On Thursday, the Trump administration touted the arrest of several demonstrators who recently disrupted services at a Minnesota church, apparently to protest a pastor linked to ICE. Then, as so often happens with this administration, things took a turn for the grimly bizarre when federal officials shared an AI photo of one of the protesters that had been digitally altered to make it appear as if she were openly sobbing.

U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi confirmed Thursday morning that she had directed FBI and Homeland Security agents to execute an arrest warrant against Nekima Levy Armstrong, writing that she was instrumental in planning the protest at Cities Church, which Bondi described as a “coordinated attack.” Bondi later announced the arrests of two others, Chauntyll Louisa Allen and William Kelly, in connection with the incident. According to the FBI, they are being investigated for possible violations of the FACE Act, which bars threats to houses of worship.

“Listen loud and clear: WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP,” Bondi wrote.

The government also........

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