Mark Hackett
@markhackett.bsky.social
Exploring faith, church culture, and formation. Husband of a queen. Dad of two. “That relentless tall guy." Views are my own. https://www.markhackett.com
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November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hello! I'm not on Bluesky much.
If you're on Threads and would like to see more regular posts from me, follow me here:
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Wrote about this a while back:
"Women in the upper echelons of the cult are expected to take up various supportive roles, from participating in Republican raunch culture to pushing tradwife content, to having a certain look that skews plastic glam."
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"Women in the upper echelons of the cult are expected to take up various supportive roles, from participating in Republican raunch culture to pushing tradwife content, to having a certain look that skews plastic glam."
www.markhackett.com/writings/sur...
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Wrote about this a while back:
"Women in the upper echelons of the cult are expected to take up various supportive roles, from participating in Republican raunch culture to pushing tradwife content, to having a certain look that skews plastic glam."
www.markhackett.com/writings/sur...
"Women in the upper echelons of the cult are expected to take up various supportive roles, from participating in Republican raunch culture to pushing tradwife content, to having a certain look that skews plastic glam."
www.markhackett.com/writings/sur...
I don't think @democrats.senate.gov understand how angry Dems and Independent voters are at them. Some of the kindest people I know are 110% furious.
Any Senate Dem who votes for this will be primary-challenged. Likely by someone seeking revenge as much as they are change.
Any Senate Dem who votes for this will be primary-challenged. Likely by someone seeking revenge as much as they are change.
Senators near deal to reopen government as key Democrats signal willingness to back plan | CNN Politics
The emerging deal would include a stopgap measure to extend government funding until January and be tied to a larger package to fully fund several key agencies.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I don't think @democrats.senate.gov understand how angry Dems and Independent voters are at them. Some of the kindest people I know are 110% furious.
Any Senate Dem who votes for this will be primary-challenged. Likely by someone seeking revenge as much as they are change.
Any Senate Dem who votes for this will be primary-challenged. Likely by someone seeking revenge as much as they are change.
Oooohhhhhhhhh
Couldn't have picked a more relevant time to be back in theaters 😳
www.ign.com/articles/v-f...
Couldn't have picked a more relevant time to be back in theaters 😳
www.ign.com/articles/v-f...
V for Vendetta Will Return to Cinemas for its 20th Anniversary in 2026 - IGN
www.ign.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Oooohhhhhhhhh
Couldn't have picked a more relevant time to be back in theaters 😳
www.ign.com/articles/v-f...
Couldn't have picked a more relevant time to be back in theaters 😳
www.ign.com/articles/v-f...
If there's an election where you live today, please vote!
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If there's an election where you live today, please vote!
“If the medieval Faërie world seems illogical and unexplainable, how much more confused would we be if we were confronted with the heavenly realm from which both the Faërie world and our physical world proceed?”
bookshop.org/a/88206/9781...
bookshop.org/a/88206/9781...
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“If the medieval Faërie world seems illogical and unexplainable, how much more confused would we be if we were confronted with the heavenly realm from which both the Faërie world and our physical world proceed?”
bookshop.org/a/88206/9781...
bookshop.org/a/88206/9781...
I wonder what this makes the United States then
October 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I wonder what this makes the United States then
"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear."
If you read anything today, make it this.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
If you read anything today, make it this.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear."
If you read anything today, make it this.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
If you read anything today, make it this.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
"I didn't vote for this."
My friend, they are doing everything they said they would do. Full stop.
If you genuinely feel you were paying attention but didn't know this is what they planned, then the way you receive news and information is harming you and you should change that ASAP.
My friend, they are doing everything they said they would do. Full stop.
If you genuinely feel you were paying attention but didn't know this is what they planned, then the way you receive news and information is harming you and you should change that ASAP.
October 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"I didn't vote for this."
My friend, they are doing everything they said they would do. Full stop.
If you genuinely feel you were paying attention but didn't know this is what they planned, then the way you receive news and information is harming you and you should change that ASAP.
My friend, they are doing everything they said they would do. Full stop.
If you genuinely feel you were paying attention but didn't know this is what they planned, then the way you receive news and information is harming you and you should change that ASAP.
Dream girl 👱🏻♀️
Shot on Sony a7iv and 24-70mm with CineGold filter by
@polarpro.bsky.social
#photography
Shot on Sony a7iv and 24-70mm with CineGold filter by
@polarpro.bsky.social
#photography
October 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dream girl 👱🏻♀️
Shot on Sony a7iv and 24-70mm with CineGold filter by
@polarpro.bsky.social
#photography
Shot on Sony a7iv and 24-70mm with CineGold filter by
@polarpro.bsky.social
#photography
In June, CT published an article about ICE agents going after persecuted Christians who had fled to the US. A lot of folks were asking "How can evangelicals be okay with this?" as many do when the Trump Administration acts against a "top" evangelical priority.
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Understanding evangelical priorities
Why white evangelicals are often silent when the Trump Administration acts against their stated concerns.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In June, CT published an article about ICE agents going after persecuted Christians who had fled to the US. A lot of folks were asking "How can evangelicals be okay with this?" as many do when the Trump Administration acts against a "top" evangelical priority.
www.markhackett.com/writings/und...
www.markhackett.com/writings/und...
"Back in April, the NAHB estimated that tariffs were adding about $10,900 to the cost of building a typical new home...and nearly 75% of American households can’t afford a median-priced new home."
The so-called "pro-family" party seems to really hate families.
The so-called "pro-family" party seems to really hate families.
Trump’s new tariffs will slam America’s already brutal housing crisis
October’s “kitchen cabinet” tax will affect homebuyers and renters alike.
www.vox.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"Back in April, the NAHB estimated that tariffs were adding about $10,900 to the cost of building a typical new home...and nearly 75% of American households can’t afford a median-priced new home."
The so-called "pro-family" party seems to really hate families.
The so-called "pro-family" party seems to really hate families.
Apparently the White House posted this at some point last night and has since removed it.
You should take the time to read; it is deeply alarming. All the 🚩🚩🚩.
A few things that jumped off the screen at me...
archive.ph/hpbUn
You should take the time to read; it is deeply alarming. All the 🚩🚩🚩.
A few things that jumped off the screen at me...
archive.ph/hpbUn
September 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Apparently the White House posted this at some point last night and has since removed it.
You should take the time to read; it is deeply alarming. All the 🚩🚩🚩.
A few things that jumped off the screen at me...
archive.ph/hpbUn
You should take the time to read; it is deeply alarming. All the 🚩🚩🚩.
A few things that jumped off the screen at me...
archive.ph/hpbUn
Bad theology is still theology.
It just happens to be bad.
It just happens to be bad.
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Bad theology is still theology.
It just happens to be bad.
It just happens to be bad.
“In a worst-case scenario, one whistleblower noted the possibility that the agency may need to re-issue SSNs to all who possess one."
The tech bros can fix the government, they said.
No they can't.
www.wired.com/story/armed-...
The tech bros can fix the government, they said.
No they can't.
www.wired.com/story/armed-...
Armed Guards and Muscle Milk: Senate Investigation Reveals DOGE Takeover Details
A new Senate report claims DOGE put every American's Social Security number at risk—and that officials at federal agencies essentially obstructed an investigation, all but denying DOGE even exists.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“In a worst-case scenario, one whistleblower noted the possibility that the agency may need to re-issue SSNs to all who possess one."
The tech bros can fix the government, they said.
No they can't.
www.wired.com/story/armed-...
The tech bros can fix the government, they said.
No they can't.
www.wired.com/story/armed-...
People always ask about my backyard #office and want to see what it looks like. I finally took a few minutes and made a video tour so I can show instead of tell. It’s small but cozy.
Middle Earth for life! 🧙
Middle Earth for life! 🧙
September 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
People always ask about my backyard #office and want to see what it looks like. I finally took a few minutes and made a video tour so I can show instead of tell. It’s small but cozy.
Middle Earth for life! 🧙
Middle Earth for life! 🧙
Recently finished a rewatch of #RingsofPower and I appreciated it a lot more. I'm not a lore purist on books-to-screens adaptations so the liberties taken don't bug me.
I think my one difficulty is the Harfoot-Gandalf storyline.
I think my one difficulty is the Harfoot-Gandalf storyline.
September 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Recently finished a rewatch of #RingsofPower and I appreciated it a lot more. I'm not a lore purist on books-to-screens adaptations so the liberties taken don't bug me.
I think my one difficulty is the Harfoot-Gandalf storyline.
I think my one difficulty is the Harfoot-Gandalf storyline.
I have a feeling this is what the looming National Guard deployment to #Memphis, my home, is really all about.
For such a wordy memoranda this “plan” is very light on actual details. But I suppose that’s the point.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
For such a wordy memoranda this “plan” is very light on actual details. But I suppose that’s the point.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
September 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I have a feeling this is what the looming National Guard deployment to #Memphis, my home, is really all about.
For such a wordy memoranda this “plan” is very light on actual details. But I suppose that’s the point.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
For such a wordy memoranda this “plan” is very light on actual details. But I suppose that’s the point.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Welp, the city I’ve always called home is in it now. 😔
What an exhausting time to be alive.
What an exhausting time to be alive.
Trump: "Maybe I'll be the first to say it right now -- we're going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled. The mayor is happy. He's a Democrat. And the gov is happy. We're gonna fix that just like we did DC. I would've preferred going to Chicago ... we'll bring in the military too if we need it."
September 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Welp, the city I’ve always called home is in it now. 😔
What an exhausting time to be alive.
What an exhausting time to be alive.
"There is a lag in time between the abstract threat of authoritarianism and its concrete realization, between hoping that your fears are mere paranoia and seeing them fulfilled."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t
Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.
www.theatlantic.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"There is a lag in time between the abstract threat of authoritarianism and its concrete realization, between hoping that your fears are mere paranoia and seeing them fulfilled."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
We've gone from “If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours" to Poland and allied forces shooting down Russian drones breaching NATO airspace.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
What to know as Poland invokes NATO Article 4, citing Russian drone violation
Poland accused Russia of violating its airspace 19 times overnight, during its bombardment of neighboring Ukraine. Moscow denies the drones are Russian.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We've gone from “If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours" to Poland and allied forces shooting down Russian drones breaching NATO airspace.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
It feels like when the dam finally breaks, when all the crimes and the names of the people responsible become public knowledge, the scale of the resulting political and social crisis will make Watergate look like small potatoes.
This detail from the WSJ’s new Trump-Epstein reporting also seems pretty bad www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
![The Epstein estate also turned over another letter from the book that references Trump. It came from businessman and longtime Mar-a-Lago member Joel Pashcow, who made a crude joke about a woman that Trump and Epstein socialized with in the 1990s, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Pashcow letter included a photo of a posterboard-sized check for $22,500, which had been mocked up to appear that it was sent from Trump to Epstein. Beneath it, a handwritten caption said: “Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women sells ‘fully depreciated’ [redacted] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” The woman’s name is redacted in the image.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/bafkreigzf4vcuypypy43c3cqqmp4amb4i6ubi5ap5mv2t2ymvzilcwjise@jpeg)
September 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It feels like when the dam finally breaks, when all the crimes and the names of the people responsible become public knowledge, the scale of the resulting political and social crisis will make Watergate look like small potatoes.