Chelsea Ebin
@chelseaebin.bsky.social
Assistant prof of poli sci at Drew University; researches the right, Christian nationalism, male supremacism, IRMS co-founder and FRAN fellow.
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In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
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I have to listen to far-right podcasts all the time for work and I do not agree that the solution to any of our problems is for more people to listen to far-right podcasts
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I have to listen to far-right podcasts all the time for work and I do not agree that the solution to any of our problems is for more people to listen to far-right podcasts
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This kind of messaging is intended to drown moms in research, risk, and responsibility.
The goal is to keep them so anxious and so busy that they can't work for pay--especially not in high-powered "mens" jobs--or get involved in any kind of efforts to push for progressive change.
The goal is to keep them so anxious and so busy that they can't work for pay--especially not in high-powered "mens" jobs--or get involved in any kind of efforts to push for progressive change.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr: "This idea that you should trust the experts, a good mother doesn't do that"
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This kind of messaging is intended to drown moms in research, risk, and responsibility.
The goal is to keep them so anxious and so busy that they can't work for pay--especially not in high-powered "mens" jobs--or get involved in any kind of efforts to push for progressive change.
The goal is to keep them so anxious and so busy that they can't work for pay--especially not in high-powered "mens" jobs--or get involved in any kind of efforts to push for progressive change.
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Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
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New verse for our theme song just dropped:
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And the penalty for 'disrespect' is death🎵
Do pundits get it yet?
Misogyny is and always has been the glue binding together the multi-racial, cross-class coalition Trump created, across three elections.
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And the penalty for 'disrespect' is death🎵
Do pundits get it yet?
Misogyny is and always has been the glue binding together the multi-racial, cross-class coalition Trump created, across three elections.
January 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
New verse for our theme song just dropped:
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And the penalty for 'disrespect' is death🎵
Do pundits get it yet?
Misogyny is and always has been the glue binding together the multi-racial, cross-class coalition Trump created, across three elections.
🎵MAGA is a war of men against women
And the penalty for 'disrespect' is death🎵
Do pundits get it yet?
Misogyny is and always has been the glue binding together the multi-racial, cross-class coalition Trump created, across three elections.
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Sen Chris Murphy wants to require warrants and ban masks as a requirement for more ICE funding. WHY ARE YOU GIVING THEM FUNDING HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING.
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Sen Chris Murphy wants to require warrants and ban masks as a requirement for more ICE funding. WHY ARE YOU GIVING THEM FUNDING HAVE YOU LEARNED NOTHING.
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
What a fabulous holiday gift to have the brilliant Carol Mason review my book! This is such a kind and generous way to close out an otherwise vicious and brutal year. jrws.berkeley.edu/carol-mason-...
Carol Mason, "Chelsea Ebin’s The Radical Mind Explains Who Blazed the Trail to Authoritarianism" | Journal of Right-Wing Studies
jrws.berkeley.edu
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
What a fabulous holiday gift to have the brilliant Carol Mason review my book! This is such a kind and generous way to close out an otherwise vicious and brutal year. jrws.berkeley.edu/carol-mason-...
What is the over/under that Nuzzi’s next act will be to reinvent herself as a right-wing mouthpiece ala Naomi Wolf?
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
What is the over/under that Nuzzi’s next act will be to reinvent herself as a right-wing mouthpiece ala Naomi Wolf?
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This seems incredible to read, as it could come straight out of an Orbán 2015-16 speech, but this has actually been a dominant position within the broader U.S. Right for decades. 🧵
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This seems incredible to read, as it could come straight out of an Orbán 2015-16 speech, but this has actually been a dominant position within the broader U.S. Right for decades. 🧵
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Looks pretty consistent to me. #whitesupremacy
Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
BREAKING: Supreme Court GRANTS Texas request to restore redistricting maps
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Looks pretty consistent to me. #whitesupremacy
Heartbroken to see the NSSR is being culled—and especially that it is happening in this way (with utmost callousness) and at this time (when left/critical theory is so needed). Cannot imagine having a political science PhD from any other institution and hope this isn’t the end of the road for NSSR.
as a quick follow up: TNS triumphantly sent out an email earlier today that our Middle States accreditation warning was finally resolved!
the same day—following months of claims that students in existing programs wouldn’t be negatively affected by restructuring—they sent this to NSSR/other faculty.
the same day—following months of claims that students in existing programs wouldn’t be negatively affected by restructuring—they sent this to NSSR/other faculty.
December 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Heartbroken to see the NSSR is being culled—and especially that it is happening in this way (with utmost callousness) and at this time (when left/critical theory is so needed). Cannot imagine having a political science PhD from any other institution and hope this isn’t the end of the road for NSSR.
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The National Enquirer tried to catch and kill the Katie Johnson story. Then they got ahead of it in an attempt to discredit her. And many of us bought it—hook, line, and sinker katemanne.substack.com/p/they-tried...
They Tried to Bury the Katie Johnson Story
And we, the public, let them convince us it was bogus.
katemanne.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The National Enquirer tried to catch and kill the Katie Johnson story. Then they got ahead of it in an attempt to discredit her. And many of us bought it—hook, line, and sinker katemanne.substack.com/p/they-tried...
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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Happening tonight! RSVP to escape the cold and join us in having a lovely time talking about terrible things.
New Yorkers! Come join us next Monday night when I'll be interviewing the brilliant @chelseaebin.bsky.social on her new book The Radical Mind, about the origins of Protestant and Catholic right-wing movement building. 5:30pm, Instutute for Public Knowledge, NYU. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happening tonight! RSVP to escape the cold and join us in having a lovely time talking about terrible things.
We’re now reaching the stage of the “it’s okay to have sex with teens” discourse that it’s being used to argue sexually abusive Catholic priests were not pedophiles. 1/
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League
Bill Donohue
www.catholicleague.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We’re now reaching the stage of the “it’s okay to have sex with teens” discourse that it’s being used to argue sexually abusive Catholic priests were not pedophiles. 1/
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
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The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
Tracing the Roots of the Christian Nationalist Movement That’s Influencing Modern Politics
The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
projects.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
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New Yorkers! Come join us next Monday night when I'll be interviewing the brilliant @chelseaebin.bsky.social on her new book The Radical Mind, about the origins of Protestant and Catholic right-wing movement building. 5:30pm, Instutute for Public Knowledge, NYU. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New Yorkers! Come join us next Monday night when I'll be interviewing the brilliant @chelseaebin.bsky.social on her new book The Radical Mind, about the origins of Protestant and Catholic right-wing movement building. 5:30pm, Instutute for Public Knowledge, NYU. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
I would love nothing more than to dump the NYTs for a news source that doesn’t ask if women ruined the workplace, base its reporting on crime exclusively on talking to the NYPD, pretend a genocide isn’t happening, or present transphobic talking points as neutral reportage.
Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I would love nothing more than to dump the NYTs for a news source that doesn’t ask if women ruined the workplace, base its reporting on crime exclusively on talking to the NYPD, pretend a genocide isn’t happening, or present transphobic talking points as neutral reportage.
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@tomatoslayers.bsky.social does it again! This article a/b #conversiontherapy is both insightful & powerful. I’m so grateful to have my voice included (& to see my friend @chelseaebin.bsky.social included as well!). Share w/ your networks, if the queer spirit leads! therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
therevealer.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@tomatoslayers.bsky.social does it again! This article a/b #conversiontherapy is both insightful & powerful. I’m so grateful to have my voice included (& to see my friend @chelseaebin.bsky.social included as well!). Share w/ your networks, if the queer spirit leads! therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
So incredible to see the @irms.bsky.social Impact Report out in the world. Also cannot believe it’s been six years since I made our first (admittedly very crummy) website while sitting on my palm tree print bedspread in Orlando, FL. Impact report here: static1.squarespace.com/static/63641...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
So incredible to see the @irms.bsky.social Impact Report out in the world. Also cannot believe it’s been six years since I made our first (admittedly very crummy) website while sitting on my palm tree print bedspread in Orlando, FL. Impact report here: static1.squarespace.com/static/63641...
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I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
Very excited to be in conversation with @joelowndes.bsky.social at the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU on November 17th!
RSVP at the link.
ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
RSVP at the link.
ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
Book Talk | Chelsea Ebin | The Radical Mind: The Origins of Right-Wing Catholic and Protestant Coalition Building – Institute for Public Knowledge
ipk.nyu.edu
October 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Very excited to be in conversation with @joelowndes.bsky.social at the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU on November 17th!
RSVP at the link.
ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
RSVP at the link.
ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
Andrew Cuomo has nothing to offer New York, so he’s resorting to racist, classist, and anti-Muslim fear mongering. It’s long past due for Cuomo to learn that no means no.
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Andrew Cuomo has nothing to offer New York, so he’s resorting to racist, classist, and anti-Muslim fear mongering. It’s long past due for Cuomo to learn that no means no.