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Hi everyone! We're Bend the Arc — a multiracial, multiethnic, intergenerational movement of Jews and allies, rising up to build an American future free from white supremacy, antisemitism, and racism.
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Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
Don Lemon has been taken into custody after anti-ICE confrontation in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. https://cnn.it/4roAO6t
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
Targeting and arresting journalists is a textbook authoritarian move.
Period.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom to dissent are essential to our democracy.
Our community of Jews and allies rejects any attempt to suppress them. Because we know from our history where it leads.
Period.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom to dissent are essential to our democracy.
Our community of Jews and allies rejects any attempt to suppress them. Because we know from our history where it leads.
January 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Targeting and arresting journalists is a textbook authoritarian move.
Period.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom to dissent are essential to our democracy.
Our community of Jews and allies rejects any attempt to suppress them. Because we know from our history where it leads.
Period.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom to dissent are essential to our democracy.
Our community of Jews and allies rejects any attempt to suppress them. Because we know from our history where it leads.
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
"...what I saw in Minneapolis felt like the best of humanity—our ability to be brave, to take care of each other, to find hope when it feels impossible.
This is how we fight and win freedom and safety for all of us."
From our CEO, @jamieberan.bsky.social
This is how we fight and win freedom and safety for all of us."
From our CEO, @jamieberan.bsky.social
The Blogs: Reflections from Minneapolis: The Way Forward is Not in the Heavens
From the blog of Jamie Beran at The Times of Israel
blogs.timesofisrael.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"...what I saw in Minneapolis felt like the best of humanity—our ability to be brave, to take care of each other, to find hope when it feels impossible.
This is how we fight and win freedom and safety for all of us."
From our CEO, @jamieberan.bsky.social
This is how we fight and win freedom and safety for all of us."
From our CEO, @jamieberan.bsky.social
Many are used to talking about the toll of anti-Black racism from the lens of killings by police.
Science keeps telling us that legal and social systems of oppression also dispatch silent killers that, without interventions, literally steal Black lives before their time.
Science keeps telling us that legal and social systems of oppression also dispatch silent killers that, without interventions, literally steal Black lives before their time.
New evidence shows how discrimination shortens lives in Black communities
Researchers linked higher inflammation levels to decades of stress, including discrimination and economic hardship.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Many are used to talking about the toll of anti-Black racism from the lens of killings by police.
Science keeps telling us that legal and social systems of oppression also dispatch silent killers that, without interventions, literally steal Black lives before their time.
Science keeps telling us that legal and social systems of oppression also dispatch silent killers that, without interventions, literally steal Black lives before their time.
“If you can get legal discrimination toward trans people in some aspect of society, it will be easier to expand to other areas, even if it contradicts existing civil-rights law.”
The Trojan Horse Before the Supreme Court
The details of one trans athlete’s case reveal a right-wing campaign that goes well beyond women’s sports.
nymag.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“If you can get legal discrimination toward trans people in some aspect of society, it will be easier to expand to other areas, even if it contradicts existing civil-rights law.”
Indiana lawmakers — just like the White House and Republicans in Congress — bet that anti-trans legislation can distract from the affordability, health care, jobs, education, and housing they fail to provide (on behalf of the billionaires who fund them).
They're wrong.
They're wrong.
Senate passes 'most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ bill' in more than a decade. What it does
Transgender people would be barred from using a restroom that matches their gender identity under the bill.
www.indystar.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Indiana lawmakers — just like the White House and Republicans in Congress — bet that anti-trans legislation can distract from the affordability, health care, jobs, education, and housing they fail to provide (on behalf of the billionaires who fund them).
They're wrong.
They're wrong.
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JD Vance neglected to mention Jews in his Holocaust Remembrance Day post.
(Not the first time this has happened during a Trump administration).
(Not the first time this has happened during a Trump administration).
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
JD Vance neglected to mention Jews in his Holocaust Remembrance Day post.
(Not the first time this has happened during a Trump administration).
(Not the first time this has happened during a Trump administration).
JD Vance neglected to mention Jews in his Holocaust Remembrance Day post.
(Not the first time this has happened during a Trump administration).
(Not the first time this has happened during a Trump administration).
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 AM
JD Vance neglected to mention Jews in his Holocaust Remembrance Day post.
(Not the first time this has happened during a Trump administration).
(Not the first time this has happened during a Trump administration).
