Cliff Hayden
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Cliff Hayden
@cliff0hayden.bsky.social
Software engineer. Philosopher. Budding theologian. Sound engineer on the side.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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This. A thousand times this.

"His law is love and His gospel is peace."

From my friends @interfaithalliance.org. #LovenotICE

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Choose Love Not ICE
YouTube video by Interfaith Alliance
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December 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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To quote @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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We went to No Kings looking for paid protestors. What we found will shock you.
October 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Trump is trying hard to start a civil war.
We can’t give him that power.
We can’t feed into his narrative or his ego.

Let us rise up with the courage that this moment demands… fueled by love, rooted in nonviolence, steadfast in our faith.

Hate will not win.
October 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Delete your Apple subscriptions now.
Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE official sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal (Ashley Oliver/Fox Business)

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October 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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September 25, 2025
September 25, 2025
Today, with the popularity of President Donald J.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I lament that the church has nothing to say in the face of white Christian nationalism. We backed Roman emperors, initiated the Crusades, imposed the Inquisition and the Witch Trials. We are silenced by our history. God have mercy.
September 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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If it weren’t for Comey, Trump likely would never have been elected president.

This timeline is nuts.
September 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Some claim "Christian nationalism" is just "loving Jesus" & "being patriotic."

Lots of social scientific evidence shows the "Christianity" of Christian nationalism is much more than that.

In fact, it brings with it 5 pieces of cultural baggage.

kettering.org/five-element...
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Five Elements of Christian Nationalism
Christian nationalism envisions a very particular nation: one that is ordered in such a way that only a certain group remains at the top and in charge while others have limited access to the levers of...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is a very distinguished group of activist/scholars!
prri.org PRRI @prri.org · Sep 2
We are excited to introduce the PRRI Senior Democracy Fellows — a dynamic cohort of scholars and knowledge producers working at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics.
September 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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I have something to tell you about fear and democracy, politics and ultimate reality. I hope you'll stick with me, because it starts in a rather inobvious place.
August 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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“The daily cost of the D.C. troop deployment is more than six times what it would cost to operate affordable housing for D.C.’s entire unhoused population. The government’s priorities could not be more clear," said @hannahomestead.bsky.social of @nationalpriorities.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.

The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
More of this please!
August 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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It was yet another Trumpy Friday.

If you feel bad, it means you haven’t yet been broken. It means you still have a soul. Your moral core has not been breached.

Six months of Trumpism and you have a heart. It is, however, likely suffering moral injury.
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Serenity....Are You Kidding?
Everything is worse than expected. Hearts are breaking; many are confused and afraid. A late night reflection.
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August 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
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February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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If one has to hide behind pardoning a woman (who is a notorious liar) convicted of securing minors for sex with a pedophile, it doesn't actually make one seem innocent of a crime...

Doesn't it make the whole thing worse?
July 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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This.
When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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I keep thinking about this: to a child, having a parent hauled off to jail or otherwise disappeared by the government is not meaningfully, psychologically different than having a parent sold to another plantation.
July 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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"I was always struck by the idea that these pastors often preach about the depravity of man, assuming a position of moral superiority, while themselves exemplifying extreme depravity." - Stephanie Jo Warren

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Dismantling the Evangelical Legacy
The race to hold Evangelical leaders accountable has begun
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July 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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They mean to be as insulting to Black people, as dismissive of our lives, as resistance to our status as full citizens in this country as they can be.

There is no common ground to be had at the expense of our sisters & daughters’ lives and our dignity as a people.

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Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid
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July 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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BREAKING: we & wonderful partners just won the very first national birthright class action certification & injunction!

Written order to come by COB. Kudos to my colleagues @democracydefendersfund.org, @aclu.org , LULAC & many more
* US JUDGE BLOCKS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ORDER IN NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTION

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July 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM