Chris Conzen
@chrisconzen.bsky.social
Pronouns: He, Him, His. Community College professional and advocate for student success.
"Our calling is to hold those in power accountable, reminding them that true authority is measured by how they serve the most vulnerable, pursue mercy, and reflect the justice of God’s kingdom. Anything less distorts the gospel and risks turning faith into an instrument of oppression"
On The Misuse of Romans 13 Today.
On March 21, 1933, standing in front of the newly elected members of the German parliament, Protestant theologian Otto Dibelius invoked Romans 13:1 to urge Germans to support Hitler.
benjaminrcremer.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM
"Our calling is to hold those in power accountable, reminding them that true authority is measured by how they serve the most vulnerable, pursue mercy, and reflect the justice of God’s kingdom. Anything less distorts the gospel and risks turning faith into an instrument of oppression"
A fascinating exploration of how the University of Austin quickly (and predictably) became just another Right Wing project.
They Wanted a University Without Cancel Culture. Then Dissenters Were Ousted.
Inside the civil war at the anti-woke university backed by Bari Weiss.
www.politico.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
A fascinating exploration of how the University of Austin quickly (and predictably) became just another Right Wing project.
"The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children." #autism
No Link Between Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Autism, a New Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
"The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children." #autism
“Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.”
Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made,…
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM
“Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.”
Champion of the common man right here.
New reports reveals "dramatic" reversal of corporate-crime enforcement under Trump
New analysis finds federal agencies halted or limited enforcement and prosecution, including many involving companies and individuals with ties to President Donald Trump
qz.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Champion of the common man right here.
Greenland may turn into this generation’s Sudetenland. Let’s hope, for the sake of the world, Europe doesn’t emulate Chamberlain.
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland
President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland.
apnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Greenland may turn into this generation’s Sudetenland. Let’s hope, for the sake of the world, Europe doesn’t emulate Chamberlain.
BREAKING - the NY Giants have presented the Buffalo Bills with one of their Super Bowl trophies because they came really close to beating them in 1991
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING - the NY Giants have presented the Buffalo Bills with one of their Super Bowl trophies because they came really close to beating them in 1991
"The Trump administration’s dismantling of federal agencies has hit cancer research hard. It has led to budgets being slashed, grants canceled or delayed, while clinical trials – often the final hope for children with terminal illness – have been suspended or closed."
Kids with brain cancer were already in a life and death struggle. Then came Trump
The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatment
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
"The Trump administration’s dismantling of federal agencies has hit cancer research hard. It has led to budgets being slashed, grants canceled or delayed, while clinical trials – often the final hope for children with terminal illness – have been suspended or closed."
After 56 years, Indiana University is canceling the MLK dinner hosted by their Black Student Union.
Indiana University Cancels MLK Celebration Dinner
Indiana University in Indianapolis canceled a dinner in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. hosted annually in January by the Black Student Union, Mirror Indy reported.
www.insidehighered.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 AM
After 56 years, Indiana University is canceling the MLK dinner hosted by their Black Student Union.
Reposted by Chris Conzen
“This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement,” Walz said. “Instead, it is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government.” www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Shooting reported in Minneapolis allegedly involving federal agents
Gov. Tim Walz address Minnesotans in a live broadcast Wednesday night on the surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. A federal judge has declined to immediately rule on the ICE surge in Minn...
www.startribune.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 AM
“This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement,” Walz said. “Instead, it is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government.” www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
“Trump’s new frankness about the most basic civil-rights laws shows another way in which he hopes to restore MAGA’s sense of home: His administration is going to reclaim the pride of white people who believe that their country has left them behind, no matter who gets treated badly in the process.”
What Trump’s War Against Wokeness Is Really About
The president once promised to combat the supposed excesses of woke culture, but since taking office, he’s been dismantling something else.
www.theatlantic.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:27 AM
“Trump’s new frankness about the most basic civil-rights laws shows another way in which he hopes to restore MAGA’s sense of home: His administration is going to reclaim the pride of white people who believe that their country has left them behind, no matter who gets treated badly in the process.”
“Out of 49.5 million voter registrations that have been checked, the department referred around 10,000 cases to Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation of noncitizenship, or roughly .02 percent of the names processed”
Initial Review Finds No Widespread Illegal Voting by Migrants, Puncturing a Trump Claim
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:07 AM
“Out of 49.5 million voter registrations that have been checked, the department referred around 10,000 cases to Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation of noncitizenship, or roughly .02 percent of the names processed”
The Trump admin lied to justify an action? I’m shocked.
“Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.”
“Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.”
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The Trump admin lied to justify an action? I’m shocked.
“Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.”
“Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.”
“In the second Trump administration, online conspiracy theories are shaping real-world policies like never before.”
Everything Is Content for the ‘Clicktatorship’
In the second Trump administration, online conspiracy theories are shaping real-world policies like never before.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
“In the second Trump administration, online conspiracy theories are shaping real-world policies like never before.”
“6-year-old girl left alone after ICE grabs
N.J. dad picking up dinner outside his door 'Where's papi?'”
N.J. dad picking up dinner outside his door 'Where's papi?'”
