Blake Chastain
@brchastain.social
Author, Exvangelical & Beyond: How American Christianity Went Radical and the Movement That's Fighting Back. Host: Exvangelical. Words: RNS, Religion Dispatches. Yes I have a newsletter. https://postevangelicalpost.com/about
the folks who somehow make it into a very small slice of the media/political elite sure do just live in a different reality
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
the folks who somehow make it into a very small slice of the media/political elite sure do just live in a different reality
If the logic for these Senate Dems is that they’ll “get credit” for ending the shutdown, they aren’t even acknowledged in a *headline*
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If the logic for these Senate Dems is that they’ll “get credit” for ending the shutdown, they aren’t even acknowledged in a *headline*
look here, new grist for the content mill. I was going through it while writing the show notes last night. but @rsokamoto.bsky.social & I had a great time with our guests as usual. open.spotify.com/episode/4dC3...
October 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
look here, new grist for the content mill. I was going through it while writing the show notes last night. but @rsokamoto.bsky.social & I had a great time with our guests as usual. open.spotify.com/episode/4dC3...
A Google Maps feature that highlights the location of the latest mass shooting next to a paid ad for Verizon is nadir-America
September 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A Google Maps feature that highlights the location of the latest mass shooting next to a paid ad for Verizon is nadir-America
whoever gave tech bros--the people who read every single cautionary tale of sci-fi and turn them into product roadmaps--a bible of all things should really reconsider their choice and make amends
September 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
whoever gave tech bros--the people who read every single cautionary tale of sci-fi and turn them into product roadmaps--a bible of all things should really reconsider their choice and make amends
Yes, Dr. Manhattan is a godlike entity but he is also the avatar of burnout
August 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Yes, Dr. Manhattan is a godlike entity but he is also the avatar of burnout
So many words to avoid saying that Trump is using the power of the state to punish his political enemies.
August 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
So many words to avoid saying that Trump is using the power of the state to punish his political enemies.
My book does not dive deep into Dobson, but he was not just a crank on the radio who red-pilled your parents. He operated on several levels, including being a part of the CNP and present at the birth of the modern Religious Right. bookshop.org/a/11130/9780...
August 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My book does not dive deep into Dobson, but he was not just a crank on the radio who red-pilled your parents. He operated on several levels, including being a part of the CNP and present at the birth of the modern Religious Right. bookshop.org/a/11130/9780...
So many words when two would suffice
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
So many words when two would suffice
this is a product made by a defense contractor.
July 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
this is a product made by a defense contractor.
thx for the memories, fb (8 years ago today)
June 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
thx for the memories, fb (8 years ago today)
SCOTUS merc'ing the power of lower courts because they would rather we have kings than laws. A massive betrayal of the American people.
June 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
SCOTUS merc'ing the power of lower courts because they would rather we have kings than laws. A massive betrayal of the American people.
when their powers combine, they form Captain Depressive Event
June 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
when their powers combine, they form Captain Depressive Event
Punxsutawney Phil's got nothing on the combined might of Chicago Pope & Chonkosauraus
May 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Punxsutawney Phil's got nothing on the combined might of Chicago Pope & Chonkosauraus
a year ago on facebook i wrote this:
"Schadenfreude: the lesser known opiate of the masses. Time will tell if justice is cleaved from consequence, as it often is for the powerful."
thanks for the memories, zuck
"Schadenfreude: the lesser known opiate of the masses. Time will tell if justice is cleaved from consequence, as it often is for the powerful."
thanks for the memories, zuck
May 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
a year ago on facebook i wrote this:
"Schadenfreude: the lesser known opiate of the masses. Time will tell if justice is cleaved from consequence, as it often is for the powerful."
thanks for the memories, zuck
"Schadenfreude: the lesser known opiate of the masses. Time will tell if justice is cleaved from consequence, as it often is for the powerful."
thanks for the memories, zuck
Extreme Joey Tribbiani voice: "It's a typical San Francisco restaurant. Two billionaires are just hanging out"
May 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Extreme Joey Tribbiani voice: "It's a typical San Francisco restaurant. Two billionaires are just hanging out"
If you have predisposed notions about weather in the Midwest, climate change insists you update them. This is Illinois in mid-May now:
May 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If you have predisposed notions about weather in the Midwest, climate change insists you update them. This is Illinois in mid-May now:
John Piper: anti-AI influencer
May 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
John Piper: anti-AI influencer
Not all heroes wear capes; some wear suits of unstable molecules and Mandalorian armor and survive zombie apocalypses and whatever drone thing he’s using in We Can Be Heroes
April 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Not all heroes wear capes; some wear suits of unstable molecules and Mandalorian armor and survive zombie apocalypses and whatever drone thing he’s using in We Can Be Heroes
making adjustments for colorblindness concerns.
April 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
making adjustments for colorblindness concerns.
The first of a couple projects I’m working on, coming into focus.
April 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The first of a couple projects I’m working on, coming into focus.
me to myself when i'm feeling down. anybody else do this for a little pick-me-up
April 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
me to myself when i'm feeling down. anybody else do this for a little pick-me-up
she's just manifesting her lyrics
April 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
she's just manifesting her lyrics