Matthew Boedy
@matthewboedy.bsky.social
Professor of Rhetoric in Georgia. Gators, Bonhoeffer, Merton, and AAUP https://www.matthewboedy.com/
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Matthew Boedy
@matthewboedy.bsky.social
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Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...
A church whose pastor speaks at Turning Point USA events and where Charlie Kirk has spoken. This is “biblical citizenship” that I write about in my book The Seven Mountains Mandate fortworthreport.org/2025/11/10/f...
A Texas church’s online class trains Christians to run for office. Now it may go national
Fort Worth’s Mercy Culture Church aims to get more conservative Christians elected through its online Campaign University.
fortworthreport.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A church whose pastor speaks at Turning Point USA events and where Charlie Kirk has spoken. This is “biblical citizenship” that I write about in my book The Seven Mountains Mandate fortworthreport.org/2025/11/10/f...
A thread on the evening’s protests at UC Berkeley Turning Point USA event
Heyo! I have just arrived in front of Zellerbach Hall at the University of California, #Berkeley where hundreds of people have gathered to protest Turning Point USA's final your stop tonight.
An arrest of some sort is happening it appears. No idea why. The crowd is irate.
An arrest of some sort is happening it appears. No idea why. The crowd is irate.
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A thread on the evening’s protests at UC Berkeley Turning Point USA event
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
Joke about Charlie Kirk death may be protected speech, judge says
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Joke about Charlie Kirk death may be protected speech, judge says
The case may be the first suit in Florida by an employee fired for a social media post about Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.tallahassee.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Joke about Charlie Kirk death may be protected speech, judge says
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
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UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
After faculty raise concerns, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor says university will not sign Trump's higher ed compact
Lee Roberts called the "preferential treatment" proposal a clear infringement on academic freedom.
www.wunc.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
UNC-Chapel Hill's chancellor says the university will not sign on to a higher education compact from the Trump administration.
www.wunc.org/education/20...
www.wunc.org/education/20...
Joke about Charlie Kirk death may be protected speech, judge says
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Joke about Charlie Kirk death may be protected speech, judge says
The case may be the first suit in Florida by an employee fired for a social media post about Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.tallahassee.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Joke about Charlie Kirk death may be protected speech, judge says
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Turning Point USA has expanded to the Netherlands. Spox says “This means communicating that the Netherlands is a Christian country at its core, and that this also has practical consequences.” (Kuyper was mentioned… iykyk)
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
Jongerenorganisatie Charlie Kirk krijgt Nederlandse tak: “Christenen moeten in het offensief” - Cvandaag.nl
Het christendom in Nederland is al decennialang defensief en terugtrekkend ingesteld. Zodra we de kans hebben om iets te behouden of te heroveren, deinzen we vaak terug, uit angst om als onderdrukkend...
cvandaag.nl
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
David Ellison, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk and More at the DealBook Summit www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
David Ellison, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk and More at the DealBook Summit
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
David Ellison, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk and More at the DealBook Summit www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
Looks like Trump is moving to grant clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell, just as I predicted, rather than a pardon, which would strip the serial child rapist and Jeffrey Epstein procurer of her 5th Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
So it goes with our pro-criminal felon in the White House.
So it goes with our pro-criminal felon in the White House.
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Looks like Trump is moving to grant clemency to Ghislaine Maxwell, just as I predicted, rather than a pardon, which would strip the serial child rapist and Jeffrey Epstein procurer of her 5th Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
So it goes with our pro-criminal felon in the White House.
So it goes with our pro-criminal felon in the White House.
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
"Bethany Letiecq, a professor at George Mason University...said she expected Ms. Spanberger, a former member of Congress, to defend the state’s university system against the White House [and] to rescind initiatives imposed in recent years by appointees of Glenn Youngkin [the outgoing governor]."
Democrat’s Win May Upend a Conservative Push in Virginia Universities
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Bethany Letiecq, a professor at George Mason University...said she expected Ms. Spanberger, a former member of Congress, to defend the state’s university system against the White House [and] to rescind initiatives imposed in recent years by appointees of Glenn Youngkin [the outgoing governor]."
Erika Kirk in the Oval Office today
Trump on Erika Kirk: "Charlie said [she] is the greatest of anybody he knew. Best friends and best everything."
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Erika Kirk in the Oval Office today
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
I'm working on a big cognitive science project but could use some inputs from people working in cognitive/developmental psych, cellular biology, theoretical computer science, or philosophy of mind. Please DM me if you are interested to hear more.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I'm working on a big cognitive science project but could use some inputs from people working in cognitive/developmental psych, cellular biology, theoretical computer science, or philosophy of mind. Please DM me if you are interested to hear more.
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
All'università di Ferrara un'aula per Charlie Kirk. Gli studenti di destra: “Modello da seguire”
https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/11/10/news/universita_ferrara_aula_intitolata_charlie_kirk-424972603/?rss
https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/11/10/news/universita_ferrara_aula_intitolata_charlie_kirk-424972603/?rss
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
All'università di Ferrara un'aula per Charlie Kirk. Gli studenti di destra: “Modello da seguire”
https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/11/10/news/universita_ferrara_aula_intitolata_charlie_kirk-424972603/?rss
https://bologna.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/11/10/news/universita_ferrara_aula_intitolata_charlie_kirk-424972603/?rss
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OUT NOW: We’re joined by @peltzmadeline.bsky.social for a check-in on Erika Kirk and TPUSA, the right-wing media ecosystem that’s aimed at teen girls, and “tradwife” influencers.
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
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Available wherever you get your podcasts!
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052: The Tradwife Influencers Who Want Your Daughters Young and Fertile feat. Madeline Peltz | Posting Through It
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November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
OUT NOW: We’re joined by @peltzmadeline.bsky.social for a check-in on Erika Kirk and TPUSA, the right-wing media ecosystem that’s aimed at teen girls, and “tradwife” influencers.
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
www.patreon.com/posts/143099...
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
www.patreon.com/posts/143099...
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
A viral online video, which claims to show "Ukrainian soldiers" threaten to kill Charlie Kirk's wife Erika Kirk, is fake.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A viral online video, which claims to show "Ukrainian soldiers" threaten to kill Charlie Kirk's wife Erika Kirk, is fake.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
David Ellison, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk and More at the DealBook Summit www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
David Ellison, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk and More at the DealBook Summit
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
David Ellison, Scott Bessent, Erika Kirk and More at the DealBook Summit www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
Some of these people had faced the possibility of state charges that had been cast aside after their own legal maneuvers aka Turning Point USA COO Tyler Bowyer. Some had already pleaded guilty to those. The prospect of federal charges under a Democratic president whenever that might be…. was slim.
"President Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons to Rudolph W. Giuliani and others accused of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to an official familiar with the matter." Others include Sidney Powell, John Eastman. [Gift link]
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Some of these people had faced the possibility of state charges that had been cast aside after their own legal maneuvers aka Turning Point USA COO Tyler Bowyer. Some had already pleaded guilty to those. The prospect of federal charges under a Democratic president whenever that might be…. was slim.
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
Turning Point USA has expanded to the Netherlands. Spox says “This means communicating that the Netherlands is a Christian country at its core, and that this also has practical consequences.” (Kuyper was mentioned… iykyk)
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
Jongerenorganisatie Charlie Kirk krijgt Nederlandse tak: “Christenen moeten in het offensief” - Cvandaag.nl
Het christendom in Nederland is al decennialang defensief en terugtrekkend ingesteld. Zodra we de kans hebben om iets te behouden of te heroveren, deinzen we vaak terug, uit angst om als onderdrukkend...
cvandaag.nl
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Turning Point USA has expanded to the Netherlands. Spox says “This means communicating that the Netherlands is a Christian country at its core, and that this also has practical consequences.” (Kuyper was mentioned… iykyk)
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
Turning Point USA has expanded to the Netherlands. Spox says “This means communicating that the Netherlands is a Christian country at its core, and that this also has practical consequences.” (Kuyper was mentioned… iykyk)
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
Jongerenorganisatie Charlie Kirk krijgt Nederlandse tak: “Christenen moeten in het offensief” - Cvandaag.nl
Het christendom in Nederland is al decennialang defensief en terugtrekkend ingesteld. Zodra we de kans hebben om iets te behouden of te heroveren, deinzen we vaak terug, uit angst om als onderdrukkend...
cvandaag.nl
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Turning Point USA has expanded to the Netherlands. Spox says “This means communicating that the Netherlands is a Christian country at its core, and that this also has practical consequences.” (Kuyper was mentioned… iykyk)
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
cvandaag.nl/107660-jonge...
Some of these people had faced the possibility of state charges that had been cast aside after their own legal maneuvers aka Turning Point USA COO Tyler Bowyer. Some had already pleaded guilty to those. The prospect of federal charges under a Democratic president whenever that might be…. was slim.
"President Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons to Rudolph W. Giuliani and others accused of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to an official familiar with the matter." Others include Sidney Powell, John Eastman. [Gift link]
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Some of these people had faced the possibility of state charges that had been cast aside after their own legal maneuvers aka Turning Point USA COO Tyler Bowyer. Some had already pleaded guilty to those. The prospect of federal charges under a Democratic president whenever that might be…. was slim.
I don’t believe this is the statesmen like compromise that the founders envisioned as the GOP only gave up the “hostages” it took. But it’s nonetheless a compromise.
The politics of the shutdown:
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I don’t believe this is the statesmen like compromise that the founders envisioned as the GOP only gave up the “hostages” it took. But it’s nonetheless a compromise.
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
Turning Point USA chapter at SUNY Albany held an anti-union demo using a hot dog stand yesterday
www.campusreform.org/article/suny...
www.campusreform.org/article/suny...
SUNY Albany TPUSA chapter to host ‘Unionized Hot Dog Stand’ exploring effects of labor regulations
Event sponsored by the Leadership Institute uses satire to promote discussion on free markets and entrepreneurship.
www.campusreform.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Turning Point USA chapter at SUNY Albany held an anti-union demo using a hot dog stand yesterday
www.campusreform.org/article/suny...
www.campusreform.org/article/suny...
Overheard in the luxury box: “How about they name it Trump Commander in Chief Stadium….” (Sarcasm)
“That would surely be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN in a statement.
https://cnn.it/4o5GAbf
https://cnn.it/4o5GAbf
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Overheard in the luxury box: “How about they name it Trump Commander in Chief Stadium….” (Sarcasm)
Reposted by Matthew Boedy
“Rig pitches….”
JUST IN: Two pitchers with the Cleveland Guardians have been charged with a gambling/ bribery/ money laundering conspiracy.
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“Rig pitches….”
Turning Point USA chapter at SUNY Albany held an anti-union demo using a hot dog stand yesterday
www.campusreform.org/article/suny...
www.campusreform.org/article/suny...
SUNY Albany TPUSA chapter to host ‘Unionized Hot Dog Stand’ exploring effects of labor regulations
Event sponsored by the Leadership Institute uses satire to promote discussion on free markets and entrepreneurship.
www.campusreform.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Turning Point USA chapter at SUNY Albany held an anti-union demo using a hot dog stand yesterday
www.campusreform.org/article/suny...
www.campusreform.org/article/suny...