Rebecca Bratten Weiss
@rbratten.bsky.social
Writer, editor, and scholar residing in the Appalachian region of Ohio. Writes about religion, culture, justice issues.
"Unfortunately, when a right-wing man tells a woman he finds her unattractive, that doesn’t mean he’s going to leave her alone."
On why right wing men keep mocking the appearance of a murder victim.
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On why right wing men keep mocking the appearance of a murder victim.
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Why right-wing men insult the way women look
Sub-rational though this fixation on female beauty may be, it’s of vital political importance to them. And they intend to make it matter to us.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:53 AM
"Unfortunately, when a right-wing man tells a woman he finds her unattractive, that doesn’t mean he’s going to leave her alone."
On why right wing men keep mocking the appearance of a murder victim.
rebeccabrattenweiss.substack.com/p/why-right-...
On why right wing men keep mocking the appearance of a murder victim.
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yes a WAR CRIME
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 AM
yes a WAR CRIME
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten Weiss
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
Whatever path they took to arrive at this moral low, whatever sophistries they invoke to justify themselves, these men believe they are entitled to murder women simply for not being “respectful” enough.
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The men defending murder are telling us who they are
Communally, we can deny violent, predatory men the support system they depend on to protect them when they do harm.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Whatever path they took to arrive at this moral low, whatever sophistries they invoke to justify themselves, these men believe they are entitled to murder women simply for not being “respectful” enough.
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Millions in this nation have given themselves over to evil so completely, that they consider the pain and suffering of others reward enough. No need to give them health care or housing.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Millions in this nation have given themselves over to evil so completely, that they consider the pain and suffering of others reward enough. No need to give them health care or housing.
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"Those of us who have spent years writing about sexual abuse in conservative Christian spaces are not shocked to see right wingers in the United States move the goalposts when it comes to defending Donald Trump. They’ve been practicing for this, for years."
They have a template for this
We shouldn't be surprised to see conservative Christians defending Donald Trump. They've been practicing for this for years.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"Those of us who have spent years writing about sexual abuse in conservative Christian spaces are not shocked to see right wingers in the United States move the goalposts when it comes to defending Donald Trump. They’ve been practicing for this, for years."
Thanks Fiona!
December 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Thanks Fiona!
Thank you! I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts on Brideshead.
December 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Thank you! I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts on Brideshead.
Kind of on the nose, this particular round of Ransom Notes:
December 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Kind of on the nose, this particular round of Ransom Notes:
I've been remiss about engaging with all you good folks on this platform, for the past few weeks. But while I was away, my book came out: a journey of religious deconstruction through the problematic classics of modern Christian literature.
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The Books That Made Us: Deconstructing the Modern Christian Classics
“Rebecca Bratten Weiss is brave, and her book is an earthquake that shakes the roots of what so many of us hold dear. With curiosity, wisdom, and dogged investigation, Bratten Weiss questions assumpti...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I've been remiss about engaging with all you good folks on this platform, for the past few weeks. But while I was away, my book came out: a journey of religious deconstruction through the problematic classics of modern Christian literature.
orbisbooks.com/products/the...
orbisbooks.com/products/the...
Thanks John!
Quote of the Day, from the marvelous new book by @rbratten.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Thanks John!
'The Books That Made Us' comes out in a week. If you are recovering from having been "educated" in a conservative academic subculture, you may find it relatable.
Link to order below.
Link to order below.
October 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
'The Books That Made Us' comes out in a week. If you are recovering from having been "educated" in a conservative academic subculture, you may find it relatable.
Link to order below.
Link to order below.
This regime is such a grotesque inversion of actual gospel values and multiple people I know who are pious churchgoers are cheering it on.
Earlier this year, we published an article headlined “10 Ways to Enrich the Trumps and the MAGA Movement.”
We failed, though, to consider that the president might simply force the US government, i.e. us taxpayers, to straight-up pay him hundreds of millions of dollars.
We failed, though, to consider that the president might simply force the US government, i.e. us taxpayers, to straight-up pay him hundreds of millions of dollars.
Report: Trump demands taxpayers hand him $230 million
Is it still "ridiculous that anyone would even suggest" that he's cashing in?
