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Kenneth Ethan Frantz

@kennethefrantz.bsky.social
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University of Oklahoma Sociology Doctoral Student Freelance Writer

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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm concerned about the designs of Meta's and OpenAI's new AI agents because they remind me of how cigarette companies targeted minors by using cartoon characters in their advertisements.
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collin cornell @collincornell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Black Americans who worship in multiracial congregations, especially those led by white clergy, show far higher rates of political disengagement than those in Black congregations, even when they share the same upbringing”
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How multiracial churches are depoliticizing Black Americans | Brookings
Ryon J. Cobb reveals how church leadership and racial makeup shape Black Americans' political engagement and power.
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Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Disney & Netflix have signed a major licensing agreement to allow some Disney films/shows to be released on Netflix, including: • ‘Percy Jackson’ Seasons 1–2 — October 4 • ‘Ice Age’ 1–5 — October 4 • ‘Soul’ — early 2027 • ‘Elio’ — early 2027 (via variety.com/2026/tv/news...)
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Madolyn Henderson @madolynhenderson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
California officially passed legislation banning child marriage. So proud of everyone who worked to make this happen! I hope to see more states follow suit.
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California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
Gov Gavin Newsom called it a "long overdue measure to protect young Californians".
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Jay Mallow @jaymallow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A little bit of serious shock for us homeschoolers this morning as the Botkin sisters apologize and refute everything they promoted in the past youtu.be/L8SeGNO4Z9I?...
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Why We (the Botkin Sisters) Are Sorry We Wrote So Much More
YouTube video by Botkin Sisters
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I urge you to urge me to stop!"
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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That’s so wild and sad. I remember that lady from Twitter. www.fox10phoenix.com/news/best-se...
fox10phoenix.com
Best-selling Christian authors from North Texas arrested following investigation into child abuse
A North Texas couple, who are best-selling Christian authors, has been arrested following an investigation into alleged physical and sexual abuse of a child, according to the Keene Police Department.
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
For some reason, this cartoon pissed me off!
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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm not so sure that's even our best one! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @profsamperry.bsky.social
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Saved By The City @savedbythecity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As @kkdumez.bsky.social found while researching for her new book, the real lives of many prominent Christian women were far more complicated than the neat and tidy theological boxes they were expected to fit into. Hear the full conversation: linktr.ee/savedbythecity
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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lol. I just read that over a decade ago in an effort to increase Russian birthrates, Vladimir Putin hired Boyz II Men to put on a concert in the hopes that their popular slow jams would put Russians in the mood.
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Roys Report @roysreport.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tim Tebow has paused his relationship with Life Surge, the Christian wealth-building seminar he has headlined dozens of times, after investigations found that attendees were drawn in by celebrity speakers and then pressured into expensive financial programs. roysreport.com/tebows-pr-te...
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Tebow’s PR team knew of Life Surge allegations since at least 2025 | The Roys Report
Tebow, Craig Groeschel and Joe Mazzulla have stepped back from the Christian wealth seminar after investigations into its high-pressure sales tactics.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 28/09/2026
Just got a crime warning from my university with "reports of possible drugging incidents and sexual assaults" at off-campus fraternities. One occurred after last week's Cornell news. And I hate that the lack of consequences there might've emboldened young men to perpetrate similar violence here.
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IGN @ign.com · 28/09/2026
Thieves on the hunt for GPUs stole Nvidia trucks, but all they got was 20 tons of sand. bit.ly/3TVYbJt
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Which is funny, because "penis enlargement" and "testosterone boosters" are both gender affirming care for cis men.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 27/09/2026
World's Scientists Admit They Just Don't Like Mice theonion.com/worlds-scientists-admi…
World's Scientists Admit They Just Don't Like Mice
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NPR @npr.org · 27/09/2026
It's rare for Democrats to make religion a centerpiece of their campaigns. But this midterm election cycle, a number of candidates for Congress are doing just that.
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These Democrats are running for Congress on Christian faith. Will it pay off?
It's rare for Democrats to make religion a centerpiece of their campaigns. But this midterm election cycle, a number of candidates for Congress are doing just that.
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥💥BOOM💥💥 Costco took its $184M in rebate refund and used it to lower costs targeting products that would have the most impact for members!! Kudos Costco!! www.seattletimes.com/business/cos...
seattletimes.com
Costco clinches $184M in tariff refunds, with more expected
The big-box retailer said the money was reinvested to give "value back to our members." It’s more than a third of the total tariff refunds the company expects.
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meta Pervert Amulet™️
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great fact checking from @roysreport.bsky.social! Mark Driscoll is a liar and narcissist. m.youtube.com/watch?v=LnB7...
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Mark Driscoll rewrites Mars Hill history on the Jeremy Boreing Show
YouTube video by Roys Report
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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Students and colleagues, the aesthetics of the tables in your manuscript matter. If they look cut and paste, bunched up, weirdly organized, or otherwise thrown in there it gives the impression of a rush job or someone who doesn't know what they're doing. Doesn't have to be LaTeX to look nice.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 25/09/2026
In which my RNS colleague @bmietana.bsky.social tracks the "Rise of the Jim Crow theobros." Fascinating an unsettling reporting here, but this is a key line: "…along the way, they are turning outrage into cash." religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...
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The rise of the Jim Crow theobros
(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s been a year since ICE drove a car through a crowd at Broadview, leading to the federal indictment of myself and five others. Today, those of us who could returned. The state can try all it wants, but it can’t silence us or our community’s fight for justice.
From left to right

Brian Straw, a white suburban dad with a dark brown beard, glasses, orange hat, and teal quarter zip

Me, a short blonde woman in a black sweatshirt reading, “IT’S MY BODY, IT’S MY CHOICE” in two curves on my chest

Michael Rabbit, a white older man with rosy cheeks in a black hoodie

Andre Martin, a tall curly-haired man with glasses, a grey hoodie, and blue fanny pack

Yes, we feel weird taking a picture at the concentration camp.
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's like when we would talk about about how Doug Wilson and Mark Driscoll were still influential and dangerous when "mainstream" evangelicalism ignored them. Now the mainstream evangelical leaders warn about the influence of those two when it's a little too late now . . .
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Another reason to pay attention to what your teenage boys are watching on the internet! Great reporting from @bmietana.bsky.social! religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...
religionnews.com
The rise of the Jim Crow theobros
(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...
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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You don't get to call "nut-picking" when the nuts are headlining and funding your flagship conferences. Those nuts are your leaders.
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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
LIVE LAUGH LOVE is a NEW YORK TIMES Best Seller!!! Thank you to all my readers and defenders, and to my incredible team at Liveright. ❤️❤️❤️
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Brandi K. Adams @bkadams.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Honestly, @emilymbender.bsky.social and @timnitgebru.blacksky.app should be honored for their work on LLMs and ‘AI hype.’
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Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
John Semper Jr., the head writer for the ‘90s Spider-Man animated series, will return to write ‘SPIDER-MAN ‘94 ANNUAL’ • It will take place before the ‘Spider-Man ‘94’ comic book. • It will reveal what happened at the end of the animated series. • Releasing on December 9.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
8/14/2026 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/o...
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Opinion | Is Ocasio-Cortez Ready for the Glass Cliff? (Gift Article)
She will run as a woman but unlike how every woman before her was forced to run.
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today’s my birthday! I’m 34. 🙃
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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New study @nature.com establishes predictors of White nationalism in the US. Among the predictors are higher worship attendance & belief that non-White and non-Christian groups have too much power, along with being low-SES, conservative, GOP, & politically disaffected. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Predictors and prevalence of support for white nationalism in the United States - Nature
Explicit support for white nationalism is uncommon overall, but higher among young white men, disadvantaged and politically disaffected white people, conservatives, Republicans, and those with primari...
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This has gotten worse in the last decade or so. It’s become difficult to talk with people I genuinely like. And the moral binary of typical/divergent has codified into the belief that it’s more important for people to talk than it is for others to feel heard. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘But enough about you …’ How to survive in a world of monologuists, interrupters and trauma dumpers
Conversations are supposed to be two-sided – but all too often we come up against someone who’s passionately, exclusively in love with the sound of their own voice. Time to fight back …
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Probably one of the few times I cried during a cartoon.
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The only thing more irritating than Žižek are his fans. 😂
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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Great new study from @jcallahanbryant.bsky.social at @socprobsjournal.bsky.social. Analyzing 21 years of data from the forum Stormfront, he shows the religious foundation of White nationalism is not solely Christian, but integrates Christian, pagan, & positivist repertoires. doi.org/10.1093/socp...
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Christian, pagan, positivist: the religious repertoires of white nationalism
ABSTRACT. Scholarship on the far right often treats Christianity as the dominant religious frame structuring contemporary white nationalist politics. I arg
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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you’ve come across evangelical reviewers claiming I misrepresent sources and twist people’s words (looking at you, CT and TGC), I invite you to read this and consider the evidence for yourself: kristindumez.substack.com/p/is-live-la...
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Is Live Laugh Love just a gossip rag?
Assessing my evidence on Christian women and adoption
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Truly horrifying story.
Kowalski had assumed that the burner accounts sharing her video were UF students—people she knew personally. From what she learned through police charging documents, she was half right. According to affidavits obtained by WIRED, the @SteveCumfull account was allegedly linked to a 19-year-old named Kamran Ahmed, a first-year UF student from Tampa who was a member of Theta Chi. Kowalski says she had never met Ahmed and had no idea who he was.

Per the police affidavits, the same went for another burner that had been among the first to post the video on X:
@arnie_grape16 was linked to UF freshman Brendan Pitfield, a former star high school soccer player from Atlanta and fellow Theta Chi. Police also identified a third person behind a burner: Jacob Gomberg, a junior from nearby Coral Springs. Gomberg was a relief pitcher for the UF Gators, a Division I baseball team, before transferring to UNLV and later Indiana University. Kowalski didn’t know them either.
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Secret Panel HERE 🐢 tinyview.com/mrlovenstein/2026/09/17/change
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In this class we're in the middle of reading about ways that AI has already harmed real people in its actual applications. There are so many examples (and that list is growing everyday) that it's not possible to cover them all. arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
arstechnica.com
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The old political playbook isn’t working, so we made a new one:
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“We are also looking at whether the Earth is flat”
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Kenneth Ethan Frantz @kennethefrantz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Great reporting from @wordandway.bsky.social! The fact that Pete Hegseth wants to give the children of military personnel a “classical” Christian education hints at Doug Wilson’s influence. Small detail in the report that stood out to me.
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The monthly worship services at the Pentagon, which Pete Hegseth launched in May 2025, are the most consistent example of his effort to push Christian Nationalism inside the U.S. military. All of the services have featured rightwing, patriarchal preachers.
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Hegseth Praises Bari Weiss’s ‘60 Minutes’ at Pentagon Worship Service
Southern Baptist pastor Wesley Welch of King’s Church DC delivered a sermon on the prayers of Moses.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cool, where can I indicate that I do not grant consent for my (admittedly humble humanities output) to never ever be ‘converted into an AI agent’ because you know someone is going to try feeding humanities papers into this thing
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Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Important angle on US Christian-fundamentalist culture
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
skipped a pretty key step in the movie review process here
the free press: Hold Your Applause for the New Gaza Documentary
There may yet be hard truths in 'NAZA,, including evidence of Israel's systemic failures. But the reporting around it treats flimsy claims as proof of criminality.I haven't seen the film. This means I cannot confidently assess its editing, corroboration, or the
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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Much has been written about the influence conservative White Christian men have had on American culture. However, the women who operate within this sphere have also had a sizable impact of their own.
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Performative Submission and the Gospel of Free Market Capitalism
An interview with Kristin Kobes Du Mez on White Christian womanhood.
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Samuel Perry @profsamperry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I like Tommy Kidd. I've read many of his books. And I'll reserve final judgment until I read it. But unless this deals squarely with the steady march of secular transition via cohort change the vibe feels more like a pep talk to fellow Christians than serious argument. www.amazon.com/Death-Religi...
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The Death of Religion?: Nones, Others, and the Flourishing of Faith
The Death of Religion?: Nones, Others, and the Flourishing of Faith - Kindle edition by Johnson, Byron R., Kidd, Thomas S.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Death of Religion?: Nones, Others, and the Flourishing of Faith.
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