Dave McNaughton
@davemcnaughton.bsky.social
Roman Catholic. Chicagoan. Vincentian. Outcast. Hopeless Cubs and Bears fan.
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What does DHS do with unlimited resources and unchecked power?
They kill people and detain children.
DHS is the greatest threat to the homeland. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
They kill people and detain children.
DHS is the greatest threat to the homeland. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
February 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
What does DHS do with unlimited resources and unchecked power?
They kill people and detain children.
DHS is the greatest threat to the homeland. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
They kill people and detain children.
DHS is the greatest threat to the homeland. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
Right on Cardinal Cupich! The @usccbofficial.bsky.social and every decent citizen of our country should join you in demanding an apology.
www.archchicago.org/en/statement...
www.archchicago.org/en/statement...
Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, calling for an apology from the White House for a racist social media post - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago - AoC Portal
Portraying human beings as animals – less than human – is not new. It was a common way in past centuries for politicians and others to demean immigrant groups as each arrived, the Chinese, Irish, Ital...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Right on Cardinal Cupich! The @usccbofficial.bsky.social and every decent citizen of our country should join you in demanding an apology.
www.archchicago.org/en/statement...
www.archchicago.org/en/statement...
Also from his homily: "This is a call to be a missionary church, not a country club. A club exists to serve its members. The church, on the other hand, exists to go out and serve all people, on fire with faith, hope and charity in the name of Jesus Christ."
At his installation Mass, Archbishop Ronald Hicks described a church that feeds the hungry, upholds human dignity, protects children, promotes healing for survivors, cares for creation and builds unity.
With music and multicultural witness, Ronald Hicks begins his New York ministry
At his installation Mass, Archbishop Ronald Hicks described a church that feeds the hungry, upholds human dignity, protects children, promotes healing for survivors, cares for creation and builds unit...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Also from his homily: "This is a call to be a missionary church, not a country club. A club exists to serve its members. The church, on the other hand, exists to go out and serve all people, on fire with faith, hope and charity in the name of Jesus Christ."
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This can't be repeated enough.
Trump killed the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024.
He needed his issue so he could be elected and send goons to MN. Now he is POTUS, 2 citizens are dead.
And we still have a broken immigration system.
Trump killed the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024.
He needed his issue so he could be elected and send goons to MN. Now he is POTUS, 2 citizens are dead.
And we still have a broken immigration system.
In Chicago Tribune editorial: "This is an inevitable consequence of both political parties, fearful of their extremes, punting for years on an immigration policy."
Not in the editorial: Trump ordered Republicans to kill a bipartisan immigration bill in 2024 so he could use the issue to get elected.
Not in the editorial: Trump ordered Republicans to kill a bipartisan immigration bill in 2024 so he could use the issue to get elected.
From the Editorial Board: We watched what happened when Laquan McDonald was murdered by a police officer in Chicago in 2014. This felt to us like we were watching it all over again, just a few hundred miles to our north.
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This can't be repeated enough.
Trump killed the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024.
He needed his issue so he could be elected and send goons to MN. Now he is POTUS, 2 citizens are dead.
And we still have a broken immigration system.
Trump killed the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024.
He needed his issue so he could be elected and send goons to MN. Now he is POTUS, 2 citizens are dead.
And we still have a broken immigration system.
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I don't know whether Alex Pretti was a practicing Catholic at the time of his death. But I do know that he was raised Catholic, and he died the death of a saint: a good Samaritan, laying down his life for his friend.
I want to tell you about Alex Pretti, my fellow Catholic;
Alex Pretti, the good Samaritan who stopped to help his injured neighbor;
Alex Pretti, who died the way each of us should hope to die when our time comes—giving his life for another, in pure, selfless love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRd6...
Alex Pretti, the good Samaritan who stopped to help his injured neighbor;
Alex Pretti, who died the way each of us should hope to die when our time comes—giving his life for another, in pure, selfless love.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRd6...
