Holly Berkley Fletcher
@hollybfletcher.bsky.social
Ex-CIA Africa analyst. PhD historian. Author of The Missionary Kids (Runner up for RNA Book of the Year).
https://hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com
@TheBulwark @Lawfare @liberalcurrents @goodfaithmedia
Co-Host @DogShirtTV
Art For Democracy @ Etsy
https://hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com
@TheBulwark @Lawfare @liberalcurrents @goodfaithmedia
Co-Host @DogShirtTV
Art For Democracy @ Etsy
Pinned
Pretty amazing for a 50 yo starting a new career 🙌👏 thank you to the Religion News Association
Me imagining a gardening task
Planting Rose Rose Planting
ALT: Planting Rose Rose Planting
static.klipy.com
October 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Me imagining a gardening task
This piece was inspired by @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @robertpjones.bsky.social new books and argues for a messaging strategy tailored specifically to white evangelicals, probably the most influential bloc in our politics and 1/3 of Trump's coalition.
www.liberalcurrents.com/you-cant-run...
www.liberalcurrents.com/you-cant-run...
You Can't Run From Christian Nationalism
White evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This piece was inspired by @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @robertpjones.bsky.social new books and argues for a messaging strategy tailored specifically to white evangelicals, probably the most influential bloc in our politics and 1/3 of Trump's coalition.
www.liberalcurrents.com/you-cant-run...
www.liberalcurrents.com/you-cant-run...
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"Most political analysts miss is how strong and specific the authoritarian appeal is for white evangelicals ... the MAGA political movement is an outgrowth of white evangelical belief and culture, not a corruption of it."
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
You Can't Run From Christian Nationalism
White evangelicals are the single most influential voting bloc in American politics. They cannot be ignored.
bit.ly
October 8, 2026 at 9:41 AM
"Most political analysts miss is how strong and specific the authoritarian appeal is for white evangelicals ... the MAGA political movement is an outgrowth of white evangelical belief and culture, not a corruption of it."
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
Great read from @hollybfletcher.bsky.social
bit.ly/4y4hKgF
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My @liberalcurrents.com column is moving to Tuesdays, so you can expect my next piece tomorrow.
Also, starting next week, I’ll be dedicating the column to a weekly look at individual house races where I think Dems can make stretch gains in November. I’ll do that until Election Day.
Also, starting next week, I’ll be dedicating the column to a weekly look at individual house races where I think Dems can make stretch gains in November. I’ll do that until Election Day.
October 5, 2026 at 8:51 PM
My @liberalcurrents.com column is moving to Tuesdays, so you can expect my next piece tomorrow.
Also, starting next week, I’ll be dedicating the column to a weekly look at individual house races where I think Dems can make stretch gains in November. I’ll do that until Election Day.
Also, starting next week, I’ll be dedicating the column to a weekly look at individual house races where I think Dems can make stretch gains in November. I’ll do that until Election Day.
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I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents.
So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused.
Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...
So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused.
Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...
Read the “Cornell 7” Documents
I compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion.
annabower.substack.com
October 5, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents.
So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused.
Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...
So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused.
Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...
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New Fox poll shows Trump coalition collapsing in Texas. GOP is sinking money into Iowa and Kansas. The horrors of Late-Stage Trumpism are creating space for a new anti-corruption, anti-cruelty politics to emerge.
On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social is brilliant on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social is brilliant on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
Fox Drops Brutal Poll on Trump as Leaks Reveal MAGA Panic: “Wake Up!”
As the Trump-GOP position worsens, political theorist explains why Trump-MAGA’s corrupt and depraved misrule has created space for a new, values-based liberal-Democratic politics to emerge.
newrepublic.com
October 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
New Fox poll shows Trump coalition collapsing in Texas. GOP is sinking money into Iowa and Kansas. The horrors of Late-Stage Trumpism are creating space for a new anti-corruption, anti-cruelty politics to emerge.
On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social is brilliant on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
On the pod, @aselrod.bsky.social is brilliant on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2161...
Even the truck driver who hit him, who is broken up over it and who recognizes the injustice done to Pierre, blames “the whole system” instead of just Donald Trump and his regime. 🤦♀️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
www.theatlantic.com
October 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Even the truck driver who hit him, who is broken up over it and who recognizes the injustice done to Pierre, blames “the whole system” instead of just Donald Trump and his regime. 🤦♀️
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading.
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status.
He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted.
“Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted.
“Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
www.theatlantic.com
October 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
remarkable piece of journalism. really worth reading.
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🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE
#BlueWaveIn30Days
If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline:
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Montana
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Texas
Check your registration.
IWillVote.com
#BlueWaveIn30Days
If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline:
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Montana
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Texas
Check your registration.
IWillVote.com
October 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE
#BlueWaveIn30Days
If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline:
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Montana
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Texas
Check your registration.
IWillVote.com
#BlueWaveIn30Days
If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline:
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Montana
• Ohio
• Tennessee
• Texas
Check your registration.
IWillVote.com
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This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev.
This is literally the culmination of the original plan.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
This is literally the culmination of the original plan.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 3:31 PM
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev.
This is literally the culmination of the original plan.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
This is literally the culmination of the original plan.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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For my latest, I wrote about some of the modern addictions shaping American life, from social media to celebrity to sports betting.
Read at @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/portraits-of...
Read at @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/portraits-of...
Portraits of an American Dopamine Eater
Our attention economy incentivizes the profane degradations of fame-seeking and celebrity culture.
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:03 AM
For my latest, I wrote about some of the modern addictions shaping American life, from social media to celebrity to sports betting.
Read at @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/portraits-of...
Read at @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/portraits-of...
This was super fun
hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com/p/the-case-o...
hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com/p/the-case-o...
The Case of the Missing Basketball Tickets (satire)
Friday “Fun,” 2 October 2026
hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:39 AM
This was super fun
hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com/p/the-case-o...
hollyberkleyfletcher.substack.com/p/the-case-o...
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Feeling affirmed
October 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Feeling affirmed
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Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos
Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.
www.alternet.org
October 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
His arch is ass
October 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
His arch is ass
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@pennbarker.bsky.social reacts to Pete Hegseth overhauling the school curriculum for DOD schools:
“We are in the middle of a war…And the fact that the Secretary of Defense is focused on censorship of the DOD schools…This is not the job of the Secretary of Defense.”
“We are in the middle of a war…And the fact that the Secretary of Defense is focused on censorship of the DOD schools…This is not the job of the Secretary of Defense.”
October 1, 2026 at 11:03 AM
@pennbarker.bsky.social reacts to Pete Hegseth overhauling the school curriculum for DOD schools:
“We are in the middle of a war…And the fact that the Secretary of Defense is focused on censorship of the DOD schools…This is not the job of the Secretary of Defense.”
“We are in the middle of a war…And the fact that the Secretary of Defense is focused on censorship of the DOD schools…This is not the job of the Secretary of Defense.”
Psychosis is working your ass off on a proposal for another book after making like 50 cents/hour and receiving very little recognition for your last book and the new book is so ambitious that that if it gets picked up you will be comitted to years of hard work for again almost no money or acclaim
Serayah Sings 'I'm Not Well' (Rbel)
ALT: Serayah Sings 'I'm Not Well' (Rbel)
static.klipy.com
September 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Psychosis is working your ass off on a proposal for another book after making like 50 cents/hour and receiving very little recognition for your last book and the new book is so ambitious that that if it gets picked up you will be comitted to years of hard work for again almost no money or acclaim
There have been less than 50 trans people in college sports (men and women) in all of history.
There tens of thousands of women sexually assaulted on college campuses EVERY YEAR.
But you’ll never see that in a campaign ad.
There tens of thousands of women sexually assaulted on college campuses EVERY YEAR.
But you’ll never see that in a campaign ad.
September 30, 2026 at 11:09 AM
There have been less than 50 trans people in college sports (men and women) in all of history.
There tens of thousands of women sexually assaulted on college campuses EVERY YEAR.
But you’ll never see that in a campaign ad.
There tens of thousands of women sexually assaulted on college campuses EVERY YEAR.
But you’ll never see that in a campaign ad.
You probably aren’t…. super intelligent either
If you’re an adult who now says Super Intelligence because that person said so, you are, in fact, not an adult at all. Pathetic
Mike Johnson referring to it as "super intelligence" and to AI companies as "super intelligence providers"
September 30, 2026 at 11:02 AM
You probably aren’t…. super intelligent either
It’s also extremely evangelical
The most notable thing of the last so hours and the Schmitt-Hawkeye screw up of epic proportions, is how Trumpites are primed to pump out any narrative handed to them without thought or reflection.
It’s Putinesque.
It’s Putinesque.
September 30, 2026 at 10:57 AM
It’s also extremely evangelical
Wtaf New York
September 30, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Wtaf New York
Are the pilots actually wearing the furry costume while flying the plane? Can a furry costume even fit in a cockpit? Has there ever been an aircraft accident caused by a furry pilot? Has there ever been a dumber US Senator than Tommy Tuberville?
So many questions.
So many questions.
September 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Are the pilots actually wearing the furry costume while flying the plane? Can a furry costume even fit in a cockpit? Has there ever been an aircraft accident caused by a furry pilot? Has there ever been a dumber US Senator than Tommy Tuberville?
So many questions.
So many questions.
If you are bruce and meeting me on October 3, please let me know bc Ive got nothing here
September 26, 2026 at 2:06 PM
If you are bruce and meeting me on October 3, please let me know bc Ive got nothing here
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On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @hollybfletcher.bsky.social welcome @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com, cofounder of www.liberalcurrents.com, to discuss defending liberalism as an ideology in the modern world.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0aH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0aH...
Liberal Currents with Adam Gurri
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
On today’s #DogShirtTV, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org & @hollybfletcher.bsky.social welcome @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com, cofounder of www.liberalcurrents.com, to discuss defending liberalism as an ideology in the modern world.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0aH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0aH...