Jon Boyd
@jonboyd.org
Associate publisher & academic editorial director at InterVarsity Press (USA)—PhD (History, Johns Hopkins)—Reader, writer, t(h)inker—Words, pages, places—Mechanical typewriting and saxophoning—Disciple, spouse, daddy, friend, Chicagoan. #resist
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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Save room in your suitcase for 'The New Testament in Color' again this year!
If you're attending the academic conferences in Boston this week, be sure to plan ahead!
If you're attending the academic conferences in Boston this week, be sure to plan ahead!
November 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Save room in your suitcase for 'The New Testament in Color' again this year!
If you're attending the academic conferences in Boston this week, be sure to plan ahead!
If you're attending the academic conferences in Boston this week, be sure to plan ahead!
Freshly contracted for @ivpacademic.bsky.social: 'Jesus Thought' (working title) by @drujohnson.com about the philosophical practices of Jesus in the tradition of the Hebrew Bible.
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Freshly contracted for @ivpacademic.bsky.social: 'Jesus Thought' (working title) by @drujohnson.com about the philosophical practices of Jesus in the tradition of the Hebrew Bible.
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a thought that I do keep having is "they are not nearly afraid enough of us"
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
a thought that I do keep having is "they are not nearly afraid enough of us"
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the biggest lesson from the emails today is that powerful people are so unafraid of consequences for crimes as bad as “raping children” that they will just talk about it openly in emails
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
the biggest lesson from the emails today is that powerful people are so unafraid of consequences for crimes as bad as “raping children” that they will just talk about it openly in emails
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
the only path to a better society is one where that is no longer true
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A running theme throughout the Bible—Hebrew and Christian—is "Don't fall into the trap of thinking you're *better* than your neighbor just because you're *better off* than your neighbor." It's incredible how universal that error is, and how universally ignored the corrective tends to be.
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A running theme throughout the Bible—Hebrew and Christian—is "Don't fall into the trap of thinking you're *better* than your neighbor just because you're *better off* than your neighbor." It's incredible how universal that error is, and how universally ignored the corrective tends to be.
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A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
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“Toad,” said Frog, “you never know when someone may send you a letter.”
“No, no,” said Toad. “I do not think anyone will ever send me a letter.”
“No, no,” said Toad. “I do not think anyone will ever send me a letter.”
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“Toad,” said Frog, “you never know when someone may send you a letter.”
“No, no,” said Toad. “I do not think anyone will ever send me a letter.”
“No, no,” said Toad. “I do not think anyone will ever send me a letter.”
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Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
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A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
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I want to see them arrest the Eucharistic Procession and log the monstrance into evidence so badly because that would be such a propaganda gift
“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 3:07 PM
I want to see them arrest the Eucharistic Procession and log the monstrance into evidence so badly because that would be such a propaganda gift
Backwoods camping comes with "preparedness anxieties"—aka things to plan ahead about.
In the style of "range anxiety" as experienced by EV drivers, here's a list of camping anxieties (which for the record I mostly kind of enjoy):
• water anxiety
• daylight anxiety
• firewood anxiety
(continued)
In the style of "range anxiety" as experienced by EV drivers, here's a list of camping anxieties (which for the record I mostly kind of enjoy):
• water anxiety
• daylight anxiety
• firewood anxiety
(continued)
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Backwoods camping comes with "preparedness anxieties"—aka things to plan ahead about.
In the style of "range anxiety" as experienced by EV drivers, here's a list of camping anxieties (which for the record I mostly kind of enjoy):
• water anxiety
• daylight anxiety
• firewood anxiety
(continued)
In the style of "range anxiety" as experienced by EV drivers, here's a list of camping anxieties (which for the record I mostly kind of enjoy):
• water anxiety
• daylight anxiety
• firewood anxiety
(continued)
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Letting a computer make decisions is letting whoever controls the computer decide the range of acceptable choices. There is no way that the owners of the AI systems will allow them to make decisions which are optimal for the user but against the interests of the owner...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Letting a computer make decisions is letting whoever controls the computer decide the range of acceptable choices. There is no way that the owners of the AI systems will allow them to make decisions which are optimal for the user but against the interests of the owner...
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Time after time, Homeland Security’s accounts of its violent incidents in Chicago turn out to be lies. Local journalists and a federal judge have done a good job of calling them out. I wish the national political media had the same level of skepticism toward “official” accounts by proven liars.
Judge blasts Trump’s Chicago border ‘Blitz,’ extends curbs on use of force that ‘shocks the conscience’
Judge Sara Ellis said Trump's Justice Department lacks credibility, partly because of a lie told by U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Time after time, Homeland Security’s accounts of its violent incidents in Chicago turn out to be lies. Local journalists and a federal judge have done a good job of calling them out. I wish the national political media had the same level of skepticism toward “official” accounts by proven liars.
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ALWAYS DO WHAT IS RIGHT. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
― MARK TWAIN
― MARK TWAIN
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ALWAYS DO WHAT IS RIGHT. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
― MARK TWAIN
― MARK TWAIN
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Happy let’s carve a pumpkin mom, oh wait, this is gross and kind of hard, so I’m out and you can finish by yourself season to all who practice.
October 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Happy let’s carve a pumpkin mom, oh wait, this is gross and kind of hard, so I’m out and you can finish by yourself season to all who practice.
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A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
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The most important thing here is that the president is unilaterally raising taxes on you because he got mad at his TV
October 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The most important thing here is that the president is unilaterally raising taxes on you because he got mad at his TV
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People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.
(from the inbox) Less than an hour later this morning, just before 10:30 at Roscoe and Harding, feds again released gas as they were driving away, unobstructed, from a relatively small number of neighbors.
October 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
People all over the country need to understand that federal agents are not in Chicago to prevent violence – they're in Chicago to cause violence.
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This is quite a hed/subhed.
1) Start with Vance. Use strong action verb. Accept the autocratic premise that the “Marines’ Might” are Vance’s to flex.
2) Mention the protest second and absurdly describe them as in the thousands
3) Treat Trump’s strong man use of the military as a partisan scuffle.
1) Start with Vance. Use strong action verb. Accept the autocratic premise that the “Marines’ Might” are Vance’s to flex.
2) Mention the protest second and absurdly describe them as in the thousands
3) Treat Trump’s strong man use of the military as a partisan scuffle.
October 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This is quite a hed/subhed.
1) Start with Vance. Use strong action verb. Accept the autocratic premise that the “Marines’ Might” are Vance’s to flex.
2) Mention the protest second and absurdly describe them as in the thousands
3) Treat Trump’s strong man use of the military as a partisan scuffle.
1) Start with Vance. Use strong action verb. Accept the autocratic premise that the “Marines’ Might” are Vance’s to flex.
2) Mention the protest second and absurdly describe them as in the thousands
3) Treat Trump’s strong man use of the military as a partisan scuffle.
Scenes from the Boyd ladies’ participation in today’s #NoKings protests in Chicago. The kazoo and tambourine are their preferred instruments of joyful noise in resistance.
October 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Scenes from the Boyd ladies’ participation in today’s #NoKings protests in Chicago. The kazoo and tambourine are their preferred instruments of joyful noise in resistance.
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A federal judge has modified a temporary restraining order, now requiring body cameras on ICE agents carrying out immigration enforcement.
Judge modifies ruling to include body cameras for ICE agents
The modified ruling applies to federal agents currently equipped and trained with body-worn cameras.
trib.al
October 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A federal judge has modified a temporary restraining order, now requiring body cameras on ICE agents carrying out immigration enforcement.
