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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‘I never say no’ is sending chills down my spine.
"And I never say no"
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
We need to have a serious talk about the way "AI companion" apps not only prey on the vulnerable, but are priming their users to ignore consent and to conflate love with control.
We need AI regulations across so many sectors, but this area is particularly horrifying.
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
‘I never say no’ is sending chills down my spine.
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Oh you need someone who will listen closely, give you the benefit of the doubt, and form polite and grammatically correctly-shaped answers to your questions by applying scripts and rulesets from other similar scenarios in order to make sense out of something obvious you’ve made incredibly difficult?
Kind of amazing to me that people are falling all over themselves for AI computer programs that badly approximate doing what neurodivergents naturally do well to begin with.
December 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Oh you need someone who will listen closely, give you the benefit of the doubt, and form polite and grammatically correctly-shaped answers to your questions by applying scripts and rulesets from other similar scenarios in order to make sense out of something obvious you’ve made incredibly difficult?
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LeMonde said, not on our watch
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LeMonde said, not on our watch
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We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have shown Alzheimer’s disease can be REVERSED- not just prevented. Using a potent neuroprotective compound called P7C3-A20, they found RESTORING balance to a central cellular energy molecule (NAD+) not only PREVENTED disease features but REVERSED them, EVEN at late stages.
it's cheeses for meeses week, bitches
the week between christmas and new years is for moving from room to room with your bag of treats
December 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
it's cheeses for meeses week, bitches
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We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
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"World War II" is a con by Big Historian to make us think Jesus didn't invent the atom bomb in 3000 BC
December 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"World War II" is a con by Big Historian to make us think Jesus didn't invent the atom bomb in 3000 BC
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jfc have you ever met a baby?
December 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
jfc have you ever met a baby?
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“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Then they shouldn’t have voted for this!”
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
Bitch, Asheville is a blue college town and the county has gone blue for decades. I am so sick of this “if I pretend disasters only happen to red areas, it means I’m safe because I’m properly on the left!” No. You’re not safe. That’s why we save everybody.
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Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
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Universities embracing generative AI be like:
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Universities embracing generative AI be like:
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Pay close attention to who is saying that 14 year-olds *can* consent to sex with trump and other damp billionaires but *can’t* consent to gender affirming care provided in close and collaborative partnership with their doctor.
December 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Pay close attention to who is saying that 14 year-olds *can* consent to sex with trump and other damp billionaires but *can’t* consent to gender affirming care provided in close and collaborative partnership with their doctor.
started a Sopranos rewatch bc season 5 of the Wire turned out to be unwatchable
totally forgot Meadow visits Bates in the first season 😂
totally forgot Meadow visits Bates in the first season 😂
December 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
started a Sopranos rewatch bc season 5 of the Wire turned out to be unwatchable
totally forgot Meadow visits Bates in the first season 😂
totally forgot Meadow visits Bates in the first season 😂
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Trans folks, I would be absolutely *thrilled* if you would tell me something great that happened to you this year.
December 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Trans folks, I would be absolutely *thrilled* if you would tell me something great that happened to you this year.
this always gets me in so much trouble
Please note that I started off trying to be nice.
December 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
this always gets me in so much trouble
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People who want to get morally superior about how they hand-wash everything really gotta reckon with the fact that machine dish-washing uses considerably LESS water and emits considerably fewer greenhouse emissions than standard handwashing practices do.
(And you save a lot of time...)
(And you save a lot of time...)
December 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
People who want to get morally superior about how they hand-wash everything really gotta reckon with the fact that machine dish-washing uses considerably LESS water and emits considerably fewer greenhouse emissions than standard handwashing practices do.
(And you save a lot of time...)
(And you save a lot of time...)
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"megachurches are shen yun for white people" is an incredible and damning true statement
for all people make fun of falun gong, it's wild how much this is basically the same thing as shen yun
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"megachurches are shen yun for white people" is an incredible and damning true statement
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There is sufficient evidence that student feedback is negative for female lecturers for us to regard it with a fistful of salt
No woman I know in academia would be surprised by this, but its good to see it documented like this, I guess.
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
December 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
There is sufficient evidence that student feedback is negative for female lecturers for us to regard it with a fistful of salt
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Until my dying breath, I will scream from the rooftops: Mass incarceration is a women’s issue. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Lawsuit accuses deputies at L.A. women's jail of sexual abuse, watching inmates shower
A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 38 current and former inmates in Los Angeles County’s women’s jail claims male staff watched them shower, harassed and groped them and retaliated when the alleged ...
www.latimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Until my dying breath, I will scream from the rooftops: Mass incarceration is a women’s issue. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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We don’t promote abortions enough!
December 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We don’t promote abortions enough!
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Good time to go read this if you missed it. Or read it again. Man, what a band.
For this edition of the Hell World top 5 songs series, here's another killer lineup of writers and musicians writing a lot (a lot) about The Cure. www.welcometohellworld.com/the-cure/
I will always love you
The top 5 The Cure songs ever
www.welcometohellworld.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Good time to go read this if you missed it. Or read it again. Man, what a band.
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Pivot to video was bullshit the first time why are we replicating it.
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Pivot to video was bullshit the first time why are we replicating it.