Paula Aiello

Paula Aiello

@pdaiello.bsky.social

Ongoing project of creating a life of wholeness, interconnected with others via spiritual authenticity, social justice, nonviolence and hope.

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Trump announced a $25M initiative designed to reward tipsters who report ppl defrauding the fedl govt. Bernie Sanders responded: “I’d like to report a theft .... A man inside our govt illegally spent nearly $22M in taxpayer dollars on ... campaign ads praising himself. ....

commondreams.org'I'd Like to Report a Theft': Sanders Mocks Corrupt Trump's Anti-Fraud Tipline | Common Dreams"A man inside our government illegally spent nearly $22 million in taxpayer dollars on bogus campaign ads praising himself," Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote. "He now resides on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."

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Columbus Day is when Americans who say all immigrants are thieves, rapists and murderers.... ...celebrate an immigrant who thieved, raped and murdered

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J.D. Vance made a fool of himself trying to define socialism. Luckily, a growing majority of Americans aren't falling for his pathetic red-baiting scare tactics.

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NEW: Federal agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of an investigation that reportedly concerns her immigration history. The move, which comes weeks before she faces reelection, marks a departure from longstanding DOJ guidance meant to keep federal law enforcement from influencing elections.

democracydocket.comFederal agents raid Democratic congressmember’s home weeks before Election Day, despite DOJ rules against political interferenceDOJ’s rules caution prosecutors and agents against taking actions that could affect an election — or even create the perception that they are doing so.

TN lethal injection: After a 2nd botched attempt yesterday TN Gov Lee has halted executions & called for a 3d-party review of the protocol. Activists, litigators, GOP lawmakers, medical personnel, & former correctional staff have been seeking more transparency. wpln.org/post/tenness...

wpln.orgTennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses sayTennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts consider...

Keep in mind when voting: The Senate failed 49-50 to block the admin's war on Iran. 4 GOPs voted w/Dems to block Trump: Paul, Tillis, Murkowski, Collins. Fetterman voted w/the other GOPs. Note: GOP Sen. Husted (in a close race agst Sherrod Brown & who'd said the war needs to end) backed the admin.

The core biblical command to love our neighbors is more than a private virtue but is a political movement. Jesus’ command has become a way to organize together around the conviction that we belong to one another, that the well-being of our neighbors is inseparable from our own. - Jim Wallis, edited

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The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle. -Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925