Andrew Krinks

Andrew Krinks

@andrewkrinks.bsky.social

Educator, writer & movement builder at intersection of religion, race, carcerality & abolition. Book: White Property, Black Trespass: Racial Capitalism & the Religious Function of Mass Criminalization (NYU Press 2024). Nashville, TN. linktr.ee/andrewkrinks

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“ I do believe in American exceptionalism insofar as America is the last and final form of the Roman Empire,” said Thiel. “There is no successor. When America is done, the West is done, Christendom is done, and the world is done.”

Nashville Scene@nashvillescene.com

Peter Thiel took a detour through political, economic, social and religious history that commanded some six hours over four consecutive Monday evening lectures in downtown Nashville.

“You [Nashville], as arguably the global capital of Protestantism...must get over your inferiority complex and fight. You here tonight at these lectures can play an extremely important role in the future of our civilization.” Precisely why we held our Technofascist Nashville event w/ @gilduran.com

TONIGHT! Oct 19, 6-8pm in Nashville.

Gil Durán@gilduran.com

Nashville! Mark your calendars for October 19th. On the night of Peter Thiel's final Antichrist lecture, we'll expose the true nature of Silicon Valley's obsession with evil. All will be revealed. Come one, come all. Spread the word! #PeterThiel #Nashville #Antichrist #nerdreich

Nashville—the buckle of the Bible Belt—is rapidly becoming a haven for techno-christo-fascism. On Oct 19, we're talking fascism, billionaires, religion, the present and future of our city, and more. Come on out if you're in the area.

Gil Durán@gilduran.com

Nashville! Mark your calendars for October 19th. On the night of Peter Thiel's final Antichrist lecture, we'll expose the true nature of Silicon Valley's obsession with evil. All will be revealed. Come one, come all. Spread the word! #PeterThiel #Nashville #Antichrist #nerdreich

The State of Tennessee is a monster in so many ways. Today, in this way.

Steven Hale@iamstevenhale.bsky.social

I got back home a bit ago from Tennessee's execution of Christa Pike. We sat in the witness room for nearly 2 and a half hours as she received two rounds of pentobarbital. She was taken away in an ambulance shortly after that and I can't say for sure if she is dead or alive at this moment.

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Peter Thiel—the Palantir billionaire who created JD Vance from a bag of Cheetos and a bucket of eyeliner—is giving his Antichrist lectures in #Nashville. I just bought a ticket… What would Dolly do?

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Don't miss July 3 early deadline for @socialismconference.org! Registering now increases likelihood my proposal—waitlisted, contingent on more registrations—will be accepted. It's "Insurgent Spiritualities for Revolutionary Movements" w Joy James, Belkis Teran, Benji Hart. Whole gathering will be 🔥!

😎🥰 A reminder that another world is possible and we're building it brick by brick.

Nashville People's Budget Coalition@nashpplsbudget.bsky.social

BIG NEWS! We won public $ for Nashville’s first director & support staff to establish decommodified, permanently affordable, publicly-owned, community-controlled SOCIAL HOUSING! We also won increased funding for Nashville’s non-police mental health crisis response program! But we're not done yet >>>

Imagine a campaign to organize a fan base to direct its destructive jubilance to deposing a billionaire owner instead of other working class people!

Can the NYC left seize the moment to build popular consensus to depose its billionaire owner and seize the team for collective/public ownership? The team already belongs to the people culturally and spiritually. How do you materialize it? Seems that the most viable window of opportunity is now.

I'm a Philly fan. I rooted for the Spurs. The Knicks so much better. Growing up in South Jersey, NYC was a mystical place I loved to visit. It's a beautiful place. Still holds a special place in my heart. Happy for the people's fan base. But for real, abolish celebrity row and James Dolan's rule.

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Imperial war is always holy racial class war

Jonathan Larsen@jonathanlarsen.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

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Brentwood, Tenn.-based AMI Metals, a global aerospace materials manufacturer, has inked a $1.5 billion deal with the federal government to provide steel for a border wall. It's one of dozens of Tennessee companies profiting from the Trump administration's immigrant detention and deportation agenda.

tennesseelookout.comThe Tennessee companies profiting from the Trump administration's immigration agenda • Tennessee LookoutDozens of Tennessee companies have landed contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Patrol.

