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Sabrina Vourvoulias

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Award-winning Latina journo, SFF writer & author. Editor on the Opinion desk at The Philadelphia Inquirer Opinions my own. She/her/ella. www.sabrinavourvoulias.com. ๐Ÿšจ Grok was the last straw โ€” I deactivated my X account 1/8/26.

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Wow! Congrats!

07.03.2026 01:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Trumpโ€™s Fantasy Is Crashing Down

"For America, the repercussions are just beginning."

Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

07.03.2026 00:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sheโ€™s really going to need her blankie

05.03.2026 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How shrill do you think Noemโ€™s scream was backstage?

05.03.2026 19:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿงต

05.03.2026 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜No to warโ€™: Sรกnchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain PM says his country will not be complicit in growing conflict in Middle East โ€˜simply out of fear of reprisals from someoneโ€™

Spanish foreign minister Albares refutes Leavitt claims that Madrid now backs US / Israeli attacks on Iran

"She may be the White House press secretary, but Iโ€™m the foreign minister of Spain and Iโ€™m telling her that our position hasnโ€™t changed at all.โ€

04.03.2026 21:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 250 ๐Ÿ” 84 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

05.03.2026 07:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 17098 ๐Ÿ” 5966 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 513 ๐Ÿ“Œ 493
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When it comes to accountability for Epsteinโ€™s wealthy associates, what is the real price tag for justice? | Opinion In America, power often confers insulation. In Europe, there is instead greater reputational consequence. That kind of accountability conveys justice precisely because it cannot be insured against.

In America, power often confers insulation. In Europe, there is instead greater reputational consequence. That kind of accountability conveys justice precisely because it cannot be insured against.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

05.03.2026 10:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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After a visit to the Philadelphia Flower Show, Nick Elizaldeโ€™s mom issues a plea to the school district: โ€˜Donโ€™t close Lankenauโ€™ | Opinion A magnet school in a beautiful, natural setting is violence prevention. What a shortsighted decision to close it, writes Meredith Elizalde, whose son was shot to death at Roxborough High in 2022.

A magnet school in a beautiful, natural setting is violence prevention. What a shortsighted decision to close it, writes Meredith Elizalde, whose son was shot to death at Roxborough High in 2022.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

05.03.2026 10:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is beyond appalling.

02.03.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gemini: โ€œWhen you asked for my methodology, I failed to admit that I didn't have a real source. Instead of being honest, I attempted to โ€˜reconstructโ€™ a methodology to justify the false information I had already given you."

But, sure, let's use AI for research...

02.03.2026 13:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pope Leoโ€™s pointed message to Catholics the day after the U.S. bombed Iran | Sabrina Vourvoulias Catholics seeking moral guidance need to listen to the pope's weekly address directly rather than rely on the interpretation of those who might alter the popeโ€™s words for political convenience.

"Stability and peace are not built with reciprocal threats or with weapons." Read my new column.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/sund...

01.03.2026 20:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

THIS IS HIM ACTUAL DOING WHAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING MERCIFUL JESUS FINALLY

28.02.2026 21:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 143 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I suspect if he hadn't, we'd all have heard more about this trial.

28.02.2026 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

PA folks on #witchsky, did you all already know about this?!?

28.02.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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William Penn presided over Pennsylvaniaโ€™s one and only witch trial on this week in Philly history Neighbors accused Margaret Mattson of putting a hex on cattle, which had not been giving milk.

๐Ÿ˜ฎ I had no idea that there had been a witch trial in PA, no less one that took place before the Salem witch trials.
www.inquirer.com/history/penn...

28.02.2026 20:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A mad king's illegal war on Iran is a cry for regime change...in Washington | Will Bunch Democracy really did die in darkness as Donald Trump's unconstitutional war on Iran stamps America as a dictatorship.

No wonder Trump went to war with Iran in the dead of night, with the Capitol empty, most Americans soundly asleep

This war is illegal. Full stop. The worst abuse of presidential power in American history aims to cement a dictatorship on U.S. soil

My instant column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

28.02.2026 18:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 3413 ๐Ÿ” 1078 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 75 ๐Ÿ“Œ 53

Monsters. It just doesn't stop

26.02.2026 15:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 236 ๐Ÿ” 61 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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NDLON Rapid Response Training ยท National Day Laborer Organizing Network Join the National Day Laborer Organizing Network for a national training to discuss key strategies for Rapid Response in the case of ICE activity in your community. What to expect: * Basic protocol...

National Day Laborer Organizing Network is hosting โ€œNDLON Rapid Response Trainingโ€ tonight. #AdoptACorner www.mobilize.us/ndlon/event/...

25.02.2026 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

we don't yet know why superintendent carvalho had his home raised, but just some context:

25.02.2026 18:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1688 ๐Ÿ” 570 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

It doesn't just disenfranchise women, of course. But almost everyone has a woman in their lives who could/would be impacted.

24.02.2026 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If there were legislation that made it impossible (or incredibly difficult) for your grandmother, your mother, your wife, your sister, your daughter, and your granddaughters to vote, would you support it? That is the marketing challenge the GOP and Trump Admin have with the SAVE Act/Voter ID.

24.02.2026 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Five women authors by whom I've read at least five books:

โ€ข Amy Tan
โ€ข Alice Hoffman
โ€ข Octavia Butler
โ€ข Susan Cooper
โ€ข Ursula Le Guin

23.02.2026 13:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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As ICE enforcement intensifies, one man works to keep undocumented families fed in Bensalem โ€œWe donโ€™t have to choose between risking ourselves and feeding our children," said one man who depends on the deliveries.

Such a good story of the kind of everyday mutual aid and accompaniment people are providing for their community in Bensalem, PA, by Michelle Myers and Jeff Gammage at the @inquirer.com!
www.inquirer.com/news/ice-ben...?

23.02.2026 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Willie Colรณn, 75, architect of urban salsa music, has died One of his most recent appearances was in the music video for Bad Bunny's "NuevaYol."

One of his most recent appearances was in the music video for Bad Bunny's "NuevaYol."
www.inquirer.com/obituaries/o...

23.02.2026 00:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How much are taxpayers paying for him to be there?

22.02.2026 18:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The adoption racket was part of the plot of my novel, INK (bookshop.org/p/books/ink-...) published first in 2012, then reissued by Rosarium Publishing in 2018.

22.02.2026 18:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American | Will Bunch An internal Department of Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.

What's more shocking than ICE's plan to cram as many 8,500 humans into massive, soul-crushing warehouses?

Seeing the actual DHS floor plan that echoes slavery ships and history's worst gulags with no rec space but a gun range for guards

My new column on the camps www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

22.02.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 8091 ๐Ÿ” 4392 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 338 ๐Ÿ“Œ 375
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Trump doesnโ€™t invent resentments โ€” he senses which ones are newly safe to express | Opinion The danger in Trump posting that racist video about the Obamas isnโ€™t our presidentโ€™s blatant racism, but the lesson it teaches. It is not a one-off lapse. It is a signal flare.

"There is a particular kind of ugliness that does not merely offend but instructs. It tells us something about who we have been, who we are becoming, and what social permissions are quietly being expanded."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

21.02.2026 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0