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Downtown Chicago Crime ... man tried to take the Asian man's phone thinking he was a regular security guard not knowing he was Chicago PD ...
Credit Terry Sturgis
#ChicagoScanner
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@Jennnyyyyyy It is impossible to know, since the third fruit in the final equation isn't defined at all. It is not the same green fruit in the previous equations.
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Jeff Bezos just shared his honest thoughts on Elon Musk, and it’s a masterclass in mutual respect between industry titans.
"I don't really know Elon very well... you can't know anyone by their public persona," Bezos admits. But when it comes to the sheer impact of what Musk has built? He doesn't hold back the praise: "Judging by the results, he must be a very capable leader. There's no way you could have Tesla and SpaceX without being a capable leader. It's impossible."
The billionaire space race is almost always painted by the media as a bitter, ego-driven rivalry. But when Lex Fridman suggested the two of them shake hands and build a friendship to help tackle the grand challenges ahead for humanity, Bezos was all in.
"I think in a lot of these endeavors we're very like-minded... I love that idea."
Imagine what could happen if the two biggest pioneers of our generation actually aligned their visions for the future of space exploration. If this rivalry turns into a friendship, the sky isn't even the limit anymore.
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I regret to inform you that the Democrats are singing again
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@CryptidPolitics If you look up "cutting off your nose to spite your face" there is a pic of Rand Paul. He is comically unwise IMHO. Machiaveli would call him "stronzo".
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One of Marco Rubio’s finest moments:
PAUL: “We violated the Constitution, removed an elected official.”
RUBIO: “We did not remove an elected official. We removed an unelected, indicted drug trafficker.”🔥
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@Faithproofapolo @horsepasterMD Pull my other leg, c'mon brother, the pope is mobbed up big-time. Orthodox churches just got a major vindication from the Axelrod confirmation. There is no possible legitimate explanation for meeting with a purely political animal like him.
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@horsepasterMD The papacy isn’t installed by ‘globalists’ or politicians.
It’s not a political office.
Reducing it to that says more about how we see the world than what the Church actually is.
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Many “Catholics” love the Church
until she tells them something they don’t like.
Then suddenly
the Pope isn’t the Pope
and obedience doesn’t matter.
The Pope calls for peace
meets people where they are
and you lose your mind.
Christ established a Church. Not a voting system.
If that offends you
maybe it’s not the Pope you have a problem with.
Maybe it’s the Gospel.
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Note: My wife and I were Catholic. I was an altar boy for 8 years. And there is no doubt in our minds that something is radically wrong/different at the Vatican. With Pope Leo XIV. I’m done trying to justify their decisions.
What we’re looking at doesn’t feel like a misstep or a bad phase. It feels like something else has been taken over. Like the papacy… the papacy… has been hollowed out and turned into something else entirely.
I’m sick of pretending that’s not happening. And I’m not alone.
The word being used… the word people are whispering and then saying louder EVERY WEEK… is “fake.”
Not fake, like a conspiracy theory meme. Fake like a gut reaction. Fake, like looking at something that should be unmistakable, realizing you don’t recognize it anymore.
That’s the problem. And it starts with LEGITIMACY. Because once people start...
open.substack.com/pub/tonyseruga…
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@catholiccom Self flagellation was banned by the Church a long time ago.
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This was rough to hear from a public Catholic.
The pope has every right to speak on politics and public affairs, because politics concerns man and the common good, and every facet of those realities belongs under the judgment of God.
The American Conservative@amconmag
JD Vance on President Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV: "In some cases, it would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality and what's going on in the Catholic Church and let the president of the U.S. stick to dictating American public policy."
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@PartyMcFlyX @CynicalPublius @KofC Do you think that this actually makes any sense that a pontiff would collude with people who support abortion up to birth for a reason that wasn't nefarious? The papacy is deeply corrupt when a pope is meeting with said political operatives. Plain as the nose on one's face
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Statement From Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly:
In recent days, many Catholics and other people of goodwill have been deeply disappointed by the disparaging comments directed at Pope Leo XIV by the President of the United States. The Successor of Saint Peter is not a politician — he is the Vicar of Christ, entrusted with proclaiming the Gospel and shepherding souls.
The Knights of Columbus has always stood in solidarity with the Holy Father, recognizing in him a spiritual father who calls the world not to division, but to unity, not to conflict, but to peace. In this moment, we reaffirm that commitment with clarity and conviction.
At the same time, we recognize that faithful Catholics can and do engage vigorously in the public square, and that nations have a right and duty to safeguard the security of their own people — always in accordance with the demands of justice and the pursuit of peace. The Church does not ask Catholics to withdraw from civic life, but to engage with and elevate it — bringing to our civic dialogue the light of truth, respect for the dignity of every human person, and a steadfast concern for the common good.
Pope Leo XIV has consistently called for peace, dialogue, and restraint in a world marked by war and suffering. The Holy Father’s words are not political talking points — they are reflections of the Gospel itself. Whether one agrees or disagrees with particular policy judgments, the Holy Father’s prophetic voice deserves to be heard with respect and engaged seriously.
As Knights, we are called to be men of unity, as followers of Christ and patriotic citizens. I encourage all Knights of Columbus to pray for the Holy Father, to pray for civic leaders, and to pray for peace and those working to achieve it. And let us recommit ourselves to charity in our public discourse. May we be known not for echoing the divisions of our time, but for healing them. In a moment of tension, the path forward is not louder conflict, but deeper fidelity — to truth, to charity, and to the Gospel.
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@PartyMcFlyX @CynicalPublius @KofC You think that will work? I think you are nuts. I am pretty sure there is massive grievance amongst the rank and file. The apostolic legitimacy of the papacy was lost long ago. JP II was the last pope with that kind of pull. Leo, in his infancy, is meeting with Axelrod. Nah dog
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@CynicalPublius @KofC If Pope Leo wanted to meddle in American politics he could just issue a Non Expedit and sway any election.
Speaking out against wars is pretty standard pope stuff.
I honestly can’t think of a major war in my lifetime where the Pope didn’t off the top of my head.
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@EndAllSuffering @Woohoo22923805 @kenmartin73 Yeah, especially the baby-b-gone part. Jesus was all about that, eh?
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@Woohoo22923805 @kenmartin73 Consider that the left's agenda has been the most similar to the moral path of Jesus, as documented.
You can even do homework and discover if that's true for yourself.
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Pope Leo XIV represents everything that President Trump is not—an overwhelmingly popular, humble, gracious, and kind leader who is devoted to serving God and others without fear or favor. As Catholics, we are taught that all of us are created in the image of God. We are instructed to strive for peace and to recognize the dignity of all people.
The idea that Donald Trump would instead choose to lash out at the pope, claim credit for his elevation, and call him ‘weak,’ is both offensive and morally repugnant. Pope Leo continues to lead by example, reaffirming that he is not afraid of the Trump administration and will continue to speak out about the values found in Scripture.
I call on all Republicans to condemn Trump’s divisive words and hateful actions.
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@Nyay_is_Karma @elonmusk Your nation had to have a massive ad campaign to discourage people shitting in the streets. Kindly fuck off.
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@elonmusk Actually true. In India we see so many news about ICE killing its own american people and also they look like terrorists, no id cards, no rule of law only attacks and Murders of Americans.
You can't distinguish between ICE and terrorist. They have same features
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I would argue that the apostolic line was broken so long ago that the legitimacy of any pope is compromised. JP II was the last pope that I respected. Leo's selection is looking like a ploy to defend the treasure pile via manipulation of American Catholics.
Jesús Enrique Rosas@Knesix
So the Pope met with David Axelrod last week. David Axelrod. Obama's campaign architect. A man who is not Catholic, has never met a pope before, and whose entire career has been engineering political narratives for the American left. And then, by pure coincidence, the Pope immediately started lobbing shots at the Trump administration, and three US Cardinals popped up on 60 Minutes doing the same thing. All organically, I'm sure. I'm a practicing Catholic. I need you to understand that part. But in my opinion, Trump has all the right to lash out at him. Maybe you'll disagree, but in the end, Trump talks like Trump. Water is wet. I'm talking about MY Church being run like a DNC satellite office but with a golden throne. This is the same Vatican that watched governments padlock churches during COVID and said nothing. That let Biden take communion while funding abortion and said nothing. That fired Bishop Strickland for defending actual Church doctrine. That removed Bishop Fernández in Puerto Rico for defending religious exemptions THE CATECHISM ITSELF supports. But somehow Trump is the threat to human dignity. Pope Francis was bad. Leo has turned out to be worse. Francis at least was vague about his politics. Leo went and hired the consulting firm. The man has ignored the slaughter of Christians across Nigeria, the Sahel, India, Syria, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Hundreds of believers murdered, churches burned, pastors kidnapped. His response? Platitudes about dialogue. OF COURSE he won't even name who's doing the killing. But he'll fly across continents to make interfaith gestures the week after his people coordinated a media hit on a sitting US president. The weaponization of belief is obvious. You get the Pope to pick a fight with Trump, and suddenly millions of conservative Catholics have to choose between their faith and their vote.
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@robertsirico I have reached a point where I am coming back to Catholicism, but feel the apostolic lineage and legitimacy of the papacy is completely broken. It was broken long ago. The Axelrod thing is confirmation.
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The Holy Father, as Vicar of Christ, has both the right and the duty to speak prophetically on matters of war and peace, the dignity of the human person, and the moral limits of force—even when his words discomfort political leaders. Catholics are not obliged to treat every prudential judgment of the Pope on foreign policy or crime as infallible; the Church herself teaches that such applications of principle admit of legitimate debate (cf. Catechism 2420; Centisimus Annus 43).
At the same time, the President of the United States—especially one elected to restore law and order—should model the respect due to the spiritual father of more than a billion Catholics worldwide. Labeling Pope Leo ‘weak’ or ‘terrible’ does not strengthen America’s moral standing; it merely fuels division. Strong national defense, secure borders, and the rule of law are not only compatible with Catholic teaching—they flow from the very principles of justice and subsidiarity that the Church has long defended.
As an American and a priest, I have insisted that the Church must speak for the vulnerable, including immigrants, even when enforcement policies are necessary. But the Church’s mission is not to micromanage Pentagon strategy or crime bills. Let the Holy Father preach the Gospel of life and peace upholding a horizon toward which all people can be drawn and let the President govern according to the oath he took before God and the Constitution.
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@CynicalPublius @Vitus_osst Ultimately, Jesus didn't want his church ruled by a man living in a palace full of art treasures.
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@Vitus_osst We are not bound by what he says unless he speaks ex cathedra. Stop misleading Catholics.
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@CynicalPublius @Vitus_osst Damn, someone who knows the bylaws. Nicely done.
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