Matthew Shadle
@matthewshadle.bsky.social
Theologian, ethicist, higher ed administrator. USCCB Representative to National Council of Churches Faith and Order Convening Tables. Interrupting Capitalism (2018). The Origins of War (2011).
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This is like demanding that someone jump out of a plane before they’re given a parachute. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
US demands peace deal before security guarantees for Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that President Donald Trump will negotiate long-term assurances for Ukraine’s safety.
www.politico.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is like demanding that someone jump out of a plane before they’re given a parachute. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Wow, I thought this was a paraphrase, but no.
JD Vance: "How many of you really like turkey?"
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
Many soldiers raise their hands.
Vance: "You're all full of shit."
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Wow, I thought this was a paraphrase, but no.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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NEW:
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
NEW:
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
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at some point when I was a kid some Dickens or something captured my imagination and I asked my mom why we never had goose for Christmas dinner and she was like "sure, fine, why not" and I've been a goose for Christmas guy ever since
it fascinates me how most everyone in the U.S. does turkey for Thanksgiving, but we are all over the map as to what we eat for Christmas (as is proper for a hugely diverse nation).
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I come from a Christmas prime rib roast family, myself.
I also use the bacon method. Although turkey is Christmas dinner where I come from.
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
at some point when I was a kid some Dickens or something captured my imagination and I asked my mom why we never had goose for Christmas dinner and she was like "sure, fine, why not" and I've been a goose for Christmas guy ever since
It's important to remember that Pete Hegseth's entrance into TrumpWorld was through lobbying for pardons for war criminals during Trump's first term. The strikes in the Caribbean and now Hegseth's attack on Sen. Mark Kelly have to be seen through that lens.
windowlight.substack.com/p/unjust-mil...
windowlight.substack.com/p/unjust-mil...
Unjust Military Strikes in the Caribbean
A Christian Just-War Analysis
windowlight.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's important to remember that Pete Hegseth's entrance into TrumpWorld was through lobbying for pardons for war criminals during Trump's first term. The strikes in the Caribbean and now Hegseth's attack on Sen. Mark Kelly have to be seen through that lens.
windowlight.substack.com/p/unjust-mil...
windowlight.substack.com/p/unjust-mil...
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lol, lmao, bluesky’s active user base just crashed by 60% because those users are all dead to rights
The Only Children of White Collar Professional Parents In The 1990s website is uniquely badly-positioned to have good memories or holiday food
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
lol, lmao, bluesky’s active user base just crashed by 60% because those users are all dead to rights
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“Dorothy Day took a stand. She saw that her country’s model of development did not create equal opportunities for all. She understood that for too many, the dream was a nightmare, that as a Christian she had to get involved with workers, with migrants, with those discarded by an economy that kills.”
Pope Leo: “Dorothy Day Took a Stand” – Catholic Worker Movement
catholicworker.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“Dorothy Day took a stand. She saw that her country’s model of development did not create equal opportunities for all. She understood that for too many, the dream was a nightmare, that as a Christian she had to get involved with workers, with migrants, with those discarded by an economy that kills.”
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Probably some kind of joke you could make about how even manufacturing consent has been moved overseas
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Probably some kind of joke you could make about how even manufacturing consent has been moved overseas
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Remember, Kushner EXPRESSLY PROMISED he would not play a role in Trump's second administration as a way of waiving away criticism that he took billions in Saudi investments
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Remember, Kushner EXPRESSLY PROMISED he would not play a role in Trump's second administration as a way of waiving away criticism that he took billions in Saudi investments
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also they aren’t even trying to sell it
it’s just like, hey everyone, we’re doing regime change now
it’s just like, hey everyone, we’re doing regime change now
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
also they aren’t even trying to sell it
it’s just like, hey everyone, we’re doing regime change now
it’s just like, hey everyone, we’re doing regime change now
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They planned to force him to crash or shoot him for recording their crimes. They then accused him of assaulting them. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
They planned to force him to crash or shoot him for recording their crimes. They then accused him of assaulting them. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
Here's a weird historical fact: John Duns Scotus had already lived and died (1308) just less than a 100 years after St. Francis of Assisi founded the Franciscan order (1209). For some reason it feels like there's a larger time span there.
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Here's a weird historical fact: John Duns Scotus had already lived and died (1308) just less than a 100 years after St. Francis of Assisi founded the Franciscan order (1209). For some reason it feels like there's a larger time span there.
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If the outcome is in the job description, then the job isn't "judge."
Instead of hiring more immigration judges, the Department of Justice just posted an ad for "deportation judges." join.justice.gov
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
If the outcome is in the job description, then the job isn't "judge."
I'm starting to think the debate over the *ordo amoris* earlier this year was in fact a defining theo-political moment.
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I'm starting to think the debate over the *ordo amoris* earlier this year was in fact a defining theo-political moment.
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
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TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
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things happening on the other site you wouldn’t believe
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
things happening on the other site you wouldn’t believe
What a strange combination of absolute commitment to an insane idea and complete ineptitude.
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What a strange combination of absolute commitment to an insane idea and complete ineptitude.
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I asked grok who was the better role model for humanity, Jesus Christ or Elon Musk. GUESS WHAT.
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I asked grok who was the better role model for humanity, Jesus Christ or Elon Musk. GUESS WHAT.
“Environmentalism is basically bad and politicians should focus more on material prosperity.”
NYT: “.. high insurance costs are cascading into the broader real estate market, suppressing home values by an average of $44,000 in the top 10 percent of U.S. ZIP codes most vulnerable to hurricanes and wildfires ..”
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November 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“Environmentalism is basically bad and politicians should focus more on material prosperity.”
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I really want to know what’s going on in the class that meets here before mine
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I really want to know what’s going on in the class that meets here before mine
The president is very frank and honest, which is why just a few minutes ago I had to explain that he didn’t mean it when he called for executing Democrats.
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The president is very frank and honest, which is why just a few minutes ago I had to explain that he didn’t mean it when he called for executing Democrats.