Jon Boyd
@jonboyd.org
Associate publisher & academic editorial director at InterVarsity Press (USA)—PhD (History, Johns Hopkins)—Reader, writer, t(h)inker—Words, pages, places—Mechanical typewriting and saxophoning—Disciple, spouse, daddy, friend, Chicagoan. #resist
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Theology 101: Love your neighbor. Who’s your neighbor? The one you hope I won’t name as the answer to this question.
January 26, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Theology 101: Love your neighbor. Who’s your neighbor? The one you hope I won’t name as the answer to this question.
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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When you're a paramilitary force, they let you do it
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
When you're a paramilitary force, they let you do it
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BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee — has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 5:17 AM
BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee — has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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What a dreadful year it has been.
January 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
What a dreadful year it has been.
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Read the excerpts.
This is how bad it’s gotten.
And thank God for the judges that are still defending the rule of law.
This is how bad it’s gotten.
And thank God for the judges that are still defending the rule of law.
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Read the excerpts.
This is how bad it’s gotten.
And thank God for the judges that are still defending the rule of law.
This is how bad it’s gotten.
And thank God for the judges that are still defending the rule of law.
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Well, would you look at that...
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Well, would you look at that...
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Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
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This is what “brandishing”
(and no permit) looks like
- by an underage teen who shoots and kills a protestor.
The MAGA church universe turned him into their “hero”
(and no permit) looks like
- by an underage teen who shoots and kills a protestor.
The MAGA church universe turned him into their “hero”
January 24, 2026 at 11:58 PM
This is what “brandishing”
(and no permit) looks like
- by an underage teen who shoots and kills a protestor.
The MAGA church universe turned him into their “hero”
(and no permit) looks like
- by an underage teen who shoots and kills a protestor.
The MAGA church universe turned him into their “hero”
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I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth:
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth:
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
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Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
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What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
What's happening in Minnesota is one reason the Reconstruction Amendments banned insurrectionists from holding office. Unfortunately, the originalists on the Supreme Court interpreted the plain language of the amendment to mean its opposite.
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Seven democrats and every republican voted to fund this… YESTERDAY
January 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Seven democrats and every republican voted to fund this… YESTERDAY
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
We need a full-scale national general strike.
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
We need a full-scale national general strike.
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We owe an incredible debt to the Minnesotans who are on the streets protesting and documenting what is happening.
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
We owe an incredible debt to the Minnesotans who are on the streets protesting and documenting what is happening.
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A masked militia claiming absolute immunity is storming homes, separating families, deporting children, detaining protestors, terrorizing communities, and executing bystanders.
This isn’t a nuanced issue.
This isn’t a nuanced issue.
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A masked militia claiming absolute immunity is storming homes, separating families, deporting children, detaining protestors, terrorizing communities, and executing bystanders.
This isn’t a nuanced issue.
This isn’t a nuanced issue.
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If you intend to record ICE on your phone, make sure mobile data upload to the cloud is enabled.
Per this report ICE has detained several witnesses
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
If you intend to record ICE on your phone, make sure mobile data upload to the cloud is enabled.
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Men with guns are afraid of people with cameras
January 24, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Men with guns are afraid of people with cameras
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The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
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If they are in the right, why would a rogue armed force kidnap witnesses and try to remove local police from the scene of a crime? Because, just like with #ReneeGood, they are trying to hide the evidence of their own fucking crimes.
Per this report ICE has detained several witnesses
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 PM
If they are in the right, why would a rogue armed force kidnap witnesses and try to remove local police from the scene of a crime? Because, just like with #ReneeGood, they are trying to hide the evidence of their own fucking crimes.
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Here's a tip. ICE has reportedly been faking and switching license plates on cars, so if you see ICE run their plate through www.nhtsa.gov/recalls and if the year, make, and model don't match, report them to your local and state authorities.
www.nhtsa.gov
January 24, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Here's a tip. ICE has reportedly been faking and switching license plates on cars, so if you see ICE run their plate through www.nhtsa.gov/recalls and if the year, make, and model don't match, report them to your local and state authorities.
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Oh, wait, I think I remember now!
January 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Oh, wait, I think I remember now!