294: ICE Resistance
Prior to last month’s killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, many white American citizens felt obligated to use their privilege to actively disrupt unjust ICE activities in their cities. But the stakes just got higher for everyone.
In the wake of these tragic deaths, we look at how the MAGA propaganda machine dehumanizes opposition and demands loyalists not trust the evidence of their own eyes and ears. In segment two, Matthew will look into how renegade religious leaders, then in segment three Derek discusses brave community organizers in Portland currently resisting ICE and the authoritarianism it advances.
Show Notes
Christians, Let’s Stop Abusing Romans 13
As a resident of Minnesota—Bishop Barron
Bishop Barron's tendentious attack on Mayor Mamdani distorts doctrine | National Catholic Reporter
BBC Audio US Military Archbishop, Faith and Gen Z, 'Understanding British Imams' project
Fact-Checking Trump Admin Claims of Paid Protestors
“Womanosphere” Influencers Urge Against the “Sin of Empathy”
‘Oregon was next’: Trump targeted state after Minnesota, report says
Feds at Portland ICE facility again deploy chemical agents against protesters
Brief: Beyond Violence and Nonviolence (Part 1) — Conspirituality
Omar Wasow on Non-Violent Protest Effectiveness