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Pastor Justin preaches this week on how "Hope Came Down" from Matthew 1:18-25.
This week we go into the dark heart of American Gestapo: Gregory Bovino's Border Patrol, which pushes ICE to become even more aggressive in his fascist feverdream. Here to help us make sense of this hellscape is Nick Schwellenbach, a Senior Investigator at the Project on Government Oversight and former Communications Director at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel–a government agency set up after Watergate, meant to protect us from the next Nixon–more on that in this week's bonus show out Thursday. Bovino grew up a Border Patrol fanboy idolizing fascist fiction and now stalks American cities in a Nazi-style trench coat with a taxpayer-funded film crew glamorizing his violent raids. Like Trump is a showman, Bovino is cruelty as a recruitment tool to consolidate power. Under his un-checked leadership, his border patrol army operates deep inside the U.S., smashing car windows, kidnapping U.S. citizens, and rounding up tens of thousands of people, including veterans and children, into detention centers where deaths are spiking at unprecedented rates. With the help of questions submitted by a Gaslit Nation listener (thank you, Isabel!) we go into all the pressing questions about Bovino's Border Patrol and also ICE, including what happened to the children who disappeared under Trump's first term and what can be done to protect vulnerable immigrants today? As you listen to this episode, which opens with a clip of Bovino justifying shooting protesters with pepper balls, keep in mind Republicans gave ICE, which works closely with Bovino's Border Patrol, $75 billion over the next four years. They're also operating under aggressive weekly quotas. But is their war chest also for general population control? For our bonus episode this week, we look at the safeguards that could have prevented Trump's return and why they didn't. To listen to the bonus, subscribe to our Patreon at the Truth-Teller level ($5/month) or higher. We are extremely grateful to our listeners who are keeping us afloat during a very difficult economic time. Every bit of support helps give us the freedom to be independent and tell the truth, so thank you again for making Gaslit Nation possible! If America climbs out of this black hole, it will be because people like you, our Gaslit Nation listeners, refused to look away. Want to hear Gaslit Nation ad-free? Join our community of listeners for bonus shows, exclusive Q&A sessions, our group chat, invites to live events like our Monday political salons at 4pm ET over Zoom, and more! Sign up at Patreon.com/Gaslit! EVENTS AT GASLIT NATION: December 1st 4pm ET – Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky + Total Resistance by H. 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Gaslit Nation Salons take place Mondays 4pm ET over Zoom and the first ~40 minutes are recorded and shared on Patreon.com/Gaslit for our community Show Notes: Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid | WIRED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD9ETC80HDA NPR report: This year was the deadliest since 2005 for people in ICE custody https://www.expressnews.com/news/border-mexico/article/ice-deadliest-year-npr-21119815.php Big Budget Act Creates a "Deportation-Industrial Complex": The result will be a lopsided, enforcement-only machine that will be hard to dismantle. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/big-budget-act-creates-deportation-industrial-complex Man arrested by Ice dies in jail cell in Long Island, New York: This article is more than 1 month old Officials in Nassau county confirmed death of 42-year-old man to Newsday but declined to share details https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/19/ice-death-long-island-ny Trump officials launch ICE effort to deport unaccompanied migrant children https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-directs-ice-agents-find-deport-unaccompanied-migrant-2025-02-23/ Federal judge says border patrol chief admitted he lied, in ruling limiting federal agents' use of force in Chicago https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/us/gregory-bovino-deposition-chicago-immigration Greg Bovino's Border Patrol Agents Use Disproportionate Force, Data Shows https://www.pogo.org/investigations/greg-bovinos-border-patrol-agents-use-disproportionate-force-data-shows Fighting for a government that serves the people. https://www.pogo.org/ 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas, as agency struggles with overcrowding https://apnews.com/article/border-patrol-child-custody-death-harlingen-2e2b27eeb3da669ee17241b8b3ee9ee2 Detainee Death Reporting https://www.ice.gov/detain/detainee-death-reporting CBP Fatal Encounters Tracker https://www.aclutx.org/en/cbp-fatal-encounters-tracker FACT FOCUS: Claims that more than 300,000 migrant children are missing lack context https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-misinformation-migrant-children-missing-7ab0cea2fd2238346197429e952baa8b How they did it: The New York Times exposes migrant child labor exploitation across 50 states https://journalistsresource.org/media/migrant-children-labor-abuse-goldmith/ Homeland Security agents rescue migrant teen sisters from sex traffickers — after they arrived in US as unaccompanied minors https://nypost.com/2025/04/29/us-news/hsi-agents-rescue-teen-migrant-sisters-from-sex-traffickers/ Gaps in Sponsor Screening and Followup Raise Safety Concerns for Unaccompanied Children https://oig.hhs.gov/reports/all/2024/gaps-in-sponsor-screening-and-followup-raise-safety-concerns-for-unaccompanied-children/ Trump's False Claim of Missing Immigrant Children https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/16/trump-false-claim-missing-immigrant-children Under Joe Biden, Have 85,000 Undocumented Children Gone 'Missing'? https://www.newsweek.com/under-joe-biden-undocumented-children-missing-1812728 Democratic Women's Caucus Open Letter https://juliabrownley.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dwc-letter-to-dhs-on-ice-impersonators-and-women-s-safety.pdf How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women: Kylie Cheung argues in this op-ed that a rash of cases of men dressing as plainclothes ICE agents and assaulting immigrant women is possible because ICE agents operate with impunity. https://www.teenvogue.com/story/men-dressed-as-ice-agents-to-assault-immigrant-women-horrifying-trend Houston man pretended to be ICE agent to rob driver, charging docs allege https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/houston-ice-agent-robbery-20395157.php North Dakota man accused of impersonating an ICE officer when jail staff released an inmate to him https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota-immigration-williston-ice-agent-f89f0f070e5c39cd763a5018017ff332 US sees spate of arrests of civilians impersonating Ice officers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/28/civilians-impersonating-ice-officers ICE Annual Report Fiscal Year 2022 https://www.ice.gov/doclib/eoy/iceAnnualReportFY2022.pdf Border agent charged with child sex trafficking, fraud in Cochise County https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_5e596767-4575-485b-88e8-0a6265e5bb41.html The Green Monster: How the Border Patrol became America's most out-of-control law enforcement agency. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/border-patrol-the-green-monster-112220/ FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves: In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE's image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes. https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-warns-of-criminals-posing-as-ice-urges-agents-to-id-themselves/ How a tragic family secret turned Greg Bovino from a quiet country boy into the force of Trump's unflinching border patrol crackdown https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15288355/greg-bovino-border-patrol-family-secret-donald-trump-immigration.html Revealed: Trump administration retreats on combating human trafficking and child exploitation https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/17/trump-human-trafficking-programs-cut Trump administration takes hundreds of migrant children out of their homes, into government custody https://archive.ph/qc65g#selection-2109.7-2109.106 Oversight Agency Says 32,000 Unaccompanied Children Are Missing. But Are They? https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/are-32000-unaccompanied-children-missing/ Judge rules against Department of Homeland Security: "Given the inconsistencies between the BWC footage and the use of force reports, with the BWC footage undermining what agents put in their reports, the Court cannot rely on Parra's [who is Bovino's deputy] broad generalizations of protesters' actions or Defendants' responses to those actions. Turning to Bovino, the Court specifically finds his testimony not credible. Bovino appeared evasive over the three days of his deposition, either providing "cute" responses to Plaintiffs' counsel's questions or outright lying." "To the extent that agents use ChatGPT to create their use of force reports, this further undermines their credibility and may explain the inaccuracy of these reports when viewed in light of the BWC footage." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571.281.0_3.pdf
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how we are to "In All Seasons Give Thanks" from Habakkuk 1:2, 13; 3:1-2,16-19.
Pastor Dwight preaches this week on "Life At The Crossroads Of Decision" from Ruth 1:1-22.
Pastor Steve preaches this week on "Surprising Grace" from Joshua 2:1-21.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on "Deborah & Jael: Real Game Changers" from Judges 4 & 5.
Pastor Josh preaches this week on "Your Esther Moment" from Esther 4:1-17.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how we are to be "Guided by God, Encouraged by Others" from Acts 18:1-3,18-21, 24-28.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on "A Future King, A Wise Wife, & A Mean Fool" from 1 Samuel 25.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how we should "Praise God for Favor" from Psalm 147.
Pastor Justin preaches this week on our "God Does Not Disappoint" from Psalm 146.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on "Getting Intentional With Faith" from Psalm 145.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how "God is Worthy of Praise" from Psalm 135.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on having "A Life Of Influence For God" from Psalm 71.
Pastors Jacob, Melanie, and Josh preaches this week on "Connecting With God's Word" from Psalm 119.
Pastor Justin preaches this week on how "God Keeps His Promises" from Psalm 105.
Guest: Jon Noyes, Stand to Reason - Speaker for PCA's Biblical Worldview Conference, September 28-30, 2025 If you'd like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. Loved chatting with Jon Noyes from Stand to Reason about the importance of developing a Biblical worldview and his personal journey to faith in Jesus Christ. Hope you enjoy the conversation with Jon…also, make plans to attend the BWC and like and share this podcast with others!
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how we are to "Give Thanks To God" from Psalm 103.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on "Our Great Refuge" from Psalm 46.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how we are "Made Clean Through Confession" from Psalm 51:1-12.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how "Our Great God Remembers Us" from Psalm 8.
Pastor Melanie preaches this week on how "God Is Our Hope" from Psalm 42.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week about "Peace In Times of Opposition" from Psalm 3.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week about "Right Living In A Crazy World" from Psalm 1.
Pastor Scott preaches this week on how we are a "Citizen of Heaven" from Philippians 3:20-4:1.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how we are called to be an "Ambassador for Christ" from Mark 1:16-17, 16:15-16.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how "I Am A Child of God" from Galatians 3:26 - 4:7.
Send us a textThis week I'm bringing the BWC into the preaching gig I did over the weekend talking about James 2: 17-26. Support the show If you have any questions about the subjects covered in today's episode you can find us on Facebook at the links below or you can shoot me an email at joe@buddywalkwithjesus.com One Stop Shop for all the links Linktr.ee/happydeamedia
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how "I Am Filled with the Holy Spirit" from John 16:8-15.
Pastor Justin preaches this week on how "I Am Free" from John 8:31-36.
Pastor Josh preaches this week on "I Am Forgiven" from Ephesians 1:6-8.
Pastor Dwight preaches this week on "I Am Loved" from 1 John 3:1-3.
Pastor Andrea preaches this week on how we are "Known By God" from Psalm 139.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how we are "Called to Follow Jesus' Steps" from 1 Peter 2:15-25.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on, "I Am Alive In Christ" from Romans 6:1-14.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on, "Jesus Our Resurrected Savior!" from Matthew 28:1-10.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week asking the question, "Who Do You Say Jesus Is?" from Matthew 16:13-20.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week about what to do "Multiplication Jesus' Way" from Matthew 14:13-21.
Pastor Scott & Pastor Peter preach this week about what to do "When Opposition Happens" from Matthew 12:1-14.
Pastor Dwight preaches this week about being "Fishers of Men" from Matthew 4:18-22.
We are BACK!! After an unanticipated nine month pause, we are ready to come back as 2 peas on the pod. We want to give a HUGE thank you to our best friend Laura for starting the BWC. She hops on at the start of this episode to give her life update on this next season of hers. The past nine months brought some major changes in all of our lives, which we get into throughout the episode. The rest of the episode is Liz & Libby's first recording together - talking about why we took this unexpected break and how we have evolved over the past 9 months since our last episode. We talk about the lessons we've learned, how we've changed, and where we see ourselves (and the BWC!) going from here. We are so happy to be back and connect with our tiny yet mighty BWC fam. If you haven't already, please let us a 5 star review! Don't forget to follow us on instagram: @badwivesclubpodcast @lizfragala @libby.pisano
Pastor Kevin preaches this week about how "Jesus Triumphs Over Temptations" from Matthew 4:1-11.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on "Jesus The Teacher" from Matthew 5:1-12.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week on how "John Points People to Jesus" from Matthew 3:1-12.
Send us a textThis week we welcome back to the show author, pastor, speaker and newest addition to the KFM Broadcasting family, Jon Adams. We're responding to some of the questions submitted by the BWC and jumping more fully into the topic of Christian Mysticism as well as Jon's book Jesus: A Field Manual. Check out his book: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Field-Manual-Sermon-Mount-ebook/dp/B0CHK92CLXCheck out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/discoverchristianmysticismwithjonadamsLearn more about KFM Broadcasting: https://www.kfmbroadcasting.com/Support the show If you have any questions about the subjects covered in today's episode you can find us on Facebook at the links below or you can shoot me an email at joe@buddywalkwithjesus.com One Stop Shop for all the links Linktr.ee/happydeamedia
Pastor Justin preaches this week about how "The Lord Is There" from Psalm 23:4.
Pastor Scott and Pastor Josh give a tag team message this week on "God Revealed" from Psalm 23.
Dr. Harry Wood preaches this week about "The Lord Who Heals" from Psalm 23:3.
Pastor Kevin preaches this week about how "The Lord is Our Peace" from Psalm 23:2.
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