Bill McCormick

Boomer, accountant, vol. F.F- E.M.T., music lover, observer of the human condition. News junkie, classic car guy and proud Siena College and NYSOSC alum.

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Kristi Noem has told everyone that there are no U.S citizens being detained or deported & that’s a Blatant Lie like most of what comes out of her mouth. This is just a very short list of U.S citizens that have been detained since January.There’s reports of some that were deported

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Holy shit — Trump just melted the fuck down in a conspiracy theory shitshow in the Oval Office after being asked about Epstein.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Mark Warner calls for Tulsi Gabbard and Trump’s national security team to be fired.

Do you agree that is justified here?

[No Kings @No_Kings]

@ProjectLincoln Republicans never hated dark money—they just hated not owning it.

Now Elon’s their sugar daddy, buying judges, rigging courts, and spoon-feeding fascism to the base.

This isn’t democracy. It’s a hostile corporate takeover with a swastika bow. #FightOligarchy

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Trump and Musk are trying to buy the WI Supreme Court election and install a judge who will roll over for their agenda. They must be stopped. Make your voice heard, Wisconsin. Use the resources below to plan your vote for Susan Crawford on or before April 1.

Polling locations: https://t.co/9w9isAHA53
Absentee Voting: https://t.co/J9Lnoxu0Xq

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Pope Francis unleashes a historic attack on the Trump administration over its cruel treatment of migrants — and takes specific aim at remarks made by J.D. Vance, a Catholic convert.

So-called Christians in the MAGA movement are melting down over this...

The Pope, head of the Catholic Church, issued a rebuke of Donald Trump's mass deportation plan, stating that it removes the migrants of their inherent dignity as people and "will end badly."

Usually one to abstain from commenting directly on the internal politics of individual countries, Francis made his new remarks in a letter addressing U.S. bishops.

In it, he invoked the Bible's Book of Exodus and said that God is "always close, incarnate, migrant and refugee" and pointed out that Jesus Christ was "expelled from his own land" when his family fled to Egypt and had to "take refuge in a society and a culture foreign to his own."

Putting fake Christians to shame, Pope Francis went on to state that Jesus loved "everyone with a universal love" and taught us to see the"dignity of every human being, without exception."

"Thus, all the Christian faithful and people of good will are called upon to consider the legitimacy of norms and public policies in the light of the dignity of the person and his or her fundamental rights, not vice versa," the pope wrote.

He then turned his pen towards addressing the United States directly.

"I have followed closely the major crisis that is taking place in the United States with the initiation of a program of mass deportations," wrote Pope Francis.

"The rightly formed conscience cannot fail to make a critical judgment and express its disagreement with any measure that tacitly or explicitly identifies the illegal status of some migrants with criminality," he continued.

"At the same time, one must recognize the right of a nation to defend itself and keep communities safe from those who have committed violent or serious crimes while in the country or prior to arrival."

"That said, the act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity, exploitation, persecution or serious deterioration of the environment, damages the dignity of many men and women, and of entire families, and places them in a state of particular vulnerability and defenselessness," wrote the pope.

It was the next part of the letter that has really infuriated MAGA supporters. Recently, Vice President J.D. Vance — who was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church in 2019 — attacked the Church's compassionate teachings on immigration.

Proving that he either doesn't understand Catholic theology or would prefer to cherrypick what he likes and doesn't, Vance butchered a medieval concept known as "ordo amoris" or the "order of love."

"As an American leader, but also just as an American citizen, your compassion belongs first to your fellow citizens," Vance told Fox News. "That doesn’t mean you hate people from outside of your own borders, but there’s this old-school [concept] — and I think it’s a very Christian concept, by the way — that you love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country, and then, after that, you can focus and prioritize the rest of the world."

Of course, the idea that one should love those closest to you doesn't mean that you shouldn't love people from other countries. Vance shamelessly twisted the meaning to suit his party's xenophobic views. St. Augustine, who pioneered the concept that Vance was referencing, certainly didn't advocate for an authoritarian mass migration program.

In his letter, Pope Francis wrote that "Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that little by little extend to other persons and groups," a direct and blunt rebuke of Vance's claims.

"In other words: the human person is not a mere individual, relatively expansive, with some philanthropic feelings!" the pope continued. "The human person is a subject with dignity who, through the constitutive relationship with all, especially with the poorest, can gradually mature in his identity and vocation. The true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the 'Good Samaritan', that is, by meditating on the love that builds a fraternity open to all, without exception."

Francis warned against deploying "an ideological criterion that distorts social life and imposes the will of the strongest as the criterion of truth."

He went on to urge the bishops in the United States to continue working "closely with migrants and refugees, proclaiming Jesus Christ" and "promoting fundamental human rights."

"God will richly reward all that you do for the protection and defense of those who are considered less valuable, less important or less human!" he added.

Pope Francis then turned his attention to the entire Catholic Church, urging its followers "not to give in to narratives that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to our migrant and refugee brothers and sisters."

He concluded by calling for all of us to work towards a "a society that is more fraternal, inclusive and respectful of the dignity of all."

In other words, we need to build a world where MAGA is not the law of the land.

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Pope Francis for standing up to MAGA hatred — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKj4Hp

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: A federal judge deals Donald Trump a major defeat by ordering a nationwide pause on plans for the National Institutes of Health to slash "indirect" research funds to universities, medical centers, and other recipients.

This may have just saved countless lives...

Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has granted a temporary restraining order after a lawsuit was filed by groups representing teaching hospitals, public health and pharmacy schools, and hospitals in the Boston and New York areas.

This nationwide pause is an escalation of a previous restraining order that Judge Kelley granted yesterday in response to lawsuits from 22 state attorneys general. That order applied only to the states who had sued.

This is our system of checks and balances in action. Trump and Elon Musk are trying to gut our entire federal government so that the super-rich and corporations have even more power. In their ideal world, we are an oligarchy rather than a republic.

If that means destroying crucial research that improves the lives and health of average Americans, Trump and Musk are willing to pay that price.

On Friday, the NIH under Trump ordered a shocking 15% cap on payments for indirect costs which include utilities and support staff. The cap was aimed at hobbling these institutions and destroying the lifesaving work that they do.

Most medical research in the United States is supported by NIH funding and it includes over 2,800 hospitals, medical schools, universities, and other research institutions.

The research includes efforts to cure cancer and tackle chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease.

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank the judge — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKj4Hp

[Protect Kamala Harris ✊ @DisavowTrump20]

RETWEET if you stand with Dr. Fauci against RFK Jr. and the GOP!

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@AnnieForTruth Truer words have never been said.

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@TheRichFromCali Yup. Absolutely insane and unfit!!!!

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@WalshFreedom He makes this stuff up, lies about it, and proves he is no way fit for the office. What a piece of garbage!

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@CalltoActivism Looney

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, a golf cart parade for Kamala Harris supporters has spontaneously erupted at the Villages in Florida. This is a Republican area, so this spells bad news for Trump. Retweet so all Americans see this.

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@TheRichFromCali The thought crossed my mind. The Orange Lord of misdirection.

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@RonFilipkowski Go back to jail, Roger.

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@GenoVeno73 Sure, looks that way, doesn't it?

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@dizzle_que Yes

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@DougWahl1 Yes

[Bill McCormick @BillMcCormick14]

@DougWahl1 Because he is. It's that simple, duh.

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