Chelsea Ebin
@chelseaebin.bsky.social
Assistant prof of poli sci at Drew University; researches the right, Christian nationalism, male supremacism, IRMS co-founder and FRAN fellow.
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The National Enquirer tried to catch and kill the Katie Johnson story. Then they got ahead of it in an attempt to discredit her. And many of us bought it—hook, line, and sinker katemanne.substack.com/p/they-tried...
They Tried to Bury the Katie Johnson Story
And we, the public, let them convince us it was bogus.
katemanne.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The National Enquirer tried to catch and kill the Katie Johnson story. Then they got ahead of it in an attempt to discredit her. And many of us bought it—hook, line, and sinker katemanne.substack.com/p/they-tried...
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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Happening tonight! RSVP to escape the cold and join us in having a lovely time talking about terrible things.
New Yorkers! Come join us next Monday night when I'll be interviewing the brilliant @chelseaebin.bsky.social on her new book The Radical Mind, about the origins of Protestant and Catholic right-wing movement building. 5:30pm, Instutute for Public Knowledge, NYU. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happening tonight! RSVP to escape the cold and join us in having a lovely time talking about terrible things.
We’re now reaching the stage of the “it’s okay to have sex with teens” discourse that it’s being used to argue sexually abusive Catholic priests were not pedophiles. 1/
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MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League
Bill Donohue
www.catholicleague.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We’re now reaching the stage of the “it’s okay to have sex with teens” discourse that it’s being used to argue sexually abusive Catholic priests were not pedophiles. 1/
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
www.catholicleague.org/megyn-kelly-...
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The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
Tracing the Roots of the Christian Nationalist Movement That’s Influencing Modern Politics
The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
projects.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
By @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2024)
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New Yorkers! Come join us next Monday night when I'll be interviewing the brilliant @chelseaebin.bsky.social on her new book The Radical Mind, about the origins of Protestant and Catholic right-wing movement building. 5:30pm, Instutute for Public Knowledge, NYU. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New Yorkers! Come join us next Monday night when I'll be interviewing the brilliant @chelseaebin.bsky.social on her new book The Radical Mind, about the origins of Protestant and Catholic right-wing movement building. 5:30pm, Instutute for Public Knowledge, NYU. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
I would love nothing more than to dump the NYTs for a news source that doesn’t ask if women ruined the workplace, base its reporting on crime exclusively on talking to the NYPD, pretend a genocide isn’t happening, or present transphobic talking points as neutral reportage.
Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
November 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I would love nothing more than to dump the NYTs for a news source that doesn’t ask if women ruined the workplace, base its reporting on crime exclusively on talking to the NYPD, pretend a genocide isn’t happening, or present transphobic talking points as neutral reportage.
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@tomatoslayers.bsky.social does it again! This article a/b #conversiontherapy is both insightful & powerful. I’m so grateful to have my voice included (& to see my friend @chelseaebin.bsky.social included as well!). Share w/ your networks, if the queer spirit leads! therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
therevealer.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@tomatoslayers.bsky.social does it again! This article a/b #conversiontherapy is both insightful & powerful. I’m so grateful to have my voice included (& to see my friend @chelseaebin.bsky.social included as well!). Share w/ your networks, if the queer spirit leads! therevealer.org/we-need-to-t...
So incredible to see the @irms.bsky.social Impact Report out in the world. Also cannot believe it’s been six years since I made our first (admittedly very crummy) website while sitting on my palm tree print bedspread in Orlando, FL. Impact report here: static1.squarespace.com/static/63641...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
So incredible to see the @irms.bsky.social Impact Report out in the world. Also cannot believe it’s been six years since I made our first (admittedly very crummy) website while sitting on my palm tree print bedspread in Orlando, FL. Impact report here: static1.squarespace.com/static/63641...
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I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
Very excited to be in conversation with @joelowndes.bsky.social at the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU on November 17th!
RSVP at the link.
ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
RSVP at the link.
ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
Book Talk | Chelsea Ebin | The Radical Mind: The Origins of Right-Wing Catholic and Protestant Coalition Building – Institute for Public Knowledge
ipk.nyu.edu
October 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Very excited to be in conversation with @joelowndes.bsky.social at the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU on November 17th!
RSVP at the link.
ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
RSVP at the link.
ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-...
Andrew Cuomo has nothing to offer New York, so he’s resorting to racist, classist, and anti-Muslim fear mongering. It’s long past due for Cuomo to learn that no means no.
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
October 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Andrew Cuomo has nothing to offer New York, so he’s resorting to racist, classist, and anti-Muslim fear mongering. It’s long past due for Cuomo to learn that no means no.
