Hans E. Offerdal
@hofferdal.bsky.social
Adviser for international affairs at the University of Bergen (UiB). Latin America, México & liberation theology aficionado. Strong supporter of free speech, academic freedom and a humane world! Opinions are my own. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements
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CBS News' Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulled an investigative report about CECOT.
WAR Erupts At CBS News Over Dropped '60 Minutes' Segment About CECOT
CBS News' Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss pulled an investigative report about CECOT. Cenk Uygur and Jordan Uhl discuss on The Young Turks. Do you agree with TYT's take? Tell us what you think in the…
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December 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Audrey MacAlpine reports from the ground in Kyiv for @aljazeera.com.
#FightiFascism #FreeUkraine #SaveDemocracy
#FightiFascism #FreeUkraine #SaveDemocracy
Attack on Kyiv: One dead and 27 injured in strikes across region
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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December 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Audrey MacAlpine reports from the ground in Kyiv for @aljazeera.com.
#FightiFascism #FreeUkraine #SaveDemocracy
#FightiFascism #FreeUkraine #SaveDemocracy
Dear friends here at BlueSky:
Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
God Jul
May you all find peace and compassion for these days!✨✨✨
Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
God Jul
May you all find peace and compassion for these days!✨✨✨
December 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Dear friends here at BlueSky:
Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
God Jul
May you all find peace and compassion for these days!✨✨✨
Merry Christmas
Feliz Navidad
God Jul
May you all find peace and compassion for these days!✨✨✨
Not much #RobinHood actions to see from this administration.
It behaves much more like the Sheriff of Nottingham...
It behaves much more like the Sheriff of Nottingham...
December 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Not much #RobinHood actions to see from this administration.
It behaves much more like the Sheriff of Nottingham...
It behaves much more like the Sheriff of Nottingham...
As we get close to #Christmas #Eve, it might be timely to ask what the #political and #social implications of the main message of The #NewTestament is.
#ReligionAsProtest #TheologyAsFreedom
@liberationtheology.bsky.social @frostinthepines.bsky.social @ericsalsburg.bsky.social @leslye.bsky.social
#ReligionAsProtest #TheologyAsFreedom
@liberationtheology.bsky.social @frostinthepines.bsky.social @ericsalsburg.bsky.social @leslye.bsky.social
![The New Testament “writings attest, however, to ongoing political, social and economic pressures. Heavy taxation, rigid systems of hierarchy and inequality, and imperial demands of loyalty and honor threatened the freedom of those who followed the teachings of Jesus.”
“These writings [of The New Testament] also share an overarching focus on the significance of the person and work of Jesus for mending a world broken by evil, suffering and conflict.”
Dr. F. Scott Spencer, New Testament General Editor, The SBL Study Bible, HarperOne, 2023, pp.1714-1715 (emphasis added).
Photo: Crèche de Noël en la basilique Notre-Dame des Enfants, 25 December 2023. Ideefixe/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.
Facsimile of cover of
Society of Biblical Literature. The SBL Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books. Edited by Steven L. McKenzie et al., New revised standard version, Updated edition. Fully revised and Updated ; First edition., HarperOne, 2023.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7grhrlvfvyhz2uwhfqm3ymb2/bafkreigupjnemxroi75e6om4jvozxwlhifahgwhdhtfc6sqy3fuc76qj6y@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
As we get close to #Christmas #Eve, it might be timely to ask what the #political and #social implications of the main message of The #NewTestament is.
#ReligionAsProtest #TheologyAsFreedom
@liberationtheology.bsky.social @frostinthepines.bsky.social @ericsalsburg.bsky.social @leslye.bsky.social
#ReligionAsProtest #TheologyAsFreedom
@liberationtheology.bsky.social @frostinthepines.bsky.social @ericsalsburg.bsky.social @leslye.bsky.social
"Afinal, o que mais se mostra é a mentira como distorção da figura e da mensagem de Jesus, que de profeta judeu passa a Deus imperial", argumenta Dora #Incontri en 'Religião e mentira distorções e verdades na história do cristianismo'. Acceso abierto en la Revista #Poliética.
Religião e mentira: distorções e verdades na história do cristianismo
| PoliÉtica. Revista de Ética e Filosofia Política
revistas.pucsp.br
December 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"Afinal, o que mais se mostra é a mentira como distorção da figura e da mensagem de Jesus, que de profeta judeu passa a Deus imperial", argumenta Dora #Incontri en 'Religião e mentira distorções e verdades na história do cristianismo'. Acceso abierto en la Revista #Poliética.
"la mayoría [de los #pobres] lo son porque la #estructura #social y #económica no les permite salir de su situación", escribe #Cardenal Felipe #Arizmendi Esquivel, #Obispo Emérito de #SanCristóbal de las Casas, en @elsoldemexico.oem.com.mx.
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Entérate de las noticias nacionales e internacionales que están cambiando al mundo; deportes, espectáculos, política, cultura y todo lo que necesitas saber en el día a día.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"la mayoría [de los #pobres] lo son porque la #estructura #social y #económica no les permite salir de su situación", escribe #Cardenal Felipe #Arizmendi Esquivel, #Obispo Emérito de #SanCristóbal de las Casas, en @elsoldemexico.oem.com.mx.
In International Journal of Latin American Religions, Barrera Rivera & Lecaros argue that " #far-right political leaders seek to regain legitimacy in the religious sphere", and that "Conservative religious #authoritarianism in #Peruvian politics has a serious impact on the weakening of #democracy."
In the Same Spirit. Looking for Political Legitimacy: Conservative Christian Alliances in Contemporary Peru - International Journal of Latin American Religions
The relationship between religion and politics in recent decades has seen new actors, new strategies, and new objectives. In a global scenario marked by the empowerment of the political far right and ...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In International Journal of Latin American Religions, Barrera Rivera & Lecaros argue that " #far-right political leaders seek to regain legitimacy in the religious sphere", and that "Conservative religious #authoritarianism in #Peruvian politics has a serious impact on the weakening of #democracy."
The #Episcopal #Diocese of #Virginia is offering a Zoom-based winter book study on the book Critical Race #Theology: White Supremacy, American #Christianity, and the Ongoing #CultureWars by Juan Floyd-Thomas, Associate Professor, @vudivinity.bsky.social.
Study will be led by Canon J. Lee Hill, Jr.
Study will be led by Canon J. Lee Hill, Jr.
2026 Winter Book Study Reading Plan - The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
This four-week study draws on Black Liberation Theology and Womanist thought to offer a pathway toward genuine systemic repair and a more just vision of the Beloved Community.
episcopalvirginia.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The #Episcopal #Diocese of #Virginia is offering a Zoom-based winter book study on the book Critical Race #Theology: White Supremacy, American #Christianity, and the Ongoing #CultureWars by Juan Floyd-Thomas, Associate Professor, @vudivinity.bsky.social.
Study will be led by Canon J. Lee Hill, Jr.
Study will be led by Canon J. Lee Hill, Jr.
In the Review of the year 2025: books, @churchtimes.bsky.social mentions the Haunting Questions of #LiberationTheology, edited by Jione Havea.
You can find the full CT review of the book - published by @scmpress.bsky.social - at tinyurl.com/y4rjff6p
@drkatiecross.bsky.social @jkshields.bsky.social
You can find the full CT review of the book - published by @scmpress.bsky.social - at tinyurl.com/y4rjff6p
@drkatiecross.bsky.social @jkshields.bsky.social
Haunting Questions of Liberation Theology by Jione Havea - Hardback - 9780334066507
Buy Haunting Questions of Liberation Theology by Jione Havea Hardback from SCM Press - ISBN: 9780334066507
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
In the Review of the year 2025: books, @churchtimes.bsky.social mentions the Haunting Questions of #LiberationTheology, edited by Jione Havea.
You can find the full CT review of the book - published by @scmpress.bsky.social - at tinyurl.com/y4rjff6p
@drkatiecross.bsky.social @jkshields.bsky.social
You can find the full CT review of the book - published by @scmpress.bsky.social - at tinyurl.com/y4rjff6p
@drkatiecross.bsky.social @jkshields.bsky.social
Revista Avances del CESOR [Vol. 22, #33 (2025)] tiene una bonita sección de acceso abierto sobre "Crítica y violencia en el #catolicismo americano del siglo XX."
Mucho material relevante sobre la #TeologíaDeLaLiberación. #LiberationTheology
@historiaypolitica.bsky.social @jmoraltheology.bsky.social
Mucho material relevante sobre la #TeologíaDeLaLiberación. #LiberationTheology
@historiaypolitica.bsky.social @jmoraltheology.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Revista Avances del CESOR [Vol. 22, #33 (2025)] tiene una bonita sección de acceso abierto sobre "Crítica y violencia en el #catolicismo americano del siglo XX."
Mucho material relevante sobre la #TeologíaDeLaLiberación. #LiberationTheology
@historiaypolitica.bsky.social @jmoraltheology.bsky.social
Mucho material relevante sobre la #TeologíaDeLaLiberación. #LiberationTheology
@historiaypolitica.bsky.social @jmoraltheology.bsky.social
"Trump has...adopted the trappings of royalty just as he has asserted...unbridled power to transform American government and society to his liking...Mr. Trump has established a new, more audacious version of the imperial presidency that goes far beyond even the one associated with Richard M. Nixon"
Don’t get me wrong: I’m glad the New York Times’ Peter Baker noted how Trump is dismantling our democracy, though I’m less fond of him calling it a “reinvention of the presidency.” I’m also not fond of his tone, which casts much of what Trump is doing as style choices. Here’s a gift link. 3/4
Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Trump has...adopted the trappings of royalty just as he has asserted...unbridled power to transform American government and society to his liking...Mr. Trump has established a new, more audacious version of the imperial presidency that goes far beyond even the one associated with Richard M. Nixon"
Don't miss this online event (Jan. 6) on the relation between #faith and #democracy.
An absolute stellar panel with @crawfordstuff.bsky.social, @revjimwallis.bsky.social, @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social and @sharonbrous.bsky.social.
Organized by Franciscan Action Network and @paxchristiusa.bsky.social
An absolute stellar panel with @crawfordstuff.bsky.social, @revjimwallis.bsky.social, @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social and @sharonbrous.bsky.social.
Organized by Franciscan Action Network and @paxchristiusa.bsky.social
How can people of faith stand up for democracy in 2026? What challenges are we facing in this critical moment? Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, January 6 from 7-8 pm Eastern/4-5 pm Pacific for the fifth annual interfaith event, "Faith in democracy: Facing the challenges of 2026.’’
Jan. 6: Faith in democracy online event
Pax Christi USA is partnering with Franciscan Action Network on Tuesday, January 6, 7:00 pm Eastern/4:00 pm Pacific for Faith in democracy: Facing the challenges of 2026, a digital panel moderated by Chris Crawford, the Senior Director of Civic Strategies at Interfaith America, and featuring Jim Wallis, the founding Director of the Georgetown University Center on Faith and Justice; …
paxchristiusa.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Don't miss this online event (Jan. 6) on the relation between #faith and #democracy.
An absolute stellar panel with @crawfordstuff.bsky.social, @revjimwallis.bsky.social, @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social and @sharonbrous.bsky.social.
Organized by Franciscan Action Network and @paxchristiusa.bsky.social
An absolute stellar panel with @crawfordstuff.bsky.social, @revjimwallis.bsky.social, @iamgloriapurvis.bsky.social and @sharonbrous.bsky.social.
Organized by Franciscan Action Network and @paxchristiusa.bsky.social
Should we draw something about world politics from the covers of @foreignaffairs.com in 2024/25, it is that the return of Trump to the White House will change the world for the foreseeable future.
Democracy is diminishing, while we see the rise of a Hobbesian world😭😭😭
#FightFascism #SaveDemocracy
Democracy is diminishing, while we see the rise of a Hobbesian world😭😭😭
#FightFascism #SaveDemocracy
December 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Should we draw something about world politics from the covers of @foreignaffairs.com in 2024/25, it is that the return of Trump to the White House will change the world for the foreseeable future.
Democracy is diminishing, while we see the rise of a Hobbesian world😭😭😭
#FightFascism #SaveDemocracy
Democracy is diminishing, while we see the rise of a Hobbesian world😭😭😭
#FightFascism #SaveDemocracy
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December 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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🎄✨ Season’s greetings from the Coimbra Group ✨🎄
As 2025 comes to a close, we thank our members, partners and friends for a truly exceptional year - one that marked the 40th anniversary of the Coimbra Group.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a New Year filled with health and inspiration. 🌟
As 2025 comes to a close, we thank our members, partners and friends for a truly exceptional year - one that marked the 40th anniversary of the Coimbra Group.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a New Year filled with health and inspiration. 🌟
December 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🎄✨ Season’s greetings from the Coimbra Group ✨🎄
As 2025 comes to a close, we thank our members, partners and friends for a truly exceptional year - one that marked the 40th anniversary of the Coimbra Group.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a New Year filled with health and inspiration. 🌟
As 2025 comes to a close, we thank our members, partners and friends for a truly exceptional year - one that marked the 40th anniversary of the Coimbra Group.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and a New Year filled with health and inspiration. 🌟
Reposted by Hans E. Offerdal
A first look inside the Norwegian Embassy’s Christmas preparations 📷👀
Ambassador @NorwayAmbUSA and Chef Eilif introduce Norwegian holiday traditions during NBC4’s holiday special.
Full special airs 12/25 at 5:30 PM EST on @nbcwashington.com
Ambassador @NorwayAmbUSA and Chef Eilif introduce Norwegian holiday traditions during NBC4’s holiday special.
Full special airs 12/25 at 5:30 PM EST on @nbcwashington.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A first look inside the Norwegian Embassy’s Christmas preparations 📷👀
Ambassador @NorwayAmbUSA and Chef Eilif introduce Norwegian holiday traditions during NBC4’s holiday special.
Full special airs 12/25 at 5:30 PM EST on @nbcwashington.com
Ambassador @NorwayAmbUSA and Chef Eilif introduce Norwegian holiday traditions during NBC4’s holiday special.
Full special airs 12/25 at 5:30 PM EST on @nbcwashington.com
Reposted by Hans E. Offerdal
Remember when you thought we were too negative at the start of the year?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Conservatives Want the Antebellum Constitution Back
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments are in trouble.
www.theatlantic.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Remember when you thought we were too negative at the start of the year?
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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El derecho a defender DDHH avanza. Este #DocumentoDeTrabajo analiza la protección reforzada de las personas defensoras y el reconocimiento de este derecho como autónomo en la jurisprudencia de la Corte IDH.
✍️ Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor
👉 https://bit.ly/4aWk9SG
✍️ Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor
👉 https://bit.ly/4aWk9SG
December 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
El derecho a defender DDHH avanza. Este #DocumentoDeTrabajo analiza la protección reforzada de las personas defensoras y el reconocimiento de este derecho como autónomo en la jurisprudencia de la Corte IDH.
✍️ Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor
👉 https://bit.ly/4aWk9SG
✍️ Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor
👉 https://bit.ly/4aWk9SG
Reposted by Hans E. Offerdal
Time once again for my very own (short, this week) cartoon carousel of #myart from the last 7 days. Special thanks to all who repost and interact with my work, it is truly appreciated. As always, prints of my work are available.
December 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Time once again for my very own (short, this week) cartoon carousel of #myart from the last 7 days. Special thanks to all who repost and interact with my work, it is truly appreciated. As always, prints of my work are available.
"Some #churches, using public art [Anti-ICE nativities] to do public #theology, have chosen to be #prophetic about this key political and moral issue [dignity of immigrants] of our time", writes @heidischlumpf.bsky.social in a key reflection for @commonweal.bsky.social.
"Crèches are not just cute holiday decorations. They call us to practice mercy and love for the most vulnerable in our world."
@heidischlumpf.bsky.social on the controversy over anti-ICE nativity scenes:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/ice-nativity...
@heidischlumpf.bsky.social on the controversy over anti-ICE nativity scenes:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/ice-nativity...
Controversial Crèches
Christmas crèches have always included a prophetic purpose. This year, some churches are using their nativity scenes to call out mass deportations.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
December 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Some #churches, using public art [Anti-ICE nativities] to do public #theology, have chosen to be #prophetic about this key political and moral issue [dignity of immigrants] of our time", writes @heidischlumpf.bsky.social in a key reflection for @commonweal.bsky.social.
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🔴#HoyEnAnimal | El 16 de diciembre de 2010, Marisela Escobedo fue asesinada frente al Palacio de Gobierno de Chihuahua cuando buscaba justicia por el feminicidio de su hija.
15 años después, una petición busca que el Estado reconozca su responsabilidad en el caso.
15 años después, una petición busca que el Estado reconozca su responsabilidad en el caso.
A 15 años del asesinato de Marisela Escobedo, organizaciones exigen respuestas claras ante deudas del Estado
animalpolitico.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🔴#HoyEnAnimal | El 16 de diciembre de 2010, Marisela Escobedo fue asesinada frente al Palacio de Gobierno de Chihuahua cuando buscaba justicia por el feminicidio de su hija.
15 años después, una petición busca que el Estado reconozca su responsabilidad en el caso.
15 años después, una petición busca que el Estado reconozca su responsabilidad en el caso.
Reposted by Hans E. Offerdal
Invites for a corruption-free life
Invites for a corruption-free life
ebx.sh
December 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Invites for a corruption-free life
“No hay #libertad sin #justicia #social.”
Muy bien expresado por los editores de @pagina12ok.bsky.social en la edición de hoy.
Muy bien expresado por los editores de @pagina12ok.bsky.social en la edición de hoy.
December 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“No hay #libertad sin #justicia #social.”
Muy bien expresado por los editores de @pagina12ok.bsky.social en la edición de hoy.
Muy bien expresado por los editores de @pagina12ok.bsky.social en la edición de hoy.
Reposted by Hans E. Offerdal
For JD Vance, it all comes down to immigrants as causes of social disorder and decay
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
For JD Vance, it all comes down to immigrants as causes of social disorder and decay
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...