Cole Cloyd
@colecloyd.bsky.social
Scholar of religion, politics, violence & extremism | PhD student @ Arizona State University's School for Historical, Philosophical, & Religious Studies | Harvard Divinity & University of Oklahoma alum | Small town, autistic Okie | He/Him
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The Guard has been reworking its policies to align with the administration’s changing tolerances for hazing, harassment within the U.S. military. By
@taracopp.bsky.social
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The Guard has been reworking its policies to align with the administration’s changing tolerances for hazing, harassment within the U.S. military. By
@taracopp.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The Guard has been reworking its policies to align with the administration’s changing tolerances for hazing, harassment within the U.S. military. By
@taracopp.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The Guard has been reworking its policies to align with the administration’s changing tolerances for hazing, harassment within the U.S. military. By
@taracopp.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Not to be too dark, but this has been something that's irked me about discussions of recent extremism: claims that it's happening purely because internet culture rots the brain.
We know online technologies are bad for us in a variety of ways, but -
We know online technologies are bad for us in a variety of ways, but -
6-7 again for the sociological win 🧪
“The teacher says ‘do problems 6 and 7,’ and boom—a shared moment. Laughter. A known way of moving your hands. It's nonsense that makes sense socially. Because for ten seconds, you belong.”
*culture*
[Becky Kennedy’s post on LI]
“The teacher says ‘do problems 6 and 7,’ and boom—a shared moment. Laughter. A known way of moving your hands. It's nonsense that makes sense socially. Because for ten seconds, you belong.”
*culture*
[Becky Kennedy’s post on LI]
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Not to be too dark, but this has been something that's irked me about discussions of recent extremism: claims that it's happening purely because internet culture rots the brain.
We know online technologies are bad for us in a variety of ways, but -
We know online technologies are bad for us in a variety of ways, but -
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Some would challenge whether these precise conclusions are ultimately *true*, but hard to argue with Posner's read of the media *narratives* here.
To put a religion spin on it:
Hero to young Dems: a pluralist Muslim
Hero to young GOPers: a white nationalist & self-described Christian nationalist
To put a religion spin on it:
Hero to young Dems: a pluralist Muslim
Hero to young GOPers: a white nationalist & self-described Christian nationalist
Think about these contrasting storylines of the last week:
Zohran Mandani is the face and future of young Dems
Nick Fuentes is the face and future of young Republicans
Zohran Mandani is the face and future of young Dems
Nick Fuentes is the face and future of young Republicans
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Some would challenge whether these precise conclusions are ultimately *true*, but hard to argue with Posner's read of the media *narratives* here.
To put a religion spin on it:
Hero to young Dems: a pluralist Muslim
Hero to young GOPers: a white nationalist & self-described Christian nationalist
To put a religion spin on it:
Hero to young Dems: a pluralist Muslim
Hero to young GOPers: a white nationalist & self-described Christian nationalist
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Absolutely disgusting response from Turning Point USA's spokesperson here, who targeted some random teachers and rained hell on their lives because he couldn't fathom not trying to squeeze some more engagement bait out of his dead boss.
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Absolutely disgusting response from Turning Point USA's spokesperson here, who targeted some random teachers and rained hell on their lives because he couldn't fathom not trying to squeeze some more engagement bait out of his dead boss.
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This is wild.
The full quote is: “I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter.”
Just a…straight-up threat against a media outlet implying that the federal government would retaliate against them?
The full quote is: “I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter.”
Just a…straight-up threat against a media outlet implying that the federal government would retaliate against them?
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is wild.
The full quote is: “I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter.”
Just a…straight-up threat against a media outlet implying that the federal government would retaliate against them?
The full quote is: “I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter.”
Just a…straight-up threat against a media outlet implying that the federal government would retaliate against them?
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Maybe you saw that Tucker Carlson interview with Nick Fuentes and you’re wondering “who the hell is that guy?” Well, we have a podcast episode for you, feat @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
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021: Who the Hell is Nick Fuentes? feat. Amanda Moore
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 06/09/2025 · 2h 8m
podcasts.apple.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Maybe you saw that Tucker Carlson interview with Nick Fuentes and you’re wondering “who the hell is that guy?” Well, we have a podcast episode for you, feat @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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Delayed thing about this: The pastor who was shot in the head with pepper balls is from the PC(USA), the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S.
