Nick Fish
@nickfish.me
President of @atheists.org. Adopted. Philadelphian by choice, but forever a Midwesterner.
My Bluesky posting is mostly About Work™ with occasional cat-related spillover. In that vein: Carter was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in August. He's been responding well to treatment. But this week he took a turn for the worse. Basically stopped eating. We said goodbye last night here at home.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My Bluesky posting is mostly About Work™ with occasional cat-related spillover. In that vein: Carter was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in August. He's been responding well to treatment. But this week he took a turn for the worse. Basically stopped eating. We said goodbye last night here at home.
Everything @friendlyatheist.com says here is right.
But one thing to add: THE VICE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING AND INTERACTING WITH A BUNCH OF LITERAL NEO-NAZIS IS A BIGGER DEAL THAN A STATE SENATOR FOLLOWING MODELS ON INSTAGRAM
But one thing to add: THE VICE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING AND INTERACTING WITH A BUNCH OF LITERAL NEO-NAZIS IS A BIGGER DEAL THAN A STATE SENATOR FOLLOWING MODELS ON INSTAGRAM
Axios tried to shame Christian U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico—and ended up exposing itself
The so-called scandal over who a progressive Christian follows on Instagram says more about lazy journalism than it does about faith or politics
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November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Everything @friendlyatheist.com says here is right.
But one thing to add: THE VICE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING AND INTERACTING WITH A BUNCH OF LITERAL NEO-NAZIS IS A BIGGER DEAL THAN A STATE SENATOR FOLLOWING MODELS ON INSTAGRAM
But one thing to add: THE VICE PRESIDENT FOLLOWING AND INTERACTING WITH A BUNCH OF LITERAL NEO-NAZIS IS A BIGGER DEAL THAN A STATE SENATOR FOLLOWING MODELS ON INSTAGRAM
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The Supreme Court had three religious freedom cases last Term. With @richschragger.bsky.social and @nelsontebbe.bsky.social, our latest comments on them, extending our analysis of religious preferentialism under the First Amendment.
harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
The Structure of Religious Preference - Harvard Law Review
A revolution has occurred in the law of religious freedom. At this point, the picture is reasonably clear. The Supreme Court has greatly expanded the scope of the Free Exercise Clause.
harvardlawreview.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The Supreme Court had three religious freedom cases last Term. With @richschragger.bsky.social and @nelsontebbe.bsky.social, our latest comments on them, extending our analysis of religious preferentialism under the First Amendment.
harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-13...
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New, from me, in today's @inquirer.com: The GOP is becoming the party of white Christian nationalism
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The GOP is becoming the party of white Christian nationalism | Opinion
The administration’s attempts to delegitimize the “No Kings” protests reveal its conviction that anyone who is not white, native-born, or Christian should have no say or representation in government.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New, from me, in today's @inquirer.com: The GOP is becoming the party of white Christian nationalism
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New, from me, in today's @inquirer.com: The GOP is becoming the party of white Christian nationalism
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The GOP is becoming the party of white Christian nationalism | Opinion
The administration’s attempts to delegitimize the “No Kings” protests reveal its conviction that anyone who is not white, native-born, or Christian should have no say or representation in government.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New, from me, in today's @inquirer.com: The GOP is becoming the party of white Christian nationalism
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"Forcing women to become mothers by denying their humanity, stripping them of access to abortion and birth control, and requiring them to sacrifice education and careers to do so reduces women to their reproductive capacity."
Pronatalism: Just White Christian Nationalism in Disguise
Scratch just beneath the surface of the so-called pronatalism movement—a movement all over the pages of Project 2025 that’s based on the belief that people need to have more babies because declining birth rates are a threat to civilization—and you’ll find that it’s basically just white Christian nationalism in disguise.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Forcing women to become mothers by denying their humanity, stripping them of access to abortion and birth control, and requiring them to sacrifice education and careers to do so reduces women to their reproductive capacity."
Ya know, you don't have to just repeat the lies they tell in your headlines.
Trump says tariffs to yield dividends 'of at least $2,000 a person'
Trump says tariffs to yield dividends 'of at least $2,000 a person'
But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast the discussion in a bit of a different light.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ya know, you don't have to just repeat the lies they tell in your headlines.
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
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One lesson of the Sandwich Guy Case is now more than ever when you are called to jury duty you should go
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
One lesson of the Sandwich Guy Case is now more than ever when you are called to jury duty you should go
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It will take years to undo the regime, but it will take decades to undo this Court.
BREAKING: the Supreme Court has granted Trump administration’s request.
So the justices will weigh the irreparable harm to the government of having to transfer the funds against the irreparable harm of tens of millions of people not eating
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It will take years to undo the regime, but it will take decades to undo this Court.
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Just naked bigotry, they don't even bother trying to hide anymore
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Just naked bigotry, they don't even bother trying to hide anymore
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To show how bad things are — and, no, I am not even saying this is new, but — here is the latest from the Trump admin on conditions at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
A humane govt would be addressing bedding and food before starting detentions — not needing time after a TRO to do so.
A humane govt would be addressing bedding and food before starting detentions — not needing time after a TRO to do so.
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
To show how bad things are — and, no, I am not even saying this is new, but — here is the latest from the Trump admin on conditions at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
A humane govt would be addressing bedding and food before starting detentions — not needing time after a TRO to do so.
A humane govt would be addressing bedding and food before starting detentions — not needing time after a TRO to do so.
The fact that Texas, the second largest state in America, pays their legislators $600 a month (plus a per diem when in session) and gives members barely enough money to hire 2 or 3 staffers is an existential threat to our democracy.
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The fact that Texas, the second largest state in America, pays their legislators $600 a month (plus a per diem when in session) and gives members barely enough money to hire 2 or 3 staffers is an existential threat to our democracy.
Rep. Janelle Bynum: "If you want an America that reflects your values, it isn't optional to participate."
#crookedcon
#crookedcon
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Rep. Janelle Bynum: "If you want an America that reflects your values, it isn't optional to participate."
#crookedcon
#crookedcon
I was 20" tall and 7.5 pounds at birth. A "historical fact" that has just about as much relevance for identifying me now as a trans person's sex at birth.
Honestly one of the worst, most disturbing paragraphs — on the basis of process, substance, and effect — I’ve read in a Supreme Court order or opinion in a very long time.
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I was 20" tall and 7.5 pounds at birth. A "historical fact" that has just about as much relevance for identifying me now as a trans person's sex at birth.
My birth certificate, like the birth certificates of basically every other adoptee, doesn't include my bio-parents in any way. Weirdly there's no talk about how that is some sort of corruption of biological reality.
My weight at birth is also a historical fact but I'm pretty sure it doesn't irreparably harm the United States not to include that on my passport.
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My birth certificate, like the birth certificates of basically every other adoptee, doesn't include my bio-parents in any way. Weirdly there's no talk about how that is some sort of corruption of biological reality.
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The more democratic elements of the American constitutional and economic order are actually throwing up road blocks to Trumpism. Protests and boycotts and low level courts and juries and cetera. Elite actors on the other hand are all too frequently caving. Fascinating study in who actually cares!
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The more democratic elements of the American constitutional and economic order are actually throwing up road blocks to Trumpism. Protests and boycotts and low level courts and juries and cetera. Elite actors on the other hand are all too frequently caving. Fascinating study in who actually cares!
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Why the Future of Atheism Looks Bright (Despite Everything) — with Hemant Mehta (@friendlyatheist.com) Sat, Nov 22. Doors 6:30 p.m.; talk 7–8 p.m.
A hopeful look at secular values and what’s next.
All are welcome!
A hopeful look at secular values and what’s next.
All are welcome!
November 3, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Why the Future of Atheism Looks Bright (Despite Everything) — with Hemant Mehta (@friendlyatheist.com) Sat, Nov 22. Doors 6:30 p.m.; talk 7–8 p.m.
A hopeful look at secular values and what’s next.
All are welcome!
A hopeful look at secular values and what’s next.
All are welcome!
Congrats to everybody who's getting transgender today
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Congrats to everybody who's getting transgender today
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#Secular (aka #nonreligious) were the second largest cohort in NYC and voted big for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
At a 76% clip, secular voters delivered 1/3 of the Mamdani vote in NYC.
At a 76% clip, secular voters delivered 1/3 of the Mamdani vote in NYC.
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
#Secular (aka #nonreligious) were the second largest cohort in NYC and voted big for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
At a 76% clip, secular voters delivered 1/3 of the Mamdani vote in NYC.
At a 76% clip, secular voters delivered 1/3 of the Mamdani vote in NYC.
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The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
I'm sure CBS News will be looking into Yass's influence on politicians, right? Guys?
MEANWHILE: Bari Weiss' "anti-woke" University of Austin just announced a $100 million donation from Jeff Yass, the Pennsylvania billionaire who recently funded the Gov. Greg Abbott's school voucher push in Texas. UAustin says they will no longer charge tuition or accept government money.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm sure CBS News will be looking into Yass's influence on politicians, right? Guys?
My brother in Christ, your party lost basically every competitive seat in the Virginia House of Delegate.
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
My brother in Christ, your party lost basically every competitive seat in the Virginia House of Delegate.
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i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
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I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.