David B. Gowler
@dgowler.bsky.social
Pierce Chair of Religion, Oxford College/Emory University. Latest books: Howard Thurman & the Quest for Community; Parables after Jesus; WATSA the Parables?; & Howard Thurman, Sermons on the Parables. #COYS. New Testament / Reception History of the Bible
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David B. Gowler
@dgowler.bsky.social
· Dec 15
Howard Thurman and the Quest for Community - David Gowler : PaulistPress
Howard Thurman and the Quest for Community
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Yes, it’s my book, but now’s a good time to revisit #HowardThurman’s insights about social action to oppose discrimination & oppression, build compassion & community, & not be consumed, like MAGA/Trump, with hatred that ultimately destroys oneself & community: www.paulistpress.com/Products/569...
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Check out the breakdown for the Everton match ⬇️
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January 6, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Check out the breakdown for the Everton match ⬇️
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting is officially shutting down www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting is officially shutting down months after GOP funding cuts
The CBP's board of directors voted to dissolve the private, nonprofit corporation after 58 years of service.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Corporation for Public Broadcasting is officially shutting down www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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How much has Operation Midway Blitz cost the federal government so far? The Trump administration isn't saying, so for the @chicagotribune.com I came up with a rough -- but conservative -- estimate of $59 million and counting. Check out more at this gift link www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
Cost of Operation Midway Blitz: $59M and counting
A Tribune review of court filings, databases and other public records detailing the scope of the incursion and typical costs shows how much the federal government has spent since September.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
How much has Operation Midway Blitz cost the federal government so far? The Trump administration isn't saying, so for the @chicagotribune.com I came up with a rough -- but conservative -- estimate of $59 million and counting. Check out more at this gift link www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/o...
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Look, everyone. This is the freedom we want to export to Venezuela.
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Look, everyone. This is the freedom we want to export to Venezuela.
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Judd Legum on Trump-supporting billionaire Paul Singer, who recently got his hands on CITGO and stands to profit significantly from Trump’s Venezuela invasion, after donating to Trump’s campaign. Because of course.
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Judd Legum on Trump-supporting billionaire Paul Singer, who recently got his hands on CITGO and stands to profit significantly from Trump’s Venezuela invasion, after donating to Trump’s campaign. Because of course.
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yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
a lot of problems wouldn't exist if we had a congress with even an ounce of self interest
January 4, 2026 at 11:52 PM
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
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America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
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I often get asked why markets aren’t more freaked out by Trumpism. Here are a few theories, including: are you sure they *aren’t*?
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump Says We Have the “Hottest” Economy. Markets Tell a Different Story.
The U.S. economy entered 2025 as the “envy of the world.” It exited well behind its peers.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I often get asked why markets aren’t more freaked out by Trumpism. Here are a few theories, including: are you sure they *aren’t*?
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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On this day in 1962, the city of Montgomery announced it would lock bathrooms, plug water fountains, and remove waiting area seats at the municipal airport rather than comply with integration orders.
Jan. 4, 1962 | Montgomery Locks Bathrooms, Plugs Fountains at Airport to Avoid Integration
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1962, the city of Montgomery announced it would lock bathrooms, plug water fountains, and remove waiting area seats at the municipal airport rather than comply with integration orders.
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth:
"The American people believed Donald Trump when he promised on the campaign trail that he would get our nation out of foreign wars, but this morning we awoke to another stark reminder that he is—and has always been—a liar who has never cared about keeping his promises."
"The American people believed Donald Trump when he promised on the campaign trail that he would get our nation out of foreign wars, but this morning we awoke to another stark reminder that he is—and has always been—a liar who has never cared about keeping his promises."
January 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Sen. Tammy Duckworth:
"The American people believed Donald Trump when he promised on the campaign trail that he would get our nation out of foreign wars, but this morning we awoke to another stark reminder that he is—and has always been—a liar who has never cared about keeping his promises."
"The American people believed Donald Trump when he promised on the campaign trail that he would get our nation out of foreign wars, but this morning we awoke to another stark reminder that he is—and has always been—a liar who has never cared about keeping his promises."
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We're Iraq now invading Kuwait but there's no America to stop us. Gonna need Reuters and that dumbass to tell me how awesome this is. We're criminals. Trump is using my tax money to murder people and steal oil.
Q: Is it possible that the US ends up administering Venezuela for years?
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
We're Iraq now invading Kuwait but there's no America to stop us. Gonna need Reuters and that dumbass to tell me how awesome this is. We're criminals. Trump is using my tax money to murder people and steal oil.
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Sept 1 1939: The Führer announces that Poland is a clear danger to the nation, and that "In order to put an end to this lunacy I have no other choice than to meet force with force. Since 5:45 a.m. we have been returning fire, and from now on bombs will be met by bombs."
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Sept 1 1939: The Führer announces that Poland is a clear danger to the nation, and that "In order to put an end to this lunacy I have no other choice than to meet force with force. Since 5:45 a.m. we have been returning fire, and from now on bombs will be met by bombs."
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“Remove justice and what are states but gangs of bandits on a large scale?” Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book IV, Chapter 4)
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“Remove justice and what are states but gangs of bandits on a large scale?” Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book IV, Chapter 4)
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it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"
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It’s darkly humorous he can’t even muster the ability to give some lip service to democracy or allowing the Venezuelan people to choose their leader.
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
It’s darkly humorous he can’t even muster the ability to give some lip service to democracy or allowing the Venezuelan people to choose their leader.
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Whatever happens now, we absolutely cannot allow Trump's refusal to seek Congressional authorization for what appears to be a large scale military attack on another country vanish from the media discussion, which already appears to be happening.
January 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Whatever happens now, we absolutely cannot allow Trump's refusal to seek Congressional authorization for what appears to be a large scale military attack on another country vanish from the media discussion, which already appears to be happening.
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@tottenhamhotspur.com Please get off the racist CSAM-generating social media network and come back here
January 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
@tottenhamhotspur.com Please get off the racist CSAM-generating social media network and come back here
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WASH POST: “ICE to spend $100 million to recruit gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts… a ‘wartime recruitment’ strategy…”
If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
January 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM
WASH POST: “ICE to spend $100 million to recruit gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts… a ‘wartime recruitment’ strategy…”
If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Latest Pride of West London podcast with @beesbreakdown.bsky.social and @themattallard.bsky.social is great. Should be called Beeyond the Breakdown for obvious reasons (hate it when they play the Spurs, because I can't root for the Bees then). Well worth a listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
Henderson vs Janelt, Thiago vs Wissa & How Brentford Can Beat Spurs | Beyond the Breakdown
Podcast Episode · The Beesotted Brentford Pride of West London Podcast · 12/30/2025 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Latest Pride of West London podcast with @beesbreakdown.bsky.social and @themattallard.bsky.social is great. Should be called Beeyond the Breakdown for obvious reasons (hate it when they play the Spurs, because I can't root for the Bees then). Well worth a listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Bret Bielema is now tied for the Illinois record for bowl wins. Sure, it's 2, but it's the record!
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Bret Bielema is now tied for the Illinois record for bowl wins. Sure, it's 2, but it's the record!
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Semiotic paradox alert!
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Semiotic paradox alert!
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And it's not just seniors. There will be the same devastating impact for disabled people. The staffing crisis is the same.
The caregiving industry could not survive without immigrants. But a third of the staff at one Miami nursing home lost their jobs after the Trump administration ended the programs letting them work legally.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
www.notus.org/immigration/...
‘A Demographic Ticking Time Bomb’: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Comes for Seniors’ Caretakers
Thirteen percent of immigrants providing long-term care in people’s homes are noncitizens.
www.notus.org
December 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
And it's not just seniors. There will be the same devastating impact for disabled people. The staffing crisis is the same.