Cathleen Falsani
@godgrrl.bsky.social
Author | Creative consultant | Occasional journalist |
Alumna @chicago.suntimes.com @sojo.net @rns.org OCRegister et al | U.S. ex-pat in rural Ireland
Porfolio: clippings.me/cathleenfalsani
Substack: Falsani.com
Biz: SinnersAndSaintsCreative.com
Alumna @chicago.suntimes.com @sojo.net @rns.org OCRegister et al | U.S. ex-pat in rural Ireland
Porfolio: clippings.me/cathleenfalsani
Substack: Falsani.com
Biz: SinnersAndSaintsCreative.com
Pinned
How the election of Pope Leo XIV brought a former Sun-Times religion writer back
Cathleen Falsani, who covered two previous papal elections, sent a Hail Mary text from Ireland when she heard Chicago's own Robert Prevost would be the new pope.
chicago.suntimes.com
Honored to write this retrospective for @chicago.suntimes.com about returning to my journalistic alma mater last spring to cover the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV—15 years after leaving the paper and my beloved #Chicago readers. So grateful.
#pope #journalism
chicago.suntimes.com/religion/202...
#pope #journalism
chicago.suntimes.com/religion/202...
This
every time i log on something horrible is happening but also people are trying really hard to help
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM
This
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I don’t put poems online which haven’t been officially published elsewhere anymore.
My advice to new poets is resist the temptation at all costs to share your work online before getting it published.
I wish somebody had had a chat with me about this when I was starting!
My advice to new poets is resist the temptation at all costs to share your work online before getting it published.
I wish somebody had had a chat with me about this when I was starting!
January 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM
I don’t put poems online which haven’t been officially published elsewhere anymore.
My advice to new poets is resist the temptation at all costs to share your work online before getting it published.
I wish somebody had had a chat with me about this when I was starting!
My advice to new poets is resist the temptation at all costs to share your work online before getting it published.
I wish somebody had had a chat with me about this when I was starting!
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The Grab Them By The doctrine
Rep. Carlos Gimenez: "The United States has demonstrated to the people around the world that we can touch you anywhere at any time or our choosing"
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The Grab Them By The doctrine
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I can’t stop saying this enough. We are no longer protesting. We are resisting an out of control federal government, and our local government is not helping.
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I can’t stop saying this enough. We are no longer protesting. We are resisting an out of control federal government, and our local government is not helping.
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Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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it's the big day
January 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
it's the big day
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NEW from me: Yesterday, I rode along with an ICE observer patrolling the same neighborhood where Renee Good was killed.
It only took a few minutes until Rev. Horan, who is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spotted suspected ICE vehicles. religionnews.com/2026/01/14/i...
It only took a few minutes until Rev. Horan, who is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spotted suspected ICE vehicles. religionnews.com/2026/01/14/i...
In the neighborhood where Renee Good was killed, a pastor keeps patrolling for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — ‘There’s no option for me,’ said the Rev. Ashley Horan during a neighborhood patrol. ‘It is my responsibility to care for my neighbors in this way.’
religionnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
NEW from me: Yesterday, I rode along with an ICE observer patrolling the same neighborhood where Renee Good was killed.
It only took a few minutes until Rev. Horan, who is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spotted suspected ICE vehicles. religionnews.com/2026/01/14/i...
It only took a few minutes until Rev. Horan, who is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spotted suspected ICE vehicles. religionnews.com/2026/01/14/i...
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A lovely poem from Billy Collins in Poetry Ireland Review Issue 147, Love Poems to Humans, edited by Theo Dorgan. ❤
Buy on our website at: www.poetryireland.ie/publications...
Buy on our website at: www.poetryireland.ie/publications...
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 AM
A lovely poem from Billy Collins in Poetry Ireland Review Issue 147, Love Poems to Humans, edited by Theo Dorgan. ❤
Buy on our website at: www.poetryireland.ie/publications...
Buy on our website at: www.poetryireland.ie/publications...
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#GVerse #BreakingNews
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias just announced he is suing Kristi Noem and #FuckICE for unlawful activities in Illinois.
This is huge.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias just announced he is suing Kristi Noem and #FuckICE for unlawful activities in Illinois.
