Elizabeth Drescher, PhD
@edrescherphd.bsky.social
Puppy mum, gardener, green cook, scholar of living non/religion, urban religion, material religion, domestic religion, religion in everyday life.
Behold, I winking doodle in jammies!
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Behold, I winking doodle in jammies!
A statement of contrition for failing to use moral influence that translated to political power from the 1970s on to denounce economic, racial & social injustice at the macro-level—structural forces that complicate reproductive decisions beyond pro/anti-choice—would ground moral authority now. 1/2
Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy
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January 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A statement of contrition for failing to use moral influence that translated to political power from the 1970s on to denounce economic, racial & social injustice at the macro-level—structural forces that complicate reproductive decisions beyond pro/anti-choice—would ground moral authority now. 1/2
Important, of course. But one wonders to what extent the Church's fixation on anti-abortion & anti-LGBTQ politics ignored their own call for "balancing of national interest with the common good" given the power they ceded to forces of "a diplomacy based on force" that they now denounce. 1/2
Three Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Joint Statement on the Morality of U.S. Foreign Policy - Archdiocese of Washington
Cardinals Cupich, McElroy and Tobin cite Pope Leo XIV’s direction to diplomats Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Newark, (Jan. 19, 2026) – Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Robert ...
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January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Important, of course. But one wonders to what extent the Church's fixation on anti-abortion & anti-LGBTQ politics ignored their own call for "balancing of national interest with the common good" given the power they ceded to forces of "a diplomacy based on force" that they now denounce. 1/2
Is there any chance that correcting poor grammar could save the world? Because that would win me my own, legit Nobel Peace Prize.
January 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Is there any chance that correcting poor grammar could save the world? Because that would win me my own, legit Nobel Peace Prize.
Every time I open @nytimes.com Cooking to this picture of pesto chicken meatballs, I puke in my mouth a little. Who thought this looked appetizing.
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Every time I open @nytimes.com Cooking to this picture of pesto chicken meatballs, I puke in my mouth a little. Who thought this looked appetizing.
It's a start, I guess.
University to Pay $500,000 to Professor It Fired Over Charlie Kirk Post
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January 8, 2026 at 5:14 AM
It's a start, I guess.
Haven't had my coffee ☕️ yet. But how you doin'?
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Haven't had my coffee ☕️ yet. But how you doin'?
The trouble with reading Hannah Arendt, Merleau-Ponty, or Michael Jackson is that every other line seems important, notable, underline worthy. Then you re-read, and what you didn't mark the first time seems important, notable, underline worthy. #InfiniteLoop
December 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The trouble with reading Hannah Arendt, Merleau-Ponty, or Michael Jackson is that every other line seems important, notable, underline worthy. Then you re-read, and what you didn't mark the first time seems important, notable, underline worthy. #InfiniteLoop
Took these photos of “When the Mountain fell in Love with the Sea” by Lacey Bryant at Ryland Mews n 90º weather in August. Then noticed an unhoused woman sleeping near the railroad tracks. Can you see her? Can any of us? #Urban🖼️ #MuralOfTheWeek #SanJoseMurals #MappingLivingReligion
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Took these photos of “When the Mountain fell in Love with the Sea” by Lacey Bryant at Ryland Mews n 90º weather in August. Then noticed an unhoused woman sleeping near the railroad tracks. Can you see her? Can any of us? #Urban🖼️ #MuralOfTheWeek #SanJoseMurals #MappingLivingReligion
The evil in Weiss's actions re #60Minutes should be obvious. The idiocy is that she somehow believed she could stop the story from getting out.
Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment
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December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The evil in Weiss's actions re #60Minutes should be obvious. The idiocy is that she somehow believed she could stop the story from getting out.
GOP women are unhappy with Mike Johnson? Oh, wow. Color me so sad 🥹 that the women betraying women (and everyone else in America) feel betrayed by the deceitful little man they brought to power.
Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future
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December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
GOP women are unhappy with Mike Johnson? Oh, wow. Color me so sad 🥹 that the women betraying women (and everyone else in America) feel betrayed by the deceitful little man they brought to power.
This girl, stopping to smell the not-really-lavender, finding sunshine on a cloudy day.
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This girl, stopping to smell the not-really-lavender, finding sunshine on a cloudy day.
This girl, in her heirloom holiday jammies. Everything.
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This girl, in her heirloom holiday jammies. Everything.
Murals at Khemara Rangsey Temple in the Tropicana neighborhood of San José, CA remember Cambodia & South Vietnam, celebrate the Bay Area Khmer & Kampuchea-Krom diaspora, and help to preserve Khmer identity & culture. #Urban🖼️ #MuralOfTheWeek #SanJoseMurals #MappingLivingReligion
November 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Murals at Khemara Rangsey Temple in the Tropicana neighborhood of San José, CA remember Cambodia & South Vietnam, celebrate the Bay Area Khmer & Kampuchea-Krom diaspora, and help to preserve Khmer identity & culture. #Urban🖼️ #MuralOfTheWeek #SanJoseMurals #MappingLivingReligion
The eventual #Epsteinfiles release is, alas, probably going to turn out to be a not-much-burger. But is there a chance that the process has taught more moderate GOP members how to stand up to tRump?
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The eventual #Epsteinfiles release is, alas, probably going to turn out to be a not-much-burger. But is there a chance that the process has taught more moderate GOP members how to stand up to tRump?
Virgin of Guadalupe at Biebrach Park pool, Gardner neighborhood, San Jose, CA. See more: bit.ly/4nX1SHK #Urban🖼️ #MuralOfTheWeek #SanJoseMurals #MappingLivingReligion
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Virgin of Guadalupe at Biebrach Park pool, Gardner neighborhood, San Jose, CA. See more: bit.ly/4nX1SHK #Urban🖼️ #MuralOfTheWeek #SanJoseMurals #MappingLivingReligion
Inch by inch, academic freedom, any kind of intellectual integrity at all, is excised from American colleges and universities.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
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November 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Inch by inch, academic freedom, any kind of intellectual integrity at all, is excised from American colleges and universities.
Also, "we'll see" what happens to Shaheen's legacy when she conveniently exits stage right in 2026 after fkking over the American people in 2025. #healthcareforall
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Also, "we'll see" what happens to Shaheen's legacy when she conveniently exits stage right in 2026 after fkking over the American people in 2025. #healthcareforall
FFS, @markwarner.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @hassan.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov #jontester, sure @joemanchin5.bsky.social is a fkwad who'll yield power to line his (& his daughter's) pockets. But are all of you NUTS? No means no on #ACA. #HoldTheLine
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 AM
FFS, @markwarner.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @hassan.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov #jontester, sure @joemanchin5.bsky.social is a fkwad who'll yield power to line his (& his daughter's) pockets. But are all of you NUTS? No means no on #ACA. #HoldTheLine
"don’t tell me that excusing that tattoo is good politics" Do better @chrismurphyct.bsky.social #nonazis
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"don’t tell me that excusing that tattoo is good politics" Do better @chrismurphyct.bsky.social #nonazis
Reposted by Elizabeth Drescher, PhD
One of David Graeber's most interesting pieces was from 2013 called - 'A practical utopians guide to the coming collapse.'
Here is an extract.
Here is an extract.
October 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
One of David Graeber's most interesting pieces was from 2013 called - 'A practical utopians guide to the coming collapse.'
Here is an extract.
Here is an extract.
Reposted by Elizabeth Drescher, PhD
What will Amy Coney Barrett do?
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
What will Amy Coney Barrett do?
“The condition of the poor is a cry that, throughout human history, constantly challenges our lives, societies, political and economic systems, and, not least, the Church.” - Pope Leo (October 4, 2025)
October 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“The condition of the poor is a cry that, throughout human history, constantly challenges our lives, societies, political and economic systems, and, not least, the Church.” - Pope Leo (October 4, 2025)