Flux is a media platform for change, providing in-depth coverage of politics, religion, technology, and media. We're all about empowering independent voices and telling stories that corporate media can't or won't see. Founded by @matthew.flux.communityhttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.communityhttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mk22mvvxb227New from @matthew.flux.community: Barack Obama reading books to preschoolers with Zohran Mamdani is a very big deal. The former president seems to have realized that Democrats cannot defeat Trumpism unless they include all of the party’s voters. https://flux.community/matthew-sheffield/2026/04/barack-obama-reading-books-to-preschoolers-with-zohran-mamdani-is-a-very-big-deal/21 Apr 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk22mvvxb227https://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mjnw6e4jds2nTrump hates Pope Leo because he sees himself as the real vicar of Christ, @matthew.flux.community writes. The president is trying to rebuild Christianity in his own image, but the first American pope is standing in the way. https://plus.flux.community/p/trump-hates-pope-leo-because-he-sees17 Apr 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnw6e4jds2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mjhxrkqfs22bYoung men are being drawn to the beauty industry through toxic ‘looksmaxxing’ trends Ideas that first began among incel communities are spreading far beyond https://plus.flux.community/p/young-men-are-being-drawn-to-the14 Apr 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhxrkqfs22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3miwugy35js2iMilitary officials warned not to obey illegal orders as Trump’s Iran ‘deadline’ looms Laws against war crimes will still exist, even after Trump is not president https://plus.flux.community/p/military-officials-warned-not-to07 Apr 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwugy35js2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3miuax3zgts27To derail and defeat Trumpism, we need a broader public awareness of how the president's sociopathy merges with longstanding American pathologies. https://plus.flux.community/p/obsessed-with-dominating-iran-through06 Apr 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuax3zgts27https://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mimm7rmjjc2yJames Talarico is setting an example of a liberal Christianity that is unapologetically both things--while also being inclusive of non-religious and non-Christian people. @aselrod.bsky.social and @matthew.flux.community discuss why this is the way: https://plus.flux.community/p/is-liberal-christianity-making-a03 Apr 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimm7rmjjc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mikc43eims2rPam Bondi’s DOJ abandoned 23,000 criminal investigations in shift to immigration Even investigations into fraud and abuse were dropped https://plus.flux.community/p/pam-bondis-doj-abandoned-23000-criminal02 Apr 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikc43eims2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mik2vi76ys2dEddie Dalton isn’t real, but what does that mean? Computer-generated soul music is taking over the internet, raising questions about where humans think art lives https://plus.flux.community/p/eddie-dalton-isnt-real-but-what-does02 Apr 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mik2vi76ys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mifnoyszr22eChristian nationalists promote praying to ‘kill’ political opponents and stop them ‘by any means necessary’ ‘We want him crucified—with Christ,’ former Pete Hegseth pastor says of Texas Democrat James Talarico https://plus.flux.community/p/christian-nationalists-discuss-praying01 Apr 2026 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifnoyszr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mi2k7yyfn22eThinking about space aliens can be fun and exciting, but it can also teach us about human science and communication. Particle physicist @danielwhiteson.bsky.social joins @matthew.flux.community to discuss his new book, ‘Do Aliens Speak Physics?’ Perfect for your weekend queue: https://plus.flux.community/p/what-imagining-aliens-can-teach-us27 Mar 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2k7yyfn22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mhvfvp5c3s2hDobbs v. Jackson was just the beginning of the reactionary assault on women @susanrinkunas.com joins "Theory of Change" to discuss the right's sprawling effort to eliminate birth control, abortion pills, and women’s rights as a whole: https://plus.flux.community/p/dobbs-v-jackson-was-just-the-beginning25 Mar 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvfvp5c3s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mholmx32ps26As Trump's illegal attack on Iran goes sideways, Democrats must fight further war funding The case for Democrats opposing budgetary support for more mayhem in the Middle East (and very possibly beyond) is overwhelming https://plus.flux.community/p/as-trumps-illegal-attack-on-iran22 Mar 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mholmx32ps26https://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mhm2rulu522aCulture, dating, and politics still haven’t adjusted to women’s economic independence Siri Dahl on how women remade the economy and adult media, and why that’s also good for men https://plus.flux.community/p/culture-dating-and-politics-still21 Mar 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhm2rulu522ahttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mhe3247qd225Caving to the radical right's cultural power never works, but the libertarians who call themselves centrists keep suggesting it anyway. @parkermolloy.com and @matthew.flux.community discuss how the right polices language rather than make arguments, and why the issue is never the issue. https://plus.flux.community/p/in-trumps-america-trying-to-build18 Mar 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhe3247qd225https://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mh7lv5mzjs2aDemocrats are on an election win streak despite having a badly damaged brand, what’s going on? @davidoatkins.bsky.social joins Theory of Change to discuss why Americans are voting Democratic despite not approving of the party. https://plus.flux.community/p/democrats-are-on-an-election-win16 Mar 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7lv5mzjs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mh24jwneb223Right-wing extremists are often perceived as mostly men, but QAnon and related conspiracy traditions have numerous women who believe In the latest Theory of Change episode, author @noellecook.com discusses her book, "The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging" https://plus.flux.community/p/the-women-of-qanon14 Mar 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh24jwneb223https://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mgq3rezq6c27Legal formalism distorted liberal politics and handed the Supreme Court to the radical right The Nation’s @elienyc.bsky.social joins @matthew.flux.community to discuss how the left misunderstood that jurisprudence is inherently political--and usually conservative https://plus.flux.community/p/legal-formalism-distorted-liberal10 Mar 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgq3rezq6c27https://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mgo2c27yqc2aIt's important to recall that it wasn't that long ago when Congress actually was willing to assert its constitutionally defined war powers, even though today's Republican leaders are refusing to do so https://plus.flux.community/p/it-wasnt-that-long-ago-when-the-us09 Mar 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgo2c27yqc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mgncgjh3p22zAfter condemning Trump's unauthorized attacks on Iran, some congressional Democrats are talking about funding it. This would severely undermine their moral credibility with voters, @jtccarroll.flux.community writes https://plus.flux.community/p/assenting-to-trumps-insane-iran-war09 Mar 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgncgjh3p22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mggbcynp4c2tHow the sex, drugs, and rock and roll counterculture fell in love with Donald Trump and Jesus Aaron Rabinowitz of @etvpod.bsky.social discusses ‘high weirdness’ and why so many of the hippies were actually just conservative anarchists https://plus.flux.community/p/how-the-sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll06 Mar 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggbcynp4c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mgaqolgdvs23How you think about minds influences how you view the world Philosopher and geneticist Johannes Yaeger on how digital computing metaphors cannot capture what biological minds are https://plus.flux.community/p/how-you-think-about-minds-influences04 Mar 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaqolgdvs23https://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mg3ypms2622pPlunging U.S. into illegal war with Iran, Donald Trump reminds us he's the true menace to our country In his half-hearted attempts to sell war with Iran, Trump sticks to a stale authoritarian script: we are beset by evil enemies that he alone can vanquish via violent retribution https://plus.flux.community/p/plunging-us-into-illegal-war-with02 Mar 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3ypms2622phttps://bsky.app/profile/flux.community/post/3mfrwucremc2nEpstein files show a financier obsessed with excluding women from science and tech "No really smart women – none" https://plus.flux.community/p/epstein-files-show-a-financier-obsessed26 Feb 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:ub3lkqlljpex7463fhix7rm2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrwucremc2n