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Straight White American Jesus

Weekly Roundup: Everyone Who Opposes Trump is Antifa + MAGA Christians Are Being Visited by Charlie Kirk

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.72K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

What happens when political language becomes so distorted that anyone opposing Donald Trump is branded as “lawless,” “Antifa,” or even an “insurrectionist”? In this episode, Brad and Dan unpack how these labels have become empty signifiers... tools for dismissing dissent and consolidating power under what they call the “rule of Trump.” They break down recent Senate hearings, including Pam Bondi’s heated appearance, as a case study in this rhetorical shift. The hosts examine how religious and constitutional language are being weaponized to legitimize political actions and blur the line between patriotism and partisanship. Brad and Dan also reflect on the murder of Charlie Kirk and the troubling way his image is being used for both political and theological capital. The conversation turns to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s call for state resistance to federal overreach, prompting a deeper look at how “states’ rights” has evolved (and been repurposed) throughout American history. Subscribe to Teología Sin Vergüenza Subscribe to American Exceptionalism Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 850-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's book: https://bookshop.org/a/95982/9781506482163 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

AXIS Moondy

0:08.3

The weather

0:15.3

Tomorrow expect a

0:17.2

Biting cold front

0:18.6

Hmm, how naughty, I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off.

0:23.2

The night will be wild and untamed.

0:25.4

Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin.

0:29.2

By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching their peak in the afternoon.

0:35.4

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0:37.6

Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.

0:40.5

Sun Express, nonstop sunshine.

0:44.2

Welcome to Straight White American Jesus.

0:46.4

I'm Brad Onishi, author of Preparing for War,

0:49.8

The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next,

0:52.3

founder of Axis Moody Media, here today with my co-host. Brad's like, I wrote a book. Yeah. I don't remember what it is. It's one of those weeks. I'm Dan Miller, professor of religion and social thought at Lamarck College. As always, glad to be with you, Brad. Great to be with you, Dan. I'm going to jump in today to a thesis that goes like this. If you do not agree with Donald Trump

1:12.2

or oppose him and his policies in any way, you are an insurrectionist. You are lawless or you are

1:18.7

Antifa. And we'll see how he has directed that at judges, who he appointed, at governors, and at

1:25.7

Antifa, who is the rest of us.

1:27.8

That'll include touching on Pam Bondi's, I don't even know the right adjective, Dan, ridiculous Senate hearing the other day.

1:35.8

And we'll fit.

1:36.5

Contentious.

1:37.0

That's what the media always calls it.

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