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decolonialist pastor, theologian, humanitarian, writer, adjunct professor and podcaster living in Santa Barbara on occupied Chumash territory
UCSB alum, facilitator of Santa Barbara’s Beloved Community Church plus Jesus Collective, an online community
UCSB alum, facilitator of Santa Barbara’s Beloved Community Church plus Jesus Collective, an online community
I'm feeling some schadenfreude…
yes, for Machado, but even more for the Nobel Institute.
I wrote my observations last August, two months before the Nobel Committee shamelessly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/maybe-the-...
yes, for Machado, but even more for the Nobel Institute.
I wrote my observations last August, two months before the Nobel Committee shamelessly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/maybe-the-...
Maybe the Nobel "Peace" Prize Was Never That Deep
Can we talk about it?
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January 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I'm feeling some schadenfreude…
yes, for Machado, but even more for the Nobel Institute.
I wrote my observations last August, two months before the Nobel Committee shamelessly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/maybe-the-...
yes, for Machado, but even more for the Nobel Institute.
I wrote my observations last August, two months before the Nobel Committee shamelessly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/maybe-the-...
When this is over, let's talk.
"Centrists" will engage with fascism but they're terrified of (being equal to) the rest of us. It's why a baseline of treating Black and trans people with dignity and respect and legal equality is "too far" but also the same level of political offense as extrajudicial human trafficking and murder.
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
When this is over, let's talk.
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A lot has been made of the conservative, anti-multiracial democracy extinction burst, but if crime is down, and shootings in the face and kidnappings are up cause budgets are up? And you want to tweak that not end it?
At what point do you admit to advocating against liberation?
At what point do you admit to advocating against liberation?
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
A lot has been made of the conservative, anti-multiracial democracy extinction burst, but if crime is down, and shootings in the face and kidnappings are up cause budgets are up? And you want to tweak that not end it?
At what point do you admit to advocating against liberation?
At what point do you admit to advocating against liberation?
... there is the silence—or strategic ambiguity—within parts of Black America. While the global majority overwhelmingly stands with Palestinians, many of my own Black siblings remain quiet.
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Unlearning Zionism: A Spiritual and Political Reckoning
Progressive Except for Palestine?
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January 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
... there is the silence—or strategic ambiguity—within parts of Black America. While the global majority overwhelmingly stands with Palestinians, many of my own Black siblings remain quiet.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/unlearning...
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/unlearning...
Renee Nicole Good left a message for the Latino Community.
January 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Renee Nicole Good left a message for the Latino Community.
• Practice stillness – prayer, meditation, or mindful breathingˆ
• Experience nature – let the earth remind you how to slow down
• Gather face-to-face – with your sangha, soul-tribe, or chosen family. It’s always worth the effort.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
• Experience nature – let the earth remind you how to slow down
• Gather face-to-face – with your sangha, soul-tribe, or chosen family. It’s always worth the effort.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
A Time to Rest
On Urgency, War, and the Spirit of Resistance
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January 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
• Practice stillness – prayer, meditation, or mindful breathingˆ
• Experience nature – let the earth remind you how to slow down
• Gather face-to-face – with your sangha, soul-tribe, or chosen family. It’s always worth the effort.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
• Experience nature – let the earth remind you how to slow down
• Gather face-to-face – with your sangha, soul-tribe, or chosen family. It’s always worth the effort.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/you-are-no...
"If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don't care for human beings."
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
January 8, 2026 at 6:53 AM
"If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don't care for human beings."
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
90% of Greenland’s population is Indigenous.
January 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
90% of Greenland’s population is Indigenous.
Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez condemned the U.S. attack and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, saying in a televised address the nation "will never return to being the colony of another empire."
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www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
Venezuela's VP throws cold water on Trump's solution for running the country
Delcy Rodríguez condemned the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez condemned the U.S. attack and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, saying in a televised address the nation "will never return to being the colony of another empire."
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/03/t...
The nation-state era is fading.
Its structures tremble under the weight of inequality, extraction, surveillance, and exclusion.
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Its structures tremble under the weight of inequality, extraction, surveillance, and exclusion.
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After the Great Falling Apart (Part Two)—What Comes Next
Why Nation-States Are Cocoons—and What Jesus Meant by “Go into All Nations”
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January 4, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The nation-state era is fading.
Its structures tremble under the weight of inequality, extraction, surveillance, and exclusion.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/life-after...
Its structures tremble under the weight of inequality, extraction, surveillance, and exclusion.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/life-after...
From Abenaki to isiZulu, from Hawaiian to Maori, from Cree to Quechua to Yoruba—languages once declared “dead,” “inferior,” or “unnecessary” are returning with power.
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January 1, 2026: The Lion Speaks Today
When the colonized recover their tongues—and their stories
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January 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM
From Abenaki to isiZulu, from Hawaiian to Maori, from Cree to Quechua to Yoruba—languages once declared “dead,” “inferior,” or “unnecessary” are returning with power.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/january-1-...
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/january-1-...
Mahmood Mamdani on Raising Zohran, NYC’s Next Mayor
December 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Mahmood Mamdani on Raising Zohran, NYC’s Next Mayor
Like families gathered around a hospital bed, we keep the machinery of our dying socio‑political order on life support—hoping one more policy, one more reform, one more innovation will revive what has already expired.
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Hospicing the End of the World
A Post-holiday Advent Reflection
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December 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Like families gathered around a hospital bed, we keep the machinery of our dying socio‑political order on life support—hoping one more policy, one more reform, one more innovation will revive what has already expired.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/hospicing-...
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/hospicing-...
The Logic of the Landlord
In Frost’s world, and in ours, the land has an owner.
Not someone tending it.
Not someone present.
Not someone who needs it.
But someone with the right to it.
That’s capitalism.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/stopping-b...
In Frost’s world, and in ours, the land has an owner.
Not someone tending it.
Not someone present.
Not someone who needs it.
But someone with the right to it.
That’s capitalism.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/stopping-b...
The Darkest Evening of the Year
On Capitalsim, Power, and the Long Road to Rest
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December 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The Logic of the Landlord
In Frost’s world, and in ours, the land has an owner.
Not someone tending it.
Not someone present.
Not someone who needs it.
But someone with the right to it.
That’s capitalism.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/stopping-b...
In Frost’s world, and in ours, the land has an owner.
Not someone tending it.
Not someone present.
Not someone who needs it.
But someone with the right to it.
That’s capitalism.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/stopping-b...
I remember giving my kids books to read when they were young, several by prosperous white male motivationalists, like John Maxwell. Joel Osteen wasn’t popular yet, but I probably would have given his books to them.
I know, I know.
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I know, I know.
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Jesus: They Turned “The Life” into “The Lifestyle”
Finale to the 3-part Way, Truth and Life Series
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December 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I remember giving my kids books to read when they were young, several by prosperous white male motivationalists, like John Maxwell. Joel Osteen wasn’t popular yet, but I probably would have given his books to them.
I know, I know.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/jesus-they...
I know, I know.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/jesus-they...
I am grateful to see some of my anti-nationalist white siblings in the faith contending not to reclaim an idealized Western “Jesus the nice guy,” but to open a more welcoming way of life, a way that can actually be walked—together.
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davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/jesus-they...
Jesus: They Turned “The Way” into “The Destination”
Way, Truth & Life 3-part Series
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December 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I am grateful to see some of my anti-nationalist white siblings in the faith contending not to reclaim an idealized Western “Jesus the nice guy,” but to open a more welcoming way of life, a way that can actually be walked—together.
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/jesus-they...
davidnmoorejr.substack.com/p/jesus-they...
December 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
