Blogaround

Links not related to the antichrist:

1. Walter Brueggemann, influential biblical scholar, dies at 92 (June 5, via) 

2. The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism (new book available August 19) "What do we learn about white evangelicalism from those raised by its heroes? From historian Holly Berkley Fletcher, herself a missionary kid, comes this first-of-its-kind examination of how the experiences of missionary kids illuminate broader currents in American Christianity."

!!! I really want to read this.

3. Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after its military intercepts Gaza-bound aid boat (June 10)

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Links related to the antichrist:

1. The No Kings protests are this Saturday, June 14.

And another action item: If you haven't contacted your senators yet to tell them to vote against the Republican budget bill, do that.

2. Trump administration returns migrant hastily deported to Mexico back to the US (June 4) "He has claimed that he had not been given the opportunity before his deportation to communicate his fear of being sent to Mexico and that his pleas before his removal to speak to an attorney were rejected."

3. Protesters clash with law enforcement in downtown LA. Hundreds march against Trump's immigration sweeps (June 9) "'We have to stand united against the attacks on the immigrant community because an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us,' she said."

Also: Photos: Protests continue for third day in Los Angeles (June 8) 

And: Why Trump's deployment of the National Guard to LA is unprecedented, according to a general (June 9) 

California Sues Trump for Sending National Guard Troops Into LA After ICE Protests (June 9)

After ICE raids in LA, families of those detained are desperate for answers (June 10) "Gonzalez said he tried shouting to tell his brother he was there but the chaos around them made it impossible to communicate. So he stood there, watching as his brother and several other people he knows, were handcuffed and loaded into white nondescript vans."

4. Immigration is a Good Thing (June 9) "And so, in the spirit of Pentecost, let me just point out again that immigration is good, actually."

5. Joni Ernst's "we're all going to die" pushes MAGA's toxic Christian compassion on us all (June 4, via) "These Christians claim that true compassion comes from rejecting empathy, arguing that empathy gets in the way of speaking what they believe are "hard truths" they need to browbeat alleged sinners with. This is how the conservative Christian convinces himself it's love to deny LGBTQ people their freedom, because compelling heterosexuality will get them into heaven."

Yes, I'm really glad to see someone making the connection between conservative policies that don't care if people die, and the evangelical view of Jesus.

By the way, when Ernst said in her "apology video" that people should trust in her Lord and Savior Jesus, that is called taking the Lord's name in vain. Get His name out of your mouth.

6. RFK Jr. boots all members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee (June 9) WTF?

And: A promising new HIV vaccine was set to start trials. Then came Trump's latest cuts (June 10)

7. Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Homecoming (June 9) "The administration’s actions here are a complete inversion of the narrative they’ve been selling. Trump claims that he’s deporting criminals, but Abrego Garcia was deported when the administration had no knowledge of a crime. Now that they’ve ostensibly found one, they’re bringing him back to the United States. This is very literally the opposite of what they say they’re doing."

8. 'People are scared': ICE agents raid facility in Omaha (June 10) "He also said he had heard that a couple of large employers with significant Latino workforces had shut down and let workers go home for the day, 'just out of abundance of caution.'"