Elizabeth Glass Turner ❄️
@egtfirefall.bsky.social
Writer, editor, researcher; curates FireFall, a newsletter amplifying women leading in the church across traditions, around the world, & throughout church history.
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Since it must be said loudly & repeatedly:
With many others, I'm an American celebrating international friendship, allies who safeguard freedom, & collaboration that respects:
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇦 Panama
🇪🇺 European Union
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇺🇳 United Nations
With many others, I'm an American celebrating international friendship, allies who safeguard freedom, & collaboration that respects:
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇵🇦 Panama
🇪🇺 European Union
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇺🇳 United Nations
Joe McCarthy is buried in Wisconsin but alive in Texas.
Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Joe McCarthy is buried in Wisconsin but alive in Texas.
Don't, ah, feel obligated to read this or the nested side-quests right before you try to fall asleep.
Drink some Sleepytime Bear tea instead, maybe, and peruse this later.
Also: Jenny Cohn is a phenomenal constellation thinker.
Drink some Sleepytime Bear tea instead, maybe, and peruse this later.
Also: Jenny Cohn is a phenomenal constellation thinker.
A new Trump program “will fast-track construction of new & untested reactor designs built by private firms, with an explicit goal of having at least 3 nuclear test reactors up & running by…July 4.” Critics worry that the tight deadline & “lack of transparency” are “compromising safety.” 12/17/25…1/
Trump’s rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries
A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.
www.opb.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Don't, ah, feel obligated to read this or the nested side-quests right before you try to fall asleep.
Drink some Sleepytime Bear tea instead, maybe, and peruse this later.
Also: Jenny Cohn is a phenomenal constellation thinker.
Drink some Sleepytime Bear tea instead, maybe, and peruse this later.
Also: Jenny Cohn is a phenomenal constellation thinker.
I can't imagine why an Apartheid fan wouldn't want young people learning about the geography of history.
Also, a reminder about who some of the funding partners were who helped him purchase the platform.
They are...not known for loving free speech. Journalists sure shouldn't trust his platform.
Also, a reminder about who some of the funding partners were who helped him purchase the platform.
They are...not known for loving free speech. Journalists sure shouldn't trust his platform.
Elon Musk: "I'm a free speech absolutist!"
Also Elon Musk: "Anyone who teaches students that America was built on stolen land is guilty of treason and should be imprisoned."
Look, some of us tried to warn people that Elon Musk doesn't care one bit about free speech. But did anyone listen?
Also Elon Musk: "Anyone who teaches students that America was built on stolen land is guilty of treason and should be imprisoned."
Look, some of us tried to warn people that Elon Musk doesn't care one bit about free speech. But did anyone listen?
January 15, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I can't imagine why an Apartheid fan wouldn't want young people learning about the geography of history.
Also, a reminder about who some of the funding partners were who helped him purchase the platform.
They are...not known for loving free speech. Journalists sure shouldn't trust his platform.
Also, a reminder about who some of the funding partners were who helped him purchase the platform.
They are...not known for loving free speech. Journalists sure shouldn't trust his platform.
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Wow. "World Relief is mobilizing immediately to protect the 4,400 refugee families under our care and preserve stability"
It's utterly insane to open the Urgent Needs page of the World Relief website and see the US listed at top because we are detaining refugees who are here legally. Jesus wept.
World Relief Responds to Crisis and Disaster - World Relief share.google/1EcC64sLA2gM...
World Relief Responds to Crisis and Disaster - World Relief share.google/1EcC64sLA2gM...
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Wow. "World Relief is mobilizing immediately to protect the 4,400 refugee families under our care and preserve stability"
Every time you hum a tune from "The Sound of Music," thank Frances Perkins & Gertrude Ely.
Even with their help, Maria von Trapp blurted something that got the family detained entering the country.
Perkins faced impeachment threats over immigration.
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
Even with their help, Maria von Trapp blurted something that got the family detained entering the country.
Perkins faced impeachment threats over immigration.
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Every time you hum a tune from "The Sound of Music," thank Frances Perkins & Gertrude Ely.
Even with their help, Maria von Trapp blurted something that got the family detained entering the country.
Perkins faced impeachment threats over immigration.
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
Even with their help, Maria von Trapp blurted something that got the family detained entering the country.
Perkins faced impeachment threats over immigration.
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
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This should be a national shutdown
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This should be a national shutdown
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statement I received from World Relief's Matthew Soerens is among the strongest language I've seen from him
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
statement I received from World Relief's Matthew Soerens is among the strongest language I've seen from him
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The refusal to learn from that history and the people who lived it is one reason for the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. today.
If you want specific examples of Black people resisting authoritarianism, here’s a good place to start.
👉🏾 bit.ly/spiritofjustice
#SpiritofJustice
If you want specific examples of Black people resisting authoritarianism, here’s a good place to start.
👉🏾 bit.ly/spiritofjustice
#SpiritofJustice
January 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The refusal to learn from that history and the people who lived it is one reason for the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. today.
If you want specific examples of Black people resisting authoritarianism, here’s a good place to start.