“Every parade has the right to exist.” —Curtis Sliwa, 2025
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“Every parade has the right to exist.” —Curtis Sliwa, 2025
It was such a pleasure to be in conversation with @julieingersoll.bsky.social and @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social for Political Research Associates. You can read our conversation here: politicalresearch.org/2025/10/15/i...
It’s Not Backlash, It’s Strategy
Chelsea Ebin, Matthew Taylor, and Julie Ingersoll discuss the intersection of today’s New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and the New Christian Right of 1970s and 1980s formed by conservative Catholics an...
politicalresearch.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It was such a pleasure to be in conversation with @julieingersoll.bsky.social and @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social for Political Research Associates. You can read our conversation here: politicalresearch.org/2025/10/15/i...
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🧵🧵 Texas Republicans have been increasingly open and aggressive about Christianizing America via schools - to, in the words of the state education board chair, center classrooms around "GOD, GOP & USA."
That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.
That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
🧵🧵 Texas Republicans have been increasingly open and aggressive about Christianizing America via schools - to, in the words of the state education board chair, center classrooms around "GOD, GOP & USA."
That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.
That fight just escalated, and you should pay attention - because your state could be next.
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separate from everything, the idea that 2020 was a squeaker but 2024 represents a historical mandate will simply be the death of me
September 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
separate from everything, the idea that 2020 was a squeaker but 2024 represents a historical mandate will simply be the death of me
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*The Trump administration has defied or frustrated the court in more than one third of the 165 cases where the courts have ruled against them.
*Since April, SCOTUS has granted relief to Trump in all 15 of the emergency applications, writing a decision to explain its reasoning only three times.
*Since April, SCOTUS has granted relief to Trump in all 15 of the emergency applications, writing a decision to explain its reasoning only three times.
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
*The Trump administration has defied or frustrated the court in more than one third of the 165 cases where the courts have ruled against them.
*Since April, SCOTUS has granted relief to Trump in all 15 of the emergency applications, writing a decision to explain its reasoning only three times.
*Since April, SCOTUS has granted relief to Trump in all 15 of the emergency applications, writing a decision to explain its reasoning only three times.
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No one.
July 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
No one.
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
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July 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The UFW can confirm farm workers were critically injured yesterday during chaotic raids in Ventura County, CA. Other workers, including US citizens, remain unaccounted for.
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
1/
UFW staff is on the ground supporting impacted families.
Our full statement below. ⬇️
1/
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“‘AI is the new information arms race, just like social media before.’ Gab has since launched a series of chatbots on its platform, including one programmed to mimic…Hitler, as well as its default chabot, Arya, which Torba has boasted ‘is purpose-built to reflect a…pro-Christian worldview.’“ 1/
Internet extremists want to make all AI chatbots as hateful as Grok just was
“Incredible things are happening.”
www.motherjones.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“‘AI is the new information arms race, just like social media before.’ Gab has since launched a series of chatbots on its platform, including one programmed to mimic…Hitler, as well as its default chabot, Arya, which Torba has boasted ‘is purpose-built to reflect a…pro-Christian worldview.’“ 1/
Came home to find this had arrived, and I am SO excited to dig in. Massa’s work has been so formative for my understanding of Catholicism in the U.S., and I’m so happy to see he’s written this book.
July 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Came home to find this had arrived, and I am SO excited to dig in. Massa’s work has been so formative for my understanding of Catholicism in the U.S., and I’m so happy to see he’s written this book.
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“(Did Mamdani check all the right boxes getting onto a streetcar in New Orleans?)”
Why Did the New York Times Collaborate With a Eugenicist?
The paper of record is doing race science with Zohran Mamdani.
hellgatenyc.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“(Did Mamdani check all the right boxes getting onto a streetcar in New Orleans?)”
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Read this piece on the "pro-family politics" of the New Christian Right excerpted from @chelseaebin.bsky.social's The Radical Mind, out now from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. politicalresearch.org/2025/05/15/p...
Pro-Family Politics
An excerpt from The Radical Mind: The Origins of Right-Wing Catholic and Protestant Coalition Building that explores how The Family Policy Advisory Board moved forward Christian organizing for “tradit...
politicalresearch.org
July 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Read this piece on the "pro-family politics" of the New Christian Right excerpted from @chelseaebin.bsky.social's The Radical Mind, out now from @univpressofkansas.bsky.social. politicalresearch.org/2025/05/15/p...
The @nytimes.com is truly reaching new lows.First, with this article, and secondly, with this sorry attempt to justify race-baiting the Democratic candidate for NYC major that relies on a “tip” from a eugenicist.
Our assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, Patrick Healy, posted on X today in response to feedback on our recent reporting on Zohran Mamdani.
July 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The @nytimes.com is truly reaching new lows.First, with this article, and secondly, with this sorry attempt to justify race-baiting the Democratic candidate for NYC major that relies on a “tip” from a eugenicist.