Marlena Graves MDiv, PhD
@marlenagraves.bsky.social
Asst. Prof of Spiritual Formation-AOS: U.S. cultural history; religion, politics, and inequality in Am. history; Christian nationalism; public memory; political/public theology historical trauma. Seeking our flourishing Rochester, NY🇵🇷
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Hoping to reunite with friends/make new ones here! I'm a Puerto Rican writer, speaker & professor with a focus on Christian spirituality & Christian nationalism. One of them is not like the other. My PhD is in Am. Culture/Social History-race, gender, immigration-trying to love *all* of my neighbors.
Niebuhr Society #AARSBL2025 “Christendom has achieved apparent success by ignoring the precepts of its founder.“
- H. Richard Niebuhr
via Valerie Cooper
- H. Richard Niebuhr
via Valerie Cooper
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Niebuhr Society #AARSBL2025 “Christendom has achieved apparent success by ignoring the precepts of its founder.“
- H. Richard Niebuhr
via Valerie Cooper
- H. Richard Niebuhr
via Valerie Cooper
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Hours after Border Patrol swept through Charlotte, protesters filled uptown with courage, not fear. They marched peacefully, stood united, and refused to be intimidated.
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪
#Charlotte #ICE #NotInThisCity
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪
#Charlotte #ICE #NotInThisCity
November 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Hours after Border Patrol swept through Charlotte, protesters filled uptown with courage, not fear. They marched peacefully, stood united, and refused to be intimidated.
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪
#Charlotte #ICE #NotInThisCity
Charlotte showed up.
And it showed strength.💪
#Charlotte #ICE #NotInThisCity
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In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.
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Ok, but why did Trump post this solo photo of Zohran Mamdani on his Truth Social? And did Mamdani ask to be photographed in front of FDR, who is his favoite president?
November 22, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Ok, but why did Trump post this solo photo of Zohran Mamdani on his Truth Social? And did Mamdani ask to be photographed in front of FDR, who is his favoite president?
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Has anyone checked on Stephen Miller since the Mamdani meeting?
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Has anyone checked on Stephen Miller since the Mamdani meeting?
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Find someone who looks at you the way Donald Trump looks at Zohran Mamdani.
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Find someone who looks at you the way Donald Trump looks at Zohran Mamdani.
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How embarrassing for Chuck Schumer, Kirstin Gillibrand, Cory Booker, & NY Reps Grace Meng, Dan Goldman, Ritchie Torres, Greg Meeks, Tom Suozzi, & Laura Gillen, that even Donald Trump endorsed Zohran Mamdani before they did.😐
Corporate Democrats just love snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Corporate Democrats just love snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 AM
How embarrassing for Chuck Schumer, Kirstin Gillibrand, Cory Booker, & NY Reps Grace Meng, Dan Goldman, Ritchie Torres, Greg Meeks, Tom Suozzi, & Laura Gillen, that even Donald Trump endorsed Zohran Mamdani before they did.😐
Corporate Democrats just love snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Corporate Democrats just love snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
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This is the main thing I keep saying. I don’t presume to know whether AI is bad at EVERYTHING but the main thing it can’t do is what the powers that be in education want it to do and the reason I keep saying it is you don’t need any studies
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This is the main thing I keep saying. I don’t presume to know whether AI is bad at EVERYTHING but the main thing it can’t do is what the powers that be in education want it to do and the reason I keep saying it is you don’t need any studies
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And on that note, I tried out Clover Food Labs (just behind the Convention Center in the food court) with @devriesious.bsky.social and it was amazing! #AARSBL #SBLAAR
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
And on that note, I tried out Clover Food Labs (just behind the Convention Center in the food court) with @devriesious.bsky.social and it was amazing! #AARSBL #SBLAAR
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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It occurs to me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, that what is happening with the ultra rich oppressing and exploiting everyone else is a mirror of what humans have done to the earth.
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It occurs to me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one, that what is happening with the ultra rich oppressing and exploiting everyone else is a mirror of what humans have done to the earth.
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It turns out that the folks at Anthropic used two of my books to train their Large Language Models. I've gone and submitted my claim via the class action settlement. If you're an author whose work has been stolen, you should too
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It turns out that the folks at Anthropic used two of my books to train their Large Language Models. I've gone and submitted my claim via the class action settlement. If you're an author whose work has been stolen, you should too
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NATURE/REDROCK.GIF
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NATURE/REDROCK.GIF
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Stunning afternoon as the sun decided to grace us during the gloom
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Stunning afternoon as the sun decided to grace us during the gloom
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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If you're the parent of a disabled kid, I just want to tell you I know it's hard and I know you feel like you're failing constantly, but you're doing it and you're doing the best you can and your kid absolutely loves you for it.
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If you're the parent of a disabled kid, I just want to tell you I know it's hard and I know you feel like you're failing constantly, but you're doing it and you're doing the best you can and your kid absolutely loves you for it.
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Noem is mad about the whistles. Good job everyone.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Noem is mad about the whistles. Good job everyone.
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Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
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Andalucia, southern Spain 5 weeks ago.
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Andalucia, southern Spain 5 weeks ago.
open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
This is worth a read. According to Klippenstein, we might not be able to see them after all, even with the vote, given that “National Security” can be used to bar us all from the information.
This is worth a read. According to Klippenstein, we might not be able to see them after all, even with the vote, given that “National Security” can be used to bar us all from the information.
“National Security” Blocks Epstein Files Release
The one word preventing transparency
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...
This is worth a read. According to Klippenstein, we might not be able to see them after all, even with the vote, given that “National Security” can be used to bar us all from the information.
This is worth a read. According to Klippenstein, we might not be able to see them after all, even with the vote, given that “National Security” can be used to bar us all from the information.
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CNN: Trump in Epstein files
NBC: Trump in Epstein files
ABC: Trump in Epstein files
FOX:
NBC: Trump in Epstein files
ABC: Trump in Epstein files
FOX:
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
CNN: Trump in Epstein files
NBC: Trump in Epstein files
ABC: Trump in Epstein files
FOX:
NBC: Trump in Epstein files
ABC: Trump in Epstein files
FOX:
Anyone here going to AAR/SBL this weekend in Boston? I am going for the first time! I wasn't going to go because I didn't submit a paper/am not presenting. But my colleagues convinced me to go (last minute). Would love to see you!
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Anyone here going to AAR/SBL this weekend in Boston? I am going for the first time! I wasn't going to go because I didn't submit a paper/am not presenting. But my colleagues convinced me to go (last minute). Would love to see you!