Crusadercore aesthetics are essentially the outcome of radicalized binary religious thinking. Gotta have a villain to direct all that white male discontent towards—AI cosplay.

Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/

People who use GoodReads / StoryGraph religiously... how do you remember to log all of the books you read? lol I always start off strong and then realize I've forgotten to log a bunch of stuff I've read

What an incredible illustration

My first post of the new year: maxwellkuzma.substack.com/p/anti-lgbtq...

Who is one person you think I should follow here on bluesky? Please say a bit about why as well!

Had a fantastic conversation for my podcast today digging into the history of a gay activist priest who lived from 1944-1989. 👀 coming out Mon 1/5!

Once again, gender-affirming care for me, but not for thee (check the original post being responded to here)

Queer people are so often treated as if our queerness makes us less moral. In reality, queerness is a gift: it demands courage, discernment, and even offers ethical clarity, because it asks us to see the world from the margins and care for the most vulnerable—not disappear from them.

Today on the podcast, we have a great interview @eocieslik.bsky.social did with @saramoslener.bsky.social about her new book, "After Purity." maxwellkuzma.substack.com/p/after-puri...

This book is the perfect marriage of queer theory and Christian theology. “Queer Virtue” by Elizabeth Edman

How did Rian Johnson understand far right catholicism so well in Knives Out Wake up Dead Man?

Great to have our episode on “Wake Up Dead Man” featured here, thank you! :)

I really wanna talk more about how queer liberation theology isn’t just a theology of LGBTQ identity but is a unique way of looking at the world, a perspective grounded in the values of human dignity, personal conscience, and respect for all the vulnerable and marginalized.

I’m not enjoying the widespread white empiricist “I want my segregation now!!!” temper tantrum

Whenever I hear comments insinuating that the Catholic church “made money” helping migrants and refugees, I wonder if those same commenters understand 1) the separation of church and state and 2) that protestant churches also have a history of receiving federal money

Reading Tyler Bieber's excellent new book on Fr Tom Oddo. This portion here is particularly interesting: Fr Tom was a Norte Dame graduate and later became the president of a Catholic University in Portland, and had a very expansive view of what a Catholic education meant.

Any dog that you can train with respect and dignity. There.

Catholics represent fewer than 20% of U.S. adults, however, they make up 61% of the population at risk of deportation. Trump’s immigration crackdown is disproportionately hitting Catholic communities. chico.newsreview.com/2025/12/24/t...

Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com

St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in Denver is home to a diverse congregation, including Black Catholics who have seen gospel music hymnals reportedly thrown in the trash under a new pastor. Dr. M. Roger Holland II explores the racist elements at play. buff.ly/EvLhbZA

Catholics need to stop pretending that white Christian nationalism isn't a problem in our churches, too. www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/ignatius-den...

It’s out! My conversation about “Wake Up Dead Man” with one ex-Catholic podcaster who reviews films deemed “morally offensive” by the Catholic church open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...

Christianity absolutely requires you to welcome immigrants. No exceptions. No “if they follow the law.” No “if they contribute economically.” No exceptions. Welcome them. Treat them as a citizen. Love them.

The recent trans rights cases--Skrmetti on health care, the shadow docket passport order, and the pending athletics cases--should be seen in this context, as vehicles for chipping away at the promise of equal protection

TIL Sam Altman (basically owns ChatGPT) has made extensive investments into energy-related companies. It’s almost like… the energy consumption IS the point? (Source) youtu.be/l0K4XPu3Qhg?...

Tomorrow: a conversation about the Knives Out movie on my podcast — with a special guest

Blake and I get into it on a recent ep of @maxwellkuzma.bsky.social 's Whiplash pod bsky.app/profile/maxw...

They're wrong. And we have the receipts. library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

The Tale of Erika Kirk

Watching this beautiful film for the first time tonight

It’s pretty easy to be normal

One of my favorite things about the snow is how it turns all the shadows blue

Doing Christmas cards this year and I really just love mail. And mailboxes. lol

Against charisma, spectacle, and far-right grifts, Wake Up Dead Man offers something quieter—and far more dangerous to power: genuine relationship. New essay out now.

St. John of the cross (of the 16th century) demonstrating spiritual language for God beyond the binaries that we today view as “traditional”

Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man -- seeing a lot of people who are super excited about Fr Jud's storyline and his pastoral qualities. In my essay, I argue that this focus (although true! Fr Jud is great) misses a deeper reading of the film maxwellkuzma.substack.com/p/new-knives...

In the new Knives Out movie, a priest and a detective show us that truth—and respect—can survive even in a world built on grifts, hero-worship, and moral spectacle. open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...

A really vital article in the LA TIMES in light of today’s feast day for Our Lady of Guadalupe www.latimes.com/california/s...

I was the filmmaker on this wonderful project!

Ever noticed the exact date immigration went from noble pioneers heroically setting out to weave their story's thread into the vibrant tapestry of a new nation to a vile invasion by unwashed savages looking to mooch off our golden birthright tends to be the day after the speaker's ancestors arrived?

I will forever remember the simple poetry of a homily I heard growing up about how the Christmas lights that we put up in the dark cold of winter somehow mimic or echo the way we wait and hope in advent

Say it louder!

“Don’t replace the culture war with class war” is such a fun way of saying, “Please don’t unionize, I just bought a yacht that parks inside another yacht.”

How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...

Couldn’t Sam Altman just ask ChatGPT how to make itself profitable

Another huge issue, and I don't think people even know this is a thing, is that just about everything is done with smart phones now. And many (most?) seniors literally cannot work their phones. Signing things, texting, dealing with spam and fraud or even using the basic functions? They're often lost

I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.

Keep this in mind as we deal with this he so-called AI boom