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Grant Showalter-Swanson
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Educator-Minister. Queer Activist. Poet. UMC Deacon. Traveler. Theology PhD Student. Gay & Married. https://linktr.ee/gtswanson88
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Pope Leo Demands Peace as Hegseth’s “Kill Them All” Order Sparks Outrage
Leo’s call for peace in Turkey comes as Trump’s ‘devout Christian’ defense chief faces war crime allegations.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Pete Hegseth Confessed to a War Crime — And America Shrugs
From Nuremberg to Trumpworld, Cliff Schecter dismantles the toxic normalization of atrocity — and demands the accountability our heroes fought for.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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America’s Dangerous Delusion: Pretending Trump Is Fine
David Shuster exposes the fatigue, fury, and cognitive erosion the Trump team is desperately trying to hide.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
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November 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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The Pope’s Closest Aide Is a Millennial from Peru
The charismatic young priest’s close bond with Leo — from the villages of Peru to the halls of the Vatican — has already won him a following among the Church’s youth.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
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November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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A MAGA Senator Promised Hope for a Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
A MAGA Senator Promised Hope for a Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Explainer: GOP’s Multi-Front Effort to Shield Missouri Gerrymander From Voters
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November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Bodycam footage from Operation Midway Blitz released: ‘It’s all about arresting people’
The group of videos made public through the Loevy & Loevy law firm includes footage from agents who responded to controversial arrest operations in the Little Village and Irving Park neighborho…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Live Updates: Shooting Suspect Drove Across the Country With a Plan for D.C. Attack, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Shooting Suspect Drove Across the Country With a Plan for D.C. Attack, Officials Say
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November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The best recruiter on Nebraska’s campus? Try the assistant volleyball coach
Nebraska coaches in other sports view Jaylen Reyes as a resource and occasionally tap into his expertise.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts
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November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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What Clarence Taught George Bailey — And What You’ve Taught Me
A Thanksgiving reflection on friendship, this community, our purpose, and the work ahead.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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North Carolina Can Use Republican-Friendly Congressional Map, Court Says www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
North Carolina Can Use Republican-Friendly Congressional Map, Court Says
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November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Trump Admin to Escalate D.C. Military Takeover After Two National Guard Members Shot
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November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Every crisis, actual or impending, needs to be viewed as an opportunity to bring about profound changes in our society.

- Grace Lee Boggs
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
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November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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WHY WE MAY SAY GRACE ON THANKSGIVING
This is a Thanksgiving piece I first published in Parade 20 years ago:
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November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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As ICE detains longtime Chicago street vendors with no criminal history, neighbors rally with emergency funds
As longtime vendors quietly disappear from the corners they’ve held for years, community organizations and neighbors are scrambling to support those taken, their families and those still working on…
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November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
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November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Inside lobbying efforts to make the Mar-a-Lago foreign worker visa a staple of MAGA
The group’s visa push is the latest in the tug-of-war between business interests that need foreign labor and immigration hard-liners who say foreigners are taking American jobs — with Trump straddling...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Four Top Contenders at Apple to Succeed Tim Cook
The top potential successors are four current Apple executives, each heading a different part of the company. Here’s a look.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Exclusive: Cleta Mitchell, Activists Scheme to Bring Back One-Day Elections
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November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Morning Digest: A notorious proto-MAGA crank may have one more comeback left in him
A one-term congressman twice over is reportedly eyeing a third stint
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November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Everything Exactly as It Seems
I with my gun / am a good mother
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November 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM