Sarah Stankorb

The Trump administration’s favorite nuclear startup has ties to Russia and Epstein Also, Christian nationalism.

ICYMI, @kieraevebutler.bsky.social recently wrote an excellent piece about the yuck-yucks developing small scale nuclear reactors and who now have DOE and Defense contracts.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I neglected to post this here yesterday. Hegseth said at a briefing that US troops would give no quarter to the enemy. Maybe he was sharing plans to flout international law. Or maybe he is just parroting his fav pastor, who makes it an annual event to give "no quarter."

We must call Christian Nationalism precisely what it is Clarity matters

It is not the moniker “Christian nationalism” that has made this issue combative. Those who assert and have adopted the term—especially to describe themselves—are at combat with the basic, shared principles of our state.
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Story of my life.

For years, the work of African data labelers has been more or less 'ghost work,' the unseen, hidden labor that lets American tech companies build their products."

'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

"Artificial intelligence is an extractive technology that relies on the brutal labor of underpaid workers around the world... www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

Police say Jan. 6 plaque is unlawfully hidden from public at U.S. Capitol Two police officers argue in a court filing that their lawsuit should continue because a law required a prominent display for the plaque.

Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 asked a judge to let their lawsuit over an honorary plaque proceed, arguing its current placement still violates federal law.

“Hidden from visitors, the plaque’s current location is no better than the basement where it sat for years,” the filing states.

There are so many books I wish I read in school. Catching up with my kids.

I just got to the part of Animal Farm where Napoleon blames Joe Biden for everything that has or could go wrong.

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Donald Trump’s approval rating Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump

The week before the first strikes on Iran, 27% of Americans approved of doing so. Trump's net approval rating is currently -19.
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I assume so! (I haven't even thought to ask because I think this is standard.) I will check though!

My goodness. Thank you! And happy pre-, pre-birthday!

Thank you! I think you will like it!

I really appreciated Disobedient Women, about women who fought church abuse from the inside. Having gotten to talk to Sarah a bit about this book, I'm excited to read her coverage of women who've left.

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…

Thank you! I have spent all these years interviewing women about religion in my reporting, so I kept getting reinforcement that I had the idea right and just had to try again.

Sarah Stankorb’s DAMNED IF SHE DOES, coming next September. 🔥🔥🔥

Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion Ordinarily, women are more religious than men. But these are no ordinary times. In this landmark account of American women leaving the church, award-winning journalist Sarah Stankorb, author of Disobe...

If you are interested, the link to preorder is up! (Preorders are *REALLY* important to an author... from telling the industry this topic matters, to encouraging library orders, to showing retailers this is a book to recommend.) www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

Cover Reveal! Damned If She Does On preorder now

In some ways, I’ve been working on Damned If She Does for over a decade. In other ways, it’s been longer—all the way back to when I was a teenager crying on the floor of my dorm room because I couldn’t feel God as I read and reread my Bible.
#booknews

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My very smart kid is learning US history and just last night was describing the very uncanny parallels between our time and the Gilded Age. Last time, it took two world wars to reset. Those words hung in the air like dread. Now, today's news

Historians, friends abroad, what can Americans do now?

A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.

"To its audience, Johnny MAGA looked like an independent voice, another outraged supporter in the MAGA media ecosystem... Johnny MAGA appears to actually be a White House staffer named Garrett Wade."
www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

Doctors say that vaccines are the best way to protect children against measles. A guy who eats dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says they should just swim in untreated sewage water instead. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

The article is full of locations. Grateful for how bravely @wired.com www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...

is within walking distance to at least six churches, a mosque, one synagogue, and a Salvation Army adult rehab center. Several planned ICE office spaces are located near schools and early-childhood care centers."

In Tennessee, OPLA is planning to move into the Nashville House office building, a business center in the city near multiple churches. The One City Center building in Portland, Maine, where ICE plans to expand its offices...

"That often includes places of worship. In Hyattsville, Maryland, ICE is expanding its offices at the Metro 1 building on 6505 Belcrest Road, which sits a few blocks from a Lutheran church...

"In numerous emails and memorandums viewed by WIRED, DHS asked GSA explicitly to disregard usual government lease procurement procedures and even hide lease listings due to “national security concerns” in an effort to support ICE’s immigration enforcement activities across the US."

The empirical evidence supports this claim. Back in 2019 @profsamperry.bsky.social & I showed Americans who embrace Christian nationalism hold much stronger patriarchal views. This relationship holds across religious traditions--incl. more egalitarian groups.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Thank you for posting this too! I am always grateful for your work tracing the data behind all this!