Rachel Darnall
@trueconsolation.bsky.social
Quiverfull baby, homeschool alumnus and one-time stay-at-home daughter. M.A. Theological Studies. Host of "These Troubled Times" podcast, co-host of "It's a Man's World" for @anastasiscenter.bsky.social Gently stirring the evangelical pot since 2017.
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What Do You Mean, "Fundamentalist?" | Season 1, Episode 1, "These Troubled Times" Podcast
YouTube video by Rachel Darnall
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What do people really mean when they say “fundamentalist”? Is it a serious theological category—or just a slur used to dismiss religious people who take their faith seriously? I'm discussing this and so much more on my new podcast!
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The only thing worse than a CSA ring that never gets caught, is a CSA ring that gets caught and nothing happens to the people involved. It's like putting out a sign: if you have x amount of $ or clout, yeah, you can totally get away with this.
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
The only thing worse than a CSA ring that never gets caught, is a CSA ring that gets caught and nothing happens to the people involved. It's like putting out a sign: if you have x amount of $ or clout, yeah, you can totally get away with this.
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What happens when an actuary and a writer get married in 2014, become NeverTrumpers in 2015, and decide to start a resistance Substack in 2026? The Panic Button. @actuarialspud.bsky.social
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Announcing "The Panic Button": an antidote to political gaslighting, complacency and moral paralysis
A current-events collaboration with actuary and politics nerd Micah Darnall, who just so happens to be my husband.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
What happens when an actuary and a writer get married in 2014, become NeverTrumpers in 2015, and decide to start a resistance Substack in 2026? The Panic Button. @actuarialspud.bsky.social
racheldarnall.substack.com/p/announcing...
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This afternoon I decided to spend an hour catching up on some reading I needed to do, and I kid you not I fell asleep like 9 times and finally gave up. This is why I read at the gym.
February 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This afternoon I decided to spend an hour catching up on some reading I needed to do, and I kid you not I fell asleep like 9 times and finally gave up. This is why I read at the gym.
CAN you eat four servings of artichoke dip as dinner? Yes. SHOULD you eat four servings of artichoke dip for dinner? No. No you should not.
a man with a beard is making a funny face and says " don 't ask me how i know that "
ALT: a man with a beard is making a funny face and says " don 't ask me how i know that "
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February 7, 2026 at 12:18 AM
CAN you eat four servings of artichoke dip as dinner? Yes. SHOULD you eat four servings of artichoke dip for dinner? No. No you should not.
TFW you find an academic who's written not one, but THREE books on the niche topic you're researching: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwN2...
Maureen McGovern - Can You Read My Mind (Superman Theme) [HD]
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February 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
TFW you find an academic who's written not one, but THREE books on the niche topic you're researching: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwN2...
What happens when an actuary and a writer get married in 2014, become NeverTrumpers in 2015, and decide to start a resistance Substack in 2026? The Panic Button. @actuarialspud.bsky.social
racheldarnall.substack.com/p/announcing...
racheldarnall.substack.com/p/announcing...
Announcing "The Panic Button": an antidote to political gaslighting, complacency and moral paralysis
A current-events collaboration with actuary and politics nerd Micah Darnall, who just so happens to be my husband.
racheldarnall.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
What happens when an actuary and a writer get married in 2014, become NeverTrumpers in 2015, and decide to start a resistance Substack in 2026? The Panic Button. @actuarialspud.bsky.social
racheldarnall.substack.com/p/announcing...
racheldarnall.substack.com/p/announcing...
✨New Episode!✨
I've defined fundamentalism as "the militant response of a religious group when it perceives itself to be threatened by modernity." But what IS modernity, and why would it be a threat to religion?
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I've defined fundamentalism as "the militant response of a religious group when it perceives itself to be threatened by modernity." But what IS modernity, and why would it be a threat to religion?
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Something Modern This Way Comes | These Troubled Times, Season 1 Episode 2
YouTube video by These Troubled Times Podcast (with Rachel Darnall)
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February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
✨New Episode!✨
I've defined fundamentalism as "the militant response of a religious group when it perceives itself to be threatened by modernity." But what IS modernity, and why would it be a threat to religion?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsX...
I've defined fundamentalism as "the militant response of a religious group when it perceives itself to be threatened by modernity." But what IS modernity, and why would it be a threat to religion?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTsX...
The bottom line is: organizing works. The reason the Right is panicking about the level of coordination they’re seeing right now is because *they know that*. substack.com/home/post/p-...
The one thing that Phyllis Schlafly got right, and why the current administration doesn't want us to figure it out.
The Right is attacking protesters for being too "organized" because they know full well that grassroots movements need to be heckin' organized to be effective
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January 31, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The bottom line is: organizing works. The reason the Right is panicking about the level of coordination they’re seeing right now is because *they know that*. substack.com/home/post/p-...
We watched "Don't Look Up" last night and the social phenomenon where the public turns the narrative into "messenger-loses-compusure-on-podcast" instead of "planet-destroying comet is on track to hit earth" is so on point that it hurts.
a woman is talking and saying it 's real and it 's coming netflix .
ALT: a woman is talking and saying it 's real and it 's coming netflix .
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January 31, 2026 at 7:37 PM
We watched "Don't Look Up" last night and the social phenomenon where the public turns the narrative into "messenger-loses-compusure-on-podcast" instead of "planet-destroying comet is on track to hit earth" is so on point that it hurts.
I'm sorry but who the actual HECK told the Atlantic that what the people want is a think-piece about Wilson, Rigney, Hegseth, et al from Hillary Rodham Clinton??
a white cat is sitting on a box and says but why ?
ALT: a white cat is sitting on a box and says but why ?
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January 30, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I'm sorry but who the actual HECK told the Atlantic that what the people want is a think-piece about Wilson, Rigney, Hegseth, et al from Hillary Rodham Clinton??
Anybody else's kids gaslight them about the foods they like and dislike?
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Anybody else's kids gaslight them about the foods they like and dislike?
Books in the 1600s:
Chapter 1: I'm really the stupidest of men and I'm embarrassed to present these humble thoughts to you but please read all 985 pages and also I don't think I've ever said anything wrong in my entire life.
Chapter 1: I'm really the stupidest of men and I'm embarrassed to present these humble thoughts to you but please read all 985 pages and also I don't think I've ever said anything wrong in my entire life.
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Books in the 1600s:
Chapter 1: I'm really the stupidest of men and I'm embarrassed to present these humble thoughts to you but please read all 985 pages and also I don't think I've ever said anything wrong in my entire life.
Chapter 1: I'm really the stupidest of men and I'm embarrassed to present these humble thoughts to you but please read all 985 pages and also I don't think I've ever said anything wrong in my entire life.
We are at the "replying with cryptic Bible verses" phase of MAGA counter-resistance.
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
We are at the "replying with cryptic Bible verses" phase of MAGA counter-resistance.
It's probably good that I didn't know how much of my podcasting time budget would be spent trying to trouble-shoot technical problems instead of researching & writing content.
a woman in a pink dress is crying
ALT: a woman in a pink dress is crying
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January 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
It's probably good that I didn't know how much of my podcasting time budget would be spent trying to trouble-shoot technical problems instead of researching & writing content.
To the man in the cowboy hat and boots standing with his hands in his pockets while his wife - dressed in an ankle-length denim skirt - loaded their Costco haul into the back of their SUV: yes, I am judging you.
(yes, there theoretically could be a legit reason but I'm feeling petty)
(yes, there theoretically could be a legit reason but I'm feeling petty)
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 AM
To the man in the cowboy hat and boots standing with his hands in his pockets while his wife - dressed in an ankle-length denim skirt - loaded their Costco haul into the back of their SUV: yes, I am judging you.
(yes, there theoretically could be a legit reason but I'm feeling petty)
(yes, there theoretically could be a legit reason but I'm feeling petty)
Yes.
The tactic of demonizing empathy was for moments like this.
When people have no empathy for others and are loyal to power above all else, they will believe whatever those in power say, no matter how false, and even distrust their own eyes when they see others being harmed.
When people have no empathy for others and are loyal to power above all else, they will believe whatever those in power say, no matter how false, and even distrust their own eyes when they see others being harmed.
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Yes.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:04 AM
These past few weeks have been horrifying, but guys: I feel like the MAGA empire is starting to crumble. Republican lawmakers in *IDAHO* are calling for an investigation into Pretti's death. We're not out of this yet, but please God, let this be the beginning of the end for this regime. 🙏
January 27, 2026 at 1:50 AM
These past few weeks have been horrifying, but guys: I feel like the MAGA empire is starting to crumble. Republican lawmakers in *IDAHO* are calling for an investigation into Pretti's death. We're not out of this yet, but please God, let this be the beginning of the end for this regime. 🙏
"This isn’t a surgical operation intended to remove something dangerous from the body politic; it’s an amputation being performed on an unwilling patient. Don’t pretend to be surprised when there’s a struggle."
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This Was Always Going to Happen.
Mass deportations tear at the fabric of our society. The Minneapolis shootings are the sound it makes when the government rips our communities apart.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"This isn’t a surgical operation intended to remove something dangerous from the body politic; it’s an amputation being performed on an unwilling patient. Don’t pretend to be surprised when there’s a struggle."
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Library day at Northwestern Nazarene University. I needed this after last week. Libraries are my happy place.
a woman is saying do n't mind me .
ALT: a woman is saying do n't mind me .
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January 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Library day at Northwestern Nazarene University. I needed this after last week. Libraries are my happy place.
I'm sorry for all the things I said when I was a both-sideser.
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I'm sorry for all the things I said when I was a both-sideser.
I love how the worst thing they can come up to say about protesters is that "they're organized."
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I love how the worst thing they can come up to say about protesters is that "they're organized."
On the bright side, two estranged siblings (estranged from my whole family, not me in particular) have initiated reconnecting with me because they've seen my social media posts speaking out against the Trump administration.
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
On the bright side, two estranged siblings (estranged from my whole family, not me in particular) have initiated reconnecting with me because they've seen my social media posts speaking out against the Trump administration.
I'm declaring 2026 the year of burned bridges.
elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames and smoke
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January 24, 2026 at 1:33 AM
I'm declaring 2026 the year of burned bridges.
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i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals