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Lauren Barbato

@laurenbarbato.bsky.social

PhD candidate (ABD) in religion, Temple University | Gender studies professor, U of Delaware | fiction writer | childless cat lady 🐈‍⬛ | currently researching: abortion, the US Catholic Church & lay activism ✨ www.laurenbarbato.com

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Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d ago

Witnesses captured the moment NYPD officers rushed to the scene of a shooting involving federal goons in the Bronx this afternoon. Officers ran to the scene and carried a man into the back of a car to transport him to the hospital.

Lauren Barbato@laurenbarbato.bsky.social · 2w ago

Re: the lesbian bar drama: As someone who ran a progressive religious nonprofit, I've seen the misappropriating of "revolutionary praxis" firsthand. No one wants to admit that "revolutionary praxis" requires a mutual buy-in, not a give-and-take where one group is the predetermined receiver.

Lauren Barbato@laurenbarbato.bsky.social · last mo.

Hi new followers! I'm conducting an oral history project on Catholics organizing for or working in reproductive justice: clinic workers; abortion funders & escorts; chaplains; people who've had abortions. If you or someone you know might be open to sharing your story, visit: prochoicecatholics.org

Catholics & Reproductive Justice: An Oral History Project

Explore stories of Catholics involved in reproductive justice, abortion care, and advocacy through curated oral histories and personal narratives. Participate or learn more about this oral history pro...

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Lauren Barbato@laurenbarbato.bsky.social · last mo.

It's Virgo season, which means conference season! I'm excited to be presenting on the pro-choice activism of Catholic nuns, and co-chairing the panel "Sexuality, Medicine, & the Religious Right" at the 2027 American Historical Association Annual Meeting! Looking forward to see you in New Orleans! 😎

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Lauren Barbato@laurenbarbato.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“The power of Mary called us here,” Sister Susan Francois said of the activists gathered to pray in solidarity with those detained in the New Jersey ICE facility. Reporting from the field on the ongoing Catholic activism to support detainees at Delaney Hall in @sojo.net: sojo.net/articles/new...

Outside Delaney Hall, Catholics Pray Rosary With Detainee Letters

“The power of Mary called us here,” Sister Susan Francois said of the activists gathered to pray in solidarity with those detained in the New Jersey ICE facility.

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Lauren Barbato@laurenbarbato.bsky.social · 4mo ago

May 31, 2026, Newark, NJ — Father Alex Gaitan, along with Cardinal Tobin of the Archdiocese of Newark, led roughly 50 Catholics in saying the rosary for those detained at Delaney Hall. Cardinal Tobin addressed the crowd in Spanish & English, and the service ended with everyone singing Amazing Grace.

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Lauren Barbato@laurenbarbato.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A little late, but I'm honored to receive an Individual Artist Finalist Award in Prose from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts! I love my home state and its commitment to funding the arts (I'm also in some really good company!). ❤️ myemail.constantcontact.com/NJ-State-Cou...

NJ State Council on the Arts Grants $2 Million to NJ Artists

Email from NJ State Council on the Arts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Michelle Baxter-Schaffer 609-984-7023 | michelle.baxter-schaffer@sos.nj.gov February 10, 2025  New Jersey State Council on

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Steven T. Dennis@steventdennis.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Rand Paul calls for immediately putting the men who killed Alex Pretti on administrative leave and for a full investigation, while subtweeting Stephen Miller et al who immediately labeled the VA ICU nurse an "assassin" and a "domestic terrorist"

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Lauren Barbato@laurenbarbato.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I find it sad, but not at all surprising, that it took the extrajudicial murder of a legal gun owner for the Right to start shifting. Gun rights are the rights most valued in America, and the Second Amendment is at the center of what it means to be an American.

Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Fox correspondent Bill Melugin’s stark acknowledgement that "videos appear to show [Pretti] never drew his holstered firearm" was whiplash-inducing for anyone who had been following Fox’s on-air coverage of the killing -- and it marked a major shift. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/aft...

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 9mo ago

BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.

1. 1 am a 29-year-old resident of the lin Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have lived in Minneapolis since 2024, when I moved to the city to begin my medical residency. I am a licensed pediatrician, and I have been practicing pediatric medicine in the city since I moved here. 2. On January 24, 2026, at approximately 9:00 am CST, I was awoken by the sound of cars honking and whistles blowing. Shortly after I awoke, I heard screaming from outside my window. I saw several ICE agents and civilians yelling at each other. 3. One civilian was standing in front of a parked car on the side of the road. I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind 4. Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground. My view of the altercation was partially obstructed, but after a few seconds, I saw at least four ICE agents point guns at the man. I then saw the agents shoot the man at least six or seven times. 5. Initially, I was stunned. From what I could see from my apartment, there was absolutely no need for any violence, let alone lethal force by multiple officers. I immediately put on my boots and coat, ran outside, and approached ICE agents who were near the victim.6. The scene was chaotic. Many civilians were screaming and honking. Over the noise, I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to assess the victim. 7. At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. They repeatedly asked me for my physician's license, which I obviously didn't have. But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, and I could tell that the victim was in critical condition. I insisted that the agents let me assess him. Normally, I would not have been so persistent, but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him. 8. Finally, one agent agreed to let me assess the victim. He patted me down to "make sure I didn't have a weapon" and then let me approach the victim. 9. As I approached, I saw that the victim was lying on his side and was surrounded by several ICE agents. I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds. 10.1 asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know. I then asked the agents to make space so I could assess the victim.11. The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back. I asked the ICE agents to turn the victim from his side to his back. From that position, I saw an additional gunshot wound on the victim's upper left chest and another possible gunshot wound on his neck. 12. I checked for a pulse, but I did not feel one. I immediately began CPR. Shortly after I started compressions, EMS personnel arrived and took over. 13.1 remained at the scene for about five more minutes, but protesters began to gather and the situation seemed to be escalating, so I left and returned to my apartment. 14. When I returned to my apartment, I was extremely distraught. I was sobbing and shaking uncontrollably. Eventually, I called my sister, who lives in a nearby suburb. I called her for comfort and because I did not feel safe in my apartment; I wanted to see if I could stay with her for the day and maybe even a few days. 15.1 also sought advice from a friend who works for the City of Minneapolis. He recommended that I shelter in place because the situation outside my apartment was so dangerous. I was going to follow his advice, but then ICE agents deployed tear gas on the crowd that had gathered below, and the tear gas began seeping into my apartment.
Lauren Barbato@laurenbarbato.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Trump essentially peddles every pseudo-historical talking point from white Baby Boomers, who bought into the American Exceptionalism propagandistic narrative that emerged post-WW II. This is why we still need the humanities. 🥲

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Trump at Davos: "After the war, which we won, we won it big. Without us, right now, you‘d all be speaking German and a little Japanese, perhaps. After the war, we gave Greenland back to Denmark. How stupid were we to do that? But we did it. But we gave it back. But how ungrateful are they now?!"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo ago

The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman.