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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S.

@marycastronuovomps.bsky.social
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Retired and paying it forward. Enjoy reading and writing on the intersection of Faith and Politics. faithandpoliticsblog.substack.com

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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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Trump Immigration Judges Pushed to Deny Asylum in Swift Training
Top immigration court leaders are telling new judges to refrain from granting migrants asylum in most cases, multiple people familiar with the matter said as the Trump administration carries out its d...
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer (@themouthyrenegadewriter)
Lady Gaga is one of the best singers of the past 20 years. This was incredible. Thank you for sharing it, @Alyssa Milano! &:^)
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/01/2026
"This might be the beginning of victory. But it is not victory. Not yet. Allow me to be a wet blanket."
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This Photo Shows the Way Forward
Victory without accountability is dangerous.
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Rubio is , “Johnny Bravo.” Always has been, always will be. (People old enough will understand that Brady Bunch reference.) 😜
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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January 24, 2026
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Acting with impunity. Take down their masks!Legitimate Law Enforcement don’t hide behind masks, because they are bound by the rule of law. These thugs? “Cletus” thinks he’ll get a pardon if it comes to that.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/01/2026
Jack Smith: "President Trump has sought to seek revenge against career prosecutors, FBI agents and support staff simply for having worked on these cases. To vilify and seek retribution against these people is wrong."
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This is what living the Gospel looks like, whether you are Christian, or not. 👇🏼
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Local news Fox9 reports: ICE detains Minnesota city worker, a snow plow driver, and transfers him to detention facility in Texas. Where he remains. "He had every federal authorization to be here," public works director in interview. hat tip: @longtimehistory.bsky.social
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
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Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
…”and then they came for me…” 🤷🏼‍♀️ The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
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Opinion | The Right Is Furious With Liberal White Women
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Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
This is real and it is happening.
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
1984 was required reading at my college prep high school, in Lisle, IL. File this one under, “and here we are.” 👇🏼 open.substack.com/pub/didzioka...
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Orwell’s Warning: Trump’s Multipolar World Order
How foreign policy and attacks on truth mirror Orwell’s 1984 nightmare
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
January 6 in History Wrote this two years ago: “If the insurrectionist-in-chief returns to power without ever facing any real consequences and while explicitly declaring his intent to establish a vindictive autocracy, then January 6 will have been successful.” And here we are.
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January 6 in History
Was it a key moment in the republic’s eventual demise or a milestone on the road to democracy’s ultimate triumph? The meaning of January 6 is yet to be determined
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The true history of what happened, for the record. 👇🏼 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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January 5, 2026 (Monday)
Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, more than 2,000 rioters stormed the U.S.
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
@msnowreports.bsky.social How about you run the full footage of the January 6th, 2021 insurrection, on 1/6/2026, the same way you replayed the coverage of 9/11 for several years? Let the American people feel what it was like, again, to be attacked because clearly many forgot in the last election.
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela’s New Leader www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/w...
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How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela’s New Leader
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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Here I Stand
A long tradition of moral protest grounds our public witness in 2026
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
True story. open.substack.com/pub/mjfree/p...
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Jesus Was Not White. Not European. And Not Christian.
What history actually says—without spin, theology, or culture-war fantasy.
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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MaryGAL63 (@faithandpoliticsblog)
The DNC needs to be laser focused on free and fair elections in 2026 and on building broad coalitions so actual Americans can oust this rogue, corrupt, and unlawful regime!
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
It’s never been about the drugs. It’s about oligarchy. Watch what their V.P. does closely.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/01/2026
The far right would like you to think that Norman Rockwell was a sort of friendly neighborhood white nationalist. The thing is, he was nothing of the sort. ICYMI @crampell.bsky.social interviews Daisy Rockwell: lnk.thebulwark.com/4pU1xY5
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The MAGAfication of Norman Rockwell
Trump uses the artist’s work—like other cultural icons—to promote Gestapo tactics and nativist ideas.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/12/2025
If we want an independent media that isn’t the plaything of oligarchs, we’re going to have to build it together. That's why were offering 30 days free right now for Bulwark+. Get it here: lnk.thebulwark.com/48QbKyS?utm_...
