Kevin J. O’Brien
@kevinjamesobrien.bsky.social
I teach Christian and environmental ethics at Pacific Lutheran University. I post some stuff I read.
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“Well folks, times like these make me even more grateful that my parents gave me the gift of a strong work ethic—
…I’m just being told that the work ethic is actually a time bomb constructed out of a dozen anxiety disorders and socioemotional deficiencies lashed together inside a trench coat”
…I’m just being told that the work ethic is actually a time bomb constructed out of a dozen anxiety disorders and socioemotional deficiencies lashed together inside a trench coat”
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“Well folks, times like these make me even more grateful that my parents gave me the gift of a strong work ethic—
…I’m just being told that the work ethic is actually a time bomb constructed out of a dozen anxiety disorders and socioemotional deficiencies lashed together inside a trench coat”
…I’m just being told that the work ethic is actually a time bomb constructed out of a dozen anxiety disorders and socioemotional deficiencies lashed together inside a trench coat”
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Let’s get biblical, biblical…
October 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Let’s get biblical, biblical…
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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Solar is nuclear energy ☀️
August 31, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Solar is nuclear energy ☀️
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This is a real letter from Melania Trump to Putin and it’s one of the most vapid things I’ve ever read.
August 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is a real letter from Melania Trump to Putin and it’s one of the most vapid things I’ve ever read.
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I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
July 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
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if chewbacca went on Laugh-In a good thing for him to aay would be "bacc it chew me"
May 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
if chewbacca went on Laugh-In a good thing for him to aay would be "bacc it chew me"
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HBO needs to add a pricing tier thats only feature is not showing Bill Maher's face as a suggestion every time we finish an episode of John Oliver
May 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
HBO needs to add a pricing tier thats only feature is not showing Bill Maher's face as a suggestion every time we finish an episode of John Oliver
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Did you know about the Tree on Snake Lake nature trail with a portal to the mirror "Light" Universe? We are all trapped in the Dark Zone Universe
April 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Did you know about the Tree on Snake Lake nature trail with a portal to the mirror "Light" Universe? We are all trapped in the Dark Zone Universe
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Shopping for EVs in the US is infuriating. It’s a process of finding a super cool option that’s not huge and is significantly cheaper than other options and then finding out they don’t sell it here.
April 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Shopping for EVs in the US is infuriating. It’s a process of finding a super cool option that’s not huge and is significantly cheaper than other options and then finding out they don’t sell it here.
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Popes are chosen by God, making them the ultimate Dei hire
April 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Popes are chosen by God, making them the ultimate Dei hire
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Tradition states that last night Jesus emptied out all the jails. Spent Saturday night telling people “I don’t care what you did, people weren’t made for prisons.” The next day to prove His point He broke out of solitary. It is finished. Easter is incompatible with the carceral state. Happy Easter.
April 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Tradition states that last night Jesus emptied out all the jails. Spent Saturday night telling people “I don’t care what you did, people weren’t made for prisons.” The next day to prove His point He broke out of solitary. It is finished. Easter is incompatible with the carceral state. Happy Easter.
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I’m going to pull my teeth out if the left tears itself apart over whether Pete or AOC would be a better candidate while Trump dismantles every single check on his power.
Let’s have the debate while deep down adoring both of them as insanely smart, principled politicians that we are lucky to have.
Let’s have the debate while deep down adoring both of them as insanely smart, principled politicians that we are lucky to have.
April 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I’m going to pull my teeth out if the left tears itself apart over whether Pete or AOC would be a better candidate while Trump dismantles every single check on his power.
Let’s have the debate while deep down adoring both of them as insanely smart, principled politicians that we are lucky to have.
Let’s have the debate while deep down adoring both of them as insanely smart, principled politicians that we are lucky to have.
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Really fucked up of the government to make me root for Harvard
April 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Really fucked up of the government to make me root for Harvard
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One of the most clarifying things I've seen in the past few weeks is "de-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy."
April 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
One of the most clarifying things I've seen in the past few weeks is "de-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy."
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Okay is there any evidence behind luggage gridlock being more efficient than normal conveyor belt or did every airport get upsold on garbage?
April 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Okay is there any evidence behind luggage gridlock being more efficient than normal conveyor belt or did every airport get upsold on garbage?
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Hello world! My name is Marcy Rheintgen and I recently became the first person to be arrested under the transgender bathroom bills!
April 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Hello world! My name is Marcy Rheintgen and I recently became the first person to be arrested under the transgender bathroom bills!
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“We believe, however, that a recent decision by the President is a dangerous threat to religious liberty, promotes Christian Nationalism, and all people who care about our democracy need to take note.” www.alternet.org/lutheran-chr...
'The President is a dangerous threat to religious liberty': Lutheran bishops take a stand
Who gets to decide what is Christian? What does religious liberty look like today? With so much unsettling and destabilizing news coming from the new administration in Washington, DC, it’s hard to kee...
www.alternet.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“We believe, however, that a recent decision by the President is a dangerous threat to religious liberty, promotes Christian Nationalism, and all people who care about our democracy need to take note.” www.alternet.org/lutheran-chr...
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Ah, he never disappoints.
March 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ah, he never disappoints.
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This is perfect 😂🇨🇦
March 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is perfect 😂🇨🇦