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Feb 2, 2026, 12:21:43 AMFeb 2
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The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen
opening thoughts: The theology of showing up
producers: Dave Scott and Stephanie Collins
Chloé LaCasse (the best of the attitude)
streaming live at wnhnfm.org noon EST on the dial-94.7FM Concord NH
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opening thoughts:The 'theology of showing up' is making Minneapolis a holy place
(RNS) — The people of Minneapolis, too, are responding and resisting in unspeakably brave, radically loving ways that we will speak of for years to come. https://religionnews.com/2026/01/25/the-theology-of-showing-up-is-making-minneapolis-a-holy-place/
nugget:At the convergence, one speaker insisted she wasn’t an activist. She was simply a neighbor worried about an immigrant family across the street. That concern helped create a mutual-aid network, one of many in Minneapolis. Participants  donate money and resources so that people in need can pay rent, buy groceries and access health care. She said $300,000 had already passed through her network. “If someone gives, take it. If someone needs, give it. If you have space, share it.”
Since people in Minneapolis believe the hell they are facing is bound for all our hometowns, they kept offering not just grief but guidance, whatever they think will get the rest of us through when our time comes. Over and over, I heard the same imperatives: Unite across differences, especially ideological differences, and join hands to resist an authoritarian takeover. Give freely, share what we have, and do what we can to keep each other safe. Act now, because there isn’t time for long, drawn-out planning. And know this is coming for you. Don’t assume it’s someone else’s problem.They also kept insisting that we learn history — not as an academic exercise, but as a survival skill. Whether it is the genocide of Indigenous people or the catastrophic history of slavery and Jim Crow, the history of this country leads us here. Throughout our history, only mass uprisings have brought change. We have to take strategic inspiration from the nonviolent civil disobedience of the Civil Rights Movement.
They were blunt about what that demands: Resistance cannot be symbolic. Acts of resistance must go beyond symbolism into non-cooperation. Protest cannot be law-abiding when there is no law and order.
The Nation Nominates Minneapolis for the nobel peace prize for having renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.” https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/the-nation-nominates-minneapolis-for-the-nobel-peace-prize/
TO: The distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the United States and around the world, and as the editors of a magazine that is proud to have included several Nobel laureates on our editorial board and masthead—including the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.—we are honored to nominate the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.While individuals and organizations have been granted this prize since its inception in 1901, no municipality has ever been recognized. But, in these unprecedented times, we strongly believe that the case can be made that Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota, has met and exceeded the committee’s standard of promoting “democracy and human rights, and work aimed at creating a better organized and more peaceful world.”The people of Minneapolis have suffered countless abuses, including harassment, detention, deportation, and injury. And, in incidents that shocked the world, federal agents have killed multiple residents, including poet and mother of three Renee Nicole Good and intensive care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti.The people of Minneapolis and their elected leaders have demonstrated an extraordinary and sustained commitment to human dignity and to the protection of vulnerable communities. They have exemplified the desire for democracy and equality and the celebration of difference. The moral leadership of the people and city of Minneapolis has set an example for those struggling against fascism everywhere on the face of a troubled planet, and this, we believe, merits recognition through the award of the Nobel Peace Prize.The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who served as The Nation’s civil rights correspondent from 1961 to 1966, said when he received the Peace Prize in 1964 that the award recognizes those who are “moving with determination and a majestic scorn for risk and danger to establish a reign of freedom and a rule of justice.” King believed that it is vital to illustrate “that nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation.” He declared on December 10, 1964, in Oslo, “Sooner or later all the people of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace, and thereby transform this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. If this is to be achieved, man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.”We believe that the people of Minneapolis have displayed that love. That is why we are proud to nominate them and their city for the Nobel Peace Prize. rethink the week
talkers:
Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Master in Public Policy program at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, numerous articles, and the Host of the New Books Network's public policy channel. 
Lincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of nine books and his writings have appeared at CNN, Reuters, the New York Times, NBC, the San Francisco Examiner and numerous other media platforms. For more of Lincoln’s work you can subscribe to his Substack “Kibitzing with Lincoln” at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.”

topics:
South Carolina measles outbreak hits record high This is largest measles outbreak since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000. https://www.salon.com/2026/01/29/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-hits-record-high/

“Those rights don’t count”: Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights in fatal shooting Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino said his agents were "the victims" of a recent deadly shooting in Minneapolis https://www.salon.com/2026/01/25/those-rights-dont-count-bovino-says-pretti-forfeited-2nd-amendment-rights-in-fatal-shooting/

my facebook post: The only reason republicans are stepping up is because their sacred 2nd Amendment was being challenged by the lies coming out of the Trump administration if Pretti didn't have a permit to conceal carry and only had a cell phone they would have murdered him and we would not hear a peep from the GOP

Responses to ICE Violence Reveal a Racial Double Standard
The deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good are getting national attention. The brutality against primarily Black, Latino, and Asian immigrants has not triggered the same outrage. https://prospect.org/2026/01/30/ice-violence-racial-double-standard-black-latino-asian-immigrants/
A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured ICE doesn’t share its violent incidents with the public. So here’s our list. https://prospect.org/2026/01/29/ice-trump-killed-injured-list-dhs-cbp-border-patrol-renee-good-alex-pretti/

Can Trump’s Killer Cops Be Prosecuted for Murder?

Today on TAP: There are some holes in the law on federal supremacy, and rising public sentiment for basic justice. https://prospect.org/2026/01/29/can-trumps-killer-cops-be-prosecuted-for-murder/

The Battle of Minneapolis Is Not Over

Here’s Why Tulsi Gabbard Was at FBI’s Georgia Election Office Raid It has nothing to do with her actual job.  https://newrepublic.com/post/205919/why-tulsi-gabbard-fbi-georgia-election-raid
Hakeem Jeffries Has Totally Pathetic Plan to Rein in ICE The House minority leader wants to ban something that is already illegal. https://newrepublic.com/post/205911/hakeem-jeffries-plan-ice-deporting-citizens
Last-minute hiccups hit Dems' deal with White House as shutdown looms https://www.axios.com/2026/01/29/government-funding-deal-shutdown-dhs-schumer-trump
Trump on pulling back federal presence in Minnesota: ‘Not at all’ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5714506-trump-minnesota-immigration-enforcement/
ICE surge in Maine scrapped as border czar Homan calls for “improvements” across the US Sen. Susan Collins said the ICE operation in her state would come to a close https://www.salon.com/2026/01/29/ice-surge-in-maine-scrapped-as-border-czar-homan-calls-for-improvements-across-the-us/
Republicans Introduce Their Biggest Attack on Voting Rights YetThe “election reform” plan would in reality make it much, much harder to vote.  https://newrepublic.com/post/205906/republicans-attack-voting-rights-mega-election-reform-bill
The World Sees Trump’s America as a Sad JokeTrump’s zero-sum belligerence has shattered the reputation of the U.S. to such an extent that even Greenlanders are lampooning our savage decline.  https://newrepublic.com/article/205701/europe-american-decline-trump-greenland
Don Lemon arrested after conservative backlash to Minnesota church protest https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-ice-protest


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