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 Leo ally: defund ICE 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 PDX ICE Watch This nonviolent stuff'll get you killed : how guns made the civil rights movement possible : Cobb, Charles E., Jr., author : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Brief: Beyond Violence and Nonviolence (Part 1) — Conspirituality Omar Wasow on Non-Violent Protest Effectiveness Charles Tilly on Public Perception of Protest Movements William Gamson’s Strategy Of Social Protest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices