Phil Christman's "Why Christians Should Be Leftists". open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... @philipchristman.bsky.social

Portlandia Team Trump is more brownshirts than Brownstein, more armed men than Armisen. Donald's rationale for invading Portland is sketchy to say the least, but maybe he can install RFK, Jr. as president of the Portland Raw Milk Advisory Board. by Maureen Dowd

At the UN today Trump called climate change the ‘greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.’ Congrats to the clever plotters for enlisting the planet’s glaciers, oceans and forests in their scheme.

everything about this @jamellebouie.net video is spot on, but I particularly appreciated the observation that the Trump admin is attempting to create a real-world version of AI slop as part of their propaganda efforts.

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Evans makes it clear where his loyalties lie. Oil companies, not constituents.

New: The federal probe of Charlie Kirk’s killing has yet to find a link between Tyler Robinson & LW groups, per 3 sources familiar “Every indication so far is that this was one guy who did one really bad thing because he found Kirk’s ideology personally offensive” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

So does this mean that Trump thinks the New York Times was an arm of the Republican Party given all of their Biden Is Old stories?

Campaigning on What Matters open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... We need political leaders who attend to the harms the system inflicts upon everyday Americans and advocate for changing the system. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @grahamformaine.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social @katmabu.bsky.social

The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…

I wrote about Them. www.pbump.net/o/what-they-...

There will be plenty of time to explain why you disagreed with Charlie Kirk, if you did. Today is not the day for that.

Not one of these downward estimate stories provide context of what the original total was, which would seem more relevant than rehashing firing BLS director. I went through the monthly announcements and calculated the total number of jobs added at 2.18 million, leaving 1.2 million (100K per month).

What Epstein records have not been made public?

Beverly Daniel Tatum's Peril and Promise open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... Anyone who wants to understand what higher education is really like would benefit from reading Peril and Promise. Truly, there’s far more of the latter than the former. @bdtauthor.bsky.social @erbks.bsky.social

The Value of "News"Letters open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... Wrapping up my media series with a list of names too numerous to mention. Or, what journalists can learn from third grade teachers.

Print Journalists: Tell a Meaningful and Useful Story open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... Three “news” stories that could have been BlueSky posts for all they clarified. @benrhodes.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social

Journalism isn't partisan, it's patriotic. @nexton9news.bsky.social is collaborating with Coloradans producing "A Matter of Fact" - an exploration of the First Amendment, its vital importance to America, and the role of journalists. This is the first in a 12-part series of shorts:

James Dobson's Legacy open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... It is impossible to overstate the impact James Dobson has had on contemporary evangelical understandings of faith, family, culture, and politics.

VIEWER FEEDBACK: The sale of 9NEWS to Fox31's parent company - and what I've shared with the @nexton9news.bsky.social team

42% of Americans who get news from Fox News have a high school degree or less education. None of the 28 English language news sources studied by @pewresearch.org has a higher audience share without any college education. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

NEW REVIEW: The Fearless Christian University by @jwhawthorne.bsky.social, published by @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social. Check out the review right here: buff.ly/scl5C6I

Religion After Trump open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... A new administration beginning in January of 2029 would be expected to have very different views of the relationship between religion and state. Peter Smith @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social

To Parents of a Freshman Starting at a Christian University "One of my favorite things over the course of four decades in Christian universities was seeing that bashful and confused freshman absolutely thrive as a senior. I think that’s what you want, too. So we are partners in this endeavor."

My Interview with @hollybfletcher.bsky.social about her new book, The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism. In addition to the video there is a lightly edited transcript of our conversation. It was great fun. open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt...

My reflections on @willbunch.bsky.social's column yesterday about his Brown University experience. open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... This is a story that can be told again and again across the higher education landscape....

I missed this live but just watched this excellent webinar with @pauldjupe.bsky.social @daracolebydelgado.bsky.social @drleahpayne.bsky.social and @melissadeckman.bsky.social

This is an excellent treatment of Brown’s history and its recent dishonorable deal with the Trump administration.

On this day in 1919, a week of white mob violence targeting Black communities in Chicago ended, leaving 38 dead, hundreds injured, and over 1,000 Black families homeless.

The DOJ Attacks Higher Education open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to suggest that the goal of the Trump administration and their allies is to return higher education to the way it was in Mr. Jefferson’s UVA — education for the scions of American society.

A politician saying they prayed, or referencing their faith, is not Christian nationalism. Christianity of various expressions in our civic discourse is not Christian nationalism. Claiming the above is as equally invalid as claiming Christian nationalism is just “loving Jesus and the US.”

Just a really nice example of explaining things simply

There is always an (inconvenient) tweet

Mehdi Hasan was "Surrounded" open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... I think it provided a valuable insight into the mindset of too many young people in internet spaces. There is no motivation for them to develop a cogent argument or a logically consistent position. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social

Doesn’t eliminating DEI on Paramount destroy their Star Trek franchise?

Anyone who watched The Last of Us should find this story unnerving (at least the picture)

In defense of mass deportations, pro-Trump Republican Rep. Gabe Evans of Colorado has long said his grandfather immigrated "the legal way." Documents show otherwise. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social

This is a great review. Thanks John!

My review of the forthcoming book by @hollybfletcher.bsky.social on Missionary Kids. open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt...

This week, I’m hosting The Daily Show Tuesday through Thursday. It’s my first time hosting anything on TV. Ever. I’ve spent years writing behind the scenes, learning from truly great and talented people. Now, for three nights, I get to sit at the desk and do it myself.

It’s easy! All a 21 year old has to do is have a salary of $218K and save 10% of it. (2023 data). Can you be more out of touch, CNBC?

The Spiritual Formation of Christian University Students open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt...?

@pbump.com Will we have “How to Read This Chart” in the future? It is key to my Saturday routine.

Zack Beauchamp's "Long 2020" theory open.substack.com/pub/johnhawt... Building on @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social's idea of "The Long 2020" using Emile Durheim's theoretical framework.

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in an exchange caught on video: “We’re not cutting Medicaid. Medicaid spending goes up under this.” In fact, Trump's federal budget bill will cut federal spending on Medicaid by about $1 trillion over the next 10 years.

The thing about the Agriculture Secretary suggesting that Medicaid recipients replace deported farm workers is that the point was to downplay the deportations. The ludicrousness makes that obvious. Gift link: wapo.st/44K4i5b

NEW: I spoke to a dozen current and formers about low morale at ICE amid the Trump admin's relentless push for more and more arrests. Officers and agents aren't complaining or looking for sympathy but they're facing public anger & political pressure from above www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

This is what is wrong with media coverage of the BBB. It’s not important to see what it does to me (I’ll be fine) by ignoring the impact it has on millions of others. There’s much more to citizenship than self-interest.