Reposted by Scott Vickam-mccarthy.bsky.social @am-mccarthy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Catholic ANTIFA 164
Reposted by Scott VickMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/08/2026Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades. No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington. 613305028906
Reposted by Scott VickRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Pope Leo in Message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “An urgent change of perspective is needed: the focus of the debate must shift from the mere management of migration to the full and immediate protection of human rights…” www.vatican.va/content/leo-... 18327
Reposted by Scott VickMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 09/08/2026🇺🇸🇺🇦 The Atlantic: Raytheon and Lockheed, makers of Patriot, justify their concerns with intellectual property theft and technology transfer, but what they are really worried about is that Ukrainians will find a way to improve Patriot and produce it faster and for much less money than they do in US. 51881932081
Reposted by Scott VickAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/07/2026Ossoff: "The price of admission to the president's service seems to be proof you're willing to lie for him. Maybe you saw Jay Clayton refuse again and again under oath to affirm Donald Trump's defeat in 2020, or Pete Hegseth ... There's something uniquely despicable about lying a nation into war" 8157681597
Reposted by Scott VickAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/06/2026There’s a reason nobody is at the 50 state fair in DC, and a reason it’s worth pointing out. Trump took over America 250, a bipartisan org that’s been around a few years planning these events, and turned this into a celebration of himself. I mean, in an opening speech they said “libtards” 1703745950
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 15/05/2026George is a solid guy. I had the privilege of working with him on a 9th circuit appeal and he is one of the 5 smartest people I ever met. 130
Reposted by Scott VickAri Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026This is absolutely outrageous. SCOTUS reinstated Texas gerrymander 15 weeks before primary because they claimed it was too close to election to block it but now allowing Alabama to gerrymander one week before primary after trial court found map was intentionally discriminatory against Black voters 20460442412
Reposted by Scott VickRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Pope Leo to Vatican Publishing House: “I urge everyone to read books, as an antidote to closed-mindedness, which is reflected in rigid attitudes and reductive views of reality.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-... 19025
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 07/05/2026www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comIsraeli military investigates soldier’s act against Virgin Mary statue in LebanonThe soldier was photographed putting a cigarette in the statue's mouth, in the second incident against a Christian figure in weeks. 020
Reposted by Scott VickChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 07/05/2026NEW: The Vatican’s statement on Rubio’s audience with Pope Leo XIV today names what the State Department wouldn’t — war, political tensions, difficult humanitarian conditions, and “the need to work tirelessly in favor of peace.” This is the Vaticanese for “we aren’t getting along right now.” 36628
Reposted by Scott VickDavid Crary @dcrary.bsky.social · 01/05/2026apnews.com/article/west... Catholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishopapnews.comCatholic priest who criticized Trump immigration crackdown named West Virginia bishopWest Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. 042
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Trump's stupidity: (1) double the defense spend for huge, vulnerable surface ships and billion-dollar planes and missiles (even though they're last-war tech); and (2) slash NIH grants for basic scientific research (which is the future). 020
Reposted by Scott Vick@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Appreciate this detail from CBS News reporter Jennifer Jacobs. It's an important part of the story that seems to be missing from a lot of comments & coverage. 350123765205
Reposted by Scott VickRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Pope Leo at Regina Coeli: “‘Thieves’ can take many forms. They could be: people who, regardless of appearances, suppress our freedom or fail to respect our dignity; beliefs and biases that prevent us from viewing others and life with serenity…” www.vatican.va/content/leo-... 17119
Reposted by Scott VickChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 23/04/2026NEW: Pope Leo XIV told the world’s press today that the Catholic Church’s moral imagination has long been too narrowed to sexual ethics — and that war, migration, and human dignity are the “much greater, more important issues” of our time.thelettersfromleo.com“I Cannot Be in Favor of War” — Pope Leo XIV's Wide-Ranging In-Flight Press Conference From AfricaOn the flight back from Africa, Leo addressed Iran, migration, the death penalty, and LBGTQ issues. He said he carries a photo with him of a Lebanese boy who was killed in the conflict. 17185001743
Reposted by Scott VickRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Pope Leo: "The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters.” 392932674
Reposted by Scott VickGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/04/2026"We have to impeach and remove [Trump], and it's not separate from all the issues that we need to address on an economic level for people here in this district and elsewhere. Because we can't accomplish any of that until he's gone." 431259303
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Nor has China succeeded in its effort to control and suppress the influence of the Dalai Lama and his message of peace. Are you seeing a pattern here? 010
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 13/04/2026In the 1930s, at the height of its power, the British global empire—upon which the sun never set—with all its fearsome military might couldn’t squelch the massage of Mahatma Ghandi (which was rooted in peace). Trump will fare no better in attacking the Pope. 000
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Since Donald Trump apparently thinks himself to be God, something Jesus Christ didn’t even Deign to do, it should come as no surprise he’s picking a fight with the Pope. 000
Reposted by Scott VickRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Pope Leo at Peace Prayer Vigil: We are seeing a “delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive. The balance within the human family has been severely destabilized.” (Full Text): www.vatican.va/content/leo-... 38526
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 10/04/2026@joshdsw.bsky.social Rumors are circulating that, tomorrow, Melania will give her speech again. This time...in English. 130
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The Iran war is simply the most recent example of Trump leaving everything and everyone worse than he found them, while stuffing his own pockets full of money along the way. 020
Reposted by Scott VickGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/04/2026This is absolutely fantastic. ht: @maddenifico.bsky.social 680153865962
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Given that not one, but TWO popes have chastised JD Vance for his anti-Catholic statements and positions, it is rich that JD is writing a book about his “conversion” to Catholicism. JD - fix the log in your own eye first. 000
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 31/03/2026When the US walks away from this illegal, ill-considered and badly planned war, Iran will be richer and more dangerous than before Trump tore up Obama's five-nation nuclear deal. One thing that has been true of Trump since he was a petulant child, he always leave things worse than he found them. 000
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Let’s be blunt. Voters KNEW about Trump’s insurrection, inept covid response (injecting bleach, horse steroids etc), two impeachments, rape and fraud convictions, two pending felony criminal charges and grifting galore. Yet they accepted all this bc they fear trans people or black women? 010
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 26/03/2026One nation, under bro culture, with stupidity and inflation for all. 000
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 26/03/202660% of the US oppose the Iran War. Inflation will rise 4-5% this year. And an impulsive president has put unqualified real estate investor stooges (Steve Witkoff and Kushner) in charge of our diplomacy. God help us. 020
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Trump was told Iran would attack our Middle East bases. Trump was told Putin would help Iran destroy our Thad system. Trump was told Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz. Trump dismissed all those warnings. Now, our bases are not operating, our Thads r destroyed and Hormuz is shut down. 020
Reposted by Scott VickThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22/03/2026The price tag for building enough renewables to power the grid is eerily close to the U.S.’s typical price tag for the kind of war it would take to fully secure the Strait of Hormuz. trib.al/UBpn8gPtrib.alFor the Same Cost as Another Mideast War, We Could Make Oil IrrelevantThe price tag for building enough renewables to power the grid is eerily close to the U.S.’s typical price tag for the kind of war it would take to fully secure the Strait of Hormuz. 11298152
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Judica me, Deus “Judge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from the nation that is not holy: deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man” - Psalm 43 020
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 20/03/2026The same Republicans who expressed outrage about Joe Biden’s mental facilities are AWOL about Trump’s massive and obvious cognitive decline. 010
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 19/03/2026$200 billion for the Iran war is ludicrous. In 2008, at the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we spent $187 billion. That was for 180,000 troops and 160,000+ contractors, plus supply and equipment replacement. This is sounding like a forever war. 010
Reposted by Scott VickRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Pope Leo: “On behalf of the Christians of the Middle East and all women and men of goodwill, I address those responsible for this conflict: cease the fighting, reopen paths of dialogue! Violence can never lead to the justice, stability, and peace that peoples await." 611231
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 12/03/2026See what “transgender hate” gets us? The world is imploding, but at least MAGA was able to sock it to the teeny tiny percent of people who are trans. 020
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 12/03/2026No one is wasting more money than Trump right now … 1718635
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Why is Amazon Prime trying to push the garbage movie “Melanie” down our throats!?! 🤬 100
Reposted by Scott VickDavid Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 09/03/2026DC cardinal says US decision to go to war with Iran was not morally legitimate www.ncronline.org/news/washing...ncronline.orgDC cardinal says US decision to go to war with Iran was not morally legitimateWhile spelling out the Catholic Church's conditions for a just war, Cardinal Robert McElroy said that the U.S. decision to go to war against Iran fails to meet that threshold in at least three require... 17614
Reposted by Scott VickRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Cupich: “A real war with real death and real suffering being treated like it’s a video game -it’s sickening. Hundreds of people are dead, mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, including scores of children who made the fatal mistake of going to school that day.” www.archchicago.org/en/statement...archchicago.orgStatement of Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, “A Call to Conscience” - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago - AoC PortalAs more than 1,000 Iranian men, women and children lay dead after days of bombardment from U.S. and Israeli missiles, the official White House X account on Thursday evening posted a video of scenes fr... 3253127
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Is it worth breaking the global economy and losing American soldiers and allied civilians to stop Iran from being ruled by extreme clerics? 010
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Trump’s foolish and illegal foray into Iran is like stepping into quicksand. He cannot pick up his marbles and go home, leaving 20% of global shipping through the strait of Hormuz paralyzed. He cannot indefinitely suppress Iran's cheap drones with $4 million Patriot missles. And no ground troops.home.call 000
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Israel will use the Iran war as an excuse to take more land in Lebanon. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and UAE will pocket huge gains from sky high oil prices — more than enough to pay continuing bribes to Trump and Kushner. The losers: the global economy (but mostly the US). Thanks a lot you MAGA morons. 020
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 03/03/2026“you may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it, atomize it, pulverize it and wipe it clean of life—but if you desire to defend it, protect it, and keep it for civilization, you must do this on the ground, the way the Roman legions did, by putting your young men into the mud.” T. R. Fehrenbach 000
Scott Vick @tscottvick.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Trump has become addicted to bombing, renditioning and sanctioning countries to bend them to our will. It’s all about him. It makes him feel powerful bc he knows he’s weak. It is bad policy even when the target is as vile and brutal as the ayatollahs. 37575131
Reposted by Scott VickRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/02/2026How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm... 19622953211896
Reposted by Scott VickGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The Winter Olympics start today, and we will feel pride and honor for our country. But when we see our criminal, delusional President, we feel none of those things. I’ve faced off with him before, and now I’m ready to take him on in Congress. 513131252739
