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Why is Trump Defending Saudi Arabia? Follow the Money.

October 17, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

President Trump has made his usual fool of himself, lying and blustering, going all out to defend Saudi Arabia in the recent grisly murder of an American journalist Jamal Kashoggi. He’s told us with a straight face that the Saudis deny having murdered Kashoggi, as if that settles it. He’s even gone off down Kavanaugh road, claiming that this is “another case of guilty until proven innocent.” What he forgets is this isn’t about misogyny and the degradation of women… Read more

The News in 10.

October 17, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

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The News in 10 October 17, 2018 1. McConnell: Senate Republicans Set Sights on Cutting Social Security. 3. Doctor Wins Landmark Pro Life Conscience Rights Case in Norway. 4. Canada Legalizes Marijuana 5. Federal Deficit Jumps 17% as Tax Cuts Eat into Revenue 6. Turkish Officials Keep Blowing the Lid Off Trump and Saudi Arabia’s Kashoggi Story. 7. Pope Francis at General Audience: “Indifference Kills” 8. Leah Sharibu Inspires Nigeria’s Christians. Faces Execution by Boko Haram. 9. Kim Jong Un… Read more

Rape Survivor Confronts Man Who Laughed When Trump Mocked Dr Ford

October 16, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

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Sexual assault survivor Cristen Hemmings did something that most rape survivors feel too vulnerable to do. She confronted one of the men who took pleasure in President Trump’s mockery of Dr Christine Ford. The blackguard in question was one of Ms Hemmings’ fellow Mississippi election officials. This fellow got to sit in the catbird seat at a Trump rally. He was right behind the prez, laughing and applauding while the sexual-predator-in-chief attacked Dr Ford. Most survivors of sexual assault are… Read more

The News in Ten October 16, 2018

October 16, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

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The News in 10. October 16, 2018 1. Most States are Encountering Cases of Mysterious Polio-Like Virus. 2. Washington Archdiocese Releases the Names of 28 Accused Clergy 3. Trump Now Says He Never Said It 4. Bill Gates Pays Tribute to Microsoft Co-Founder: “Personal Computing Would Not have Existed Without Him.” 5. Christian Persecution: Chinese Authorities Take Down Cross from Catholic Church. 6. Sears, the Store that Changed America, Declares Bankruptcy. 7. Science is Giving the Pro Life Movement a… Read more

President Trump is Welching on the Warren Deal

October 16, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

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President Trump is welching on the deal. In a move that should surprise no one, President Trump is now claiming that he never promised to donate $1,000,000 to a charity of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s choosing if she took a DNA test and it showed she had Native American ancestry. He’s lying, and cheating on the deal, as usual. His history is littered with such bait and switch behavior, including an entire pretend “Trump University” that he used to cheat a good… Read more

The News in 10. October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

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1. Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Test: She’s has Native American Blood. 2. St Romero’s brothers rejoice at his canonization. 3. Trump Changes His Tune on Climate Change. 4. Cardinal Cupich: Bishops Must Allow Lay Oversight of Priest Sex Abuse Accusations. 5. That Didn’t Take Long. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are Expecting. 6. Thousands March in Chicago Against Trump’s ‘Anti-Woman’ Agenda 7. Trump Says ‘Who Cares’ to Warren’s DNA Results. Refuses to Pay the Million Dollars He Promised. 8. Boko Haram… Read more

Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Test: Surprise! She has Native American Ancestry

October 15, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

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President Trump is a bully and a liar. He lies about big things. He lies about little things. He lies about everything. He lies when, as my Grandmother used to say, the truth would do him better. He is also cruel, especially to women. He bullies people and uses the power of his office to carry on personal vendettas. He’s a liar, a corrupt businessman and a sexual predator. And he treats women like dirt, insulting and mocking women reporters,… Read more

The News in 10. Saturday, October 13, 2018

October 13, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

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1. A Voice for the Voiceless: Sainthood for Oscar Romero. 2. Civil Rights Groups sue Georgia Republican Brian Kemp over 53,000 ‘pending’ Voter Registrations. 3. Franciscan University Vows to Stop Sexual Assault, but Victims Need Convincing. 4. Americans are Now Copying Russia and Making Hundreds of Fake Facebook Pages to Influence Politics. 5. MeToo Founder: We’re Facing a Government that Doesn’t Care. 6. Pope Removes Two Chilean Bishops who were Accused of Abuse from Priesthood. 7. Turkey Releases US… Read more

The News in 10

October 12, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

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A quick sweep of 10 of the mornings headlines. 1. “Gosnell” a Straightforward, Restrained Procedural about a Descent into Hell. 2. Pope Francis accepts resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl. Appoints him interim DC leader. 3. Vermont’s first black legislator resigns from office because of racial threats and harassment directed against her and her family. 4. Supreme Court deals another blow to voter rights. 5. Aerial Photos Show Hurricane Michael Devastation. 6. More Americans Disapprove of Kavanaugh’s Confirmation than Support It…. Read more

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October 12, 2018 By Rebecca Hamilton

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I’m going to miss chatting with Public Catholic’s long-time readers. You are such good people, all of you, each from your different point on the political spectrum. You’ve taught me so much. But I’m weary with the buzz-bombing crazies who dive into comboxes and give vent to the most hateful things their twisted imaginations can produce. I’m shutting down comments on Public Catholic for the time being. I don’t want to read the things that come over the line, and I… Read more