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Because the Fox News Taco Bell graphic is making the rounds again: 1. This is a screen grab from May 2024 2. We do not need to worry about the spicy potato soft taco. Fox is not a trustworthy source 3. Misinformation for satire/comedic effect is still misinformation www.snopes.com/fact-check/f...

This article accurately describes what happened at Broadview yesterday. “[T]he cruelty that goes on at that facility … must be 100 times worse.” religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...

Multiple faith leaders reportedly arrested while protesting at the Broadview ICE facility in Illinois:

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A Berwyn family was driving with their 1-year-old child Saturday when they were pepper-sprayed by federal agents, a video taken by the family shows. The action appears to violate a judge’s restriction on use of force.

This story now includes video, released by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, of the baby being exposed to chemical irritants fired by federal agents from their convoy into the car she was riding in with members of her family near 26th Street and Ogden Avenue in Cicero.

Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents. trib.al/ADixIUH

“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...

“The ACNA leadership has to stop expecting people to blindly trust them. That ship has sailed,” Miller said. “They have to start demonstrating that they are absolutely trustworthy, that they are well above reproach, if they expect our denomination to survive.” ⚓️ livingchurch.org/news/acna-ar...

This was a major topic of conversation tonight at our run club* *and by run club I mean we met up and decided to eat tacos instead of going for a run

Homework is taking longer than usual tonight because I can’t get over that one of ancient tablets I had to read this week has an incantation that’s essentially a prescription for penicillin.

“If they are doing this to pastors who are praying [...] then it makes me shudder to imagine what they might be doing to our neighbors behind closed doors," says Rev. David Black. sojo.net/articles/int...

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The highest-ranking prelate of the Anglican Church in North America has been formally accused of sexual harassment, plagiarism and bullying by former employees. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...

One of the reasons I find the abuse of power in the ACNA so horrifying is how many of us attended ACNA churches after attending spiritually abusive churches and were told the ecclesiastical hierarchy meant there would be accountability if something ever happened in one of our churches.

Archbishop Steve Wood, who heads the Anglican Church of North America, faces of sexual harassment allegations. This marks the latest in a string of crises to rock the small, conservative denomination.

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NEW — Oak Park attorney Scott Sakiyama supported a neighboring Black family while federal prosecutors accused their son of assaulting a Border Patrol agent. Ten days later, federal agents arrested Sakiyama himself. thetriibe.com/2025/10/chir...

I personally know many of the clergy who have signed onto this letter and I am grateful for their commitment to following the biblical mandates to care for migrants and prisoners.

Oh look, it’s another reason for me to yell about my love for Star Wars I would 100% read this as a novel or a comic (12 issue arc) since we’re not getting this as a movie, especially if it involves more of Ben Solo with High Republic artifacts

Very excited to see this review of Reading the Bible on Turtle Island from Foreword Reviews @ivpacademic.bsky.social www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/read...

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“ICE is causing this mayhem. They’re the ones who are tossing tear gas when people are peacefully protesting. ICE is the one who’s going into neighborhoods where they, frankly, are causing fear among people ... so they need to back off.” @wttw.bsky.social

NEW: As ICE presence increases in Chicago — home to the third-largest Catholic diocese in the U.S. — Catholics and allies are pushing back. Over the weekend, a priest warned parishioners to leave Mass carefully. Locals formed a human chain to protect them from ICE. religionnews.com/2025/10/14/a...

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One of the ways I could tell if someone was from out of town for the Chicago Marathon was if they were casually (unknowingly) blowing a whistle in these rhythms to cheer for the runners, which was very stressful considering all of the rumors of ICE presence.

The Brewers have better concessions than Wrigley Field. I have thought about driving to Milwaukee just for the brats and cheese curds.

“ICE kidnapped a community member here,” reads one. “Never forget/no nos olvidamos,” says another. The signs have appeared across some of D.C.’s heavily immigrant neighborhoods where federal immigration arrests have escalated.

Chicago pastors confront escalating violence at ICE detention facility Chicago Presbyterian pastors report pepper spray, rubber bullets and escalating force at ICE’s Broadview facility. Faith leaders demand accountability.

“We want to bring the Body of Christ to those who are detained,” the clergy person on the far right says in the video.

I have been very concerned about the radioactive shrimp. I am grateful for some answers

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Perry: The federal government is "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois." That's it. Thanks again for following.

The lawsuit claims federal agents have indiscriminately used excessive force and have “randomly singled out” reporters and protesters with chemical agents during recurring protests outside the ICE Broadview facility. trib.al/M6aDvdm

Rev. David Swanson, pastor at New Community Covenant Church on Chicago’s South Side, said this about his encounter w/Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino — a visible part of DHS activities. It's not in the piece, but Swanson added: "It did feel like this is being staged for some kind of audience."

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Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month. But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.

I spoke to another pastor after publication, Rev. David Swanson. He's only been to the facility once (last Friday), and wasn't shot w/pepper balls. Instead, he says senior Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino just walked up to him — in full clerical garb — and began shoving. He put it this way:

Sunday’s Chicago Marathon is set to host more than 53,000 runners, and race officials say there’s no indication federal forces on the streets will cause a disruption.

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur. from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

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It's important to clarify there are no credible threats around the Chicago Marathon. But, if you feel you need it generally in Chicago, I have seen WBEZ recommend carrying a photocopy of your passport rather than the real thing.

I talk about Lexi the dog cheering for the Dodgers and being a fan of Shohei as though she has her own opinions on baseball and not that I have unintentionally trained her to come to the couch and watch tv when Shohei’s at bat.

NEW: In the weeks leading up to a massive ICE raid at a South Shore apartment building, neighbors saw drones surveilling the area, and teachers at a nearby school regularly saw agents in the neighborhood. ✍️ Jose Abonce for the Weekly and Maira Khwaja for @invisible.institute

I don't mean to be facetious, but that really is the definition of a civil war: local armed force opposes federal armed force. Since 1865, the Federal and state governments have been extremely careful not to get near this scenario. But the current Admin seems to relish the prospect.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN