Jon Boyd
@jonboyd.org
Associate publisher & academic editorial director at InterVarsity Press (USA)—PhD (History, Johns Hopkins)—Reader, writer, t(h)inker—Words, pages, places—Mechanical typewriting and saxophoning—Disciple, spouse, daddy, friend, Chicagoan. #resist
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“In theater”
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“In theater”
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The government is using technology to identify protestors, and then using that information to track and intimidate them. The people using the devices are wearing masks, but we know the companies creating the technology.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The government is using technology to identify protestors, and then using that information to track and intimidate them. The people using the devices are wearing masks, but we know the companies creating the technology.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
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TO RECAP:
-A judge declined to approve a criminal complaint against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
-An appeals court rejected the Trump DOJ again
-They arrested him anyway
A lawless regime trampling our rights. 🇺🇸
-A judge declined to approve a criminal complaint against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
-An appeals court rejected the Trump DOJ again
-They arrested him anyway
A lawless regime trampling our rights. 🇺🇸
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
TO RECAP:
-A judge declined to approve a criminal complaint against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
-An appeals court rejected the Trump DOJ again
-They arrested him anyway
A lawless regime trampling our rights. 🇺🇸
-A judge declined to approve a criminal complaint against @donlemonofficial.bsky.social
-An appeals court rejected the Trump DOJ again
-They arrested him anyway
A lawless regime trampling our rights. 🇺🇸
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great reporting of an under acknowledged threat.
ICE participation in the surveillance industrial complex violates fundamental human rights.
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ICE participation in the surveillance industrial complex violates fundamental human rights.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
great reporting of an under acknowledged threat.
ICE participation in the surveillance industrial complex violates fundamental human rights.
see 👇
ICE participation in the surveillance industrial complex violates fundamental human rights.
see 👇
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Records show Bovino was emailed the photo of slave-owning Gen. William Mahone in 2018, with the heading "Chief Bovino." He told the agent who sent it to delete the email but didn't report it to superiors. Then, he promoted the agent to a supervisory position in New Orleans.
Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino said he saw nothing racist in photo depicting him as a Confederate general
chicago.suntimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Records show Bovino was emailed the photo of slave-owning Gen. William Mahone in 2018, with the heading "Chief Bovino." He told the agent who sent it to delete the email but didn't report it to superiors. Then, he promoted the agent to a supervisory position in New Orleans.
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"ICE is nothing like the Brownshirts. One was an open paramilitary wing of an openly fascist political party, the other is an unaccountable government force operating without clear uniforms, identification, or transparency… for an openly fascist political party."
ICE Is Nothing Like the Brownshirts, Because the Brownshirts Actually Identified Themselves
Let’s get this out of the way: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is nothing like the Sturmabteilung, a.k.a. Hitler’s Brownshirts. Your main clue ...
buff.ly
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"ICE is nothing like the Brownshirts. One was an open paramilitary wing of an openly fascist political party, the other is an unaccountable government force operating without clear uniforms, identification, or transparency… for an openly fascist political party."
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never pay for your phd. unless there are specific, field-related reasons why your program isn’t funded, no program is worth paying for. and remember that not all schools will fund you all the way through. check average completion times vs. years of funding.
OP's #1 advice is also critical. DO NOT PAY FOR A PhD, esp in the humanities (but really in any field).
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 PM
never pay for your phd. unless there are specific, field-related reasons why your program isn’t funded, no program is worth paying for. and remember that not all schools will fund you all the way through. check average completion times vs. years of funding.
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"As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I'm being arrested for that," Indipendent journalist Georgia Fort said. "It's hard to understand how we have a Constitution, Constitutional rights, when we can just be arrested for being a member of the press."
Journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort arrested in connection with church protest against ICE
Lemon's attorney said he was taken into custody by federal officers Thursday night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy Awards.
www.kare11.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I'm being arrested for that," Indipendent journalist Georgia Fort said. "It's hard to understand how we have a Constitution, Constitutional rights, when we can just be arrested for being a member of the press."
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🧵This is what our tax dollars are going towards.
Not education, health care, or public transport.
Cages for people.
DHS just paid $70 million in cash for a warehouse in Surprise, AZ.
The week before, $102 million for one in Maryland.
A third in El Paso.
Not education, health care, or public transport.
Cages for people.
DHS just paid $70 million in cash for a warehouse in Surprise, AZ.
The week before, $102 million for one in Maryland.
A third in El Paso.
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:06 AM
🧵This is what our tax dollars are going towards.
Not education, health care, or public transport.
Cages for people.
DHS just paid $70 million in cash for a warehouse in Surprise, AZ.
The week before, $102 million for one in Maryland.
A third in El Paso.
Not education, health care, or public transport.
Cages for people.
