Holy sh#t. What a find. Dominionist leader Lance Wallnau admits they duped people by hiding their religious zealotry when they took over public school boards in Texas. Dominionism is the belief that Christians have a mandate from God to control all aspects of govt & culture. 1/
Another shot from tonight of the rainbow over downtown Raleigh with NCDOT locomotive heading home for the evening. Despite all my electronic devices malfunctioning because of getting wet- sometimes it all comes together and you just have to be there to capture it. #ncwx
NEW: I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to help end our nation’s gun violence crisis.
The American people are sick of Congress’ inaction.
The 28th will enshrine 4 widely supported gun safety freedoms -- while leaving the 2nd Amendment intact:
1) Raising the minimum age to purchase a gun to 21
2) Universal background checks
3) A reasonable waiting period for gun purchases
4) Banning the civilian purchase of assault weapons
Why stop there? With Seid’s help, Leo and friends can blow $30 million a year—almost twice the Federalist Society’s old budget, a drop from the Seid bucket, pushing the federal bench further to the right. They could blow another $30 million promoting lies about fossil fuels.....
The Barre Seid bequest should alert all Americans to the extent of the damage Citizens United does to democracy. So far, it has caused only ripples of fear through the political junkie class on the progressive side. But it should freak you out.newrepublic.com/article/1724…
As explained in the piece, dominionism is the belief that Christians have a mandate from God to control all pillars of government and society. The NAR promotes a “7 Mountains” strategy 4 achieving dominion whereby Christians are encouraged to choose a mountain and conquer it. 3/
This is a long deep dive into the secretive democracy-killing creepshow we are up against. You may want an airsick bag handy when you read it.
newrepublic.com/article/1724…
Here is the full episode of Crossfire. It’s definitely worth your time to watch. The same arguments are being put forth by the same kinds of people. It’s history repeating, but I’m afraid too many aren’t paying attention, and this go around is much worse.
youtu.be/B9856_xv8gc
Holy shit. The former Lt. Governor of Texas Ben Barnes just came forward to say he was part of a secret Republican operation that convinced Iran to keep Americans held hostage in order to sabotage Jimmy Carter’s 1980 presidential campaign.(@peterbakernyt) nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/po…
In honor of Pi Day (March 14), here's my dad's "A Song About Pi", with @andyezrin on piano, and the video was directed by my husband Rick Litvin.
Lucy Kaplansky - "A Song About Pi" (Official Video) youtu.be/nJkwlnN7VII via @YouTube
Just fascinating. Experimental brain-reading technology bit.ly/3jcyPEV@antonioregalado "Just a few neurons contained enough information to let a computer program predict, with good accuracy, what words the patient was trying to say." Wow.
Imogen Clark - Compensating (Official Music Video) youtu.be/ys7RIhF8N4I @entedge @cmcrocksfest@imogen_clark@jimlauderdale
I don't know whether to tell those Aussies to stop treating Imogen so poorly or keep hoping they do so we get good songs!!
This Mentee testimony is absolutely damning. Trump wanted to destabilize governments before Biden took office. Why didn't these various witnesses resign and go public? #HATH
New Documents: We obtained emails, calendar invitations, and more showing how the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis worked with national Republican operatives to redraw Florida’s congressional map to create a partisan advantage. americanoversight.org/record…
Newly surfaced court documents reviewed by the INDY show that the Budds’ family business has a long track record of allegedly violating workers' rights. indyweek.com/news/northcarol…
The Indigenous Peoples of Grand Bayou have endured one environmental assault after another, including the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster of 2010.
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor their fight to protect the disappearing wetlands of their home. on.nrdc.org/3e9M1b0
Amatonormative language we could change: a thread 🧵
1. Instead of “finally!” whenever someone gets into a relationship or has a baby, maybe just congratulate them with “yes!” “beautiful!” “congrats!”
When Congressman Budd’s family business failed, instead of paying farmers and others the $50 million they owed, Congressman Budd and his family paid themselves $10 million and then declared bankruptcy.
He took care of himself – and left farmers empty-handed.