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Catholic, wife, mom. Loves to read. Thinks humans should be good to each other.
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I converted to Catholicism a few months ago, right after I finished the Chronicles of Narnia. Here’s why I know more than the Pope.

Gives me hope

NEW: The CFPB has been gutted. More than 1,400 workers received RIF notices this afternoon, agency sources tell me. Around 200 employees are left. www.wired.com/story/cfpb-h...

Have any of the White House reporters even attempted to ask the Trump administration why it keeps saying that Abrego Garcia is in the domestic custody of a foreign sovereign when all evidence suggests that El Salvador is holding him *on behalf of the United States* pursuant to a contract?

Skipped the paperwork. Ignored the court order. Broke the law. Ignored the constitution. This ain’t immigration policy. This is straight-up defiance of the rule of law.

BREAKING: Senator Chris Van Hollen is taking action on the imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is currently on the ground in El Salvador to demand his release.

Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

My latest piece, written for the Kettering Foundation. I urge organizations, nonprofits, and companies to end the cycle of over compliance with Trump threats, and show how doing so ushers in fascism. Some lessons from what we have seen in the trans community. kettering.org/do-not-compl...

Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process. Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.

I pronounce it "doggy."

Meanwhile, the federal government is just out here, disappearing people.

US toilet paper patent, 1891. And it demonstrates once and for all, the proper way to hang it. 🧻🔄🤣

Honestly, if VP Vance had an ounce of self-respect or seriousness, he'd be arranging a visit to El Salvador to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He'd look independent, heroic, and intelligent. He'd get to control the narrative and return a father to his family.

So which brave Congressperson or Congressional group is going to go to El Salvador with paperwork and demand his release and bring him home?

"Long Walk"

BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway… LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨

A funny one from this morning's misty sunrise on Glastonbury Tor. At first glance it looks like someone diving over the sun into the mist below. It is actually a bird heading straight for me and yes I did duck although I am sure it would have missed me. 😂

🧙‍♀️ 🪈 🏳️‍⚧️

Moment of reflection for souls imprisoned in El Salvador: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, father under US protection sent by mistake. Possibly already dead. Andry Romero, gay asylum seeker & makeup artist at deadly risk in gang/terrorist prison. Franco Caraballo & Mervin Fernandez, kidnapped: no evidence.

If you have a minute, please read the thing. It's really good.

These are the bishops who are truly courageous and who set an example for all of us! God bless Bishop Mark Seitz and the other bishops standing with him!

Really worth a read

#ThisIsNotProLife

<<when Makled's photo was taken, a notification popped up and Makled said he heard one agent ask another agent: "Hey, are the TTRT folks around?" "…So, I Google that quickly," Makled recalled … He quickly learned that TTRT stands for Tactical Terrorism Response Team.>>

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are disrupting a breakthrough cancer treatment so they can fund tax cuts for billionaires. Tell your friends.

Everyone raised on the AP Style Guide is having a moment with this one, thank you @ellecordova.bsky.social

Moonlit landscape! #art #illustration

Millions of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday: cnn.it/4hYKFL3

Do you hear the people sing? Plymouth, Ma @journeyled1.bsky.social @nicholehiltz.bsky.social @21kelly.bsky.social @markymark757.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @blueresister.bsky.social @bostonbrian.com @filosia.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

A mother and her three children were snatched by ICE from a dairy farm in Sackets Harbor, a rural town in northern New York. But the location is no coincidence—Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, LIVES THERE. He allowed his own neighbors, including a third grader, to be jailed. Deplorable.

People who are looking for a way to fight Trump, I have it for you in one name: Kilmar Abrego-Garcia. He's the poor guy who got pulled off the street, declared a gang member for no reason, then sent off to that hell-hole in El Salvador. Fight for him because this case will unravel everything. 🧵

Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company IG 3sixteen

I utterly love this! Chef's kiss!

Dunno Kaylan...but it's about right ✅️

🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.

There’s a strong chance of tornadoes today from the midwest to the lower Great Lakes region including the southern tier of NYS. For those of you who are in the high risk area, please stay close to a weather radio. I use this free app for my iPhone to listen to severe weather.

@commonweal.bsky.social on the brutal faux Christianity of Signalgate www.commonwealmagazine.org/hegseth-vanc...