Tag Archives: Christianists

The Washington Post reports: One month ago, 23 grand jurors and three alternates took an oath to keep secret their deliberations, as they began reviewing evidence and testimony about the alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. But under state law, the identities of the jurors are not secret. In fact, the names of the Fulton County jurors …

Media Matters has the transcript: How should we respond? By strongly worded op-eds? Tweets. Maybe a hearing or two. How should Republicans respond to Fulton County? I write in thefederalist.com, indict the left. When politicians are tempted to prosecute their enemies for political reasons, they must fear the same thing happening to them. There are 27 Republican attorneys general in …

The Washington Post reports: A three-judge panel of the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit said Food and Drug Administration decisions to allow the drug mifepristone to be taken later in pregnancy, be mailed directly to patients and be prescribed by a medical professional other than a doctor were not lawful. Despite the court’s ruling against the …

From an interview with Time Magazine: I ask DeSantis about the rights of parents of trans children, who are being prevented by the state from accessing the medical care they may believe is in their kids’ best interest. “As a parent right now, I can’t take my six-year-old daughter and get her a tattoo, even if I want to do …

“I think that in my own experiences and the experiences I’ve observed, prayer creates a sense that there is something bigger than one’s self and it draws people into more empathy and kindness. I think that what I’m discussing certainly isn’t a violation of the First Amendment Establishment Clause. I view it as a vindication of the Free Exercise Clause. …

Atlanta’s NBC affiliate reports: Jenna Ellis, who began working for Trump in November 2019, also attended the Dec. 3, 2020, Georgia Senate hearing where Trump allies claimed voter fraud handed the election to Biden. State election officials debunked those claims, but Ellis continued to push claims of voter fraud, according to Fulton County prosecutors. Ellis also authored two memos sent …

ABC News reports: Former second lady Karen Pence said she “never felt afraid” on Jan. 6, 2021, despite being whisked away from the Senate chamber by the Secret Service to hide from a mob that was targeting her husband, former Vice President Mike Pence, amid the attack on the Capitol. Asked whether she ever feared for her life on Jan. …

The Oklahoman reports: The FBI is investigating the misspending of federal funds meant to help Oklahoma children learn at home during the pandemic, law enforcement sources confirmed Thursday. A scathing state audit in June blamed Ryan Walters, now state schools superintendent, for failures that resulted in the misspending of Bridge the Gap funds. Those funds were part of a $39.9 …

Reuters reports: As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scrambles to shore up his struggling run for the Republican presidential nomination, he has spent far more than any rival on courting an influential Christian conservative leader and his following in the key early voting state of Iowa. The DeSantis campaign, a super PAC linked to him and a nonprofit group supporting him …

USA Today reports: New College of Florida’s trustees voted to begin the process of abolishing the college’s nearly 30-year-old gender studies program. The action came at the board’s meeting Thursday on a 7-3 in favor of trustee Christopher Rufo’s motion to direct the president to move toward eliminating the program. The gender studies program at New College, while offering its …

Ars Technica reports: Illinois became one of the few states to pass an anti-doxxing law, making it possible for victims to sue attackers who “intentionally” publish their personally identifiable information with intent to harm or harass them. The Civil Liability for Doxing Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2024, passed after a unanimous vote. It allows victims to recover …

Law & Crime reports: Josh Duggar, the former “19 Kids and Counting” star and conservative activist who went on to be sentenced to federal prison for child pornography crimes, was denied a new trial by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Chief Judge Lavenski Smith, a George W. Bush appointee, along with U.S. …

Media Matters has the transcript: We are at a place that is so significantly changed in one year. You have lived through one of the most successful, radical, quiet revolutions in American history. In one year. A legal revolution, where they push us and they push us and they push us, and they push us, and we just keep on …

The Washington Examiner reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is set to introduce a bill that would codify the right for students to pray in schools, building on a recent decision by the Supreme Court to allow people to pray in public on school grounds. The National Prayer in School Act seeks to protect religious freedom by allowing students and faculty …

Reuters reports: A conservative legal organization sued Target on Tuesday on behalf of an investor, saying the retailer misrepresented the adequacy of its risk monitoring when customer backlash over LGBTQ-themed merchandise caught it by surprise. America First Legal filed the lawsuit in Florida federal court on behalf of investor Brian Craig against Target, chief executive Brian Cornell and the company’s …

“So you stated in your speech at the TPUSA conference that the Democratic Party used to have loving Americans, but has now been hijacked by Marxist lunatics. “You also went on to say that what we have today is not a fight between Republicans and Democrats, but a fight between good and evil, dark and light, and the godly against …

The Daily Beast reports: A Chinese-made Graco car seat is visible behind Oklahoma Superintendent for Public Instruction Ryan Walters as he sits in his vehicle, going full-out nuts in a video he would then post on X (formerly Twitter.) “Good afternoon, Oklahomans, I’ve been looking more and more into what’s going on at Tulsa Public Schools, and it’s just been …

The New Republic reports: A Trump-appointed Texas judge has ordered three senior Southwest Airlines lawyers to take eight hours of “religious-liberty training” from the far-right Christian hate group Alliance Defending Freedom. In his late Monday ruling, U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr specifically mandated the lawyers take the training as part of court-ordered sanctions for religious discrimination. He described ADF as …

The Washington Post reports: Ohio voters will decide Tuesday whether or not to make it harder to amend the state constitution in a special election that has tremendous implications for the fate of abortion rights in the state. For more than a century, Ohio voters have been able to amend the state constitution with a simple majority. The measure up …

“So the decision has been made. Elections are too risky. We have to do this the old fashioned way, and the old fashioned way is by force. We have to do this with handcuffs, trials, rigged juries, and this is the plan. Because you having a voice, you being able to show up and participate in a fair and free …