Katherine Stewart
@katherinestewart.bsky.social
Money, Lies, and God; The Power Worshippers & other books
@nytopinion, @religionreport & Forkosch awards
Katherinestewart.me, https://substack.com/@katherinestewartbooks
No DM, plz email at goodnewskatherine (@) gmail dot com
@nytopinion, @religionreport & Forkosch awards
Katherinestewart.me, https://substack.com/@katherinestewartbooks
No DM, plz email at goodnewskatherine (@) gmail dot com
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Book Review: ‘Money, Lies, and God,’ by Katherine Stewart
A new book by the journalist Katherine Stewart finds a far-right movement seething in resentment, suspicious of reason and determined to dominate at all costs.
www.nytimes.com
"Books like hers function not as weapons but as maps, navigating a way around the edges of the abyss." Grateful for @nytimes.com review of Money, Lies and God. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/b...
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What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab
What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab
Should states write their own AI laws, or should David Sacks?
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What the leaked AI executive order tells us about the Big Tech power grab
"Maltinsky is seeking reinstatement to his position along with an order declaring that the defendants violated his First Amendment rights to speech and Fifth Amendment rights to equal protection under the law." abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Veteran FBI employee sues bureau after being fired over displaying a pride flag
A veteran FBI employee is claiming in a lawsuit that he was fired last month after displaying an LGBTQ+ flag at his workspace
abcnews.go.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"Maltinsky is seeking reinstatement to his position along with an order declaring that the defendants violated his First Amendment rights to speech and Fifth Amendment rights to equal protection under the law." abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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I don’t have a new book to promote, but four of my former students have their first books coming out this academic year and, people, you are going to hear about them.
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I don’t have a new book to promote, but four of my former students have their first books coming out this academic year and, people, you are going to hear about them.
“'Whoever is directing this has completely lost touch with their mission to the country.'”
“It’s insane to have them rip our family apart.” Federal agents are arresting the foreign spouses of Americans during interviews at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices. The couples and their lawyers said they had followed the required steps to secure permanent residency.
For Spouses of U.S. Citizens, Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs
Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“'Whoever is directing this has completely lost touch with their mission to the country.'”
"Former Republican state legislator Austin Smith pleaded guilty Monday to what he previously called “ludicrous” charges that he personally forged more than 100 signatures on his petitions for reelection last year."
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Former Republican state legislator Austin Smith pleaded guilty Monday to what he previously called “ludicrous” charges that he personally forged more than 100 signatures on his petitions for reelection last year."
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“.. the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan” demands that a substantial share of $300 billion of frozen Russian state assets “be carved up between Washington and Moscow .. This has apparently disappeared from subsequent versions, but there’s no mistaking the intent.”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“.. the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan” demands that a substantial share of $300 billion of frozen Russian state assets “be carved up between Washington and Moscow .. This has apparently disappeared from subsequent versions, but there’s no mistaking the intent.”
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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"David Sacks tried to kill state AI laws — and it blew up in his face. A leaked executive order draft reveals the tech billionaire making a power play to become America’s AI policy gatekeeper." www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
David Sacks tried to kill state AI laws — and it blew up in his face
A leaked executive order reveals that the tech billionaire would have become America’s AI policy gatekeeper.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"David Sacks tried to kill state AI laws — and it blew up in his face. A leaked executive order draft reveals the tech billionaire making a power play to become America’s AI policy gatekeeper." www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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“Within hours of CT announcing that longtime pastor and scholar Nicole Massie Martin had been elected its next president and CEO, a familiar chorus of online racist and patriarchal critics declared the flagship evangelical magazine is no longer really ‘Christian.’”
baptistnews.com/article/chri...
baptistnews.com/article/chri...
Christianity Today hires a Black woman and the right goes nuts
Nicole Massie Martin’s appointment comes during a season of turnover and turmoil at the flagship evangelical magazine.
baptistnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“Within hours of CT announcing that longtime pastor and scholar Nicole Massie Martin had been elected its next president and CEO, a familiar chorus of online racist and patriarchal critics declared the flagship evangelical magazine is no longer really ‘Christian.’”
baptistnews.com/article/chri...
baptistnews.com/article/chri...
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🎉 We're excited to announce the Rights in Reel Time Challenge, co-sponsored with @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social!
Law students are invited to create a short video that brings the Constitution to life — with a focus on the 1st or 4th Amendment.