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October 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This regime is such a grotesque inversion of actual gospel values and multiple people I know who are pious churchgoers are cheering it on.
But an awful lot of the folks who ten years ago I thought of as liberal because they were into organics, yoga, herbal tinctures, and howling at the moon have now tumbled straight into conspiracy theories, woowoo stuff, and of course MAGA. Good times. Anyway thanks for your great research and work.
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
But an awful lot of the folks who ten years ago I thought of as liberal because they were into organics, yoga, herbal tinctures, and howling at the moon have now tumbled straight into conspiracy theories, woowoo stuff, and of course MAGA. Good times. Anyway thanks for your great research and work.
It was so illuminating. Before I read your book my association between yoga and fascism was usually to do with conservative Christians being racist about nonwhite cultures ("if you do yoga you are worshiping Hindu deities who are actually demons and you will be possessed" sort of nonsense).
October 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It was so illuminating. Before I read your book my association between yoga and fascism was usually to do with conservative Christians being racist about nonwhite cultures ("if you do yoga you are worshiping Hindu deities who are actually demons and you will be possessed" sort of nonsense).
This is what he's doing to everything. But it wouldn't have been possible without the millions of you who put him in power. Really great job folks.
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is what he's doing to everything. But it wouldn't have been possible without the millions of you who put him in power. Really great job folks.
(I still do yoga stretches and poses though. They are super helpful for middle aged equestrians).
October 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
(I still do yoga stretches and poses though. They are super helpful for middle aged equestrians).
I was grateful to have the chance to read this book as part of my ongoing informal project of understanding why people get sucked into fascism.
Aside from the book offering several essential puzzle-pieces, it also illuminated aspects of arts cultures and subcultures of the 20th century.
Aside from the book offering several essential puzzle-pieces, it also illuminated aspects of arts cultures and subcultures of the 20th century.
“Even for those without a stake in yoga, @stewarthome.bsky.social’s book is enlightening. Recognizing elements of fascism in yoga culture can help clarify how fascism finds a toehold in other communities, including Christian ones.”
– review by @rbratten.bsky.social
@plutopress.bsky.social
– review by @rbratten.bsky.social
@plutopress.bsky.social
What does White Christian nationalism have to do with yoga?
In his new book, Stewart Home analyzes the wellness-to-fascism...
www.christiancentury.org
October 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I was grateful to have the chance to read this book as part of my ongoing informal project of understanding why people get sucked into fascism.
Aside from the book offering several essential puzzle-pieces, it also illuminated aspects of arts cultures and subcultures of the 20th century.
Aside from the book offering several essential puzzle-pieces, it also illuminated aspects of arts cultures and subcultures of the 20th century.
Reposted by Rebecca Bratten Weiss
“Even for those without a stake in yoga, @stewarthome.bsky.social’s book is enlightening. Recognizing elements of fascism in yoga culture can help clarify how fascism finds a toehold in other communities, including Christian ones.”
– review by @rbratten.bsky.social
@plutopress.bsky.social
– review by @rbratten.bsky.social
@plutopress.bsky.social
What does White Christian nationalism have to do with yoga?
In his new book, Stewart Home analyzes the wellness-to-fascism...
www.christiancentury.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Even for those without a stake in yoga, @stewarthome.bsky.social’s book is enlightening. Recognizing elements of fascism in yoga culture can help clarify how fascism finds a toehold in other communities, including Christian ones.”
– review by @rbratten.bsky.social
@plutopress.bsky.social
– review by @rbratten.bsky.social
@plutopress.bsky.social
Insomnia is back for the first time in years.
I can’t not believe how hard it is to sleep when you’re watching your country, be dismantled by the dumbest people.
October 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Insomnia is back for the first time in years.
The Books that Made Us: Deconstructing the Modern Christian Classics by Rebecca Bratten Weiss, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® share.google/ZFqKrdEMhxKX...
The Books that Made Us: Deconstructing the Modern Christian Classics|Paperback
A travelog of the moral and spiritual journey Rebecca Bratten Weiss has taken through some of the books in the modern Christian literary canon. She offering readers an open-eyed expedition into the ru...
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August 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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