Andrew Whitehead
@andrew-whitehead.bsky.social
IU Indianapolis sociologist | religion, politics, disability | Kettering Foundation Research Fellow | Christian Nationalism books: http://linktr.ee/andrewwhitehead | https://andrewwhitehead.substack.com/ | https://tinyurl.com/42wspc8m | all views my own
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NEW RESEARCH
Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
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Americans who embrace Christian nationalism more likely to agree situation f/ people with disabilities is good as it is, disabled people demand too much from rest of society, & there have been enough societal efforts in favor of people w/ disabilities.
academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Used to listen to Gordon Lightfoot’s song on repeat as a kid. We would vacation each August on Lake Superior growing up. Something about that story…I’ll never shake it.
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Used to listen to Gordon Lightfoot’s song on repeat as a kid. We would vacation each August on Lake Superior growing up. Something about that story…I’ll never shake it.
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AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
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IU in the news again related to matters of academic freedom, course content, DEI, and other things that are in the sights of the current administration...
www.ipm.org/2025-11-07/i...
www.ipm.org/2025-11-07/i...
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
School of Social Work lecturer Jessica Adams said a student submitted the complaint to the office of U.S. Senator Jim Banks over a graphic she used in her class. Adams said Banks’ office then…
www.ipm.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
IU in the news again related to matters of academic freedom, course content, DEI, and other things that are in the sights of the current administration...
www.ipm.org/2025-11-07/i...
www.ipm.org/2025-11-07/i...
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
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Around the globe, power is concentrating in the hands of strongmen.
In this new episode of #TheStakes, @bradrourke.bsky.social invites political scientist and KF Research Fellow Erica Frantz to explain how this shift endangers democracy everywhere and what history can teach us about fighting back.
In this new episode of #TheStakes, @bradrourke.bsky.social invites political scientist and KF Research Fellow Erica Frantz to explain how this shift endangers democracy everywhere and what history can teach us about fighting back.
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Around the globe, power is concentrating in the hands of strongmen.
In this new episode of #TheStakes, @bradrourke.bsky.social invites political scientist and KF Research Fellow Erica Frantz to explain how this shift endangers democracy everywhere and what history can teach us about fighting back.
In this new episode of #TheStakes, @bradrourke.bsky.social invites political scientist and KF Research Fellow Erica Frantz to explain how this shift endangers democracy everywhere and what history can teach us about fighting back.
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BBC really burying the lede there
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
BBC really burying the lede there
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⚡️Coming soon: a special symposium on Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction at 90 organized by @alimeghji.bsky.social & Jose Itzigsohn! Early look at my piece here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
⚡️Coming soon: a special symposium on Du Bois’s Black Reconstruction at 90 organized by @alimeghji.bsky.social & Jose Itzigsohn! Early look at my piece here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. https://loom.ly/Q_eRgcg
Indiana University facing lawsuit after claims it tried to censor student newspaper
Indiana University's student newspaper is at the center of a lawsuit by its former advisor who says he was fired by the administration because he stood up against censorship.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. https://loom.ly/Q_eRgcg
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Apropos of nothing...
The Whitehead and Perry article quantitatively shows the effects on gender ideology in the US and @lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I trace how these ideologies become embedded in policy in less-than-democratic contexts.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
The Whitehead and Perry article quantitatively shows the effects on gender ideology in the US and @lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I trace how these ideologies become embedded in policy in less-than-democratic contexts.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Apropos of nothing...
The Whitehead and Perry article quantitatively shows the effects on gender ideology in the US and @lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I trace how these ideologies become embedded in policy in less-than-democratic contexts.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
The Whitehead and Perry article quantitatively shows the effects on gender ideology in the US and @lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I trace how these ideologies become embedded in policy in less-than-democratic contexts.
www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
From 2019:
"Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of holding a more traditionalist gender ideology, even after taking into account a host of political and religious characteristics."
Posting this, cause, well...you know.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of holding a more traditionalist gender ideology, even after taking into account a host of political and religious characteristics."
Posting this, cause, well...you know.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
From 2019:
"Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of holding a more traditionalist gender ideology, even after taking into account a host of political and religious characteristics."
Posting this, cause, well...you know.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of holding a more traditionalist gender ideology, even after taking into account a host of political and religious characteristics."
Posting this, cause, well...you know.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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NEW
Racial views of evangelicals supportive of Christian nationalism—about 40-50% of evangelicals—at odds with those skeptical of uniting God & country. Educational level strongly influences if evangelical views on racial inequality are shaped by Christian nationalism as well as reactions to Trump.
Racial views of evangelicals supportive of Christian nationalism—about 40-50% of evangelicals—at odds with those skeptical of uniting God & country. Educational level strongly influences if evangelical views on racial inequality are shaped by Christian nationalism as well as reactions to Trump.
The Gathering Storm in the Evangelical Field: Education, Christian Nationalism, and Racial Inequality
Abstract. What generates divides within American evangelicalism on racial inequality? Recent political developments, including race-related social activism
academic.oup.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NEW
Racial views of evangelicals supportive of Christian nationalism—about 40-50% of evangelicals—at odds with those skeptical of uniting God & country. Educational level strongly influences if evangelical views on racial inequality are shaped by Christian nationalism as well as reactions to Trump.
Racial views of evangelicals supportive of Christian nationalism—about 40-50% of evangelicals—at odds with those skeptical of uniting God & country. Educational level strongly influences if evangelical views on racial inequality are shaped by Christian nationalism as well as reactions to Trump.
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
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If you’re still online, stay online. Don’t stop scrolling!!
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you’re still online, stay online. Don’t stop scrolling!!
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JOB: Tenure-track sociology faculty job alert!
Student-centered private liberal arts university. Strong undergrad teaching experience expected in sociology and tech/society. 4/4 load. Max class size: 35. Open to ABD.
Rochester, NY is a hidden gem. Lovely and affordable.
jobs.naz.edu/postings/4334
Student-centered private liberal arts university. Strong undergrad teaching experience expected in sociology and tech/society. 4/4 load. Max class size: 35. Open to ABD.
Rochester, NY is a hidden gem. Lovely and affordable.
jobs.naz.edu/postings/4334
Assistant Professor of Sociology
The sociology program at Nazareth University of Rochester, NY invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin fall 2026. The candidate will teach courses t...
jobs.naz.edu
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
JOB: Tenure-track sociology faculty job alert!
Student-centered private liberal arts university. Strong undergrad teaching experience expected in sociology and tech/society. 4/4 load. Max class size: 35. Open to ABD.
Rochester, NY is a hidden gem. Lovely and affordable.
jobs.naz.edu/postings/4334
Student-centered private liberal arts university. Strong undergrad teaching experience expected in sociology and tech/society. 4/4 load. Max class size: 35. Open to ABD.
Rochester, NY is a hidden gem. Lovely and affordable.
jobs.naz.edu/postings/4334
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He's blatantly defying court orders AND spreading blatantly false information about SNAP benefits.
Yes, SNAP helps millions. But recipients have to jump through hoops to access assistance that often falls short of their needs. Like, by not covering diapers. Or leaving gaps at the end of the month.
Yes, SNAP helps millions. But recipients have to jump through hoops to access assistance that often falls short of their needs. Like, by not covering diapers. Or leaving gaps at the end of the month.
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
He's blatantly defying court orders AND spreading blatantly false information about SNAP benefits.
Yes, SNAP helps millions. But recipients have to jump through hoops to access assistance that often falls short of their needs. Like, by not covering diapers. Or leaving gaps at the end of the month.
Yes, SNAP helps millions. But recipients have to jump through hoops to access assistance that often falls short of their needs. Like, by not covering diapers. Or leaving gaps at the end of the month.
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New paper alert. We used a large, diverse sample of U.S. adults to look for commonalities among dozens of religion/spirituality items. The goal is to identify domains of R/S measurement and recommend a short-list of R/S items for future studies. psycnet.apa.org/search/displ...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
New paper alert. We used a large, diverse sample of U.S. adults to look for commonalities among dozens of religion/spirituality items. The goal is to identify domains of R/S measurement and recommend a short-list of R/S items for future studies. psycnet.apa.org/search/displ...
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Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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IU to Resume Printing Student Paper After Censorship Controversy
IU to Resume Printing Student Paper After Censorship Controversy
Indiana University officials are walking back plans to suspend print publication of the student newspaper following faculty and alumni outrage over a censorship controversy last month.
www.insidehighered.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
IU to Resume Printing Student Paper After Censorship Controversy
Well-deserved!! Be sure to check out Sam’s latest award winning book.
Thrilled and honored that my book Religion for Realists was given the 2025 Distinguished Book Award by @sssreligion.bsky.social last night.
It’s vital that we understand religion and religious people. The social sciences are remiss to ignore either.
Hire more religion specialists.
It’s vital that we understand religion and religious people. The social sciences are remiss to ignore either.
Hire more religion specialists.
November 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Well-deserved!! Be sure to check out Sam’s latest award winning book.
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Toad wrote on a piece of paper: A LIST OF THINGS TO DO TODAY.
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
November 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Toad wrote on a piece of paper: A LIST OF THINGS TO DO TODAY.
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
I think I just experienced the most engaging and theoretically impressive presidential address in my career from @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social at the annual meeting for the @sssreligion.bsky.social.
Legit masterful. Wish y'all could have experienced it.
Legit masterful. Wish y'all could have experienced it.
November 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I think I just experienced the most engaging and theoretically impressive presidential address in my career from @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social at the annual meeting for the @sssreligion.bsky.social.
Legit masterful. Wish y'all could have experienced it.
Legit masterful. Wish y'all could have experienced it.
IU Bloomington Chancellor responds to IU student newspaper current events.
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
Chancellor David Reingold: A Letter to the Editors of the Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University's independent student newspaper.
www.idsnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
IU Bloomington Chancellor responds to IU student newspaper current events.
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
www.idsnews.com/article/2025...