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Christopher Jones

@ccjones.bsky.social

Historian of religion, race, + society. Editor, Journal of Mormon History. Co-editor, Missionary Interests: Protestant + Mormon Missions in the 19th + 20th Centuries (Cornell UP, 2024). Currently researching global history of religion + soccer.

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Time person of the year cover for 2025

Time person of the year cover for 2025

I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork

12.12.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 18545    πŸ” 3453    πŸ’¬ 758    πŸ“Œ 528

Honestly very difficult to figure out who is more corrupt between Trump and FIFA, it’s a real game respect game situation lol

11.12.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 538    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 2

Great recommendation. He hasn’t read it, but I think he’d love it. Thanks!

08.12.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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08.12.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration

This is extremely irresponsible reporting. There is no β€œborder crisis” other than the one we’ve imagined.

Immigrants are an economic + social asset by almost every measure. The solution is to welcome more + make it easier for them to come, not increase enforcement.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...

08.12.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A war criminal without a war It's just murder.

"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."

05.12.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 18014    πŸ” 4941    πŸ’¬ 574    πŸ“Œ 206
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Voices: Those of us with Type 1 diabetes need co-pay caps now. We can’t afford to sit and wait. β€œTo ensure no Type 1 diabetic is left behind, Congress must pass a nationwide insulin co-pay cap now that protects all patients, not just those with state-regulated insurance,” writes Addison Burnsed in an op-ed.

β€œTo ensure no Type 1 diabetic is left behind, Congress must pass a nationwide insulin co-pay cap now that protects all patients, not just those with state-regulated insurance,” writes Addison Burnsed in an op-ed.

02.12.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Every sentence here is even crazier than the last.

02.12.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4001    πŸ” 630    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 106

Not an Inter Miami fan, but watching Messi set up exciting young(er) players is a lot of fun. (Certainly better than watching Suarez.)

30.11.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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JCB Reads: Casey Schmitt's The Predatory Sea. Human Trafficking and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean | John Carter Brown Library Zoom link: https://brown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ERxVIYvZROWkIFcp8gH7Ag

On Monday, author Casey Schmitt will discuss her new book THE PREDATORY SEA in a virtual event hosted by @jcblibrary.bsky.social! Learn more & register:

29.11.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A gorgeous day for some college football.

This view never gets old. #GoCougs

29.11.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I gift my brother-in-law a book each year for Christmas. He prefers modern (mid-to-late 20c) political books + biographies. He’s gone through Caro, Pearlstein, etc. Last year, I got him Ganz’s When The Clock Broke.

Any recommendations for this year?

27.11.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

I am so incredibly sorry, Jamie. Sending love and strength.

27.11.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s time to stop worshipping the liberal arts | Letters Letters: While such institutions have intrinsic value, that doesn’t mean they are entitled to be socially favoured or economically exceptional for ever, says Jianyang Geng

Who, pray tell, is worshipping the liberal arts? Where is the mythical university alluded to here where STEM and business courses are criticized and somehow disincentivized by those in power?

27.11.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 13

An important thread.

26.11.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huh. It’s *almost* like Pochettino knew what he was doing giving these MLS guys call ups for the last year. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

19.11.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My partner has now joined us. When Bud Bailyn appeared, I explained that he was Richard Bushman’s advisor (Richard is a friend who officiated at our wedding). β€œHe’s Richard’s advisor?!! How old is he??!!” πŸ˜‚

18.11.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Missed last night’s group watch of episode 1 of PBS’s The American Revolution but am now watching with my 14yo, who is geeking out as much as I am.

18.11.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming January 2026: Reunion: A Podcast about Family Histories.

@jstuart.bsky.social and I have been hard at work reading books and recording and editing episodes for this, and we can't wait to share it with you!

Additional info, including a separate feed, subscription link, + guest lineup, TBA.

17.11.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I really enjoyed this. I was disappointed to not find the book for sale in the U.S., though.

14.11.2025 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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No lies detected.

14.11.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My 14yo just asked for my help creating a PowerPoint about the French + Indian War.

We went so far beyond the material provided to her to base it on and her (excellent) teacher is not going to know what hit him.

14.11.2025 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Extreme’ gerrymander: Utah judge rejects GOP lawmakers’ congressional map, picks districts favoring Democrats A Utah judge rejected new congressional boundaries proposed by Republican lawmakers, instead choosing a map that will create a heavily Democratic-leaning district in Salt Lake County.

This is a huge win for Utahns and means that at least one of the state’s 4 congressional districts will be in play for Democrats next year.

11.11.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This won’t get the headlines NYC and Virginia and New Jersey are getting, but the local results of yesterday’s elections in Salt Lake County (which includes both blue SLC and purple and red suburbs) seem significant.

05.11.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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Today in my Family + Law in American history class, we were scheduled to begin discussing immigration law. And then I learned BYU was hosting a naturalization ceremony at the exact time as our class, so we moved class here instead.

Few things remind me what I love about America as much as this.

05.11.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

i wouldn't be a total glenn youngkin hater if i didn't mention that the results tonight mean that his total tenure amounted to presiding over the destruction β€” at least for the next few years β€”Β of the virginia republican party. lmao.

05.11.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8374    πŸ” 913    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 42
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Local elections matter.

04.11.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(Go Jays, btw. My childhood best friend is their Minor League hitting coach, and has worked with/mentored several of the guys on the big league roster.)

02.11.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a blue shirt with the number 1 on it stands in front of a crowd ALT: a man wearing a blue shirt with the number 1 on it stands in front of a crowd

My general attitude toward baseball: πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

My attitude toward game 7 of the World Series:

02.11.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThey were careless people, Tom and Daisyβ€”they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess...”

01.11.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5943    πŸ” 1674    πŸ’¬ 187    πŸ“Œ 36

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