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Mara Richards Bim

@marabim.bsky.social
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The good kind of #Baptist. #Pastor and #Justice & #Advocacy Fellow at Royal Lane Baptist Church in #Dallas. Religion reporter at @baptistnews.com #Texas #Democrat 💙 mararichardsbim.com I notesfromthebrink.substack.com

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government.
An Onion article titled “Talking to your child about the WTC attack,” which is filled with real good info.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thank you @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My latest from @baptistnews.com Thanks to @bradleyonishi.bsky.social and @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social for the recent episode of @straightwhitejc.bsky.social talking about NSPM-7
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Thanks to some Dallas organizers, I was able to break the story for @baptistnews.com about the City of Dallas-owned airport being used by ICE Air. baptistnews.com/article/city...
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City of Dallas-owned Love Field being used for ICE Air deportations – Baptist News Global
Fixed-base operator Atlantic Aviation is providing ICE a backdoor entrance to the city-owned Dallas Love Field Airport.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
My statement at the Texas Board of Education has gone viral 🙌
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Part 2: Personal reflection on Day 3 of CPAC. “Leftist commie Marxist” pastor tapping out. Anyone not on the alt-right needs to come together and find common ground against this insanity.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Day 3 of CPAC. “Leftist commie Marxist” pastor tapping out. Anyone not on the alt-right needs to come together and find common ground against this insanity.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Ex British Prime Minister Liz Truss just announced that CPAC is going to Great Britain. 🤢
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I’m just a “lefty, commie” pastor at CPAC documenting the insanity for @baptistnews.com Sitting in the panel: Canceling Satan with alt-right darling Jack Posobiec peddling a conspiracy theory about the woman in Spain who chose to die by euthanasia saying she was killed for her organs 😫
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I’m at the first full day of CPAC. I’m going to need a whole lot of self-care after this experience into the lion’s den. #fascism #antifascist #antifa #heresy #christiannationalism
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I’m covering the CPAC event in Texas for @baptistnews.com. I was just mistaken for a “volunteer.” I guess my attempts at going incognito are successful 😜
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
My latest for @baptistnews.com Hand it to your uncle Bob or aunt Karen the next time they defend the Administration’s gestapo immigration tactics. baptistnews.com/article/5-th...
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5 things I wish every U.S. citizen knew – Baptist News Global
It’s hard to believe 14 months into Donald Trump’s Reign of Terror 2.0 anyone still believes the administration’s rhetoric around its immigration enforcement practices. I’m a female pastor in a progre...
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I didn’t expect that the first thing I wrote for @baptistnews.com after returning from Minneapolis would be a reflection on the public execution of a U.S. citizen. 😭😭😭 Lord, in your mercy… baptistnews.com/article/the-...
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The day after the public execution of Alex Pretti – Baptist News Global
“This is the world we’re living in now: The government puts out propaganda and attempts to destroy evidence to maintain its lies.”
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I was in Minneapolis last week. This is one of the articles I wrote for @baptistnews.com
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I was on the ground in Minneapolis last week. This is my contribution to #eyesnotlies an effort by clergy to combat the government’s disinformation campaign around the murder of Alex Pretti.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I’m on the ground in Minneapolis for @baptistnews.com and this is spot on. I’ve never seen anything like this.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Here’s the warehouse in Hutchins, TX that the administration is eyeing to warehouse 9,500 humans. @baptistnews.com baptistnews.com/article/upda...
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Update on proposed human warehouse in Texas – Baptist News Global
Hutchins “currently only has one warehouse available for lease, which is about 1 million square feet," the story said.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Once again @hcrichardson.bsky.social helps us understand why things are moving so fast with the chaos-in-chief. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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January 11, 2026
The news has seemed to move more and more quickly in the last week.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
For right-wingers who want to preserve any sort of public career in a post-Trump reality without being constantly haunted by their past disgrace, "Renee Good's murder is a bridge too far for me" is one of the easiest off-ramps in the world. I think we should take note of who declines to use it.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
In case you missed the news, the administration is converting seven warehouses across the country to hold 80,000 people as human cargo. One of these warehouses is 30 miles from where I live. My latest for @baptistnews.com #immigration #immigrants #fascism baptistnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump preparing to warehouse immigrants like cargo – Baptist News Global
The Trump administration plans to convert seven large warehouses across the country into holding pens to collectively hold 80,000 humans.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I’m still having trouble finding words to adequately express what I’m feeling after watching the videos of a federal agent shooting a woman in the face and then driving away.
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Baptist News Global @baptistnews.com · 06/01/2026
Today being the 5th anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, let's look back a 2025 report by @marabim.bsky.social on the concerning amount of Christian nationalist flags hung outside offices at the U.S. Capitol. bit.ly/3FUZ4dZ
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A visual guide to the elected officials who fly Christian nationalist flags at the Capitol – Baptist News Global
I walked by every single elected official’s office to document exactly which of them fly Christian nationalist flags.
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Sandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
that isn't just racial profiling -- this sounds a lot like ethnic cleansing.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Thank you @wordandway.bsky.social and @briankaylor.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to this week’s Advent reflections.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
My latest with @baptistnews.com “That these masked men — and they are mostly men — are allowed to operate as a nameless, faceless, clandestine police force in America epitomizes the surreal landscape we find ourselves in today.” baptistnews.com/article/what...
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What you need to know about Trump’s Secret Police Force – Baptist News Global
Democratic-led cities are being assaulted by masked men. These federal agents under the purview of Department of Homeland Security
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
#sblaar25 is halfway over and I’m just getting around to posting. There’s so much to see and do! Friday night kicked off with a great workshop on producing public scholarship with @drleahpayne.bsky.social @swajdan.bsky.social and @bradleyonishi.bsky.social
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Brian Kaylor @briankaylor.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Department of Homeland Security & Department of War keep posting videos with Bible verses to justify their imperial violence. But, sure, let's question if #ChristianNationalism is even a thing.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
I spend lots of time in the ICE field office and immigration court. People are being kidnapped every day - people who are showing up for their immigration process “doing it the right way.” This video was captured a few months ago by Vecinos Unidos - one of the groups I work with. Watch to the end.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
On Tuesday, I was at Immigration Court in my clergy collar. The plainclothes agent on the left got in my face with his phone and snapped a photo I said, “would you like to know my name?” He responded, “no we’ve got facial recognition. We’ve got your name and address.” 🧵
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Baptist News Global @baptistnews.com · 14/11/2025
Interfaith worship outside #Broadview ICE facility. 📸: @marabim.bsky.social
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Baptist News Global @baptistnews.com · 14/11/2025
@marabim.bsky.social is reporting live from Broadview, IL, outside the ICE facility where peaceful protestors have gathered for interfaith worship. Livestreams available here: www.facebook.com/mara.richard...
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Thank you @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social for talking with me about what happened in Chicago on All Saint’s Day. Here’s an excerpt of our conversation for @baptistnews.com baptistnews.com/article/a-co...
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A conversation with Michael Woolf about ICE and Chicago – Baptist News Global
He joins a long line of clergy who have, in recent weeks, been assaulted by militarized agents from ICE and state police.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Whaaaat???!!!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Trump has launched seven deadly strikes in the Caribbean Sea. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
“One former senior DHS official who was involved in oversight said that what is happening on American streets today ‘gives me goosebumps.’”
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
A United Methodist pastor was violently arrested at the #Chicago ICE facility in Broadview today. baptistnews.com/article/unit...
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United Methodist pastor violently arrested in Chicago – Baptist News Global
Pastor Hannah Kardon of United Church was violently arrested along with eight others at a peaceful protest at the Broadview ICE facility
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
#Chicago is literally a war zone. Here’s one of my articles from this week for @baptistnews.com More coming soon. baptistnews.com/article/in-c...
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In Chicago, Black and brown people are disappearing – Baptist News Global
That assault is being carried out by a combination of groups — including uniformed Customs and Border Patrol officers.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I’m in Chicago for @baptistnews.com Here are some photos from last night’s protest at the detention center.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I watched the Charlie Kirk memorial to document the gospel of MAGA. We should all be very afraid of the heretical theology they are promoting. baptistnews.com/article/the-...
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The gospel of MAGA in their own words about Charlie Kirk – Baptist News Global
Last April — long before Charlie Kirk’s untimely and horrific assassination Sept. 10 — I wrote an article about his rise from college dropout to Trump influencer. Since Kirk’s murder, I’ve watched wit...
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
ICE Deputy Director clearly stating the detainees were the target of today’s shooting.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Every Monday morning I participate in a clergy-led prayer vigil outside of the Dallas ICE Administrative Office. This morning, a sniper stood at the top of an adjacent building and took aim. Press is reporting the victims are detainees being loaded onto a bus for transport to a large facility. 🧵
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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 15/09/2025
i saw goody proctor making inflammatory posts about charlie kirk
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Creepy.
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cpgrouchy @cpgrouchy.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
*siiiiiiigggghhhh*
Threads post: 

