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Chelsea Starr

@cstarrcstarr.bsky.social
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Sociologist. Religion, Non-religion, Social movements, Content Analysis, Qualitative Methods. Facebook page where I post sociological perspectives on current events: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=615…

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Mark McEntire @markmcentire.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
So, if opposing AI is the Anti-Christ, then that would make AI Jesus. I've never cared much about labelling stuff heresy, but this sounds like it. gizmodo.com/peter-thiel-...
gizmodo.com
Peter Thiel: You Know Who Else Wants to Regulate AI? The Antichrist
Thiel's 'Antichrist' lecture series in Nashville is reportedly focused on casting AI regulation advocates as antichrist enablers.
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Chelsea Starr @cstarrcstarr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dictator insanity. Literal insanity. (The WH post, not the response).
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 22/09/2026
50% AI slop
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The U.S. government isn't regulating big business. Big business is regulating the U.S. government.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Study of Religion as an Analytical Discipline Workshop @soraaad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
TX officials investigated plans for a Muslim-friendly housing development outside Dallas (and) a small Dallas org that offers religious divorce counseling. Abbott also designated CAIR, the country's largest Muslim civil rights grp, a foreign terrorist org under TX law www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats
After 9/11, suspicion of Islam hardened into an assumption in Texas that Muslim identity itself signals danger, writes a scholar of constitutional law.
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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The neo-Nazi movement is getting younger. Youth Club chapters have surged 142% since 2025, as white supremacist groups recruit teenagers as young as 15 through Instagram, YouTube, Telegram and gaming communities. New girls-only chapters show how aggressively the movement is expanding.
globalextremism.org
Neo-Nazi Active Clubs Increasingly Recruiting Teenage Boys And Girls
Neo-nazi Active Clubs are expanding their efforts to recruit teenagers, with Youth Club chapters increasing 142% since 2025. GPAHE identified 220 Active Clubs across 33 countries, including 46 youth c...
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Gerardo Martí @gerardomarti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Why is sociology the hate-piñata of the social sciences? Accusations that it is thinly disguised socialism are wide of the mark, writes Brooke Harrington Invited essay, published in The Economist 👉 archive.ph/ZlgSO
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Why is sociology the hate-piñata of the social sciences?

Accusations that it is thinly disguised socialism are wide of the mark, writes Brooke Harrington
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026
Quite a community note here. Reminder that your taxpayer dollars are paying for these Nazi social media accounts.
Readers added context to this video: The clip is from the film Darkest Hour, and the “tiger” in this clip refers to Adolf Hitler
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 25/08/2026
The Defense Dept. is bringing a Christianized form of world history into schools on military bases. A textbook glorifies Christianity, sanitizes the Crusades, and portrays Islam as inherently violent. Those kids deserve education, not indoctrination. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pete-hegse...
friendlyatheist.com
Pete Hegseth is bringing Christian propaganda to schools on military bases
A Hillsdale College-linked textbook whitewashes Christianity, vilifies Islam, and distorts history for the children of U.S. service members
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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
New from me. I'm fascinated by the intersections of religion, politics, & "knowledge gaps." Here I look at Holocaust knowledge. Beyond education, vulnerability & political sorting play a role. Seculars & Jews are the most knowledgeable, but also those who are sorted. academic.oup.com/socrel/advan...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/08/2026
This is what the fake "free speech" advocates have built: an administration that harasses critics. Produce research showing the expensive National Guard deployments didn't lower crime? Get sued by Trump's lawyers www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The vandalism and desecration of the White House isn't just vanity and it's not trivial. It's caesarism, as in literally what Julius Caesar did to the symbolic architecture of civic republicanism. Our national iconography matters and allowing the disfiguring of it to persist is a substantive harm.
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Goddess Chloe is the Grandmother of ANTIFA 🐈‍⬛ 🥳👸🏽 @scurvy00.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
As we burn
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 14/08/2026
"All of the models we tested quickly assumed that others were purposefully impeding their work, and began to sabotage others while protecting their own contributions," Anthropic wrote. "In fact, they sabotaged others with increasingly aggressive, self-r... bit.ly/4qetUkZ
businessinsider.com
AI agents tried to sabotage each other when given the same task, Anthropic said
The AI lab said the models engaged in a "multiagent turf war" during a testing session.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My only comment about Woke 1 vs Woke 2 is that neither of these things is real &, for the thousandth time, we don’t have to frame <every topic in American politics> on the terms of the far right authoritarian party & right-wing pundits. Other, more serious choices are readily available:
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Chelsea Starr @cstarrcstarr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Good Lord, it's government through a funhouse mirror
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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is outrageous. Unacceptable. And impeachable.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Mark Yarm @markyarm.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Me and my friends would've killed the humanoid robot high school teacher with hammers I can tell you that much.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph.
A graph showing how the edsel and Cybertruck both performed based on their sales target and actual year one and year two sales. The edsel was expected to sell 200k units in its first year. It sold slightly over 50k, and less than 50k the next year

The Cybertruck had a sales.target of 250k in its first year. They sold around 40k, the next year they sold about half as many.
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Chelsea Starr @cstarrcstarr.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Insanity. Literal insanity.
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Cher47 💙 @cher47.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This felon swore an oath to the UNITED states, NOT some states.He breaks that oath over & over & you let him. WHY? @houserepublicans.bsky.social @senategop.govpeeps.us @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social @house-gop.bsky.social @potus47mirror.bsky.social
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/07/2026
In the first term, Trump officials had been a little sloppy in showing their partisanship and racism. Trump 2.0 has been different: Just as partisan and racist, but far more professionalized.
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Inside Trump’s Stealth Trick to Rig the Census—and Congress
The administration’s latest power grab is disguised as boring technical guidance.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
After ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Araujo, the FBI leaked to Fox News a claim that he was found with possible meth in the van. His family said it was a total falsehood; it was a bag of salt to be used to make an electrolyte drink. And they were right. It was not drugs.
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We can confirm the substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van tested negative for narcotics/ illicit drugs.
We are not commenting further on the test results, as the investigation is pending.

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We have notified Salgado Araujo's family because we felt they had the right to know.
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Carl Schmertmann @cschmert.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If you want safety, you'll have to buy an 8' tall truck. " part of a broader push to find and remove road safety materials..." www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...
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DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites
Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
For those of you that ever wondered what scares the shit out of him: #FabFord
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20/07/2026
A Northwestern University professor filed a federal lawsuit alleging federal officials pressured the school to deny him tenure.
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Denied tenure and alleging discrimination, Northwestern University professor sues school and government officials
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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
NYT's reputation is genuinely not salvageable at this point
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A million years ago, White House interference in IRS audits was considered an impeachable offense
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Dr Gina van Raphael @aliagvr.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
How very Nazi. I’m shocked, I tell you.
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Bat 🦇 Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“Last year the CDC scaled back its main food surveillance system, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, eliminating mandatory federal surveillance of cyclospora and five other pathogens, including campylobacter, listeria, shigella, vibrio, and Yersinia.“
defector.com
Why The Explosive Diarrhea Parasite Is Way Worse Than Regular Diarrhea Parasites | Defector
Grab a stool, take a seat, and get ready to learn about cyclospora.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NYC Bar opposes the nomination of one of its own members, Todd Blanche, to be attorney general, saying he lacks the basic professional integrity that the position demands. A stinging and very detailed assessment. www.nycbar.org/reports/oppo...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's a sign of how shockingly corrupt this country has become that a nominee for Attorney General is given a hearing by the Senate *the very same week* he has been referred by a judge for possible disbarment for unethical behavior. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
And when Todd Blanche was asked about this referral to the Bar, he lied about it. AND THERE WAS NO FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. What an utterly broken government.
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Jenni @jennismovingcastle.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
If they don't want us studying gender they need to stop doing so much gender all the time.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The US Treasury has announced that the US Mint is beginning production of a new $1 gold coin featuring Trump’s face. This is against the law. Federal law does not allow living people to appear on U.S. currency, and the Presidential $1 Coin Act only authorizes coins honoring deceased presidents.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I’m currently reading this 2019 book that focuses primarily on the European far right and it basically reads like a summary of everything the Trump administration is currently doing and saying. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
politybooks.com
The Far Right Today
The Far Right Today, The far right is back with a vengeance
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This is perfect example of how the Republican Party has shifted from once being comparable to your average center-right party in Europe, to now having most in common with far right, xenophobic and populist European parties like the AfD, Reform UK, Le Pen’s National Front, etc
Objective 2: Civil society elevates debate on EU integration, national sovereignty, migration, and Western identity.
Illustrative activities:
• Research on the impact of mass migration across Europe, as it relates to concerns about fundamental freedoms, and democratic backsliding.
• Policy debates on sovereignty, migration, and "globalism" to examine the balance between national sovereignty and supranational governance and compare the U.S. federalism and EU integration models.• Consensus-building forums for civil society and other
relevant experts on national sovereignty, Western identity, and anti-democratic trends and actors.
• Cultural engagements to promote European history and Western identity and its role in promoting democracy and natural rights.
• Presentation of peer-reviewed research papers that showcase an appreciation of European history, philosophy, and Western identity as these issues relate to the protection of natural rights, fundamental freedoms, and democratic institutions.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/07/2026
As many as 400 Native groups across the U.S. remain outside of the federal recognition system, which can confer health care, education, housing and casino rights. For smaller tribes like many in the Pacific Northwest, recognition takes political muscle they don’t have.
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Small Tribes Say They Lack the Clout to Secure Federal Recognition
The federal government can confer health care, education, housing and casino rights, but for small bands like many in the Pacific Northwest, recognition takes political muscle they don’t have.
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Just bringing this back. I think for the most part coverage of ICE, specifically, has been far more critical than coverage of policing generally, but the rhetorical norms that minimize and obscure state violence are baked into default media practices
theatlantic.com
The Headlines That Are Covering Up Police Violence
News reports often use euphemistic phrases that fail to engage the complex realities of the recent protests.
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Seth Andrews @sethandrews.com · 15/07/2026
Huge thanks to Karis Burkowski and @everybodylovesdave.bsky.social for joining me to talk about the biblical manosphere. youtu.be/r5Jx7Wloczk?...
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Clearly Written by Boys: A Woman's Guide to the Bible
YouTube video by TheThinkingAtheist
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The NYT obituary of Lindsey Graham makes no mention of his effort to overturn the 2020 election by calling Georgia’s secretary of state to intimidate him into manufacturing votes for Trump. The Times, like all news media, is GOP propaganda erasing Republicans’ history as election deniers
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71
Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.Over his Senate career, Mr. Graham led two influential committees, Judiciary and Budget.

As head of the Judiciary Committee, he oversaw the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He also played a critical role during the 2016 fight over President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the court, aiding in Republicans’ success in blocking the pick.More broadly, Mr. Graham was instrumental in advancing Mr. Trump’s effort to reshape the federal judiciary.
During his tenure at the helm of the committee, the Senate confirmed more than 200 federal judges, including Ms. Barrett, cementing one of the defining conservative judicial legacies of the Trump era.As chairman of the Budget Committee, Mr. Graham played a central role in translating Mr. Trump’s domestic agenda into legislation. He oversaw the budget resolution that allowed Republicans to advance much of the president’s sweeping tax, immigration and spending package without support from Senate Democrats.

The effort required months of negotiations among warring factions within his party before the tax package became law last year. Mr. Graham, along with Republican leaders and the Trump administration, embraced budget reconciliation as the party’s primary vehicle for enacting Mr. Trump’s agenda at a time when Republicans lacked the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.

Those efforts became a defining accomplishment of Mr. Trump’s return to Washington with a Republican-controlled legislature, and highlighted not only the growing influence of Mr. Graham within his party but also his transformation from Trump critic into a steadfast and outspoken ally.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Brett Meiselas: Genuinely, does anybody even know what this war is about anymore? The objectives were unclear from day one. Now it’s just bombing to hope we can open the Strait of Hormuz? Doubling down on failed strategy? Could the average American on the street tell you why we are in this war?
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 11/07/2026
It's the political equivalent of: "I'm not forcing you to sign the contract; I'm just withholding your paycheck until you do." "DHS Requires States to Adopt Common-Sense Election Security Measures Before Receiving Federal Funds" www.dhs.gov/news/2026/07....
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DHS Requires States to Adopt Common-Sense Election Security Measures Before Receiving Federal Funds | Homeland Security
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is taking decisive action to safeguard the integrity of American elections.
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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 11/07/2026
“We do obey the pope, this pope is just the wrong pope” is *a* position, I grant them…
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11/07/2026
The three men in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s vehicle were interviewed separately. They all said ICE’s version of events isn’t true. trib.al/HJfHQB0
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Every Witness to ICE Killing in Houston Says the Same Thing: ICE Lied
The three men in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s vehicle were interviewed separately. They all said ICE’s version of events isn’t true.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Instead of changing the language in their legacy scholarship, the Upperman family has decided to pull their $1M endowment from a North Carolina university They plan to move the scholarship to a school where it is likely a Black student will receive it
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UNCW Upperman family pulling future scholarship funds over UNC System’s equality policy
For the first time in 30 years, the Upperman family isn’t awarding any new scholarships at UNCW. Linda Upperman Smith said the way the university wanted to rewrite the language around the application ...
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