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John Kenneth White
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Professor Emeritus, Catholic University. Author of Grand Old Unraveling. Columnist for The Hill.

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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · 14h
My latest column in The Hill: Apprenticeships Can Help Save the Democratic Party: thehill.com/opinion/camp...
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 4d
This administration’s effort to erase our history and those who have lived it must fail.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 4d
"Though we are not all called to be martyrs, we are all called to be witnesses. If you are a person of faith, it is more important than ever to view politics through the lens of that faith, and not the other way around." #BishopTyson #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/02/04/n...
Not all are called to be martyrs like Alex Pretti. But we can be witnesses.
(RNS) — People of faith are being called to view politics through the lens of faith, not the other way around.
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 10d
"The pain is great, but very endurable, because He who lays the burden also carries it." #MaryWard

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 10d
“The federal government and ICE responded by — in the middle of the night — removing all the ICE detainees and sending them out of state...It’s worse than it’s being reported.” #AbolishICE #PrayForAmerica religionnews.com/2026/01/29/m...
Maine clergy form spiritual 'shield' outside workplaces to protect immigrants from ICE
(RNS) — Like religious leaders in cities such as Minneapolis, Chicago and elsewhere, local clergy were quick to muster resistance to the rapid influx of immigration enforcement agents, even as they wr...
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 11d
"We call on all people of conscience to work together for a society in which every person can walk their streets without fear, and with the knowledge that they are seen, valued, and protected." #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/dc-fait...
DC faith leaders denounce Minneapolis shootings as 'profound moral failure'
Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington joined several interfaith leaders in the nation's capital in denouncing the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis as "murders."
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 11d
One of my constituents died in ICE custody two weeks ago, so I went to Philadelphia's Federal Detention Center, and 2 things stood out to me🧵:

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Rep. Brendan Boyle @congressmanboyle.bsky.social · 11d
If you feel like you spent more at the grocery store last year, you weren't imagining it.

Essential items are all getting more expensive. Beef went up 16.4 percent, coffee rose 19.8 percent, and lettuce went up 7.3 percent.

Americans need relief, not empty promises.

https://nyti.ms/4qNnrwC

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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 12d
If Kamala had been elected Minneapolis would not have been turned into a war zone where people are gunned down in the streets.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 15d
"If something is demanded of us that goes against God of the Faith, then not only may we, but we must, refuse to obey." #NikolausGross #Martyr

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 15d
We held our first town hall of the year at Widener University in Chester! Thank you to the over 400 constituents who showed up!

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David W. Congdon @dwcongdon.com · 15d
KC Star columnist Bill Tammeus wrote a piece about professors in Kansas City who are tackling Christian nationalism in the classroom, and I’m featured in the article.
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Tackling the Scourge of Christian Nationalism
Flatland columnist Bill Tammeus argues that Kansas City area higher education institutions must help debunk this anti-American movement.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18d
We don't need a dictator. And we certainly don't need you, Donald.
Screenshot of an X.com post by CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) saying Trump went “further than ever before” praising authoritarian rule, quoting: “I’m a dictator… but sometimes you need a dictator,” followed by commentary that the mask is coming off, with a video still of Trump speaking at the World Economic Forum podium.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 18d
"Using a five-year-old as bait." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
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CNN @cnn.com · 18d
South Korean court ruled that the ill-fated imposition of martial law by the then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion, as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement. https://cnn.it/3LYyfsE

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 19d
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · 19d
Clarity cannot be undervalued these days.

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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · 19d
Good for you!

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 19d
The President has made $1.4 billion since taking office last year.

Do you feel wealthier than when he took office?
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Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 19d
I can't support any bills that condone the President's war on children and families that cut food assistance, healthcare, and education programs.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 19d
"The whole of humanity, now more than ever, needs the good news of peace, and every Christian is called to announce it and share it.” #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon @scanlon.house.gov · 19d
More than 30 people have died in DHS custody over the last year.

Last weekend, it was one of my constituents.

He developed a medical issue and, by all reports other than the DHS official report, was denied medical care that might have saved his life.

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John Kenneth White @jkennethwhite.bsky.social · 19d
Thank you. The antecedents for what Trump has done are there but it's even worse than I expected.

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Jon-Christopher Bua @jcbua.bsky.social · 19d
Please Read This Comprehensive Informative And Frankly Enlightening Review Of The GOP As I Knew It Until Trump & His MAGA Disciples Took A Wrecking Ball To The Party Of IKE Reagan And GHW Bush By My ⁦‪@CUApolitics‬⁩ Colleague Professor JK White.
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After One Year of Trump 2.0, the Grand Old Party Has Completely Unraveled - University Press of Kansas
John Kenneth White January 20, 2025, seems like a century ago. One year into Trump 2.0, Donald Trump is the president he always wanted to be—unshackled by
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University Press of Kansas @univpressofkansas.bsky.social · 19d
Read author @jkennethwhite.bsky.social's new blog entitled "After One Year of Trump 2.0, the Grand Old Party Has Completely Unraveled" (kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2026/01...).

#TrumpAdministration #RepublicanParty #Authoritarianism #DonaldTrump #upkansas

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𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝙼𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚜 @stevenpmillies.com · 19d
Remarkable. Lucid. Needed.

@mark-carney.bsky.social names the moment, leans heavily on the wisdom of Thucydides and Havel. The American Century firmly is over.

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FULL SPEECH: Canada’s PM Carney Says US-Led World Order Is Breaking at World Economic Forum | AC1G
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 21d
Today’s medical news.

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 21d
"Our Holy Father, we confess the weakness and sinfulness of our lives...Often when he have done no evil, we have undertaken nothing of good, and so we have been guilty of uselessness and neglect. From this sin of idleness and indifference, set us free. Amen (1953)." #MLK #PrayForAmerica

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 21d
"Lord, teach me to unselfishly serve humanity." #MLK #PrayForAmerica

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David W. Congdon @dwcongdon.com · 22d
The pope effect is real.