6-year-old girl left alone after ICE grabs N.J. dad picking up dinner outside his door
The Morristown man, a Honduran native, doesn't have a criminal record.
www.nj.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
“6-year-old girl left alone after ICE grabs
N.J. dad picking up dinner outside his door 'Where's papi?'”
N.J. dad picking up dinner outside his door 'Where's papi?'”
Reposted by Chris Conzen
US tariffs are taxes on Americans.
The Trump tariffs amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,500 in 2026.
They are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993.
Impact tracker by @taxfoundation.bsky.social —>
The Trump tariffs amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,500 in 2026.
They are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993.
Impact tracker by @taxfoundation.bsky.social —>
Tracking the Economic Impact of the Trump Tariffs
The Trump tariffs are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993 and amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,500 in 2026.
taxfoundation.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM
US tariffs are taxes on Americans.
The Trump tariffs amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,500 in 2026.
They are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993.
Impact tracker by @taxfoundation.bsky.social —>
The Trump tariffs amount to an average tax increase per US household of $1,500 in 2026.
They are the largest US tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993.
Impact tracker by @taxfoundation.bsky.social —>
Reposted by Chris Conzen
telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM
telling the secret police they have immunity to harm & kill citizens really lays bare the hollowness of decades of right-wing GOP screeching about encroaching Big Government - it was never a problem they had with government per se, just that it wasn't being used to harm the people they wanted to
Glad to see my town council (all Republicans) pass this unanimously. Sure, some of them did it purely for the also valid practical reasons, but important nonetheless.
Morris County town passes resolution opposing reported ICE facility
The passing of this resolution follows a news report that the federal government could open an ICE facility in Roxbury.
www.dailyrecord.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Glad to see my town council (all Republicans) pass this unanimously. Sure, some of them did it purely for the also valid practical reasons, but important nonetheless.
“The footage of an ICE agent killing Renee Nicole Good “has confirmed all the mounting fears about what happens when unchecked, extralegal, and largely untrained military forces are set loose in an American city,”
What Comes After the Protests
The killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis will continue to bring people to the streets. Can it bring change?
www.newyorker.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 AM
“The footage of an ICE agent killing Renee Nicole Good “has confirmed all the mounting fears about what happens when unchecked, extralegal, and largely untrained military forces are set loose in an American city,”
ProPublica found over 40 cases of agents using chokeholds and other moves that can block breathing.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government…
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM
ProPublica found over 40 cases of agents using chokeholds and other moves that can block breathing.
"Members of ICE conducted raids in Warren Township on Monday morning, removing people from their cars and detaining them in multiple instances "
ICE Pulls People From Cars In Somerset County Raids, Officials Say
"We strongly condemn these heinous acts and call on elected leaders to stand with us in advocating for ICE's removal": Warren Township Dems.
patch.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
"Members of ICE conducted raids in Warren Township on Monday morning, removing people from their cars and detaining them in multiple instances "
What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
With federal agents storming the streets of American communities, there's no single right way to approach this dangerous moment. But there are steps you can take to stay safe—and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 AM
What to Do If ICE Invades Your Neighborhood
I thought the immigrants stole all the jobs? Did they take them with them when they got deported?
“Employers added just 584,000 jobs in all of 2025, a sharp decline from 2 million jobs in 2024. It was the weakest year for job growth outside of a recession since the early 2000s”
“Employers added just 584,000 jobs in all of 2025, a sharp decline from 2 million jobs in 2024. It was the weakest year for job growth outside of a recession since the early 2000s”
Economist Says U.S. Now In A “Hiring Recession”
Economists warn the U.S. is in a hiring recession, with job growth stalling outside healthcare despite low unemployment.
allwork.space
January 13, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I thought the immigrants stole all the jobs? Did they take them with them when they got deported?
“Employers added just 584,000 jobs in all of 2025, a sharp decline from 2 million jobs in 2024. It was the weakest year for job growth outside of a recession since the early 2000s”
“Employers added just 584,000 jobs in all of 2025, a sharp decline from 2 million jobs in 2024. It was the weakest year for job growth outside of a recession since the early 2000s”
“The one constant in Marco Rubio’s career is that he has betrayed every mentor and every principle he’s ever had in order to claim power for himself.”
How Marco Rubio Went from “Little Marco” to Trump’s Foreign-Policy Enabler
As Secretary of State, the President’s onetime foe now offers him lavish displays of public praise—and will execute his agenda in Venezuela and around the globe.
www.newyorker.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
“The one constant in Marco Rubio’s career is that he has betrayed every mentor and every principle he’s ever had in order to claim power for himself.”
Just awful.
ICE detains up to 10 in laundromat raid, including N.J. high school student www.nj.com/morris/2026/...
ICE detains up to 10 in laundromat raid, including N.J. high school student www.nj.com/morris/2026/...
ICE detains up to 10 in laundromat raid, including N.J. high school student
The mayor said the town was not notified in advance and did not assist in ICE's operation.
www.nj.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Just awful.
ICE detains up to 10 in laundromat raid, including N.J. high school student www.nj.com/morris/2026/...
ICE detains up to 10 in laundromat raid, including N.J. high school student www.nj.com/morris/2026/...