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Catholic; Married to Dawn; Father; Grandfather; Secular Franciscan (OFS); Naval Academy Class of ’72; Henri Nouwen Society Board, Worldwide Marriage Encounter(WWME). May the Lord give you peace.
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Good Friday Reversals in the Bible.

Keep scrolling if you’ve already watched a tortoise and a dachshund playing with a soccer ball today ⚽ 📽️RudyJanssens

Fox News has resorted to just straight up lying about Abrego Garcia, who has never been convicted or even charged with a crime

Cc: @bcdreyer.social

How does this White House post square with the opinion by the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals? It doesn’t. Disgraceful and blatant disregard for the court, due process, rule of law, and the Constitution.

Guys, this is David Brooks in the NY Times. If it's like this 90 days into this presidency with people who wouldn't be caught dead saying it last year, imagine it in two years. Something good is happening, we just have to lift everybody up so they can see it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...

Liz Bruenig with an insightful look Elon Musk's dystopian vision of fatherhood--in the the family values GOP. As Dorothy famously said, "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore." GIFT ARTICLE www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Outstanding 🧵

This is one of the most remarkable court opinions I have ever read. This makes it as clear as possible that the very legitimacy of our structure of government stands on the edge of the abyss. The language, speaking directly to the Executive - extraordinary. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

🧵 Here is Earth's rotation realized in an unusual way: using a camera scanning the landscape of Tivoli, Namibia, Bartosz Wojczyński focused on the sky. He created a timelapse spanning 24 h that has a focal point in the sky rather than on the ground. ➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20070... 🔭 🧪 #galactic

Bravo Zulu, Senator. (Navy flag hoist for well done). We need more of this in opposition to Trump administration overreach and unconstitutional actions.

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

It’s that simple. And that unconstitutional. And that evil.

And now Boston area hospitals are laying off staff because of Elons NIH cuts. This is going to be duplicated at hospitals around the country.

#copyediting palate is the taste/mouth thing palette is the paint/color thing pallet is the bed/platform thing

Another question to ask every GOP elected official—Do you support these cuts and why?

Holy Thursday at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, MD. May you and yours have a blessed Triduum and joyous Easter for those that celebrate.

"So the Trump administration’s assault on institutions of civil society that retain their independence continues and intensifies. And the administration is planning to launch attacks on think tanks and philanthropies by moving to revoke their 501(c)(3) status." www.thebulwark.com/p/harvard-is...

Again, the closest thing they have to "proof" that Abrego Garcia was even remotely affiliated with MS-13 was the word of a local cop who was suspended a month later for misconduct. That's it. But now he's one of the world's most dangerous criminals? PROVE IT.

Man this guy must be terrible news. I'm so excited to see the government's evidence of all the crimes he committed. Maybe even a photo of him with his "Top MS-13 Member of the Month" plaque?

Two ways: Pope Francis visits a prison in Rome and, after spending time with inmates, blows them kisses. He said, "I ask myself: Why them and not me?" Rep. Moore visits a jail in El Salvador and gave a thumbs up to their suffering. Which way would Jesus, imprisoned during the Passion, prefer?

Senator J.D. Vance was right. IRS shouldn’t target organizations based in their beliefs or statements. VP Vance should say the same thing now about Trump telling IRS to target Harvard.

Oh. "This is about whether we have functional constitutional government in this country. If the IRS can go after you because of what you think or what you believe or what you do, we'd no longer live in a free country.“

Similar idea from Copeland’s Lincoln Portrait. @jfallows.bsky.social question still the right one. Which side are you on?

Just watched this outstanding panel discussion with five academics, scholars, and authors, all of whom had their books on religion and racism banned (and removed from the shelves) in the Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy (I'm USNA Class of '72) open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...

Highly recommend this outstanding piece. Gift Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

This from @anneapplebaum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Elephants are the best

I doubt that anyone from America who goes into CECOT will ever come out. And this is by design. If indefinite imprisonment with no prospect of release imposed by fiat without due process isn’t the definition of a gulag, then I don’t know what is.

Excellent article.

Now this is excellent. Not wasting a moment’s time and requiring swift answers.

"No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the world economy, wrecking financial markets, forcing this country and other countries into recession if that’s what he feels like doing when he gets up tomorrow morning" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Today the Supreme Court made the only right choice: standing up for this Maryland father, the rule of law, and due process in our nation. The Trump Administration should NEVER HAVE ABDUCTED Kilmar. It was SHAMEFUL. Now they must bring him home IMMEDIATELY.

Remember this insane video from two weeks ago? The one that got Noem dubbed the "ICE Barbie" and launched discourse about her Rolex? Did you know—many people apparently did not—that the men behind her are not deportees from the USA? They're El Salvadoran prisoners ordered to stand there shirtless.

Editors of @americamag.bsky.social with a clear and compelling statement of errors and evils of Trump’s immigration policy and actions. Shows why it’s wrong and must be opposed by all, especially Catholics of good will. Cc: @jvl.bsky.social www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

The Associated Press wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing the 1st Amendment.

Judge rules that White House must allow the AP back into the White House press pool, declaring that it could not punish a news outlet for its content. “All the AP wants, and all it gets, is a level playing field.” @zjmontague.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...

Guys, guys, guys. It’s not math. It’s not finance. It’s not economics. It’s all about psychology. Abnormal psychology. Read the DSM-5’s chapters on Cluster B personality disorders. And then it all becomes clear. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/b...

Gift Article. “There is nothing congruous between Trumpism and the principles of sports. Not regard for meritocracy. Not deference to rules. Not adherence to fair play as arbitrated by impartial observers or the participants themselves. Not gracious acceptance of losing.” wapo.st/3REIIIW

Gift Article. wapo.st/3REIIIW