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Julian

@julian-ninjackson.bsky.social
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Museum Guy. Mennonite. Refugee Advocate. Rogers Park, Chicago. TTRPGs. Human Swiss-army knife.

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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The whole country is UNDER-reacting to what’s going on in Minnesota right now. #minnesota
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The Real War on Christmas. #Christmas thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-tr...
thisweekinworcester.com
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
You never know when a small word at the right time may change things. Apparently, a text I sent to these amazing young people’s mom help start them on their journey (explained in the article) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/c...
chicagotribune.com
West Chicago brothers are on the front lines against ‘Operation Midway Blitz.’ And they’re only teenagers.
The wave of youth activists who have been galvanized into action by “Operation Midway Blitz” follow a long tradition paved around the world by young activists.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
“The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It's easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident. But they have a real fight in their hands, don’t they?” - Nemik, Andor s1 e5
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
“To sin by silence when they should protest, makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
I can't stress Chicago's amazing restraint enough. We are showing up in impressive numbers, but not physically attacking these bullies, despite constant provocation. In EVERY situation I've observed in Chicago, ICE attacks protestors first, often without any discernible tactical reason or warning.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
As a Mennonite, scratch that, as a moral human being, I cannot disagree with this enough.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2025
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
If there’s one thing all Americans and Canadians across the political spectrum seem to agree on, it’s that broad, uninformed statements about and caricatures of the Amish and Mennonites are cool. At your service ;-)
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
No one in Chicago that I know is asking for this. But they are preparing for it.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
It was not the hero sandwich we deserve, but the hero sandwich we needed. #dc
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Great Political moments in history: That time Abraham Lincoln jumped out a second story window to break Quorum… #lincoln #quorum www.historynet.com/quorum-busti...
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When Lincoln Jumped From a Second-Story Window to Dodge a Quorum
Americans have been gaming quorums — the minimum number of qualified people who must be at a meeting in order to conduct business — since day one.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The American Revolution was fought over lack of representation by the governed. Extremist gerrymandering is an attempt to strip representation and disenfranchise millions. We need a National solution to insure every person has proportional representation in their governance. #gerrymandering
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Today is Pentecost. It’s considered the birth of the Church. Followers of JC were hiding from the national guard when the Holy Spirit came & inspired them to speak in many languages and fellowship w/ foreigners. Then they shared everything they had and no one was hungry. Meanwhile, U.S churches…
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Da' Pope! Turning water into Malort and parting the NFC north like the Red Sea! #chicago
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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 06/04/2025
I made this for yesterday's #HandsOff protest in Chicago, and it seemed to amuse people
Doge meme with captions, "wow / so tariff / very crime / many kidnap / much exetive order / such greenland / wow, much great"
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
-Early estimates are ~30k in Chicago. Not bad. -Organizers didn't seem prepared for that many b/c they asked people to (checks notes) SIGN UP? -Protests in small towns in red states were most heartening. -Many black friends stayed home. I get why, but hope its not permanent. We need them. #handsoff
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
It's clear that the Trump administration denied due process to the migrants it banished to El Salvador *precisely because* any measure of judicial oversight would've proved their innocence immediately. Deported, imprisoned, and condemned to hard labor—for a soccer tattoo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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We’re Finally Seeing the “Evidence” Against the Migrants Deported by Trump. It’s Unbelievable.
The Trump admin said a soccer player had a gang tattoo. It’s a tattoo of Real Madrid’s logo.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
1/ Quite the admission in a government Declaration submitted late last night in the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) case: "It is true that many of the TdA members removed under the AEA do not have criminal records in the United States." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 28/02/2025
Happening now: in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, students at Sullivan High School are walking out this afternoon in protest of ICE and Trump's deportation regime.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/02/2025
1. In reading this @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social piece on Russ Vought broadcasting years ago actions he might take if he returned to power, just want to note an interesting overlap between his thinking and that of the Doug Wilsonverse — which recently defended Vought. www.vox.com/on-the-right...
