Janna Louie 雷振娜
@jannalouie.bsky.social
american baptist clergywoman engaging the complexities of racial identity, faith, and politics. daughter of immigrants. she/her/她
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Another ICE "assault" case unravels. Border Patrol and ICE are arresting US citizens and then after they find out that they are US citizens, they are charging them with "assault" to justify their actions. This is clearly DHS policy at this point. We've seen it repeatedly now.
July 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Another ICE "assault" case unravels. Border Patrol and ICE are arresting US citizens and then after they find out that they are US citizens, they are charging them with "assault" to justify their actions. This is clearly DHS policy at this point. We've seen it repeatedly now.
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Folks in LA please be careful and refer to this guide for protest gear from Hong Kong’s 2018 anti-extradition protest, in case you need some helpful, well-tested gear suggestions against heavily armed police that are liberal with tear gas.
June 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Folks in LA please be careful and refer to this guide for protest gear from Hong Kong’s 2018 anti-extradition protest, in case you need some helpful, well-tested gear suggestions against heavily armed police that are liberal with tear gas.
Here's how you can support Los Angeles immigrant communities and protesters during these ICE raids and police crackdowns.
🚨 Support Los Angeles immigrant communities 🚨
Please consider donating to one or all of the following orgs:
Immigrant Defenders Law Center: give.immdef.org/donate
LA Jail Support / Bail Fund:
account.venmo.com/u/jailsuppor...
Unión del Barrio:
uniondelbarrio.org/main/support...
Please consider donating to one or all of the following orgs:
Immigrant Defenders Law Center: give.immdef.org/donate
LA Jail Support / Bail Fund:
account.venmo.com/u/jailsuppor...
Unión del Barrio:
uniondelbarrio.org/main/support...
June 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Updates from Paramount Home Depot 👇
Greetings! A large immigration operation and subsequent protest in Paramount, CA has led to a large amount of gas and “less lethal” munitions. Situation ongoing. Will update as I can.
June 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Updates from Paramount Home Depot 👇
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ICE vans ran through a crowd of anti-ICE protesters in Paramount, CA, at least two with extreme injuries, per @acatwithnews.bsky.social
A major fire is burning in the middle of the street, per Sean.
A major fire is burning in the middle of the street, per Sean.
A large contingent of federal vehicles letft, pursued by protesters. One protester appears to have been hit by the vehicle, and was unconscious.pp
June 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ICE vans ran through a crowd of anti-ICE protesters in Paramount, CA, at least two with extreme injuries, per @acatwithnews.bsky.social
A major fire is burning in the middle of the street, per Sean.
A major fire is burning in the middle of the street, per Sean.
Hearing from clergy friends that the tear gas is bad. Lots of messages with this pieces from this thread in the last 24 hours 👇
Still LA, ICE is gathered again to start another operation after tear gassing civilians for hours at Paramount. A massive ICE presence stands across the street from civilians. This is live right now.
June 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hearing from clergy friends that the tear gas is bad. Lots of messages with this pieces from this thread in the last 24 hours 👇
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I’m also seeing video on here of ICE going ham in an LA Home Depot parking lot, just a few days after it was reported that Stephen Miller was yelling at DHS/ICE officials to target Home Depot for migrants to sweep up.
Pretty clearly setting the stage to use the Insurrection Act to crack down on domestic protests within the US.
June 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I’m also seeing video on here of ICE going ham in an LA Home Depot parking lot, just a few days after it was reported that Stephen Miller was yelling at DHS/ICE officials to target Home Depot for migrants to sweep up.
People disappearing and silencing students are moves of an authoritarian regime.
An international graduate student at Tufts University was taken into federal custody on Tuesday outside an off-campus apartment building, the university’s president said. The university was told that the student’s visa had been terminated. nyti.ms/4hRzPq1
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
People disappearing and silencing students are moves of an authoritarian regime.
I feel the same horror I felt watching an authoritarian regime crush democracy in Hong Kong in 2019 as I do now, except with more sadness about the reality that our unserious nation chose this. kwokpuilan.substack.com/p/cultural-r...
Cultural Revolution: Mao vs Trump
Mao Zedong might be laughing or turning in his grave, depending on how you looked when he saw President Donald Trump taking a page from his playbook for the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).
kwokpuilan.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I feel the same horror I felt watching an authoritarian regime crush democracy in Hong Kong in 2019 as I do now, except with more sadness about the reality that our unserious nation chose this. kwokpuilan.substack.com/p/cultural-r...
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since she was 8 months old
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March 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
since she was 8 months old
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Thank you @janehongphd.bsky.social for pushing us to better understand the nuances and narratives we need to address within our immigrant and refugee communities if we want to see a better society for all. time.com/7207388/lati...
The Idea of 'Demographic Destiny' Was Always Flawed
The narrative assumes that disparate groups of non-white Americans had the same politics.
time.com
January 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Thank you @janehongphd.bsky.social for pushing us to better understand the nuances and narratives we need to address within our immigrant and refugee communities if we want to see a better society for all. time.com/7207388/lati...
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There are families who will never be able to come back from this devastation, and many of them were in generational homes, passed down from people who bought homes in the 1970sand 80's in Altadena. All of the fires are a tragedy, but especially for those who don't have the resources to rebuild.
Eaton Fire Devastates Historic Altadena, Displacing Black Families and Destroying Legacies
While celebrity losses grab headlines, the Eaton Fire has destroyed nearly 1,000 structures in Altadena, displacing Black families who’ve shaped the community for generations. Here's a brief history o...
www.bet.com
January 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
There are families who will never be able to come back from this devastation, and many of them were in generational homes, passed down from people who bought homes in the 1970sand 80's in Altadena. All of the fires are a tragedy, but especially for those who don't have the resources to rebuild.
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“It will be a moral failure that as immigrants work to get Southern California back on its feet — cleaning up mountains of debris, erecting wooden beams, installing drywall and wiring electrical systems — they will be doing so under threat of family separation.”
“This wildfire is already among the most destructive in the region’s history. Rebuilding will be a monumental task fraught with uncertainty …
One thing, however, is certain: the rebuilding of Los Angeles will rely heavily on immigrants.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
One thing, however, is certain: the rebuilding of Los Angeles will rely heavily on immigrants.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Who will rebuild Los Angeles? Immigrants.
And many of them will be doing it under threat of family separation.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“It will be a moral failure that as immigrants work to get Southern California back on its feet — cleaning up mountains of debris, erecting wooden beams, installing drywall and wiring electrical systems — they will be doing so under threat of family separation.”
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SoCal friends, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. A few things I wish I’d known as we evacuated ahead of a wildfire (that took our home in 2021) 🧵
January 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
SoCal friends, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. A few things I wish I’d known as we evacuated ahead of a wildfire (that took our home in 2021) 🧵
Not sure we’ll ever have another one like President Carter. religionnews.com/2024/12/29/j...
Jimmy Carter rid the presidency of lies. His fellow evangelicals? Not so much.
(RNS) — One of the many paradoxes surrounding Carter’s presidency is that he was unable to fend off the deception of fellow evangelicals, including Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham.
religionnews.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Not sure we’ll ever have another one like President Carter. religionnews.com/2024/12/29/j...
Thankful for the clear explanation from @janehongphd.bsky.social about neoliberalism’s role in how we got here. How do we offer an alternative in our organizing if it’s this difficult to define? www.theguardian.com/books/2016/a...
Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems
Financial meltdown, environmental disaster and even the rise of Donald Trump – neoliberalism has played its part in them all. Why has the left failed to come up with an alternative?
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Thankful for the clear explanation from @janehongphd.bsky.social about neoliberalism’s role in how we got here. How do we offer an alternative in our organizing if it’s this difficult to define? www.theguardian.com/books/2016/a...
“The narrative of liberalism and democracy collapsed.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/o...
Opinion | I Study Guys Like Trump. There’s a Reason They Keep Winning.
Democrats walked into the trap of defending the very institutions most Americans distrust.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:29 PM
“The narrative of liberalism and democracy collapsed.” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/o...