Vance Boelter is clearly as nutty as a fruitcake. The real culprit is the gun he used. They’re everywhere, and it’s years too late to put that genie back in the bottle. 🤷‍♂️Nuts are gonna do nutty, violent things, and guns are easily obtainable.

.CBS 8 San Diego in San Diego reports that due to Bishop Michael Pham’s presence in the courtroom, in effect, cases of migrants today were postponed.

“A very large number of Catholic bishops, and religious leaders in general, are outraged by the steps which the administration is taking to expel mostly hardworking, good people from the United States,” Cardinal McElroy said. nytimes.com/2025/06/29/us/…

Invoking Pope Leo’s leadership, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez condemns President Trump’s immigration raids, saying his actions “are not worthy of a great nation.” Trump’s raids “are causing panic in our parishes and communities.”

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

Downtown Cleveland today. Statue of Abraham Lincoln with the Gettysburg address attached below. Remembering that great battle, which my great grandfather fought in, though he was an Irish immigrant not yet naturalized. He fought so the US see “a new birth of freedom.”

Dammit, I love this country #POTUS 🇺🇸 #IndependenceDay

On this day in 1868, the 14th Amendment was ratified. The text is just as clear and relevant today as it was back then. Donald Trump is trying to erase this.

On this day, July 16th 1969, we were “GO” for launch – and at precisely 13:32 UTC, #Apollo11 lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to transport three mortal Americans – Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and myself – to the Moon. The hard work, dedication and focus across the entire NASA

We really are.

Crazy to think Andrew Johnson is the only impeached President who never flew on Epstein's plane

VATICAN: “This morning, in his residence at Castel Gandolfo, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV spoke by telephone with His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, following yesterday’s military attack by the Israeli army that struck the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza,

Where were you #OTD (in fact, on this exact day – Friday, July 18th, 1969) 56 years ago? I can tell you where I was…on the way to the Moon! Happy #Apollo11 Friday!

Wow

Revelatory interview with JFK assassination expert Jefferson Morley on explosive new CIA docs. open.substack.com/pub/jfkfacts/p…

Excellent exposition

My kind of Pope.

vanityfair.com/style/story/br… This is an incredible story. My latest in Vanity Fair.

My latest. Kathleen Kennedy is a fascinating Kennedy. And the Mitford sisters, wow.

May we remember these four lives that were sadly taken last night in another horrific act of gun violence. While we must take time to grief the loss of Aland, Julia, Didarul, and Wesley, who should all be at home right now, let us not accept this grief as normal. We cannot