Tony T. R. Lin
@tonytrlin.bsky.social
Pastor. Sociologist. Writer. 🧉 Prosperity Gospel Latinos and Their American Dream (UNC Press 2020) 🇹🇼 🇦🇷
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Tony T. R. Lin
@tonytrlin.bsky.social
· Dec 24
Prosperity Gospel Latinos and Their American Dream | Tony Tian-Ren Lin | University of North Carolina Press
In this immersive ethnography, Tony Tian-Ren Lin explores the reasons that Latin American immigrants across the United States are increasingly drawn to Prosp...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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This mayoral race in New York City is a reminder that democracy is about PEOPLE! The hundreds of millions of dollars poured into this campaign was no match for the energy of the people!!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This mayoral race in New York City is a reminder that democracy is about PEOPLE! The hundreds of millions of dollars poured into this campaign was no match for the energy of the people!!!
Zohran Mamdani is not an anomaly. This is the build up by many people for many years across this country. We have come a long way in the past 8 years. Imagine how different things could be 8 years from now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Zohran Mamdani is not an anomaly. This is the build up by many people for many years across this country. We have come a long way in the past 8 years. Imagine how different things could be 8 years from now.
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
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Breaking news: Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is elected as the next mayor of New York City, defeating former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and becoming the first Muslim and first of Indian descent to hold the office. https://wapo.st/47rlrDf
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Breaking news: Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is elected as the next mayor of New York City, defeating former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and becoming the first Muslim and first of Indian descent to hold the office. https://wapo.st/47rlrDf
"Hundreds of thousands of federal employees — including the country’s 14,000 air traffic controllers — will miss their first full paycheck today." Gabe Fleisher's Substack
October 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"Hundreds of thousands of federal employees — including the country’s 14,000 air traffic controllers — will miss their first full paycheck today." Gabe Fleisher's Substack
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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“Zohran entiende que la asequibilidad y la calidad de vida están conectadas, y que el verdadero liderazgo significa invertir en ambas.”
Gracias a mi colega @catalinacruzny.bsky.social por su apoyo y su poderoso artículo en @eldiariony.bsky.social!
Gracias a mi colega @catalinacruzny.bsky.social por su apoyo y su poderoso artículo en @eldiariony.bsky.social!
Zohran lucha por una ciudad donde la gente trabajadora pueda prosperar - El Diario NY
Mamdani entiende que la asequibilidad y la calidad de vida están conectadas, y que el verdadero liderazgo significa invertir en ambas.
eldiariony.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“Zohran entiende que la asequibilidad y la calidad de vida están conectadas, y que el verdadero liderazgo significa invertir en ambas.”
Gracias a mi colega @catalinacruzny.bsky.social por su apoyo y su poderoso artículo en @eldiariony.bsky.social!
Gracias a mi colega @catalinacruzny.bsky.social por su apoyo y su poderoso artículo en @eldiariony.bsky.social!
Relevant topic for these days: Public Theology in a Time of Authoritarianism www.faspe-ethics.org/symposium/
FASPE Clergy Symposium | FASPE
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October 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Relevant topic for these days: Public Theology in a Time of Authoritarianism www.faspe-ethics.org/symposium/
No hay king en Nueva Yol!
October 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
No hay king en Nueva Yol!
Has anyone asked the president to comment on the young republicans leaks?
October 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Has anyone asked the president to comment on the young republicans leaks?
From Libertarian think tank Cato institute. "Trump’s action was criminal and impeachable."
Trump is ordering people executed
YouTube video by David J. Bier
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October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
From Libertarian think tank Cato institute. "Trump’s action was criminal and impeachable."
They shut down Italy cuz they intercepted the flotillas! Sharing since I haven't seen much in the news here
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2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
apnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
They shut down Italy cuz they intercepted the flotillas! Sharing since I haven't seen much in the news here
apnews.com/article/ital...
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“There’s a baby!”
Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)
Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)
October 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“There’s a baby!”
Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)
Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)
Speak now. Later will be too late
During his address today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to quit, “if the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink.” Here's a confidential questionnaire for any flag officers resigning their commissions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
Are You Quitting the Military? We Want to Hear From You.
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Speak now. Later will be too late
Up until yesterday I kept saying that authoritarianism is a road not a cliff. As of this morning... it might be a cliff and we are staring at it
September 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Up until yesterday I kept saying that authoritarianism is a road not a cliff. As of this morning... it might be a cliff and we are staring at it
Dios mio... If you are the praying kind please pray for this country... right now.
September 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Dios mio... If you are the praying kind please pray for this country... right now.
I have no objections to this statement. Saying someone could have been a disciple is neither a compliment nor an insult. The disciples were humans. Just like me, or Charlie Kirk, or anyone one of us.
Nehls to Kash Patel: "I would say if Charlie Kirk lived in Biblical times, he'd have been the 13th disciple."
September 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I have no objections to this statement. Saying someone could have been a disciple is neither a compliment nor an insult. The disciples were humans. Just like me, or Charlie Kirk, or anyone one of us.
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"We are multilingual, multiethnic, and multicultural in a nation that historically punishes difference and forces groups into social hierarchies."
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Latino Churches and the Rise of Right-Wing Politics
Is “miraculous meritocracy” driving some believers towards a gospel of entitlement?
sojo.net
September 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"We are multilingual, multiethnic, and multicultural in a nation that historically punishes difference and forces groups into social hierarchies."
sojo.net/magazine/sep...
sojo.net/magazine/sep...
Nothing. NOTHING justifies murder.
September 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Nothing. NOTHING justifies murder.
Supreme Court ruled that the 4th Amendment no longer applies. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/u...
Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Supreme Court ruled that the 4th Amendment no longer applies. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/u...
Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
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Orville Etoria, a Jamaican citizen with legal residency in the U.S., was among five men with criminal records deported in July to a prison in Africa. His case highlights a tension in President Trump’s deportation agenda, in which immigrants can be sent abroad and detained indefinitely.
Trump Administration Deports Jamaican Man to African Prison Years After U.S. Sentence
The case of Orville Etoria highlights a tension in President Trump’s deportation agenda, in which immigrants can be sent abroad and detained indefinitely.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Orville Etoria, a Jamaican citizen with legal residency in the U.S., was among five men with criminal records deported in July to a prison in Africa. His case highlights a tension in President Trump’s deportation agenda, in which immigrants can be sent abroad and detained indefinitely.
Cruel...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
He Served His Time in the U.S., Then Was Deported to an African Prison
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Cruel...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
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BREAKING: Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said.
Uganda agrees deal with US to take deported migrants if they don't have criminal records
Uganda says it has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
BREAKING: Uganda has agreed a deal with the United States to take deported migrants on condition that the deportees should not have criminal records and not be unaccompanied minors, officials said.