Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 25/02/2026We need to make sure the Trump voters in our lives are aware that we are aware that they are doing this to the poor. 040
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Maybe today’s MAGA Christians didn’t start out by gleefully defending murder. But at some point, each of them was shown a shabby, taunting little devil in the corner, and said “yes, I choose that.” rebeccabrattenweiss.substack.com/p/why-the-mo... 0154
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Where, indeed? Once again: the right wingers have decided that if it's not a physical newspaper, it's not real journalism. 030
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 31/01/2026There's a niche right wing cadre that pretends to care about journalism but says nothing about assaults on journalists globally or here. They think the difference between real and fake journalism is "physical newspapers." They love the image of themselves as "gentlemen" reading the paper. 130
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten WeissAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Warnock on the arrest of Don Lemon: It’s chilling, and I think that is the intent. They intend to send chills down the backs of journalists. The authoritarian march is happening in real time, and it’s way past the time to wake up. 19999083148
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 30/01/2026So we must keep raising our voices and shaming every single MAGA we know. 020
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I've been meaning to write for years about how anti-LGBTQ ideology predisposes people to become extremists. Historically, extremist movements have often been queerphobic. And the "moderates" I knew who got sucked into MAGA were the queerphobic ones. open.substack.com/pub/rebeccab... 0219
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 19/01/2026MAGA is a refuge for people who hate institutions because institutions hold them to standards like “don’t be racist,” or "consult the building inspector so the church you’re building won’t collapse and kill people.” open.substack.com/pub/rebeccab... 041
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 19/01/2026If I would come up with some advice, it would be EXACTLY THIS. Far too many people say "oh, I don't think it will come to that," when I say Trump will cancel elections or sic ICE on all democrats. Like what do you think is going to stop him? We can't just sit here counting on the hamberders. 010
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 17/01/2026rebeccabrattenweiss.substack.com/p/the-pro-li... 051
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 13/01/2026"Unfortunately, when a right-wing man tells a woman he finds her unattractive, that doesn’t mean he’s going to leave her alone." On why right wing men keep mocking the appearance of a murder victim. rebeccabrattenweiss.substack.com/p/why-right-...rebeccabrattenweiss.substack.comWhy right-wing men insult the way women lookSub-rational though this fixation on female beauty may be, it’s of vital political importance to them. And they intend to make it matter to us. 020
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten WeissAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face. 9046184122192
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Whatever path they took to arrive at this moral low, whatever sophistries they invoke to justify themselves, these men believe they are entitled to murder women simply for not being “respectful” enough. open.substack.com/pub/rebeccab...open.substack.comThe men defending murder are telling us who they areCommunally, we can deny violent, predatory men the support system they depend on to protect them when they do harm. 030
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Millions in this nation have given themselves over to evil so completely, that they consider the pain and suffering of others reward enough. No need to give them health care or housing. rebeccabrattenweiss.substack.com/publish/post... 050
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 29/12/2025"Those of us who have spent years writing about sexual abuse in conservative Christian spaces are not shocked to see right wingers in the United States move the goalposts when it comes to defending Donald Trump. They’ve been practicing for this, for years."rebeccabrattenweiss.substack.comThey have a template for thisWe shouldn't be surprised to see conservative Christians defending Donald Trump. They've been practicing for this for years. 010
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Kind of on the nose, this particular round of Ransom Notes: 010
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I've been remiss about engaging with all you good folks on this platform, for the past few weeks. But while I was away, my book came out: a journey of religious deconstruction through the problematic classics of modern Christian literature. orbisbooks.com/products/the...orbisbooks.comThe Books That Made Us: Deconstructing the Modern Christian Classics“Rebecca Bratten Weiss is brave, and her book is an earthquake that shakes the roots of what so many of us hold dear. With curiosity, wisdom, and dogged investigation, Bratten Weiss questions assumpti... 460
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 23/10/2025'The Books That Made Us' comes out in a week. If you are recovering from having been "educated" in a conservative academic subculture, you may find it relatable. Link to order below. 160
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 23/10/2025This regime is such a grotesque inversion of actual gospel values and multiple people I know who are pious churchgoers are cheering it on. 130
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 22/10/2025This is what he's doing to everything. But it wouldn't have been possible without the millions of you who put him in power. Really great job folks. 052
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 19/10/2025I was grateful to have the chance to read this book as part of my ongoing informal project of understanding why people get sucked into fascism. Aside from the book offering several essential puzzle-pieces, it also illuminated aspects of arts cultures and subcultures of the 20th century. 230
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten WeissChristian Century @christiancentury.bsky.social · 09/10/2025“Even for those without a stake in yoga, @stewarthome.bsky.social’s book is enlightening. Recognizing elements of fascism in yoga culture can help clarify how fascism finds a toehold in other communities, including Christian ones.” – review by @rbratten.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.socialchristiancentury.orgWhat does White Christian nationalism have to do with yoga?In his new book, Stewart Home analyzes the wellness-to-fascism... 243
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Insomnia is back for the first time in years. 000
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 24/08/2025'The Books That Made Us' is available for pre-order. Part memoir, part literary criticism, part theological analysis, it's a journey of religious deconstruction through the modern Christian classics: the writings of Chesterton, Eliot, Lewis, Tolkien, O'Connor, etc. Links to order below. 162
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 21/07/2025I have issues with some things Mamdani has said but I have bigger issues with Cuomo's actual behavior. Either way this point stands. Among conservative catholics I encountered many people who fetishized the Ideal Jew while spreading hate about real live Jews in the world today. 181
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten WeissEmily (I'm not leaving) Feiner @emilyjaynef.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Well, I had an interesting Sunday night, how 'bout you? 1658240626329
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten WeissMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Pay attention, headline writers: THIS is a proper headline. State what happened just as you would if it were any other gang of thugs, without parroting government euphemisms or excuses. 09844
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 25/04/2025I'm grateful for Pope Francis' 12 years of leadership. He had a good life and a good death. I know many catholics are worried that his successor will be more conservative, but the fact is, Francis himself was pretty conservative on some issues. Especially to do with women and LGBTQ issues. 082
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 21/04/2025I know he's dumb but I also can see him doing it on purpose just to taunt us for having standards. 030
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 20/04/2025As far as I can tell, the ivermectin-slurping, essential-oil-hawking MAGAs think this is great. Because they don't understand how much they rely on science for things they take for granted in daily life. Including every time the essential oils didn't work and they ended up in hospital for weeks. 220
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Amidst everything else going on, a minor quibble: I'm weary of writers who have been successful for years chide us that "we write for love, not to get rich." I'm not trying to get rich, Ms. Italy Vacation. I just want to be able to afford my eventual cremation without piling more debt on my kids. 2171
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 18/04/2025I'm sure a lot of crunchy fash types will say, "No worries, I grow my own!" Because they do not care about anyone but themselves. Also, that demographic is notorious for having no hygiene / safety standards. The "fresh poo on the lettuce beds" approach to gardening. 010
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 18/04/2025A nation where we just let far right goons haul folks off and torture them because it's "popular" is a nation where we let the immoral, demented MAGA movement win. We should not be letting them direct any aspect of this narrative. 010
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 18/04/2025I have a rule about not trash-talking other writers by name unless they did something genuinely nasty (Neil Gaiman, JKR, etc) but this guy was throwing a tantrum in a bookstore and harassing the staff, all women of color, because he thought they had hidden his book. 120
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 11/04/2025I would like to have a conversation about the motifs in contemporary lit by well-off white women that connects with that demographic's failure to take a stand against fascism. (Besides obvious stuff like JKR being morally loathsome I mean) 130
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten WeissAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/03/2025NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL. 57759429540877
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten WeissMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Quite hard to describe massive cuts at Social Security Admin plus cancelling (without explanation) the flu vaccine committee meeting as anything other than an intentional financial, physical, and psychological attack on everyone over 65 years old. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u... 471433524
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten WeissRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Vox Populi 12668571516
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten WeissMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.theguardian.comJair Bolsonaro charged over alleged far-right coup plot to seize power in BrazilFormer president is charged by attorney general following police report that accused him of organising a conspiracy to stop Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva taking power. 11265811413642
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 10/02/2025The MAGAs follow the typical abuser playbook, as we all know. This includes: after an act of aggression, behaving like everything's normal, and if you don't go along and act happy and friendly, YOU'RE the baddie and THEY'RE the injured party. 0266
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 09/02/2025My book "The Books That Made Us: Deconstructing the Modern Christian Classics" is forthcoming from Orbis this year. A project born out of my attempt to draw the line from my conservative humanities education to the rise of the intellectual arm of the MAGA movement. 2253
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 09/02/2025The conspiracy rot has spread so far. I just saw a catholic school principal sharing a junk science link claiming vaccines cause autism, and a bunch of college educated dingleberries acting all "this is serious!" Like it's not a made up piece of ableist nonsense that's circled for years. 3141
Rebecca Bratten Weiss @rbratten.bsky.social · 09/02/2025Antisemitism was essentially created in and by the early church, and Christians need to reckon with this. 1123