also find it's likely that defendants violate 10th Amendment.
06.10.2025 03:18 β π 3507 π 795 π¬ 11 π 144Multiple videos from this weekend show ICE tear-gassing Chicago police officers.
Things feel like theyβre spiraling fast across the city.
President Donald Trump's attempts to renegotiate America's trade deals have become a "self-destructive tariff folly," according to the Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board.
06.10.2025 04:00 β π 94 π 42 π¬ 12 π 2BREAKING: South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's home is burning to the ground after an apparent explosion. @spencerhakimian Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) @AdamKinzinger The judge blocked the Trump admin. Steven Miller tweeted this: Stephen Miller @StephenM The issue before is now is very simple and clear. There is a large and growing movement of leftwing terrorism in this country. It is well organized and funded. And it is shielded by far-left Democrat judges, prosecutors and attorneys general. The only remedy is to use legitimate state power to dismantle terrorism and terror networks. 1:59 PM β’ Oct 4, 2025 β’ 1M Views
Judge Goodstein's husband and 2 others were rushed to the hospital. Domestic terrorism?
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