Bethany Mannon
@drbethany.bsky.social
Rhetoric & Writing professor in Appalachia, studying feminism & religion | AI eye-roller | Currently writing a book about Rachel Held Evans
UConn | Penn State | Newtown, CT | now in East TN
UConn | Penn State | Newtown, CT | now in East TN
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Bethany Mannon
@drbethany.bsky.social
· Nov 8
"I Grew Up in the Church" - Baylor University Press
In 'I Grew Up in the Church': How American Evangelical Women Tell Their Stories, Bethany Mannon studies the diverse and complex voices of women who have inf...
www.baylorpress.com
I have some thoughts about women - of all ages - leaving evangelicalism. 🧵
First of all, of course they are! I wrote about how women have spent the last two decades (and really longer) calling out alienating, unbiblical evangelical rhetoric and politics. 1/x www.baylorpress.com/978148131893...
First of all, of course they are! I wrote about how women have spent the last two decades (and really longer) calling out alienating, unbiblical evangelical rhetoric and politics. 1/x www.baylorpress.com/978148131893...
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Trey Nehls' butch act would be more believable if he didn't sound like he had just inhaled an entire Goodyear Blimp's worth of helium.
Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6
January 22, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Trey Nehls' butch act would be more believable if he didn't sound like he had just inhaled an entire Goodyear Blimp's worth of helium.
I wonder how soon we'll have to remove units/readings on slavery from our syllabi
President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.
The slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been removed following Trump administration push
www.inquirer.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I wonder how soon we'll have to remove units/readings on slavery from our syllabi
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I don't know what annoys me more: amazing papers that get lost because they have boring and easy to gloss over titles the leaves out the important part, or papers with amazing titles that absolutely can't deliver what they promise... sure, it's the latter, but still...
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
January 22, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I don't know what annoys me more: amazing papers that get lost because they have boring and easy to gloss over titles the leaves out the important part, or papers with amazing titles that absolutely can't deliver what they promise... sure, it's the latter, but still...
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
I really do think there's a lane for a Democratic presidential candidate who says we're really going to focus the intel and law enforcement power of the US government against this problem.
It's unbelievable to me that we KNOW enough about human trafficking to know when the two biggest events are every year, and yet we haven't mobilized national law enforcement to prevent it in any serious way
January 23, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I really do think there's a lane for a Democratic presidential candidate who says we're really going to focus the intel and law enforcement power of the US government against this problem.
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It's unbelievable to me that we KNOW enough about human trafficking to know when the two biggest events are every year, and yet we haven't mobilized national law enforcement to prevent it in any serious way
January 23, 2026 at 12:36 AM
It's unbelievable to me that we KNOW enough about human trafficking to know when the two biggest events are every year, and yet we haven't mobilized national law enforcement to prevent it in any serious way
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Weird kink but okay
Call me Ishmael.
January 22, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Weird kink but okay
I guess I need to watch One Battle After Another!
January 22, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I guess I need to watch One Battle After Another!
Christians who support this are following Trump more closely than they are following Christ
The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
www.mprnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Christians who support this are following Trump more closely than they are following Christ
I love a good map
Trump's "Board of Peace" is just a list of countries where you can't safely drink tap water.
January 22, 2026 at 11:52 AM
I love a good map
Read this story by my friend/colleague Ben!
The Cages flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/01...
The Cages flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/01...
The Cages
A few weeks into the season, Alex and I drove off the mountain to try the new Sports Land in Wilkesboro. His batting still wasn’t progressing like we’d hoped, and our first game of the season was a…
flashfictionmagazine.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Read this story by my friend/colleague Ben!
The Cages flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/01...
The Cages flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2026/01...
Last semester my Discourse and Democracy students had to draft a "28th Amendment" and pitch it to the class. Guess what they came up with?
Group 1: Right to Privacy
Group 2: Right to Education
Group 1: Right to Privacy
Group 2: Right to Education
January 21, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Last semester my Discourse and Democracy students had to draft a "28th Amendment" and pitch it to the class. Guess what they came up with?