cereal.bowl78  10h
In an alternate timeline, Vice President Walz is reminding us to change our furnace filters
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This article I wrote for @baptistnews.com was originally published in April. It’s even more relevant now. I condemn his murder and grieve for his widow and children. And, the mark of spiritual and emotional maturity is the ability to hold multiple truths at once. baptistnews.com/article/how-...
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How Charlie Kirk went from college dropout to Trump influencer – Baptist News Global
It seems Charlie Kirk — the Millennial founder of the Christian nationalist powerhouse Turning Point USA — is everywhere these days.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Thank you @goodfaithmedia.bsky.social for letting me share my story. #baptist #endgunviolence #peace #hope #resist #guns #gardens
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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
"Those verses were not about the United States military," said Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister and author. "They weren't really even about any imperial military force, and quite the opposite."
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Department of War quotes Bible on social media. Some link it to Christian nationalism.
"Those verses were not about the United States military," said Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister and author. "They weren't really even about any imperial military force, and quite the opposite."
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The new Justice and Advocacy Fellow at Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas, @marabim.bsky.social, spoke about how to bridge what we talk about in church and political action.
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Dallas Clergy ‘Bear Witness’ With Prayer Vigils Outside ICE Office
A conversation with Mara Richards Bim.
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Mara Richards Bim @marabim.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I recently attended an art exhibition that tracked the rise of German #fascism in the 1930's through visual art. Here’s my article in @baptistnews.com about how the arts and media in the U.S. is being taken over to force a collective narrative upon the citizens. baptistnews.com/article/the-...
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The Trump administration is using the arts to rewrite history – Baptist News Global
If a government wants to force a collective narrative upon the masses, arts, culture and media entities are necessary.
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