Shannon Vavich
@theflyingkitchen.bsky.social
Memoirist and exposé writer revealing the hidden machinery of far-right Catholic power. “Staggeringly Disrespectful”.
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Someone needs to research these new Heritage hires.
Who would join a blatantly antisemitic, extremist Opus Dei adjacent Catholic think tank, that just lost 60 employees to public resignations?
Who aligns themselves w Paul Weyrich, Pat Buchanan & Nick Fuentes?
www.heritage.org/press/herita...
Who would join a blatantly antisemitic, extremist Opus Dei adjacent Catholic think tank, that just lost 60 employees to public resignations?
Who aligns themselves w Paul Weyrich, Pat Buchanan & Nick Fuentes?
www.heritage.org/press/herita...
Heritage Enhances Free Enterprise Efforts with New Initiative and Expanded Team
WASHINGTON—The Heritage Foundation today launched the Free Enterprise Initiative, expanding the success of its Capital Markets Initiative and adding new staff to advance and defend economic freedom.
www.heritage.org
February 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Someone needs to research these new Heritage hires.
Who would join a blatantly antisemitic, extremist Opus Dei adjacent Catholic think tank, that just lost 60 employees to public resignations?
Who aligns themselves w Paul Weyrich, Pat Buchanan & Nick Fuentes?
www.heritage.org/press/herita...
Who would join a blatantly antisemitic, extremist Opus Dei adjacent Catholic think tank, that just lost 60 employees to public resignations?
Who aligns themselves w Paul Weyrich, Pat Buchanan & Nick Fuentes?
www.heritage.org/press/herita...
Live group huddle tomorrow at 12 noon eastern! Fb and YT!
February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Live group huddle tomorrow at 12 noon eastern! Fb and YT!
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H/T @kenny0911.bsky.social
The religious war re education goes back to Brown v Ed (1954) requiring white kids sit next to black kids. White flight created a network of church schools.
And Bob Jones (1970) that took tax exemption away from racist church schools.
lithub.com/how-the-far-...
The religious war re education goes back to Brown v Ed (1954) requiring white kids sit next to black kids. White flight created a network of church schools.
And Bob Jones (1970) that took tax exemption away from racist church schools.
lithub.com/how-the-far-...
How the Far-Right Uses Educational Takeover to Impose Its Agenda
“Wars are won by teachers.” –Vladimir Putin * In a prescient 1995 address at Howard University titled “Racism and Fascism,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison warned of forces within t…
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February 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
H/T @kenny0911.bsky.social
The religious war re education goes back to Brown v Ed (1954) requiring white kids sit next to black kids. White flight created a network of church schools.
And Bob Jones (1970) that took tax exemption away from racist church schools.
lithub.com/how-the-far-...
The religious war re education goes back to Brown v Ed (1954) requiring white kids sit next to black kids. White flight created a network of church schools.
And Bob Jones (1970) that took tax exemption away from racist church schools.
lithub.com/how-the-far-...
This chapter explores worthiness, belonging, family culture, and expulsion—who gets labeled undeserving, and why. I write about cooking as more than food: as matriarchal care, culture-making, and love given without conditions.
🔗 Chapter 12: substack.com/@shannonvavi...
🔗 Chapter 12: substack.com/@shannonvavi...
The Gutter Catholic Goes Home: Chapter 12 — The Undeserving
Worthiness, Expulsion and Family Culture
substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
This chapter explores worthiness, belonging, family culture, and expulsion—who gets labeled undeserving, and why. I write about cooking as more than food: as matriarchal care, culture-making, and love given without conditions.
🔗 Chapter 12: substack.com/@shannonvavi...
🔗 Chapter 12: substack.com/@shannonvavi...
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“Her biggest bête noire is Leonard Leo, longtime vice president of the Federalist Society, who raised vast sums to support it. He has more entries in her index than any other subject.”
If you havent read @thelisagraves.bsky.social book, you dont know Jack.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/john...
If you havent read @thelisagraves.bsky.social book, you dont know Jack.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/john...
Biography of a Corrupted Court | Los Angeles Review of Books
Lisa Graves’s new exposé of Chief Justice John Roberts deconstructs the right-wing takeover of the Supreme Court.
lareviewofbooks.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:07 AM
“Her biggest bête noire is Leonard Leo, longtime vice president of the Federalist Society, who raised vast sums to support it. He has more entries in her index than any other subject.”
