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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 22h

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 22h

The historical parallels are glaring.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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creamcityjw ⚾ 9 to go #FUCKICE @creamcityjw.bsky.social · 1d

it's important to remember that MAGA and christians in general don't actually like jews. they like israel as a bulwark against the greater evil in their mind: islam.

they like zionism as a means of relocating american jews and shoring up their support of regional genocide in israel.

Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 1d

Joel Swanson on VPOTUS' casual, horrifying antisemitism

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JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a thing.

Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 1d

Joel Swanson on VPOTUS' casual, horrifying antisemitism

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JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...

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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 1d

I mean the writing is pretty good

the rest is not great, though

agreed

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Ian! @evilpowermaster.bsky.social · 1d

“JD Vance, in other words, is likening criticism of the policies of a US government agency to the lie that Jews systematically murder Christian children to consume their blood. A grosser trivialization of the traumas of Jewish history is hard to imagine.”

Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 1d

Joel Swanson on VPOTUS' casual, horrifying antisemitism

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JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

I realize we're all distracted by a lot of other things right now, but I was still shocked by just how little coverage this got. I hardly saw any other media sources write about it. So I had to write about it myself.

Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 1d

Joel Swanson on VPOTUS' casual, horrifying antisemitism

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JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...

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Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 1d

A most worthy read by @joelhs.bsky.social

Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 1d

Joel Swanson on VPOTUS' casual, horrifying antisemitism

religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-tri...

JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...

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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 1d

sorry, forgot to tag @joelhs.bsky.social!

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Joel Swanson on VPOTUS' casual, horrifying antisemitism

religiondispatches.org/jd-vance-tri...

JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...

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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 1d

check it out

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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 2d

the latest from RD: @fredclarkson.bsky.social on the NAR's resolution to bring Christian women together en masse

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The NAR Vows to Stage the Largest-Ever Gathering of Christian Women

Last year on Yom Kippur, leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation staged an all-day rally in support of Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency called A Million Women. As was the case with the Million M...

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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 2d

it's a GWB era joke

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 5d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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Chanhee Heo 허찬희 @chanheeheo.bsky.social · 10d

We’re living in a world that defies any single adjective as it has been beyond comprehension. Reflecting on what has been and what is going on, I wrote this piece.

Thank you @mpgphd.bsky.social @religiondispatches.org for this opportunity!

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Charlie Kirk Memorial in Seoul Shows Power of Christian Nationalism for Young Korean Activists

On September 13, 2025, echoes of “We are Charlie Kirk” could be heard across Seoul. From Jamsil to Gangnam, thousands of young Koreans commemorated American political activist Charlie Kirk's death by ...

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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 10d

yes, have some!

American Religions at Stanford @argcstanford.bsky.social · 11d

Check out this important and insightful piece by @argcstanford.bsky.social alumna @chanheeheo.bsky.social on @religiondispatches.org:

Screenshot of the title and banner image for Chanhee Heo’s Religion Dispatches article on “Charlie Kirk Memorial in Seoul”

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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 11d

@chanheeheo.bsky.social of @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social teaches us about the Christian nationalist origins of South Korea -- and why young activists are declaring "We Are Charlie Kirk"

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Charlie Kirk Memorial in Seoul Shows Power of Christian Nationalism for Young Korean Activists

On September 13, 2025, echoes of “We are Charlie Kirk” could be heard across Seoul. From Jamsil to Gangnam, thousands of young Koreans commemorated American political activist Charlie Kirk's death by ...

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Chrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · 11d

“Because recent studies largely ignore structural problems with the legacy media and institutional culture, they offer insufficient solutions to complex problems: the low-trust and post-truth nature of the contemporary public sphere—and the strain on democracies that conspiracy theories present”

Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 11d

the latest from @religiondispatches.org by @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social on why "media literacy" falls short in addressing the infowars for democracy

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Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning conspiracy theories on their phones?

Cell phone bans in K-12 institutions were a hot topic this back-to-school season. All 50 states and D.C. have instituted some version of a cell phone ban at the state or district level. These bans are...

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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 11d

I love it when our authors teach me things!

v cool piece by Dr. chanheeheo.bsky.social‬ of @ctrrelpol-washu.bsky.social on what SK youth activists' embrace of Charlie Kirk has to tell us about global Christian nationalismreligiondispatches.org/charlie-kirk...s/

Charlie Kirk Memorial in Seoul Shows Power of Christian Nationalism for Young Korean Activists

On September 13, 2025, echoes of “We are Charlie Kirk” could be heard across Seoul. From Jamsil to Gangnam, thousands of young Koreans commemorated American political activist Charlie Kirk's death by ...

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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 11d

shocked, SHOCKED to find gambling going on in this establishment

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 11d

MAGA charismatic pastor mismanaged funds, enriched himself, etc. a continuing saga

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Worship leader Sean Feucht mismanaged millions in ministry funds, former associates say

Worship leader Sean Feucht's meteoric rise to prominence began in 2020 during the pandemic. His mask-free concerts defied public health rules and drew thousands, boosting his ministry's revenue from $...

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Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · 11d

the latest from @religiondispatches.org by @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social on why "media literacy" falls short in addressing the infowars for democracy

religiondispatches.org/rarely-is-th...

Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning conspiracy theories on their phones?

Cell phone bans in K-12 institutions were a hot topic this back-to-school season. All 50 states and D.C. have instituted some version of a cell phone ban at the state or district level. These bans are...

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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 11d

being the editor means no one can stop you from making dumb GWB jokes in the headline

the latest from @religiondispatches.org by @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social on why "media literacy" falls short in addressing the infowars for democracy

religiondispatches.org/rarely-is-th...

Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning conspiracy theories on their phones?

Cell phone bans in K-12 institutions were a hot topic this back-to-school season. All 50 states and D.C. have instituted some version of a cell phone ban at the state or district level. These bans are...

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 12d

had an amazing in-depth conversation w/ @jaredlholt.bsky.social & @michaelehayden.bsky.social about the history of the antifa bogeyman in America, what antifa is in the MAGA imagination, and what Trump's executive order declaring antifa "domestic terrorists" means

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040: What the Hell is Antifa? feat. Christopher Mathias

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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 12d

haven't done a good public holler in a minute

(tl;dr I don't think it's wrong to wish harm on people who want you dead)

thanks to James Carleton and all the folks at ABC's "God Forbid" for having me!

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The ethics of witchcraft and hexing the far-right - ABC listen

Two days prior to the assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, a group of writers at US-based feminist magazine, Jezebel, published an article stating that they 'Paid Some Etsy Wit...

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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 14d

It might be 3 months old
But it remains as important 3 months later

Religion Dispatches @religiondispatches.org · May 30

@praeyesright.bsky.social's Hialy Gutierrez on why "school choice" is billionaires' way of dismantling democracy

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The Billionaires Selling School Vouchers to Buy the Soul of a Nation

A federal school voucher program, or “universal school choice” as supporters call it, is a key piece of the Right’s agenda to dramatically change education as we’ve known it. A central element in the ...

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