Shirley Katz
@srkvt.bsky.social
Current events, photography, running. Hockey Grandma.
#GoPackGo. I love Vermont.
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#GoPackGo. I love Vermont.
https://isaiah43verse19.blogspot.com/
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Not a fan of Bush but he was a step up from what we got now.
January 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Not a fan of Bush but he was a step up from what we got now.
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A very simple meal, but so good. Keeping the red/green theme going.
December 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A very simple meal, but so good. Keeping the red/green theme going.
A blessed holiday season to all.
December 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A blessed holiday season to all.
So beautiful, so festive.
December 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM
So beautiful, so festive.
I just read that there are now 156 cases of measles in South Carolina, most are of those who are unvaccinated...This is an important video.
We need to talk about vaccines.
We need to talk about vaccines | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I just read that there are now 156 cases of measles in South Carolina, most are of those who are unvaccinated...This is an important video.
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“The coalition's leaders noted in their release that pastoral access to the Broadview facility was allowed in previous years. They also pointed to federal detention standards that explicitly guarantee detainees the right to religious practice and access to chaplaincy services.”
“Catholic religious and others last week made a public appeal amid the cold outside a federal office building in Chicago: They wanted permission to bring Communion and pastoral care to immigration detainees on Christmas.” www.ncronline.org/news/catholi...
Catholics demand Communion for immigration detainees at Christmas
Catholic religious and others made a public appeal outside a federal field office Dec. 19 in Chicago: They wanted permission to bring Communion and pastoral care to immigration detainees on Christmas.
www.ncronline.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“The coalition's leaders noted in their release that pastoral access to the Broadview facility was allowed in previous years. They also pointed to federal detention standards that explicitly guarantee detainees the right to religious practice and access to chaplaincy services.”
December 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Pope Leo at Angelus: “The words of Jesus free us from the prison of despair and suffering…He gives voice to the oppressed and to those whose voices have been silenced by violence and hatred. He defeats ideologies that make us deaf to the truth.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Pope Leo at Angelus: “The words of Jesus free us from the prison of despair and suffering…He gives voice to the oppressed and to those whose voices have been silenced by violence and hatred. He defeats ideologies that make us deaf to the truth.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
This Immigration Judge, Vice Chair of the National Association of Immigration Judges, was fired with no explanation. Over 100 IJs have been fired. There is currently a backlog of 3.4 million #immigration cases. How does this make any sense??
This Immigration Judge Loved His Job. But Then He Was Fired: A Podcast with Jeremiah Johnson
Morale is low among judges, says Johnson, as the Trump administration ignores due process and the immigration case backlog grows.
www.theborderchronicle.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This Immigration Judge, Vice Chair of the National Association of Immigration Judges, was fired with no explanation. Over 100 IJs have been fired. There is currently a backlog of 3.4 million #immigration cases. How does this make any sense??
I am wondering where the #VT National Guard is being deployed. They are being activated this month.
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I am wondering where the #VT National Guard is being deployed. They are being activated this month.
Abolish the death penalty.
Catholic Bishops of #Tennessee Call for an End to the State's Death Penalty
www.catholicnewsworld.com/2025/12/tenn...
www.catholicnewsworld.com/2025/12/tenn...
Catholic Bishops of Tennessee Call for an End to the State's Death Penalty
Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV, Breaking News, Pope News, Catholic Headlines, News, News today,
www.catholicnewsworld.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Abolish the death penalty.
'Tis the season! Pecan dreams - my Mom's recipe.
#ChristmasCookie
#ChristmasCookie
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
'Tis the season! Pecan dreams - my Mom's recipe.
#ChristmasCookie
#ChristmasCookie
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“I call on our Nation’s leaders, legislators, and those specifically charged to direct our Armed Forces to respect the consciences of those who raise their right hands to defend and protect the Constitution by not asking them to engage in immoral actions.” www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/12...
Archbishop Broglio urges end to Trump administration’s Venezuela strikes
“I call on our Nation’s leaders, legislators, and those specifically charged to direct our Armed Forces to respect the consciences of those who raise their right hands to defend and protect the Consti...
www.americamagazine.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
“I call on our Nation’s leaders, legislators, and those specifically charged to direct our Armed Forces to respect the consciences of those who raise their right hands to defend and protect the Constitution by not asking them to engage in immoral actions.” www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/12...
This is truly horrific! #ICE #AbolishICE
“An ICE agent lured Wilmer out of his home under false pretenses, posing as a construction worker who claimed to have hit Wilmer’s car and needed him to step outside to verify." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Senator says ICE ‘attack dog’ caused ‘horrific’ injuries to unresisting man as he was detained
Patty Murray of Washington state said ICE agents lied to Wilmer Toledo-Martinez to lure him outside before dog attacked him
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is truly horrific! #ICE #AbolishICE
Good Sunday morning, bsky! Peace be with you today.
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Good Sunday morning, bsky! Peace be with you today.
He had been complying with Immigration requests for regular check-ins for more than 10 years, then was detained by ICE without notice to be deported to Guatamala where an immigration judge had determined he would "more likely than not be tortured." #ICE #AbolishICE
Federal judge orders government to return Guatemalan man unlawfully deported from El Paso
A federal judge said the Trump administration acted with “blatant lawlessness” when ICE deported a Guatemalan man from El Paso despite a court order, and has now ordered the government to return him t...
elpasomatters.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
He had been complying with Immigration requests for regular check-ins for more than 10 years, then was detained by ICE without notice to be deported to Guatamala where an immigration judge had determined he would "more likely than not be tortured." #ICE #AbolishICE
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Justice Frat Boy: “If the person is a US citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
“She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. ‘I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,’ she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. ‘This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?’” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
December 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Justice Frat Boy: “If the person is a US citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”
If convicted, it would be a criminal offense, and not a war crime. We are not at war with Venezuela.
GOP Rep. Mike Turner: "This activity that's happening in the Caribbean where they are hitting these boats -- these individuals if they were captured and tried and convicted, they would be guilty of criminal activity for which they're not subject to capital punishment. These people are being killed."
December 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If convicted, it would be a criminal offense, and not a war crime. We are not at war with Venezuela.
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM