David M. Luebke
@davidmluebke.bsky.social
Historian of the Reformation, early modern world, social movements, uprisings. Helped create the permanent exhibition at Holocaust Museum in DC, ages ago. Union activist. Amateur cook and photographer. Opinions are my own, RT ≠ endorsement. 🚫👑🚫🥭
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David M. Luebke
@davidmluebke.bsky.social
· Nov 21
The Empire’s Reformations
The Empire's Reformations provides a concise overview of reform movements in 16th-century Germany that gave birth to the modern division of western Christianity…
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For new friends: I'm a historian who writes about the religious cultures and social movements of early modern Europe, mainly, 1500-1800, especially the Holy Roman Empire. Co-PI in the "Shared Churches Project." Faculty union activist. My latest:
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Kristi Noem is an apologist for summary judicial murder
January 8, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Kristi Noem is an apologist for summary judicial murder
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Trump withdraws U.S. from dozens of international organizations, treaties
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Trump withdraws U.S. from dozens of international organizations, treaties - UPI.com
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January 8, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Trump withdraws U.S. from dozens of international organizations, treaties
Kristi Noem is a f•••••g Nazi. There's just no two ways about it.
#KristiNoem
#ICE
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#KristiNoem
#ICE
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Live Updates: Minnesota Officials Dispute Federal Account of Fatal ICE Shooting
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January 8, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Kristi Noem is a f•••••g Nazi. There's just no two ways about it.
#KristiNoem
#ICE
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#KristiNoem
#ICE
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A catastrophe that has been waiting to happen
#minneapolis
#ice
#murders
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#minneapolis
#ice
#murders
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Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation, DHS says
The Department of Homeland Security said it was a "vehicle ramming related" incident.
www.nbcnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A catastrophe that has been waiting to happen
#minneapolis
#ice
#murders
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#minneapolis
#ice
#murders
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Texas A&M has forbidden the teaching of Plato's "Symposium." As Corey Robin notes, there was bound to be a "showdown between, on the one hand, the right's claim to be defending the great books and the western canon and the classics, and...
#edusky
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/texas-am-bans-plato/
#edusky
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/texas-am-bans-plato/
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Texas A&M has forbidden the teaching of Plato's "Symposium." As Corey Robin notes, there was bound to be a "showdown between, on the one hand, the right's claim to be defending the great books and the western canon and the classics, and...
#edusky
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/texas-am-bans-plato/
#edusky
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/texas-am-bans-plato/
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Tr*mp may go down as the one man on earth who could make Maduro a hero
#Venezuela
#Maduro
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#Venezuela
#Maduro
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www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Tr*mp may go down as the one man on earth who could make Maduro a hero
#Venezuela
#Maduro
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#Venezuela
#Maduro
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This one is for all the "why aren't you celebrating the fall of a dictator?" folks.
#TYRANNY
#venezuela
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#TYRANNY
#venezuela
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Fear grips Caracas as a new wave of repression is unleashed in Venezuela
Venezuela’s government launched a far-reaching crackdown after Maduro’s ouster, detaining journalists and civilians and sending armed gangs to the streets.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This one is for all the "why aren't you celebrating the fall of a dictator?" folks.
#TYRANNY
#venezuela
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#TYRANNY
#venezuela
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Because MAGA is all about colossal taxpayer subsidies for globe-spanning oil corporations.
#MAGA
#BigOil
#Suckers
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#MAGA
#BigOil
#Suckers
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Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment
President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Because MAGA is all about colossal taxpayer subsidies for globe-spanning oil corporations.
#MAGA
#BigOil
#Suckers
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#MAGA
#BigOil
#Suckers
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The case for an inside job, admittedly speculative, from a former CIA officer:
#Venezuela
#Maduro
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#Venezuela
#Maduro
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Maduro’s Slow-Motion Two-Hour Bloodless Capture Raises Questions About What Really Happened
As soon as I heard that U.S.
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January 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The case for an inside job, admittedly speculative, from a former CIA officer:
#Venezuela
#Maduro
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#Venezuela
#Maduro
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January 4, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Be careful what you celebrate.
I get why some Venezuelans are celebrating that Maduro is no longer in power. But Venezuelans here in this country should be cautious about celebrating Trump. He could come for them next.
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I get why some Venezuelans are celebrating that Maduro is no longer in power. But Venezuelans here in this country should be cautious about celebrating Trump. He could come for them next.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Be careful what you celebrate.
I get why some Venezuelans are celebrating that Maduro is no longer in power. But Venezuelans here in this country should be cautious about celebrating Trump. He could come for them next.
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I get why some Venezuelans are celebrating that Maduro is no longer in power. But Venezuelans here in this country should be cautious about celebrating Trump. He could come for them next.
1/2
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Then they were the only ones surprised.
January 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Then they were the only ones surprised.
Some wise observations from John Ganz on why we are even doing this. TL;DR: by itself, vulgar materialism explains little, desperation for distracting “wins” holds up better.
#Venezuela
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#Venezuela
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Crude Ideology
Some Thoughts on Venezuela
www.unpopularfront.news
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Some wise observations from John Ganz on why we are even doing this. TL;DR: by itself, vulgar materialism explains little, desperation for distracting “wins” holds up better.
#Venezuela
www.unpopularfront.news/p/crude-ideo...
#Venezuela
www.unpopularfront.news/p/crude-ideo...
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Hot take from Jamelle Bouie:
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January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Hot take from Jamelle Bouie:
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And that's the way it is
CBS cancelled another 60 Minutes piece.
This time on the Epstein cover-up.
The CBS is basically a state-run propaganda rag protecting the President.
(Oh and innocent people don’t force the news to cancel coverage of investigations into sex crimes…)
This time on the Epstein cover-up.
The CBS is basically a state-run propaganda rag protecting the President.
(Oh and innocent people don’t force the news to cancel coverage of investigations into sex crimes…)
January 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
And that's the way it is
January 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Fat chance of that
Susie Wiles in November: Trump would need congressional approval for military action on the ground or other land-based operations in Venezuela. “If he were to authorize any activity on land, then it’s war, and we’d need Congress.”
January 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Fat chance of that
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
