Daniel Schultz
@dandadad.bsky.social
Formerly: Crank theologian known as pastordan
Now: A nice guy, actually
Now: A nice guy, actually
Pinned
(do not encourage)
There is something biblical about liars who will use the very cognitive dissonance their lies create to convince their marks that they are the only ones who can guide the little lambs through troubled times.
Why read past headlines: I dig into how grifters at TPUSA, along with social media hustlers and right-wing media, have all deluded MAGA into thinking Gen Z is all Christian now.
The incentive structures are all geared towards lying to their audience.
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/s...
The incentive structures are all geared towards lying to their audience.
www.salon.com/2026/01/07/s...
Sorry, GOP. There's no Christian revival
Republicans are betting the midterms on mass conversions that aren't happening
www.salon.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM
There is something biblical about liars who will use the very cognitive dissonance their lies create to convince their marks that they are the only ones who can guide the little lambs through troubled times.
Along with Tropic of Cancer, one of the few truly great dirty books. (tip o' the pin to @moiradonegan.bsky.social)
finally reading moby dick. why didn't anyone tell me that it's good
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Along with Tropic of Cancer, one of the few truly great dirty books. (tip o' the pin to @moiradonegan.bsky.social)
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all the things that God would have us do are hard for us to do
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
all the things that God would have us do are hard for us to do
Great conversation about what true strength looks like. I tried to get at some of the same points in my Epiphany sermon on the real contrast been Jesus and Herod: dandadad.com/what-the-mag...
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Great conversation about what true strength looks like. I tried to get at some of the same points in my Epiphany sermon on the real contrast been Jesus and Herod: dandadad.com/what-the-mag...
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“It’s like a hydra effect. They’ve planted seeds for a vine & now the vine’s taking off in all the directions it wants to go.” New story @inthesetimes.com & @hechingerreport.org on how the Independence Law Center spread anti-trans school policies across PA & how they continue to spread on their own.
“Clever as serpents”: How a legal group’s anti-LGBTQ policies took root in school districts across a state
In Pennsylvania, parents are challenging Independence Law Center policies while trying to avoid a legal case that could go to the conservative Supreme Court.
inthesetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
“It’s like a hydra effect. They’ve planted seeds for a vine & now the vine’s taking off in all the directions it wants to go.” New story @inthesetimes.com & @hechingerreport.org on how the Independence Law Center spread anti-trans school policies across PA & how they continue to spread on their own.
[Me, trying to figure out how to microwave a burrito]: What the hell, these instructions make no sense
[Puts glasses on]: Ah, helps if you're not reading Spanish
[Puts glasses on]: Ah, helps if you're not reading Spanish
January 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
[Me, trying to figure out how to microwave a burrito]: What the hell, these instructions make no sense
[Puts glasses on]: Ah, helps if you're not reading Spanish
[Puts glasses on]: Ah, helps if you're not reading Spanish
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Margaret Atwood knows.
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Margaret Atwood knows.
I think John misspelled Trump's "depravity" otherwise all good
Here's my latest, an interview with Noah Berlatsky. Open to all!
www.editorialboard.com/whether-the-...
www.editorialboard.com/whether-the-...
Whether the Epstein files or the attack on Venezuela, it’s all rooted in Trump’s corruption
The liberal resistance doesn’t have to choose which is worse.
www.editorialboard.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I think John misspelled Trump's "depravity" otherwise all good
(do not encourage)
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 AM
(do not encourage)
Adding, I wonder if she makes new hires snort and paw at the ground like the converts in "Rhinoceros"?
January 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Adding, I wonder if she makes new hires snort and paw at the ground like the converts in "Rhinoceros"?
Life has no meaning, everybody drink
January 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Life has no meaning, everybody drink
Welp, it's finally happened. The Rural Indexing Project just indexed a place I've been to.
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Welp, it's finally happened. The Rural Indexing Project just indexed a place I've been to.
What did the Magi know, and when did they know it? New from me: dandadad.com/what-the-mag...
What The Magi Knew
How do we live a life true to ourselves and true to the God who speaks to us through the stories of scripture?
dandadad.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
What did the Magi know, and when did they know it? New from me: dandadad.com/what-the-mag...
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He was saying “usually there’s a sound argument that US invasions are basically blood for oil. This one isn’t. It’s various warring factions within the admin bread and circuses as trumps brain falls out his ears”.
January 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
He was saying “usually there’s a sound argument that US invasions are basically blood for oil. This one isn’t. It’s various warring factions within the admin bread and circuses as trumps brain falls out his ears”.
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The person I know who follows energy news and used to work in foreign policy is of the opinion that this is bad for the oil companies on many levels and they will not be pleased.
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 AM
The person I know who follows energy news and used to work in foreign policy is of the opinion that this is bad for the oil companies on many levels and they will not be pleased.
Seems like I should have added a sarcasm tag to this one
A hidden problem with euphemisms such as this is that the current generation of young voters will grow up thinking it's normal for the U.S. to interfere with the sovereignty of Latin American nations, bullying them for fun and profit.
New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
January 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Seems like I should have added a sarcasm tag to this one
A hidden problem with euphemisms such as this is that the current generation of young voters will grow up thinking it's normal for the U.S. to interfere with the sovereignty of Latin American nations, bullying them for fun and profit.
New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
January 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
A hidden problem with euphemisms such as this is that the current generation of young voters will grow up thinking it's normal for the U.S. to interfere with the sovereignty of Latin American nations, bullying them for fun and profit.
You say "accuses," I say "notes accurately."
Cuba's communist government accuses the US of seeking to revive hegemonic ambitions, rooted in the Monroe Doctrine, with the goal of controlling the natural resources of Venezuela and the region, and to intimidate and subjugate the region's governments. www.granma.cu/
Granma - Órgano oficial del PCC
Órgano Oficial del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba. Fundado el 3 de octubre de 1965. Actualización de noticias 24 horas.
www.granma.cu
January 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
You say "accuses," I say "notes accurately."
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Other common notes of praise for Mr. Trump include “I need medicine, [sir.]”
now that President Trump, former host of celebrity apprentice, has finally brought the coward dictator to justice, I think i can confidently say most Americans will weep with gratitude and joy, responding to the pollsters with common, joyful phrases such as “who is Maduro” and “wait you did what”
January 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Other common notes of praise for Mr. Trump include “I need medicine, [sir.]”
Speaking of this, I am in fact preaching tomorrow, and will be doing the sermon-draft-thread thing. If you have objections to scripture or having your timelines clogged up, you may want to mute me for a bit.
I hear the sound of 10,000 Epiphany sermons being hastily rewritten to sharpen the contrast between the Prince of Peace and the kings of this world.
January 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Speaking of this, I am in fact preaching tomorrow, and will be doing the sermon-draft-thread thing. If you have objections to scripture or having your timelines clogged up, you may want to mute me for a bit.
I'm telling you now, John Winger's invasion of Czechoslovakia was better planned than this operation in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I'm telling you now, John Winger's invasion of Czechoslovakia was better planned than this operation in Venezuela.
I don't think you people understand the sacrifices Donald Trump is making for this nation. I mean, my God, he may have had to come in to work as early as 8:00 a.m. today.
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I don't think you people understand the sacrifices Donald Trump is making for this nation. I mean, my God, he may have had to come in to work as early as 8:00 a.m. today.
You know who else came to power under dubious circumstances, relied on a foreign dictator to stay in power, was tremendously unpopular with his own nation, had several wives and many children just as awful as him, went on a building spree, loved brutality and wars and died of some unknown disease?
I hear the sound of 10,000 Epiphany sermons being hastily rewritten to sharpen the contrast between the Prince of Peace and the kings of this world.
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
You know who else came to power under dubious circumstances, relied on a foreign dictator to stay in power, was tremendously unpopular with his own nation, had several wives and many children just as awful as him, went on a building spree, loved brutality and wars and died of some unknown disease?
I hear the sound of 10,000 Epiphany sermons being hastily rewritten to sharpen the contrast between the Prince of Peace and the kings of this world.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I hear the sound of 10,000 Epiphany sermons being hastily rewritten to sharpen the contrast between the Prince of Peace and the kings of this world.
It me over on the right
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
It me over on the right