David M. Luebke
@davidmluebke.bsky.social
Historian of the Reformation, early modern world, social movements, uprisings. Helped create the permanent exhibition at Holocaust Museum in DC, ages ago. Union activist. Amateur cook and photographer. Opinions are my own, RT ≠ endorsement. 💙🌊
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David M. Luebke
@davidmluebke.bsky.social
· Nov 21
The Empire’s Reformations
The Empire's Reformations provides a concise overview of reform movements in 16th-century Germany that gave birth to the modern division of western Christianity…
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For new friends: I'm a historian who writes about the religious cultures and social movements of early modern Europe, mainly, 1500-1800, especially the Holy Roman Empire. Co-PI in the "Shared Churches Project." Faculty union activist. My latest:
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This is madness! The “no new wars” president is taking us to war with Venezuela.
Bombing ships in the Caribbean, as an ongoing operation, without congressional authorization, crosses the line into an unconstitutional use of military force.
Bombing ships in the Caribbean, as an ongoing operation, without congressional authorization, crosses the line into an unconstitutional use of military force.
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is madness! The “no new wars” president is taking us to war with Venezuela.
Bombing ships in the Caribbean, as an ongoing operation, without congressional authorization, crosses the line into an unconstitutional use of military force.
Bombing ships in the Caribbean, as an ongoing operation, without congressional authorization, crosses the line into an unconstitutional use of military force.
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
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Happy Thanksgiving to my Blue warriors. I wanted to share this amazing SP with everyone. Please check it out. We are stronger together! Connect. Grow. Resist!!! 💙👊🏻💙👊🏻💙👊🏻
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to my Blue warriors. I wanted to share this amazing SP with everyone. Please check it out. We are stronger together! Connect. Grow. Resist!!! 💙👊🏻💙👊🏻💙👊🏻
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There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
Bowser on injured National Guard members: "These young people should be at home in West Virginia with their families"
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Bowser on injured National Guard members: "These young people should be at home in West Virginia with their families"
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Bowser on injured National Guard members: "These young people should be at home in West Virginia with their families"
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
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Daddy, why did you get mommy deported?
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Daddy, why did you get mommy deported?
It is a strange fascism that dismantles the means of its own dominance
#fascism
#McMahon
#edusky
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
#fascism
#McMahon
#edusky
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Five Things to Know About McMahon’s Plan to Break Up ED
Four federal agencies will administer dozens of grant programs at the Education Department—a move that Trump officials are touting as a key step toward their goal of shutting down the agency.
www.insidehighered.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
It is a strange fascism that dismantles the means of its own dominance
#fascism
#McMahon
#edusky
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
#fascism
#McMahon
#edusky
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
"Since it’s practically second nature for nationalists to think in antisemitic terms (a fact Hazony can’t seem to comprehend), many have concluded that their main enemy in all this...
#antisemitism
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#antisemitism
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Yoram Hazony is Surprised by Blatant Antisemitism in the MAGA Coalition — But Antisemitism is Second Nature for Nationalists
On November 20, Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony sat down for an interview with conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to offer an explanation for the rise of antisemitism on the MAGA Righ...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"Since it’s practically second nature for nationalists to think in antisemitic terms (a fact Hazony can’t seem to comprehend), many have concluded that their main enemy in all this...
#antisemitism
religiondispatches.org/yoram-hazony...
#antisemitism
religiondispatches.org/yoram-hazony...
Evening stroll with crescent moon 🌙
November 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Evening stroll with crescent moon 🌙
The return of family separation. Ethnic cleansing reaches new depths of depravity.
#ICE
#Tyranny
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
#ICE
#Tyranny
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ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The return of family separation. Ethnic cleansing reaches new depths of depravity.
#ICE
#Tyranny
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
#ICE
#Tyranny
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
With One Movie and Soundtrack, Jimmy Cliff Changed Reggae Forever
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November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Donald's attack dog, Hegseth, orders investigation of Senator who reminded military of law on video.
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Pentagon Probes Allegations of Misconduct Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly — The Wall Street Journal
Review comes after retired Navy captain appeared in video with other lawmakers telling military members not to obey unlawful orders
apple.news
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Donald's attack dog, Hegseth, orders investigation of Senator who reminded military of law on video.
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There’s one thing we should truly be thankful for: the boundless incompetence of Trump and his accomplice. — If democracy is to survive, we absolutely must ensure that all those smarter, would-be dictators waiting in the wings never ever get a chance to seize political power.
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
There’s one thing we should truly be thankful for: the boundless incompetence of Trump and his accomplice. — If democracy is to survive, we absolutely must ensure that all those smarter, would-be dictators waiting in the wings never ever get a chance to seize political power.
Your occasional reminder that QAnon was and remains a violently antisemitic cult:
#antisemitism
#QAnon
#EpsteinFiles
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
#antisemitism
#QAnon
#EpsteinFiles
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Opinion | Why the Epstein Story Is So Awkward for QAnon
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Your occasional reminder that QAnon was and remains a violently antisemitic cult:
#antisemitism
#QAnon
#EpsteinFiles
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
#antisemitism
#QAnon
#EpsteinFiles
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
"Some wonder, though, whether Mr. Trump is giving too much sway to higher education’s critics."
#yathink?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
#yathink?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Some wonder, though, whether Mr. Trump is giving too much sway to higher education’s critics."
#yathink?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
#yathink?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
So now Darryl Cooper, the amateur buff now in charge of historical memory on the far right, is promoting the theory that "Israel" was behind the assassination of JFK.
#antisemites
#antisemites
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 AM
So now Darryl Cooper, the amateur buff now in charge of historical memory on the far right, is promoting the theory that "Israel" was behind the assassination of JFK.
#antisemites
#antisemites
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November 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM