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Victoria J Barnett
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Renegade Bonhoeffer scholar. General editor, Bonhoeffer Works (English). I write about churches in Nazi Germany & the Holocaust. Here to discover new research, interesting books, poetry, music & occasionally the humor. www.victoriajbarnett.com
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So how about every question from the press is "When will the president apologize for his disgusting racism and also resign?" and they just keep asking that, and only that, till he does both (though I'll be fine with just the latter)?
February 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
"harming children leads to a century of suffering."
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
vjbarnett.bsky.social
Congressman Jonathan Jackson (son of Reverend Jesse Jackson).
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Even a small contribution goes a long way:

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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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This WP article should send chills down everyone's spine. It is utterly Orwellian -- or, perhaps more to the point, exactly the sort of thing the Stasi would have done in East Germany. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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tnflorvil.bsky.social
Consider applying to be the new editor of the German Studies Review. Applications due by this Friday, February 6: www.thegsa.org/blog/cfa-gsr...
CfA: GSR Editor | German Studies Association
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February 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
vjbarnett.bsky.social
auburnseminary.org/wheeler-fell... has just posted application info for the Wheeler Fellows program (research fellows working on trends in theological education). Deadline is March 20.
Wheeler Fellows | Auburn Theological Seminary
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February 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM
vjbarnett.bsky.social
Important thread 👇 and if you haven’t read “One Long Night” by @andreapitzer.bsky.social yet, please do so. It helps people understand what they’re seeing.
andreapitzer.bsky.social Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 7d
I sometimes forget that not everyone has read my work. I am not saying don't call them concentration camps. I'm saying that I understand why the term makes some people uncomfortable, but that we need to realize where we're at. Anyway, attaching a recent piece to this thread, to help limit confusion.
Into the abyss
The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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NEW from me: Every morning for the past week or so, a group of ~24 clergy in Portland, Maine drive out to a business.

They form a line near a door, shielding a group of mostly immigrant workers as they exit their shift.

Then faith leaders stare down DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/01/29/m...
Maine clergy form spiritual 'shield' outside workplaces to protect immigrants from ICE
(RNS) — Like religious leaders in cities such as Minneapolis, Chicago and elsewhere, local clergy were quick to muster resistance to the rapid influx of immigration enforcement agents, even as they wr...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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President’s House slavery exhibit: Lawsuit supporters protest ahead of Friday hearing
Avenging the Ancestors Coalition held a gathering on Monday, and are supporting the city’s lawsuit to get signage explaining the site’s ties to slavery reinstalled.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
vjbarnett.bsky.social
"There are many heroes in this world, and very few of them are politicians. Our job is to get so strong and organized that the cowards will have no choice but to come along with us. The real action in politics is not in Washington. It is right where you are." Lots of truth in this essay 👇
andreapitzer.bsky.social Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 9d
Indeed. I think about this essay all the time.
January 29, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Scholars in Chicago will look at Christianity as a moral force and a political weapon during conference on global Christian nationalism
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Christian nationalism isn't limited to US, say scholars meeting in Chicago
(RNS) — A conference at the University of Chicago Divinity School will look at the tension between Christianity as a moral force and as a weapon for politics around the world.
religionnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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“The one group not helping” www.popville.com/2026/01/the-...
“The one group not helping” - PoPville
Ed. Note: While most agree that the National Guard should not be deployed to DC in the first place, if they are here they might as well help. Having said that I have received a couple reports of Natio...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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The Ethics Unit of @aarweb.bsky.social seeks proposals on the following topics: 1. Ethics and Constant Crisis, 2. AI, Power, and Technological Governance (co-spo w/ Political Theology Unit), 3. The Family of the Future, 4. Immigration & Religious Ethics. Details: papers.aarweb.org/group/15538 #AAR
Ethics and Constant Crisis: We are in a moment that is characterized by unpredictability, a bombardment of moral demands, & pervasive harms. Trauma & crisis fatigue make it difficult for many people to imagine anything beyond survival. How does the field of religious ethics help us understand and respond to this felt lack of agency? Do the experiences of the traumatized, demoralized, and compassion-fatigued complicate existing moral paradigms? What does responsibility look like when one's capacity to respond has been overwhelmed? Do we need to be able to envision a better world to withstand the crises around us? Al, Power, and Technology Governance Al cannot be aligned to human values, but always particular humans' values, and presumably the values held by a powerful minority. We invite proposals in political theology or religious ethics (both broadly understood) on the question of technology governance and the ways developments in Al research and usage interact with existing power dynamics and differing values. Possible directions could include the following: What theological resources might help us grasp the operation of power and mode of governance anticipated by the widespread use of Al and LLMs? Alternatively, how can humanism (in its classical or contemporary human-rights forms) or posthumanism (particularly in its eco- or materialist forms) clarify the ethics of technology governance? How might our fields help us to articulate the human over and against these models, both in response to the question of "alignment" and to the question of the kind of "human" guidance or oversight that Al/LLMs continue to require? The Family of the Future Stephanie Coontz writes that the so-called "traditional family" is "an ahistorical amalgam of structures, values, and behaviors that never coexisted in the same place." This doesn't mean, however, that our traditions can't help us understand kinship and obligation in a constructive way. Religious ethics can play a role in h…
January 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
vjbarnett.bsky.social
#poetry One of my favorite poems: Keith Leonard, "Statement of Teaching Philosophy": waxwingmag.org/items/issue2...
Statement of Teaching Philosophy | Keith Leonard
My students want certainty. They want it / so badly. They respect science and have memorized / complex formulas. ❡
waxwingmag.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:11 PM
vjbarnett.bsky.social
This is a terrific essay.
January 26, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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religionprof.bsky.social
Minnesota CEOs speak out

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Open letter from more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies | Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce released this letter on behalf of more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies today.
www.mnchamber.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:55 PM
vjbarnett.bsky.social
Went out yesterday and bought a 1000-piece puzzle as my snow week project.
Border pieces of a large puzzle: “Autumn in the Meadow” (so: golden/red/green leaves etc.)
January 25, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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shadowjaime.bsky.social
Good Sunday morning, fellow travelers.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekCforCloseUp

“I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief.”
— C. S. Lewis
The left eye, eyebrow, and ear of a dark-haired woman. There are tears in her eye. One tear runs down her cheek.
January 25, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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conradelliot.bsky.social
There is a vigil in 45 minutes. I am still feeling sick from tear gas and not going.

But at 7pm CST, whoever you are and where ever you are. Go to your street corner. Light a candle. If you are someone who prays, pray.

Shine a light for Minnesota!🕯
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
vjbarnett.bsky.social
This is sick. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
Opinion | The Dangerous Power of Prediction Markets
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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chowleen.bsky.social
"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality."

-James Baldwin, from Notes on the House of Bondage (The Nation, 1980)
#everynightapoem #ofsorts
January 24, 2026 at 1:26 AM