Mike and Dominic react and respond to the removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler. What were the reasons? Was this a surprise?

What's next?

Links:
Strickland's attack on the sacred - Where Peter Is
https://wherepeteris.com/stricklands-attack-on-the-sacred/

Bishop Strickland Relieved from Pastoral Governance - Where Peter Is
https://wherepeteris.com/bishop-strickland-relieved-from-pastoral-governance/

On Strickland's Removal - Where Peter Is
https://wherepeteris.com/on-stricklands-removal/

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The Debrief: Strickland Removed

A false smear about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio killing pets made its way from a fourth-hand Facebook rumor to Donald Trump’s lips during his televised debate with Kamala Harris. Despite the fact that there is no evidence for this claim and local authorities have explicitly denied that it’s true, Republicans have enthusiastically promoted the libel in order to demonize Haitians who are legally living and working in the town. This promotion includes AI generated images of anthropomorphic cats in tactical gear. 

We discuss how this false claim spread, the background of recent anti-immigrant sentiment in JD Vance’s home state, a historical example of how American anti-immigrant conspiracy theories inspired deadly violence, and how the current smears are leading to innocent people being threatened right now.

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Bloody Mondayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Monday

Harper, Leslie Ann. "Lethal Language: The Rhetoric of George Prentice and Louisville’s Bloody Monday." Ohio Valley History 11, no. 3 (2011): 24-43.

The Louisville Journal Thu, Jul 26, 1855https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/47743585/

Orozco, Jessica. County: No evidence of August claim that Haitians took geese at Springfield park, Springfield News-Sun.https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/county-no-evidence-of-august-claim-that-haitians-took-geese-at-springfield-park/NFRGJNURHREGHB32HBC6UKZJWQ/

Jordan, Miriam. How an Ohio town landed in the middle of the immigration debate, The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/us/springfield-ohio-school-bus-crash-haiti-immigrants.html

Thalen, Mikael.  Redditor dragged into migrant pet-eating fears thanks to photo of a man with a goose lashes out at JD Vance, The Daily Dot.https://www.dailydot.com/debug/redditor-migrant-pet-eating-fears-goose-photo-jd-vance/

D’Angelo, Alec. The origins of Trump’s Ohio Pets Conspiracy, New Lines Magazine.https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/the-origins-of-trumps-ohio-pets-conspiracy/Caputo, M.A. ‘Trump blew it’: Cat scratch fever on the debate stage, The Bulwark.https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-blew-it-cat-scratch-fever-on

Racist Migrant Voodoo Panic (E294)

(NYC: 2024-2025)--The Ecumenical Councils--Lecture One

Sometimes on this show, host Mike Jordan Laskey has topic in mind he’d like to cover and then he goes and finds someone great to talk about it. Other times, he knows he wants to talk to a specific person because they’re brilliant and Mike doesn’t really care what the topic is.  Whatever the guest wants to discuss will be interesting. Today’s episode is this latter type of show. 

Dr. Mahri Leonard-Fleckman teaches at the College of the Holy Cross, where she’s an associate professor in the Departments of Religious Studies and Classics. She’s an Old Testament scholar, and first came on the show about four years ago to talk about the Book of Ecclesiastes and King David. Mike wrote her recently and asked what’s fascinating her these days. And that’s how we have come to have an episode about Samson, that strong guy with the long hair from the Book of Judges.

Mahri has been researching the history of Samson, how this bizarre Biblical character came to be and how interpretations about him have shifted through centuries. Mahri’s research has way deeper concerns than the surface-level story of Samson – she uses the story to reflect on the nature of Biblical biography writ large. Where do these larger-than-life characters come from and what do they mean? How do cultures receive and interpret sacred texts over generations? After hearing form Mahri, you won’t think about Samson the same way ever again. 

Mahri Leonard-Fleckman, Ph.D.: https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/religious-studies/faculty/mahri-leonard-fleckman

Mahri’s “Ponder: Contemplative Bible Study”: https://litpress.org/Products/PONDERSET/Ponder-Complete-Set?srsltid=AfmBOopdlMpTTpBbZ-ug-XsSwHtMz-zSQYcBLkw3BBr6-h8AcDpI1Szl

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Samson: One of the Bible’s Strangest Stories with Mahri Leonard-Fleckman

On September 9th, United States prosecutors announced the indictment and arrest of two leaders of the so-called “Terrogram Collective.” This is an online community of accelerationist neo-nazis which the DOJ called “a transnational terrorist group.” The indictment charges Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho with 15 crimes. They include soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. If convicted of all charges, Humber and Allison each face a maximum penalty of 220 years in prison.

This group has produced propaganda that encourages their fellow white supremacists to venerate murderers and violently attack Black, immigrant, LGBT, and Jewish people. The screeds have directly inspired a series of ideologically motivated attacks around the world. These include a 2022 mass shooting at a gay bar in Slovakia; successful attacks on power infrastructure in North Carolina; and a stabbing spree in Turkey.

To help better understand Terrorgram, the arrests, and the history of Dallas Humber we spoke to Abner Hauge and Michael Boorman from Left Coast Right Watch, the publication that first identified Humber as a driving force behind Terrorgram in March of last year.

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We zoom in on the would-be-assassin caught in the bushes of Trump’s golf course. Ryan Routh, as told by others, himself (in his book) and his life choices.

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SOURCES

Routh, Ryan. Ukraine's Unwinnable War: The Fatal Flaw of Democracy, World Abandonment and the Global Citizen-Taiwan, Afghanistan, North Korea and the end of Humanity (Kindle Edition Published February 28th, 2023)

https://www.firstalert4.com/2024/09/17/suspect-trump-assassination-attempt-has-st-louis-county-ties/
https://www.wflx.com/2024/09/17/ticking-time-bomb-nurse-says-she-reported-ryan-routh-homeland-security/
https://greensboro.com/crimefighting-pays-police-organization-honors-super-citizen/article_d76ccec9-b1cf-5618-aa7c-46a0a25d1d01.html  
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/who-is-ryan-routh-digging-into-trump-suspects-ties-to-greensboro/83-7c20e4ad-05f6-4a61-b1d2-dd0951cb8524  
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/16/politics/ryan-routh-trump-suspect-invs/index.html
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/16/nx-s1-5113801/trump-shooting-assassination-attempt-suspect-ryan-wesley-routh 
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/cop-says-ryan-routh-got-more-aggressive-and-cocky-after-runins/83-27d25ac5-3c42-4189-80bd-a99c9ac7d3b3 
https://greensboro.com/skateboard-park-closed-skate-park-violates-zoning-laws-guilford-officials-say/article_15bf8f1b-acb7-5a19-a9fe-cc4bdc6ee5bb.html 
https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-courts/ryan-wesley-routh-greensboro-hawaii-florida-trump-international-golf-course/article_73b2d722-7475-11ef-8d95-0bedfc013a0d.html#tracking-source=mp-in-article 
https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-courts/ryan-wesley-routh-life-greensboro-north-carolina/article_518d3ccc-7462-11ef-961e-072c1c4b5b33.html

Another Day, Another Assassination Attempt  (E295)

25. Sonntag (B) – Dienen macht uns froh (Rainer Tagwerker)

The Catholic Church has now moved into the final year of the Eucharistic Revival: the Year of Mission. Bishop Wall discusses how Catholics can be effective missionaries in the world, especially in promoting an encounter with Christ through the Eucharist.

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The Year of Mission

Today’s episode is different from anything we’ve ever done. Instead of an interview, we have three audio pieces about what you could call the spirituality of everyday life. What are the things we do to find meaning and purpose within the daily grind? 

First, host Mike Jordan Laskey tells you about his “kindie rock” band, Down By The Bagel.

Then, New York-based writer Kaitlin Campbell shares “You Can Do This,” a story about a big case of writer’s block and her prayer for God to just show her a sign already.

Finally, Steve Givens, an author and spiritual director from St. Louis, has a piece about how an imaginary baseball game he played as a kid shaped his spiritual life in ways he only would come to realize decades later.

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