John Ata
@tanager21.bsky.social
Retired computer professional, Secular Franciscan, Roman Catholic
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John Ata
@tanager21.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Gaudium et spes
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern Word: Gaudium et spes
www.vatican.va
“Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities of extensive areas along with their population is a crime against God and man himself. It merits unequivocal and unhesitating condemnation.”
www.vatican.va/archive/hist...
www.vatican.va/archive/hist...
Statement by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout on Outcome of 2026 Assisted Suicide Legislation
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News
www.votervoice.net
February 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Statement by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout on Outcome of 2026 Assisted Suicide Legislation
www.votervoice.net/mobile/VACC/...
www.votervoice.net/mobile/VACC/...
From today’s Gospel: “But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden.” <Matthew 6:6>
February 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
From today’s Gospel: “But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden.” <Matthew 6:6>
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord; and my Father will love him and we will come to him.” <John 14:23>
February 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord; and my Father will love him and we will come to him.” <John 14:23>
Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
Vote NO on the SAVE Act!
The SAVE Act is a trick to undermine our voting rights. Urge Congress to vote no on the SAVE ACT.
act.standupamerica.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me.” <John 14:6>
February 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me.” <John 14:6>
Pure evil
This is evil.
SCOOP: Social Security workers are being told to give the details of appointments customers are making to ICE, raising the prospect of secret police abducting people going to mandatory SSA appointments. @zoeschiffer.bsky.social, @telliotter.bsky.social, and @leahfeiger.bsky.social have more.
February 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Pure evil
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Ask yourself: why would this administration want to delete references to Medgar Evers’ racist assassin being a racist? Why might that be?
I challenge anyone in this administration or Congress to defend this.
I challenge anyone in this administration or Congress to defend this.
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Ask yourself: why would this administration want to delete references to Medgar Evers’ racist assassin being a racist? Why might that be?
I challenge anyone in this administration or Congress to defend this.
I challenge anyone in this administration or Congress to defend this.
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the FBI deleted this tweet
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
February 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
the FBI deleted this tweet
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
might’ve hit a little close to home for the director
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Wake up call everyone. Trump and his ilk are come for us!!! The fascist state is running hard to destroy our constitution. Vote out all Ratpublicans.
Wake up call everyone. Trump and his ilk are come for us!!! The fascist state is running hard to destroy our constitution. Vote out all Ratpublicans.
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Wake up call everyone. Trump and his ilk are come for us!!! The fascist state is running hard to destroy our constitution. Vote out all Ratpublicans.
Wake up call everyone. Trump and his ilk are come for us!!! The fascist state is running hard to destroy our constitution. Vote out all Ratpublicans.
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
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For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
For 50 years, the median wage of hourly workers stagnated or declined while the stock market and CEO pay skyrocketed.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
Is it any wonder why so many feel abandoned by the system? People lose faith, and a demagogue fills the void.
This is why we must fix the system. AOC is right.
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“The Army as an institution must be nonpartisan and appear so too,” the Army field manual reads. “Nonpartisanship assures the public that our Army will always serve the Constitution and our people loyally and responsively.”
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
“The Army as an institution must be nonpartisan and appear so too,” the Army field manual reads. “Nonpartisanship assures the public that our Army will always serve the Constitution and our people loyally and responsively.”
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So I guess it must stop tomorrow then if this is true.
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 AM
So I guess it must stop tomorrow then if this is true.
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We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
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Collective action works. We the people decide how law enforcement can operate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Collective action works. We the people decide how law enforcement can operate.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...
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The default assumption should be that they’re lying
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The default assumption should be that they’re lying
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.” <cf. Matthew 11:25>
February 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Today’s Gospel acclamation: “Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.” <cf. Matthew 11:25>
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Alexei Navalny killed with frog poison on Putin’s orders, Britain reveals metro.co.uk/2026/02/14/a...
Alexei Navalny killed with frog poison on Putin's orders, Britain reveals
metro.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Alexei Navalny killed with frog poison on Putin’s orders, Britain reveals metro.co.uk/2026/02/14/a...
There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed.
Alexei Navalny killed with frog poison on Putin’s orders, Britain reveals metro.co.uk/2026/02/14/a...
Alexei Navalny killed with frog poison on Putin's orders, Britain reveals
metro.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed.