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Evan Berry

@ecothought.bsky.social

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Settler on Akimel O’odham and Pee Posh territory. Sunny, but grumpy at the same time. Academic interests: environmental humanities, religion and climate change, petroculture, religious studies in public higher education, human rights 🍉🌈🏜️

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 22h

Just got back from Normal, IL for a lecture at Illinois State University. Established in 1857 after this small town lawyer named Abe secured the funding. Was reminded once again that US public universities are the triumph of civilization

Normal, IL

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."

"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 1d

Three times they had runners at second with no outs between the 10th and 14th, and not once could they trade an out for 90 feet.

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 1d

First question in that interview woulda been: “Will you take some extra bunting practice before Toronto?”

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 1d

25th amendment level delusion

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 2d

Two likes too many.

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 2d

big same

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 3d

This is a pretty Islamophobic way to think about religious violence

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 3d

The United States is the home of the Klan, we need to stop pretending like religious violence is somehow foreign. The call is coming from inside the house and always has been.

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 3d

Recent public piece by Ariel Mayse and Emily Zinkula on mounting dangers to #endangeredspecies

www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Trump’s proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act are ‘environmental sabotage’

OPINION: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to change the long-standing regulatory definition of “harm” in the Endangered Species Act.

www.sfchronicle.com

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 3d

Silicon Valley moves “fast and breaks things” by producing stupid new philosophies and terrible new religions at an unbelievable rate.

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 3d

Is she talking about Freddie?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie...

Freddie Oversteegen - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 3d

better

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 3d

why do they call it a fanny pack when tuckus tote was right there

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Ian S. Pumpkins @icpetrie.bsky.social · 4d

Penn historian Ben Nathans with an op-ed in our campus newspaper:

"No self-respecting university that values its autonomy and the integrity of its teaching and research should sign the compact."

Benjamin Nathans | Autonomy or obedience

Guest Columnist Benjamin Nathans urges Penn’s leadership to resist the White House’s demands in its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 4d

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 4d

so on brand for guys trying to monetize masculinity to struggle to take accountability for their actions

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 5d

REWIND
MANOSPHERE INFLUENCERS WHO BOOSTED TRUMP ARE NOW COOLING ON HIM
By NIKKI MCCANN RAMIREZ
OCTOBER 6, 2025

And then it’s Homer with a hundred cigarettes in his mouth

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Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 5d

So since I'm annoyed let me say a few things today.Some folks have been writing about Christian Nationalism and apocalyptic right wing movements for YEARS here in the US. YEARS. Do we get to have a platform in major mags and newspapers... rarely.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 6d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 6d

In the 90s, there were faux ‘50s diners. Now everything is (faux) ‘90s, and we can’t really tell the difference between simulacra and sign anymore.

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 8d

The exonerative tense occurred again

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...

Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 8d

Absolutely INSANE use of passive voice in this CNN piece

just incredible

@katmabu.bsky.social “landed on the ground” during the protest???

At least one other person, who identified herself on social media as Kat Abughazaleh, a former journalist also running for Congress, landed on the ground during that same protest after she was pushed by a federal law enforcement agent in a camouflage uniform wearing a full face covering, sunglasses and a helmet, video by CNN affiliate WBBM showed.

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Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict (CSRC) @asu-csrc.bsky.social · 8d

Join us for a special Humanities Week 2025 event, organized in partnership with ASU Jewish Studies.

📣Torah and Tactics: Jewish Ethics, Just War and the State of Israel
🎤Alan Mittleman
🗓️ 10/23
⏰ 4:30–6 p.m.
🔗 asuevents.asu.edu/torah-tactics
❗ registration required

#ASUHumanities

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Donovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 10d

Hard to overstate how transformative Jane Goodall was as a scientist.

She took the best of the scientific method--empirical observation--and used it to push back on existing scientific orthodoxies.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 10d

Last night, the ADL took down its "Glossary of antisemitism" which included an entry for the term "globalist," describing it as a far-right codeword for Jews.

Hours later, the official DHS account authors a post with a common far-right meme, saying that "globalists" will be denied entry to the US.

Evan Berry @ecothought.bsky.social · 11d

Arizona prepares for climate change

TLDR: adaptation without mitigation because “politics”

www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

“Hobbs' heat plan has won praise and led to actions in some parts of the state. Her advisors say they didn't want her work to get lost in political debates about climate change.

In 2012, Arizona recorded 156 heat-related deaths across the state. A decade and a nearly three-degree increase in average July temperatures in its largest city later, the death count had swelled to 671.”