👉🏾 bit.ly/spiritofjustice
#SpiritofJustice
If you want specific examples of Black people resisting authoritarianism, here’s a good place to start.
👉🏾 bit.ly/spiritofjustice
#SpiritofJustice
Oooook I'm still happy for @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social & @theatlantic.com may their Signals ever thrive
but bumped into a 2025 Atlantic interview on Gilded Age corruption:
"What did the Gilded Age build that's most worth remembering?"
"It began to build public infrastructure..."
THAT WAS WOMEN
but bumped into a 2025 Atlantic interview on Gilded Age corruption:
"What did the Gilded Age build that's most worth remembering?"
"It began to build public infrastructure..."
THAT WAS WOMEN
January 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Oooook I'm still happy for @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social & @theatlantic.com may their Signals ever thrive
but bumped into a 2025 Atlantic interview on Gilded Age corruption:
"What did the Gilded Age build that's most worth remembering?"
"It began to build public infrastructure..."
THAT WAS WOMEN
but bumped into a 2025 Atlantic interview on Gilded Age corruption:
"What did the Gilded Age build that's most worth remembering?"
"It began to build public infrastructure..."
THAT WAS WOMEN
I like the framing of how simple it'd be to tweak things to just be...average.
I'd also add:
"America's problems are solved problems. Just not now."
Reform/prog era women built so much architecture later left neglected or dismantled.
Unions, nutrition, pub health, New Deal, health care,
I'd also add:
"America's problems are solved problems. Just not now."
Reform/prog era women built so much architecture later left neglected or dismantled.
Unions, nutrition, pub health, New Deal, health care,
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I like the framing of how simple it'd be to tweak things to just be...average.
I'd also add:
"America's problems are solved problems. Just not now."
Reform/prog era women built so much architecture later left neglected or dismantled.
Unions, nutrition, pub health, New Deal, health care,
I'd also add:
"America's problems are solved problems. Just not now."
Reform/prog era women built so much architecture later left neglected or dismantled.
Unions, nutrition, pub health, New Deal, health care,
I'm so far from an expert the best contribution I'd make is "what if shark parents did the tooth fairy thing, it'd be nuts!" like a walking Far Side,
but I do wish cross-disciplinary field trips were part of prof dev bc you'd get more from this than you will from a microcert in Software Brand™️
but I do wish cross-disciplinary field trips were part of prof dev bc you'd get more from this than you will from a microcert in Software Brand™️
Folks, I am once again announcing an open call for guest experts to join me and my students for a day of shark research!
January 13, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm so far from an expert the best contribution I'd make is "what if shark parents did the tooth fairy thing, it'd be nuts!" like a walking Far Side,
but I do wish cross-disciplinary field trips were part of prof dev bc you'd get more from this than you will from a microcert in Software Brand™️
but I do wish cross-disciplinary field trips were part of prof dev bc you'd get more from this than you will from a microcert in Software Brand™️
Helpful, accessible summary of US legal landscape and why lawsuits aren't being launched like clouds of tear gas.
And a couple "low-hanging fruit" remedies to the situation.
And a couple "low-hanging fruit" remedies to the situation.
I wrote all of this up (including how we got to this point doctrinally) in a recent issue of my newsletter. Here's the non-paywalled version:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-182-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-182-...
Bonus 182: Damages as a (Missing) Deterrent
It's worth reflecting on how different things might look right now if federal officers—or the federal government itself—faced a meaningful specter of monetary liability for constitutional violations.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Helpful, accessible summary of US legal landscape and why lawsuits aren't being launched like clouds of tear gas.
And a couple "low-hanging fruit" remedies to the situation.
And a couple "low-hanging fruit" remedies to the situation.
I'm not a veteran, didn't grow up in a military family, and even I know stuff like this.
You know, sometimes a kid pushes the rules because they *want* to get sent out to the hallway.
When that's the case, no point wasting energy being shocked they broke the rules.
You know, sometimes a kid pushes the rules because they *want* to get sent out to the hallway.
When that's the case, no point wasting energy being shocked they broke the rules.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I'm not a veteran, didn't grow up in a military family, and even I know stuff like this.
You know, sometimes a kid pushes the rules because they *want* to get sent out to the hallway.
When that's the case, no point wasting energy being shocked they broke the rules.
You know, sometimes a kid pushes the rules because they *want* to get sent out to the hallway.
When that's the case, no point wasting energy being shocked they broke the rules.
If you don't follow religion reporter Jack Jenkins, you need to.
He's done great work covering faith-based and clergy presence and actions at detention centers, protests, vigils, etc.
He's done great work covering faith-based and clergy presence and actions at detention centers, protests, vigils, etc.
Also lol: religion reporting, 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
If you don't follow religion reporter Jack Jenkins, you need to.
He's done great work covering faith-based and clergy presence and actions at detention centers, protests, vigils, etc.
He's done great work covering faith-based and clergy presence and actions at detention centers, protests, vigils, etc.
There's a linchpin that could be addressed in immediate short-term:
compete to employ new or would-be ICE agents.
Recruit. Offer living wage & good hours.
Don't underestimate how grim the rural rust belt employment scene is.
I guarantee some recruits trying to pay med bills or kids' braces.
compete to employ new or would-be ICE agents.
Recruit. Offer living wage & good hours.
Don't underestimate how grim the rural rust belt employment scene is.
I guarantee some recruits trying to pay med bills or kids' braces.
January 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM
There's a linchpin that could be addressed in immediate short-term:
compete to employ new or would-be ICE agents.
Recruit. Offer living wage & good hours.
Don't underestimate how grim the rural rust belt employment scene is.
I guarantee some recruits trying to pay med bills or kids' braces.
compete to employ new or would-be ICE agents.
Recruit. Offer living wage & good hours.
Don't underestimate how grim the rural rust belt employment scene is.
I guarantee some recruits trying to pay med bills or kids' braces.
Op Ed framing prompted a dry (wine pun) chuckle -
also:
-ignores peaceful clergy protesters (see @jackjenkins.me coverage) inc clergywomen
-ignores 1st term evangelical women who visited border, mobilized re: family separation
-ignores many women who voted R in 2024 & are livid rn
also:
-ignores peaceful clergy protesters (see @jackjenkins.me coverage) inc clergywomen
-ignores 1st term evangelical women who visited border, mobilized re: family separation
-ignores many women who voted R in 2024 & are livid rn
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Op Ed framing prompted a dry (wine pun) chuckle -
also:
-ignores peaceful clergy protesters (see @jackjenkins.me coverage) inc clergywomen
-ignores 1st term evangelical women who visited border, mobilized re: family separation
-ignores many women who voted R in 2024 & are livid rn
also:
-ignores peaceful clergy protesters (see @jackjenkins.me coverage) inc clergywomen
-ignores 1st term evangelical women who visited border, mobilized re: family separation
-ignores many women who voted R in 2024 & are livid rn
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Map from my copy of an 1832 atlas by educator & cartographer Emma Willard (1787-1870). She argued for equality in women's education, noting women were equally capable of subjects like math & philosophy. In 1821 she opened the first school in the U.S. to offer women's higher education.
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Map from my copy of an 1832 atlas by educator & cartographer Emma Willard (1787-1870). She argued for equality in women's education, noting women were equally capable of subjects like math & philosophy. In 1821 she opened the first school in the U.S. to offer women's higher education.
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
Blast Long Covid symptom education/research/treatment & protocol info to U.S. physicians 24/7,
because right now we have a lot of Americans sitting foggy & unmotivated in recliners, or totally disabled,
due to Long Covid,
and that has real impact on organizing/mobilizing movements.
because right now we have a lot of Americans sitting foggy & unmotivated in recliners, or totally disabled,
due to Long Covid,
and that has real impact on organizing/mobilizing movements.
January 11, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Blast Long Covid symptom education/research/treatment & protocol info to U.S. physicians 24/7,
because right now we have a lot of Americans sitting foggy & unmotivated in recliners, or totally disabled,
due to Long Covid,
and that has real impact on organizing/mobilizing movements.
because right now we have a lot of Americans sitting foggy & unmotivated in recliners, or totally disabled,
due to Long Covid,
and that has real impact on organizing/mobilizing movements.
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
"At one point, a group of German women even laughed Goebbels off a platform. What if they had kept laughing or gone on strike? The early Reich depended on them to keep the wheels turning."
From October:
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
From October:
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
"At one point, a group of German women even laughed Goebbels off a platform. What if they had kept laughing or gone on strike? The early Reich depended on them to keep the wheels turning."
From October:
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
From October:
open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
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I create my photos using recent research so they alleviate stress & lift mood when you look at them. If you'd like to own paper/electronic versions & support me at the same time I've high res screensaver sets or you can buy me a coffee(click tip) here:
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January 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I create my photos using recent research so they alleviate stress & lift mood when you look at them. If you'd like to own paper/electronic versions & support me at the same time I've high res screensaver sets or you can buy me a coffee(click tip) here:
ko-fi.com/emmamitchell...
OR see next post 1/2
ko-fi.com/emmamitchell...
OR see next post 1/2
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an amendment that would've banned this activity specifically passed the House unanimously a few years ago and then mysteriously vanished during backroom talks between Dem & Rep leaders
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
an amendment that would've banned this activity specifically passed the House unanimously a few years ago and then mysteriously vanished during backroom talks between Dem & Rep leaders
Bipartisan odd couple agreeing US DOJ can't be trusted.
JUST IN: Reps. Massie and Khanna say "DOJ cannot be trusted" to release all of the Epstein files, urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer to make it happen. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Bipartisan odd couple agreeing US DOJ can't be trusted.
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In case you suffer from seasonal low mood or have been anxious or sad today, here are the earliest spring flowers-these will be blooming in a few weeks’ time 🌿
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
In case you suffer from seasonal low mood or have been anxious or sad today, here are the earliest spring flowers-these will be blooming in a few weeks’ time 🌿