The word “Apocalyptic” derives from the Greek root-word apokaluptein, meaning to “uncover” or “reveal.” Between the dismantling of Wash Post and the wealthiest and most powerful people implicated in the Epstein files across the political spectrum, there’s an uncovering that truly is apocalyptic.

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What QAnon conspiracy theorists got right was that there is p*dophila in the highest echelons of our society. But they got two-items wrong: 1, it was being run by leaders of a single political party; and 2, that Donald Trump would destroy the trafficking ring.

Wut.

As a former member of the Foursquare church, I’d be very surprised if the national denominational leadership issued anything, but I hope they do. open.substack.com/pub/publicwi...

I've been lazy about Substack, but after yesterday's little foray for folks trying to tell me history etc, I decided I need to help educate.Because some folks yesterday would not pass the first quiz in my or most of my historian friends classes.

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE

The federal government is executing American citizens in the middle of the street for exercising their constitutional right to freedom of speech. This is tyranny. No free people can accept this kind of government. We need to bring an end to the Trump regime.

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

These people are depraved.

Worth noting that among those participating in ICE/DHS watch in Minneapolis today — who Emmer appears to frame as “chaos agents” here — are literally hundreds of clergy.

THIS RULES. APPLY APPLY APPLY.

This is something I’ve been thinking a lot about—David Foster Wallace diagnosed this issue almost 30 years ago with Infinite Jest. www.vox.com/politics/475...

This is your regular reminder that if you have a story idea, want to leak something or want share what you're seeing inside the government and/or your faith community, you can reach me via Signal here: jackmjenkins.60 There are also other ways to reach me in my bio.

the funny thing about everyone memorializing 2016 on social media is that at the time, people famously hated that year, to the point that everyone was constantly posting "Fuck you 2016" on social media and John Oliver burned the numerals in effigy on TV www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

The one plus I’m seeing in the UK and Europe vis-á-vis Trump and Greenland is that far-right politicians and parties are becoming increasingly unpopular by association with him.

The true purpose of the masked men terrorizing Minnesota, writes @polgreen.bsky.social, is "to stage a spectacle of cruelty upon a city that stands in stark defiance against Trump’s dark vision of America." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Interestingly enough, the first gun control policies in the U.S. were signed into law in the state of California by the governor at the time, Ronald Reagan, precisely because the Black Panthers were bringing guns into the state capitol during their protests.

Haven’t seen much mention of this, but in this clip of DHS agents from last week, an observer tells a DHS agent he has seen officers run red lights and says they aren’t “above the law.” In response, you can hear the agent say (twice): “We are the law.” www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...

Seeing these trends here in the UK—there’s ample concern that Reform UK will dominate parliament and Nigel Farage might become the next prime minister.

The WaPo reporter whose house was raided and phone was seized by DOJ had developed well over a thousand confidential sources inside a variety of government agencies.

The author Stefan Merrill Block was homeschooled for years—and when he returned to public school, he was shockingly behind. Olga Khazan on his new memoir, which explores how a lack of accountability can hurt home-educated kids:

“For a lot of homeschooled students, the first time they’re going to take a standardized test is maybe the SAT, the ACT.” Yep, that was me, too.

"Censoring Plato is an academic absurdity and a textbook violation of academic freedom. A university that censors Plato—as well as other significant texts—abandons its obligation to truth, free inquiry, and the public trust." — AAUP President Todd Wolfson

A line that stuck out for me: “While it may seem like these Christian hippies should’ve gravitated toward the social gospel of Jimmy Carter, the doomsday prophecies and distrust of government preached by conservative fundamentalists jibed well with the Jesus Freaks.” lithub.com/how-the-firs...

I just found out that Kristi Noem belongs to the Pentecostal denomination I grew up in my entire life (Foursquare). She was a children’s pastor at one point. Utterly fascinating.

By going public, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell put financial markets and central bankers around world on notice about President Trump’s most extreme move yet to bring the Fed under his thumb by using his weaponized Justice Department. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

I wrote a reflection about my experiences on January 6th on the 5th anniversary, and the death of Renée Good. miguelpetrosky.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...

One basic lesson from political research is that secret police generally rely on mediocre men willing to do the dirty work of authoritarian regimes in order to advance their careers. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...

hi, political philosopher here! this is not funny, central banks only do this when they're in extreme distress

Not a fan of rising authoritarianism in the U.S., but glad protest music is getting so much better

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The leaders of all five Greenland political parties, including the PM, have issued a joint statement: “We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be Danish, we want to be Greenlanders.” “The future of Greenland must be decided by Greenlanders… We must decide our country's future ourselves.”

🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7

Breaking News: The EU agreed to a sweeping trade pact with four South American countries that would create one of the largest free-trade zones in the world.

”Even as the administration says it needs Greenland to advance U.S. security interests in the Arctic, it has closed the office set up to advance U.S. security interests in the Arctic.”

"Free societies are under assault from a resurgent fascism. Across the world, fears about immigration have been one of the main—arguably the main—weapon used. And across the world, there has been a timidity on the part of progressives about countering these arguments."

I’ve been getting quite a few new followers, so let me introduce myself! I write predominately about religion and social movements, and their influences on politics and culture. I’m currently pursuing a Master’s in International Political Theory in Scotland.

President Trump withdrew the U.S. on Wednesday from dozens of international organizations intended to foster multinational cooperation, cutting ties with a wide range of prominent forums addressing international security, law, trade, economics and human rights.

Thousands of people gathered at a vigil for Renee Good, a 37-year-old Minnesota woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Wednesday. Read more: nyti.ms/45GxB9K

One sign that I was a 90s/2000s evangelical kid: When I hear the name Bad Bunny, I think of the Veggietales’ song about the chocolate bunny in Rack, Shack and Benny.

For those in the U.S. who are protesting now or will be protesting in the near future, please stay safe and vigilant.

David Barton, the self-described "amateur historian" whose debunked work has been central to mainstreaming claims that the US was founded as a Christian nation, says he and his son have been directly involved in the Trump administration's efforts to stop "woke propaganda" at the Smithsonian.

The Trump administration’s lawless attack on Senator Mark Kelly is part of a much broader project to turn the US military into a partisan militia and silence veterans who might speak out against that by threatening their pensions www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

A reflection piece I wrote 4 years ago - a year following the Jan 6 riots, about my experiences on Capitol Hill that day. Theologically I’ve shifted over the past 4 years, but there are still things I glean from rereading this again.

One interesting thing about US foreign policy's increasingly antagonistic stance toward Europe that should be explored is that many elements of fundamentalist and evangelical Christianity have built up their own animus towards Western Europe for decades.

We already have US military bases and access to Greenland with agreements with Denmark. This is not about national security - it’s about access to resources.

A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.

Just as a hypothetical scenario, this could also mean that another country could theoretically arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, since he has an arrest warrant issued by the ICC.

Any semblance of having an Appalachian accent growing up was drilled out of me by studying classical singing, as well as the fear that having the 'hillbilly' accent would have me negatively perceived. I find it endearing and wish I still had it tbh. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...