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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Trump has launched seven deadly strikes in the Caribbean Sea.

Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.

He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 4d

“One former senior DHS official who was involved in oversight said that what is happening on American streets today ‘gives me goosebumps.’”

Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 4d

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 6d

A United Methodist pastor was violently arrested at the #Chicago ICE facility in Broadview today. baptistnews.com/article/unit...

United Methodist pastor violently arrested in Chicago – Baptist News Global

Pastor Hannah Kardon of United Church was violently arrested along with eight others at a peaceful protest at the Broadview ICE facility

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 6d

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 6d

#Chicago is literally a war zone. Here’s one of my articles from this week for @baptistnews.com More coming soon. 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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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 10d

I’m in Chicago for @baptistnews.com Here are some photos from last night’s protest at the detention center.

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 24d

I watched the Charlie Kirk memorial to document the gospel of MAGA. We should all be very afraid of the heretical theology they are promoting.

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The gospel of MAGA in their own words about Charlie Kirk – Baptist News Global

Last April — long before Charlie Kirk’s untimely and horrific assassination Sept. 10 — I wrote an article about his rise from college dropout to Trump influencer. Since Kirk’s murder, I’ve watched wit...

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 29d

ICE Deputy Director clearly stating the detainees were the target of today’s shooting.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29d

ACE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan: "Somebody chose to come in and kill these detainees while they were being processed." (Note how administration officials don't have their stories straight on this.)

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 29d

I am. Thank you. Please pray for our immigrant neighbors and those who advocate for their inherent worth as children of God made in God’s image. 🙏

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 29d

This facility is the first stop agents bring those detained, but this building is primarily where immigrants go for scheduled check-in appts. You know-immigrants doing things “the right way.” This is also where a group of us were standing on Monday. Lord, in your mercy. www.wfaa.com/video/news/l...

LIVE | Dallas, Texas ICE facility shooting updates

A shooting was reported at an ICE facility in Dallas, Texas.

www.wfaa.com

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 29d

This is unquestionably an act of political violence meant to terrorize immigrants and those who believe in their inherent dignity. 🧵

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 29d

The Vice President is saying the attack was on ICE agents which seems inaccurate as detainees are being identified as the victims - not law enforcement officers and the shooter has been identified as a white man. 🧵

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 29d

Every Monday morning I participate in a clergy-led prayer vigil outside of the Dallas ICE Administrative Office. This morning, a sniper stood at the top of an adjacent building and took aim. Press is reporting the victims are detainees being loaded onto a bus for transport to a large facility. 🧵

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · Sep 15

i saw goody proctor making inflammatory posts about charlie kirk

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · Sep 19

Creepy.

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spookygorski @cpgorski.bsky.social · Sep 19

*siiiiiiigggghhhh*

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In an alternate timeline, Vice President Walz is reminding us to change our furnace filters

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · Sep 15

This article I wrote for @baptistnews.com was originally published in April. It’s even more relevant now. I condemn his murder and grieve for his widow and children. And, the mark of spiritual and emotional maturity is the ability to hold multiple truths at once.

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How Charlie Kirk went from college dropout to Trump influencer – Baptist News Global

It seems Charlie Kirk — the Millennial founder of the Christian nationalist powerhouse Turning Point USA — is everywhere these days.

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thank you @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social for letting me share my story. #baptist #endgunviolence #peace #hope #resist #guns #gardens

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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · Sep 10

"Those verses were not about the United States military," said Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister and author. "They weren't really even about any imperial military force, and quite the opposite."

Department of War quotes Bible on social media. Some link it to Christian nationalism.

"Those verses were not about the United States military," said Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister and author. "They weren't really even about any imperial military force, and quite the opposite."

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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · Aug 13

The new Justice and Advocacy Fellow at Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas, @marabim.bsky.social, spoke about how to bridge what we talk about in church and political action.

Dallas Clergy ‘Bear Witness’ With Prayer Vigils Outside ICE Office

A conversation with Mara Richards Bim.

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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · Jul 11

I recently attended an art exhibition that tracked the rise of German #fascism in the 1930's through visual art. Here’s my article in @baptistnews.com about how the arts and media in the U.S. is being taken over to force a collective narrative upon the citizens. baptistnews.com/article/the-...