Chelsea Ebin

Thank you!

I am so tired, and I am so angry, and I wish so much that knowing about this piss ant never took up a single second of this one precious life.

Yes to all of this, and also I think religion may play a role. My hunch is that the dominance of mainline Lutheranism acted as something of a bulwark against Christian Right politics in the 1980s and ‘90s, in turn helping to both dampen right-wing GOP attitudes + maintain emphasis on social welfare.

Screenshot of TruthSocial post by President Trump complaining that Mayor Frey won't enforce federal immigration law, and calling it a "very serious violation of the Law."

In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.

The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:

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I have to listen to far-right podcasts all the time for work and I do not agree that the solution to any of our problems is for more people to listen to far-right podcasts

This kind of messaging is intended to drown moms in research, risk, and responsibility.

The goal is to keep them so anxious and so busy that they can't work for pay--especially not in high-powered "mens" jobs--or get involved in any kind of efforts to push for progressive change.

Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that: If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...

Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org

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New verse for our theme song just dropped:

🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And the penalty for 'disrespect' is death🎵

Do pundits get it yet?

Misogyny is and always has been the glue binding together the multi-racial, cross-class coalition Trump created, across three elections.

Sen Chris Murphy wants to require warrants and ban masks as a requirement for more ICE funding. WHY ARE YOU GIVING THEM FUNDING HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.

Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."

What a fabulous holiday gift to have the brilliant Carol Mason review my book! This is such a kind and generous way to close out an otherwise vicious and brutal year. jrws.berkeley.edu/carol-mason-...

What is the over/under that Nuzzi’s next act will be to reinvent herself as a right-wing mouthpiece ala Naomi Wolf?

It’s really so painful and tragic.

This seems incredible to read, as it could come straight out of an Orbán 2015-16 speech, but this has actually been a dominant position within the broader U.S. Right for decades. 🧵

Looks pretty consistent to me. #whitesupremacy

Heartbroken to see the NSSR is being culled—and especially that it is happening in this way (with utmost callousness) and at this time (when left/critical theory is so needed). Cannot imagine having a political science PhD from any other institution and hope this isn’t the end of the road for NSSR.

They Tried to Bury the Katie Johnson Story And we, the public, let them convince us it was bogus.

The National Enquirer tried to catch and kill the Katie Johnson story. Then they got ahead of it in an attempt to discredit her. And many of us bought it—hook, line, and sinker katemanne.substack.com/p/they-tried...

“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas. Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.

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And we can probably cue the Christian nationalist pastors taking to the airwaves to justify sexual violation of children as biblical. I haven’t gone looking for it this morning, but I’d put money that the usual suspects are talking about child marriage being Godly right about now…

Which brings me to ask: how long until red states begin passing legislation to retroactively lower the statutory age of consent to 13 or 14 to absolve Epstein and his very important President of the United States associates of their criminal behavior? 3/

This leads us back to that tired bullshit line that the problem for the Church is not pedophilia but homosexuality. It also sets us up to take rewalk the path of denying victims restitution on the grounds that they have not, in fact, been harmed. Rather, they were small adults just asking for it. 2/

MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League Bill Donohue

We’re now reaching the stage of the “it’s okay to have sex with teens” discourse that it’s being used to argue sexually abusive Catholic priests were not pedophiles. 1/
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Tracing the Roots of the Christian Nationalist Movement That’s Influencing Modern Politics The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.

The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.

By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)

We discussed whether the emails would matter (in terms of there being repercussions for Trump). Consensus: no.

New Yorkers! Come join us next Monday night when I'll be interviewing the brilliant @chelseaebin.bsky.social on her new book The Radical Mind, about the origins of Protestant and Catholic right-wing movement building. 5:30pm, Instutute for Public Knowledge, NYU. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...

I would love nothing more than to dump the NYTs for a news source that doesn’t ask if women ruined the workplace, base its reporting on crime exclusively on talking to the NYPD, pretend a genocide isn’t happening, or present transphobic talking points as neutral reportage.

@tomatoslayers.bsky.social does it again! This article a/b #conversiontherapy is both insightful & powerful. I’m so grateful to have my voice included (& to see my friend @chelseaebin.bsky.social included as well!). Share w/ your networks, if the queer spirit leads! therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...

I want to frame this and hang it on my office wall