Josiah Kidwell
@josiahkidwell.bsky.social
Sociologist studying media, culture, and religion
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
Israel Is Still Demolishing Gaza, Building by Building www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Two Months After Cease-Fire, Israel Is Still Demolishing Gaza
More than 2,500 buildings have been destroyed since the start of the cease-fire, according to a New York Times analysis. Israel says it is demilitarizing Gaza.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Israel Is Still Demolishing Gaza, Building by Building www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Former Rep. Mary Peltola jumps into Alaska Senate race
Former Rep. Mary Peltola jumps into Alaska Senate race
The former Alaska congressmember will likely face off against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), and is a recruitment coup for national Democrats.
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January 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Former Rep. Mary Peltola jumps into Alaska Senate race
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Kristi Noem: "Renee Good was a domestic terrorist."
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Kristi Noem: "Renee Good was a domestic terrorist."
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The illegal attack on Venezuela is not foreign policy; it’s gangsterism on an international scale.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The illegal attack on Venezuela is not foreign policy; it’s gangsterism on an international scale.
He is completely deranged…
Trump on Venezuela: "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition"
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
He is completely deranged…
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Genuinely wonder how European and Irish leaders do respond to this.
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
January 3, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Genuinely wonder how European and Irish leaders do respond to this.
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
How are Denmark, Greenland or indeed the people of Ukraine and Taiwan feeling too?
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World Council of Churches calls for sanctions on Israel
World Council of Churches calls for sanctions on Israel
The World Council of Churches has called on the European Union to impose sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel over what it described as a war of genocide in the Gaza Strip and violations against…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
World Council of Churches calls for sanctions on Israel
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Venezuela is not completely surrounded by an armada, because Venezuela is not an island.
Also, Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in 1976, when Hugo Chávez was 21 and Nicolás Maduro was 13.
Also, Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in 1976, when Hugo Chávez was 21 and Nicolás Maduro was 13.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Venezuela is not completely surrounded by an armada, because Venezuela is not an island.
Also, Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in 1976, when Hugo Chávez was 21 and Nicolás Maduro was 13.
Also, Venezuela nationalized its oil industry in 1976, when Hugo Chávez was 21 and Nicolás Maduro was 13.
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Bethlehem 🇵🇸 is celebrating Christmas for the first time in two years
December 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Bethlehem 🇵🇸 is celebrating Christmas for the first time in two years
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@weeknightmsnow.bsky.social
Great interview @aftynbehn.bsky.social joined @aliciamenendez.bsky.social to talk about tomorrow’s election and how her opponent and MAGA Republicans are so afraid and desperate that he is going to lose. Best of luck tomorrow! #TN07 #Tennessee
youtu.be/BZyIyDhsaCM?...
Great interview @aftynbehn.bsky.social joined @aliciamenendez.bsky.social to talk about tomorrow’s election and how her opponent and MAGA Republicans are so afraid and desperate that he is going to lose. Best of luck tomorrow! #TN07 #Tennessee
youtu.be/BZyIyDhsaCM?...
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
@weeknightmsnow.bsky.social
Great interview @aftynbehn.bsky.social joined @aliciamenendez.bsky.social to talk about tomorrow’s election and how her opponent and MAGA Republicans are so afraid and desperate that he is going to lose. Best of luck tomorrow! #TN07 #Tennessee
youtu.be/BZyIyDhsaCM?...
Great interview @aftynbehn.bsky.social joined @aliciamenendez.bsky.social to talk about tomorrow’s election and how her opponent and MAGA Republicans are so afraid and desperate that he is going to lose. Best of luck tomorrow! #TN07 #Tennessee
youtu.be/BZyIyDhsaCM?...
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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Insightful reflection on the New York Times article that explains the problem of the “masculinity” narrative among Orthodox converts.
publicorthodoxy.org/2025/11/22/o...
publicorthodoxy.org/2025/11/22/o...
The "Orthodoxy as Masculinity" Narrative
According to the New York Times, young, conservative men are flocking to the Orthodox Church because it provides an all-too-rare space that celebrates masculinity. This “Orthodoxy as Masculinity” narr...
publicorthodoxy.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Insightful reflection on the New York Times article that explains the problem of the “masculinity” narrative among Orthodox converts.
publicorthodoxy.org/2025/11/22/o...
publicorthodoxy.org/2025/11/22/o...
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It begins. Clearly incriminating evidence against president of the United States.
Epstein to Maxwell, April 2, 2011:
"i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc."
Epstein to Maxwell, April 2, 2011:
"i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc."
