Barbara O'Brien
@mahabarbara.bsky.social
Zen student and history/politics nerd. Author of The Circle of the Way: A Concise History of Zen from the Buddha to the Modern World (Shambhala, 2019). My personal blog is The Mahablog (mahablog.com), and I write for Patheos as The Religious History Nerd.
My view of the No Kings rally in Ossining, NY. Organizers expected 400 and got at least twice that. Lovely afternoon. Much flag-waving and cheering for America. Much booing of Mike Lawler.
October 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My view of the No Kings rally in Ossining, NY. Organizers expected 400 and got at least twice that. Lovely afternoon. Much flag-waving and cheering for America. Much booing of Mike Lawler.
Yom Kippur greetings. This is from Jewish Insider. The ADL said something disrespectful about Charlie Kirk.
October 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Yom Kippur greetings. This is from Jewish Insider. The ADL said something disrespectful about Charlie Kirk.
Actual AI answer to a question I posted awhile back.
June 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Actual AI answer to a question I posted awhile back.
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Happy Thanksgiving!