David Dark
@daviddark.bsky.social
believes radiohead / tenured talker /author of Everyday Apocalypse: Art, Empire, & the End of the World, We Become What We Normalize, & Explain All These Controls: U2 & the Inner America (forthcoming)
Seditious Conspiracy: An Introduction
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Seditious Conspiracy: An Introduction
*narrator's voice* And yet...Republican world.
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
*narrator's voice* And yet...Republican world.
There's no such thing as an insubordinate question. As John McCain once observed, we are not 47's subordinates. We aren't Prince Bonesaw's either. This is America.
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
There's no such thing as an insubordinate question. As John McCain once observed, we are not 47's subordinates. We aren't Prince Bonesaw's either. This is America.
Beautiful thing about being an American citizen: Even when the occupant of the White House grovels before Prince Bonesaw, that doesn't mean we have to. We become what we normalize. Clarifying times.
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Beautiful thing about being an American citizen: Even when the occupant of the White House grovels before Prince Bonesaw, that doesn't mean we have to. We become what we normalize. Clarifying times.
I wish he wouldn't quote sweet Jesus while making light of kids dying. #GOPdeathcult
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I wish he wouldn't quote sweet Jesus while making light of kids dying. #GOPdeathcult
I think I can relate to the pickle @danielsilliman.bsky.social found himself in as some1 who's published (& been praised) w/in the CT org. To borrow Dr. Moore's language, I'd've preferred a Daniel Silliman type over a Marvin Olasky type, but...now we know where the institution's at (for now). 2/end
November 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I think I can relate to the pickle @danielsilliman.bsky.social found himself in as some1 who's published (& been praised) w/in the CT org. To borrow Dr. Moore's language, I'd've preferred a Daniel Silliman type over a Marvin Olasky type, but...now we know where the institution's at (for now). 2/end
Olasky also has the advantage of having a connection to the "compassionate conservative" angle *&* he was maligned by Meg Basham *&* he still speaks of what is/isn't biblical *&* he taught at a university. I'm curious to know if Dr. Moore knew what Fred Harrell told us B4 he gave him the job. 2/x
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Olasky also has the advantage of having a connection to the "compassionate conservative" angle *&* he was maligned by Meg Basham *&* he still speaks of what is/isn't biblical *&* he taught at a university. I'm curious to know if Dr. Moore knew what Fred Harrell told us B4 he gave him the job. 2/x
*sighs* I suppose he seemed like a safe bet for...most of the men in the room. @drmoore.bsky.social is a signatory (if not the author) of the #NashvilleStatement. In Marvin, he has an older person who'll hold that line & who also is thought of as a Tim Keller type/friend. & yes, donors. 1/x
November 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
*sighs* I suppose he seemed like a safe bet for...most of the men in the room. @drmoore.bsky.social is a signatory (if not the author) of the #NashvilleStatement. In Marvin, he has an older person who'll hold that line & who also is thought of as a Tim Keller type/friend. & yes, donors. 1/x
Watch this space. Kash Patel told Charlie Kirk he'd see him in Valhalla. Why is Pete Hegseth pissing on Kash's religion?
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Watch this space. Kash Patel told Charlie Kirk he'd see him in Valhalla. Why is Pete Hegseth pissing on Kash's religion?
This is pleasant. NUMBER ONE in 21st Century Literary Criticism. Also, buy local.
November 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is pleasant. NUMBER ONE in 21st Century Literary Criticism. Also, buy local.
I'm so grateful to @andrewgill.biz & @drleahpayne.bsky.social for having me on their show I can hardly stand it. We talk Amy Grant & Switchfoot & Michael W. Smith & Brian Eno & Nashville. Also apocalypse. Also the Prayer Trade. Listen here. www.iheart.com/podcast/310-...
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I'm so grateful to @andrewgill.biz & @drleahpayne.bsky.social for having me on their show I can hardly stand it. We talk Amy Grant & Switchfoot & Michael W. Smith & Brian Eno & Nashville. Also apocalypse. Also the Prayer Trade. Listen here. www.iheart.com/podcast/310-...
Her phone records were requested with good reason. Here's her husband Chuck targeting Pence online. The question of how and with whom they were coordinating is a national security question.
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Her phone records were requested with good reason. Here's her husband Chuck targeting Pence online. The question of how and with whom they were coordinating is a national security question.
A Serious Man daviddark.substack.com/p/a-serious-...
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A Serious Man daviddark.substack.com/p/a-serious-...
I have friends everywhere. Every Christian I know in Tennessee (who isn't host bodying white supremacist antichrist poltergeist) is opposed, if you want to put it this way, for religious reasons. I am not hard to find.
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have friends everywhere. Every Christian I know in Tennessee (who isn't host bodying white supremacist antichrist poltergeist) is opposed, if you want to put it this way, for religious reasons. I am not hard to find.
The Healing Game of Art, y'all. #EverydayApocalypse daviddark.substack.com/p/the-healin...
October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Healing Game of Art, y'all. #EverydayApocalypse daviddark.substack.com/p/the-healin...
A smash and grab marketed as Christianity is still a smash and grab.
October 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A smash and grab marketed as Christianity is still a smash and grab.
"It would be good if..." daviddark.substack.com/p/it-would-b...
October 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"It would be good if..." daviddark.substack.com/p/it-would-b...
*clears throat* www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650797...
October 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
*clears throat* www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650797...
This is so helpful I can hardly stand it. www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/t...
October 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is so helpful I can hardly stand it. www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/16/t...
This Southern Baptist leader is running out of men in ties who'll consent to stand next to him.
October 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This Southern Baptist leader is running out of men in ties who'll consent to stand next to him.
I wish to state for the record that while I am among "We, the people of the United States of America," my federal government's decision to terrorize #KilmarAbregoGarcia is not one concerning which I was consulted. I stand with him and his family. That's me in the corner.
October 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I wish to state for the record that while I am among "We, the people of the United States of America," my federal government's decision to terrorize #KilmarAbregoGarcia is not one concerning which I was consulted. I stand with him and his family. That's me in the corner.
God sees everything money hides. daviddark.substack.com/p/god-sees-e...
October 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
God sees everything money hides. daviddark.substack.com/p/god-sees-e...
Art & Empire: Counterliturgical Dispatches from the United States of America. That's the title of my talk at University Chapel (University of Glasgow) on October 15th at 5PM. Tell your friends. It's free. Let's talk.
October 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Art & Empire: Counterliturgical Dispatches from the United States of America. That's the title of my talk at University Chapel (University of Glasgow) on October 15th at 5PM. Tell your friends. It's free. Let's talk.
Repeat after me: #AwShucksFascism. Catchy *and* funny *and* descriptive. It'll preach.
October 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Repeat after me: #AwShucksFascism. Catchy *and* funny *and* descriptive. It'll preach.