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EngagedPureLand
@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

"What we call the Pure Land has to be a vision of complete freedom for all beings–there is no justification for placing anyone in a cell, camp or corral, not in the U.S. or anywhere else."

Jodo Shinshu minister Rev. Patti Nakai reflects on her ongoing study class and current events

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #ice #immigration

https://windycityjodoshinshu.blogspot.com/2026/02/study-group-january-2026-session.html

Study Group January 2026 Session

  On January 25 we started our reading and discussion of “Notes on the Inscriptions on Sacred Scrolls” ( Songō shinzō mei...
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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Jodo Shinshu minister Rev. Blayne Higa delivers a cry for healing, justice, and hope in Minnesota

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #minnesota #ice #immigration #minneapolis

https://www.blaynehiga.com/post/a-cry-for-healing-justice-and-hope

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@mousey@mastodon.seattlematrix.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

" #ICE does not move like the gestapo, they move like slave patrols."

This is home grown terrorism..

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTb2VBJkUim/

I can't unsee this now. I can't unsee slaver behavior in #ICE tactics. It makes way more sense, the Gestapo were copying *them*.

#America #Slavery #History #ICE #HistoricalContext

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Ashley B on Instagram: "People reach for the Gestapo comparison because it sounds extreme and foreign. It lets white Americans pretend this kind of policing came from somewhere else. But ICE looks closer to slave patrols because that’s our history. Local enforcement. Racialized suspicion. Vague authority. Taking people first, justifying it later. Gestapo is a warning. Slave patrols are a mirror.

#gestapo #ice #fyp #ashleytheebarroness #americanhistory"

362K likes, 6,204 comments - ashleytheebarroness on January 12, 2026: "People reach for the Gestapo comparison because it sounds extreme and foreign. It lets white Americans pretend this kind of policing came from somewhere else. But ICE looks closer to slave patrols because that’s our history. Local enforcement. Racialized suspicion. Vague authority. Taking people first, justifying it later. Gestapo is a warning. Slave patrols are a mirror. #gestapo #ice #fyp #ashleytheebarroness #americanhistory".
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@mousey@mastodon.seattlematrix.org  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

" #ICE does not move like the gestapo, they move like slave patrols."

This is home grown terrorism..

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTb2VBJkUim/

I can't unsee this now. I can't unsee slaver behavior in #ICE tactics. It makes way more sense, the Gestapo were copying *them*.

#America #Slavery #History #ICE #HistoricalContext

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Ashley B on Instagram: "People reach for the Gestapo comparison because it sounds extreme and foreign. It lets white Americans pretend this kind of policing came from somewhere else. But ICE looks closer to slave patrols because that’s our history. Local enforcement. Racialized suspicion. Vague authority. Taking people first, justifying it later. Gestapo is a warning. Slave patrols are a mirror.

#gestapo #ice #fyp #ashleytheebarroness #americanhistory"

362K likes, 6,204 comments - ashleytheebarroness on January 12, 2026: "People reach for the Gestapo comparison because it sounds extreme and foreign. It lets white Americans pretend this kind of policing came from somewhere else. But ICE looks closer to slave patrols because that’s our history. Local enforcement. Racialized suspicion. Vague authority. Taking people first, justifying it later. Gestapo is a warning. Slave patrols are a mirror. #gestapo #ice #fyp #ashleytheebarroness #americanhistory".
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