Daniel Burke
@burke13.bsky.social
Senior Editor of Religion & Spirituality @NPR. Past lives @CNN and @RNS. Writing a biography of Pope Leo XIV for Flat Iron Books. Hoya Saxa
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Standard “prayer breakfast” fare.
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: "They rigged the second election. I had to win it. I needed it for my own ego. I would've had a bad ego for the rest of my life. Now I really have a big ego. Beating these lunatics was incredible ... The first time they said I didn't win the popular vote. I did"
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Standard “prayer breakfast” fare.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Just a note to say how grateful we are for all the work of the Washington Post foreign staff bringing ground truth about the world to a hometown that desperately needs it.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Just a note to say how grateful we are for all the work of the Washington Post foreign staff bringing ground truth about the world to a hometown that desperately needs it.
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What's happening at the Post is a tragedy for the DC area, for journalism, for a number of my good friends. Please consider donating to the GoFundMe for laid off employees. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
What's happening at the Post is a tragedy for the DC area, for journalism, for a number of my good friends. Please consider donating to the GoFundMe for laid off employees. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
John did an amazing job with Books coverage at WaPo. Wide and deep coverage of books new and old. Becca's essays are always bracing and smart. Today's move is a major loss for readers.
I'll say more before too long, but for now: Thanks to anyone who has ever read and supported the Post's books coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
John did an amazing job with Books coverage at WaPo. Wide and deep coverage of books new and old. Becca's essays are always bracing and smart. Today's move is a major loss for readers.
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"We’re witnessing a murder," writes @ashleyrparker.bsky.social. "Jeff Bezos ... and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
"We’re witnessing a murder," writes @ashleyrparker.bsky.social. "Jeff Bezos ... and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A retiree wrote this email to a DHS attorney. Within five hours, DHS demanded Google turn over records for his account.
A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech.
New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech.
New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A retiree wrote this email to a DHS attorney. Within five hours, DHS demanded Google turn over records for his account.
A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech.
New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech.
New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
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Via @rns.org: Judge stops Noem from ending Haitians' protected status, but fear of ICE remains.
Also: "DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin (told RNS) the government would appeal the decision …"
“Supreme Court, here we come,” she wrote. religionnews.com/2026/02/02/j...
Also: "DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin (told RNS) the government would appeal the decision …"
“Supreme Court, here we come,” she wrote. religionnews.com/2026/02/02/j...
Judge stops Noem from ending Haitians' protected status, but fear of ICE remains
(RNS) – Monday’s ruling came just over 24 hours before TPS status was set to expire for some 350,000 Haitians.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Via @rns.org: Judge stops Noem from ending Haitians' protected status, but fear of ICE remains.
Also: "DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin (told RNS) the government would appeal the decision …"
“Supreme Court, here we come,” she wrote. religionnews.com/2026/02/02/j...
Also: "DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin (told RNS) the government would appeal the decision …"
“Supreme Court, here we come,” she wrote. religionnews.com/2026/02/02/j...
talk about your frozen chosen...
(i'll see myself out)
(i'll see myself out)
Love thee, Notre Dame 🎶
Last night, more than 1,600 Notre Dame students braved 19° temps for Mass at St. Olaf’s Chapel, built by Coyle Hall residents from the 38 inches of January snow.
Last night, more than 1,600 Notre Dame students braved 19° temps for Mass at St. Olaf’s Chapel, built by Coyle Hall residents from the 38 inches of January snow.
February 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
talk about your frozen chosen...
(i'll see myself out)
(i'll see myself out)
"Hope, I know, is a fighter and a screamer."
January 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM
"Hope, I know, is a fighter and a screamer."
Should Christians work for ICE? Should protesters disrupt worship services? What does the parable of the prodigal son really mean? @derosejason.bsky.social brings it all together
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Church protest leads to debate among Christians about the morality of working for ICE
Protesters recently interrupted service at a Twin Cities church because one of the pastors works for ICE. That's led some Christians to debate whether working for ICE aligns with their values.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Should Christians work for ICE? Should protesters disrupt worship services? What does the parable of the prodigal son really mean? @derosejason.bsky.social brings it all together
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A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
A Catholic priest worked alongside Pretti for 10 years as a chaplain at a VA Medical Center, where Pretti was an ICU nurse.
“He was known for his kindness and gentleness to patients. So don’t, please, pay any attention to the vilification from our national leaders.”
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“He was known for his kindness and gentleness to patients. So don’t, please, pay any attention to the vilification from our national leaders.”
www.wlbt.com/2026/01/26/p...
Priest who worked with Alex Pretti: ‘Don’t pay any attention to the vilification from our national leaders’
A Catholic priest who worked with Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by ICE agents in Minnesota, is urging people to remember Pretti as a good man.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM
A Catholic priest worked alongside Pretti for 10 years as a chaplain at a VA Medical Center, where Pretti was an ICU nurse.
“He was known for his kindness and gentleness to patients. So don’t, please, pay any attention to the vilification from our national leaders.”
www.wlbt.com/2026/01/26/p...
“He was known for his kindness and gentleness to patients. So don’t, please, pay any attention to the vilification from our national leaders.”
www.wlbt.com/2026/01/26/p...
First excerpt from my new book, A World Appears: How to Have a ‘Don’t-Know Mind’ - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
The Sacredness of the Everyday
My quest to understand consciousness took me to a cave in New Mexico and then deep into the cosmos.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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How are faith communities in Minneapolis responding to the escalating crisis in the Twin Cities? Join a live virtual discussion this Tuesday, Jan. 27, with RNS reporter @jackjenkins.me and faith leaders involved in community responses to ICE. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
How are faith communities in Minneapolis responding to the escalating crisis in the Twin Cities? Join a live virtual discussion this Tuesday, Jan. 27, with RNS reporter @jackjenkins.me and faith leaders involved in community responses to ICE. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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❤️🩹 “It’s a demonstration of safety and security.”
The MN National Guard greeted protesters and the media with coffee, donuts, and hot chocolate in Minneapolis today.
“We’re here to help”
(via @wcconews.bsky.social on IG)
The MN National Guard greeted protesters and the media with coffee, donuts, and hot chocolate in Minneapolis today.
“We’re here to help”
(via @wcconews.bsky.social on IG)
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 AM
❤️🩹 “It’s a demonstration of safety and security.”
The MN National Guard greeted protesters and the media with coffee, donuts, and hot chocolate in Minneapolis today.
“We’re here to help”
(via @wcconews.bsky.social on IG)
The MN National Guard greeted protesters and the media with coffee, donuts, and hot chocolate in Minneapolis today.
“We’re here to help”
(via @wcconews.bsky.social on IG)
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NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...
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January 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM
NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
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Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”
January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”
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Commissioned by NPR in December in partnership with Ipsos, the share of people who believe the U.S. is a moral leader dropped to 39% from 60% in a similar poll conducted in 2017. n.pr/3Z3IbnD
Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be: NPR/Ipsos poll
Commissioned by NPR in December in partnership with Ipsos, the share of people who believe the U.S. is a moral leader dropped to 39% from 60% in a similar poll conducted in 2017.
n.pr
January 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Commissioned by NPR in December in partnership with Ipsos, the share of people who believe the U.S. is a moral leader dropped to 39% from 60% in a similar poll conducted in 2017. n.pr/3Z3IbnD
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via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
Today would be a good day to start following
@mprnews.org, which is doing excellent reporting on the ground in Minneapolis
@mprnews.org, which is doing excellent reporting on the ground in Minneapolis
At a press conference early Wednesday afternoon, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey disputed ICE's account that an agent fatally shot a woman in self-defense, calling it a "garbage narrative."
"This was an agent recklessly using power … that resulted in someone dying, getting killed,” Frey said.
"This was an agent recklessly using power … that resulted in someone dying, getting killed,” Frey said.
Live updates: Frey, Walz dispute that ICE killed woman in self-defense
ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Mayor Jacob Frey called ICE’s version of what happened “garbage...
www.mprnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Today would be a good day to start following
@mprnews.org, which is doing excellent reporting on the ground in Minneapolis
@mprnews.org, which is doing excellent reporting on the ground in Minneapolis
He's from the Chicago area, speaks fluent Spanish, spent significant time in Latin America and is known as a nice guy with moderate views. Sounds familiar
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New York has a new Archbishop. His background looks a lot like Pope Leo's
Like Pope Leo, Bishop Ronald Hicks is an Illinois native with deep experience in Latin America.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
He's from the Chicago area, speaks fluent Spanish, spent significant time in Latin America and is known as a nice guy with moderate views. Sounds familiar
www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...