First time in recorded history that a man has been simultaneously arrested by the cops and the fashion police

✣ Medieval Jimothy ✣

Mamdani left soccer field lights on all night…..the lights usually go off at 10pm. They set a camera up and guess what they saw?? Residents playing soccer with their friends ALL NIGHT. One man said how much he loved it because his friends work late and can’t get to the field before 10pm.

Escorting the nine-year-old to a friend’s birthday pool party, I told him I wasn’t going to swim in part because I’m dressed for work. He told me I could just jump in like Mamdani did. This is what socialism does to our children.

It's official: The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby is a RAVE according to Book Marks, with 3 Rave and 1 Positive reviews (so far). Available, as they say, wherever books are sold. #newbooks #booksky #nonfiction #christiannationalism #exvangelical #artcrime bookmarks.reviews/reviews/the-...

Hollywood baffled at largest ever feline attendance at opening night,

I like bee butts and I cannot lie... . . I don't know who took this picture butt it rules.

Spider Man Rides The Tube Not every superhero swings through the city, some catch the tube instead. It took a few attempts to nail the timing, but I finally made the SpiderMan poster look like Spidey is hitching a ride on a passing train. Captured at Oxford Circus station.

I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS

Since launching on Tuesday my book is #1 in business & government new releases on Bezos site, and #5 in hoaxes & deceptions overall! (What’s the hoax? Christian nationalism or illegally trafficked antiquities—read to find out!) For those yet to get in on the hype, there’s still time: a.co/d/05MT1yPs

An AI troll just reminded me: If you've read The Public Scholar, or been to one of my talks, listened to a podcast, or just think sometimes I post good fishing pictures, please leave a review here - www.amazon.com/Public-Schol...

I've just seen about 40 kids sneak into watch 'The Odyssey' without paying by hiding in a giant wooden coat.

My book The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby releases today and I woke up to a glowing review in The New York Times! A dream come true and such validation after four years of blood, sweat, and tears! I’m stunned. #nonfiction #booksky #newrelease #ChristianNationalism www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/b...

Michael's new book sounds fascinating - get it at a cool independent bookstore near you!

I wonder how many books could be written about these enormous companies and their religious fanaticism? I think this would be an interesting read. As would Home Depot? Uline? and Chick-Fil-A? Congratulations @michaelblanding.bsky.social

On July 14, I'll be appearing in studio with Abby Glassenberg of Craft Industry Alliance for a live podcast to talk about how the powerful family behind Hobby Lobby has impacted politics, culture, and religion in the United States! Click here to RSVP: craftindustryalliance.org/live-podcast...

My book The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby releases today and I woke up to a glowing review in The New York Times! A dream come true and such validation after four years of blood, sweat, and tears! I’m stunned. #nonfiction #booksky #newrelease #ChristianNationalism www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/b...

Happy publication day TO THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HOBBY LOBBY by @michaelblanding.bsky.social! A revelatory account of how the family behind Hobby Lobby rose to political prominence and used their influence to push a radical religious agenda. Learn more: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...

one for The Odyssey, please

#BookSky @michaelblanding.bsky.social

BREAKING: Lindsey Graham’s sudden death reveals everyone’s wake-up time on Sundays.

I really recommend going to see some community theater musicals near you to restore your sense of happiness and well-being. Tonight was the Addams Family musical in Lebanon, NH. Touch grass? Maybe. Touch a program too, especially one with ads taken out by the cast members families cheering them on.

“But the bigger problem is how much of the media of ‘the left’ is dominated by men who appear to have no understanding of sexual abuse or intimate partner violence, but do have a pretty hefty sexist streak that they either aren’t aware of or don’t care to remedy.” YES @juliedicaro.bsky.social

5/ The public only ever sees Act Two—the story breaks, sometimes the survivor testifies on national TV. We never see Act One, where he decides his ego matters more than the people he hurt or the country he claims he wants to serve.

Dishonesty isn’t just one of Doug Wilson’s annoying quirks. It is deliberate strategy. open.substack.com/pub/kristind...

Not endorsing rapists with Nazi tattoos is actually considerably easier than chess

I'm thrilled to announce that The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby has been named an Amazon Editors' Pick for Best #Nonfiction Books of July! The book will be released in just 8 days. Pre-order to ensure you get your copy on time! www.amazon.com/Gospel-Accor... #ChristianNationalism #Exvangelical

Important from @pettertornberg.com . In the US, we have a radicalized Christian nationalist right moving farther away from the rest of the country. I take on the ways the discourse of "polarization" has distorted our perception in my forthcoming book, BACKSLIDE. bookshop.org/a/56272/9781...

Here’s an idea: how about we nominate a guy who’s *not* violent towards women.

Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for including The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby on its list of Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July! “File this book into the category of stomach-churning and essential... a testament to Blanding’s storytelling... deeply disturbing." #ChristianNationalism

All three hosts eliminated, like one of those parties where the only people who live there are already asleep somewhere unseen. The world will now raid the grandpa's liquor cabinet of America

Me after death, realizing I no longer have deadlines, surfing my body into the void. (Dancing Skeleton, by Miles Cleveland Goodwin)

On July 14, I'll be appearing in studio with Abby Glassenberg of Craft Industry Alliance for a live podcast to talk about how the powerful family behind Hobby Lobby has impacted politics, culture, and religion in the United States! Click here to RSVP: craftindustryalliance.org/live-podcast...

I think this might be one of the most incredible, unsettling and symbolic photos of today’s America I’ve ever seen. I can’t stop looking at it. From Reuters, published on the Guardian website.

Nor will anyone who has actually read the Declaration of Independence.

They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.

I'm thrilled to announce that The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby has been named an Amazon Editors' Pick for Best #Nonfiction Books of July! The book will be released in just 8 days. Pre-order to ensure you get your copy on time! www.amazon.com/Gospel-Accor... #ChristianNationalism #Exvangelical

The state of books coverage today

Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for including The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby on its list of Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July! “File this book into the category of stomach-churning and essential... a testament to Blanding’s storytelling... deeply disturbing." #ChristianNationalism

Thanks to Lit Hub for including The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby on its list of Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July! “File this book into the category of stomach-churning and essential...” lithub.com/ten-great-no... #ChristianNationalism #Exvangelical #ArtCrime #AntiquitiesTrafficking

Pixar make this buddy movie

A round of applause for inspirational teachers 🫶🏼👏🏼 #WritingCommunity #BookSky

Phang: Inside his order, Judge Sullivan said that I am likely to succeed on the merits of my lawsuit, which speaks to the bigger success. Because the ultimate goal is the entirety of the Epstein files being produced, including the shit that Blanche continues to sit on…

China is eating our lunch in almost everything. (no sound needed) China builds solar parks over reservoirs. This design improves the efficiency of the panels by keeping them cooler and lowers water loss from evaporation

Ancient curse: May your life have no subtext.

If Egypt makes it to the World Cup quarterfinals and plays the UK they will steal the team and put them in the British Museum

Extraordinary detail in the new book on Trump's second term administration

PAULA WHITE: Nobody has stood up like you have stood up TRUMP: *sitting* *asleep*

LEAVE HER ALONE