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It begins. Clearly incriminating evidence against president of the United States.
Epstein to Maxwell, April 2, 2011:
"i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc."
Epstein to Maxwell, April 2, 2011:
"i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc."
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
I guess MAGA folks want to make America great by deporting Christians??
"The report finds that, as of the end of 2024, more than 10 million Christians are vulnerable to deportation, accounting for roughly 80 percent of all of those at risk of deportation.”
worldrelief.org/pr-new-repor...
"The report finds that, as of the end of 2024, more than 10 million Christians are vulnerable to deportation, accounting for roughly 80 percent of all of those at risk of deportation.”
worldrelief.org/pr-new-repor...
New Report Details the Potential Impact of Deportations on American Christian Families
Today, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program for at least four months.
worldrelief.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I guess MAGA folks want to make America great by deporting Christians??
"The report finds that, as of the end of 2024, more than 10 million Christians are vulnerable to deportation, accounting for roughly 80 percent of all of those at risk of deportation.”
worldrelief.org/pr-new-repor...
"The report finds that, as of the end of 2024, more than 10 million Christians are vulnerable to deportation, accounting for roughly 80 percent of all of those at risk of deportation.”
worldrelief.org/pr-new-repor...
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“Every word that you’ve read about him from people who know him is a true word,” said Elizabeth Diop, who worked alongside Soliman as a chaplain. “Even in fucking detention, he’s counseling people who are locked up right now … He’s got work to do here, he’s got work to do to help heal the world.”
There’s power in resistance and speaking out for neighbors.
Ayman Soliman, an Ohio faith leader who recently won his release from ICE, said he didn’t expect ongoing protests in his defense. "But they kept doing that for the entire time—and I am beyond grateful."
New at @americasvoice.bsky.social:
Ayman Soliman, an Ohio faith leader who recently won his release from ICE, said he didn’t expect ongoing protests in his defense. "But they kept doing that for the entire time—and I am beyond grateful."
New at @americasvoice.bsky.social:
Unjustly Detained Immigrants Win Freedom Following Legal Action And Community Pushback: ‘I Am Beyond Grateful’
There’s power in standing up for each other.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“Every word that you’ve read about him from people who know him is a true word,” said Elizabeth Diop, who worked alongside Soliman as a chaplain. “Even in fucking detention, he’s counseling people who are locked up right now … He’s got work to do here, he’s got work to do to help heal the world.”
Same trick, 130 years later by Trump administration.
“This cartoon makes an ironic commentary on the children of immigrants rejecting the arrival of new immigrants.” Year: 1893
“This cartoon makes an ironic commentary on the children of immigrants rejecting the arrival of new immigrants.” Year: 1893
October 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Same trick, 130 years later by Trump administration.
“This cartoon makes an ironic commentary on the children of immigrants rejecting the arrival of new immigrants.” Year: 1893
“This cartoon makes an ironic commentary on the children of immigrants rejecting the arrival of new immigrants.” Year: 1893
Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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More general strikes for Gaza in Italy! We need a general strike in the USA!
#FreePalestine
#FreePalestine
- [ITALIA] USI in solidarity with the Gaza flotilla: general strike in Italy! ✊🔥
www.iclcit.org/usi-in-solid...
- [ITALIA] USI en solidaridad con la flotilla de Gaza: ¡huelga general en Italia! ✊🔥
www.iclcit.org/es/usi-en-so...
www.iclcit.org/usi-in-solid...
- [ITALIA] USI en solidaridad con la flotilla de Gaza: ¡huelga general en Italia! ✊🔥
www.iclcit.org/es/usi-en-so...
USI in solidarity with the Gaza flotilla: general strike in Italy!
Our comrades in Italy, USI, recently joined calls for a massive late-September general strike in the country in solidarity with
www.iclcit.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
More general strikes for Gaza in Italy! We need a general strike in the USA!
#FreePalestine
#FreePalestine
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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everyone else in the admin over the last couple days: what are you talking about, there was no attempted government censorship, stop fearmongering
trump: I’m gonna sue them for putting kimmel back on the air
trump: I’m gonna sue them for putting kimmel back on the air
“I can't believe ABC Fake News gave Jimmy Kimmel his job back. The White House was told by ABC that his Show was cancelled!”
September 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
everyone else in the admin over the last couple days: what are you talking about, there was no attempted government censorship, stop fearmongering
trump: I’m gonna sue them for putting kimmel back on the air
trump: I’m gonna sue them for putting kimmel back on the air