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Portuguese artist rolls out banknote carpet to slam Pope's visit costs

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Pope: St. Francis’ Rule is a compass that guides the way

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Pope's message to Koreans: be prophets of peace

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Has Pope Francis betrayed his predecessors' legacies?

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Ever the maverick, Pope Francis delivers a surprise Facebook live

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Canadian Bishop highlights reconciliation process one year after Pope's visit

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Pope Francis to Medjugorje Youth Festival: ‘God has a plan’

Shun laziness and selfishness and do not be afraid to follow God's plan for your life, Pope Francis told the thousands of young participants…

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>>19264013

Whose Supreme Court is it anyway?

On the key issues that divide our polarized nation, the outcomes of cases in the Supreme Court typically mirror the views of the Republican Party. Updated July 5, 2023

Scholars sometimes refer to the Supreme Court in a particular era by the name of the president who made key appointments. Congress rejected President Franklin Roosevelt’s court-packing plan, but during his extraordinary three-plus terms in office, he named nearly every member of what became the Roosevelt Court. The term Nixon Court pays tribute to President Richard Nixon’s appointment of four justices in less than two full terms. In just one term, Trump named three justices. So, are we witnessing the Trump Court?

Perhaps, but“McConnell Court”seems a more fitting sobriquet. As Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell refused to consider President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland, thus keeping a seat open for well over a year in order for Trump to fill it. McConnell’s shameless hypocrisy then enabled Republicans to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat less than six weeks after her death. And on substance, the current Supreme Court acts in near-perfect harmony with McConnell’s agenda: exploiting culture war issues; suppressing Democratic votes while holding Trumpist authoritarianism at arm’s length; and promoting the interests of corporations and wealthy individuals.

In the end, the name matters little. Roberts, Bush, Trump, or McConnell? One way or another, this is a Republican Supreme Court.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/05/opinion/supreme-court-john-roberts-republicans/

>>19264034

how does that make you really feel though?

>>19264048

notable

CIA has a well-documented history of planting fake "UFO stories" when they want to distract the… The CIA loves using UFO's as a distraction.

>>19264052

data is data?

discernment?

POTUS still truths FOX