Required reading for those of us organizing community defense in our own communities, which should be all of us. Gratitude and care to the people of Minneapolis helping to show us the way.

Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social

After months of relentless rapid response in Minneapolis, members of Defend the 612 had a moment to breathe and reflect on the lessons they’ve learned, the grief they carry, and the citywide fellowship they hope will endure. The crisis is not over, and I’m grateful they made time to speak with me.

The Right in Tennessee wants you to know that they are once again excited to be blazing the fascist trail. All signs point to this next legislative session being filled with terror.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

“Speaker Sexton has been at the White House working with Stephen Miller 😕on immigration bills. Tennessee will be the model.” Rep. Jason Zachary (R) tells KNOXVILLE Republicans the supermajority will bully immigrants this session. (using #’s from an SPLC-designated hate group)

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*URGENT CALL TO ACTION** Xinachtli's health continues to decline and his life hangs in the balance. After the devastating loss of Jamil Al-Amin, we cannot afford to lose another revolutionary to the jaws of the state. Plz sign up for a phone shift TODAY! bit.ly/xphoneblast

One song, both categories: "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" (Live at Austin City Limits, 1978) (bookended by "Silent Night") youtu.be/a1v7HakNz4E?...

youtu.beTom Waits - "Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis" (Live at Austin City Limits, 1978)YouTube video by Tom Waits
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social

What is your favorite "Christian" Christmas song and what is your favorite "Secular" Christmas song? I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian. And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.

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NEW EMERGENCY SESSION AT #AARSBL25 "Emergency Session: ICE Enforcement in Sacred Spaces" 4.00-5.00 PM ET, Hynes Convention Center 208 Join us for an emergency town hall to discuss steps to take in response to threats of increasing immigration enforcement, including on and around sacred grounds.

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Mass Meeting / Interest Meeting tomorrow! We're a member-based organization, and we're excited to grow our membership to build community and power to transform how our city does budgeting, housing, and safety. Join us tomorrow (Thursday) to learn more!

Nashville People's Budget Coalition@nashpplsbudget.bsky.social

Join us THIS THURSDAY, Nov 20, 6:30-8:00pm to eat, build community, learn about our Housing & Safety for All campaign, get a brief training on talking to neighbors about social housing + community safety, & hear about membership opportunities! Register: bit.ly/npbcinterest Register for location.

It was such a gift to be with students, faculty, and community members at Elon for the last few days. Dr. Maria Mejia and others across multiple departments and programs (Philosophy, Religion, History, English, more) are cultivating community-engaged scholarly + abolitionist community. More of this!

Last night, Elon’s Philosophy Department held its annual Reynolds lecture. Andrew Krinks spoke about the connections between religion, capitalism, and a carceral culture to a room packed with students, faculty, and community members. #ElonFaculty #ElonUniversity

"White Property, Black Trespass is more than an analysis of religion, racial capitalism, and the carceral state; it is also a tool for abolitionist scholars seeking to challenge the presumption that society 'needs' prisons and police." Gratitude, always, when folks take the time to engage the book!

readingreligion.orgWhite Property, Black Trespass - Reading ReligionUncovers the inherently religious structure of the criminalization of Black, Indigenous, and dispossessed peoplesMost popular critical accounts of mass crimi...

This is a wonderful and right-on-time conversation. I especially loved the recognition that fear clarifies what we value that we don't want taken away, and the invitation to connect with our fear, without shame, to let it show us what we love, and then to "think about possibility from that space."

Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social

Aaron Goggans and I talk about what happens when movements start running on empty—how trauma, burnout, and dysregulation can shape our organizing, and what it takes to sustain ourselves and each other in a moment of crisis and emergency. I found this conversation so helpful, and I hope you will too.

I'll be in North Carolina on Nov 12 to talk about criminalization, abolition, and political spirituality. The talk will move somewhere between the book I already wrote (on the religious function of criminalization) and the one I'm trying to write next (on political spirituality and abolition).

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My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous. This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

Sophie Sherry@sophiesherry.bsky.social

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help. He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...