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and coming up next at the national prayer breakfast we have this golden calf that we’re all worshiping now, lets get those hands in the air for the golden calf everybody
February 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
and coming up next at the national prayer breakfast we have this golden calf that we’re all worshiping now, lets get those hands in the air for the golden calf everybody
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You might enjoy my little essay on Greatness in Art in the age of AI, AKA, "Sinners is Great, actually, but greatness doesn't exist, also." www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sinners-one-...
Talking Greatness to Death
Sinners is WAY too much movie, a level of movie one might even say filmmakers are proscribed from producing. Period drama about race AND vampire slasher? A genre movie with Ideas? In this economy?
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org
January 29, 2026 at 11:42 AM
You might enjoy my little essay on Greatness in Art in the age of AI, AKA, "Sinners is Great, actually, but greatness doesn't exist, also." www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sinners-one-...
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They kill. They lie. They repeat.
January 24, 2026 at 11:34 PM
They kill. They lie. They repeat.
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NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...
religionnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM
NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
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A few other quick shots from the protest:
January 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A few other quick shots from the protest:
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Yesterday I got to sit down (well, stand in a crowd) with Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington who made headlines last year for her sermon asking Trump to "have mercy" on migrants.
A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
One year after she urged Trump to have mercy, Bishop Budde leads clergy protests in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — 'I don't think a year ago we could have fathomed how quickly and how dramatically this country would change,' Budde told RNS in Minneapolis.
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Yesterday I got to sit down (well, stand in a crowd) with Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington who made headlines last year for her sermon asking Trump to "have mercy" on migrants.
A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
A year later, she's in Minneapolis, preaching the same message. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/o...
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As always: hire more religion reporters.
January 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
As always: hire more religion reporters.
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My dispatch from today in Minneapolis, where folks are mourning, but also on edge — because ICE hasn’t let up, and neither has the pushback (including from religious leaders). religionnews.com/2026/01/09/p...
'She could have been any of us': Faith leaders mourn Renee Good in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — 'It's all just too much, but my faith requires me to show up,' said the Rev. Dana Neuhauser.
religionnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:51 PM
My dispatch from today in Minneapolis, where folks are mourning, but also on edge — because ICE hasn’t let up, and neither has the pushback (including from religious leaders). religionnews.com/2026/01/09/p...
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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NEW: For Rev. David Black, the pastor seen shot in the head w/pepper balls by DHS agents in a viral clip, protesting ICE is part of an old Christian tradition.
“I’m seeing almost a revival of Christianity through what’s happening at Broadview in Chicago,” he says. religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
“I’m seeing almost a revival of Christianity through what’s happening at Broadview in Chicago,” he says. religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
For the Rev. David Black, protesting ICE is part of an old Christian tradition
(RNS) — ‘I’m seeing almost a revival of Christianity through what’s happening at Broadview in Chicago,’ the Rev. David Black said.
religionnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
NEW: For Rev. David Black, the pastor seen shot in the head w/pepper balls by DHS agents in a viral clip, protesting ICE is part of an old Christian tradition.
“I’m seeing almost a revival of Christianity through what’s happening at Broadview in Chicago,” he says. religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
“I’m seeing almost a revival of Christianity through what’s happening at Broadview in Chicago,” he says. religionnews.com/2025/11/19/f...
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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Reverend David Black has a Bible open and is preaching to the police now, inviting them to join him in standing with the persecuted inside the detention center.
"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"
"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Reverend David Black has a Bible open and is preaching to the police now, inviting them to join him in standing with the persecuted inside the detention center.
"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"
"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"
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So, the religious left (broadly speaking) got a lot of attention this week.
If you’re curious to know more about the modern religious left — the iterations that have emerged in the last 10-20 years — I, uh, wrote a book about it. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062...
If you’re curious to know more about the modern religious left — the iterations that have emerged in the last 10-20 years — I, uh, wrote a book about it. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062...
American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country
Amazon.com: American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country: 9780062935991: Jenkins, Jack: Libros
www.amazon.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So, the religious left (broadly speaking) got a lot of attention this week.
If you’re curious to know more about the modern religious left — the iterations that have emerged in the last 10-20 years — I, uh, wrote a book about it. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062...
If you’re curious to know more about the modern religious left — the iterations that have emerged in the last 10-20 years — I, uh, wrote a book about it. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0062...
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Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
October 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
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The Catholic Church in Rome has been insisting on calling attention to the suffering in Gaza, even if you don't hear much about it stateside. Seven hours of names: 16 Israeli children and 12,211 Palestinian children.
Cardinal Zuppi leads seven-hour prayer, naming every child killed in Holy Land war
The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference took turns with dozens of other members of his diocese reading the names and ages of the 16 Israeli children and the 12,211 Palestinian children who have be...
www.ncronline.org
August 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Catholic Church in Rome has been insisting on calling attention to the suffering in Gaza, even if you don't hear much about it stateside. Seven hours of names: 16 Israeli children and 12,211 Palestinian children.
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He helped the families of dying children. Spent all night with them even once the child was taken to the morgue. A former colleague tells us on the record that Ayman Soliman is the reason certain poor families who lost their babies at the hospital didn’t have…
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
July 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
He helped the families of dying children. Spent all night with them even once the child was taken to the morgue. A former colleague tells us on the record that Ayman Soliman is the reason certain poor families who lost their babies at the hospital didn’t have…
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Manchester United have signed a decent squad player. He's not bad, but they overpaid by about £20m.
You don't even know who I'm talking about because that's just every Manchester United player.
www.thetransferflow.com/p/i-m-sick-o...
You don't even know who I'm talking about because that's just every Manchester United player.
www.thetransferflow.com/p/i-m-sick-o...
I'm sick of saying the same thing about every Manchester United transfer
Bryan Mbeumo is very good, but not £70m good, and not a big ceiling-raiser.
www.thetransferflow.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Manchester United have signed a decent squad player. He's not bad, but they overpaid by about £20m.
You don't even know who I'm talking about because that's just every Manchester United player.
www.thetransferflow.com/p/i-m-sick-o...
You don't even know who I'm talking about because that's just every Manchester United player.
www.thetransferflow.com/p/i-m-sick-o...
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But for the arbitrary nature of birth and circumstance, any of us could be living in poverty, dependent upon assistance to put food on the table, to take our children to the doctor, and to pull ourselves out of debt. The lack of empathy, the pure callousness on display in this bill, is infuriating.
July 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
But for the arbitrary nature of birth and circumstance, any of us could be living in poverty, dependent upon assistance to put food on the table, to take our children to the doctor, and to pull ourselves out of debt. The lack of empathy, the pure callousness on display in this bill, is infuriating.
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In Feb. on Velshi I said Trump won due to racial anxiety not economic anxiety, as evidence by his policies. The bill Republicans passed is the proof. Months of stoking racial fears through anti-DEI mandates, ICE raids, to push through a bill that takes food and healthcare from struggling Americans.
July 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In Feb. on Velshi I said Trump won due to racial anxiety not economic anxiety, as evidence by his policies. The bill Republicans passed is the proof. Months of stoking racial fears through anti-DEI mandates, ICE raids, to push through a bill that takes food and healthcare from struggling Americans.
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Also on this day: In 1963, Medgar Evers, WWII veteran and civil rights activist, was fatally shot by an avowed white supremacist in the driveway of his Mississippi home. He was 37 www.mec.cuny.edu/about/histor...
June 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Also on this day: In 1963, Medgar Evers, WWII veteran and civil rights activist, was fatally shot by an avowed white supremacist in the driveway of his Mississippi home. He was 37 www.mec.cuny.edu/about/histor...
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and too many of us are wedded to a theater of love that makes us feel good but does not compel us towards goodness
May 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
and too many of us are wedded to a theater of love that makes us feel good but does not compel us towards goodness
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NEW from me:
As frustrated liberals pressure Democrats to counter the Trump administration more directly, lawmakers appear to be taking their cues from the group that has challenged Trump over and over since day 1: progressive religious activists. religionnews.com/2025/05/07/t...
As frustrated liberals pressure Democrats to counter the Trump administration more directly, lawmakers appear to be taking their cues from the group that has challenged Trump over and over since day 1: progressive religious activists. religionnews.com/2025/05/07/t...
To put pressure on Trump, Democrats turn to religion — and religious activists
(RNS) — ‘Faith leaders have been at the forefront of every progressive movement in our nation’s history … so I’m glad to see faith leaders speaking out and getting into good trouble in opposition to t...
religionnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
NEW from me:
As frustrated liberals pressure Democrats to counter the Trump administration more directly, lawmakers appear to be taking their cues from the group that has challenged Trump over and over since day 1: progressive religious activists. religionnews.com/2025/05/07/t...
As frustrated liberals pressure Democrats to counter the Trump administration more directly, lawmakers appear to be taking their cues from the group that has challenged Trump over and over since day 1: progressive religious activists. religionnews.com/2025/05/07/t...
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Dr. Toni Morrison on white women - a whole damn read:
April 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Dr. Toni Morrison on white women - a whole damn read:
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I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
April 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I won’t share RFK Jr.’s lies about autism.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.
It’s disgusting and dangerous.
If he had a shred of decency, he would apologize and resign.
Autistic people contribute every day to our nation’s greatness.
To every kid with autism, I’m in this fight all the way for you.