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Prof. Anthea Butler

@antheabutler.bsky.social

Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought. Ride or die Eagles fan, traveler and gin drinker. Comedic truth teller. Will not take your ish.

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We are deeply concerned by reports that military commanders are framing the Iran war as “God’s plan” and invoking Armageddon in official briefings.

Service members swear an oath to the Constitution — not to any religion.

We are reviewing these reports and will demand accountability.

03.03.2026 12:56 — 👍 457    🔁 211    💬 26    📌 24

2/ "The switch surprised and frustrated residents who stopped to vote on their way to work or between errands only to be redirected elsewhere — an outcome predicted by county officials and voting rights activists who feared the GOP’s arrangement would disenfranchise voters."

03.03.2026 21:16 — 👍 19    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

Preview of Nov. 🚨

"Voters used to casting a ballot at any location were surprised Tuesday to be redirected to their precinct, a change prompted by the county GOP."

03.03.2026 20:21 — 👍 24    🔁 21    💬 5    📌 0

yea,bootstraps, etc.

03.03.2026 19:13 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

War zone in the Gulf, war zone in Minneapolis, LA, whatever. Everyone can get this man's disdain and disgust.

03.03.2026 19:12 — 👍 42    🔁 4    💬 4    📌 0

I mean if the President and DHS don't respect US citizenship in America, why think they will care about it's Citizens or Green Card holders in the midst of the war zone he started.

03.03.2026 19:11 — 👍 53    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

it's been fascinating seeing UK and France repatriating their citizens while the US is "ya'll on your own" . However, this tracks....

03.03.2026 19:10 — 👍 124    🔁 24    💬 5    📌 1
A yacht sails past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026. 
Below on an orange background in white text the kicker Global, the headline U.S. Campuses in Middle East Shutter; Students, Employees Unable to Fly Back, and the subhead Iran’s retaliation across the Middle East against ongoing U.S. and Israeli bombings has disrupted higher ed in previously calm Gulf states. Photo source: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images

A yacht sails past a plume of smoke rising from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026. Below on an orange background in white text the kicker Global, the headline U.S. Campuses in Middle East Shutter; Students, Employees Unable to Fly Back, and the subhead Iran’s retaliation across the Middle East against ongoing U.S. and Israeli bombings has disrupted higher ed in previously calm Gulf states. Photo source: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images

The quote,  “Our [university’s] president has spoken with members of the group multiple times over the last couple of days as well as parents of the students back here in the U.S. They are in the process of relocating. They are safe and in good spirits and plans are being made to get them home.” from Kevin Triplett, spokesman of Carson-Newman University

The quote, “Our [university’s] president has spoken with members of the group multiple times over the last couple of days as well as parents of the students back here in the U.S. They are in the process of relocating. They are safe and in good spirits and plans are being made to get them home.” from Kevin Triplett, spokesman of Carson-Newman University

ICYMI | The spiraling war with Iran has stranded American students and employees in the Middle East and shuttered branch campuses following Iran’s attacks on multiple Gulf states in retaliation for the U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign.

Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4rGYeo4

#EDUSKy #AcademicSky

03.03.2026 16:53 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
Sen. Dick Durbin speaks at a hearing.

Sen. Dick Durbin speaks at a hearing.

Speaking at the Senate hearing w/DHS Sec. Kristi Noem just now, Sen. Dick Durbin cited the USCCB's recent critique of the agency's reported plans: “The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American." www.usccb.org/news/2026/th...

03.03.2026 14:25 — 👍 85    🔁 27    💬 3    📌 4

I mean that bed is just screaming Scarlet Letter

03.03.2026 15:31 — 👍 85    🔁 14    💬 6    📌 0

I'm a church historian. 😉

03.03.2026 15:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Always

03.03.2026 05:03 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Get a good shot I've got for bars for this idiocy

03.03.2026 05:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This isn't a Christian war.. Is a you've been bamboozled war.

03.03.2026 05:00 — 👍 63    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 1

Let's talk about the real problem here... These nincompoops think the are bringing about Armageddon and Jesus return for a whole group of people who don't believe Jesus is the (or their) Messiah...

03.03.2026 04:59 — 👍 250    🔁 37    💬 11    📌 3
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

03.03.2026 01:54 — 👍 11754    🔁 5944    💬 1163    📌 3954
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A clip from the moment Hillary Clinton found out Lauren Boebert took an unauthorized photo of her deposition: 'I'm done!'

02.03.2026 21:44 — 👍 14467    🔁 3838    💬 846    📌 611

“To my friends, I ask them to take good care of themselves, because I do not want them to go through something as terrible as this,” Dylan wrote from PA’s Moshannon Valley ICE processing center.

"I hope this comes to an end soon so I can be w/you, and if it does not, I will carry you in my heart.”

02.03.2026 20:45 — 👍 55    🔁 27    💬 0    📌 2
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Joe Biden warns that Donald Trump will try to ‘steal’ midterm elections In a rare public address, former president said US is experiencing ‘dark days’ and urged Americans to vote * Sign up for This week in Trumpland, a free newsletter on the latest from the Trump administration Joe Biden has warned that his presidential successor, Donald Trump, will attempt to “steal” the midterm elections, in what for him is a rare public address. Speaking in South Carolina, where he was being honored for his lifetime achievement in politics, Biden also asserted that the US is experiencing “dark days”, in a speech made hours before the Trump administration launched attacks on Iran. Continue reading...

Joe Biden warns that Donald Trump will try to ‘steal’ midterm elections

28.02.2026 15:23 — 👍 419    🔁 154    💬 38    📌 41

Lots of people seem to forget: It is Ramadan, which would affect the pattern of life of everyone in Iran.

28.02.2026 14:38 — 👍 693    🔁 190    💬 18    📌 6

What the genocide in Gaza reinforced is that there are no "civilians" when it comes to Israel and the United States. The rest of the world learned the same lesson and the consequences are going to be felt across the world.

28.02.2026 14:35 — 👍 3364    🔁 1108    💬 18    📌 0

One year to the day after Pam Bondi promised the full Epstein files, we got war with Iran instead

28.02.2026 08:30 — 👍 459    🔁 165    💬 18    📌 4

for those fixated on congressional authorization, i get it. this is a massive violation of our constitutional order.

even so, congress *cannot* legitimize an illegal war. there is nothing congress can do to make it legal under int'l law.

28.02.2026 09:00 — 👍 1858    🔁 443    💬 80    📌 21

operation blowing up residential buildings because a dozen rich old guys got caught molesting teenagers in the 90s

28.02.2026 09:09 — 👍 6698    🔁 1837    💬 4    📌 1
Text of the introductory allegations of the indictment against 39 alleged Cities Church protestors

Text of the introductory allegations of the indictment against 39 alleged Cities Church protestors

Text of the introductory allegations of the indictment against 39 alleged Cities Church protestors

Text of the introductory allegations of the indictment against 39 alleged Cities Church protestors

Text enumerating the first count all 39 defendants face; "Conspiracy against right of religious freedom at place of worship"

Text enumerating the first count all 39 defendants face; "Conspiracy against right of religious freedom at place of worship"

Text listing the sharing of a flyer advertising the Cities Church protest as constituting "overt acts" of the alleged conspiracy.

Text listing the sharing of a flyer advertising the Cities Church protest as constituting "overt acts" of the alleged conspiracy.

New: per an indictment unsealed today, 39 people are facing federal conspiracy charges stemming from a Jan. 18 protest against an ICE-affiliated pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul, MN.

5 people sharing flyers advertising the protest on social media are listed as "overt acts" of the conspiracy.

27.02.2026 20:13 — 👍 267    🔁 141    💬 22    📌 26

exactly.Probably ran it through Chat GPT

27.02.2026 18:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

they can't even get the book right that they want us all to read

27.02.2026 17:29 — 👍 55    🔁 14    💬 5    📌 0
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And in the world of Christian Nationalism, it looks like they've reached the "Farewell John Piper" stage.

(15 years later...the original Farewell RB was on 2/26/2011!)

27.02.2026 13:38 — 👍 61    🔁 5    💬 3    📌 0

LET THEM. About time they read some scripture for a change. A

27.02.2026 14:41 — 👍 48    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0