Michael Jaycox (he, him)
@jaycoxm.bsky.social
Catholic theological ethicist / Faculty at Seattle University / Race and racism / Bioethics / Sexuality and gender / Jesuit-educated / Spouse of an Episcopal priest / Gay dad of an awesome adopted son / Pianist and singer / Gym goer / Cat lover 🐈 🏳️🌈
Just a reminder that we still need to show the fascists that we are human, and we’re not going away. Pride isn’t just a party! It’s for liberation:
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Around 100,000 march in Budapest Pride event in defiance of Hungary's ban
Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and fines to participate in the annual Budapest Pride, which was outlawed by a law passed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing governing part...
www.npr.org
June 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Just a reminder that we still need to show the fascists that we are human, and we’re not going away. Pride isn’t just a party! It’s for liberation:
www.npr.org/2025/06/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/06/28/n...
OMG, Chicago, you never change. Habemus Papam! apnews.com/article/pope...
'DA POPE!' Leo XIV's Chicago roots unleash spate of holy humor
A Chicago-born cardinal walks into a conclave. The rest of the joke tells itself. In the breathless day since Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American pontiff, the memes, doctored images and tong...
apnews.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
OMG, Chicago, you never change. Habemus Papam! apnews.com/article/pope...
Let me please take a second to explain why this is a very bad policy, and to add something as a bioethicist that most of the media coverage has not talked about yet: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u... 1/
Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters
The agency suggested that clinical trials in humans may be required for updated Covid shots, raising questions about whether they will be available in the fall.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Let me please take a second to explain why this is a very bad policy, and to add something as a bioethicist that most of the media coverage has not talked about yet: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u... 1/
The eve of the papal conclave is as good a time as any to point out that it was only fairly recently (1917) that a cardinal in the Catholic Church was required to be ordained and therefore also male. Prior to this point, cardinals only needed to be active in the sacramental life of the church… 1/
April 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The eve of the papal conclave is as good a time as any to point out that it was only fairly recently (1917) that a cardinal in the Catholic Church was required to be ordained and therefore also male. Prior to this point, cardinals only needed to be active in the sacramental life of the church… 1/
Well done, good and faithful servant.
April 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Well done, good and faithful servant.
I love Luke’s version of the resurrection proclamation n because, among other reasons, it reminds men that they should BELIEVE WOMEN
April 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I love Luke’s version of the resurrection proclamation n because, among other reasons, it reminds men that they should BELIEVE WOMEN
During the reading of the passion according to Luke at mass tonight, when the reader portraying the soldier said of the recently-crucified Jesus, “Surely this man was innocent,” in my mind I heard, “Sorry, administrative error.”
April 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
During the reading of the passion according to Luke at mass tonight, when the reader portraying the soldier said of the recently-crucified Jesus, “Surely this man was innocent,” in my mind I heard, “Sorry, administrative error.”
Greer: “As the ‘I didn’t think he would do this’ chorus continues to grow, I can’t help but think what many really mean is, ‘I didn’t think he would do this to people like me.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Opinion | Black Americans Are Not Surprised
Many Black Americans are not surprised by the way Trump is running roughshod over the rule of law, because they have seen it happen throughout American history.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Greer: “As the ‘I didn’t think he would do this’ chorus continues to grow, I can’t help but think what many really mean is, ‘I didn’t think he would do this to people like me.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
Every unjust social hierarchy from the modern period onward (race, gender, class, sexuality, ability, etc.) relies for its justification on the idea that the categorization of humanity into two or more groups is based on differences that are natural, biological, genetic, and/or intended by God.
The most serious Nazi shit in this extremely Nazi shit executive order may be the idea, just slipped in there, that one of the "divisive narratives that distort our shared history" is that "race is not a biological reality but a social construct." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Every unjust social hierarchy from the modern period onward (race, gender, class, sexuality, ability, etc.) relies for its justification on the idea that the categorization of humanity into two or more groups is based on differences that are natural, biological, genetic, and/or intended by God.
Reposted by Michael Jaycox (he, him)
The most serious Nazi shit in this extremely Nazi shit executive order may be the idea, just slipped in there, that one of the "divisive narratives that distort our shared history" is that "race is not a biological reality but a social construct." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The most serious Nazi shit in this extremely Nazi shit executive order may be the idea, just slipped in there, that one of the "divisive narratives that distort our shared history" is that "race is not a biological reality but a social construct." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
You know, I’ve seen a lot of opinions lately in #VeryImportantNewspapers, the general gist of which is that US professors in higher education are out of touch with the American public, presumably because they hold certain views about immigration, transgender people, public health, and so on… 1/
March 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
You know, I’ve seen a lot of opinions lately in #VeryImportantNewspapers, the general gist of which is that US professors in higher education are out of touch with the American public, presumably because they hold certain views about immigration, transgender people, public health, and so on… 1/
My Jesuit university, and our university president, made it into mainstream higher ed news, in a good way: www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...
Religious Freedom as a Defense for DEI?
Georgetown University cited its Jesuit mission in responding to Trump administration critiques of DEI. Could religious freedom protect against attacks on diversity practices?
www.insidehighered.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My Jesuit university, and our university president, made it into mainstream higher ed news, in a good way: www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...
Because I know that time is always time
And place is always and only place
And what is actual is actual only for one time
And only for one place
I rejoice that things are as they are and
I renounce the blessed face
And renounce the voice
Because I cannot hope to turn again
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And place is always and only place
And what is actual is actual only for one time
And only for one place
I rejoice that things are as they are and
I renounce the blessed face
And renounce the voice
Because I cannot hope to turn again
1/
March 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Because I know that time is always time
And place is always and only place
And what is actual is actual only for one time
And only for one place
I rejoice that things are as they are and
I renounce the blessed face
And renounce the voice
Because I cannot hope to turn again
1/
And place is always and only place
And what is actual is actual only for one time
And only for one place
I rejoice that things are as they are and
I renounce the blessed face
And renounce the voice
Because I cannot hope to turn again
1/
This morning at mass, Fr. Mike Ryan read as his homily most of the letter that Pope Francis recently wrote to the U.S. Catholic bishops, in which he opposes mass deportation and calls on them to advocate for the human rights of migrants and refugees. www.vatican.va/content/fran... 1/2
Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United States of America (10 February 2025) | Francis
Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United Sates of America, 10 February 2025
www.vatican.va
February 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This morning at mass, Fr. Mike Ryan read as his homily most of the letter that Pope Francis recently wrote to the U.S. Catholic bishops, in which he opposes mass deportation and calls on them to advocate for the human rights of migrants and refugees. www.vatican.va/content/fran... 1/2
It’s just wild to me that Pope Francis has become the de facto moral leader of the world who stands up for justice, compassion, democracy, etc., despite technically being a monarch. His articulation of the Catholic social tradition is the most viable ideological contender with capitalism.
February 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It’s just wild to me that Pope Francis has become the de facto moral leader of the world who stands up for justice, compassion, democracy, etc., despite technically being a monarch. His articulation of the Catholic social tradition is the most viable ideological contender with capitalism.
We are not going away – not any of us, not ever. That man and his legions of loyal authoritarians will not erase our history. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Transgender references removed from Stonewall monument website
On the National Park Service website, the acronym LGBTQ+ has been shortened to LGB, standing for lesbian, gay and bisexual.
www.bbc.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We are not going away – not any of us, not ever. That man and his legions of loyal authoritarians will not erase our history. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Voted in a local Seattle election tonight. Ballot featured a propositions about how to fund social housing and levy renewals for public school funding. I locked eyes with some of the other last-minute folks at the ballot dropbox. Slackers, all of us, but we did it. It felt sacred.
February 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Voted in a local Seattle election tonight. Ballot featured a propositions about how to fund social housing and levy renewals for public school funding. I locked eyes with some of the other last-minute folks at the ballot dropbox. Slackers, all of us, but we did it. It felt sacred.
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The always amazing Judith Butler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler
Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The always amazing Judith Butler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I listened to the poet recite this poem at a reading last night. Absolutely stunning and germane to the present political crisis: poets.org/poem/be-self...
To Be Self-Evident
Every empire tells its subjects a story
poets.org
February 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I listened to the poet recite this poem at a reading last night. Absolutely stunning and germane to the present political crisis: poets.org/poem/be-self...
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do i roll my eyes at a lot of DEI stuff? yeah, i wrote a whole essay about why i thought it was bullshit back in 2020. but trump et al aren’t saying, “corporate DEI policies mainly exist to protect corporate interests from discrimination lawsuits.” they’re saying “get the blacks out”
February 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
do i roll my eyes at a lot of DEI stuff? yeah, i wrote a whole essay about why i thought it was bullshit back in 2020. but trump et al aren’t saying, “corporate DEI policies mainly exist to protect corporate interests from discrimination lawsuits.” they’re saying “get the blacks out”
Taylor, you’ve got to get yourself a new boyfriend, and that’s all I’ve got to say about that.
February 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Taylor, you’ve got to get yourself a new boyfriend, and that’s all I’ve got to say about that.
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And now this!
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Musk’s Status in Government May Violate Criminal Law
His wealth should not be able to buy a conflict of interest waiver
contrarian.substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
And now this!
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Last fall, I began class sessions in my undergraduate courses with a contemplative practice. Usually it involved reading a poem and sitting in silence for several minutes. This winter, I’ve started incorporating specific techniques into our practice so that they can regain a sense of agency. 1/
February 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Last fall, I began class sessions in my undergraduate courses with a contemplative practice. Usually it involved reading a poem and sitting in silence for several minutes. This winter, I’ve started incorporating specific techniques into our practice so that they can regain a sense of agency. 1/
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What this long and detailed NYT piece calmly calls an “extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual” is in fact a blatantly unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s Article I powers and delegation of the President’s Article II duties.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies
The billionaire is creating major upheaval as his team sweeps through agencies, in what has been an extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What this long and detailed NYT piece calmly calls an “extraordinary flexing of power by a private individual” is in fact a blatantly unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s Article I powers and delegation of the President’s Article II duties.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
A better headline would be: “Could undocumented persons living in the US, and US citizens suspected of being undocumented, be deported and sent to a torture facility in El Salvador?” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Could US criminals be sent to El Salvador's mega-jail?
El Salvador has offered to take in criminals deported from the US and house them in its mega-jail.
www.bbc.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A better headline would be: “Could undocumented persons living in the US, and US citizens suspected of being undocumented, be deported and sent to a torture facility in El Salvador?” www.bbc.com/news/article...