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The obscure manifesto that explains the Trump-Musk power grab
Russ Vought, Trump’s OMB director, wrote an essay in 2022 that reads like a blueprint for what was to come.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
This story caught my attention for a couple reasons. 1. I'm very pro-vaccination. 2. I'm Mennonite. 3. And I've also had measles. An explainer thread (1/4): #mennonites #vaccinations www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight
At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
In the coming weeks, a lot of slow-on-the uptake folks are going to begin belatedly realizing Trump is both an inept moron and a dangerous autocrat. Our great civic challenge in these trying times will be calmly welcoming them aboard instead of primal-screaming in their faces.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Glad to see MC USA joining this effort to protect vulnerable people. #Mennonites www.mennoniteusa.org/news/mc-usa-...
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MC USA joins more than two dozen Christian and Jewish denominations and associations sue to protect religious freedoms | Mennonite Church USA
Reversal of the Department of Homeland Security’s “Sensitive Locations” Policy Interferes with Central Religious Beliefs, Violates both the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act WA...
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Potomac Ripper Inclusive @potomacripper.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
It’s like there is this straight line from Citizens United to “richest man in the world buys himself unfettered access to the Treasury”
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
What has been one of the biggest forces for social progress in the United States? The Black Church. There is a reason many Black Codes in the South prevented Black people from worshipping and organizing together. The same goes with Catholic workers protecting migrants at the border.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Without taking anything away from her courage, #BishopBudde is less rare than people think. There's lots of clergy out there in the trenches advocating for our neighbors. But as we see, MAGA *HATES* them, & will do anything to suppress their visibility. Allies of all sorts, let's find each other!
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde FTW. Thank you.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Everyone should know their rights.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
My work made the Chicago Tribune today! It's an honor to be working with the Intuit Art Museum staff! #museum #chicago www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/15/a...
chicagotribune.com
An outsider no more, Intuit Art Museum opens this spring after $10 million makeover
The art museum devoted to work by self-taught artists has nearly completed a renovation and expansion that gives it four gallery spaces in its building on Milwaukee Avenue.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Our Unity Choir sounded great this morning, but I was particularly struck by the beautiful blue and black dresses the two women closest to me were wearing! #iykykyk #mennonite #thedress
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Ringing in the New Year with some good friends. One of my resolutions is to continue being grateful for the gift of so many friends and to continue to try to be one. Thank you to all of you that show up, lean in, endure,& reach out. “To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing.” Lilian Whiting
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Some thoughtful, dignified design going into this. Kudos!
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
The media has a lot of improvements to make. But politically driven and government empowered threats are the absolute worst scenario. The press must be free of government retaliation.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
What would an oligarchy look like, if not a few, unelected billionaires directing legislation via tweets?
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
“… liberal-leaning church leaders said they did not expect to retreat from their commitment to protecting undoc ppl … ‘When Jesus told us to love our neighbors, he didn’t also tell us to make sure that they were documented,’ said Rev. Isaac Villegas, a Mennonite …” religionnews.com/2024/12/12/f...
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Faith leaders express dismay amid report Trump will allow immigration raids at churches
(RNS) — ‘I have 30 kids in a Sunday school class — I don’t know who is documented and undocumented,’ said one Latino pastor.
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
So far, All the references to Mennonites here on Bluesky bear little resemblance to my urban Chicago, multicultural experience, but, yes, potlucks are universal. #mennonite
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Sometimes I work on personal creative projects *outside* of work (shocking!)! Recently I finished an Advent piece that builds week upon week. While it shows I'm a beginner working with fabric, I'm still pleased that folks seem to like it! Hope, Love, Peace and Joy to you all!
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Julian @julian-ninjackson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without our friends Andi and Al’s classic Turkey ballad! youtu.be/XiVZO9K4kfM?...
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Gobbler's Revenge
YouTube video by Al Tauber
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