For my Coptic Studies peeps

BLUE POWER: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves is out TODAY from @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social! Pick it up from your favorite infoshop, like @redemmas.org, where I'll be speaking about it tonight at 7pm.

That time in 2023 when I met my friend's friend (Dessa) and got to be cool to my students for a day (great person & gave a fantastic talk/performance!)

exhausted historian of christianity screaming into the void, once again: christianity has never been apolitical. to wit: jesus was executed by the roman state.

This 😳

The fact she has a DoorDash "Grandma" shirt on is a tragedy for America to begin with. Because we know how shit this company is and the jobs they offer people. I get Trump doesn't tip well or at all either.

Parallels to Deutsche Christen art (German movement to Nazify Christianity) DC’s leaders (tools) condemned the Old Testament & Paul’s letters as Jewish propaganda, some claiming Adolf was the 2nd coming Adolf mocked DC as useful idiots, which is what Trump seems to do with his Christian followers

The Pope Leo/Trump conflict is Gospel doing something it's meant to do: challenge power Linked is a letter (and excerpt) I wrote for a local paper, relating the Pope's call for solidarity with the poor to ICE abuses of migrants, refugees, and U.S. citizens catholicmessenger.net/2026/03/i-ha...

The Gospel was never going to be welcomed by earthly power Trump Administration Live Updates: Pope Leo Says He Has ‘No Fear’ After President’s Attack www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Wish I were in the UK to catch some of these! If you’re so lucky, the Anarchist Bookfairs List is here 👇🏻 freedomnews.org.uk/2026/04/12/t...

2026 election needs to have a serious conversation: 1) Why we have an economy? 2) Who is it designed to serve? 3) Why do its tools keep killing us?

Make this required high school reading

Great looking PhD studentship

The only updated equipment I will need to read my books will be reading glasses. I said what I said.

To paraphrase Arthur from Monty Python‘s film, Life of Brian: I say it is the worst, and I should know. I’ve read quite a few

Not committing genocide does not undo threats of genocide Allowing this to pass without political consequences would be unimaginably dangerous

I’m Michael

It’s awesome the first American Pope is an amazing guy and not a Tradcath freak.

I feel compelled to go on the record and say this: Genocide is always evil. To threaten to eradicate a civilization in the name of Jesus Christ is blasphemous and morally repulsive. Genocide must be rejected in the strongest terms by all who follow Jesus. #ThingsINeverThoughtIWouldHaveToClarify

Genocide is evil Silence on genocide is evil No exceptions. To those in our armed services, I beg you to exhibit a strength, courage, and resolve that may bring you trouble today, but will cover you in honor tomorrow & for all generations 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

God bless those struggling with mental illness & with their loved ones 🙏🏼 Idaho Cut Services for People With Schizophrenia. Then the Deaths Began. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/h...

Forcing servicemen and women to deny orders to avoid becoming war criminals should also be a war crime www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

Fascist Trump Admin (important read on silencing of women) I’ve Covered Women in the Workplace for 15 Years. Something Alarming Is Happening. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/o...

Important article raises concerns over recent influencer-inspired RC converts, seeking exceptionalism & an intolerant faith that eclipses Catholic Social Teaching (CST) My department’s Theo100 teaches CST & Common Good ethics to show their rich history & present religionnews.com/2026/04/03/a...

Hope you had a blessed Easter Day Here’s some beauty for your timeline

Show me Gospel without using a Bible (👇🏻)

The 6 arrested yesterday, along with the 9 arrested Wednesday, brings the total to 15 arrested at the Idaho State Capitol building this week in Boise while resisting the extreme anti trans bathroom ban, Idaho HB 752. This law is the most extreme in the country but citizens are not going silently.

A bit of Holy Saturday beauty for timeline

Terribly dangerous, regardless of intent (if there is only one)

Having loved ones in Tehran presents a conundrum You so badly want to check in on them (are they okay? alive?), but that could invite persecution ["Why are you communicating with Americans? And a Christian priest, no less?!"] Their safety far outweighs my peace of mind, but it eats at you

How in the love of humanity is okay? It's akin to the English telling Belfast all Catholics must go Israel’s Message to a Broad Swath of Lebanon: Shiites Must Go www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/w...

Love all of you. 🏳️‍⚧️ will do absolutely everything I can to support your viability and voices. We are in this fight together.

Well, my theological reply is screw that!

Just for 2026, can we all agree that April Fools is simply too discombobulating to recognize in our current political environment?

Quackery. Is. Not. Free. Speach! (neither is abuse) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...

Being neurodivergent, even as a child I paid close attention to my mind's workings (long before I had words like autism) Lately I've realized I can do research with music in languages I understand So, there's a level-up I'm happy to discover!

Blood money makes the capitalist world go round To think how people, identifying as Christian, buy luxury items at the cost of human dignity/life Shudder to think how I benefit, too stocks.apple.com/AEgPOezETR6u...

Never look away Never be silent Deaths in ICE Custody Are Growing. ‘They Let Him Rot in There.’ www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/u...

Should’ve known Trump‘s decline would come with a 1945 Bormann vs. Göring-esque power struggle Vance Wins CPAC Straw Poll, but Rubio Gains Steam Among MAGA Faithful www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/u...

Thousands turned out for No Kings along the Mississippi in Davenport, Iowa Beautiful day, beautiful community

Aren’t predictions *before* the fact? Guess it’s not a true breakdown until the wealthy/ruling-class suffer

Anti-fascism that seeks permission isn’t anti-fascist h/t @alanrichardson.bsky.social

Lots of ways to make your voice heard.

Amen (audio of article available in link)

Worst Panda Ever.

Trump is trying to incite a pogrom against the Somali American community, and it is disgusting and we need to stand up for our Somali neighbors.

An economy dependent on enriching the rich will always rob the poor 1. Economically 2. Politically, & 3. Spiritually, creating false theologies to justify its sins against humanity Wall St. Bonuses Soared to $49.2 Billion. New York Hoped for Even More. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/n...

For the love of Pete 🙄 Melania and the Robot www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/u...

Good things happening in our field

We are pleased to advertise a postdoctoral fellowship at the Lincoln Theological Institute, from 01/09/2026 - 31/08/2028. The closing date for applications is 19/04/2026. Informal enquiries are very welcome. Full details in the Further Particulars. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job...