Jim Porter
porterje.bsky.social
Jim Porter
@porterje.bsky.social
University professor of rhetoric, ethics, technology, and communication; history of rhetoric theory, history of writing technologies, ethics of genAI, theology
Thanks, Gary, I appreciate it. I've moved on from rhetoric to writing about theology. Except not really—because, as you know, everything is rhetoric.😉
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Among the 100 people, 25 would be White and Protestant, and 19 would be White and religiously unaffiliated. Seven would be Black and Protestant, including some Black Protestants who identify with evangelical or mainline denominations. Another seven would be Hispanic Catholics.
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.

It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM