Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net)

Securing computers by day at @InfoSecVerive | For Pokémon stuff, follow @immewnity

[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

Hi there! I'm Matthew Verive.

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[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

@Amtrak Will last night's Hiawatha derailment affect any of today's scheduled Hiawatha runs?

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This is the first Pope who hears "Peter" and "Francis" and doesn't think about prior Popes but instead thinks "Geraci"

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@timhwang Instructions on how to add an ad to the Times Square Toys R Us marquee (obviously no longer works)

[Hannah Riley Fernandez @hannahcrileyy]

anyway one thing we can keep doing is actively trying to build the world we want, with each other and for each other. that option is never gone, the roadblocks just shift. your community is the same one you woke up with yesterday

[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

It took this long to project?

[NBC Chicago @nbcchicago]

JUST IN: VP Kamala Harris wins Illinois’ presidential election, NBC News projects https://t.co/ppyLoOHJxZ

[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

We are called to vote, even if we don't like the candidates. As per the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it is "morally obligatory to pay taxes, to exercise the right to vote, and to defend one's country" (CCC 2239-2240).

[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

"As Catholics we are not single-issue voters. A candidate’s position on a single issue is not sufficient to guarantee a voter’s support" ("Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship").

[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

Candidates may be *disqualified* if their platform "promotes an intrinsically evil act". Both major candidates promote intrinsically evil acts as defined by the USCCB, so "one must choose the lesser of two evils", as stated by Pope Francis (https://t.co/fFUzqcB8he).

[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

When asked about them, Pope Francis responded: "I have never understood the expression 'non-negotiable values.' Values are values, and that is it. I can’t say that, of the fingers of a hand, there is one less useful than the rest" (https://t.co/2UEnNYaEYL).

[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

There is no such thing as a "non-negotiable" value. While organizations like EWTN and Catholic Answers may promote these, they are not rooted in truth.

[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

Catholic friends, here is a great rundown of how each major Presidential candidate's views align with Catholic teaching, along with references - it goes point-by-point through Part II of the USCCB's "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship":

https://t.co/5APZe7EOg8

[Matthew Verive (Bluesky @immewnity.pidgi.net) @MatthewVerive]

While I'm unaware of any similar comparison for other offices, you can use the same principles covered in "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship" when looking at any candidate.

Some other notes that are not covered on that site:

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@DBuonocora @jdlogistcs For those who are blind/vision impaired

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@RunningFlannel Good lord that thing smelled

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The Chicago Stars will join the ranks of the Willis Tower, Guaranteed Rate Field, and 875 N Michigan

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@robertloerzel About 9pm at Montrose

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Montrose Harbor. I am in awe. #ilwx @NWSChicago @cubsweather

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@RunningFlannel Every time a Dodgers fan thinks of throwing something onto the field again, the Padres hit a HR

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@MidnoirCowboy Cincinnati would like to have a word

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What a rollercoaster of a game this is