If you havent read @thelisagraves.bsky.social book, you dont know Jack.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/john...
If you havent read @thelisagraves.bsky.social book, you dont know Jack.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/john...
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20 years since Leonard Leo put Opus Dei adjacent Sam Alito on the Supreme Court.
Despite being a so-called Originalist, his opinions are drawn primarily from Aquinas and medival natural law Catholic Christofascism.
A prefect example of watch what I do, not what I say.
archive.ph/D56EX
Despite being a so-called Originalist, his opinions are drawn primarily from Aquinas and medival natural law Catholic Christofascism.
A prefect example of watch what I do, not what I say.
archive.ph/D56EX
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
20 years since Leonard Leo put Opus Dei adjacent Sam Alito on the Supreme Court.
Despite being a so-called Originalist, his opinions are drawn primarily from Aquinas and medival natural law Catholic Christofascism.
A prefect example of watch what I do, not what I say.
archive.ph/D56EX
Despite being a so-called Originalist, his opinions are drawn primarily from Aquinas and medival natural law Catholic Christofascism.
A prefect example of watch what I do, not what I say.
archive.ph/D56EX
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None of this shit happened w/o Leonard Leo.
NYT reporters have known since 2012 that they were covering for a Christofascist Nazi. They made the editorial decision to cover for him.
trump could not have been elected in 2016 or 2024 w/o Leonard Leo.
thcarter123.substack.com/p/a-decade-o...
NYT reporters have known since 2012 that they were covering for a Christofascist Nazi. They made the editorial decision to cover for him.
trump could not have been elected in 2016 or 2024 w/o Leonard Leo.
thcarter123.substack.com/p/a-decade-o...
A decade of failing to persuade the New York Times to pay attention to Leonard Leo
First published April 4, 2024 on my Medium page. I’m reprinting my Leonard Leo columns on Substack. As of Sept. 2025 The New York Times has never done a critical look at Leonard Leo.
thcarter123.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:31 AM
None of this shit happened w/o Leonard Leo.
NYT reporters have known since 2012 that they were covering for a Christofascist Nazi. They made the editorial decision to cover for him.
trump could not have been elected in 2016 or 2024 w/o Leonard Leo.
thcarter123.substack.com/p/a-decade-o...
NYT reporters have known since 2012 that they were covering for a Christofascist Nazi. They made the editorial decision to cover for him.
trump could not have been elected in 2016 or 2024 w/o Leonard Leo.
thcarter123.substack.com/p/a-decade-o...
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What do Franco Spain & MAGA fascism have in common?
Opus Dei & Opus Dei adjacent far right Catholics.
Leonard Leo, 6 Supremes, Heritage, JD Vance, Tom Homan & almost 40% of trump cabinet. Remove the MAGA Catholics & the entire enterprise collapses.
Not an Evangelical in sight.
archive.ph/O2gC4
Opus Dei & Opus Dei adjacent far right Catholics.
Leonard Leo, 6 Supremes, Heritage, JD Vance, Tom Homan & almost 40% of trump cabinet. Remove the MAGA Catholics & the entire enterprise collapses.
Not an Evangelical in sight.
archive.ph/O2gC4
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
What do Franco Spain & MAGA fascism have in common?
Opus Dei & Opus Dei adjacent far right Catholics.
Leonard Leo, 6 Supremes, Heritage, JD Vance, Tom Homan & almost 40% of trump cabinet. Remove the MAGA Catholics & the entire enterprise collapses.
Not an Evangelical in sight.
archive.ph/O2gC4
Opus Dei & Opus Dei adjacent far right Catholics.
Leonard Leo, 6 Supremes, Heritage, JD Vance, Tom Homan & almost 40% of trump cabinet. Remove the MAGA Catholics & the entire enterprise collapses.
Not an Evangelical in sight.
archive.ph/O2gC4
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My friend Shannon @theflyingkitchen.bsky.social has done incredible work exposing Leonard Leo and Opus Dei, is in a bit of a jam. If you can subscribe to her substack, greatly appreciated.
open.substack.com/pub/shannonv...
open.substack.com/pub/shannonv...
Tiger by the Tail
The Colonel’s Wife, The General’s Wife, The Bull, and The Hurricane
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 AM
My friend Shannon @theflyingkitchen.bsky.social has done incredible work exposing Leonard Leo and Opus Dei, is in a bit of a jam. If you can subscribe to her substack, greatly appreciated.
open.substack.com/pub/shannonv...
open.substack.com/pub/shannonv...
