David Gibson
@gibsonwrites.bsky.social
Director of Fordham University's Center on Religion & Culture. "Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto." Recovering Vaticanista. Occasionally commit journalism. https://linktr.ee/gibsonwrites
Happy Feast of Saint Nicholas!
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy Feast of Saint Nicholas!
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"An odd thing about the book—one that gives it an aloof, affectless quality—is that Nuzzi doesn’t seem to recognize that her collaboration with Kennedy was a grave professional betrayal." The story here is the sociopathic ethical violations. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | A Serious Journalism Scandal Hiding Inside a Frivolous Sexual One
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December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"An odd thing about the book—one that gives it an aloof, affectless quality—is that Nuzzi doesn’t seem to recognize that her collaboration with Kennedy was a grave professional betrayal." The story here is the sociopathic ethical violations. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Perfect wintry NYC evening to grab a drink in a midtown bar and join me for a talk about how Christmas came to be--are the Gospel stories real? Are they true? Why did the church take so long to make Christmas a holy day?
My latest for @lecturesontap.bsky.social
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My latest for @lecturesontap.bsky.social
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Lectures on Tap-"Inventing Christmas: How the Most Popular Holiday Began"
Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in NYC bars.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Perfect wintry NYC evening to grab a drink in a midtown bar and join me for a talk about how Christmas came to be--are the Gospel stories real? Are they true? Why did the church take so long to make Christmas a holy day?
My latest for @lecturesontap.bsky.social
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My latest for @lecturesontap.bsky.social
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"Ethical failure...is rarely sudden. It is cumulative. It grows when leaders miss early warning signs, when exhaustion dulls judgment, when a small number of individuals lack a moral grounding—and when institutions become distracted or unmoored."
Pete Hegseth, Moral Failure, and the Erosion of Military Legitimacy
Congress needs to find out if any laws were broken and who is responsible.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Ethical failure...is rarely sudden. It is cumulative. It grows when leaders miss early warning signs, when exhaustion dulls judgment, when a small number of individuals lack a moral grounding—and when institutions become distracted or unmoored."
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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
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It's not Thanksgiving until your racist Uncle says something racist.
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It's not Thanksgiving until your racist Uncle says something racist.
One Kennedy, a narcissistic moral disaster by any reckoning, posing with a rosary, and another Kennedy praying the rosary in the face of unimaginable suffering, perfectly and sadly encapsulates the trajectory of American Catholicism(s):
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
One Kennedy, a narcissistic moral disaster by any reckoning, posing with a rosary, and another Kennedy praying the rosary in the face of unimaginable suffering, perfectly and sadly encapsulates the trajectory of American Catholicism(s):
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This guy gets it.
#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy
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@rubicon1313.bsky.social
David Clayton is running for congress in NC's District 5 against #FuckMAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself.👇
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@coko.bsky.social
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David Clayton is running for congress in NC's District 5 against #FuckMAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself.👇
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This guy gets it.
Chiuso per lutto:
Beloved Italian singer Ornella Vanoni, whose iconic career spanned 70 years, dies at 91
Beloved Italian singer Ornella Vanoni, whose iconic career spanned 70 years, dies at 91
Beloved Italian singer Ornella Vanoni, whose iconic career spanned 70 years, dies at 91
Ornella Vanoni, a beloved Italian singer with a career spanning seven decades, has died at 91. Known for hits like "Senza Fine" and "L’appuntamento," she left a lasting impact on Italian culture.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Chiuso per lutto:
Beloved Italian singer Ornella Vanoni, whose iconic career spanned 70 years, dies at 91
Beloved Italian singer Ornella Vanoni, whose iconic career spanned 70 years, dies at 91
Gnosticism!
"Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day"
"Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day"
Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day
Pope Leo XIV has revealed a closely held secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day. Leo divulged his strategy playing the popular New York Times online game during an online encounter wit...
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Gnosticism!
"Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day"
"Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day"
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I agree — so simply and beautifully put.
Also - an excellent interview.
Also - an excellent interview.
"I would say that the belief that some human lives have more value than others _is_ the root of all evil." — @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social in today's @nytimes.com
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John Green Doesn’t Want You to Lose the Magic of Your Teenage Self
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November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I agree — so simply and beautifully put.
Also - an excellent interview.
Also - an excellent interview.
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Growing up Catholic, i know I need to recite 10 Hail Marys for laughing at this.
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Growing up Catholic, i know I need to recite 10 Hail Marys for laughing at this.
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Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:
- Right-click
- Unpin
Gone!
- Right-click
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Gone!
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"The first man from Queens to be elected president and the first Queens resident to be elected mayor of New York City met for the first time in the Oval Office on Friday."
Now that is a first sentence for the ages.
Now that is a first sentence for the ages.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
"The first man from Queens to be elected president and the first Queens resident to be elected mayor of New York City met for the first time in the Oval Office on Friday."
Now that is a first sentence for the ages.
Now that is a first sentence for the ages.
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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The only silver lining is that *vote for me to string up veterans who are now House Democrats* is not a winning issue. But nonetheless, the president calling for the trial and execution of members of Congress is deeply alarming stuff even from Trump.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The only silver lining is that *vote for me to string up veterans who are now House Democrats* is not a winning issue. But nonetheless, the president calling for the trial and execution of members of Congress is deeply alarming stuff even from Trump.
@samsteindc.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social
@samsteindc.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
“Your pet frog isn’t dead, son. He’s just resting.”
DON'T CALL IT A RECESSION. CALL IT "QUIET TIME."
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“Your pet frog isn’t dead, son. He’s just resting.”
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1961:
Writing in 'National Review', William F. Buckley (quoting Garry Wills) dismissed Pope John XXIII's encyclical 'Mater et magistra' with a sarcastic 'Mater sí, magistra no".
This was PRE-Vatican II, PRE-changes to liturgy, etc.
The agenda behind this kind of stuff was NEVER just theological!
Writing in 'National Review', William F. Buckley (quoting Garry Wills) dismissed Pope John XXIII's encyclical 'Mater et magistra' with a sarcastic 'Mater sí, magistra no".
This was PRE-Vatican II, PRE-changes to liturgy, etc.
The agenda behind this kind of stuff was NEVER just theological!
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
1961:
Writing in 'National Review', William F. Buckley (quoting Garry Wills) dismissed Pope John XXIII's encyclical 'Mater et magistra' with a sarcastic 'Mater sí, magistra no".
This was PRE-Vatican II, PRE-changes to liturgy, etc.
The agenda behind this kind of stuff was NEVER just theological!
Writing in 'National Review', William F. Buckley (quoting Garry Wills) dismissed Pope John XXIII's encyclical 'Mater et magistra' with a sarcastic 'Mater sí, magistra no".
This was PRE-Vatican II, PRE-changes to liturgy, etc.
The agenda behind this kind of stuff was NEVER just theological!
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
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This was before "he knew about the girls" news.
Epstein is an off ramp for Trump voters who don't want to admit they were wrong but hate being immiserated by his policies.
Epstein is an off ramp for Trump voters who don't want to admit they were wrong but hate being immiserated by his policies.
Harry Enten: "Voters blame Trump, not Biden for the state of the economy. The vast majority of Americans (75%) & even Republicans (57%!!!) say Trump's not doing enough to lower costs...
GOP in Congress should be scared as we just saw economy-first voters go big for Dems in VA & NJ Gov."
GOP in Congress should be scared as we just saw economy-first voters go big for Dems in VA & NJ Gov."
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This was before "he knew about the girls" news.
Epstein is an off ramp for Trump voters who don't want to admit they were wrong but hate being immiserated by his policies.
Epstein is an off ramp for Trump voters who don't want to admit they were wrong but hate being immiserated by his policies.
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
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Sorry were we supposed to think of connery, moore, brosnan, craig et al as all the same guy? Just make another movie with a new guy bsky.app/profile/will...
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
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Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
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November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sorry were we supposed to think of connery, moore, brosnan, craig et al as all the same guy? Just make another movie with a new guy bsky.app/profile/will...
DACO > TACO
Analysis | Yes, Democrats won last Tuesday's elections by double digits. However, they did not win them by triple digits. The time had come to cave to Trump.
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
DACO > TACO