NEW from me: In a shift, two conservative-leaning Catholic bishops who are tied to Trump's own religious liberty commission are criticizing the administration, voicing concerns for ICE detainees who are allegedly being denied access to Communion. religionnews.com/2025/11/04/cat…

Pope Leo has called for “deep reflection” on the treatment of migrants in the United States. Speaking to journalists in Castel Gandolfo, just outside Rome, the Pope said that “many people who have lived for years and years” in the US, “never causing problems”, are “deeply

This is precisely why clear identification on federal agents is so important.

D.C. is poised to become the first city in the nation to create a local child tax credit, a move that lawmakers say could be transformative for families living in poverty. wapo.st/4oUiFvW

New: Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food. “It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said. propub.li/3LiMPuB

Oklahoma’s social studies standards, written with the help of the right-wing group behind Project 2025, now include roughly 40 points about Christianity that students should learn as well as skepticism about the 2020 election and COVID-19’s origins. propublica.org/article/trump-…

Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.” A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

BREAKING: A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits. Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.

RFK Jr had slashed the CDC’s program to monitor and track food-borne outbreaks back in August. Fast forward to now… deadly listeria outbreak across the U.S. has now caused 25 hospitalizations and 6 deaths across 18 states, one of the largest outbreaks. These events are linked.

"ICE officials reported 18 deaths among detainees, but advocates at the American Immigration Council reached a count of 23 after reviewing ICE press releases and believe the actual loss of life could be higher." americamagazine.org/weekly-dispatc…

The Border Patrol official tasked with leading the Trump administration's immigration enforcement crackdown in Chicago admitted to lying about a rock-throwing incident used to justify deploying tear gas against protesters, a judge said. abcnews.link/3dT7VCr

Shapiro: "(JD Vance) claims to be a person of faith. I know my Bible, and my Bible teaches us that we are to love thy neighbor and we are to feed the hungry. Deuteronomy says, If you see a person who is in need, you don't give them a clenched fist. You open up your hand."

Catholic bishops nationwide recently announced “You Are Not Alone,” a program that lays out ways for Catholics across the country to provide direct aid and solidarity to immigrants in the U.S. wapo.st/3JVDYOO

Goldberg: Do you think JD Vance is a fascist? Buttigieg: If it’s convenient for him to be a fascist, he’ll be a fascist. Maybe later on he’ll go back to being a Silicon Valley Democrat. He’ll be whatever he needs to be.

This stunt is projected to cost taxpayers $2 billion. That’s twice as much as what we spend on veteran suicide prevention. Priorities.

Incredible photo from Reuters here:

I used to think the main damage from social media was to youth mental health. Now I believe that the global destruction of the human ability to pay attention may be even larger. A meta-analysis shows the damage, to adults as well as teens, from TikTok+ psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2026-…

Faith without works is dead.