Marika Rose
@marika.bsky.social
Communist theologian. Angelologist. “Too angry and gratuitously crude” - Church Times
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Marika Rose
@marika.bsky.social
· Dec 24
Daniel Domig and I made a short film for a Christmas haunted by genocide: www.instagram.com/reel/DD9MYIR...
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A.) "immigration raids on businesses such as nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaways had increased by 77% since Labour..." I.e. local shops
B.) "decay of town centres a top issue among voters especially Reform UK supporters and is fuelling resentment against Westminster"
B.) "decay of town centres a top issue among voters especially Reform UK supporters and is fuelling resentment against Westminster"
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 AM
A.) "immigration raids on businesses such as nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaways had increased by 77% since Labour..." I.e. local shops
B.) "decay of town centres a top issue among voters especially Reform UK supporters and is fuelling resentment against Westminster"
B.) "decay of town centres a top issue among voters especially Reform UK supporters and is fuelling resentment against Westminster"
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A 77% increase in immigration raids, 83% increase in arrests, coupled with undermining modern slavery protections and a call to remove basic ECHR rights from migrants.
If you think what is happening with ICE in the US can't happen here I have a bridge to sell you. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
If you think what is happening with ICE in the US can't happen here I have a bridge to sell you. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Illegal working raids reach highest level in UK history
Enforcement raids skyrocket by 77% since the government came to power leading to an 83% increase in arrests.
www.gov.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:45 AM
A 77% increase in immigration raids, 83% increase in arrests, coupled with undermining modern slavery protections and a call to remove basic ECHR rights from migrants.
If you think what is happening with ICE in the US can't happen here I have a bridge to sell you. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
If you think what is happening with ICE in the US can't happen here I have a bridge to sell you. 1/
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Excited for Bovino and his new office.
January 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Excited for Bovino and his new office.
The AAR Call for Papers is out now! Send us your theology & continental philosophy proposals either for the June online session or the November in-person session: papers.aarweb.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The AAR Call for Papers is out now! Send us your theology & continental philosophy proposals either for the June online session or the November in-person session: papers.aarweb.org
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hey folks, six figure opinion columnist here and gotta say, made a big ol’ whoopsie on the most consequential and honestly, probably the most obvious opinion of my life. thats my bad. anyway, guess I’ll just keep getting paid to give my opinion, thanks for reading
January 25, 2026 at 9:12 PM
hey folks, six figure opinion columnist here and gotta say, made a big ol’ whoopsie on the most consequential and honestly, probably the most obvious opinion of my life. thats my bad. anyway, guess I’ll just keep getting paid to give my opinion, thanks for reading
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Last year I shared a fundraiser for a Ugandan LGBT group. Several members of their wider queer community were arrested around the election, & are now facing execution as part of an opposition purge. They need ~£2430 to pay the police to release them before the killings start. 1/
gofund.me/df79237ed
gofund.me/df79237ed
Donate to Protect Evicted LGBT Community in Uganda, organized by Cole Matson
Across Uganda, LGBTQ+ individuals face growing insecurity--ranging from arrests, … Cole Matson needs your support for Protect Evicted LGBT Community in Uganda
gofund.me
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Last year I shared a fundraiser for a Ugandan LGBT group. Several members of their wider queer community were arrested around the election, & are now facing execution as part of an opposition purge. They need ~£2430 to pay the police to release them before the killings start. 1/
gofund.me/df79237ed
gofund.me/df79237ed
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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The best thing that folks in the UK can do if they’re feeling inspired by folks in the US is to get connected with your local immigration raid watch and other migrant justice groups.
Labour has only been emboldened by the increase of anti-immigrant violence in the US - don’t let it get any worse.
Labour has only been emboldened by the increase of anti-immigrant violence in the US - don’t let it get any worse.
Once again tapping my sign: ICE exist in the UK 🚨 They have had arrest powers since 2000. This government - not a hypothetical future one - is working harder than ever before to raid homes and businesses.
Immigration Enforcement raids at the highest level in UK history
Record number of arrests and raids of illegal workers across the UK including 187 raids in Northern Ireland leading to 234 arrests.
www.gov.uk
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The best thing that folks in the UK can do if they’re feeling inspired by folks in the US is to get connected with your local immigration raid watch and other migrant justice groups.
Labour has only been emboldened by the increase of anti-immigrant violence in the US - don’t let it get any worse.
Labour has only been emboldened by the increase of anti-immigrant violence in the US - don’t let it get any worse.
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This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
January 25, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
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Once again tapping my sign: ICE exist in the UK 🚨 They have had arrest powers since 2000. This government - not a hypothetical future one - is working harder than ever before to raid homes and businesses.
Immigration Enforcement raids at the highest level in UK history
Record number of arrests and raids of illegal workers across the UK including 187 raids in Northern Ireland leading to 234 arrests.
www.gov.uk
January 25, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Once again tapping my sign: ICE exist in the UK 🚨 They have had arrest powers since 2000. This government - not a hypothetical future one - is working harder than ever before to raid homes and businesses.
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There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:
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This is fucking stupid, we already have the National Crime Agency, our equivalent national body to the FBI set up to deal with serious and organised crime. Desperate to put some sort of stamp on the world in the form of taking credit for more cops when most serious crime is drug prohibition driven.
January 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
This is fucking stupid, we already have the National Crime Agency, our equivalent national body to the FBI set up to deal with serious and organised crime. Desperate to put some sort of stamp on the world in the form of taking credit for more cops when most serious crime is drug prohibition driven.
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Solidarity to all the thousands of brave people fighting fascists on the streets of Minnesota.
An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Solidarity to all the thousands of brave people fighting fascists on the streets of Minnesota.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
Was talking to my students this week about the violent slave society St Augustine grew up in, and the deep fear of disorder and desire for mastery that runs through his work and the rest of Christian history
January 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Was talking to my students this week about the violent slave society St Augustine grew up in, and the deep fear of disorder and desire for mastery that runs through his work and the rest of Christian history
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
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I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
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Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).
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Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
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Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
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happy to see the launch of The People's Consultation on AI! great work by @cyn-k.bsky.social and all to give us a way to push back against and question the rapid and uncritical application of AI in Canada. there are guidelines and ways to contribute and participate. join us!
The People's Consultation on AI launched today! Whether you have in-depth expertise in AI issues, or don't consider yourself an "expert" but have firsthand experience with AI or its impacts and want to have your say, this is for you. Participate by March 15, 2026: www.peoplesaiconsultation.ca
January 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
happy to see the launch of The People's Consultation on AI! great work by @cyn-k.bsky.social and all to give us a way to push back against and question the rapid and uncritical application of AI in Canada. there are guidelines and ways to contribute and participate. join us!
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NEW from me: Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE —> religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 AM
NEW from me: Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE —> religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
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A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
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Incredible read
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Incredible read