VetAnthropology
@vetanthropology.bsky.social
Anthropologist at large; Defends democracy and justice as able; Loves jazz, theater, art, books, improv.
Works @praeyesright.bsky.social
Works @praeyesright.bsky.social
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Someone recently offered up a lot of counterfactual hokum on the NYT opinion page, that concerns about the dangerously anti-democratic New Apostolic Reformation are overblown. I responded @religiondispatches.org
bit.ly/RDonNYTonNAR
bit.ly/RDonNYTonNAR
The Times Blithely Dismisses Concerns Over New Apostolic Reformation
Two days before Christmas, readers of the New York Times opinion page were treated to a spectacle of pooh-poohery over portrayals of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) as a significant and dangerous ...
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February 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Someone recently offered up a lot of counterfactual hokum on the NYT opinion page, that concerns about the dangerously anti-democratic New Apostolic Reformation are overblown. I responded @religiondispatches.org
bit.ly/RDonNYTonNAR
bit.ly/RDonNYTonNAR
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The SAVE Act would require Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person just to register to vote.
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The SAVE Act would require Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person just to register to vote.
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
Millions of Americans don’t have access to these documents. This is voter suppression, plain and simple.
Call your senators to urge them to vote no: (202) 224-3121
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🧵 My latest article at Barn Raiser is titled, County Before Country: How a Wisconsin pastor is leading the far-right crusade to criminalize LGBTQ people and destroy Western Christianity. bit.ly/BRTrewhella
County Before Country
A Wisconsin pastor has won over conservatives by promulgating resistance to state and federal “tyranny.” Now, he’s intent on bringing “judgment” to the Republican Party and Western Christianity.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:32 AM
🧵 My latest article at Barn Raiser is titled, County Before Country: How a Wisconsin pastor is leading the far-right crusade to criminalize LGBTQ people and destroy Western Christianity. bit.ly/BRTrewhella
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We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.
www.inquirer.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
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While talking with Matthew Mercer on stream tonight will be MY Super Bowl, we’re pushing to 9PM CT so more folks can join!
Can't wait to catch up with @matthewmercer.bsky.social :)
Can't wait to catch up with @matthewmercer.bsky.social :)
February 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
While talking with Matthew Mercer on stream tonight will be MY Super Bowl, we’re pushing to 9PM CT so more folks can join!
Can't wait to catch up with @matthewmercer.bsky.social :)
Can't wait to catch up with @matthewmercer.bsky.social :)
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Pre or post-game newsletter from me: Everything about Jeffrey Epstein is maddening. Especially how much I missed, even though it was hidden in plain sight. Also, we have to talk about QAnon again. www.altrightdelete.news/p/qanon-help...
QAnon helped hide the cabal in plain sight
How the Epstein files explain our current hellish reality
www.altrightdelete.news
February 8, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Pre or post-game newsletter from me: Everything about Jeffrey Epstein is maddening. Especially how much I missed, even though it was hidden in plain sight. Also, we have to talk about QAnon again. www.altrightdelete.news/p/qanon-help...
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"'The idea that they want to protect people’s freedom to worship and yet sit outside and specifically target their churches in the sixty days since they’ve been here goes against their argument.'"
That's a nicer way to say it than they deserve.
That's a nicer way to say it than they deserve.
ICE Was Terrorizing Worshipers Long Before Don Lemon Entered a Church
Let’s take a stroll through the last year.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"'The idea that they want to protect people’s freedom to worship and yet sit outside and specifically target their churches in the sixty days since they’ve been here goes against their argument.'"
That's a nicer way to say it than they deserve.
That's a nicer way to say it than they deserve.
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In our latest episode of IYR, PRA researchers discuss the deadly ICE crackdown in Minneapolis and the powerful resistance we’ve seen on the streets. By contextualizing today’s anti-immigrant movement, they reveal lessons from Minneapolis that can help us strengthen our strategies for the future.
All Eyes on Minneapolis: Lessons on Resisting Authoritarianism
In this bonus episode, PRA researchers discuss the deadly ICE crackdown in Minneapolis and the powerful resistance we’ve seen on the streets. ICE continues to kidnap thousands with impunity, and the b...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
In our latest episode of IYR, PRA researchers discuss the deadly ICE crackdown in Minneapolis and the powerful resistance we’ve seen on the streets. By contextualizing today’s anti-immigrant movement, they reveal lessons from Minneapolis that can help us strengthen our strategies for the future.
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
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February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
We Were Top Homeland Security Lawyers. You Can’t Wish Away the Fourth Amendment. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
A very polite, civil liberties grounded critique of the DHS “the 4th Amd doesn’t apply to us” claim My word for this is monstrous. 4A applies most of all to DHS & co.
A very polite, civil liberties grounded critique of the DHS “the 4th Amd doesn’t apply to us” claim My word for this is monstrous. 4A applies most of all to DHS & co.
Opinion | We Were Top Homeland Security Lawyers. You Can’t Wish Away the Fourth Amendment.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We Were Top Homeland Security Lawyers. You Can’t Wish Away the Fourth Amendment. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
A very polite, civil liberties grounded critique of the DHS “the 4th Amd doesn’t apply to us” claim My word for this is monstrous. 4A applies most of all to DHS & co.
A very polite, civil liberties grounded critique of the DHS “the 4th Amd doesn’t apply to us” claim My word for this is monstrous. 4A applies most of all to DHS & co.
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The difference between when Trump calls someone a “fake x” (journalist, comedian, etc.) and when a just decrees someone is a fake US Attorney. www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
Lindsey Halligan, Trump's former personal attorney, exits federal prosecutor post
The move comes after a federal judge wrote in a court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end."
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:47 AM
The difference between when Trump calls someone a “fake x” (journalist, comedian, etc.) and when a just decrees someone is a fake US Attorney. www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
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In a 2024 episode of IYR, PRA's Ethan Fauré examines how the push for increased anti-immigration policing outlined in Project 2025 advances the project’s broader authoritarian goals of consolidating executive power. Listen to the full episode here: politicalresearch.org/2024/09/26/a....
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 PM
In a 2024 episode of IYR, PRA's Ethan Fauré examines how the push for increased anti-immigration policing outlined in Project 2025 advances the project’s broader authoritarian goals of consolidating executive power. Listen to the full episode here: politicalresearch.org/2024/09/26/a....
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Warnock on the arrest of Don Lemon: It’s chilling, and I think that is the intent. They intend to send chills down the backs of journalists. The authoritarian march is happening in real time, and it’s way past the time to wake up.
January 30, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Warnock on the arrest of Don Lemon: It’s chilling, and I think that is the intent. They intend to send chills down the backs of journalists. The authoritarian march is happening in real time, and it’s way past the time to wake up.
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In this episode of IYR, we discuss the Trump administration's attack on Venezuela, escalating conflicts with ICE across the U.S., and the protests in Minneapolis following Renee Good's murder with PRA's @vetanthropology.bsky.social. Tune in now: politicalresearch.org/2026/01/20/b....
![“ICE agents are taking on a mantle of judge, jury, and executioner in a situation where they're being told ‘you have complete immunity,’ which of course, legally is not the case. But this is part of the point. The incompetence is a feature of poor, brutalizing, fascistic leadership, and lack of training. People who are looking at this and can see it are appalled, but many [think] this is the way policing should be done.”
— Steven Gardiner
PRA Principal Research Advisor](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eqre2sxfebqonsel7k63q34v/bafkreidgljqlvw3vws473pnj7uvfmvt4luwkqixgku54cgqztxahjhhrze@jpeg)
January 29, 2026 at 6:49 PM
In this episode of IYR, we discuss the Trump administration's attack on Venezuela, escalating conflicts with ICE across the U.S., and the protests in Minneapolis following Renee Good's murder with PRA's @vetanthropology.bsky.social. Tune in now: politicalresearch.org/2026/01/20/b....
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NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
Latest from my colleague Ben Lorber. There are profound issues of values and personal philosophy that help to explain why the Right couldn't, but they all come back to their fear-driven being and constricted circle of empathy. religiondispatches.org/2026/01/26/r...
The Right is Shocked by Anti-ICE Organizing
Over the weekend, a far-right journalist tweeted out screenshots from a public, unvetted ICE Watch Signal group in Minneapolis, which quickly went viral on the online Right. As thousands took to the s...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Latest from my colleague Ben Lorber. There are profound issues of values and personal philosophy that help to explain why the Right couldn't, but they all come back to their fear-driven being and constricted circle of empathy. religiondispatches.org/2026/01/26/r...
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Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
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This is what fascism looks like. Use the word. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/immigration-officers-claim-sweeping-power-to-enter-homes-without-a-judges-warrant-memo-says
Immigration officers claim sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant
www.pbs.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is what fascism looks like. Use the word. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/immigration-officers-claim-sweeping-power-to-enter-homes-without-a-judges-warrant-memo-says
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Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
January 21, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Bipartisan negotiators released a DHS funding bill that does not significantly reduce ICE and CBP’s funding nor rein in the agencies’ abuses of power.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Make no mistake: Any Democrat who votes for this bill is complicit in Trump’s campaign of terror.
Grow a spine and vote no.
Appeals Court Stays Restrictions on Federal Tactics in Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
Appeals Court Stays Restrictions on Federal Tactics in Minnesota
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January 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Appeals Court Stays Restrictions on Federal Tactics in Minnesota www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
January 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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In this bonus episode of IYR, we talk to PRA’s @vetanthropology.bsky.social about the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela and domestic clashes with ICE, including the Minneapolis protests over Renee Good’s murder. Learn more here: politicalresearch.org/2026/01/20/b....
January 20, 2026 at 9:44 PM
In this bonus episode of IYR, we talk to PRA’s @vetanthropology.bsky.social about the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela and domestic clashes with ICE, including the Minneapolis protests over Renee Good’s murder. Learn more here: politicalresearch.org/2026/01/20/b....