💰 Prizes up to $3k
📅 Deadline: Jan. 5
🔗 L4GG.org/ReelTime
Law students are invited to create a short video that brings the Constitution to life — with a focus on the 1st or 4th Amendment.
💰 Prizes up to $3k
📅 Deadline: Jan. 5
🔗 L4GG.org/ReelTime
Rights in Reel Time Challenge — Lawyers for Good Government
L4GG.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🎉 We're excited to announce the Rights in Reel Time Challenge, co-sponsored with @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social!
Law students are invited to create a short video that brings the Constitution to life — with a focus on the 1st or 4th Amendment.
💰 Prizes up to $3k
📅 Deadline: Jan. 5
🔗 L4GG.org/ReelTime
Law students are invited to create a short video that brings the Constitution to life — with a focus on the 1st or 4th Amendment.
💰 Prizes up to $3k
📅 Deadline: Jan. 5
🔗 L4GG.org/ReelTime
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reposted by Katherine Stewart
Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
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Note that the BBC openly admits in an email to me that the removal of this claim about Trump's world-historical corruption was done "on legal advice."
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Note that the BBC openly admits in an email to me that the removal of this claim about Trump's world-historical corruption was done "on legal advice."
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Translation: Trump's threat of a lawsuit, no matter how bogus, has now been rewarded.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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P.S. Your regular reminder that 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴.
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
P.S. Your regular reminder that 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴.
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Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer who previously represented Andrew and Tristan Tate before joining the White House, stepped in on their behalf during a federal investigation, saying the seizure of the Tates’ devices was not a good use of time or resources.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Paul Ingrassia, a lawyer who previously represented Andrew and Tristan Tate before joining the White House, stepped in on their behalf during a federal investigation, saying the seizure of the Tates’ devices was not a good use of time or resources.
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Sure. But the worst part would be people on the liberal/left falling for the idea Trump is anything other than who he is & has always been
The Best part of the Zohran Mamdani-Donald Trump meeting was seeing MAGA's anti-Muslim bigots like Elise Stefanik and Laura Loomer freak out! If enjoying that is wrong, I don't want to be right! My new Daily Dean: youtu.be/c_RDBGhYOxU?...
Best part of the Zohran-Trump meeting was triggering the anti-Muslim bigots!
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Sure. But the worst part would be people on the liberal/left falling for the idea Trump is anything other than who he is & has always been
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
Worth reading the entire piece
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Worth reading the entire piece
Foreign trolls www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Foreign trolls www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
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The Polish prime minister reacts
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Polish prime minister reacts
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The idea that Trump built a durable, multiracial working-class coalition was always overstated. trib.al/oX4FTOF
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
The Young Voters and Minorities Who Backed Trump in 2024 Hate Him Now
Political analyst Michael Podhorzer discusses why the Republican candidates in New Jersey and Virginia came nowhere near matching Trump’s 2024 support among voters of color and young voters.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The idea that Trump built a durable, multiracial working-class coalition was always overstated. trib.al/oX4FTOF
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
Exit polls from New Jersey and Virginia show the GOP lost overwhelmingly among all three voting blocs: voters under age 30, Black voters, and Latinos.
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shocked to hear Noam Chomsky might not be discriminating about his associates, now to take a big swig of coffee and check out the writings of Edward Herman.
"[Epstein] had several ideas about who could appear on it and provide favorable testimonies [...]
'Spoke to Chomsky, he’s all in,' Epstein wrote in a text message to an undisclosed associate."
'Spoke to Chomsky, he’s all in,' Epstein wrote in a text message to an undisclosed associate."
Epstein turned to academic Chomsky, others to rehab image after Herald investigation
Other potential people Epstein considered included deceased Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson and Norwegian diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen.
www.miamiherald.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
shocked to hear Noam Chomsky might not be discriminating about his associates, now to take a big swig of coffee and check out the writings of Edward Herman.
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The only family values these people care about is creating a new aristocracy:
“Virtually every detail of Mr. Witkoff’s announcement, made during a conference panel with Mr. Trump’s second-eldest son, contained a conflict of interest.”
“Virtually every detail of Mr. Witkoff’s announcement, made during a conference panel with Mr. Trump’s second-eldest son, contained a conflict of interest.”
May 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The only family values these people care about is creating a new aristocracy:
“Virtually every detail of Mr. Witkoff’s announcement, made during a conference panel with Mr. Trump’s second-eldest son, contained a conflict of interest.”
“Virtually every detail of Mr. Witkoff’s announcement, made during a conference panel with Mr. Trump’s second-eldest son, contained a conflict of interest.”
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”