Mark Andersen
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Co-director We Are Family, writer "Dance Of Days: 2 Decades of Punk In the Nation's Capital," "We Are The Clash: Reagan, Thatcher & the Last Stand of a Band That Mattered" & "All The Power: Revolution w/o Illusion," co-founder Positive Force DC, from MT.
Great to see this -- right on!
Salvadoran bishops denounce sending migrants to notorious El Salvador prison www.ncronline.org/news/salvado...
Salvadoran bishops denounce sending migrants to notorious El Salvador prison www.ncronline.org/news/salvado...
Salvadoran bishops denounce sending migrants to notorious El Salvador prison
In a pastoral letter that seems to take a shot at both the U.S. government and their own, the Salvadoran Catholic bishops said El Salvador's prisons shouldn't be used to advance another country's anti...
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June 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Great to see this -- right on!
Salvadoran bishops denounce sending migrants to notorious El Salvador prison www.ncronline.org/news/salvado...
Salvadoran bishops denounce sending migrants to notorious El Salvador prison www.ncronline.org/news/salvado...
This is happening in the USA right now. So outrageous and scary... and we must keep on fighting back.
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Agents Use Military-Style Force Against Protesters at L.A. Immigration Raid
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June 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is happening in the USA right now. So outrageous and scary... and we must keep on fighting back.
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This makes me very happy to see.
'A pope in muddy boots': Viral photos of Leo XIV reveal a history of pastoral care www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/po...
'A pope in muddy boots': Viral photos of Leo XIV reveal a history of pastoral care www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/po...
'A pope in muddy boots': Viral photos of Leo XIV reveal a history of pastoral care
Photos of "a pope in muddy boots" began circulating on social media shortly after Cardinal Robert Prevost was introduced as Pope Leo XIV. The story behind the images tells of a pastor in close kinship...
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May 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This makes me very happy to see.
'A pope in muddy boots': Viral photos of Leo XIV reveal a history of pastoral care www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/po...
'A pope in muddy boots': Viral photos of Leo XIV reveal a history of pastoral care www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/po...
Pope Leo appealed for “the entry of dignified humanitarian aid and to put an end to the hostilities, whose heart-rending price is being paid by children, the elderly and sick people.”
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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Aid to Enter Gaza
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May 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Pope Leo appealed for “the entry of dignified humanitarian aid and to put an end to the hostilities, whose heart-rending price is being paid by children, the elderly and sick people.”
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An utterly reprehensible act that only harms the movement to bring peace, justice iand security for all in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank. 💔
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They Were Days From Getting Engaged. Then They Were Killed in D.C.
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May 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
An utterly reprehensible act that only harms the movement to bring peace, justice iand security for all in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank. 💔
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More insane ugliness from the master of lies and bigotry. HIs arrogance is matched only by his igonrance.
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Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Confrontation
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May 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
More insane ugliness from the master of lies and bigotry. HIs arrogance is matched only by his igonrance.
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The world must not turn away, especially those of us in the USA who are complicit in this horror.
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In Private, Some Israeli Officers Admit That Gaza Is on the Brink of Starvation
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May 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The world must not turn away, especially those of us in the USA who are complicit in this horror.
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Tell the Catholic cardinals: Continue Pope Francis’ legacy: Pope Francis left behind a legacy of radical inclusion and compassion – but wealthy activists are trying to convince the Catholic cardinals to reverse all the progress he made. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/pope-fr...
Tell the Catholic cardinals: Continue Pope Francis’ legacy
Pope Francis left behind a legacy of radical inclusion and compassion – but wealthy activists are trying to convince the Catholic cardinals to reverse all the progress he made.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Tell the Catholic cardinals: Continue Pope Francis’ legacy: Pope Francis left behind a legacy of radical inclusion and compassion – but wealthy activists are trying to convince the Catholic cardinals to reverse all the progress he made. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/pope-fr...
Putin's pet lapdog, doing his duty to his master. Utterly shameful...
Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...
Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...
Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia
The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.
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April 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Putin's pet lapdog, doing his duty to his master. Utterly shameful...
Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...
Trump Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/w...
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BILLBOARD: BRING KILMAR HOME! The Trump administration is IGNORING court orders to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home to Maryland from wrongful deportation to El Salvador. Send a message to Congress at bringkilmarhome.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
BILLBOARD: BRING KILMAR HOME! The Trump administration is IGNORING court orders to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home to Maryland from wrongful deportation to El Salvador. Send a message to Congress at bringkilmarhome.com
Yes, it is past time to fight back -- its all on the line!
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Opinion | The Emergency Is Here (Gift Article)
Trump is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists. And he says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans there next.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Yes, it is past time to fight back -- its all on the line!
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And given Shapiro's strident criticism of Netanyahu, this also looks like a case where high profile lies and double standards about a Jewish politician's Israel stance contributed to an unwell person trying to kill him.
Attempting to murder a Jewish politician and his family on Passover because you disagree with him in Israel is pretty much the definition of when anti-Zionism becomes antisemitism www.pennlive.com/crime/2025/0...
Pa. Gov. Shapiro was targeted for ‘what he wants to do to Palestinian people’: warrant
The search warrant obtained by PennLive reveals what police believe was Cody Balmer's motive in the arson: "perceived injustices to the people of Palestine."
