Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that their offices, alongside the Minnesota BCA, will pursue an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.

Via WCCO reporter Esme Murphy on X: "Unprecedented - ⁦@ag.state.mn.us ⁩ & Hennepin Co Attorney announce separate investigation into Renee Good’s killing after Feds kick Mn out of their investigation" x.com/esmemurphy/s...

Q: Is this ICE officer immune to charges? HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY MORIARTY: I can't speak to why the Trump administration says what it says. I can say the ICE officer does not have complete immunity here.

When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you." That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.

once again we are all tapping the sign

On day 8 of our Administration, @governor.ny.gov and I announced the beginning of universal childcare in NYC. No longer will New Yorkers be forced to choose between starting a family and continuing to live in the city they love. This only happened because of you.

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Hayes: The president was asked should they be sharing evidence—his response was no, because Minnesota's corrupt. Ellison: I will point out no president that I've ever heard of received a $400 million plane from a foreign country trying to curry favor with him, crypto deals, golf courses.

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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks

Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.

"An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from—not toward—a federal officer when he opened fire." Great video analysis of Minneapolis shooting from NYT. These frames show drawing of gun and exact moment of first shot. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

TWO KEY IMAGES from Minneapolis. Left: The ICE shooter, who has crossed in front, draws his gun while the car is *in reverse.* Right: when he fires--note the smoke--neither foot is in front of the car. Fool thinks he's Wyatt Earp. Really, he's just another murderer.

As Trump reaches the end of the first year of his return to power, he and his lieutenants are demonstrating their willingness to deploy force beyond its legitimate use to achieve their aims. The warning is clear and intentional: We are violent. Beware.

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.

Tell @wearehighered.bsky.social about what's happening on YOUR campus with the attacks on higher ed. We hear a lot about the elite campuses but what about the rest? And we hear when schools do egregious things, but not so much about where things are better. www.wearehighered.org/campus-tracker

I think I just experienced the most engaging and theoretically impressive presidential address in my career from @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social at the annual meeting for the @sssreligion.bsky.social. Legit masterful. Wish y'all could have experienced it.

Thrilled to share that our paper (w/ @garyadler.bsky.social) in Social Forces, “Religious Rebound, Political Backlash, and the Youngest Cohort: Understanding Religious Change in Turkey,” received the Distinguished Article Award from @sssreligion.bsky.social!

Well-deserved!! Be sure to check out Sam’s latest award winning book.

Research + teaching + student = great partnership. Also why I love my job @pennstateuniv.bsky.social Keep an eye on @ienesatac.bsky.social! It was a fun weekend at @sssreligion.bsky.social

Ready to present awards tonight for best book, article, and Student paper for @sssreligion.bsky.social, #SSSR_RRA2025

It's fun to show off my town, site of #SSSR_RRA2025

Hello! I'm coming up from the dissertation bunker to say that if you will be at SSSR I'll be putting together some fun Bluesky content with @dacuetovilla.bsky.social for the @asareligion.bsky.social account. COME TELL US WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON. We'd love to amplify some voices.

This year's Presidential Address 'Religion and the Restructuring of American Politics' will be delivered by Ruth Braunstein during the #SSSR_RRA2025 Annual Meeting. The Plenary Session & SSSR Awards Ceremony will be held Nov. 1, from 5:45 PM to 7 PM. #Religion sssreligion.org/annual-meeti...

Worth a read. All of the rhetoric up to now has been designed to confuse and distract. To create an inflated sense of crisis and shock, to upset people so that they can't keep their eye on the ball. The ball here being actual authoritarian crackdown. It's here.

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

What a great research experience with two incredible young scholars of American religion. So excited the research is finally in print for the world to see!

While some MAHA activists appeared to be overjoyed that the president had brought their cause to a national stage, many were frustrated that it was Tylenol—and not vaccines—that took the brunt of the blame. “This Tylenol thing stinks to high heaven.”

Agree, it's a magical movie.

A message from our new Chair, Richard Carlbom: "I've met with Democrats across Minnesota who are ready to fight back — and my promise to you, as your Chair, is that's exactly what the Minnesota DFL is going to do."

Pritzker: The reckoning is here. And now that this culture of timidity is on display, these same do-nothing Democrats want to blame our losses on the defense of Black people, trans kids, and immigrants, instead of on their own lack of guts and gumption.

God willing if I haven’t been sent to the fields for dear leader and the creek don’t rise, I will do this:

BOOM💥💥💥

District and appellate courts, I think fairly, keep asking the Supreme Court to clarify what they actually mean—i.e. "If the new rule is that the Trump admin can never lose then you have to say that" and the Supreme Court keeps being like "No, you're supposed to just do it without us having to say."

I should also shout out Hakeem Jefferson. NOW I’m fini. (This was supposed to be a little coffee break post.) cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/people/hakee...

Oh! I was remiss in not pointing you towards Corey Fields’ work. Now, I’m fini. news.stanford.edu/stories/2016...

History will remember these consultants, and the Democratic Party leaders who listened to them, as collaborators. And not in a good "let's collaborate on a creative project" way.

centrist dem consultants in NYC love to LARP as "Real American Whisperers," meanwhile Midwest dem governors are the ones with a clear-eyed view of fighting fascism

Is climate change a religion? Here's my latest OpEd in #TheHill on the EPA's pathetic attempt to dodge science and overturn the #EndangermentFinding. #OpEdProject #PublicVoicesFellowship thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Great panel, featuring Lena Kunjan of @umnsociology.bsky.social

Hello Chicago! Heading up my third annual symposium on Race and Religion at the Association for the Sociology of Religion meeting tomorrow. Then over to #ASA2025 for a dope panel on the future of work for disabled workers. Can’t wait to see everyone!

FAME! IM GONNA LIVE FOREVER IM GONNA LEARN HOW TO FLY

📢 Get ready for ASA this weekend! Here's a sneak peek of who will be presenting during the Saturday afternoon sessions! #ASA2025 @umnsociology.bsky.social @pennye.bsky.social

Get ready for some great sessions at #ASA2025 by folks from @umnsociology.bsky.social

📢 Get ready for ASA this weekend! Here's a sneak peek of who will be presenting on Saturday morning #ASA2025: @umnsociology.bsky.social @pennye.bsky.social

"In the letter, the signatories warned that National Science Foundation grants now underwent a 'covert and ideologically driven secondary review process'...” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...

How do religious beliefs shape gender attitudes? Research from @evanstewart.bsky.social, @pennye.bsky.social, and @jackdelehanty.bsky.social shows how public and private theology, tradition, and identity intersect in everyday gender politics doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad012