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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

dennis hastert and jim bakker in the same day feels like an apology for dolly and tim curry

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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tomorrow, PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman joins us to break down which religious voters may be shifting, what’s happening with younger voters, and whether Christian nationalism could matter at the ballot box. youtu.be/-S9KpC9_qrc?... Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don’t miss it.

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Are Religious Voters Turning on Trump? Melissa Deckman on the 2026 Midterms

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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today I discovered a bunch of notes files for the book I'm working on that ended up in another folder. Trying to write with ADHD feels like being the protagonist in an amnesiac thriller some days, I swear. Discovering archives on the exact subject I'm working on... written by me.

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

That's what I'm talking about. Dave Grohl recognized Jack Smith as a hero. 🔥

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"You're an author? Would I know anything you've written?" "Have you heard of the book Eat Pray Love?" "Oh wow. I have, actually!" "Well, one of my books was printed in a typeface not totally dissimilar to the one in that."

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026

If the Dems win the senate, expect this retirement and then the Senate GOP will jam the next person down our throats. Probably someone like Judge Eileen Cannon. Good lord www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement

The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Border Collie and Aussie trade calming signals before they play, proof that dogs talk peace before they talk business.

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Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I hope you'll read my review and then @michaelblanding.bsky.social's banger of a book. "Blanding is — to quote The Big Guy Himself, as reported by Samuel (Old Testament) and Paul (New Testament) — 'a man after my own heart.'" Out today in @wirobooks.bsky.social.

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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Albert Mohler believes the Constitution should explicitly acknowledge Christianity. @wthrockmorton.bsky.social joins us to explain what that means for religious liberty, Christian nationalism, and the historic Baptist tradition. Watch: youtu.be/dnq3on602YU

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Michael Blanding @michaelblanding.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Paraphrasing” doing a lot of work there

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president

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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hobby Lobby is more than a craft store. @michaelblanding.bsky.social spent four years tracing the Green family’s connections to the Supreme Court, Museum of the Bible, Christian political organizations, and Christian nationalism. There’s a much bigger story here. Watch: youtu.be/QP9Q0ymoyok

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Marry him… #BookSky

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

United: Your flight has been delayed Me: Ok United: Your flight has been undelayed Me: Ok United: Your flight has been more undelayed Me: Ok United: Your flight has been redelayed. More delayed this time Me: Ok United: Your flight has a new gate Me: Ok United: Your flight has a new gate Me: Sure

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Michael Blanding @michaelblanding.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Some of my favorite Goodreads reviews for The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby. Available now! bit.ly/3TrU3k9 #newbook #investigativereporting #christiannationalism #hobbylobby

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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hobby Lobby is a lot more than a craft store. Behind the rows of yarn and home decor is a wealthy family that has helped shape court cases, politics, the Museum of the Bible, and the Christian right. @michaelblanding.bsky.social takes us inside the Lobby. Airs tomorrow Watch: youtu.be/QP9Q0ymoyok

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How Hobby Lobby Uses Its Fortune to Shape Politics | Michael Blanding

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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026

Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

ok i'm done being polite. do not mention these fucking hot springs to me again. i do not have fresh socks or a fucking toothpaste, i am not getting in the goddamn hot springs in this state

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InfiDale @infidale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

When somebody tells you the name of their favorite book, you can be pretty sure they’ve read it. Unless it’s the Bible. Then you can be pretty sure they haven’t.

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Michael Blanding @michaelblanding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It still haunts me that in my book The Map Thief I said the thief lived south of the New York Public Library instead of north. In a book about *maps.*

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Michael Blanding @michaelblanding.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Same as listening to yourself taking about your book on a podcast

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James L. Sutter @jameslsutter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Making an author read their book after they're no longer able to revise it should be banned by the Geneva Conventions.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sure does 😕🤷🏼

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Michael Blanding @michaelblanding.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A long and very good feature story about my book from Hobby Lobby's hometown newspaper, The Oklahoman. Founder David Green says he has no plans to read my book -- but you can! Link to full story: bit.ly/4iAxp3j #hobbylobby #newbook #nonfiction #christianationalism #exvangelical

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New book explores Hobby Lobby's Green family influence on politics

Author Michael Blanding explores the Hobby Lobby family's influence on American politics and religion.

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Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Christopher Nolan, Peter Jackson, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg and Robert De Niro at the Lucas Museum opening. #LucasMuseum #ChristopherNolan

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The article is brutal. Great student reporting. The chef's kiss is that the reporters found that the provost's letter defending his use of AI for witting op-eds and academic papers was 100% written by AI.

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Grits for Breakfast @gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I grew up in a church that veered into apocalyptic dispensationalism under a dismayed and confused moderate pastor in the '70/80s, and we read Hal Lindsey's Late Great Planet Earth in friggin' Sunday School! Left Behind was at least fiction, Lindsey was taught to me as almost gospel-level dicta.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 21/09/2026

I can only imagine how much discussion and behind-the-scenes labor this took, but this is absolutely the right thing to do.

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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

A bunch of new people followed me recently so I must remind you that I wrote a biography of Henri Bergson called Herald of a Restless World. I wrote it with my HANDS and BRAIN and I'm very proud of it. John Banville called it “The most intellectually stimulating book I read this year” (last year).

UK cover of Herald of a Restless World How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People by Emily Herring

US cover of Herald of a Restless World How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People by Emily Herring

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I enjoy a book review that demolishes one of those fatuous megasellers in which publishing invests money they could spend on actual books. @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social “crucifies” Steven Pinker’s newest, to borrow his term for his extravagantly-paid tribulations. www.thenerve.news/p/steven-pin...

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From celebrity intellectual to anti-woke outlaw: how Steven Pinker lost his way

The pop psycholgist’s new book seems to betray a lurking fear of others’ criticism – about his Epstein links, his manosphere admirers and his discredited former field of study, writes Virginia Heffern...

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The law is that “Although the WH is not required to open its doors to the news media, once it establishes press facilities for credentialed journalists, it cannot deny access based on the content of a journalist’s coverage.” That's exactly what Trump is doing. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-a-nice...

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It’s a Nice First Amendment You’ve Got There…

Mea culpa for the long post on a Saturday night, but read on and see if you don’t agree that it’s essential.

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Mary Joy @maryjoy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I hope he did a painting of this one. It's a classic.

"Human pyramid" from Abu Ghraib. Prisoners had bags placed on faces, were stripped, and made to pile on one another.

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GodlessPrimate @godlessprimate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is a great illustration. It sums up the whole Christian movement in America.

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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Why are so many women leaving church? @sarahstankorb.bsky.social "Damned If She Does" looks at the accumulated pressure of purity culture, abuse, racism, LGBTQ exclusion, politics, and Christian nationalism. Sometimes faith remains. Trust in the institution does not. youtu.be/c_by7EAAuOA

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Friends, is it a good sign for the president that there are political ads showing him endorsing candidates and candidates supporting him, but they're being run by the Democrats?

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Michael Blanding @michaelblanding.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Buy The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby here— bit.ly/4x4U4se See the full interview on Religion Unplugged — bit.ly/4xbfunn #nonfiction #christiannationalism #looting #archaelogy #hobbylobby @religionmag.bsky.social

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Michael Blanding @michaelblanding.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A sobering assessment of the nonfiction book industry by @dearheadofmine.bsky.social. Tl;dr, it's not looking good, fam! Please hug your favorite nonfiction author today. Or better yet, buy one of their books... dearheadofmine.substack.com/p/the-nonfic... #nonfiction #booksky #publishing

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The Nonfiction Book Market is Collapsing

This is not one of those periodic “End of Reading” Atlantic click bait essays.

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Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

THE PREMISE IS THAT THE MUPPETS ARE PUTTING ON A SHOW CALLED THE MUPPET SHOW

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This keeps happening.

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