Mike Weinman
mikeweinman.bsky.social
Mike Weinman
@mikeweinman.bsky.social
Director of Government Affairs, retired police officer, USAF vet, born in PGH, grew up in Ellwood City, lives in Columbus, OH, and is a tOSU alum.
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17 #Catholic Missionaries and Pastoral Workers Killed in 2025 as Revealed by the Vatican
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17 Missionaries and Pastoral Workers Killed in 2025 as Revealed by Vatican
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December 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Wow #Pope Leo XIV Sends 3 Truckloads of Aid to Ukraine with 100,000 Donated Nutritional Food Packets
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Wow Pope Leo XIV Sends 3 Truckloads of Aid to Ukraine with 100,000 Donated Nutritional Food Packets
Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV, Breaking News, Pope News, Catholic Headlines, News, News today,
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December 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Pope Leo bas donated three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according Cardinal Krajewski, intended to support families that are travelling along the ‘via dolorosa’ of exile in search of refuge.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo sends aid to Ukraine for Holy Family Sunday - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV donates three truckloads of humanitarian aid to regions of Ukraine most affected by bombing – a “small gesture,” according to Papal ...
www.vaticannews.va
December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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#Pope Leo XIV Warns Leaders "There is no separation in the personality of a public figure: there is not on one side the politician, on the other the Christian" FULL TEXT of #PopeLeoXIV
www.catholicnewsworld.com/2025/08/pope...
Pope Leo XIV Warns Leaders "There is no separation in the personality of a public figure: there is not on one side the politician, on the other the Christian"
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August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Bishop Danny Garcia of Austin: “We live in a time of great suffering and hurst…We cannot profess to be Catholic and Christian, yet see one another as enemies or strangers. The poor, the weak, those that live on the margins of society and life cannot be forgotten in our policies and practices.
July 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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“Be warned: Trump is expecting resistance. You will not be heroes. You will be the pretext,” writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social:
Trump Means to Provoke, Not Pacify
Don’t give him the pretext he wants.
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June 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Members of Ohio State University’s nurses union are asking for increased security at Wexner Medical Center, rallying behind a message: “We are Buckeyes, not bullseyes.” https://nbc4i.co/4iOdB91?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_NBC4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_
May 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
@apstylebook.com please explain pled vs. pleaded. Thanks.
May 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Unless we get a last-minute demo-permit waiting-period-waiver request, next week’s meeting of the CAC’s Zoning & Variance Committee’s meeting will be canceled.
CAC Zoning & Variance, Monthly Meeting, Likely Cancelation
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April 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Never forget.
March 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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If federal education dollars start shifting toward private schools -- as some folks on the right are calling for -- there's a big caveat parents should know about: private schools don't have to adhere to civil rights protections for kids with disabilities

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'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department
Trump has said he wants school policy to be left to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like.
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February 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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If you’ve ever taken the oath to uphold the Constitution, this is the time to live up to it.
February 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Indeed. What the russians heard loud and clear: I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express that you are free to invade anywhere in Europe at your own convenience and timetable.
If this is a direct quote, it's one of the most irresponsible and reckless things a SECDEF has ever said
“I’m here today to directly and unambiguously express that stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being the primary guarantor of security in Europe.”

US Secretary of Defence, February 12, 2025.

Everything changed today.
February 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Generally speaking, slashing government funding for Christian organizations like Catholic Relief Services, attacking Lutheran charities, and maligning the US Conference of Catholic Bishops isn't especially pro-Christian.
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast announces that he's signing an order directing AG Pam Bondi to head a task force "to eradicate anti-Christian bias"
February 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
A busy couple of days in Washington DC for the FOP Day on the Hill.
February 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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A Missouri woman convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and recently pardoned by President Donald Trump has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing a mother of two in a drunken-driving crash.
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump has been sentenced to 10 years in deadly DWI crash
Emily Hernandez , seen holding the broken nameplate of Nancy Pelosi after the mob entered the Capitol, served 30 days in federal prison and was pardoned by Trump this month.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Actually, no. This misses the point of Jesus's Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 25-37). After Jesus tells a lawyer that you should "love your neighbor as yourself," the lawyer asks him, "And who is my neighbor?"
January 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Who backs the Blue and the Red? Thank you to those Ohio legislators who voted for a strong, stable pension for municipal police officers and firefighters.
December 5, 2024 at 8:25 AM