@MLMucci

Professional Amateur, Pronouns he/him. 🇺🇦 Keep in mind: "Nobody wins unless everybody wins"; "Facts are stubborn things"; The "𝕏" app is not real life.

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Joined April 2011
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Ben Rhodes
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Republican Party in 2026: not at all offended about being compared to Saddam Hussein, but dying on the hill that the WH should look like a Cheesecake Factory.
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Mike Lewis
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Catholic bishops (including popes) tend to be very (or at least somewhat) conscious of the impression a picture can give. I am sure the "no public photos" part of the invite played into the decision to go for some of them. I don't know why people doubt this so strongly.
Mike Lewis
@mfjlewis13h
5th bishop... Suzanne Hammons, a spokesperson for Gallup, New Mexico, Bishop James Wall, who was also part of the prayer. Hammons told RNS that Grob’s statement “reflects Bishop Wall’s experience,” and that he was unaware a video was taken.
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Jack Jenkins@jackmjenkins16h
NEW via me and @AlejaCorazonHM: *Multiple* bishops now suggesting/outright claiming they were "manipulated" by White House staffers into the recent viral Oval Office prayer video. Another says they were "assured that no photographs would be made public." religionnews.com/2026/10/26/…

Catholic bishops accuse White House of manipulation over prayer video

(RNS) — Retired Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann's office told RNS, 'The bishops were assured that no photographs would be made public. They came to have a discussion on important policy...

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evan loves worf
@esjesjesjOct 25
Stephen King hit a nerve. I’ve never seen Elon so angry at him
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Josh Marshall
@joshtpm21h
Amazing that this guy who’s basically a freak show twitter troll is the wealthiest man in the world
Elon Musk
@elonmusk22h
Talarico will vote to take away your children and transition them
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Wu Tang is for the Children
@WUTangKids18h
Lmao they sent Bessent, a billionaire, to Cheesecake Factory to say how good it is….btw Obama wasn’t talking about the food
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Mike Lewis
@mfjlewis18h
A 4th bishop... +Naumann: “The bishops were assured that no photographs would be made public. They came to have a discussion on important policy matters. As Catholic bishops, they pray with everyone, but do not endorse candidates or political parties.” time.com/article/2026/10/26/…

Why Catholic Bishops Are Apologizing Over a Photo With Trump

After photos and a video of the gathering sparked backlash online, one bishop said the meeting had been "exploited" for "partisan political purposes."

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Christopher Hale
@ChristopherHaleOct 25
The Heritage Foundation adviser who recruited 12 bishops to pray over Trump in the Oval Office claimed a Ph.D. from an Italian university that doesn’t grant doctorates. His listed bachelor’s school is a high school. A Vatican official called the meeting an insult to Pope Leo XIV. thelettersfromleo.com/p/heri…

The Heritage Official Who Brought 12 Bishops to Trump Claimed Degrees He Never Earned

Mario Enzler spent weeks recruiting prelates for the Oval Office prayer, The Pillar reports. Archbishop Coakley was “deeply frustrated,” and Vatican officials call the meeting an insult to Pope Leo...

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Joe Ferullo@ironworker1Oct 26
NCR EDITORIAL: Bishops' prayer for Trump may have been sincere, but for POTUS, it was pure politics. This is not a time for political naivete. More… #Trump #Catholic #prayer #WhiteHouse ncronline.org/node/342681 via @NCRonline

Editorial: Bishops' prayer for Trump may have been sincere. For Trump, it was pure politics.

Our tradition, from the heart of the gospel to the deeply established Catholic social justice tradition it inspired, cries out for religious resistance to the Trump project. Any hint of complicity...

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David Gibson@GibsonWritesOct 26
The Frog and the Scorpion Part MMLDXXVI: This is the way diehard rightwingers operate -- remember Pope Francis getting ambushed with the Kim Davis meeting at the end of his 2015 visit by his own ambassador, Archbishop Viganò: 1/3 sojo.net/articles/vatican-po…

Vatican on Pope Francis and Kim Davis: Meeting 'No Support' for Her Case

The Vatican is downplaying Pope Francis’ controversial meeting with Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk jailed for refusing to grant marriage licenses to gay couples, saying their encounter “should not be...

