Megan Goodwin
@mpgphd.bsky.social
✏️ race/gender/sex/religion/politics/America
🙄 also "cults"
💻 senior editor @religiondispatches.org
🎧 #KeepingIt101 w/ IRMF
📚 #RINDWY (Beacon 2024) | #CultsInc | #AbusingReligion (Rutgers 2020)
pitch me! https://tinyurl.com/mpgphd
🙄 also "cults"
💻 senior editor @religiondispatches.org
🎧 #KeepingIt101 w/ IRMF
📚 #RINDWY (Beacon 2024) | #CultsInc | #AbusingReligion (Rutgers 2020)
pitch me! https://tinyurl.com/mpgphd
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Megan Goodwin
@mpgphd.bsky.social
· Jun 26
if this post confuses you or makes you upset: I get it
but also I'm right
and if you want to learn more about religion and how it shapes our whole world (especially but not exclusively through empire): good news!
we wrote a book about that
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757650...
but also I'm right
and if you want to learn more about religion and how it shapes our whole world (especially but not exclusively through empire): good news!
we wrote a book about that
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757650...
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This is a pogrom
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:19 AM
This is a pogrom
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(And let me note that immigration law FAVORS such horrific outcomes. Asylum is very hard to win. Immigration “court” isn’t a real court. It’s a kangaroo court where DHS is judge, jury, and executioner. You have no right to counsel. And the law tilts against non-citizens all conceivable ways.)
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
(And let me note that immigration law FAVORS such horrific outcomes. Asylum is very hard to win. Immigration “court” isn’t a real court. It’s a kangaroo court where DHS is judge, jury, and executioner. You have no right to counsel. And the law tilts against non-citizens all conceivable ways.)
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"We should consider the possibility" no they should consider the possibility of eating shit
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 AM
"We should consider the possibility" no they should consider the possibility of eating shit
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The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch are the first group of legally licensed sex workers to unionize in U.S. history (!!!). Their new union website states their demands as “safety on the job, better working conditions, and control over their own futures.” unitedbworkers.com
United B Workers
United B Workers
unitedbworkers.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:35 AM
The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch are the first group of legally licensed sex workers to unionize in U.S. history (!!!). Their new union website states their demands as “safety on the job, better working conditions, and control over their own futures.” unitedbworkers.com
I called up one of the White House's "special government employees" involved in the Fulton County FBI raid.
I ended up on the phone for almost two hours hearing about the "deep state" "cabal," "Satanists," poison soda, and the "pure evil" of "gay pride." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
I ended up on the phone for almost two hours hearing about the "deep state" "cabal," "Satanists," poison soda, and the "pure evil" of "gay pride." talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...
February 12, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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Without the Creek we wouldn't have television without pity, and the world would be worse for it, we will always love to hate dawson, the most annoying guy on the whole show
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Without the Creek we wouldn't have television without pity, and the world would be worse for it, we will always love to hate dawson, the most annoying guy on the whole show
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Nurses were so angry they MARCHED ON THEIR OWN UNION LEADERS who tried to push this agreement on them.
'Nurses marched from Macy’s on 34th Street to the union’s headquarters a block south on West 33rd to deliver the petition on Wednesday, chanting “We are your nurses! Listen to your nurses!”'
'Nurses marched from Macy’s on 34th Street to the union’s headquarters a block south on West 33rd to deliver the petition on Wednesday, chanting “We are your nurses! Listen to your nurses!”'
NewYork-Presbyterian nurses rejected a tentative agreement by overwhelming margins Wednesday, voting to extend their strike — now 30 days running — against the hospital.
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/11/n...
www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/11/n...
NewYork-Presbyterian Nurses Reject Contract By Overwhelming Margin
Following a rank-and-file revolt, nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian voted to extend their strike. At Mount Sinai and Montefiore, nurses approved their contracts and will return to work this weekend.
www.thecity.nyc
February 12, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Nurses were so angry they MARCHED ON THEIR OWN UNION LEADERS who tried to push this agreement on them.
'Nurses marched from Macy’s on 34th Street to the union’s headquarters a block south on West 33rd to deliver the petition on Wednesday, chanting “We are your nurses! Listen to your nurses!”'
'Nurses marched from Macy’s on 34th Street to the union’s headquarters a block south on West 33rd to deliver the petition on Wednesday, chanting “We are your nurses! Listen to your nurses!”'
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once again, i feel compelled to remind academics that when you use theories, methods, and epistemologies of the marginalized but treat your marginalized colleagues and students like shit: you are the problem. and yeah, we see you.
February 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
once again, i feel compelled to remind academics that when you use theories, methods, and epistemologies of the marginalized but treat your marginalized colleagues and students like shit: you are the problem. and yeah, we see you.
lmao. lol.
A Korean bitcoin market intended to give away prizes worth ₩620,000 or about $425. Instead, they gave away 620,000 bitcoins worth roughly $40 BILLION at the time—despite not actually holding that many tokens. It’s a massive failure of crypto safety protocols. Now they’re asking for the coins back.
A Bitcoin Blunder for the Ages: $40 Billion Accidentally Given Away
A botched prize giveaway has landed a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange in hot water.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
lmao. lol.
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Kids these days didn’t listen to teaches of peaches and it shows
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Kids these days didn’t listen to teaches of peaches and it shows
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saw a handful of well-meaning posts in response to the whole will stancil thing that are like well how SHOULD white people refer to indigenous americans and guys maybe the answer is: don’t.
February 11, 2026 at 11:20 PM
saw a handful of well-meaning posts in response to the whole will stancil thing that are like well how SHOULD white people refer to indigenous americans and guys maybe the answer is: don’t.
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COWARDS WANTED. 🧊 Cambridge, MA.
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
COWARDS WANTED. 🧊 Cambridge, MA.
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Hello— I need to connect to academics/ advocates in Uganda that you trust. Who can help?
February 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Hello— I need to connect to academics/ advocates in Uganda that you trust. Who can help?
oh no! a legend
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
oh no! a legend
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The rest of the thread gets into it, but the violence is less visible—and that translates into fewer resources for growing need.
Minnesota is truly in an economic crisis. Every harm compounds every day that the ICE occupation continues. If you donated a month ago, it’s time to donate again.
Minnesota is truly in an economic crisis. Every harm compounds every day that the ICE occupation continues. If you donated a month ago, it’s time to donate again.
My sense of Minnesota today is that there’s less tear gas and the same amount of unlawful detention, destruction of families, loss of livelihood, people in hiding.
There is less tear gas at places like Lake and Lyndale, so it’s not making news.
There is less tear gas at places like Lake and Lyndale, so it’s not making news.
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The rest of the thread gets into it, but the violence is less visible—and that translates into fewer resources for growing need.
Minnesota is truly in an economic crisis. Every harm compounds every day that the ICE occupation continues. If you donated a month ago, it’s time to donate again.
Minnesota is truly in an economic crisis. Every harm compounds every day that the ICE occupation continues. If you donated a month ago, it’s time to donate again.
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Yeah. Hey, do you happen to know anyone who is in a position of power, maybe someone in a powerful role in the Senate, who can do something about all that?
A picture is worth a thousand words. How does AG Pam Bondi sleep at night?
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Yeah. Hey, do you happen to know anyone who is in a position of power, maybe someone in a powerful role in the Senate, who can do something about all that?
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all I’ll add is Bondi, as Florida AG, used “fighting sex trafficking” to elevate herself—empowering cops at the expense of survivors. long before Trump she was like this
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
all I’ll add is Bondi, as Florida AG, used “fighting sex trafficking” to elevate herself—empowering cops at the expense of survivors. long before Trump she was like this
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the federal government is functionally at war with minnesota, has been for months, and has killed at least 2 people directly because of this
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
the federal government is functionally at war with minnesota, has been for months, and has killed at least 2 people directly because of this
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NEW: This was the last essay I was supposed to publish at the Washington Post. But they fired me.
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
The "Return" of the Golden Sword
My grandfather guarded it. The British stole it. I'm named after it—and I'm going to fight for it.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEW: This was the last essay I was supposed to publish at the Washington Post. But they fired me.
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
okay, where are my ancient med and/or contemporary pagan folks
someone should cover this for @religiondispatches.org
(reminder: we pay!)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
someone should cover this for @religiondispatches.org
(reminder: we pay!)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | Donald Trump, Pagan King
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
okay, where are my ancient med and/or contemporary pagan folks
someone should cover this for @religiondispatches.org
(reminder: we pay!)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
someone should cover this for @religiondispatches.org
(reminder: we pay!)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
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Once again, it is time to level curses at the hoarders of wealth, the architects of brutality, and the stealers of families, innocence, and dreams...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Once again, it is time to level curses at the hoarders of wealth, the architects of brutality, and the stealers of families, innocence, and dreams...
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