David Gibson
@gibsonwrites.bsky.social
Director of Fordham University's Center on Religion & Culture. "Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto." Recovering Vaticanista. Occasionally commit journalism. https://linktr.ee/gibsonwrites
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Jackson, on the Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in 1984.
February 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Jackson, on the Democratic Party at the Democratic National Convention in 1984.
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The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
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February 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The regime is now dictating what political views are acceptable to air on television and paramount/cbs are collaborating in that censorship bsky.app/profile/ditz...
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After reviewing critiques of the Quiet Revival narrative, @georginasturge.bsky.social, author of 'Bad Data,' concludes "Yes, the @biblesociety.bsky.social data is clearly wrong and has been thoroughly debunked."
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There's a lot of buzz about Christian revival among young adults in the UK & US. Perceptions of revival are fueled by results from opt-in online surveys. However, these surveys may be misleading. Surveys from random samples of the population don't show any clear evidence of revival.
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Has there been a Christian revival among young adults in the U.K.? Recent surveys may be misleading
Despite the widely recognized decline of Christianity in the U.K., there have been persistent rumblings of a Christian resurgence.
www.pewresearch.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
After reviewing critiques of the Quiet Revival narrative, @georginasturge.bsky.social, author of 'Bad Data,' concludes "Yes, the @biblesociety.bsky.social data is clearly wrong and has been thoroughly debunked."
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Rob @robb-s.bsky.social, did the @relmedcentre.bsky.social quote you accurately below? If so, could you say more about why you are now more confident in the overall story of an upsurge of churchgoing in England and Wales?
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The Bible Society's @robb-s.bsky.social says he is now "more confident" in the Quiet Revival report's "overall story." The report famously claims church attendance has gone up a lot since 2018. However, data from national churches and the British Social Attitudes survey suggests otherwise.
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Rob @robb-s.bsky.social, did the @relmedcentre.bsky.social quote you accurately below? If so, could you say more about why you are now more confident in the overall story of an upsurge of churchgoing in England and Wales?
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This is a great piece by my colleague spencer on the bad bunny helftimeshow but of course there’s never been a more divisive idea in American history than all of us being American, we fought a civil war over it and Trump is nothing if not manifest opposition to it www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
‘Together, We Are America’
Bad Bunny’s critics said his Super Bowl halftime show would be divisive. They were totally wrong.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
This is a great piece by my colleague spencer on the bad bunny helftimeshow but of course there’s never been a more divisive idea in American history than all of us being American, we fought a civil war over it and Trump is nothing if not manifest opposition to it www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
Wonderful description of "the life of kings" and why so many continue to pursue this adventure despite the knaves and imbeciles who so often run the business:
In almost any newsroom, the Sports section works the hardest, but also has the most fun and often produces the best journalism. This was especially true with the sports section of the Washington Post. Wonderful obituary by @sallyjenx.bsky.social
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You Can’t Kill Swagger
My old corner of The Washington Post raised some of the best journalists in the business.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Wonderful description of "the life of kings" and why so many continue to pursue this adventure despite the knaves and imbeciles who so often run the business:
Beer Hall Putz
“Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers”
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Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar
Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas bar out of safety concerns for the venue’s customers.
lasvegassun.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Beer Hall Putz
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paragraph 48: "In Mr. Trump’s second term, Ms. Britt has voted in line with the president 100 percent of the time."
February 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
paragraph 48: "In Mr. Trump’s second term, Ms. Britt has voted in line with the president 100 percent of the time."
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Fully expect a DOJ indictment for disrupting church services to come down imminently
A community is devastated after ICE raids an LA church and arrests a congregant during a church event.
“This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release
“This was a violation of our Sacred Right to Worship and Serve our Lord Jesus Christ Freely and Safely.” ~ Church officials, in a press release
February 2, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Fully expect a DOJ indictment for disrupting church services to come down imminently
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Bulk sales of tickets to Melania are being promoted through emails from WH Faith Office advisor Paula White-Cain using her National Faith Advisory Board list. People are encouraged to purchase 30 tickets at a time to “support our First Lady.” meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie
Supporters are encouraged to buy group tickets and private screenings, raising questions about ethics and actual attendance
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February 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Bulk sales of tickets to Melania are being promoted through emails from WH Faith Office advisor Paula White-Cain using her National Faith Advisory Board list. People are encouraged to purchase 30 tickets at a time to “support our First Lady.” meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
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January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Nunca creí que los leopardos comerían MI cara
The co-founder of Latinas for Trump is now condemning Trump’s ICE raids:
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
January 27, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Nunca creí que los leopardos comerían MI cara
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“Boo hoo”
They’re not just killing people, they’re taunting the public they’re terrorizing after they do it.
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They’re not just killing people, they’re taunting the public they’re terrorizing after they do it.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM
“Boo hoo”
They’re not just killing people, they’re taunting the public they’re terrorizing after they do it.
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They’re not just killing people, they’re taunting the public they’re terrorizing after they do it.
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
Noem: "He intentionally drove his vehicle into that agent ... oh wait those are my notes from last time."
Noem: This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Noem: "He intentionally drove his vehicle into that agent ... oh wait those are my notes from last time."
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I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.
This was such a fun and insightful conversation! @blairbraverman.bsky.social is as great a writer as she is a musher -- and that's saying something!
BTW I walked past the Balto statue in Central Park the other night, frigid like the Yukon, it was. Reminded me that I asked Blair: Balto or Togo?
BTW I walked past the Balto statue in Central Park the other night, frigid like the Yukon, it was. Reminded me that I asked Blair: Balto or Togo?
Blair Braverman joins the Center on Religion and Culture on the latest episode of "Art & Soul."
@blairbraverman.bsky.social chats with @gibsonwrites.bsky.social about her memoir, her adventurous spirit, and her experience as one of the few Jewish women in dogsledding.
@blairbraverman.bsky.social chats with @gibsonwrites.bsky.social about her memoir, her adventurous spirit, and her experience as one of the few Jewish women in dogsledding.
Art & Soul | Blair Braverman talks dogsledding, writing, and finding herself in the Arctic
YouTube video by Center on Religion and Culture
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January 23, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This was such a fun and insightful conversation! @blairbraverman.bsky.social is as great a writer as she is a musher -- and that's saying something!
BTW I walked past the Balto statue in Central Park the other night, frigid like the Yukon, it was. Reminded me that I asked Blair: Balto or Togo?
BTW I walked past the Balto statue in Central Park the other night, frigid like the Yukon, it was. Reminded me that I asked Blair: Balto or Togo?
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For JD Vance, wearing an extra heavy eyeliner treatment to show us how normal he is, dispatching known sexual predators to apprehend sex offenders who have already been apprehended by the police is a hysterically funny thing. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Vance in MN: "It's really cold outside. We in the Trump administration want to deport criminal aliens who are sex offenders. It takes a certain level of committed to sex offender criminal aliens to stand outside in -40 temperatures and attack the vice president, but they're committed to the bit."
January 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
For JD Vance, wearing an extra heavy eyeliner treatment to show us how normal he is, dispatching known sexual predators to apprehend sex offenders who have already been apprehended by the police is a hysterically funny thing. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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incredible work by the Forward who found the one Jew in Greenland so they could work the Jewish angle on the Greenland story
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
Greenland’s only Jew hears a familiar pattern in Trump’s annexation talk
Paul Cohen, Greenland’s only Jew, explains how Jewish history shapes his response to Trump’s renewed talk of annexing the island.
forward.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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That Erickson still thinks Trump is great is on him but the real nightmare he points to is the one no one is talking about:
"This summer, when Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas retire from the U.S. Supreme Court, I’ll be very happy Donald Trump is picking their replacements, not Kamala Harris..."
"This summer, when Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas retire from the U.S. Supreme Court, I’ll be very happy Donald Trump is picking their replacements, not Kamala Harris..."
January 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM
That Erickson still thinks Trump is great is on him but the real nightmare he points to is the one no one is talking about:
"This summer, when Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas retire from the U.S. Supreme Court, I’ll be very happy Donald Trump is picking their replacements, not Kamala Harris..."
"This summer, when Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas retire from the U.S. Supreme Court, I’ll be very happy Donald Trump is picking their replacements, not Kamala Harris..."
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NYT's house style is genuinely deranged
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 AM
NYT's house style is genuinely deranged
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He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
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“Whatever government is not a government of laws is a despotism, let it be called what it may.”
~Daniel Webster.
Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782.
Image: Public domain.
~Daniel Webster.
Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782.
Image: Public domain.
January 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
“Whatever government is not a government of laws is a despotism, let it be called what it may.”
~Daniel Webster.
Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782.
Image: Public domain.
~Daniel Webster.
Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782.
Image: Public domain.