Bethany Mannon
@drbethany.bsky.social
Rhetoric & Writing professor in Appalachia, studying feminism & religion | AI eye-roller | academic who gets peer reviews done on time
UConn | Penn State | Newtown, CT | now in East TN
UConn | Penn State | Newtown, CT | now in East TN
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"I Grew Up in the Church" - Baylor University Press
In 'I Grew Up in the Church': How American Evangelical Women Tell Their Stories, Bethany Mannon studies the diverse and complex voices of women who have inf...
www.baylorpress.com
I have some thoughts about women - of all ages - leaving evangelicalism. 🧵
First of all, of course they are! I wrote about how women have spent the last two decades (and really longer) calling out alienating, unbiblical evangelical rhetoric and politics. 1/x www.baylorpress.com/978148131893...
First of all, of course they are! I wrote about how women have spent the last two decades (and really longer) calling out alienating, unbiblical evangelical rhetoric and politics. 1/x www.baylorpress.com/978148131893...
Do they know students have the internet? And talk to each other?
November 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Do they know students have the internet? And talk to each other?
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“Trump’s continued abuse of our military to intimidate Americans in their own neighborhoods — the very same Americans he expects to foot the bill for these deployments — must end immediately," @duckworth.senate.gov told @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
“Trump’s continued abuse of our military to intimidate Americans in their own neighborhoods — the very same Americans he expects to foot the bill for these deployments — must end immediately," @duckworth.senate.gov told @theintercept.com
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
thoughts and prayers for them
With the government reopening, MAGA Republicans will have to face:
Epstein files
A crumbing job market
Trump wanting to maximize pain
Affordability crisis
Trump’s inner circle getting richer
Epstein files
A crumbing job market
Trump wanting to maximize pain
Affordability crisis
Trump’s inner circle getting richer
Frightening Wake-up for MAGA
Scandal, corruption, chaos, and cruelty define the Trump regime
contrarian.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
thoughts and prayers for them
Today is the day I get to interview Jen Hatmaker!
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Today is the day I get to interview Jen Hatmaker!
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Ms. Leavitt, just because we can all see right through him, that doesn't mean he's being transparent.
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ms. Leavitt, just because we can all see right through him, that doesn't mean he's being transparent.
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every woman acutely understands this face.
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
every woman acutely understands this face.
Fair, but in 1995 I brought a book to avoid talking to people
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Fair, but in 1995 I brought a book to avoid talking to people
I too will never stop being angry about this
I spent years trying to adhere to a world view they didn’t even actually hold.
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I too will never stop being angry about this
Mark sums up the exit polling from last week:
Q: What do you think of the democrats?
A: They f****** stink
Q: Who did you vote for?
A: As many democrats as possible
Which . . . imagine what could happen if democrats didn't stink
www.youtube.com/live/eCIwcEj...
Q: What do you think of the democrats?
A: They f****** stink
Q: Who did you vote for?
A: As many democrats as possible
Which . . . imagine what could happen if democrats didn't stink
www.youtube.com/live/eCIwcEj...
Weekly Skews – Bread and Electoral Circuses
YouTube video by Weekly Skews
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Mark sums up the exit polling from last week:
Q: What do you think of the democrats?
A: They f****** stink
Q: Who did you vote for?
A: As many democrats as possible
Which . . . imagine what could happen if democrats didn't stink
www.youtube.com/live/eCIwcEj...
Q: What do you think of the democrats?
A: They f****** stink
Q: Who did you vote for?
A: As many democrats as possible
Which . . . imagine what could happen if democrats didn't stink
www.youtube.com/live/eCIwcEj...
Today I'm leading a research lunch discussion for my department -- I'll talk a bit about a collection I'm editing with my friend Jim Vining (though hopefully my colleagues will do more talking than I do).
Religious left: still a thing!
Religious left: still a thing!
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today I'm leading a research lunch discussion for my department -- I'll talk a bit about a collection I'm editing with my friend Jim Vining (though hopefully my colleagues will do more talking than I do).
Religious left: still a thing!
Religious left: still a thing!
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Colorado Senator, Michael Bennet, jokes
"This is one area where I really am a Bolshevik. I believe we should provide universal healthcare to all Americans.
There's no reason not to do it in the richest country in the world, especially if we can do it at half the cost we're providing now."
"This is one area where I really am a Bolshevik. I believe we should provide universal healthcare to all Americans.
There's no reason not to do it in the richest country in the world, especially if we can do it at half the cost we're providing now."
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Colorado Senator, Michael Bennet, jokes
"This is one area where I really am a Bolshevik. I believe we should provide universal healthcare to all Americans.
There's no reason not to do it in the richest country in the world, especially if we can do it at half the cost we're providing now."
"This is one area where I really am a Bolshevik. I believe we should provide universal healthcare to all Americans.
There's no reason not to do it in the richest country in the world, especially if we can do it at half the cost we're providing now."
Both of my kids are home from school today and I'm controlling the chaos mainly with lines from Bluey ("Do you want to be right, or do you want Bingo to play with you?" and "Boring things are also important")
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Both of my kids are home from school today and I'm controlling the chaos mainly with lines from Bluey ("Do you want to be right, or do you want Bingo to play with you?" and "Boring things are also important")
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This is my rep. She won't have town halls, at the only one she did have she removed a person for asking a hard question. There is an ongoing chalk protest at her office in Kingsport, TN EVERYDAY. She is a horrible person and a crook. Repost liberally.
Gift link.
Gift link.
NEW: Trump pardons the husband of GOP Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Bob Harshbarger pleaded guilty to fraud & distributing kidney drugs from China that weren't FDA approved.
His wife was an officer in the company, but claimed she wasn't involved.
The WH says the pardon was not related to his last name
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This is my rep. She won't have town halls, at the only one she did have she removed a person for asking a hard question. There is an ongoing chalk protest at her office in Kingsport, TN EVERYDAY. She is a horrible person and a crook. Repost liberally.
Gift link.
Gift link.
A TED talk and a Coldplay concert
American evangelicalism is like well what if instead of conjuring the Holy Spirit through ancient rituals we tried to do it with Ted talks
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A TED talk and a Coldplay concert
I can't think of a group of people whose opinions on menopause I would care about less
Someone please tell Marty Makary that menopause doesn't kill women or cause divorces.
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I can't think of a group of people whose opinions on menopause I would care about less
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“what are you talking about?”
oh my
GODDDDDD
oh my
GODDDDDD
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
“what are you talking about?”
oh my
GODDDDDD
oh my
GODDDDDD
My husband writes smart, thoughtful essays
“Marce’s experience becomes a shared memory that reminds the Catletts who they are and ‘where’ they are.”
In Front Porch Republic, Ethan Mannon reviews Wendell Berry’s new novel, “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story” - www.frontporchrepublic.com/2025/10/reco...
In Front Porch Republic, Ethan Mannon reviews Wendell Berry’s new novel, “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story” - www.frontporchrepublic.com/2025/10/reco...
Reconciling Art and Nature: Wendell Berry’s New Novel - Front Porch Republic
Wendell Berry has written a ninth Port William novel, and it is unlike any other in the set.
www.frontporchrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My husband writes smart, thoughtful essays
Actually this would be a good week too
This feels like a week for the WSJ to publish another document from the Epstein estate
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Actually this would be a good week too
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A little crowd sourcing - trying to talk with some folks who have recently bought their first Bible or a new Bible
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A little crowd sourcing - trying to talk with some folks who have recently bought their first Bible or a new Bible
This is good news ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
The Supreme Court won’t hear the same-sex marriage case!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This is good news ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Every part of this makes me like @jamestalarico.bsky.social more
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Every part of this makes me like @jamestalarico.bsky.social more
Or today’s
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Or today’s
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
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Mamdani is going to impose Daria law. you’re standing on my neck
Mamdani is going to impose Sananda Maitreya law where you have to change your name if you're Terrence Trent D'Arby.
Mamdani is going to impose Zendaya law, where everyone will have to boycott Sydney Sweeney
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Mamdani is going to impose Daria law. you’re standing on my neck
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Hear me out 1: There’s a lot of money (think sports betting) riding on this potential senate “deal” and some of them are in on it.
Hear me out 2: Some of them are so grossly anti-Mamdani that they want to stick it to their own party and voters after what happened last Tuesday.
Hear me out 2: Some of them are so grossly anti-Mamdani that they want to stick it to their own party and voters after what happened last Tuesday.
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hear me out 1: There’s a lot of money (think sports betting) riding on this potential senate “deal” and some of them are in on it.
Hear me out 2: Some of them are so grossly anti-Mamdani that they want to stick it to their own party and voters after what happened last Tuesday.
Hear me out 2: Some of them are so grossly anti-Mamdani that they want to stick it to their own party and voters after what happened last Tuesday.