Blake Chastain

From Pews to Prose | The Urbane Join us for a panel discussion from authors of the “Exvangelical” movement: Blake Chastain, Mattie Jo Cowsert, Josiah Hesse, and B.K. O'Connor. Free with RSVP.

NY area folks: come see me and three other authors, Josiah Hesse, Mattie Jo Cowsert, and B.K. O'Connor, in Brooklyn this Sunday: www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail... #exvangelical

Rewriting the Ten Commandments Lawmakers in more than 20 states have proposed bills over the last couple of years that purport to mandate the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools. But there’s a problem: you will not find that...

Check out the first episode of “A Trick of State,” a new occasional series from Dangerous Dogma investigating underexplored issues at the intersection of church and state that expose the false promises of Christian Nationalism.

When I beat WordleBot I consider that a win for all humanity against AI.

anyway, the horrors

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

My gallows humor contribution: if I were a headline editor/Onion writer yesterday, I’d have been tempted to use the title ‘79-Year-Old Man Kills 86-Year-Old Man In Most Destructive Way Possible’

1/9. In 2020 Iran did try to interfere with the presidential election.

You can just say things.

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

NEW: We obtained 911 audio from the Texas detention center housing hundreds of immigrant kids and their parents.

Since mid-September, EMS crews have been dispatched to Dilley at least 11 times to treat children in medical distress.

Burning fevers. Low oxygen. Seizures. A broken leg.

My report:

Trump, the New Apostolic Reformation & the Battle for the Midterms Listen to Reign of Error with Sarah Posner on RedCircle

NEW Reign of Error. You don't want to miss this one. I talk with @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social about how Trump's top evangelical advisors are activating voters for the midterms around voter suppression, Iran, immigration, and literally casting out demons

redcircle.com/shows/fbed71...

Netflix ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount’s offer is deemed superior Netflix is ditching a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets after the WBD board deemed a revised bid by Paramount to be superior.

This really feels like an Orban/Erdogan situation in which the aspiring dictator is making sure his friendly oligarchs control as much media as possible

www.cnbc.com/2026/02/26/w...

Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble Dorsey says that Block is going to be an “intelligence-native company.”

“Jack Dorsey Thinks It’s A Good Idea” is basically the kiss of death. You had a good run, AI bubble www.theverge.com/tech/885710/...

Kalshi Suspended a California Politician and a YouTuber for Insider Trading Leading prediction market Kalshi has revealed details of two recent insider trading cases it flagged to authorities, giving a rare look at how the platform enforces its policies.

i thought the whole point of Kalshi and Polymarket was to *enable* things like insider trading? www.wired.com/story/kalshi...

Sing it with me:
5G & honor
Glory, cell towers
Be unto the Ancient of Days

Cov'ring the nation,
All of Creation,
5G is a form of praise

Every tongue in heaven & earth
Crystal clear reception
Apps that need all 5 bars to work
Shall have them

You will be exalted oh God
& T-Mobile shall not pass..

Sing it with me:
5G & honor
Glory, cell towers
Be unto the Ancient of Days

Cov'ring the nation,
All of Creation,
5G is a form of praise

Every tongue in heaven & earth
Crystal clear reception
Apps that need all 5 bars to work
Shall have them

You will be exalted oh God
& T-Mobile shall not pass..

I wonder if it will have Covenant Eyes built-in

I'm sure that when Jesus was cleansing the temple of merchants he was secretly hoping that in 2000 years his followers would launch a "Christian wireless service" in partnership with T-Mobile

Nicki Minaj’s social media propped up by thousands of bots, analysis finds An analysis shared with POLITICO reveals the rap sensation’s advocacy for conservative causes has been amplified by an army of bots and coordinated activity.

Just saying: if, to create the appearance of engagement of X, a genuine celebrity needs both (a) the algorithmic boost for pro-MAGA content plus (b) a huge bot farm, then what chance do non-celebrity non-MAGA posters have?

X has less genuine "reach" than holding up a poster on a sidewalk.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

White American Christianity’s Box Canyon Since my book was released in September 2024, I have received three letters in response: two from relatives, and one from a former pastor. Today I want to talk about the one from my former pastor. I...

New from me: www.blakechastain.com/white-americ...

As a talking head in a streaming documentary series in 2024, I wasn’t allowed (by the streamer; director similarly constrained) to mention Trump. Back in 2019, Netflix PR told me to avoid politics & religion in interviews about THE FAMILY, which is about politics & religion.

The life of this 59yo Cambodian refugee whose circumstances of death have *not been disclosed* matters.

This seems like an important part of the story that isn’t getting much coverage rn.

I’m sure there were some kind of behind the scenes negotiations but my take is not exactly that that King is strong/good but rather that the King is weak and British institutions are starting to respond accordingly.

It’s just not particularly interesting

It’s physics

You have been lied to: a watched pot totally boils

Yoon and Prince Andrew wishing they had a friend like John Roberts.

Current coping mechanism: the age-old (pun intended) return to the music of youth, which for me means listening to DMB live albums.

Doug Wilson Preaches at Pentagon, Compares Services to Day of Pentecost Controversial Christian Nationalist preacher Doug Wilson stood at a podium inside the Pentagon on Tuesday as the guest preacher for the latest monthly Christian worship service held there for leaders ...

@ms.now finally covers Doug Wilson preaching at Pentagon yesterday, saying, "We know this for sure because the Pentagon published a photo" www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
We also know for sure since I watched it live & published report *before* Pentagon's post publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/doug-wilso...

i just love books and reading so goddam much.

making booksmaxxing more popular than looksmaxxing is my actual dream