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Tom Lank

@revtomlank.bsky.social

United Methodist Deacon, immigration advocate, justice-seeker, pastor, chaplain, full-on Dad

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Technically, according to the Catholic understanding of the rights of the unborn, shouldn't embryos conceived on US soil have US citizenship, even if they are born elsewhere?

27.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rubin: "There is at least one witness for whom 3 interviews with the FBI in in 2019 are missing [from the Epstein files]. What's the big deal? We can also confirm she is the same person who in a 2025 FBI presentation is identified as accusing Trump of a sexual assault when she was between 13 and 15"

24.02.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6172    πŸ” 2646    πŸ’¬ 149    πŸ“Œ 213
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BREAKING

Former ICE agent:

On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.

23.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 26691    πŸ” 12711    πŸ’¬ 889    πŸ“Œ 956
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NJ ICE Video Portal Sparks Fury and Praise Across the Garden State. Here is how it works. New Jersey's new portal encourages residents to upload video of ICE interactions. Here is how the site works, and what it does and does not do.

We need this in Maryland.
nj1015.com/nj-ice-porta...

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Mayor Mamdani, speaking for the city and its people.

06.02.2026 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 517    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.

28.01.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 12679    πŸ” 5594    πŸ’¬ 279    πŸ“Œ 444

You know Alex Pretti & Renee Goodβ€”the 2 white people ICE killed.

ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinosβ€”Heber Sanchaz DomΓ­nguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.

9 TOTAL.

ABOLISH ICE.

26.01.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3346    πŸ” 1701    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 77
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Holy shit.

25.01.2026 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 32303    πŸ” 11069    πŸ’¬ 734    πŸ“Œ 522

He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.

20.01.2026 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10106    πŸ” 3448    πŸ’¬ 230    πŸ“Œ 95
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Video: Opinion | Dear America, Greenland Is Not on Zillow Trump wants Greenland? Its previous colonizer has some thoughts.

www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

16.01.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After lying about this baby they gassed and almost killed in their own neighborhood, DHS deleted their post

16.01.2026 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 14225    πŸ” 7005    πŸ’¬ 587    πŸ“Œ 392

Jesus.

www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

16.01.2026 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 21171    πŸ” 8506    πŸ’¬ 1008    πŸ“Œ 860

β€œThe ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said β€˜you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian bβ€”β€” is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock...”

Via @jcollins.bsky.social's report buff.ly/6kapH0C

14.01.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2031    πŸ” 906    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 30

The one thing authoritarian leaders usually have going for them is the general apathy of the majority when they make a move solely against a marginal group in society.

But when they occupy an entire city with clumsy, brutal force, that just forces everyone out of that apathy.

15.01.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3902    πŸ” 936    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 16
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Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.

13.01.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 11237    πŸ” 6387    πŸ’¬ 142    πŸ“Œ 1730
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checking in on the president of the United States

13.01.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6387    πŸ” 1946    πŸ’¬ 1404    πŸ“Œ 1106

I think it’s important to point out: ICE does NOT have the same authority as a police officer. They do NOT have the power to enforce laws, only to engage in their specific tasks.

IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against

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I do, but it would be better if the teacher knew how to spell populace.

30.12.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The top is after Trump’s DOJ redactions below is without, I can almost figure out who they are protecting

25.12.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7425    πŸ” 2839    πŸ’¬ 336    πŸ“Œ 163

Agreed. I don't want that guy staying at my house. He should be in jail.

24.12.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whatever Happened to the Art of Brainwashing America Before Plunging It into an Unnecessary War? β€œPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday assailed his White House predecessors for not pushing back against Venezuela earlier and stated that his inten...

"I miss the craftsmanship of the Bush years, you know? George W. Bush and his team didn’t just point to Iraq and go 'I wanna!' like a toddler about to throw a tantrum. They WORKED to get all those soldiers and civilians killed."

19.12.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 196    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

Deal

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Those were the days...

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Kristi Noem and Tom Homan hiring the best and the brightest for their new ICE Army. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

04.12.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7789    πŸ” 3470    πŸ’¬ 671    πŸ“Œ 325
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Religious groups seek to prevent holiday immigration raids A coalition of religious groups has asked a federal court to prevent federal immigration agents from raiding houses of worship during the holiday season.The plaintiffs in New England Synod, Evangelica...

This is what my church is preparing for this Christmas. Feels rather similar to the threat posed by Herod on that first Christmas.

02.12.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.

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This one officially wins as our favorite comment on the photo.

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