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April 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
And given Shapiro's strident criticism of Netanyahu, this also looks like a case where high profile lies and double standards about a Jewish politician's Israel stance contributed to an unwell person trying to kill him.
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At the same time he halts Black Lung protections for miners. Trump supports the coal companies but screws the miners--leaving them to die.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
At the same time he halts Black Lung protections for miners. Trump supports the coal companies but screws the miners--leaving them to die.
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WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”
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April 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”
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WSJ editorial board amazed the Frankenstein monster they’ve spent a decade head patting us to accept, is now being all monstery.
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..”
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April 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
WSJ editorial board amazed the Frankenstein monster they’ve spent a decade head patting us to accept, is now being all monstery.
Trump is a pathological liar. Here is the latest evidence to add to the mountain of it already existing.
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Trump Says He’s Powerless to Return Deported Migrant. But He’s Done So Before. (Gift Article)
President Trump says he is powerless to retrieve a man who was deported because of an administrative error. But he has done so before.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump is a pathological liar. Here is the latest evidence to add to the mountain of it already existing.
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Simply put, DOGE is a fraud.
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DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress (Gift Article)
Elon Musk now says his group will produce only 15 percent of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork.
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April 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Simply put, DOGE is a fraud.
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DOGE's rampage brings us closer to the brink.
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DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts (Gift Article)
Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting th...
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March 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
DOGE's rampage brings us closer to the brink.
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Bishop Barron is a bit lost, I fear, at least if he is trying to follow Christ.
SIGN: Tell Bishop Barron to listen to Pope Francis: Bishop Barron recently compared Trump's congressional address to high mass. We ask him to listen to the wisdom of Pope Francis. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/bishop-...
SIGN: Tell Bishop Barron to listen to Pope Francis: Bishop Barron recently compared Trump's congressional address to high mass. We ask him to listen to the wisdom of Pope Francis. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/bishop-...
SIGN: Tell Bishop Barron to listen to Pope Francis
Bishop Barron recently compared Trump's congressional address to high mass. We call on him to repent of his idolatry, and listen to the wisdom of Pope Francis.
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March 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Bishop Barron is a bit lost, I fear, at least if he is trying to follow Christ.
SIGN: Tell Bishop Barron to listen to Pope Francis: Bishop Barron recently compared Trump's congressional address to high mass. We ask him to listen to the wisdom of Pope Francis. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/bishop-...
SIGN: Tell Bishop Barron to listen to Pope Francis: Bishop Barron recently compared Trump's congressional address to high mass. We ask him to listen to the wisdom of Pope Francis. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/bishop-...
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This is blatant defiance of the court order. It was NOT too late. When the judge issued is order, two planes were in the air, and a third took off from Texas AFTER the order.
March 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is blatant defiance of the court order. It was NOT too late. When the judge issued is order, two planes were in the air, and a third took off from Texas AFTER the order.
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So, I don’t care about this particular man, but I do want to point out that immigration officials pulled this woman aside after a trip to Puerto Rico, which is…not a foreign destination, which means they’re pulling and detaining legal immigrants in the regular degular airport.
Be safe.
Be safe.
This is a very sad story, but what makes me crazy is that people tried to explain that this is what would happen and got caricatured as "woke" hysterics www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center.
ICE's deportation actions signal that anyone who isn't a US citizen is 'at risk – period,' immigration attorney says.
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March 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So, I don’t care about this particular man, but I do want to point out that immigration officials pulled this woman aside after a trip to Puerto Rico, which is…not a foreign destination, which means they’re pulling and detaining legal immigrants in the regular degular airport.
Be safe.
Be safe.
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“Venezuela’s government on Sunday rejected the use of Trump’s declaration of the law, characterizing it as evocative of ‘the darkest episodes in human history, from slavery to the horror of the Nazi concentration camps.’” The law applies only to wars declared by Congress.
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Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration ta...
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March 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Venezuela’s government on Sunday rejected the use of Trump’s declaration of the law, characterizing it as evocative of ‘the darkest episodes in human history, from slavery to the horror of the Nazi concentration camps.’” The law applies only to wars declared by Congress.
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Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 16, 2025 | GoComics.com
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March 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
SIGN NOW: Christians stand with Mahmoud Khalil, who is a legal resident who is currently being held in captivity by the Trump administration for exercising his right to free speech. Christians must stand in solidarity w/ Khalil before more people are targeted. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/release...
SIGN NOW: Christians stand with Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil is a legal resident who is currently being held in captivity by the Trump administration for exercising his right to free speech. Christians must stand in solidarity with Khalil before ...
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March 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
SIGN NOW: Christians stand with Mahmoud Khalil, who is a legal resident who is currently being held in captivity by the Trump administration for exercising his right to free speech. Christians must stand in solidarity w/ Khalil before more people are targeted. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/release...
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The Statue of Liberty, rising above New York Harbor, was a gift from France and originally known as “Liberty Enlightening the World.” While Trump is betraying Ukraine & splintering our western alliances, let’s remember our profound relationship with Europe. www.americaamerica.news/p/how-is-eur...
How is Europe Part of Your American Experience?
A Saturday Prompt as the U.S.-Europe relationship splinters
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March 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Statue of Liberty, rising above New York Harbor, was a gift from France and originally known as “Liberty Enlightening the World.” While Trump is betraying Ukraine & splintering our western alliances, let’s remember our profound relationship with Europe. www.americaamerica.news/p/how-is-eur...