July 2, 2022 Christianists, Hate Groups
Posted today to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: The “liberal world order”?? Democrats in the White House aren’t ashamed of their socialist Communist ideology—they’re out in the open with it. White House economic advisor Brian Deese told CNN that the high prices at the gas pump were what America has to pay for “the future of the liberal world order.” I …
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July 2, 2022 Christianists, Republicans
USA Today reports: The Texas Supreme Court today blocked a lower court order that allowed abortions to resume temporarily in the state, the latest twist in the ongoing legal battle over abortion rights in Texas. The justices partially granted an emergency motion from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and said the state’s nearly century-old abortion ban can be enforced in …
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July 2, 2022 Mass Shootings, Police
CNN reports: Uvalde school district police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo has resigned his separate position on the Uvalde city council in the wake of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in May, according to a statement attributed to him in Saturday’s Uvalde Leader-News. “After much consideration, I regret to inform those who voted for me that I have decided to …
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July 2, 2022 Biden Administration, LGBT News
From White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre: Today, some of Florida’s most vulnerable students and families are more fearful and less free. As the state’s shameful “Don’t Say Gay” law takes effect, state officials who claim to champion liberty are limiting the freedom of their fellow Americans simply to be themselves. Already, there have been reports that “Safe Space” stickers …
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July 2, 2022 Civil Rights, Democrats
The Associated Press reports: In the first week after the Supreme Court stripped away a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion, Democrats and aligned groups raised more than $80 million, a tangible early sign that the ruling may energize voters. The massive $80 million fundraising haul was recorded by ActBlue, the Democrats’ online fundraising platform, which has a ticker …
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July 2, 2022 Christianists, Republicans
The Washington Post reports: New civics training for Florida public school teachers comes with a dose of Christian dogma, some teachers say, and they worry that it also sanitizes history and promotes inaccuracies. Included in the training is the statement that it is a “misconception” that “the Founders desired strict separation of church and state.” Other materials included fragments of …
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July 2, 2022 Fox News, Trump cultists
Mediaite reports: A whopping 68% of Fox News viewers blame the Jan. 6 attack on “Left-wing protesters trying to make Trump look bad,” the most of any viewership group by almost double. Respondents to a new Yahoo! News/YouGov poll, were asked “How much are each of the following to blame for the January 6 attack on the Capitol?” Among all …
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July 2, 2022 Republicans, Trump cultists
The Washington Post reports: Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week created a new office designed to slash state regulations and put it under the direction of Andrew Wheeler [photo], the former Trump administration official rejected earlier this year for the Virginia governor’s Cabinet. Youngkin (R) used an executive order to create the Office of Regulatory Management and chose Wheeler, a former …
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July 2, 2022 Christianists, Republicans
Florida Politics reports: Republican Scotty Moore has been reinstated to the ballot in Florida’s 9th Congressional District, as his challenge of his disqualification was joined to that of James Judge, who got reinstated Wednesday. Both Republican candidates had qualified for the ballot on June 17. But both were removed from the ballot a few days later when Division of Election …
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July 2, 2022 Christianists, Republicans
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports: On Monday three days after the Supreme Court issued its groundbreaking decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist, took a call from a colleague, a child abuse doctor in Ohio. Hours after the Supreme Court action, the Buckeye state had outlawed any abortion after six weeks. Now this doctor had a …
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