March 22, 2023 Completely Horrible People
Country/pop singer Maren Morris appeared at a fundraiser for Tennessee’s Love Rising on Monday night and said this from the stage: I brought my son here earlier today for soundcheck, and he’s turning three this week, and we got to go in the room where all the queens were getting ready and doing their makeup. And he freaked out when …
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March 22, 2023 Democrats, Housing
Gothamist reports: Mayor Eric Adams opened a new window into his vision for building New York City out of the current housing crisis, with a riff on “dormitory” style accommodations generating a fair amount of backlash from fellow New Yorkers. During a conversation on Monday, Adams said he wants to “do a real examination” of the laws that require windows …
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March 22, 2023 Republicans, Trump cultists
“Very simply, Ron DeSantis should look into the camera and say, we’re not going to honor the extradition. It’s dead on arrival. If you’re trying to tell me you’re going to indict a former president through a campaign finance violation in New York, I’m going to send the Florida sheriffs and say this warrant does not apply. “Some people would …
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March 22, 2023 Extremists, Republicans
The Detroit Press reports: The Michigan Republican Party’s official social media accounts made misleading posts Wednesday to try to connect Democrat-backed gun proposals to the Holocaust, spurring criticism from both sides of the political aisle. The proposals came after a Feb. 13 shooting on the campus of Michigan State University left three students dead. “This tweet by @MIGOP is absolutely …
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March 22, 2023 Christianists, Trump cultists
“We thank you for this Donald Trump that you’ve raised up. And lord, even now we lift up a voice on his behalf that you will cause your hand to come upon his head, you will cover his ears so that he only hears what you are saying. “Your hand will be in his heart so that he only feels …
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March 22, 2023 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Washington Post reports: A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawyer for Donald Trump must provide notes, transcripts and other evidence to prosecutors investigating how classified documents remained at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home months after a subpoena to return all sensitive files, according to court records and people familiar with the matter. The panel of three judges …
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March 22, 2023 Christianists, Crackpots
The Kansas City Star reports: Following claims from a Missouri pastor that prayer regrew a woman’s amputated toes, a new website is asking for proof. Without showing photo or video evidence, James River Church pastor John Lindell told his congregation a “creative miracle” took place involving a woman named Krissy Thompson. Video from the conference has been removed from the …
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March 22, 2023 LGBT News, Republicans
The Associated Press reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is moving to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” as the Republican governor continues a focus on cultural issues ahead of his expected presidential run. The proposal, which would not require legislative approval, is scheduled for …
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March 22, 2023 Republicans, Trump cultists
Arizona Central reports: Failed Republican political candidate and former TV news reader Kari Lake wants – perhaps even expects – the Good Lord to do what the voters of Arizona would not do: Make her governor. The latest prank in Lake’s ongoing Christian nationalist post-election publicity tour is what she described as a “prayer event” at a Mesa church Tuesday …
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March 22, 2023 Crime, Religion
Ministry Watch reports: Steve Greisen, a Christian filmmaker and a veteran of the Jesus movement’s 1970s-era music scene, pled guilty Wednesday in Colorado Springs to a criminal attempt to solicit online sex with a minor. In a plea deal, Greisen agreed to register as a sex offender and spend five years in Colorado’s supervision program for sex offenders. He had …
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