"People always come before borders, before definitions, and before institutions.” #PopeLeoXIV #RebuildMyChurch
Séamus Ò Connachain
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"You blockhead, never say more than is necessary." - from The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1775.
"It’s not just the USS Lincoln that should return home. All the troops deployed to Trump’s misbegotten and mismanaged war should return. And their commanders and nominal “leaders”—from Trump to Pete Hegseth to Daryl Caudle to Hung Cao—should be held accountable." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-troops...
The Troops Deserve Better than Hegseth
The president, the secretary of defense, and the top Navy officials are blithely ignoring the suffering of the sailors at sea.
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These sailors are being put through this for a war that is unauthorized by Congress and for which funds haven’t been appropriated by Congress, a war that is now utterly pointless and which Trump simply doesn’t have the courage to end. Disgraceful. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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Feed the sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln—and then bring them home—you incompetent, useless TV talk show chatterbox twit.
SHOCK REPORT: Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, + more, per Military Times.
Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
militarytimes.com
"If you stand on a pitcher's mound long enough, you meet a lot of strange people!" ~ Charlie Brown (Classic Peanuts - August 11, 1960) #MLB
Surrounded by women, lawmakers, and advocate champions, Gov. Maura Healey signed landmark legislation ensuring full abortion access in MA. Women have the fundamental right to choose for their own bodies. Healthcare is a human right, period!
I had a professor who once said the secret to understanding how everything works is to "follow the money." American politics today...and the age of corruption in which we live...demonstrates how right he was. My latest. davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/follow-the...
Follow the Money
From Trump to El Sayed, the message is clear, the coming election is about who sets the rules in our society, who benefits and who loses
davidrothkopf.substack.com
We pray for President Biden. #PrayForAmerica www.reuters.com/world/us/ex-...
Ex-President Joe Biden's cancer has spread, is very painful, son says
Former U.S. President Joe Biden's prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said in an interview with the BBC.
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I can’t say this enough but Katie Phang is amazing and inspiring. She refuses to give up on the fight to get the fully unredacted Epstein Files released. This world needs many many more journalists like her.
Lotta folks talking about Cassidy's cowardice in supporting Blanche. It's not cowardice. It's complicity. He knows it's a vote for corruption, obstruction of justice, the Epstein cover-up, protection of Trump cronies, attacks on Trump adversaries. He's choosing those things. As he almost always has.
Contrary to what you will hear from the idiot in the White House, America does *not* have a communist problem. It has a fascist problem. And it starts with him.
Catch me talking about editing the memoir of a Hiroshima survivor that was lost for decades. The book is being published today. a.co/d/0iN2o8u9
A Hiroshima survivor’s lost memoir - The World from PRX
Today marks 81 years since the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands of people. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Methodist minister, was on the outskirts of ...
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They died serving our country. They should be honored, not erased. Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of New York Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina
A nun who was taken into immigration custody after being arrested while walking to Mass in her habit last month in Texas pleaded Thursday for people to have the chance to be heard before being taken into custody, saying she was speaking out to help others. abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
Nun who was detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas says many are in her situation
A nun who was taken into immigration custody after being arrested while walking to Mass in her habit last month in South Texas says she wants to speak out to help others
abcnews.com
19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales died defending this country. Think about that while politicians demonize immigrants and terrorize Latino communities. Americans with names like Gonzales have always fought, bled, and died for this nation. RIP to her and Lt. Tyler Feehan. 🇺🇸
If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.
My statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. Slaughter that destroys agency independence:
MAJOR BREAKING: In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states may count mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day, even if they arrive afterward. Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh dissented.
Pope Leo at Angelus: The witness of Saints Peter and Paul “has contributed decisively to ensuring that the Christian presence in history is directed not toward domination, but toward service, unity, and reconciliation."