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David Gibson@GibsonWritesOct 25
A strong and direct apology from Milwaukee Archbishop Grob for that Oval Office fiasco: "I did not go without reservations. I wish I had heeded them." Also a very good explanation of what really went down with White House manipulations: archmil.org/posts/a-public-a…

A Public Apology - Archbishop Jeffrey Grob - Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I write this message to you from the Dominican Republic while visiting with fellow pilgrims our sharing parish, La Sagrada…

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David Corn
@DavidCornDCOct 26
So the First Lady’s rep is spreading Russian disinformation. Once upon a time, this would’ve been a major scandal.
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 23
Exclusive Senior Adviser to First Lady Melania Trump Marc Beckman claims Russian kids are being kidnapped too #BothSides
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
There is no evidence that Ukraine has kidnapped Russian children.UN investigation concluded that Russia’s deportation, transfer and disappearance of Ukrainian children constitute war crimes UN report: ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
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Charles P. Pierce@CharlesPPierceOct 26
Yeah, those two pictures on the wall are the same as a ton of Home Depot gold leaf metastasizing everywhere.
Mickey Kaus
@kausmickeyOct 25
Clinton's Oval Office makeover wasn't exactly austere. Not that there's anything wrong with it!
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Evan@daviddunn177Oct 25
You know the “Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory” line was good because of how angry they are about it.
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Timothy Snyder
@TimothyDSnyderOct 25
This is a man who knowingly took up Nazi rhetoric to gin up the hatred behind an ongoing ethnic cleansing of Haitian refugees from his own state.
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 18
Q: Why are you scapegoating immigrants for the issues you're supposed to be solving as the vice president? JD VANCE: To the extent my rhetoric has been imperfect, that's on me
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Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan on 🟦☁️)@BrendanNyhanOct 25
Blood and soil nationalism. Literally anti-American.
Bulwark Clips
@BulwarkClipsOct 25
Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."
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Brian Fraga 🇺🇸 🇵🇹 🇻🇦@BrianFragaNCROct 25
Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee said a recent meeting of 12 bishops with President Donald Trump was "manipulated" by the White House into a "political photo opportunity" and apologized for any harm the meeting caused.  ncronline.org/node/342676 via @NCRonline

Milwaukee archbishop who prayed with Trump apologizes, says bishops were 'manipulated'

Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob expressed "sincere regret" for participating in what he said was "a political photo opportunity" orchestrated by the White House.

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Charles P. Pierce@CharlesPPierceOct 25
It's Wingnut Bingo and we have a WINNER!
Link Lauren
@itslinklaurenOct 25
Barack Obama is nothing more than a Martha’s Vineyard elitist hack. Cheesecake Factory serves over 80 million meals a year to Americans. Not everyone can have caviar on the yacht with Clooney. And it’s funny he mentions Saddam Hussein. I guess he forgot his middle name is also Hussein. An odd name for a boy from “Hawaii.”
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Michael McFaul
@McFaulOct 26
Thankfully, France and Great Britain have a veto they can use to block this absolutely idiotic idea. I also doubt Xi would go along with it.
Vivian Salama@vmsalamaOct 26
Trump officials push the idea of a U.S.-Russia-China joint candidate for U.N. Secretary-General: former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. wsj.com/opinion/viktor-orban… via @WSJopinion

Opinion | Viktor Orbán, U.N. Secretary-General?

Trump officials push the idea of a U.S.-Russia-China joint candidate.

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Everything Price Sufferer (but especially eggs)@agraybeeOct 25
Obama owes an apology to the everyday Americans who love Saddam Hussein.
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Austen Ivereigh@austeniOct 25
The naïveté here is simply unbelievable. But the apology is real: they were duped. archmil.org/posts/a-public-a…

A Public Apology - Archbishop Jeffrey Grob - Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I write this message to you from the Dominican Republic while visiting with fellow pilgrims our sharing parish, La Sagrada…

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