Kenneth Ethan Frantz
@kennethefrantz.bsky.social
University of Oklahoma Sociology Doctoral Student
Freelance Writer
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Godly Persuasion | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera
Books of Christian apologetics books have often sold well in evangelical circles. Works by Lee Strobel and the late Tim Keller have risen to the top of The New York Times bestseller list because evang...
arcmag.org
I would like to thank ARC for publishing my interview with historian Daniel K Williams over the history of Christian apologetics in America. Williams is both a kind and thoughtful scholar and it was a pleasure talking with him.
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Scholars should be a resource for journalists. And journalists should make every effort to publicly acknowledge that help. Link to their work, mention them, quote them. All the above. Scholars learn & warn each other about the journalists who use them as unpaid & uncredited research assistants.
February 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Scholars should be a resource for journalists. And journalists should make every effort to publicly acknowledge that help. Link to their work, mention them, quote them. All the above. Scholars learn & warn each other about the journalists who use them as unpaid & uncredited research assistants.
A self-proclaimed Christian nationalist preaching at the Pentagon. Honestly, that was not on my bingo card.
Great writing from @wordandway.bsky.social!
Great writing from @wordandway.bsky.social!
Doug Wilson Preaches at Pentagon, Compares Services to Day of Pentecost - Word&Way
The controversial ‘paleo-Confederate’ Christian Nationalist pastor stood at a podium on Tuesday as the guest preacher for the latest monthly Christian worship service held for leaders of the U.S. mili...
wordandway.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
A self-proclaimed Christian nationalist preaching at the Pentagon. Honestly, that was not on my bingo card.
Great writing from @wordandway.bsky.social!
Great writing from @wordandway.bsky.social!
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Yeah! Happy to share!! Thanks for putting up the podcast. I was behind with Kara’s podcast and would not have found it for a while! 📡https://youtu.be/E6y3BdPIb1E
Jane Fonda on how to fight back (without losing hope)
YouTube video by On with Kara Swisher
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Yeah! Happy to share!! Thanks for putting up the podcast. I was behind with Kara’s podcast and would not have found it for a while! 📡https://youtu.be/E6y3BdPIb1E
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Jane Fonda is literally EVERYTHING! 💛
“Optimism is everything's going to be fine and you don't do anything about it. Hope is a muscle. Hope is when you fight. Hope can be rage-filled, breaking down the door with a battering ram.” - Jane Fonda
Great job on this interview, @karaswisher.bsky.social!
Great job on this interview, @karaswisher.bsky.social!
Jane Fonda on How to Turn Rage Into Hope
Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 02/12/2026 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Jane Fonda is literally EVERYTHING! 💛
“Optimism is everything's going to be fine and you don't do anything about it. Hope is a muscle. Hope is when you fight. Hope can be rage-filled, breaking down the door with a battering ram.” - Jane Fonda
Great job on this interview, @karaswisher.bsky.social!
Great job on this interview, @karaswisher.bsky.social!
Jane Fonda on How to Turn Rage Into Hope
Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 02/12/2026 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 AM
“Optimism is everything's going to be fine and you don't do anything about it. Hope is a muscle. Hope is when you fight. Hope can be rage-filled, breaking down the door with a battering ram.” - Jane Fonda
Great job on this interview, @karaswisher.bsky.social!
Great job on this interview, @karaswisher.bsky.social!
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I'm pretty sure I know. They aren't. We're not going to really be able to make a lot of progress in dealing with the implications of this tech unless and until we get rid of all this "woo-woo" talk about LLMs. Anthropic pushing this line is PR, unserious.
February 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I'm pretty sure I know. They aren't. We're not going to really be able to make a lot of progress in dealing with the implications of this tech unless and until we get rid of all this "woo-woo" talk about LLMs. Anthropic pushing this line is PR, unserious.
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
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“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”
Opinion | How A.I. Companies Are Preying on College Students
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
“Young people are quickly becoming so dependent on A.I. that they are losing the ability to think for themselves. And rather than rallying resistance, academic administrators are aiding and abetting a hostile takeover of higher education.”
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OpenAI Researcher Quits, Warns Its Unprecedented 'Archive of Human Candor' Is Dangerous
OpenAI Researcher Quits, Warns Its Unprecedented 'Archive of Human Candor' Is Dangerous
The warning is valid, but it's not clear anyone is hearing it.
gizmodo.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
OpenAI Researcher Quits, Warns Its Unprecedented 'Archive of Human Candor' Is Dangerous
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Fly Elon to the moon? @karaswisher.bsky.social says: Yes, please!
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Fly Elon to the moon? @karaswisher.bsky.social says: Yes, please!
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NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
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Can’t believe we are on the same team but I guess good for him being self consistent 🤷🏽♀️
"I think the left has it much more correct than the nationalist right,” Bundy told The Atlantic.
Ammon Bundy is fed up with federal overreach again. This time, it’s about ICE
"I think the left has it much more correct than the nationalist right,” Bundy told The Atlantic.
www.oregonlive.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Can’t believe we are on the same team but I guess good for him being self consistent 🤷🏽♀️
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Remember last week how Dr. Oz called AI the best solution for rural healthcare shortages?
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Remember last week how Dr. Oz called AI the best solution for rural healthcare shortages?
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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I actually do think that you should read the news story that you feel strongly enough to commentate on
February 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Pretty bad when your go-to move for distracting the country from how evil a person you are is to show them you’re evil in another way.
February 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Pretty bad when your go-to move for distracting the country from how evil a person you are is to show them you’re evil in another way.
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Can’t understand white Christian nationalism fully until you understand their fascination with competitive fertility. It’s not enough to have kids cuz they’re great. You gotta have more of the right kind, and more than your enemies. Kids are God’s arrows, after all.
HT: @cnarchive.bsky.social
HT: @cnarchive.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Can’t understand white Christian nationalism fully until you understand their fascination with competitive fertility. It’s not enough to have kids cuz they’re great. You gotta have more of the right kind, and more than your enemies. Kids are God’s arrows, after all.
HT: @cnarchive.bsky.social
HT: @cnarchive.bsky.social
I cackled. youtu.be/-wQhY5CMMl4
Mom Confession - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM
I cackled. youtu.be/-wQhY5CMMl4
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Confused? Let me help make sense of this. The American right’s claims about any constitutional rights only apply to them.
There. Now you perfectly understand their claims on gun rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
There. Now you perfectly understand their claims on gun rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Confused? Let me help make sense of this. The American right’s claims about any constitutional rights only apply to them.
There. Now you perfectly understand their claims on gun rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
There. Now you perfectly understand their claims on gun rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
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The thing is I think the steepness of the decline is causing people to wake up.
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
February 1, 2026 at 2:59 AM
The thing is I think the steepness of the decline is causing people to wake up.
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MONSTERS INC. hits a little different in 2026.
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 AM
MONSTERS INC. hits a little different in 2026.
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The best tool we have to push CEOs to take on the president and prevent further erosion of the American brand is in our pockets — an economic strike that builds on calls for Apple boycotts that are already starting to emerge.
Resist and Unsubscribe | No Mercy / No Malice
Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, was arrested today. Targeting journalists is not about enforcing the law, but shaping reality. History reflects a brutal truth: When you begin arresting journalists, ...
www.profgalloway.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The best tool we have to push CEOs to take on the president and prevent further erosion of the American brand is in our pockets — an economic strike that builds on calls for Apple boycotts that are already starting to emerge.
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Targeting big tech will have bigger impact with less consumer disruption, says Leia.
February 1, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Targeting big tech will have bigger impact with less consumer disruption, says Leia.