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…
www.bloomsbury.com
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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If censorship and mandatory ideological conformity is your vibe, look no further than to Texas A&M!
#Tyranny
#Censorship
#Edusky
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
#Tyranny
#Censorship
#Edusky
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
Texas A&M to vote on limiting “race and gender ideology”
The proposal appears to mark the first time a Texas university system offers definitions of what kind of instruction related to race and gender should not be permitted.
www.texastribune.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If censorship and mandatory ideological conformity is your vibe, look no further than to Texas A&M!
#Tyranny
#Censorship
#Edusky
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
#Tyranny
#Censorship
#Edusky
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
Gee I wonder: would Rubio's parents have passed muster?
Marco Rubio says U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, diabetes, cancer, and even retirement age because those people might “drain taxpayer resources. Amazing how that concern disappears when they’re blowing millions on luxury travel, parties, and renovations.
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Gee I wonder: would Rubio's parents have passed muster?
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Oh, they're talking about it now, Mr Vance.
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Oh, they're talking about it now, Mr Vance.
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You should read this entire piece, but the part that resonates the most is this: groups like Liberty Counsel will not stop. Ever. And the fact that what he was asking for was even in the same galaxy as "plausible" is symptomatic of just how rogue this court is.
NEW: Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
Today, at Law Dork:
Kim Davis is done. The Supreme Court is not reconsidering Obergefell. What happens now?
There is a reason people were afraid that the Supreme Court would take up case. The reason is the Supreme Court itself. Here's why I'm taking this whole experience seriously.
www.lawdork.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
You should read this entire piece, but the part that resonates the most is this: groups like Liberty Counsel will not stop. Ever. And the fact that what he was asking for was even in the same galaxy as "plausible" is symptomatic of just how rogue this court is.
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Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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"This is the lingering delusion: that the Democrats could douse Trump’s bonfire of norms and values with the soft foam of political congeniality."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
The Lingering Delusion | Fintan O’Toole
Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days succeeds at least in distilling the evasions and weaknesses of the modern Democratic Party.
www.nybooks.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"This is the lingering delusion: that the Democrats could douse Trump’s bonfire of norms and values with the soft foam of political congeniality."
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Whatever happened to the good old conservative virtue of minding your own g••••••d business?
#Obergefell
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
#Obergefell
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Marriage Ruling Relieves Gay Americans and Leaves Conservatives Pledging New Challenges
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Whatever happened to the good old conservative virtue of minding your own g••••••d business?
#Obergefell
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
#Obergefell
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Dear Florida students: transfer to Oregon, where you will enjoy academic freedom! Besides, the football is way better.
#WarOnEducation
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#WarOnEducation
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Fla. Board Says Syllabi, Reading Lists Must Be Posted Publicly
Faculty at some Florida public universities argue the new policy is less about transparency for students and more about chilling academic freedom.
www.insidehighered.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Dear Florida students: transfer to Oregon, where you will enjoy academic freedom! Besides, the football is way better.
#WarOnEducation
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
#WarOnEducation
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Too bad it's not a word
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Too bad it's not a word
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November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I've been trying to figure out what's really at stake with "viewpoint diversity." Obviously, it's not about hiring a slew of anarcho-syndicalist chemists for the sake of filling out the viewpoint spectrum.
#ViewpointDiversity
#Edusky
#signalboost
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
#ViewpointDiversity
#Edusky
#signalboost
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Read the full text of Trump’s proposal for priority college funding
A proposal from the Trump administration would give colleges funding advantages if they agree to adopt conservative priorities.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I've been trying to figure out what's really at stake with "viewpoint diversity." Obviously, it's not about hiring a slew of anarcho-syndicalist chemists for the sake of filling out the viewpoint spectrum.
#ViewpointDiversity
#Edusky
#signalboost
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
#ViewpointDiversity
#Edusky
#signalboost
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
"American [citizens] 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. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"American [citizens] 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. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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From GG
I want to say thank you to these small account resisters who protested with us and brought their loud voices! 😊
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I want to say thank you to these small account resisters who protested with us and brought their loud voices! 😊
go.bsky.app/B3K6Uip
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
From GG
I want to say thank you to these small account resisters who protested with us and brought their loud voices! 😊
go.bsky.app/B3K6Uip
I want to say thank you to these small account resisters who protested with us and brought their loud voices! 😊
go.bsky.app/B3K6Uip