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Reminder - There is no ICE Gestapo in Minneapolis w/o Leonard Leo. No invasion of Venezuela, no razing or genocide in Gaza, no threats to Greenland, no crippling tariffs.
trump could not have been elected in 2016 or 2024 w/o Catholic Christofascist Leo.
thcarter123.substack.com/p/leonard-le...
trump could not have been elected in 2016 or 2024 w/o Catholic Christofascist Leo.
thcarter123.substack.com/p/leonard-le...
Leonard Leo & the Stained Glass Curtain He’s Hiding Behind
“Pay no attention to the roly poly bat faced boy behind the altar”
thcarter123.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Reminder - There is no ICE Gestapo in Minneapolis w/o Leonard Leo. No invasion of Venezuela, no razing or genocide in Gaza, no threats to Greenland, no crippling tariffs.
trump could not have been elected in 2016 or 2024 w/o Catholic Christofascist Leo.
thcarter123.substack.com/p/leonard-le...
trump could not have been elected in 2016 or 2024 w/o Catholic Christofascist Leo.
thcarter123.substack.com/p/leonard-le...
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Daily reminder - None of this shit - not trump elected 2016 or reelected 2024, not Roberts court Dobbs or immunity, not ICE Gestapo murdering innocent women, not invading Venezuala -
None of this shit happened without Leonard Leo.
NONE OF IT!
medium.com/@thcarter123...
None of this shit happened without Leonard Leo.
NONE OF IT!
medium.com/@thcarter123...
Leonard Leo & the Stained Glass Curtain He’s Hiding Behind
“Pay no attention to the roly poly bat faced boy behind the altar”
medium.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Daily reminder - None of this shit - not trump elected 2016 or reelected 2024, not Roberts court Dobbs or immunity, not ICE Gestapo murdering innocent women, not invading Venezuala -
None of this shit happened without Leonard Leo.
NONE OF IT!
medium.com/@thcarter123...
None of this shit happened without Leonard Leo.
NONE OF IT!
medium.com/@thcarter123...
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Lead author is Roger Severino. Opus Dei, like Kevin Roberts and his mentor Leonard Leo. His wife is Carrie, Clarence Thomas clerk, who runs Leo’s dark money front, Judicial Crisis Network to install rightwing Catholic judges.
wapo.st/3NjnQbg
wapo.st/3NjnQbg
Heritage paper on families calls for ‘marriage bootcamp,’ more babies
The conservative think tank aims to boost U.S. marriage and births through discouraging online dating, restricting pornography and creating tax credits for families.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Lead author is Roger Severino. Opus Dei, like Kevin Roberts and his mentor Leonard Leo. His wife is Carrie, Clarence Thomas clerk, who runs Leo’s dark money front, Judicial Crisis Network to install rightwing Catholic judges.
wapo.st/3NjnQbg
wapo.st/3NjnQbg
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Leonard Leo Catholic Integralists in support of cold blooded murder.
Pro life my ass. Fvck the fake Catholic Nazis.
@ncronline.bsky.social
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Pro life my ass. Fvck the fake Catholic Nazis.
@ncronline.bsky.social
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Leonard Leo Catholic Integralists in support of cold blooded murder.
Pro life my ass. Fvck the fake Catholic Nazis.
@ncronline.bsky.social
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
Pro life my ass. Fvck the fake Catholic Nazis.
@ncronline.bsky.social
www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...
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Politico, owned by German trumpers, publishes Leonard Leo front group Students for Life a press release - masquerading as news.
No mention in Politico of Leo or his decades long affiliation w the “influential” pressure org.
archive.ph/lohDI
No mention in Politico of Leo or his decades long affiliation w the “influential” pressure org.
archive.ph/lohDI
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Politico, owned by German trumpers, publishes Leonard Leo front group Students for Life a press release - masquerading as news.
No mention in Politico of Leo or his decades long affiliation w the “influential” pressure org.
archive.ph/lohDI
No mention in Politico of Leo or his decades long affiliation w the “influential” pressure org.
archive.ph/lohDI
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Read your Aquinas. There is no separation of church and state in Post Liberal Catholic Integralism. Democracy is a 250 year old heresy to be corrected. Make America a Papal State Again.
@newrepublic.com
archive.ph/TWz2w
@newrepublic.com
archive.ph/TWz2w
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Read your Aquinas. There is no separation of church and state in Post Liberal Catholic Integralism. Democracy is a 250 year old heresy to be corrected. Make America a Papal State Again.
@newrepublic.com
archive.ph/TWz2w
@newrepublic.com
archive.ph/TWz2w
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Reminder of the house Leonard Leo built.
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Reminder of the house Leonard Leo built.
Chapter 4 is live: open.substack.com/pub/shannonv...
The Gutter Catholic Goes Home, Chapter 4: Witness
The Safety in Being Seen, the Body of Christ, and the Rise of the Matriarchy.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Chapter 4 is live: open.substack.com/pub/shannonv...
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The Leonard Leo Supreme Court and all its rulings - immunity for king, no separation of church and state, democracy as heresy - pretty much comes down to the tiny minority of anti Vatican II pro Latin mass cabal. 🧵
thecatholicherald.com/article/the-...
thecatholicherald.com/article/the-...
The Latin Mass and the shaping of the American Right
Though small in number, traditionalist Catholics are shaping the American right more than any other religious group
thecatholicherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Leonard Leo Supreme Court and all its rulings - immunity for king, no separation of church and state, democracy as heresy - pretty much comes down to the tiny minority of anti Vatican II pro Latin mass cabal. 🧵
thecatholicherald.com/article/the-...
thecatholicherald.com/article/the-...
Chapter 4 drops today or tomorrow. Stop by and see why I’m a Substack bestseller. ❤️❤️❤️ Link will be below
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Chapter 4 drops today or tomorrow. Stop by and see why I’m a Substack bestseller. ❤️❤️❤️ Link will be below
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If you are interested in understanding the Catholic Integralist legal theories behind why Hitler and trump get immunity - no need to consult the Leonard Leo Supreme Court.
Yo Adrian!
I recommend Pepto first.
open.substack.com/pub/thenewdi...
Yo Adrian!
I recommend Pepto first.
open.substack.com/pub/thenewdi...
The Unitary Executive: A Collection of Recent Writings
The oral argument in Trump v.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If you are interested in understanding the Catholic Integralist legal theories behind why Hitler and trump get immunity - no need to consult the Leonard Leo Supreme Court.
Yo Adrian!
I recommend Pepto first.
open.substack.com/pub/thenewdi...
Yo Adrian!
I recommend Pepto first.
open.substack.com/pub/thenewdi...
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Who has done more to undermine and destroy the judiciary than Leonard Leo, but Bezos Wapo assigns a Pulitzer prize winning reporter to gut Soros?
Same reporter who did a look at billionaires influencing politics a week ago - that did not mention Leo.
Shame!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Same reporter who did a look at billionaires influencing politics a week ago - that did not mention Leo.
Shame!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
How George Soros changed criminal justice in America
The liberal funder has spent tens of millions of dollars swinging dozens of district attorney races, drawing a backlash from the right.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Who has done more to undermine and destroy the judiciary than Leonard Leo, but Bezos Wapo assigns a Pulitzer prize winning reporter to gut Soros?
Same reporter who did a look at billionaires influencing politics a week ago - that did not mention Leo.
Shame!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Same reporter who did a look at billionaires influencing politics a week ago - that did not mention Leo.
Shame!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
If you want to cook frugally, learn some classic French techniques. #frugalcooking #shannonvavich
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 AM
If you want to cook frugally, learn some classic French techniques. #frugalcooking #shannonvavich
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It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
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In 2023, Wapo reported that extremist Leonard Leo is a mentor and advisor of Will Hild, CEO of Consumers’ Research. Leo’s Marble Freedom Trust is funneling money to Consumers’ Research. The trust disclosed sending DonorsTrust $41.1 million on its 2020 IRS filing
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
Dark Money Donor Conduit Funneled $195 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2024 - EXPOSEDbyCMD
Last year DonorsTrust, the preferred donor advised fund of the Koch political network, distributed $195.3 million in grants to the more than 300 right-wing influence groups, litigation centers, media ...
www.exposedbycmd.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In 2023, Wapo reported that extremist Leonard Leo is a mentor and advisor of Will Hild, CEO of Consumers’ Research. Leo’s Marble Freedom Trust is funneling money to Consumers’ Research. The trust disclosed sending DonorsTrust $41.1 million on its 2020 IRS filing
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...
www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/11/21/d...