John Brooks
@johnbrooks.bsky.social
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1999 the Podcast: http://bit.ly/3I211ql
Religious studies person
ICE/prison/golf abolitionist
BLM
Anti-fascism forever
Trans rights are human rights
Red Sox and Crystal Palace diehard
He/Him
1999 the Podcast: http://bit.ly/3I211ql
Religious studies person
ICE/prison/golf abolitionist
BLM
Anti-fascism forever
Trans rights are human rights
Red Sox and Crystal Palace diehard
He/Him
Pinned
#057 – THE EXORCIST with Matthew J. Cressler by Pod Only Knows
Our friend and Catholic horror expert joins us for Halloween to talk about his favorite movie, 1973's The Exorcist!
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Please enjoy listening to three religious studies types - me, @kellyjbaker.bsky.social, and the great @mjcressler.bsky.social - talk about THE EXORCIST in nerdy and religiony ways!
Please enjoy listening to three religious studies types - me, @kellyjbaker.bsky.social, and the great @mjcressler.bsky.social - talk about THE EXORCIST in nerdy and religiony ways!
My guy,
When you have to explain your joke...
When you have to explain your joke...
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My guy,
When you have to explain your joke...
When you have to explain your joke...
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Trump, Clinton, Bannon, Summers and the wealthy, powerful people on both sides of the aisle who keep us divided being part of the same pedophile friend group should be eye-opening to the people who still believe our struggle is Right vs Left, and not the Top vs the rest of us.
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump, Clinton, Bannon, Summers and the wealthy, powerful people on both sides of the aisle who keep us divided being part of the same pedophile friend group should be eye-opening to the people who still believe our struggle is Right vs Left, and not the Top vs the rest of us.
Oh so now everyone suddenly LIKES reading emails?!?!
November 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Oh so now everyone suddenly LIKES reading emails?!?!
Boy they are really all going all in on the "it's only pedophilia if it's from the pedophilia region of France" thing, huh?
Dershowitz: The predecessor on your show described Epstein as a convicted pedophile. He pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. That’s not a pedophile.
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Boy they are really all going all in on the "it's only pedophilia if it's from the pedophilia region of France" thing, huh?
I'm sorry but this is wrong and a total misread and misrepresentation of what's happening.
For one, she hasn't moderated anything - it's just that, while not a smart person, she's also not a dumb politician. She knows how much her district relies on the ACA and SNAP and, like, wants to win, and..
For one, she hasn't moderated anything - it's just that, while not a smart person, she's also not a dumb politician. She knows how much her district relies on the ACA and SNAP and, like, wants to win, and..
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I'm sorry but this is wrong and a total misread and misrepresentation of what's happening.
For one, she hasn't moderated anything - it's just that, while not a smart person, she's also not a dumb politician. She knows how much her district relies on the ACA and SNAP and, like, wants to win, and..
For one, she hasn't moderated anything - it's just that, while not a smart person, she's also not a dumb politician. She knows how much her district relies on the ACA and SNAP and, like, wants to win, and..
She's gonna be named like Secretary of Hollywood or some shit
November 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
She's gonna be named like Secretary of Hollywood or some shit
Michael Tracey's pursuit of being declared the worst human on earth is somehow impressive in its zealous prosecution and pathetic in its execution in equal measure.
Would you believe me if I told you it got so much worse from there
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Michael Tracey's pursuit of being declared the worst human on earth is somehow impressive in its zealous prosecution and pathetic in its execution in equal measure.
What if the thing in the Epstein files he doesn't want to come out is that he ordered Epstein's murder?
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
What if the thing in the Epstein files he doesn't want to come out is that he ordered Epstein's murder?
Sure it *sounds* bad, but if *I* were the world's most famous child sex trafficker and Donald Trump was *my* best ever friend in the whole wide world, I'd probably mention him more than a thousand times in my emails too!
Epstein files reveal his obsession with Trump
The president is mentioned over a thousand times in sex trafficker’s emails
www.miamiherald.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Sure it *sounds* bad, but if *I* were the world's most famous child sex trafficker and Donald Trump was *my* best ever friend in the whole wide world, I'd probably mention him more than a thousand times in my emails too!
None of this was happening when GamePro was still in circulation
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
None of this was happening when GamePro was still in circulation
Okay but also this is, uh, not a factually sound articulation of history
Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Okay but also this is, uh, not a factually sound articulation of history
Perhaps Matt Walsh should make a documentary called "What Is A Pedophile?"
CNN Rips ‘Completely Stupid’ Megyn Kelly Over Epstein ‘Not a Pedophile’ Rant
One guest said the right-wing host was creating a “permission structure” for Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Perhaps Matt Walsh should make a documentary called "What Is A Pedophile?"
Awful as these times are, I do think it's important to remember that MAGA is a den a vipers that will, eventually, all end up killing each other.
Dan Bongino Drops Screenshots In Online Feud With GOP Lawmaker
An argument between the FBI’s Dan Bongino and GOP Rep. Thomas Massie played out over social media this week.
www.huffpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Awful as these times are, I do think it's important to remember that MAGA is a den a vipers that will, eventually, all end up killing each other.
Shocking new Epstein email reveals he thought Back to the Future II was the best one
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Shocking new Epstein email reveals he thought Back to the Future II was the best one
I think a lot of people don't get that when right-wingers freak out about child trafficking and pedophilia they're only imagining cherubic white children being harvested for adrenochrome and literally don't give a shit if it's anything else.
Megyn Kelly's 'Not A Pedophile' Defense Of Jeffrey Epstein Is As Repulsive As It Sounds
The MAGA host said she was "not trying to make an excuse" for Epstein — before doing exactly that.
www.huffpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I think a lot of people don't get that when right-wingers freak out about child trafficking and pedophilia they're only imagining cherubic white children being harvested for adrenochrome and literally don't give a shit if it's anything else.
MSNOW should have exchanged the peacock logo for Clippy
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
MSNOW should have exchanged the peacock logo for Clippy
It will be cool and good if Bill Gates goes to prison
In text messages from 2017, Jeffrey Epstein seemingly represented himself as positioned to pass information from the Trump White House to Bill Gates through an intermediary. www.wired.com/story/jeffre...
Jeffrey Epstein Claimed Intimate Knowledge of Donald Trump’s Views in Texts With Bill Gates Adviser
In text messages from 2017, Jeffrey Epstein seemingly represented himself as positioned to pass information from the Trump White House to Bill Gates through an intermediary.
www.wired.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It will be cool and good if Bill Gates goes to prison
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Live the kind of life where all of Catholicism doesn't have to have a meeting about you.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Live the kind of life where all of Catholicism doesn't have to have a meeting about you.
If you find the last penny you win a penny
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
If you find the last penny you win a penny
Whose non-stop campaign to bring back the guillotine looks crazy NOW, huh??
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Whose non-stop campaign to bring back the guillotine looks crazy NOW, huh??
WHAT KIND OF BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD WOULD HE BE IF HE DIDNT?!?!?!?!?!?!
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
WHAT KIND OF BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD WOULD HE BE IF HE DIDNT?!?!?!?!?!?!
Also just nobody named Todd should ever be trusted with any kind of authority.
This is why government officials shouldn’t tweet
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Also just nobody named Todd should ever be trusted with any kind of authority.
Americans exist in different factual realities, case study #380827829209093, the current main page of the Fox News website:
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Americans exist in different factual realities, case study #380827829209093, the current main page of the Fox News website:
It is important to understand that both Boebert and MTG were ALWAYS QAnon first, MAGA second.
And Epstein is basically the Holy Grail for the QAnon faithful.
And Epstein is basically the Holy Grail for the QAnon faithful.
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It is important to understand that both Boebert and MTG were ALWAYS QAnon first, MAGA second.
And Epstein is basically the Holy Grail for the QAnon faithful.
And Epstein is basically the Holy Grail for the QAnon faithful.