The murders of Charlie Kirk and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman are part of a dangerous rise in political violence.

We cannot accept this as the norm.

We must do whatever we can to reduce the anger and hate that are consuming and destroying so much of the country.

I’ve witnessed 50-plus years of politics. I lived through the unrest of the 1960s and 70s.

I wanted to use this week’s Coffee Klatch to provide some context for this dangerous moment we’re facing right now.

https://youtu.be/CVs1QmWYFmE

Leavitt: "ABC is gonna have to answer for what their so-called journalist put out on twitter ... we have reached out to ABC. They have said they will be taking action, so we will see what they do ... hopefully this journalist will either be suspended or terminated."

Getting creative! 😉 Hundreds of billboards are rising in 40 U.S. cities, bashing staff and service cuts at national parks under DOGE.

Stephen Miller is suing Chief Justice Roberts—yes, suing—to reclassify the judiciary as an arm of Trump’s executive branch. This isn’t a lawsuit. It’s a power grab. A constitutional coup in plain sight. If the courts fall, we fall with them. Full Article: www.facebook.com/share/p/18nf...

Francis, the first Latin American Pope, died at 88 on Easter Sunday. After decades of conservative leadership, Pope Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing inclusion and care for the marginalized over doctrinal purity. May he rest in peace and glory

Pope Francis walked humbly, loved mercifully, and pursued justice with God – not just in word, but in deed.

He sought to heal a world too often fractured by hate.

I join people around the globe in mourning his loss, and honoring his memory.

Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 in Buenos Aires. Later, as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, he elevated the causes of migrants and the disenfranchised, and pushed the church to more forcefully confront its own history of scandal. Here is a timeline of his life.

In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.