Mark Andersen

Salvadoran bishops denounce sending migrants to notorious El Salvador prison In a pastoral letter that seems to take a shot at both the U.S. government and their own, the Salvadoran Catholic bishops said El Salvador's prisons shouldn't be used to advance another country's anti...

Great to see this -- right on!

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Agents Use Military-Style Force Against Protesters at L.A. Immigration Raid

This is happening in the USA right now. So outrageous and scary... and we must keep on fighting back.

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'A pope in muddy boots': Viral photos of Leo XIV reveal a history of pastoral care Photos of "a pope in muddy boots" began circulating on social media shortly after Cardinal Robert Prevost was introduced as Pope Leo XIV. The story behind the images tells of a pastor in close kinship...

This makes me very happy to see.

'A pope in muddy boots': Viral photos of Leo XIV reveal a history of pastoral care www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/po...

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Aid to Enter Gaza

Pope Leo appealed for “the entry of dignified humanitarian aid and to put an end to the hostilities, whose heart-rending price is being paid by children, the elderly and sick people.”

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They Were Days From Getting Engaged. Then They Were Killed in D.C.

An utterly reprehensible act that only harms the movement to bring peace, justice iand security for all in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank. 💔

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Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation

More insane ugliness from the master of lies and bigotry. HIs arrogance is matched only by his igonrance.

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In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation

The world must not turn away, especially those of us in the USA who are complicit in this horror.

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Tell the Catholic cardinals: Continue Pope Francis’ legacy Pope Francis left behind a legacy of radical inclusion and compassion – but wealthy activists are trying to convince the Catholic cardinals to reverse all the progress he made.

Tell the Catholic cardinals: Continue Pope Francis’ legacy: Pope Francis left behind a legacy of radical inclusion and compassion – but wealthy activists are trying to convince the Catholic cardinals to reverse all the progress he made. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/pope-fr...

Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.

Putin's pet lapdog, doing his duty to his master. Utterly shameful...

Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...

BILLBOARD: BRING KILMAR HOME! The Trump administration is IGNORING court orders to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home to Maryland from wrongful deportation to El Salvador. Send a message to Congress at bringkilmarhome.com

Opinion | The Emergency Is Here (Gift Article) Trump is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists. And he says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans there next.

Yes, it is past time to fight back -- its all on the line!

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And given Shapiro's strident criticism of Netanyahu, this also looks like a case where high profile lies and double standards about a Jewish politician's Israel stance contributed to an unwell person trying to kill him.

At the same time he halts Black Lung protections for miners. Trump supports the coal companies but screws the miners--leaving them to die.
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”

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WSJ editorial board amazed the Frankenstein monster they’ve spent a decade head patting us to accept, is now being all monstery.

Trump Says He’s Powerless to Return Deported Migrant. But He’s Done So Before. (Gift Article) President Trump says he is powerless to retrieve a man who was deported because of an administrative error. But he has done so before.

Trump is a pathological liar. Here is the latest evidence to add to the mountain of it already existing.

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DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress (Gift Article) Elon Musk now says his group will produce only 15 percent of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork.

Simply put, DOGE is a fraud.

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DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts (Gift Article) Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting th...

DOGE's rampage brings us closer to the brink.

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SIGN: Tell Bishop Barron to listen to Pope Francis Bishop Barron recently compared Trump's congressional address to high mass. We call on him to repent of his idolatry, and listen to the wisdom of Pope Francis.

Bishop Barron is a bit lost, I fear, at least if he is trying to follow Christ.

SIGN: Tell Bishop Barron to listen to Pope Francis: Bishop Barron recently compared Trump's congressional address to high mass. We ask him to listen to the wisdom of Pope Francis. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/bishop-...

This is blatant defiance of the court order. It was NOT too late. When the judge issued is order, two planes were in the air, and a third took off from Texas AFTER the order.

So, I don’t care about this particular man, but I do want to point out that immigration officials pulled this woman aside after a trip to Puerto Rico, which is…not a foreign destination, which means they’re pulling and detaining legal immigrants in the regular degular airport.

Be safe.

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration ta...

“Venezuela’s government on Sunday rejected the use of Trump’s declaration of the law, characterizing it as evocative of ‘the darkest episodes in human history, from slavery to the horror of the Nazi concentration camps.’” The law applies only to wars declared by Congress.
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Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 16, 2025 | GoComics.com

Doonsbury compares Al Gore to DOGE.

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SIGN NOW: Christians stand with Mahmoud Khalil Mahmoud Khalil is a legal resident who is currently being held in captivity by the Trump administration for exercising his right to free speech. Christians must stand in solidarity with Khalil before ...

SIGN NOW: Christians stand with Mahmoud Khalil, who is a legal resident who is currently being held in captivity by the Trump administration for exercising his right to free speech. Christians must stand in solidarity w/ Khalil before more people are targeted. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/release...

How is Europe Part of Your American Experience? A Saturday Prompt as the U.S.-Europe relationship splinters

The Statue of Liberty, rising above New York Harbor, was a gift from France and originally known as “Liberty Enlightening the World.” While Trump is betraying Ukraine & splintering our western alliances, let’s remember our profound relationship with Europe. www.americaamerica.news/p/how-is-eur...

One of the Smallest U.S. Agencies Sues to Block DOGE From Shutting it Down Read more here.

The head of the U.S. African Development Foundation, one of the smallest agencies in the federal government, filed a lawsuit Thursday to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from shutting the agency down.

‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana One bill would remove trans children from their parents, and the other would ban drag shows and Pride marches

Montana is extremely lucky to have Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell standing up in front of openly transphobic lawmakers who wanted to pass a bill that would /take trans kids away from their parents./

Thank you to them, and to the Republicans who crossed the aisle. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

SIGN: Thank Georgetown for standing up to Trump Dean Treaner of Georgetown Law School recently stood up to Trump's illegal DEI crusade. Let's show our support and thanks.

Right on to Georgetown Law for standing against tyranny!

SIGN: Thank Georgetown for standing up to Trump: Dean Treaner of Georgetown Law School recently stood up to Trump's illegal DEI crusade. Let's show our support and thanks. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/georget...

I agree with Donald Trump that an unelected bureaucrat should be fired.

Let’s start with Elon Musk.

Aaron Lehman, president of the Iowa Farmers Union board, to the “Des Moines Register”:

“Lower prices aren’t fun for farmers. Losing reliable trade markets is not fun for farmers.”