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Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush

@raushenbush.bsky.social

President of Interfaith Alliance, Host The State of Belief: Where Religion and Democracy Meet, LGBTQ, Baptist Minister, No time for foolishness

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Welcome to America's new Gilded Age Trump’s praise for the 19th-century president answers the question so many have been asking: When does Trump believe America was great? It’s the Gilded Age.

Recalling this piece I wrote after Trumps inauguration in 2025

08.03.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gilded age

08.03.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Wants to β€˜Take Over’ Elections. These States Are Prime Targets.

We need to be prepared

08.03.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the whole interview: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

08.03.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trying to think of another sport/competition where parents can't watch but wait outside the doors of an exhibition hall for their kid to come out with a smile or a frown to indicate how they did. #chess

08.03.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have no idea if what my feed is showing me is true. And neither do you. #AI

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Opinion | James Talarico Is a Christian X-Ray

"Talarico is one of the few openly Christian politicians in the United States who acts like a Christian, and by acting like a Christian he reveals a profound contrast with so many members of the MAGA Christian movement that’s dominated American political life for 10 years."

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Wild to say that with Hegseth Bondi and Johnson - to mention just a few

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Cue South Park

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Disturbing

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Iowa's surging ESAs now subsidize 99% of private school students Nearly all Iowa private school students are participating in the state's Education Savings Account program now that income restrictions have lifted

New report: 99% of Iowa private school students are now funded by taxpayers.

Most of those were already in private schools.

But also new pop-up schools are rising to up draw students and dollars from public schools.

Entirely as predicted.
www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...

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A picture of a poster that reads:

Time to take a stand!
Religious extremism threatens our democracy, our communities, and individual freedoms.
Interfaith Alliance is a counterforce: challenging the dangerous ideas of Project 2025 by mobilizing people of diverse faiths and beliefs to achieve democracy together.
INTERFAITH ALLIANCE
FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES
Inter FaithAlliance.org

A picture of a poster that reads: Time to take a stand! Religious extremism threatens our democracy, our communities, and individual freedoms. Interfaith Alliance is a counterforce: challenging the dangerous ideas of Project 2025 by mobilizing people of diverse faiths and beliefs to achieve democracy together. INTERFAITH ALLIANCE FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES Inter FaithAlliance.org

A picture of a mini zine that reads:

Time to take a stand!
Religious extremism threatens our democracy, our communities, and individual freedoms.
Interfaith Alliance is a counterforce: challenging the dangerous ideas of Project 2025 by mobilizing people of diverse faiths and beliefs to achieve democracy together.
INTERFAITH ALLIANCE
FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES
Inter FaithAlliance.org

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A picture of a mini zine that reads: Time to take a stand! Religious extremism threatens our democracy, our communities, and individual freedoms. Interfaith Alliance is a counterforce: challenging the dangerous ideas of Project 2025 by mobilizing people of diverse faiths and beliefs to achieve democracy together. INTERFAITH ALLIANCE FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES Inter FaithAlliance.org On the other page:: save PBS! Dropped any streaming services lately? Check out PBS Passport! Only $5/mo for amazing content! Stream an incredible variety of hit drama, mystery, history, science and art shows on your own schedule. Support PBS and unlock everything PBS Passport has to offer! Be smart!

Interfaith Alliance has free training in nonviolent civil resistance for faith leaders, organizers, and supporters. Get trained. Get ready. Get others involved.

We love what they stand for & have featured them in our mini β€˜zine (Wink.)

interfaithalliance.org/training

πŸ’™ @interfaithalliance.org πŸ’™

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Again / read @sarahposner.bsky.social

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This right here

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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

as long as we are talking about trump...

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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump.

www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

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A kind of sports stolen valor

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"Overtures" ?

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Franklin's legs are all I see

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(between images of a map showing the nearly 600 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.
NO KINGS.
MARCH 28
NOKINGS.ORG

(between images of a map showing the nearly 600 No Kings Day events planned for March 28) NO THRONES. NO CROWNS. NO KINGS. MARCH 28 NOKINGS.ORG

The map for No Kings Day just went live with nearly 600 peaceful protests planned across all 50 states (including our flagship event in the Twin Cities).

Find your local protest or start a new No Kings event if there’s currently nothing planned near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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And if you’re wondering β€œWhy is there a blob in the back?” Well, that’s where the first woman president was supposed to go. More than a century later, it remains unsculpted.

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The "right people voting to elect the right leaders" is an admission of guilt in advance

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Judge Freezes ICE Raids at Quaker & Cooperative Baptist Churches A coalition of Quakers, Baptists, and Sikhs won round one in faith-based litigation against the Trump administration.

This is 2nd federal injunction blocking DHS immigration actions at some houses of worship. Previous order protected plaintiffs in another case: Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, some Quaker groups, & a Sikh temple in California: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/judge-free...

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β€œIn the video and audio reviewed by The Post, at no point does Lemon appear to obstruct the pastor’s movement.”

The indictment claims Lemon β€œphysically obstructed” congregants as they tried to leave. The video in fact β€œshows Lemon holding the door for people who are leaving.”

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Minnesota immigration crackdown is ending, Homan says The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.

This happened because the people - fueled by love of neighbor - made it happen.

12.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Epstein files reveal ties to Catholic conservatives' anti-Francis campaign VATICAN CITY (RNS) β€” The newly released Epstein files show that Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon discussed opposition to Pope Francis, including a move that Bannon claimed would β€˜take down Francis.’

"Newly released files by the U.S. Department of Justice show that convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein and former Trump aide Steve Bannon discussed strategies to undermine Pope Francis"

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A group of people gathered outside ICE HQ.

A group of people gathered outside ICE HQ.

An organizer hands out song sheets and whistles.

An organizer hands out song sheets and whistles.

Happening now: a large group of rabbis and Jewish demonstrators have gathered outside of ICE headquarters in DC to stage a protest.

Organizers are handing out song sheets β€” and whistles.

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Don’t look away from MN. ICE is still wreaking havoc across the state - changing their tactics to deceive Minnesotans - pretending to be construction workers or folks delivering groceries. Still over 2,000 ICE agents in the state. They’re not going anywhere, your anger and outrage shouldn’t either.

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It is getting worse here.

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Too bad about the non - trans thing tho

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