Nathan Casebolt
@nwcasebolt.bsky.social
Senior software engineer. Bills fan. Huskers fan. History enthusiast. Dabbler in Greek philosophy. Amateur theologian. Often wrong, but with flair. Just trying to get through life without making anything worse. nwcasebolt.substack.com
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Now that we're in the Age of Trump, I feel Janeway's energy.
Matthew’s Bible repackaged Tyndale’s banned work for authorized use in 16th-century English churches, shaping English Scripture and reflecting Reformation polemics. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/matthews-b...
Matthew's Bible: 1537 Edition
William Tyndale, Myles Coverdale, and John Rogers
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December 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Matthew’s Bible repackaged Tyndale’s banned work for authorized use in 16th-century English churches, shaping English Scripture and reflecting Reformation polemics. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/matthews-b...
Dense, dry, and confusing, Volume II of Marx's "Capital" charts capital’s ceaseless circulation, overproduction shocks, and labor exploitation, yet never grapples with the problem of power. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/capital-vo...
Capital: Volume II: A Critique of Political Economy: The Process of Circulation of Capital
Karl Marx
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December 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Dense, dry, and confusing, Volume II of Marx's "Capital" charts capital’s ceaseless circulation, overproduction shocks, and labor exploitation, yet never grapples with the problem of power. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/capital-vo...
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I am supposed to be a 'words' guy, yet I find that I lack the words to fully express the sense of rage and betrayal that I feel, having been raised to believe in the beauty of the United States as an - imperfect - pluralistic republic, to see these quislings try to turn it into a boring ethnostate.
December 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I am supposed to be a 'words' guy, yet I find that I lack the words to fully express the sense of rage and betrayal that I feel, having been raised to believe in the beauty of the United States as an - imperfect - pluralistic republic, to see these quislings try to turn it into a boring ethnostate.
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The other day I experienced an inhuman assault on Christmas – an AI carol. The machine's inability to understand the carol's message of love made it eerie. Basic cultural forms like holiday ritual and music are weakened under the assault of algorithms.
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The inhuman assault on Christmas
On Christmas Carols, 1/2
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December 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The other day I experienced an inhuman assault on Christmas – an AI carol. The machine's inability to understand the carol's message of love made it eerie. Basic cultural forms like holiday ritual and music are weakened under the assault of algorithms.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-inhuma...
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Geralt holds to honor in a cruel, contemptuous world, making this Witcher entry a powerful story of integrity under siege. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-time-o...
The Time of Contempt (The Witcher #4)
Andrzej Sapkowsi
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December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Geralt holds to honor in a cruel, contemptuous world, making this Witcher entry a powerful story of integrity under siege. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-time-o...
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Lots of strands of modern atheism that are just Calvinism with the serial numbers filed off
December 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Lots of strands of modern atheism that are just Calvinism with the serial numbers filed off
I worked myself up to give the last full measure of devotion for this last great hope of earth. Instead, they’re just stepping on rakes and slipping on banana peels. I’m embarrassed to have enemies like these.
Part of me is grateful for their incompetence, and part of me is insulted by it.
December 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I worked myself up to give the last full measure of devotion for this last great hope of earth. Instead, they’re just stepping on rakes and slipping on banana peels. I’m embarrassed to have enemies like these.
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Greenland, be afraid. Iceland, be afraid. Venezuela, be afraid. Canada, be afraid. Mexico, be afraid. He’s a cruel, ignorant, lawless madman. And his approval #’s are way down. He needs a fucking distraction. He’s probably gonna declare war on some country. Hey world, heads up.
December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Greenland, be afraid. Iceland, be afraid. Venezuela, be afraid. Canada, be afraid. Mexico, be afraid. He’s a cruel, ignorant, lawless madman. And his approval #’s are way down. He needs a fucking distraction. He’s probably gonna declare war on some country. Hey world, heads up.
The volume of self-congratulations among my MAGA friends will be so gleeful that they won’t even notice how small the island’s getting.
OAN’s Chief Pentagon Correspondent with an update on the latest Trump admin gift to Democrats for the midterms.
December 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The volume of self-congratulations among my MAGA friends will be so gleeful that they won’t even notice how small the island’s getting.
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Monkeys haven’t gone for $2k since 2019, monkey inflation under Biden is an under appreciated factor in Trump getting reelected
December 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Monkeys haven’t gone for $2k since 2019, monkey inflation under Biden is an under appreciated factor in Trump getting reelected
This is why there will be parties when he dies. Not just gleeful or angry partisans sniping at each other online. Literal parties, in physical space, and well attended. His will be the most celebrated death in recent American history.
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This is why there will be parties when he dies. Not just gleeful or angry partisans sniping at each other online. Literal parties, in physical space, and well attended. His will be the most celebrated death in recent American history.
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
A blessing for you: May you find as much joy today as a Cardassian capturing a Klingon Bird of Prey. 🙏
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A blessing for you: May you find as much joy today as a Cardassian capturing a Klingon Bird of Prey. 🙏
I donated.
Because I hate what MAGA is doing to our immigrant communities.
Because I hate Trump’s project to dim the light of Lady Liberty.
Because I hate feeling helpless.
Because I won’t feel helpless.
Will you donate?
Because I hate what MAGA is doing to our immigrant communities.
Because I hate Trump’s project to dim the light of Lady Liberty.
Because I hate feeling helpless.
Because I won’t feel helpless.
Will you donate?
The answer to ICE. And it involves all of us. Check it out. And become a part of it. Thanks.👇
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When ICE Knocks, We Answer — Meet PAXIS
The answer to ICE is here
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December 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I donated.
Because I hate what MAGA is doing to our immigrant communities.
Because I hate Trump’s project to dim the light of Lady Liberty.
Because I hate feeling helpless.
Because I won’t feel helpless.
Will you donate?
Because I hate what MAGA is doing to our immigrant communities.
Because I hate Trump’s project to dim the light of Lady Liberty.
Because I hate feeling helpless.
Because I won’t feel helpless.
Will you donate?
My dear cousins across the pond: these are the sorts of barking mad proposals that make right-wing madmen seem like lesser evils to your average voter. As an American with some experience in this, I implore you to find some normal politicians now.
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My dear cousins across the pond: these are the sorts of barking mad proposals that make right-wing madmen seem like lesser evils to your average voter. As an American with some experience in this, I implore you to find some normal politicians now.
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
The media network that turned me against Trump was C-SPAN, because they aired his campaign speeches unedited and without commentary. I saw a pathological liar without shame, honor, or attachment to reality. I tried to warn people he would remake the GOP in his image, they laughed, and here we are.
I think a lot of people still aren't used to the idea of a federal government that lies openly, nakedly and as a matter of course.
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The media network that turned me against Trump was C-SPAN, because they aired his campaign speeches unedited and without commentary. I saw a pathological liar without shame, honor, or attachment to reality. I tried to warn people he would remake the GOP in his image, they laughed, and here we are.
Nothing is more ironic than the fact that the party that trumpets itself as defending a "Culture of Life" is actively working to kill as many people as it can.
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
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FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
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December 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Nothing is more ironic than the fact that the party that trumpets itself as defending a "Culture of Life" is actively working to kill as many people as it can.
King's poem and Chadbourne's art conjure a menacing early vision of Randall Flagg—banal, corrupting, timeless. A brief, eerie trek through a world gone to rot, perfect for King and horror fans. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-dark-man
The Dark Man
Stephen King, Glenn Chadbourne (Artist)
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December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
King's poem and Chadbourne's art conjure a menacing early vision of Randall Flagg—banal, corrupting, timeless. A brief, eerie trek through a world gone to rot, perfect for King and horror fans. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-dark-man
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Hegseth thing is Trump II in microcosm - gain notoriety for being pro-war crime, commit a war crime in office, then demand that everyone else trust your denials despite doing the exact thing you said you would do
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Hegseth thing is Trump II in microcosm - gain notoriety for being pro-war crime, commit a war crime in office, then demand that everyone else trust your denials despite doing the exact thing you said you would do
Meacham’s youth-oriented Jefferson bio softens flaws but offers a clear, engaging intro to the third president’s ideas and adventures—good fuel for young historians. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/thomas-jef...
Thomas Jefferson: President and Philosopher
Jon Meacham
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December 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Meacham’s youth-oriented Jefferson bio softens flaws but offers a clear, engaging intro to the third president’s ideas and adventures—good fuel for young historians. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/thomas-jef...
Independence-era Mexico wasn’t driven by grand ideals but by local loyalties, fears, and village-level grievances. Van Young’s study reveals a rebellion shaped from the ground up, not the top down. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-other-...
The Other Rebellion: Popular Violence, Ideology, and the Mexican Struggle for Independence, 1810-1821
Eric Van Young
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December 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Independence-era Mexico wasn’t driven by grand ideals but by local loyalties, fears, and village-level grievances. Van Young’s study reveals a rebellion shaped from the ground up, not the top down. Full review: nwcasebolt.substack.com/p/the-other-...