Quakers Sue to Block ICE Agents from Houses of Worship This Weekend

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RantWoman speaking for herself.

1. I personally think my time will be better used on social media than direct involvement in discerning what position NPYM or MM's should take.

2. I wholeheartedly endorse Friends' efforts to discern collective action.

3. I think individual Friends can have tremendous influence just talking to people we know, paying attention to, and participating in social media and I wonder whether there are Friends who might like some ongoing back and forth about what we see and post.

I do not apologize for blunt judgmental language in some of the comments below. Sometimes i aspire to do differently, sometimes I figure maybe people need to hear the exact language)

Some social media themes from Elon's sandboxand points I am discerning about usefulness

--Everyone who crossed the border illegally is ALL CRIMINALS so law enforcement should do whatever is necessary.

(If you have ever run a red light, should we consider you a CRIMINAL too? What about tax evasion...? Immigrants are vital to our economy. Basic human dignity. Congressional paralysis about needed reforms, hopes of DREAMErs..._

--They're sending their worst...

(Yes, anyone close to work with immigrant populations knows there ARE immigrant criminals, but since the President just pardoned 1500 violent cop-beating thugs, maybe have some perspective)

--Part of "their sending their worst is VERY explicitly ableist, and distraction like the President's comments in connection with the DC plane crash about #DEI and FAA hiring practices.

See blog post: Adventures of RantWoman: Disability Rights Organizations: President Trump’s Blame of Deadly Plane Crash on Disabled Federal Workers Is Baseless, Irresponsible!

To say more about social media, some examples of comments I have offered recently:

--First amendment provisions of the Constitution support free exercise of religion and religious pluralism, (contrary to Christian Nationalism)

--The DoD serves all of the US, not just people who pray any specific way.

(Rant available about why Quakers should even care about the DoD)

--The US does NOT need any more drunk allegedly Christian rapists in high office.

--Other posts based on the themes above.

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RantWoman is always interested in what people outside of Quakers understand about Quakers.