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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 20h

But just as quickly as they started, they stopped.Back to business as usual.

We talk a lot about corporations backtracking on their DEI commitments.

We should also talk about church leaders backsliding on racial justice.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 20h

Reflecting sadly on the fact that in 2020 lots of pastors didn’t get woke, they got interrupted.

For a brief moment it seemed like all the world was talking about racism.

These pastors got swept up in the furor and began gesturing toward justice.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 2d

"Conservative" is not the word. It's "extremism"--and a host of other words.

But there is nothing conservative about what this regime is doing.

Their project is not conservative, it's regressive.

They don't want to conserve, they want to destroy.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 13d

It is abundantly clear (and has been for a while) that many people of faith do not know the difference between Christianity and white Christian nationalism.

They practice the latter but mistake it for the former.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 13d

PSA: When you share clips of Black people echoing racist talking points, that doesn’t make the ideas less racist. Putting a Black face on white supremacy doesn’t change what it is.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 17d

The CBC is reminding us that condemning violence without confronting racist ideology is hollow.

And that honoring someone who denied systemic racism, mocked Black leaders, and pushed white nationalist conspiracy theories isn’t about healing, it’s actually about creating a martyr out of a myth.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 17d

It’s a window into the chasm between how Black and white Americans view race.

For too many white people, racism is still not a dealbreaker. They’ll denounce (some) violence but protect the worldview that fuels it.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 17d

The Congressional Black Caucus released a statement following the Charlie Kirk Resolution.

Only it’s not just a statement…

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 20d

Seeing so many white Christians defend Charlie Kirk while ignoring, minimizing, and dismissing the concerns of so many Black Christians is exactly what compromise and complicity look like today.
#ColorofCompromise

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Disarming Leviathan @disarmingl.bsky.social · 21d

@jemartisby.bsky.social and @revcalebcampbell.bsky.social did a joint podcast last year. We rereleased it on the Disarming Leviathan Podcast.

Check it out on YT or your favorite podcast app.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 22d

A bunch of influencers appear persuasive because they super fast and confidently. But if you really listen, they're saying a whole lotta nuthin'.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Sep 8

A refusal to seriously address racism is why everyone is here. I don't know what to tell you.

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PRRI @prri.org · Sep 2

We are excited to introduce the PRRI Senior Democracy Fellows — a dynamic cohort of scholars and knowledge producers working at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics.

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GUSD Parents @gusdforall.bsky.social · Aug 30

Author/historian @jemartisby.bsky.social provides even more important context to the harmful and misleading PragerU video in this excellent article: jemartisby.substack.com/p/pragerus-c...

PragerU’s Columbus Video Is Worse Than You Think

How a kids’ cartoon reveals the dangers of white Christian nationalist history.

jemartisby.substack.com

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · Aug 30

I started this publication in January 2021. I did it because I love to write and my brain was brimming with thoughts on faith, history, and justice I just had to share. Grateful folks are tuning. Most of my stuff is totally free. Stay in the know: JemarTisby.Substack.com

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · Aug 26

Been sounding the alarm about his dictatorial tendencies. Worst part is some people really do think it would be better.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Aug 24

House Oversight's Robert Garcia says the "overwhelming majority" of the 33,000 pages of Epstein materials received from DOJ was previously-disclosed information.

"DOJ's limited disclosure raises more questions than answers and makes clear that the White House is not interested in justice."

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Bluesky @bsky.app · Aug 22

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · Aug 23

The president wants us to focus on anything but the economic debacle and the Epstein files.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 22

Powell: "GDP growth has slowed notably in the first half of this year, to a pace of 1.2%, roughly half the 2.5% pace in 2024. The declining growth has largely reflected a slowdown in consumer spending ... higher tariffs have begun to push up prices in some categories of goods."

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Aug 20

Black women are being used as test subjects for the limits of abuse of power. I want people to not ignore this since this always happens and then when the abuse arrives at people's doorstep, they're surprised.

CALL IT OUT NOW.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · Aug 15

Your Periodic Reminder:
A handful of Republicans in Congress could stop many of this regime’s abuses.

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · Aug 14

And I’ll be writing about the Christian nationalist war in history all year.
Follow this account and my Substack for more. #LinkInBio
#ConscienceoftheState

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · Aug 14

I just wrote about this partnership..

➡️ open.substack.com/pub/jemartis...

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · Aug 14

Killmonger knew…

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · Aug 14

History is not simply about memory. It’s about identity.

By partnering with propaganda machine, PragerU, the White House is seeking to redefine the nation as exceptional—free from any narratives that challenge their mythologized past.

Follow along at this account and on Substack. #LinkInBio

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