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism
Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Russell Vought announced that the National Science Foundation will “break up” the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado calling it a source of “climate alarmism” and saying its work should be dismantled and redistributed.
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
WTAF?!
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
www.aclutx.org/en/press-rel... Americans need to wake TF up!
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ACLU of Texas, Human Rights Groups Reveal Abusive and Sexual Contact, Other Inhumane Conditions at Detention Center at Fort Bliss in El Paso
WASHINGTON — Human rights groups sent a letter today urging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to end immigration detention at Camp East Montana, a massive tent camp at the Fort Bliss
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month. This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory! Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory.In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities."The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
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Karen Schwartz @pithywidow.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Pete Hagueseth
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I mean, yes
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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Practicing radical honesty this year 🙏
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I-270, Exit 1 @i270exit1.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Among the things I am thankful for is the courage and patriotism of all the federal workers who blew the whistle on agency policies that harm Americans, and those who support us. #CourageIsContagious Art by @drrabbithole.bsky.social
Illustration of federal employees, in their work wear, who issued statements opposing their agencies' harmful policies: NIH, NSF, EPA, USAID, CDC, FEMA, NASA.
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Dr Walsh @laurelwalsh.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Capitulation is not a PEACE PLAN! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 22/11/2025
@greenhousemd.bsky.social Impeach RFK Jr.
RFK jr promised Sen Bill Cassidy during his confirmation hearings that he would not alter vaccine statements or guidance.  RFK Jr just admitted he personally directed the changes on the CDC vaccine/autism website.  How is that not admitting he lied to Congress?
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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The Epstein Saga Has Only Just Begun
The next phase will involve ensuring Trump complies with the disclosures. Let us distrust and verify.
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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Earlier today I posted that I would give @RepMTG grace and would love to engage in conversation with her. With that said, my friend @libradunn1.bsky.social is absolutely correct. While at it, would love to further discuss Parkland with her and an apology for her behavior after the shooting.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 31/10/2025
Sen. Slotkin: “The president and Secretary Hegseth are refusing to tell the American people who we are fighting…I think it's safe to say that the American people deserve to know who we are at war with, especially if people are being killed in our name.”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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Really American (@reallyamerican)
BREAKING: Hungary explodes with MASSIVE protests against Russian-backed Orban government. Peter Magyar is demolishing Orban in the polls and if there’s a free election, Putin loses his puppet. Protest...
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Welcome to Trump’s America. Masked, untrained, unqualified thugs picking on the weakest, so they can feel, “manly.” substack.com/@broadwaybab...
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Broadwaybabyto (@broadwaybabyto)
An entire squad of ICE agents emerge from the Portland facility to attack and detain one disabled blind man. Quinn Haberl was peacefully protesting. He was sitting on the ground holding his cane. H...
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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The Sound of Sirens
A Meditation by Rev. Cameron Trimble
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
open.substack.com/pub/treason/.... @nicollewallace.bsky.social is one of the best truth tellers in media today, leaning daily into sourced journalism, while other stations are being sued and paying large damages for telling lies to their viewers. (FOX and Newsmax). No wonder Trump is attacking her.
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NEWS: Trump threatens MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace
The press retaliation gets weird and personal.
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Every woman in America needs to read this article…NOW. (Everyone SHOULD have read Project 2025 prior to the 2024 election but, here we are.) substack.com/@faithandpol...
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Mary Castronuovo, M.P.S. (@faithandpoliticsblog)
Every woman in America needs to read this article…NOW. (Everyone SHOULD have read Project 2025 prior to the 2024 election but, here we are.)
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Mary Hanlon Castronuovo, M.P.S. @marycastronuovomps.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Amen!
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