This is huge.
January 12, 2026 at 9:38 PM
#GVerse #BreakingNews
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias just announced he is suing Kristi Noem and #FuckICE for unlawful activities in Illinois.
This is huge.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias just announced he is suing Kristi Noem and #FuckICE for unlawful activities in Illinois.
This is huge.
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The Globe and Mail
January 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The Globe and Mail
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#GVerse The Black Panthers have re-entered the chat!
The Panthers are a revolutionary socialist group that fed & protected the community.
They were such a threat to the dictatorship of capital they were falsely labeled “terrorists.” Their reemergence is necessary.
The Panthers are a revolutionary socialist group that fed & protected the community.
They were such a threat to the dictatorship of capital they were falsely labeled “terrorists.” Their reemergence is necessary.
January 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
#GVerse The Black Panthers have re-entered the chat!
The Panthers are a revolutionary socialist group that fed & protected the community.
They were such a threat to the dictatorship of capital they were falsely labeled “terrorists.” Their reemergence is necessary.
The Panthers are a revolutionary socialist group that fed & protected the community.
They were such a threat to the dictatorship of capital they were falsely labeled “terrorists.” Their reemergence is necessary.
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Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
Who was Leonardo talking to about K-Pop during that commercial break last night?
January 12, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Who was Leonardo talking to about K-Pop during that commercial break last night?
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We are living in dangerous times.
January 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
We are living in dangerous times.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
💯 🇮🇪 💪
UPDATE: Kerrygold.
Okay, what’s the best brand of butter? It seems I need to up my butter game.
January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
💯 🇮🇪 💪
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“We are far past the stage of permissiveness with white-supremacist violence inside DHS. We are at the stage of active, enthusiastic commission of it.” — @attackerman.bsky.social
Either ICE Is Abolished or It Will Kill Many More Renee Goods
Minnesota is just the beginning of ICE's transformation into a right-wing death squad. But it can be the end
www.forever-wars.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
“We are far past the stage of permissiveness with white-supremacist violence inside DHS. We are at the stage of active, enthusiastic commission of it.” — @attackerman.bsky.social
Dear God.
Also lol: religion reporting, 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Dear God.
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Epstein files.
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Epstein files.
📣🚨👇😱
Holy shit... just been doing some invoicing stuff and saw the state of the dollar to the Pound and Euro. My lord!
a man in a cowboy hat says " not good not good a ' tall "
ALT: a man in a cowboy hat says " not good not good a ' tall "
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
📣🚨👇😱
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www.cnn.com/2026/01/11/p...
Noem: ‘The ICE officer followed training.’ True. In 2016, J. Ross was a TX Border Patrol agent, when they were being trained to get in front of vehicles to justify shooting the driver. Both LA Times & the Nation reported on the tactic in 2016.
Noem: ‘The ICE officer followed training.’ True. In 2016, J. Ross was a TX Border Patrol agent, when they were being trained to get in front of vehicles to justify shooting the driver. Both LA Times & the Nation reported on the tactic in 2016.
DHS Secretary Noem defends her statements made hours after deadly ICE shooting | CNN Politics
CNN’s Jake Tapper speaks with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to break down the timeline of events before and after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis,...
www.cnn.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
www.cnn.com/2026/01/11/p...
Noem: ‘The ICE officer followed training.’ True. In 2016, J. Ross was a TX Border Patrol agent, when they were being trained to get in front of vehicles to justify shooting the driver. Both LA Times & the Nation reported on the tactic in 2016.
Noem: ‘The ICE officer followed training.’ True. In 2016, J. Ross was a TX Border Patrol agent, when they were being trained to get in front of vehicles to justify shooting the driver. Both LA Times & the Nation reported on the tactic in 2016.
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I'm sitting at JFK waiting for a connecting flight home. Right across from me is a guy davenning wrapped in tefillin, and two women in full burkas just stopped to sit, holding the hands of their children. Beautiful, all.
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I'm sitting at JFK waiting for a connecting flight home. Right across from me is a guy davenning wrapped in tefillin, and two women in full burkas just stopped to sit, holding the hands of their children. Beautiful, all.