A 56-year-old Mexican man held at a federal immigration facility in Laredo was found dead in his cell Saturday morning. His family says the center would not give him medicine for diabetes, high blood pressure and a heart condition. He is the 7th person to die in ICE custody in Texas this year.

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@robertpjones.bsky.social says that white mainline Protestant voters are more of a warning sign for Republicans than white evangelicals: “If I were a Republican strategist looking at the map, I would be worried about the other white Christians… they are not as tethered to the president.” Read more:

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A note on Columbus Day myths based on @robertpjones.bsky.social Chapter 9: "Goodbye, Columbus" in Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy. substack.com/@dougmilford...

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“We are currently living in a backslidden democracy that’s been aided & abetted by an apostate white Christianity.” - @robertpjones.bsky.social, in conversation with @jemartisby.bsky.social And what a conversation it was! Have a listen. www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/backslide-...

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It’s a great weekend for reading and I just happen to be on “Goodbye, Columbus” - chapter 9 of #Backslide by @robertpjones.bsky.social - a most appropriate read in this moment in time. An aside - being a lifelong learner is a wonderful way to exist in the world.

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