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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · Jun 27

As I have time today, will share a little bit about some of the context and points in this piece. Started writing it aboit a year ago when writing another piece m on Christofascism but ended up putting it down. sojo.net/articles/opi...

The Confessing Church Failed. American Christians Can’t

What a failed resistance teaches us about true discipleship.

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Rachael P @plussone.bsky.social · 9h

Helicopter view of Chicago #NoKings in Grant Park via @cbschicago.bsky.social

View from the sky of tens of thousands gathered in Chicago's Grant Park for the No Kings protest

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 10h

Such weasel words my god

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11h

Protesters gathered on Saturday to rally against President Trump’s actions that they see as authoritarian. nyti.ms/3WcPHva

Protesters, carrying signs, flags, and a large paper mache Trump head, gathered in front of the Arlington Memorial Bridge. A headline reads: "Scenes From 'No Kings' Protests Around the World." Photo by Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 11h

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His email didn't brag about soldiers, border agents or any branch of federal law enforcement. Instead, the official wrote that the Department of Homeland Security "did not have to intervene with any protesters" the weekend of Oct. 4 - after the Illinois State Police showed up outside the U.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
"It's clear that ISP is the difference maker in this scenario, and we are grateful for their leadership," Peter Sukmanowski, assistant director of ICE's Chicago field office, wrote. "Hopefully, we can keep it up for the long-haul."

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 13h

all of this talk of spiritual revival by conservative Christians just makes me think of this after the Nazis coming to power in Germany

In 1933, when Hitler was appointed as chancellor, the neighboring and venerable St. Mary’s Church celebrated. There, 2,000 worshipers participated in a “service of thanksgiving” and heard pastor Joachim Hossenfelder describe the new chancellor as “the best man imaginable … a man who was all of a piece, cast of purity, piety, energy and strength of character, our Adolf Hitler.”

After the Nazi electoral victory, there was a surge in church attendance (with one church district claiming an 1,800 percent increase in church membership). Many took this as a sign that a “spiritual awakening” was breaking out and church leaders declared it a joyous “ecclesiastical event” or “God’s hour.” Indeed, Hitler’s promise that Nazism was a “moral” political movement and that the new Reich would “extend its strong, protecting hand over Christianity as the basis of our entire morality and the family” seemed to be coming true.

In 1935, across the river from where my family lived, the Nazi-run parliament unanimously passed the Reich Citizenship Law. A deepening of the already emerging racial regime, this law categorized who was a German citizen, initially stripping those of Jewish descent of their citizenship. Proof of Aryan descent became essential to maintain or gain citizenship, and this was done primarily through both ancestral birth certificates and ecclesial baptismal records. This use of sacramental records meant that, according to historian Kyle Jantzen, “Churches became the most important site for the implementation of Nazi racial segregation.”

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 13h

all of this talk of spiritual revival by conservative Christians just makes me think of this after the Nazis coming to power in Germany

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 1d

“They literally ushered us into the street to protest and immediately after started beating the shit out of us.”

State Police Led Broadview Protesters Into Street And Attacked Them, Demonstrators Say

Protesters have said state and local police officers have attacked them and tried to stifle their attempts to speak and protest freely outside the Broadview ICE facility. Police accused protesters of ...

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 2d

For those who are interested

CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM:
EXPOSING THE MYTHS
A CONVERSATION WITH ADAM JOYCE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025
11:00 am
Register to receive the location information
Registration is required due to limited capacity
To register, use the QR code or go to https://kimballavenuechurch.org/contact
• Please include your email address so we can confirm your
registration and provide location information.
• Once in-person capacity is reached, an online option will be
made available.
This teach-in event is organized by Kimball Avenue United Church of Christ, 3413 W. Medill Ave.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 1d

I called the governor’s office and told them how unacceptable this is and I hope you will, too.

Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1d

🧵I just called @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office again to express my horror & rage. I also called my State Senator @harmonil.bsky.social & State Rep Camille Lilly.

If you're in IL, please call.

Pritzker's offices:
217-782-6830
217-782-6831
312-814-2121
312-814-2122

Find your IL state electeds ⬇️

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t expect Pritzker to agree with my understanding of what police are for, but when this is the result, and a calculated/understood result given how the IL AG is arguing against the national guard deployment, what do you think an appropriate framing of responsibility looks like?

herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 1d

He’s truly one of the worst

herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 1d

These look like broad view police department. Not part of a federal agency. This would come from local governments and policies support of ICE at the Broadview facility.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

It's absurd! Apparently Kwame Raoul's office being able to show federal judges that local police are capable of brutalizing Illinoisans all on their own is part of the state's protection against occupation by other states' military forces.

I cannot see how this is sustainable.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

It is absolutely maddening to see IL police brutalize people who protest against the modern day gestapo disapearing their families and neighbors,

Only for the state to use this police brutality in federal court and argue it's why the Texas national guard isn't needed here.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Everything that just happened was both brutal and expected given how we've seen ISP behave these last few weeks.

Saw troopers striking people with batons, dragging protesters. They're currently cuffing someone marked as a medic. Approximately nine people we see in state custody now.

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 1d

baptistnews.com/article/in-c...

In Chicago, Black and brown people are disappearing – Baptist News Global

That assault is being carried out by a combination of groups — including uniformed Customs and Border Patrol officers.

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 2d

How would that be enforced?

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 2d

Progressive federalism taking form

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 2d

Live Hasan reaction

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

you have to call off the state police that is roughing up protesters if you are serious.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Pritzker: Illinois is not a place you can conquer and our people are not your subjects

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 2d

For those who are interested

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 2d

They want to enact a Gazafication of the places and people they hate

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2d

Earlier today I was listening to one of the hosts from Here and Now repeatedly ask a resident from Southeast Chicago whether throwing rocks at ICE was justified. And finally she just said, "They invaded our community. They have machine guns."

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

Wow. New Economist poll finds only 34% of Americans say ICE's use of force has been justified, vs 51% who say it's been excessive. And they oppose agents wearing masks by 52-35.

Yep, ICE is becoming a pariah agency, and that's gaining deep penetration in the culture:

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Handsome Harry @harrylee773.bsky.social · 2d

Really feels like the mayor is meeting the moment, very happy to have him leading the city through this right now.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

UPDATE — Mayor Brandon Johnson lays out his FY 2026 budget recommendations to protect Chicago’s most vulnerable residents from Trump.

“When they come for any of us, they come for all of us,” Johnsons said to applause.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson reveals budget to 'Protect Chicago' from Trump cuts • The TRiiBE

“This budget was written long before I took office,” Johnson said, surrounded by Chicago Board of Education members, the CTU president, and more.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

we should all go out on October 18 and it's good that so many of us are planning to. but we should all start talking to each other about what we're going to do next, too - what we will withhold together if the abuses continue. we can go on offense, too!

time.com/collections/...

Why Protests Should Be Promises

Modern movements that aim to advance racial equity should withhold and promise, rather than perform, writes Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 2d

Appreciate this reflection, and have some questions for you, but will have to wait until after work. Curius how critiques like this would fit within this shift you are experiencing? Thanks again for writing this! www.abc.net.au/religion/ada...

How Christian centrists learned to stop worrying and love the oppressive status quo - ABC Religion & Ethics

Christian centrists — both progressive and conservative — like to present themselves as an alternative to the polarised extremes of the American political landscape. But because of their inaccurate po...

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herenowandthere.bsky.social @herenowandthere.bsky.social · 2d

a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .

ALT: a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .

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