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Matt Gabriele

@profgabriele.com

Professor, author THE BRIGHT AGES (2021), OATHBREAKERS (2024), & VIOLENCE: A CHRISTIAN HISTORY (coming soon). Host podcast @americanmedieval.bsky.social nostalgia/apocalypse. religion/violence. medieval/modern. Neutral Good. He/ him. profgabriele.com

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i really don't fucking get this. ok, 17 senators voted to confirm her, 29 voted against her. plus this statement didn't even come from senate dems! does that mean there can't be any criticism of her? that people can't change their mind?

10.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you will be unsurprised to learn that this guy works in a B-school

10.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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hooray! we've (well) surpassed 30,000 downloads for the podcast! thank you to all our listeners - never thought we'd do this in little less than 4 months...

AND we have a new episode dropping tomorrow with @lisafdavis.bsky.social to talk about a MYSTERIOUS MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT.

AmericanMedieval.com

10.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

reading @eliasisquith.blog's posts today, clearly

10.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

he's a very good historian of the US Civil War!

10.03.2026 17:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Webinar on Project 2025
Webinar on Project 2025 YouTube video by Virginia Tech Religion & Culture

we all have skin in the game. me and @sarahposner.bsky.social @adamserwer.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social @alixabeth.bsky.social did a webinar for Virginia Tech in early 2025

youtu.be/HE7ZEUCFh9Y?...

10.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

these things are only possible if you really, truly don't believe you have skin in the game

10.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

don't
platform
fascists

10.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

he's the architect of policies that have killed thousands and who believes many of our fellow citizens aren't fully human, David

10.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

and I'm pleased to announce I'm starting my own company, Agony Nexus

10.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a lot of you don't understand what the difference is between "automation" and "technology" which is, I guess, a win for AI grifters everywhere!

10.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So he reads Psalm 144. Me & @lollardfish.bsky.social wrote about how this was etched on an AR-15 and shows the right’s obsession with the crusades.

Makes sense for Pete, who has a crusader cross and β€œDeus Vult” tattooed on himself

www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...

10.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Headed to you this Halloween (or thereabouts). 😈

10.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I still like it! Just I think the weakest season so far

10.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry I’m correct but we’re in Ted Lasso S3 territory

10.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also this season of Shrinking isn’t good

10.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Why not both because the new Scrubs is pretty good actually

10.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

So he reads Psalm 144. Me & @lollardfish.bsky.social wrote about how this was etched on an AR-15 and shows the right’s obsession with the crusades.

Makes sense for Pete, who has a crusader cross and β€œDeus Vult” tattooed on himself

www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...

10.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mrs Davis

It’s soooooooo good

10.03.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

make sure you request them!

10.03.2026 10:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Both BRIGHT AGES and OATHBREAKERS are indeed available as audiobooks!

10.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ink bookstore - Oathbreakers lower left on the front facing bookshelf

Ink bookstore - Oathbreakers lower left on the front facing bookshelf

Midway - @profgabriele.com

09.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

no it's destroying America but only in March 2026 specifically for some reason. i read it in the Washington Post. checkmate.

09.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a lego figure with a knight 's armor and a helmet ALT: a lego figure with a knight 's armor and a helmet

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

09.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh nothing, just wondering out loud if I should reach out to @profgabriele.com to see if he wants to (co-)author a piece on medieval Lego...

(this sense of wonder brought to you by one too many shout-outs to those amazing pieces of plastic on his @americanmedieval.bsky.social Podcast)

09.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good typo here too

09.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

These people aren’t Jean Valjean. Come on.

09.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A functioning society would have shit Tesla down and seized its assets by now

09.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

come on. you can't be mad at this. it's really funny.

"modernity brought us the French Revolution... and customized coffee orders."

09.03.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

like 5 of you are going to get this and then we become best friends

09.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0