Stephanie McCrummen
@mccrummen.bsky.social
Staff Writer, The Atlantic. Formerly, The Washington Post. Originally, Alabama. Now, Flatiron. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/stephanie-mccrummen/
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The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
www.theatlantic.com
If you were wondering about that pine tree flag outside Speaker Johnson’s office, or why Elon Musk spoke at a church called LifeCenter, or why Tucker Carlson spoke of being mauled by demons: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
An upcoming NAR rally in Brazil is “a benchmark in a wider trend in which much of Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity is being courted by the leaders of right-wing, populist authoritarianism…” writes @fredclarkson.bsky.social
religiondispatches.org/the-nar-vows...
religiondispatches.org/the-nar-vows...
The NAR Vows to Stage the Largest-Ever Gathering of Christian Women
Last year on Yom Kippur, leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation staged an all-day rally in support of Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency called A Million Women. As was the case with the Million M...
religiondispatches.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
An upcoming NAR rally in Brazil is “a benchmark in a wider trend in which much of Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity is being courted by the leaders of right-wing, populist authoritarianism…” writes @fredclarkson.bsky.social
religiondispatches.org/the-nar-vows...
religiondispatches.org/the-nar-vows...
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I have never heard of a reservation being "cancelled" (for no stated reason) after a person checks in a receives a boarding pass. Highly suspicious and disconcerting. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I have never heard of a reservation being "cancelled" (for no stated reason) after a person checks in a receives a boarding pass. Highly suspicious and disconcerting. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...
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To get a sense of where things stand: Here's an exchange from earlier this year, in which a Baptist minister was told by a Texas Senator that she didn't understand the Gospel because she cited Baptists' historic support for church-state separations as one reason to oppose the Ten Commandments bill.
October 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
To get a sense of where things stand: Here's an exchange from earlier this year, in which a Baptist minister was told by a Texas Senator that she didn't understand the Gospel because she cited Baptists' historic support for church-state separations as one reason to oppose the Ten Commandments bill.
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🧵🧵 Texas Republicans have been increasingly open and aggressive about Christianizing America via schools - to, in the words of the state education board chair, center classrooms around "GOD, GOP & USA."
That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.
That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
🧵🧵 Texas Republicans have been increasingly open and aggressive about Christianizing America via schools - to, in the words of the state education board chair, center classrooms around "GOD, GOP & USA."
That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.
That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.
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The first day of the 2025 legislative session also featured prominent pastors and lawmakers calling for spiritual warfare and, at one point, praying on the walls of the Capitol to ward off demonic spirits they believe control Austin.
Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”
Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center public life around their faith.
www.texastribune.org
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The first day of the 2025 legislative session also featured prominent pastors and lawmakers calling for spiritual warfare and, at one point, praying on the walls of the Capitol to ward off demonic spirits they believe control Austin.
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Last month, two Republican State Board of Education members appointed David Barton, a Christian nationalist activist and widely debunked "amateur historian," as an expert advisor for the state's upcoming revision of curricula to focus on Texas and American history.
He Calls Church-State Separation a Myth. He’s Now Weighing In on Public School Curricula.
David Barton, far-right Christian activist and founder of Wallbuilders, has been appointed by Texas's board of education to advise on social studies instruction.
www.texasmonthly.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Last month, two Republican State Board of Education members appointed David Barton, a Christian nationalist activist and widely debunked "amateur historian," as an expert advisor for the state's upcoming revision of curricula to focus on Texas and American history.
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Will Berry opposed the execution of Geoffrey West, the man who took his mother's life. Alabama suffocated him anyway. Read the full story here.
'We Pray He Gains Peace': Over Objection of Victim's Family, Alabama Executes Geoffrey Todd West
Will Berry opposed the execution of his mother's murderer. Alabama suffocated him anyway.
www.treadbylee.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Will Berry opposed the execution of Geoffrey West, the man who took his mother's life. Alabama suffocated him anyway. Read the full story here.
Such a good story here from @rubycramer.bsky.social about an overwhelmed immigration lawyer working in Louisiana’s “Detention Alley.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
A last lifeline in ‘detention alley’
Most of immigration lawyer Christopher Kinnison’s clients in rural Louisiana are detainees. Every week, more calls come in, and Kinnison hasn’t been able to process what his days at work are becoming.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Such a good story here from @rubycramer.bsky.social about an overwhelmed immigration lawyer working in Louisiana’s “Detention Alley.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Sudan is a portent of a certain kind of world…. via @anneapplebaum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.
www.theatlantic.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sudan is a portent of a certain kind of world…. via @anneapplebaum.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” enters its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.
‘Alligator Alcatraz' detainees on hunger strike for 10th day, protesting conditions
One of the detainees, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized during the strike but continued to refuse food, he said on Thursday.
nbcnews.to
August 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A hunger strike at a South Florida immigration detention center state officials have named “Alligator Alcatraz” enters its tenth day, as detainees protest what they call inhumane and dangerous living conditions.
Incredible story about Volkswagen, and modern day slavery in the Amazon via @terrencemccoy.bsky.social wapo.st/46sX08n
Volkswagen kept a dark secret in the Amazon. Then a priest made a call.
Poor laborers were lured to the automaker’s cattle ranch in the Amazon and promised a better life. Brazilian prosecutors say many were enslaved.
wapo.st
July 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Incredible story about Volkswagen, and modern day slavery in the Amazon via @terrencemccoy.bsky.social wapo.st/46sX08n
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Julio González Jr. thought he was being deported back to Venezuela. Instead, the plane landed in El Salvador.
“The horror movie started there,” he said.
What the Venezuelans freed from CECOT experienced at the world’s largest prison, w/ Samantha Schmidt, Helena Carpio & @arelisrhdz.bsky.social
“The horror movie started there,” he said.
What the Venezuelans freed from CECOT experienced at the world’s largest prison, w/ Samantha Schmidt, Helena Carpio & @arelisrhdz.bsky.social
U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’
Three Venezuelans, released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said they were repeatedly beaten and denied access to lawyers.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Julio González Jr. thought he was being deported back to Venezuela. Instead, the plane landed in El Salvador.
“The horror movie started there,” he said.
What the Venezuelans freed from CECOT experienced at the world’s largest prison, w/ Samantha Schmidt, Helena Carpio & @arelisrhdz.bsky.social
“The horror movie started there,” he said.
What the Venezuelans freed from CECOT experienced at the world’s largest prison, w/ Samantha Schmidt, Helena Carpio & @arelisrhdz.bsky.social
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Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.
“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.
“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.
U.S. deportee, freed from Salvadoran prison, describes ‘horror movie’
Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Julio González Jr., released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said he was beaten, robbed of thousands of dollars and denied a lawyer.
“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.
“I practically felt like an animal,” González told The Post.
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NEW: Of the 230+ Venezuelans deported to El Salvador:
• Almost half had immigration cases that were not yet decided
• More than 60 had pending asylum claims, some just days away from final hearings
These men had followed U.S. immigration procedures. Then Trump changed the rules.
• Almost half had immigration cases that were not yet decided
• More than 60 had pending asylum claims, some just days away from final hearings
These men had followed U.S. immigration procedures. Then Trump changed the rules.
He Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.
Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them.
www.propublica.org
July 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW: Of the 230+ Venezuelans deported to El Salvador:
• Almost half had immigration cases that were not yet decided
• More than 60 had pending asylum claims, some just days away from final hearings
These men had followed U.S. immigration procedures. Then Trump changed the rules.
• Almost half had immigration cases that were not yet decided
• More than 60 had pending asylum claims, some just days away from final hearings
These men had followed U.S. immigration procedures. Then Trump changed the rules.
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Today we published our 2nd story in an investigation into the backgrounds of 230+ Venezuelan men Trump deported to El Salvador. We did a first ever case-by-case analysis and found half were in the middle of their immigration cases, including dozens seeking asylum. www.propublica.org/article/vene...
He Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.
Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them.
www.propublica.org
July 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Today we published our 2nd story in an investigation into the backgrounds of 230+ Venezuelan men Trump deported to El Salvador. We did a first ever case-by-case analysis and found half were in the middle of their immigration cases, including dozens seeking asylum. www.propublica.org/article/vene...
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New: How an adorable yellow lab got caught up in Trump's campaign of "Deep State" revenge. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
A Dog, a Spymaster, and Trump’s Thirst for ‘Deep State’ Revenge
The pettiness of the administration’s retribution campaign begins to bite.
www.theatlantic.com
July 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New: How an adorable yellow lab got caught up in Trump's campaign of "Deep State" revenge. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump is detaining children. And $45 billion for new detention facilities includes room for more.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Message Is ‘We Can Take Your Children’
More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors.
www.theatlantic.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Trump is detaining children. And $45 billion for new detention facilities includes room for more.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Such a good story via @gregjaffe.bsky.social -
Maj. Erica Vandal had spent her entire life in the Army as a military brat, a USMA cadet and an artillery officer. Her OERs described her as a “a superb officer.”
The Trump/Hegseth trans ban cast her out. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
The Trump/Hegseth trans ban cast her out. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
The Army Was the Only Life She Knew. Trump’s Trans Ban Cast Her Out.
www.nytimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Such a good story via @gregjaffe.bsky.social -
The spiritual path of the Minnesota shooting suspect brought him in contact with the radical world of the New Apostolic Reformation, where leaders describe politicians as demon-infested, federal judges as opposing God, and the world as a spiritual battleground.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Minnesota Suspect’s Radical Spiritual World
Before Vance Boelter was accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker, he had an active, even grandiose, religious life.
www.theatlantic.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The spiritual path of the Minnesota shooting suspect brought him in contact with the radical world of the New Apostolic Reformation, where leaders describe politicians as demon-infested, federal judges as opposing God, and the world as a spiritual battleground.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
This movement in Brazil, a huge force in politics, has ties and parallels to the charismatic/NAR movement in the US: newrepublic.com/article/1530...
How a Demon-Slaying Pentecostal Billionaire Is Ushering in a Post-Catholic Brazil
Edir Macedo has a church, a bank, a TV channel, and a Moses complex. And with the election of Jair Bolsonaro, he has emerged as the country’s most controversial kingmaker.
newrepublic.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This movement in Brazil, a huge force in politics, has ties and parallels to the charismatic/NAR movement in the US: newrepublic.com/article/1530...
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"fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit" is a phrase that makes me feel like maybe i've passed away and all the news i read is all just the final neurons in my brain racing around making haphazard connections in the moments before darkness
As part of the red-carpet treatment, Saudi officials arranged for a fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit to accompany President Trump during his stay.
According to local reports, the unit was set up near the Saudi Royal Court.
According to local reports, the unit was set up near the Saudi Royal Court.
May 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit" is a phrase that makes me feel like maybe i've passed away and all the news i read is all just the final neurons in my brain racing around making haphazard connections in the moments before darkness