You know who else used to be a member of that tradition?
Donald Trump.
But in 2020, he stopped IDing that way, saying he's now non-denominational.
You know who else used to be a member of that tradition?
Donald Trump.
But in 2020, he stopped IDing that way, saying he's now non-denominational.
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Delayed thing about this: The pastor who was shot in the head with pepper balls is from the PC(USA), the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S.
You know who else used to be a member of that tradition?
Donald Trump.
But in 2020, he stopped IDing that way, saying he's now non-denominational.
You know who else used to be a member of that tradition?
Donald Trump.
But in 2020, he stopped IDing that way, saying he's now non-denominational.
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OUT NOW: @michaelehayden.bsky.social and I made one of our “Who the Hell?” episodes for Charlie Kirk to counter the gross revisionism and lies in mainstream press. We covered how he died and how he lived — honestly
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Pxo...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Pxo...
036: Who the Hell Was Charlie Kirk?
Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 09/13/2025 · 1h 31m
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September 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
OUT NOW: @michaelehayden.bsky.social and I made one of our “Who the Hell?” episodes for Charlie Kirk to counter the gross revisionism and lies in mainstream press. We covered how he died and how he lived — honestly
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Pxo...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4Pxo...
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Kirk's widow is live from the TPUSA studio and it's live on the local networks rn. She says that AmericaFest will still happen in Phoenix this year and Kirk's podcast will continue without him.
September 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Kirk's widow is live from the TPUSA studio and it's live on the local networks rn. She says that AmericaFest will still happen in Phoenix this year and Kirk's podcast will continue without him.
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What is “transgender and antifascist ideology?” I know the debate about platforming the words of killers, but this is not really helpful if we only have that nebulous description to go off of
Ammunition engraved with transgender and antifascist ideology was found inside the rifle authorities believe was used in Kirk’s shooting, sources say.
Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved with Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources
Investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, according to an internal law enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation.
The older-model
on.wsj.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
What is “transgender and antifascist ideology?” I know the debate about platforming the words of killers, but this is not really helpful if we only have that nebulous description to go off of
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Don't be surprised if whoever killed Charlie Kirk has no coherent political ideology, didn't do it for any particular reason, and doesn’t fall anywhere neat on the left/right paradigm.
September 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Don't be surprised if whoever killed Charlie Kirk has no coherent political ideology, didn't do it for any particular reason, and doesn’t fall anywhere neat on the left/right paradigm.
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If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
September 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
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I know jumping to politically-advantageous conclusions is just what we do now, but its still striking how many right wing folks have immediately jumped to "violent leftist," as if there hasn't been a sustained, decadelong hate campaign against Charlie Kirk from those to his right.
September 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I know jumping to politically-advantageous conclusions is just what we do now, but its still striking how many right wing folks have immediately jumped to "violent leftist," as if there hasn't been a sustained, decadelong hate campaign against Charlie Kirk from those to his right.
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Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
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From the radical 'dissident Right' to mainstream MAGA operatives & White House staffers, major figures on the Right are thirsting for state repression & political retribution against Democrats & the Left after the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk
September 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
From the radical 'dissident Right' to mainstream MAGA operatives & White House staffers, major figures on the Right are thirsting for state repression & political retribution against Democrats & the Left after the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk
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BREAKING: Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, died this afternoon after being shot at a Utah college event, according to multiple sources.
September 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
BREAKING: Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, died this afternoon after being shot at a Utah college event, according to multiple sources.
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On Monday, we're dropping another installment in Posting Through It's "Who the Hell?" series.
This excruciating deep-dive is about Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports. Our guest is @robertsilverman.bsky.social, who practically wrote the episode with his own reporting on Barstool.
This excruciating deep-dive is about Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports. Our guest is @robertsilverman.bsky.social, who practically wrote the episode with his own reporting on Barstool.
July 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
On Monday, we're dropping another installment in Posting Through It's "Who the Hell?" series.
This excruciating deep-dive is about Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports. Our guest is @robertsilverman.bsky.social, who practically wrote the episode with his own reporting on Barstool.
This excruciating deep-dive is about Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports. Our guest is @robertsilverman.bsky.social, who practically wrote the episode with his own reporting on Barstool.
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NEW: As the White House redirects counterterrorism personnel and funds toward mass deportations, a state-level scramble is on to preserve efforts once supported by Washington.
The result is a patchwork approach that leaves many areas uncovered.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
The result is a patchwork approach that leaves many areas uncovered.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
“The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States
As the White House redirects counterterrorism personnel and funds toward mass deportations, a state-level scramble is on to preserve efforts once supported by Washington. The result is a patchwork app...
www.propublica.org
May 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
NEW: As the White House redirects counterterrorism personnel and funds toward mass deportations, a state-level scramble is on to preserve efforts once supported by Washington.
The result is a patchwork approach that leaves many areas uncovered.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
The result is a patchwork approach that leaves many areas uncovered.
By @hannahallam.bsky.social
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It’s been three years since Elon Musk moved to buy Twitter and remold it into a MAGA propaganda machine. @hannahgais.bsky.social and @stevanzetti.bsky.social joined the show to chat about the site’s transformation and who benefited most from it.
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016: How X Became 'Unusable for Normal Humans' feat. Hannah Gais & Steven Monacelli
Three years after Elon Musk first moved to purchase Twitter, we reflect on the state of the platform today and who has benefited most from its transformation
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April 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It’s been three years since Elon Musk moved to buy Twitter and remold it into a MAGA propaganda machine. @hannahgais.bsky.social and @stevanzetti.bsky.social joined the show to chat about the site’s transformation and who benefited most from it.
postthroughit.substack.com/p/016-how-x-...
postthroughit.substack.com/p/016-how-x-...
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, a devastating event that changed Americans' mutual trust. It also changed our understanding of terrorism, for a time, thought it remained easier to believe this event was a fluke and our "real" enemy sat plotting outside our borders.
April 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, a devastating event that changed Americans' mutual trust. It also changed our understanding of terrorism, for a time, thought it remained easier to believe this event was a fluke and our "real" enemy sat plotting outside our borders.
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Look, I love these sites & I get how politics works & why they're doing it, but every single one makes exactly the same error universities have been making for years:
Research DOES NOT JUST MEAN STEM.
Look around. If you think we also don't need social science & humanities research, look harder.
Research DOES NOT JUST MEAN STEM.
Look around. If you think we also don't need social science & humanities research, look harder.
Northwestern has a great new website explaining why the federally-funded research we do benefits everybody: www.northwestern.edu/research-nu/...
Research Impact : Northwestern University
www.northwestern.edu
April 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Look, I love these sites & I get how politics works & why they're doing it, but every single one makes exactly the same error universities have been making for years:
Research DOES NOT JUST MEAN STEM.
Look around. If you think we also don't need social science & humanities research, look harder.
Research DOES NOT JUST MEAN STEM.
Look around. If you think we also don't need social science & humanities research, look harder.
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Podcast platforms host Jake Shields’ antisemitism, bigotry and racism
Podcast platforms host Jake Shields’ antisemitism bigotry and racism
Content warning: This article contains references to graphic antisemitic, racist, misogynistic and anti-LGBTQ+ language. Reader discretion is advised. A former mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter turned ...
www.splcenter.org
April 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Podcast platforms host Jake Shields’ antisemitism, bigotry and racism
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In many ways, Turning Point is claiming through events like these that the Seven Mountains Mandate should outlive the Trump presidency.
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/inside-tur...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/inside-tur...
Inside Turning Point USA’s Pastors Summit
Below is a guest report from Matthew Boedy, a professor at the University of North Georgia.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
April 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In many ways, Turning Point is claiming through events like these that the Seven Mountains Mandate should outlive the Trump presidency.
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/inside-tur...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/inside-tur...
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NEW: The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i...
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April 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NEW: The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social
By @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social