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mamdani spent 40 minutes talking with Olga Spiegel, who was born in France in 1943 after her family fled there, believing French children would not be separated from their parents.
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Mamdani visits Holocaust survivor at her apartment on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited with Holocaust survivor Olga Spiegel on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
forward.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mamdani spent 40 minutes talking with Olga Spiegel, who was born in France in 1943 after her family fled there, believing French children would not be separated from their parents.
forward.com/fast-forward...
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“An immediate de-escalation on all sides”???
Imagine telling Jews to de-escalate during the Holocaust, or African Americans to de-escalate during Jim Crow.
Every Jewish institution must look at itself and ask what they are doing to end fascism.
Imagine telling Jews to de-escalate during the Holocaust, or African Americans to de-escalate during Jim Crow.
Every Jewish institution must look at itself and ask what they are doing to end fascism.
There were once plenty of regime loyalists who described the Nazi Gestapo’s targeting of Jews, Roma, dissidents, queer folks & more as so many ‘fatal encounters with law enforcement’. That’s how the head of the ADL just described the ICE murder of Renée Good & Alex Pretti
January 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM
“An immediate de-escalation on all sides”???
Imagine telling Jews to de-escalate during the Holocaust, or African Americans to de-escalate during Jim Crow.
Every Jewish institution must look at itself and ask what they are doing to end fascism.
Imagine telling Jews to de-escalate during the Holocaust, or African Americans to de-escalate during Jim Crow.
Every Jewish institution must look at itself and ask what they are doing to end fascism.
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember one of the most painful periods in our recent past and its lessons for our present. 🧵
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 PM
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember one of the most painful periods in our recent past and its lessons for our present. 🧵
A personnel change is not justice.
Minnesota’s demands call for real accountability and safety — not appeasement:
1️⃣ ICE out of Minnesota.
2️⃣ Accountability when officers kill.
3️⃣ No new ICE funding.
4️⃣ 4th Amendment businesses now. #ICEOut
Minnesota’s demands call for real accountability and safety — not appeasement:
1️⃣ ICE out of Minnesota.
2️⃣ Accountability when officers kill.
3️⃣ No new ICE funding.
4️⃣ 4th Amendment businesses now. #ICEOut
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A personnel change is not justice.
Minnesota’s demands call for real accountability and safety — not appeasement:
1️⃣ ICE out of Minnesota.
2️⃣ Accountability when officers kill.
3️⃣ No new ICE funding.
4️⃣ 4th Amendment businesses now. #ICEOut
Minnesota’s demands call for real accountability and safety — not appeasement:
1️⃣ ICE out of Minnesota.
2️⃣ Accountability when officers kill.
3️⃣ No new ICE funding.
4️⃣ 4th Amendment businesses now. #ICEOut
"Congress must refuse to provide one dollar to ICE or CBP through the appropriations process and immediately take action to revoke the tens of billions already given through last summer’s reconciliation bill."
We are proud to be part of this letter.
We are proud to be part of this letter.
Today, in a massive show of support, 1,025 organizations, including immigrant justice, human rights, civil rights, faith, and labor organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress to express horror, outrage & deep grief about the recent shooting deaths by federal agents in Minneapolis.
January 27, 2026 at 6:29 PM
"Congress must refuse to provide one dollar to ICE or CBP through the appropriations process and immediately take action to revoke the tens of billions already given through last summer’s reconciliation bill."
We are proud to be part of this letter.
We are proud to be part of this letter.
One way to help Minneapolis—
The Yesod Fund provides flexible, direct support to individuals and families navigating instability and harm, particularly those most impacted by ICE and the occupation of the Twin Cities.
Donate today:
The Yesod Fund provides flexible, direct support to individuals and families navigating instability and harm, particularly those most impacted by ICE and the occupation of the Twin Cities.
Donate today:
Yesod Fund | Learn, Support, Make a Difference
Support those in need in the Twin Cities with the Yesod Fund. Providing direct aid for housing, food, and emergencies, fostering community stability and resilience.
www.yesodfund.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
One way to help Minneapolis—
The Yesod Fund provides flexible, direct support to individuals and families navigating instability and harm, particularly those most impacted by ICE and the occupation of the Twin Cities.
Donate today:
The Yesod Fund provides flexible, direct support to individuals and families navigating instability and harm, particularly those most impacted by ICE and the occupation of the Twin Cities.
Donate today:
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Contact your senators NOW:
Call Congress: No More Funding for ICE
In 2025, 32 people were killed in ICE custody, the deadliest year on record.
www.bendthearc.us
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Contact your senators NOW:
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"Faith is another word for hope."
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
January 26, 2026 at 11:39 PM
"Faith is another word for hope."
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
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Wow, @jamieberan.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social what a thoughtful, powerful statement.
This is a time when our faith and multiracial coalitions will stand together and make the change we must have happen.
This is a time when our faith and multiracial coalitions will stand together and make the change we must have happen.
"Faith is another word for hope."
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
January 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Wow, @jamieberan.bsky.social @bendthearc.bsky.social what a thoughtful, powerful statement.
This is a time when our faith and multiracial coalitions will stand together and make the change we must have happen.
This is a time when our faith and multiracial coalitions will stand together and make the change we must have happen.
"Faith is another word for hope."
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
January 26, 2026 at 11:39 PM
"Faith is another word for hope."
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke in Minneapolis with other faith leaders last week to oppose ICE’s cruelty, call out the Trump administration’s lies, and remind us that our traditions call us to action to protect each other.
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We’ve seen this before — and it never ends well. Detention camps + forced treatment are not solutions to homelessness. Housing and healthcare are. Join us on January 29th to hear from advocates on the ground in Utah and learn how you can take action with us. Register here: buff.ly/X0wFVRP
January 21, 2026 at 5:56 PM
We’ve seen this before — and it never ends well. Detention camps + forced treatment are not solutions to homelessness. Housing and healthcare are. Join us on January 29th to hear from advocates on the ground in Utah and learn how you can take action with us. Register here: buff.ly/X0wFVRP
"As our communities refuse to comply with the authoritarian horror we face, we must continue to show up for each other in our neighborhoods and in the halls of power."
Read our statement:
Read our statement:
As we pray and mourn, we must keep moving into action. And our elected officials must follow.
Democrats in Congress must act as boldly as the constituents they say they represent by halting funding for ICE until the violence, abuses, and deaths in American communities and immigration detention...
www.bendthearc.us
January 26, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"As our communities refuse to comply with the authoritarian horror we face, we must continue to show up for each other in our neighborhoods and in the halls of power."
Read our statement:
Read our statement:
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Tonight at 8pm ET, people of faith across the country are coming together in lament, prayer, and action. Join Rabbi Jill Jacobs and other faith leaders for a National Faith Call to Action.
🔗 Register/Join: buff.ly/V6G0BPS
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January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Tonight at 8pm ET, people of faith across the country are coming together in lament, prayer, and action. Join Rabbi Jill Jacobs and other faith leaders for a National Faith Call to Action.
🔗 Register/Join: buff.ly/V6G0BPS
🔗 Register/Join: buff.ly/V6G0BPS
May his memory
be a blessing.
Not one more dollar
for ICE.
be a blessing.
Not one more dollar
for ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 8:05 PM
May his memory
be a blessing.
Not one more dollar
for ICE.
be a blessing.
Not one more dollar
for ICE.
From our CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social, in Minneapolis:
"...we have seen that the only way to truly stop an authoritarian takeover is sustained civil action — individuals and people everywhere refusing to comply, speaking out, demanding justice, and rejecting this as our new normal."
"...we have seen that the only way to truly stop an authoritarian takeover is sustained civil action — individuals and people everywhere refusing to comply, speaking out, demanding justice, and rejecting this as our new normal."
I’m in Minneapolis to fight for the soul of our nation
If we do not intervene now, Minneapolis is only the beginning.
www.bendthearc.us
January 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
From our CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social, in Minneapolis:
"...we have seen that the only way to truly stop an authoritarian takeover is sustained civil action — individuals and people everywhere refusing to comply, speaking out, demanding justice, and rejecting this as our new normal."
"...we have seen that the only way to truly stop an authoritarian takeover is sustained civil action — individuals and people everywhere refusing to comply, speaking out, demanding justice, and rejecting this as our new normal."
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Worth noting that among those participating in ICE/DHS watch in Minneapolis today — who Emmer appears to frame as “chaos agents” here — are literally hundreds of clergy.
January 22, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Worth noting that among those participating in ICE/DHS watch in Minneapolis today — who Emmer appears to frame as “chaos agents” here — are literally hundreds of clergy.