DHS just paid $70 million in cash for a warehouse in Surprise, AZ.
The week before, $102 million for one in Maryland.
A third in El Paso.
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The real problem of the ICE agents kidnapping, beating, shooting, blinding, and murdering people in the street is actually all the legal observers, says senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The real problem of the ICE agents kidnapping, beating, shooting, blinding, and murdering people in the street is actually all the legal observers, says senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation
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Amazon, UPS, Dow, Nike, Home Depot and other companies said they would eliminate more than 52,000 jobs combined. ft.trib.al/FqcPAzB
January 30, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Amazon, UPS, Dow, Nike, Home Depot and other companies said they would eliminate more than 52,000 jobs combined. ft.trib.al/FqcPAzB
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Reeves has never had to go to a doctor? Never needed a lawyer? Never needed any copy-editing? An architect to ensure her house didn't fall in?
We're making young people pay for the knowledge we need as a society.
We're making young people pay for the knowledge we need as a society.
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 30, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Reeves has never had to go to a doctor? Never needed a lawyer? Never needed any copy-editing? An architect to ensure her house didn't fall in?
We're making young people pay for the knowledge we need as a society.
We're making young people pay for the knowledge we need as a society.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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I’ve harped on this for years but the reason there’s a seemingly (or at least relatively) “low” amount of corruption in US politics is because we’ve legalized all of it.
The issue isn't whether "Melania" is a good movie or a bad one. It's that one of the richest men in America, with business interests affected by public policy, gave the President's family $75 million to make it. Like that's somehow legal.
January 30, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I’ve harped on this for years but the reason there’s a seemingly (or at least relatively) “low” amount of corruption in US politics is because we’ve legalized all of it.
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This is the CDC map for homicide rates by state for the most recent year on their website.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is the CDC map for homicide rates by state for the most recent year on their website.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:50 PM
In this two-part webinar series, trusted IVP authors will join us for a timely conversation, identifying what Christian nationalism is and how it affects our communities, including the youngest among us.
Register here:
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What's most incredible about this incident is that the brownshirt isn't wearing a mask. Nothing else is surprising, alas. #resist
“if you raise your voice I will erase your voice” is an unlawful threat. PAXIS.app confirms this violates the 4th and 5th Amdt and a color of law offense (18 U.S.C. § 242).
Act:
• Document details
• Record if safe
• Report to DHS OIG
• Contact a civil rights att
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Act:
• Document details
• Record if safe
• Report to DHS OIG
• Contact a civil rights att
Support PAXIS: gofund.me/c8c1fbab9
January 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
What's most incredible about this incident is that the brownshirt isn't wearing a mask. Nothing else is surprising, alas. #resist
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Archbishop Paul Coakley, head of USCCB: "The recent killing of two people by immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis and that of a detained man in Texas, are just a few of the tragic examples of the violence that represent failures in our society to respect the dignity of every human life."
Archbishop Coakley Calls for Holy Hour as a Moment of Renewal for Our Hearts and Our Nation | Read the full release at: https://ow.ly/Y5bk50Y4SWQ
January 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Archbishop Paul Coakley, head of USCCB: "The recent killing of two people by immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis and that of a detained man in Texas, are just a few of the tragic examples of the violence that represent failures in our society to respect the dignity of every human life."
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Pleased to announce I've been hired to do the marketing for this campaign
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Pleased to announce I've been hired to do the marketing for this campaign
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Care is a politics,not only an ethics.Care is a source of power, not only a disposition.A politics of care is not only good it is powerful.It is what undergirds parallel institutions,it is the support structure that allows people to say NO & mean it b/c they do for each other&don’t need permission.
This excerpt from @adamserwer.bsky.social's latest points to something that Alex Pretti's vocation as a nurse brought to mind: What we're seeing in Minneapolis is resistance, but resistance based on care.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Care is a politics,not only an ethics.Care is a source of power, not only a disposition.A politics of care is not only good it is powerful.It is what undergirds parallel institutions,it is the support structure that allows people to say NO & mean it b/c they do for each other&don’t need permission.
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Remember: Telling lies that everyone knows are lies is a classic tactic of dictators to force their followers to side with them over the truth itself.
But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities.
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities.
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
January 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Remember: Telling lies that everyone knows are lies is a classic tactic of dictators to force their followers to side with them over the truth itself.
But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities.
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities.
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
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A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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It is inconceivable to me that any Democrat would vote for a DHS funding bill that fails to include a mandate that requires these federal goons to take their masks off.
No more Secret Police in America!
No more Secret Police in America!
January 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM
It is inconceivable to me that any Democrat would vote for a DHS funding bill that fails to include a mandate that requires these federal goons to take their masks off.
No more Secret Police in America!
No more Secret Police in America!