Alex Pretti, my brother in Christ
YouTube video by Dawn Eden Goldstein
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January 27, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I don't know whether Alex Pretti was a practicing Catholic at the time of his death. But I do know that he was raised Catholic, and he died the death of a saint: a good Samaritan, laying down his life for his friend.
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"They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times…I don’t know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony
Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:46 AM
"They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times…I don’t know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
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That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
The physical weight of Trumpism
That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
Thanks to Trump voters we got Musk, DOGE, mass death in Africa, RFK & Measles, tariffs, terrorized migrants, CECOT, Canada, invasion of Venezuela, Greenland, and the murder of a woman in Minnesota. Does anyone think that any of this occurs if Harris is elected? Elections matter.
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January 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Thanks to Trump voters we got Musk, DOGE, mass death in Africa, RFK & Measles, tariffs, terrorized migrants, CECOT, Canada, invasion of Venezuela, Greenland, and the murder of a woman in Minnesota. Does anyone think that any of this occurs if Harris is elected? Elections matter.
If you live in Jefferson Park you knew this day would come. It is bittersweet. We love all the Paternos and wish they could keep it going forever but all good things come to an end. Happy that the family will now have time to get some rest and enjoy life. We are all so grateful.
After 71 years and three generations at the helm of their popular pizzeria, the Paternos are saying goodbye to the Jefferson Park spot blockclubchi.co/49h66Ve
January 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
If you live in Jefferson Park you knew this day would come. It is bittersweet. We love all the Paternos and wish they could keep it going forever but all good things come to an end. Happy that the family will now have time to get some rest and enjoy life. We are all so grateful.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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"I had a good and very productive phone call with Führer Hitler of Germany prior to my meeting with Charles de Gaulle of France today. Führer Hitler was very clear about which parts of France not currently under Nazi control he wants. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Winston Churchill."
December 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"I had a good and very productive phone call with Führer Hitler of Germany prior to my meeting with Charles de Gaulle of France today. Führer Hitler was very clear about which parts of France not currently under Nazi control he wants. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Winston Churchill."
1. No human is illegal.
2. Trump's existence is a bet that people are stupid. His sycophants say they can deny funding appropriated by Congress, which is against the law. But who are we to question? We are stupid.
3. Who will call Duffy out on this immoral statement and his illegal actions?
2. Trump's existence is a bet that people are stupid. His sycophants say they can deny funding appropriated by Congress, which is against the law. But who are we to question? We are stupid.
3. Who will call Duffy out on this immoral statement and his illegal actions?
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
1. No human is illegal.
2. Trump's existence is a bet that people are stupid. His sycophants say they can deny funding appropriated by Congress, which is against the law. But who are we to question? We are stupid.
3. Who will call Duffy out on this immoral statement and his illegal actions?
2. Trump's existence is a bet that people are stupid. His sycophants say they can deny funding appropriated by Congress, which is against the law. But who are we to question? We are stupid.
3. Who will call Duffy out on this immoral statement and his illegal actions?
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The ministry of the Church also involves human rights because she is the defender of the law of the Lord on earth so that everything that violates human dignity and freedom is part of the Church’s mission —St Oscar Romero, 4th Sunday of Advent (A), 1977 #StOscarRomero
December 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The ministry of the Church also involves human rights because she is the defender of the law of the Lord on earth so that everything that violates human dignity and freedom is part of the Church’s mission —St Oscar Romero, 4th Sunday of Advent (A), 1977 #StOscarRomero
How do we celebrate Christmas when fellow citizens are kidnapped by our government? Or while we continue murder on the high seas? Or when millions now have to decide on whether they can afford health insurance or food, housing and transportation?
“They’re denying that any of her birth certificates, which are from Laurel, Maryland, her records of immunization, medical records — they’re denying the authenticity of them. It is something I’ve never encountered.” www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
How do we celebrate Christmas when fellow citizens are kidnapped by our government? Or while we continue murder on the high seas? Or when millions now have to decide on whether they can afford health insurance or food, housing and transportation?
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“The law of armed conflict does not apply to these strikes. They are premeditated killings outside of the context of armed conflict, and we have a legal concept for that conduct. It’s murder.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Advocacy groups sue Trump administration seeking release of legal memo justifying boat strikes
The complaint argues that the deadly strikes on alleged drug boats, which have killed at least 87 people since early September, are illegal.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“The law of armed conflict does not apply to these strikes. They are premeditated killings outside of the context of armed conflict, and we have a legal concept for that conduct. It’s murder.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Card. Dolan & Bishop Barron, Trump's lackeys on the Religious Liberty Commission, can do some work. ND is not in the College Playoffs, clearly anti-Catholic bias. Since these two have been silent on killing people on the high seas or kidnapping migrants maybe they can put up a fight for ND?
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December 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Card. Dolan & Bishop Barron, Trump's lackeys on the Religious Liberty Commission, can do some work. ND is not in the College Playoffs, clearly anti-Catholic bias. Since these two have been silent on killing people on the high seas or kidnapping migrants maybe they can put up a fight for ND?
Murder on the high seas, no due process for migrants, calling people garbage, and yet Cardinal Dolan and Bishops Barron, Cordileone, Paprocki, and Rhoades remain members of Trump's Commission on Religious Liberty. Make a clear statement in support of life, truth, and goodness and resign en masse.
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Murder on the high seas, no due process for migrants, calling people garbage, and yet Cardinal Dolan and Bishops Barron, Cordileone, Paprocki, and Rhoades remain members of Trump's Commission on Religious Liberty. Make a clear statement in support of life, truth, and goodness and resign en masse.
Perhaps a good time for Cardinal Dolan and Bishops Barron, Cordileone, Paprocki, and Rhoades to resign their roles on Trump's Religious Liberty Commission. Resigning en masse would certainly send a clear statement that murder on the high seas will not be tolerated.
NEW: Abp. Timothy P. Broglio, former USCCB head who oversees Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, issues statement on "Caribbean Interceptions."
"…Abandoning due process undermines human rights, erodes public trust, and risks harming innocent people." files.milarch.org/archbishop/a...
"…Abandoning due process undermines human rights, erodes public trust, and risks harming innocent people." files.milarch.org/archbishop/a...
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Perhaps a good time for Cardinal Dolan and Bishops Barron, Cordileone, Paprocki, and Rhoades to resign their roles on Trump's Religious Liberty Commission. Resigning en masse would certainly send a clear statement that murder on the high seas will not be tolerated.
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Human beings are not "garbage."
Every human being has dignity. Every one is made in the image of God. And every attack on human dignity is an attack upon God himself.
We must stand peacefully & firmly against anyone who seeks to deprive people of the rights they have under natural or civil law.
Every human being has dignity. Every one is made in the image of God. And every attack on human dignity is an attack upon God himself.
We must stand peacefully & firmly against anyone who seeks to deprive people of the rights they have under natural or civil law.
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Human beings are not "garbage."
Every human being has dignity. Every one is made in the image of God. And every attack on human dignity is an attack upon God himself.
We must stand peacefully & firmly against anyone who seeks to deprive people of the rights they have under natural or civil law.
Every human being has dignity. Every one is made in the image of God. And every attack on human dignity is an attack upon God himself.
We must stand peacefully & firmly against anyone who seeks to deprive people of the rights they have under natural or civil law.
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Walz on Trump calling him the r-word: "We all know both as an educator & parent that using that term is just so damaging. It's hurtful. We have fought 3 decades to get this out of our schools. Kids know better. But this is what Donald Trump has done. He's normalized this type of hateful behavior."
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Walz on Trump calling him the r-word: "We all know both as an educator & parent that using that term is just so damaging. It's hurtful. We have fought 3 decades to get this out of our schools. Kids know better. But this is what Donald Trump has done. He's normalized this type of hateful behavior."