Group 1: Right to Privacy
Group 2: Right to Education
Group 1: Right to Privacy
Group 2: Right to Education
In a negative way if you're old, rich, and boring, maybe
Trump: "Certain places in Europe are not even recognizable, frankly, anymore. We can argue about it but there's no argument. Friends come back from different places and say, 'I don't recognize it.' And that's not in a positive way. That's in a very negative way."
January 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM
In a negative way if you're old, rich, and boring, maybe
Weather predictions for this weekend are bonkers. Either a reasonable 3-4 inches, or 27 INCHES EVERYONE GET INSIDE NOW!
January 20, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Weather predictions for this weekend are bonkers. Either a reasonable 3-4 inches, or 27 INCHES EVERYONE GET INSIDE NOW!
We no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 AM
We no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace
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In Louisiana, an ICE officer named David Courvelle has pleaded guilty on charges related to his monthslong sexual abuse of a Nicaraguan woman held in a detention center. www.wbrz.com/news/contrac...
Contract detention officer pleads guilty to sexually abusing Nicaraguan detainee at ICE facility in Basile
A former ICE detention officer pleaded guilty Monday to the sexual abuse of a Nicaraguan detainee at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, according to court documents obtained by WBRZ.
www.wbrz.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In Louisiana, an ICE officer named David Courvelle has pleaded guilty on charges related to his monthslong sexual abuse of a Nicaraguan woman held in a detention center. www.wbrz.com/news/contrac...
Today I looked at my half-done book manuscript with editor's comments and thought "I could just . . . not do this."
January 19, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Today I looked at my half-done book manuscript with editor's comments and thought "I could just . . . not do this."
I would bet a large amount of money on Cooper winning.
North Carolina - Senate Polling:
🔵 Cooper: 48%
🔴 Whatley: 24%
TIPP / Jan 16, 2026
🔵 Cooper: 48%
🔴 Whatley: 24%
TIPP / Jan 16, 2026
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I would bet a large amount of money on Cooper winning.
This is the female gaze. (straight) Women evolved to want a man who can survive a harsh winter and protect the neighborhood from ICE. It's science.
With masked armed federal agents sitting at the corner and circling the St. Paul neighborhood for quite some time, about 50-100 neighbors came out to blow whistles. This man says this is his neighborhood and thanks everyone who came out.
The agents have all left.
The agents have all left.
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 PM
This is the female gaze. (straight) Women evolved to want a man who can survive a harsh winter and protect the neighborhood from ICE. It's science.
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The vast majority of what’s happening is communal self-defense. It’s not an about agitating or escalating. The whistles, the honking, the yelling — these are efforts by people to warn and protect their neighbors. 2/3
January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The vast majority of what’s happening is communal self-defense. It’s not an about agitating or escalating. The whistles, the honking, the yelling — these are efforts by people to warn and protect their neighbors. 2/3
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Hey girl, come get your man
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Hey girl, come get your man
I just got chills
January 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I just got chills
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“In other words, AI reduces productivity, not increases it.”
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
“In other words, AI reduces productivity, not increases it.”
WHY AM I ONLY JUST LEARNING THIS
Pam Bondi being a Scientologist makes a lot of sense, actually.
January 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM
WHY AM I ONLY JUST LEARNING THIS
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The rent money has now been donated, but let's raise this family a little more. They are going to need grocery delivery, diapers, an extra cushion of money for a family sheltering at home w/ no income for who knows how long. Hell, let's raise enough $ for them to enjoy some small luxuries.
I got the sweetest, saddest email from Maria, who is trying to raise just $850 to pay her rent because her family is not able to leave the house for their own safety.
We gotta help that cute baby.
We gotta help that cute baby.
Donate to Ayuda Para Pagar Renta, organized by Maria Ruiz
Hello, my name is María. I'm doing this go fund me because I need help.. Me and my husband … Maria Ruiz needs your support for Ayuda Para Pagar Renta
www.gofundme.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The rent money has now been donated, but let's raise this family a little more. They are going to need grocery delivery, diapers, an extra cushion of money for a family sheltering at home w/ no income for who knows how long. Hell, let's raise enough $ for them to enjoy some small luxuries.
My 5-year-old is writing me notes
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 PM
My 5-year-old is writing me notes