Interesting that the best thing about Klein was that he seemed a genuinely curious interviewer. He seems to have lost that virtue/skill since coming to NYT.

ICE just chased everyone off the public road by the Broadview facility. They yelled for people to move and immediately began firing gas into the crowd, which included legal observers, press, and medics.

“It is always possible to bind together a considerable number of people in love,” Freud wrote just three years before Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany, “so long as there are other people left over to receive the manifestations of their aggressiveness.” www.bostonreview.net/articles/wha...

Serious question: what does it matter that Trump is polling in the 30s unless and until an organized and mobilized opposition prevails in free and fair elections?

Post-evangelical has always scanned odd to me. Maybe not the best analogy, but post-fascist wouldn’t seem like a good communal identifier?

Bloch’s idea of the “swindle of fulfillment” applies really well to Christofascism

Bloch’s idea of the “swindle of fulfillment” applies really well to Christofascism

An unforgivable error in American politics is being right too early

An unforgivable error in American politics is being right too early

ICE is "making war" on Broadview — and it must stop, suburban mayor says. blockclubchi.co/4mAjs3u

All this to say, it’s more surprising when the Christian “gospel” isn’t shared at these events. Those are rarer!

All this to say, it’s more surprising when the Christian “gospel” isn’t shared at these events. Those are rarer!

Part of my “Christofascism is a majority tradition within western fascism” theory. And my high-level historical understanding is that there have been more fascist rallies draped in Christian symbolism and liturgical language than rallies/events without them.

As one who harps of these things, two pieces of info in last week or so puts some pretty heavy nail in the coffin of centrist Christianity’s theory of politics and discipleship. First is this meta-analysis on the difficulty of depolarization www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

This is excellent. You will learn things and think about politics differently. A real must-read.

The choice is socialism or barbarism OR actually accomplish Reconstruction or fascist theocracy christiansocialism.com/2020/09/07/c...

Oh hello

Institutional radicalism is becoming an increasing helpful frame for how to think about how to address certain anti-democratic formations

Thanks again to @stephenwaldron.bsky.social for pinging me with this. I dont want to overstate its findings, but looks like it heartily confirms that we cant relationship our way out of the current moment. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Would love for this study on de-polarization to work its way into the Christian nationalist conversation. @profsamperry.bsky.social @antheabutler.bsky.social @bradleyonishi.bsky.social @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social

As I have time today, will share a little bit about some of the context and points in this piece. Started writing it aboit a year ago when writing another piece m on Christofascism but ended up putting it down. sojo.net/articles/opi...

"We are not here to drop the aid and go home and pat ourselves on the back. We are here to establish a humanitarian corridor for states themselves to assume their responsibilities."

Would love for this study on de-polarization to work its way into the Christian nationalist conversation. @profsamperry.bsky.social @antheabutler.bsky.social @bradleyonishi.bsky.social @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social

Thanks again to @stephenwaldron.bsky.social for pinging me with this. I dont want to overstate its findings, but looks like it heartily confirms that we cant relationship our way out of the current moment. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Have they tried turning the rapture off and on again?

Posting mode is an odd way to describe apartheid-level racism

Happy to report that my left foot has been raptured. Holiest part of me apparently

Sorry GI Joe but knowing is not half the battle. It’s at best like 23% of the battle

for all the flapping about Uncommitted during the primary it has always been the Blue Dog centrist types who are most disloyal to the party

Hey @govpritzker.illinois.gov what are you going to do about this coordination and support of ICE?

The choice is socialism or barbarism OR actually accomplish Reconstruction or fascist theocracy christiansocialism.com/2020/09/07/c...

I thought they were dragons now or something

The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel has been swift, and severe. The whole episode underscores something I've been blogging about for a while: A lot of powerful people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...

Big news about Broadview, if true

Feel like I should write another piece on how the obsession with the "problem of polarization" in the religious nonprofit world is a stalking horse for trying to avoid the political issues and problems of the moment

Like, cough cough, check this out

Feel like I should write another piece on how the obsession with the "problem of polarization" in the religious nonprofit world is a stalking horse for trying to avoid the political issues and problems of the moment

Great summary of how “across the aisle” conversations, de-polarization, or the right words by the right people are not a way out of our current situation

𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔐𝔦𝔡𝔴𝔢𝔰𝔱 vast & vaster

the “expand the Dem tent” reactionary centrists always start with throwing certain groups out. They are now just layering “we have to do this to stop the authoritarian” on top of this move

ICE is violating article the U.N.'s "Mandela" rules for the minimum treatment of prisoners: "Pelayo said her dad described being held in a room with at least 150 other men as ICE officers constantly yell at them and call them slurs...detainees are only given food and water based on good behavior."

I am outraged by the images and videos I am seeing from the protest at the ICE facility in Broadview. Peaceful protesters were tear gassed and shoved for exercising their First Amendment rights.

HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED

History is full of failed, defeated, or collapsed fascisms. This one is maybe acting like it has consolidated more power and support than it actually has, but overextensions only mean something if they lose some power as a result of them.

History is full of failed, defeated, or collapsed fascisms. This one is maybe acting like it has consolidated more power and support than it actually has, but overextensions only mean something if they lose some power as a result of them.

Read this interview instead! sojo.net/articles/int...

They are also the only nation-wide infrastructure which could be capable coordinating mass actions beyond marching. Sad to say this but seems true.

“this does not help your cause” - guy who hates you and your cause www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/why-...