Elaine Fisher
@elainefisher.bsky.social
Scholar of religion and the public sphere, in South Asia and around the globe. Bringing democracy and religion into dialogue.
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happy LABOR day weekend!
find your WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES protest!
almost 1000 planned in all 50 states and DC
www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
find your WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES protest!
almost 1000 planned in all 50 states and DC
www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
Map and list of cities hosting nationwide anti-Trump protests on Labor Day
"Workers Over Billionaires" protests are set to take place in hundreds of cities across the country on September 1.
www.newsweek.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
happy LABOR day weekend!
find your WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES protest!
almost 1000 planned in all 50 states and DC
www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
find your WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES protest!
almost 1000 planned in all 50 states and DC
www.newsweek.com/map-list-cit...
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This Labor Day, we stand together for a country that puts working families before billionaires.
Find an event near you: https://bit.ly/3Vm59ED
Don't see one in your area? Host your own! https://bit.ly/4oOLzhQ
Find an event near you: https://bit.ly/3Vm59ED
Don't see one in your area? Host your own! https://bit.ly/4oOLzhQ
August 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This Labor Day, we stand together for a country that puts working families before billionaires.
Find an event near you: https://bit.ly/3Vm59ED
Don't see one in your area? Host your own! https://bit.ly/4oOLzhQ
Find an event near you: https://bit.ly/3Vm59ED
Don't see one in your area? Host your own! https://bit.ly/4oOLzhQ
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See you at a Labor Day rally and march in Chicago to protest Trump's threat of a military occupation.
Labor Day March Planned To Protest Trump And Possible National Guard Deployment
Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday the Chicago Police Department has "strategically placed a plan" if President Donald Trump follows through on threats to deploy thousands of federal troops in the cit...
blockclubchicago.org
August 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
See you at a Labor Day rally and march in Chicago to protest Trump's threat of a military occupation.
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Don’t forget: Nationwide protest hosted by 50501 this Labor Day!
August 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Don’t forget: Nationwide protest hosted by 50501 this Labor Day!
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This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest.
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest.
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
And now, the latest in what the current administration is doing to demolish academic freedom.
April 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
And now, the latest in what the current administration is doing to demolish academic freedom.
Federal employees have been ordered to respond to Elon Musk at the email hr@opm.gov. It would be very wrong if millions of people around the world abused that inbox by flooding it with nonsense — so please don’t do this. Copied from a friend.
February 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Federal employees have been ordered to respond to Elon Musk at the email hr@opm.gov. It would be very wrong if millions of people around the world abused that inbox by flooding it with nonsense — so please don’t do this. Copied from a friend.
So, who's going to start a pro-democracy media network along the lines of this one to reshape public anti-authoritarian culture? Does such a thing exist? If any org wants to do this, we scholars will help you connect to the best theorists of democracy, media, religion, etc. to make it happen.
Fantastic reporting on the YouTube/podcast manosphere. Really great distillation and visualization of the emerging network and key figures and topics in the space.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How Popular YouTubers Pushed Young Male Voters Toward Trump
How podcasters like Joe Rogan and Logan Paul turned young men, a once apolitical demographic, into a massively powerful voting bloc
www.bloomberg.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So, who's going to start a pro-democracy media network along the lines of this one to reshape public anti-authoritarian culture? Does such a thing exist? If any org wants to do this, we scholars will help you connect to the best theorists of democracy, media, religion, etc. to make it happen.
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We just had this whole election cycle about how inflation is the unforgivable political sin, which no other widely felt benefit can counterbalance, and it’s discarded two days into the new administration.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that the looming tariffs that President Donald Trump is expected to slap on U.S. trading partners could be viewed positively.
Read more here: cnb.cx/40uxoTI
Read more here: cnb.cx/40uxoTI
January 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We just had this whole election cycle about how inflation is the unforgivable political sin, which no other widely felt benefit can counterbalance, and it’s discarded two days into the new administration.
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We can expect leaders from the New Apostolic Reformation to be in DC for events around the Trump inauguration. Get caught up on this important movement that helped propel Trump's campaign, with this webinar staged by @praeyesright.bsky.social last Fall. vimeo.com/user104260549
Political Research Associates
Founded in 1981, Political Research Associates (PRA) provides research, analysis, and strategic recommendations to understand and combat anti-democratic forces.…
vimeo.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:39 AM
We can expect leaders from the New Apostolic Reformation to be in DC for events around the Trump inauguration. Get caught up on this important movement that helped propel Trump's campaign, with this webinar staged by @praeyesright.bsky.social last Fall. vimeo.com/user104260549
"Tens of millions of believers—about 40 percent of American Christians, including Catholics... are embracing an alluring, charismatic movement that has little use for religious pluralism, individual rights, or constitutional democracy."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
www.theatlantic.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"Tens of millions of believers—about 40 percent of American Christians, including Catholics... are embracing an alluring, charismatic movement that has little use for religious pluralism, individual rights, or constitutional democracy."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Sharing the wise words of my dear colleague, Linda Hess, on her perspective on the suffering in Gaza. Absolutely worth a read; please share. www.lionsroar.com/seeking-budd...
Seeking Buddha in Gaza | Lion’s Roar
As a Buddhist, a Jew, and a supporter of the Palestinian people, religious scholar Linda Hess wears the checked Palestinian scarf called a keffiyeh and a blue Zen garment called a rakusu that symboliz...
www.lionsroar.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Sharing the wise words of my dear colleague, Linda Hess, on her perspective on the suffering in Gaza. Absolutely worth a read; please share. www.lionsroar.com/seeking-budd...
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At the Texas Capitol, Christian worshippers are blessing the walls of a hearing room to protect lawmakers from spiritual forces and the “Jezebel” spirit.
“Pray for the fear of the Lord to come into this place,” says MercyCulture pastor Landon Schott.
“Pray for the fear of the Lord to come into this place,” says MercyCulture pastor Landon Schott.
January 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
At the Texas Capitol, Christian worshippers are blessing the walls of a hearing room to protect lawmakers from spiritual forces and the “Jezebel” spirit.
“Pray for the fear of the Lord to come into this place,” says MercyCulture pastor Landon Schott.
“Pray for the fear of the Lord to come into this place,” says MercyCulture pastor Landon Schott.
Finally these networks are getting media attention. Please share widely.
www.salon.com/2024/12/06/u...
www.salon.com/2024/12/06/u...
"Go scorched Earth on the satanic bureaucracy": Christian nationalists move to gut the constitution
Trump gave control of the federal budget to a Project 2025 henchman who calls this a "post-constitutional moment"
www.salon.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Finally these networks are getting media attention. Please share widely.
www.salon.com/2024/12/06/u...
www.salon.com/2024/12/06/u...
See, this is all fun and games until Congress votes to allow blanket revocation of non-profit status. Be sure to call your senators and tell them to oppose H.R. 9495!
I’m curious how much federal funding he thinks the ACLU receives (it’s none).
December 6, 2024 at 3:35 AM
See, this is all fun and games until Congress votes to allow blanket revocation of non-profit status. Be sure to call your senators and tell them to oppose H.R. 9495!