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12 hours ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins
Before we get to today’s newsletter, THIS FRIDAY, 25 April 2025 at Noon eastern, and I will hold a Substack LIVE discussion on NARCISSISM for Paid Subscribers. Anna is a licensed therapist. She works with patients who have endured parental narcissist abuse. We’re going to give attendees narcissistic behaviors to look out for from politicians and government officials, as well as tips to protect ourselves from ongoing narcissist abuse at the hands of our government.
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1 day ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins
With the regime’s recent proclamations on anti-Christian bias, it should be abundantly clear to Americans that the Project 2025 words religion, religious, and faith meant CHRISTIAN (at a minimum) and CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST (at a maximum.)“Anti-Christian bias” is code for “Christian persecution.” Whenever readers see the phrase “anti-Christian bias,” replace it with “Christian persecution,” because “Christian persecution” is what the regime means.
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2 days ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins
Yesterday, several people sent me a tweet by a certain odious Republican female Congressperson from Georgia. I’m not showing the image of the quote, because I don’t want to amplify her image or platform. But I will quote the text:Today there were major shifts in global leaderships. Evil is being defeated by the hand of God. People often ask me how Christian Nationalists can vote for people like the current President and this woman, both public embarrassments to the Christian faith.
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3 days ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins
Later today, I’m speaking about Christian Nationalism at Democrats Abroad, Lake Chapala Mexico chapter. If you’re part of Democrats Abroad, I hope you’ll join us!I’m not Catholic. I was indoctrinated to detest Catholicism, to be suspicious of all Catholics, to openly tell them their faith was “wrong.”I grew up in a Protestant Christian Nationalist church whose pastor regularly preached sermons about how all Catholics, including the pope, were going to hell.
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6 days ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins
What gave me HOPE this week:I finally finished a knitting project I’ve been working on for about a year. Making it to the end of a thing always gives me hope. What gave YOU hope this week?
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6 days ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins
The series builds day-to-day. I share links to previous installments below:Today, I want to talk about Kilmar Ábrego García. The innocent, legally-in-the-US man from El Salvador who was wrongly kidnapped, trafficked into slavery, and sold to an El Salvadoran concentration camp. Specifically, let’s examine the messaging the regime is deploying to justify keeping him there through the lens of Christian Nationalist indoctrination. I heard this often beginning in Christian Nationalist kindergarten.
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1 week ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins
TODAY! 17 April 2025! Noon Eastern!A bonus Substack LIVE conversation with of Democracy Labs. Deepak will walk us through a new tool to communicate securely in case Substack and similar platforms are compromised. Paid Subscribers, I look forward to seeing you there!Part One:Part Two:I’ve lost track of how many times people have asked me how Christian Nationalists could support a dictator. Especially one who clearly doesn’t represent Christian values.
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1 week ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins
DON’T FORGET! Today (Wednesday). 16 April. Noon Eastern. Substack LIVE with !Paid Subscribers, I look forward to seeing you there!Yesterday, I discussed how I was indoctrinated to lack empathy beginning in Christian Nationalist kindergarten. Because this series builds on prior themes, readers who missed Part One of this series can catch up at the link below:Let’s imagine Johnny has a crush on Sarah. As boys often do, he acts out this crush by teasing Sarah.
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1 week ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins |Timothy Snyder
(Twenty-five percent of readers who responded to my survey prefer audio-only. Seventy-five percent like video-and-audio. Today, I give you both.)After reading George Packer’s latest article “Be a Patriot” in The Atlantic, I can no longer refrain from writing this newsletter. , Marci Shore, and Jason Stanley don’t need me to defend them.
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1 week ago | 
andrawatkins.substack.com | Andra Watkins
What gave me HOPE this week:Despite the Republican chaos and misery created by global tariff/taxes on practically everyone, followed by flip-flops and almost certain insider trading by the Republican regime and billionaire class…My husband and I sold our former US home. Of all the homes I’ve lived in, it was my favorite. I hope we can replicate this vibe wherever we are. For Such a Time as This is a reader-supported publication.