Melissa Weeks
@mamabearvt.bsky.social
Fierce advocate for rights, freedoms and equality for every single one of us and quite tired of the patriarchy. Also a dog, whale and nature lover and a big fan of science and facts.
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Defunding this horror only slows it down. It has to go. There is no humane or ethical way to run a massive armed deportation force specifically charged with rounding up non-citizens, and as many of us have been saying for years there has always ever only been one way this could have gone
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Defunding this horror only slows it down. It has to go. There is no humane or ethical way to run a massive armed deportation force specifically charged with rounding up non-citizens, and as many of us have been saying for years there has always ever only been one way this could have gone
Reposted by Melissa Weeks
If you aren't very aware of Barton and his movement, I suggest changing that, as his work has been central to the broader Christian nationalist movement and is only becoming more and more mainstream in GOP circles. Here's a good primer I wrote on him late last year:
He Calls Church-State Separation a Myth. He’s Now Weighing In on Public School Curricula.
David Barton, far-right Christian activist and founder of Wallbuilders, has been appointed by Texas's board of education to advise on social studies instruction.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
If you aren't very aware of Barton and his movement, I suggest changing that, as his work has been central to the broader Christian nationalist movement and is only becoming more and more mainstream in GOP circles. Here's a good primer I wrote on him late last year: