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The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
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NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...
religionnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM
NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
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ICE detainees removed from Cumberland County Jail after sheriff’s criticism * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
ICE detainees removed from Cumberland County Jail after sheriff’s criticism
Despite several court orders that certain inmates remain in Maine, ICE said in filings it plans to move detainees to its Boston facilities.
www.pressherald.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:53 PM
ICE detainees removed from Cumberland County Jail after sheriff’s criticism * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
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An off-duty Brooklyn Park police officer was stopped by federal agents who demanded proof of her citizenship, the city’s police chief, Mark Bruley, said Tuesday.
Video: Allison Kite/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Video: Allison Kite/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
An off-duty Brooklyn Park police officer was stopped by federal agents who demanded proof of her citizenship, the city’s police chief, Mark Bruley, said Tuesday.
Video: Allison Kite/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Video: Allison Kite/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
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The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
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NEW from me: In MN, George Floyd-era faith networks have reignited after Renee Good's killing by ICE.
They often partner w/others: last night, a church, brewery & bookstore hosted an event.
If you showed up w/a whistle (to warn people of ICE), you got a free drink. religionnews.com/2026/01/11/i...
They often partner w/others: last night, a church, brewery & bookstore hosted an event.
If you showed up w/a whistle (to warn people of ICE), you got a free drink. religionnews.com/2026/01/11/i...
In Minneapolis, George Floyd-era faith networks reignite after Renee Good's killing by ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith-based networks, which developed organizing infrastructure and relationships during the Floyd era, are joined by newcomers as resistance efforts have intensified following...
religionnews.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
NEW from me: In MN, George Floyd-era faith networks have reignited after Renee Good's killing by ICE.
They often partner w/others: last night, a church, brewery & bookstore hosted an event.
If you showed up w/a whistle (to warn people of ICE), you got a free drink. religionnews.com/2026/01/11/i...
They often partner w/others: last night, a church, brewery & bookstore hosted an event.
If you showed up w/a whistle (to warn people of ICE), you got a free drink. religionnews.com/2026/01/11/i...
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PSA: I'm in Minneapolis (*and*, as many of you rightly pointed out, St. Paul), so if you know of faith-related protests/actions/vigils/activities/angles related to all this, feel free to reach out.
My Signal is: jackmjenkins.60
My Signal is: jackmjenkins.60
My dispatch from today in Minneapolis, where folks are mourning, but also on edge — because ICE hasn’t let up, and neither has the pushback (including from religious leaders). religionnews.com/2026/01/09/p...
'She could have been any of us': Faith leaders mourn Renee Good in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — 'It's all just too much, but my faith requires me to show up,' said the Rev. Dana Neuhauser.
religionnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:37 PM
PSA: I'm in Minneapolis (*and*, as many of you rightly pointed out, St. Paul), so if you know of faith-related protests/actions/vigils/activities/angles related to all this, feel free to reach out.
My Signal is: jackmjenkins.60
My Signal is: jackmjenkins.60
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Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
Florida Catholic Bishops call for moratorium on immigration enforcement during Christmas holidays
"Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families," they said. "Now is not the time to be callous toward the suffering caused by immigration enforcement."
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
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Lots of unhinged news = a treasure trove for cartoons. Here’re some of the best
Cartoons of the Year
The best editorial cartoons of the year from Nick Anderson, Michael de Adder, and RJ Matson.
contrarian.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Lots of unhinged news = a treasure trove for cartoons. Here’re some of the best
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“On average, young adults remain much less religious than older Americans,” reads the report released Monday (Dec. 8).
religionnews.com/2025/12/08/d...
religionnews.com/2025/12/08/d...
Decline of religion remains stalled, says new Pew report. But there's no revival yet.
(RNS) — For the past five years, the decline of religion in America has stalled, after years of decline.
religionnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“On average, young adults remain much less religious than older Americans,” reads the report released Monday (Dec. 8).
religionnews.com/2025/12/08/d...
religionnews.com/2025/12/08/d...
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The Episcopal bishop of Texas said the priest was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week while returning home from his workplace.
religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
Episcopal priest has been detained by ICE in Texas, says diocese
(RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted,' said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.
religionnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Episcopal bishop of Texas said the priest was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week while returning home from his workplace.
religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
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Good roundup from @usatoday.com here of recent faith-based activism challenging the Trump administration, especially the president's immigration agenda: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Pastors at a protest? That's the scene at anti-Trump rallies across the US.
It is time, faith leaders say, to remind the country of religion's role in caring for the poor and the stranger
www.usatoday.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Good roundup from @usatoday.com here of recent faith-based activism challenging the Trump administration, especially the president's immigration agenda: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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"Pritzker and Newsom see it as a defining challenge of this moment that Trump is consolidating authoritarian power daily, and using it to subjugate and dominate Blue America as if it’s akin to an enemy nation within."
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule
He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Pritzker and Newsom see it as a defining challenge of this moment that Trump is consolidating authoritarian power daily, and using it to subjugate and dominate Blue America as if it’s akin to an enemy nation within."
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
October 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.
Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art
A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.
n.pr
August 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.
I. Can’t. Even.
Los Angeles school district police, staff and volunteers will form protective perimeters around at least 100 schools to help ensure safe passage of children — an announcement that came on a day that immigration agents drew their guns on a student with disabilities. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Agents detain student at gunpoint near school; safe zones to be expanded around LAUSD campuses
Amid immigration enforcement, city and school officials will set up "safe zones" monitored by LAPD and community volunteers to protect undocumented families when school resumes at LAUSD.
www.latimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I. Can’t. Even.
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One in four healthcare workers in Massachusetts are immigrants. Many recently lost their jobs when their parole and work permits were terminated by the Trump administration.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Mass. immigrants who had legal status lose work in home and health care
Immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela living in Massachusetts have lost their legal status — and their work permits.
www.wgbh.org
August 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
One in four healthcare workers in Massachusetts are immigrants. Many recently lost their jobs when their parole and work permits were terminated by the Trump administration.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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#AmericanNations traced the history of the rival regional cultures of North America, but we've never had a proper, continent-scale map of them...until now.
www.nationhoodlab.org/the-american...
www.nationhoodlab.org/the-american...
The American Nations regions across North America
Nationhood Lab recently mapped the regional cultures across Canada, Greenland, Northern Mexico and parts of the Caribbean, allowing the American Nations analytical model to be used for cross-country c...
www.nationhoodlab.org
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#AmericanNations traced the history of the rival regional cultures of North America, but we've never had a proper, continent-scale map of them...until now.
www.nationhoodlab.org/the-american...
www.nationhoodlab.org/the-american...
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OPINION: San Francisco had long been the mind-bending mecca for the spiritual counterculture of the baby boom generation, with rock music, particularly the Grateful Dead’s trippy, open-ended jams, furnishing the liturgical soundscape.
religionnews.com/2025/07/17/d...
religionnews.com/2025/07/17/d...
A long strange trip from early Christianity to the Grateful Dead's Haight-Ashbury days
(RNS) — Both Christians and Deadheads were a ragtag group of communal devotees, preaching a simple message of love and peace and challenging the materialism of the powers and principalities of their…
religionnews.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
OPINION: San Francisco had long been the mind-bending mecca for the spiritual counterculture of the baby boom generation, with rock music, particularly the Grateful Dead’s trippy, open-ended jams, furnishing the liturgical soundscape.
religionnews.com/2025/07/17/d...
religionnews.com/2025/07/17/d...
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Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.
IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates
Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.
n.pr
July 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Since 1954, an IRS rule had barred houses of worship from explicitly endorsing political candidates.
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76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem
76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
n.pr
July 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
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1. I’ve got a few minutes, so gonna craft a quick thread about something that hasn’t gotten as much attention over the past few months:
Trump has vowed to be a champion of religion, but *religious opposition* to his administration and policies is loud, persistent and, frankly, overwhelming.
Trump has vowed to be a champion of religion, but *religious opposition* to his administration and policies is loud, persistent and, frankly, overwhelming.
June 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
1. I’ve got a few minutes, so gonna craft a quick thread about something that hasn’t gotten as much attention over the past few months:
Trump has vowed to be a champion of religion, but *religious opposition* to his administration and policies is loud, persistent and, frankly, overwhelming.
Trump has vowed to be a champion of religion, but *religious opposition* to his administration and policies is loud, persistent and, frankly, overwhelming.
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Every $1 spent on vaccines saves $21 in healthcare costs. 💉💰
Vaccines aren’t just lifesaving, they’re cost-saving.
As @gavi.org prepares for its replenishment this month, global leaders have the opportunity to invest in a stronger, more resilient future for everyone, everywhere. 💪
Vaccines aren’t just lifesaving, they’re cost-saving.
As @gavi.org prepares for its replenishment this month, global leaders have the opportunity to invest in a stronger, more resilient future for everyone, everywhere. 💪
June 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Every $1 spent on vaccines saves $21 in healthcare costs. 💉💰
Vaccines aren’t just lifesaving, they’re cost-saving.
As @gavi.org prepares for its replenishment this month, global leaders have the opportunity to invest in a stronger, more resilient future for everyone, everywhere. 💪
Vaccines aren’t just lifesaving, they’re cost-saving.
As @gavi.org prepares for its replenishment this month, global leaders have the opportunity to invest in a stronger, more resilient future for everyone, everywhere. 💪
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The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
June 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.