Welcome to H&C,,, where I aggregate news of interest. Primary topics include abuse with "the church", LGBTQI+ issues, cults - including anti-vaxxers, and the Dominionist and Theocratic movements. Also of concern is the anti-science movement with interest in those that promote garbage like homeopathy, chiropractic and the like. I am an atheist and anti-theist who believes religious mythos must be die and a strong supporter of SOCAS.
We the People of the
United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish
Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,
promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America. (Signed in
convention September 17, 1787. Ratified June 21, 1788)
So people who aren’t members of “the church”
aren’t real Americans. You know, like Christians are. Oh,,, and
y'all better be sure it is Boebert's flavor of Christian – the
hateful, bigot kind.
In
a subsequent interview, Campbell presents as evidence, the graphic
novel Gender
Queer,
a book that isn’t part of any known public school curriculum in MA.
She
is so divorced from reality, Campbell states, parent's voices are
being suppressed for asking what their children are being taught.
The reality, families, have the option to review what’s in the
curriculum. They have the option to opt out, and that’s true for
all of public schools in Massachusetts.
With
choosing the shock jock approach, with focusing on what many consider
vile language, Campbell's overall message is lost. IMO she has hurt
her chances as well as the GQPs.
Very
concerning!! Not the bogus criminal charges, but the idea that an
opponent dredged this incident from the grave. Reminded of the
Satanic Panic. https://www.rawstory.com/utah-county-attorney/
Chaos
has erupted in an election for Utah County Attorney after incumbent
David Leavitt was forced to deny QAnon-style
claims that he and his wife engaged in cannibalism and ritual sex
abuse of children.
Local
news station KUTV reports that Leavitt held a press conference
this week in which he lashed out at the Utah County Sheriff’s
Office for announcing an investigation into "a child sex abuse
ring that operated in Utah, Juab, and Sanpete counties between 1990
and 2010."
Leavitt
told reporters that he and his wife had both been investigated for
being part of the alleged abuse ring, but had been cleared of any
wrongdoing. He then accused Utah County Sheriff Mike Smith of making
the announcement as a way to hurt him politically ahead of an
upcoming election.
But
then again I have to consider Kandiss Taylor who is “demanding” a
hand recount of all 159 Georgia counties despite receiving less than
4% of the vote.
https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1533539151898890243
From my understanding, Taylor does not meet the minimum requirement
to request a recount via Georgia election laws.
If
anything, MTG demonstrated she has no clue as to what Christian
nationalism is. She is conflating “nationalism” with
“patriotism.” Which leads me to ask, how does "Christian
nationalism" do any of the things she claims? That is, how can
CN stop school shootings, for example?
https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1532691950121394177
What
Greene forgets, the US is not a Christian nation. The separation of
state and church is a uniquely American vision. Our founding fathers,
aware of the centuries of persecution, of wars and crusades when the
state aligned with church in Europe, choose to bypass such strife.
Authorities
have arrested a man from Palm Beach County, Florida, on charges of
threatening Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert.
Matthew
Lee Comiskey is accused of tweeting out violent messages directed at
the Western Slope Republican, including messages that read “I got
my 2 amendment tool all ready to destroy Lauren’s face. Hopefully
in front of her kids” and “If I ever saw Lauren I’d be glad to
take her out and go to prison. Would be a job well done.”
Several
of the tweets mentioned the Second Amendment; Boebert is a vocal
supporter of gun rights.
According
to the indictment, the threats came in five tweets posted in August
and September of last year. Comiskey is charged with five counts of
making interstate threats, one for each message. The charges carry a
maximum penalty of five years each.
And
the final story,,,
I
never heard of this dude, and it's prolly good that I
haven't.https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=847639512876404
He is a Nick Fuentes wannabe who hopes for a Fuentes presidency. To
borrow from RWW, “America First activists are fascist
authoritarians who don't believe in free speech, democracy, or the
Constitution: "The First Amendment? Gay! The Constitution?
Gay!"”
The
Texas Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower state court’s
ruling, declaring Governor Greg Abbott’s order to investigate
parents of transgender children for possible child abuse can go back
into effect. A lower court ruled the investigations had to cease
temporarily. Abbott had filed an emergency appeal.
But,
the court also ruled that state officials could not continue
investigating the family whose lawsuit prompted the initial
injunction.
Lambda
Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Texas,
which are representing Jane Doe, said that while the order only
partially upheld the injunction, the court's decision was "a
win" for their clients and for "the rule of law."
“The
Texas Supreme Court made clear that the attorney general and governor
do not have the authority to order DFPS to take any action against
families that support their children by providing them with the
highest standards of medical care," the organizations said.
The
statement added that given the court's order it "would be
unconscionable" for the agency to resume pursuing investigations
into parents of children receiving gender-affirming care while their
lawsuit is still pending.
Taken
together, all Boebert managed to do with her bloviating is
demonstrate she really does not give a shit about the welfare of
babies once they’re real sentient beings. Her positions expressed
are opposed to each other.
If
Boebert actually cared about parental leave she’d, vote for more
federal money for parental leave.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376
And I call it parental leave for a reason, fathers should also
receive time from work regardless of family dynamics.
In
fact, Boebert, along with fellow GQP, has voted against a bill that
would send $28 million to the FDA to increase the supply of baby
formula. Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act would fund
additional FDA still passed by a 231-192 margin almost entirely along
party lines.
So
do not tell me how you hatched a gremlin in your truck in order to
save the world. Don't tell me how pro-life you are when are willing
to vote against baby formula.
I
do not know if Eubanks believes her bullshit. Or if she spouts it to
get heard among the insanity that is the GQP. The loonies on the
right have a passion for inserting themselves into other people's
bedrooms and uterus's. They use Christianity as a club all the while
picking their pockets of their loyal sycophants.
As
much as I don't want to say this, mom sounds like a karen. Doesn't
help she has FOX news egging her on with ADF providing immoral
support. Simply, Riley insisted her son was a nice young man before
being exposed to “critical race theory,” and now he’s sullen
and difficult. Perhaps she’s never met a teenager before, but it’s
possible that puberty is the true culprit here.
https://crooksandliars.com/2022/05/white-mom-sues-school-her-teen-wont-listen
Critics
charge that the theory leads to negative dynamics, such as a focus on
group identity over universal, shared traits; divides people into
“oppressed” and “oppressor” groups; and urges intolerance.
Thus,
there is a good deal of confusion over what CRT means, as well as its
relationship to other terms, like “anti-racism” and “social
justice,” with which it is often conflated.
To
an extent, the term “critical race theory” is now cited as the
basis of all diversity and inclusion efforts regardless of how much
it’s actually informed those programs.
As
I have mentioned before, the charge of treason is very specific; It
is the only crime defined in the U.S. Constitution.
(Article III, Section 3)
Treason
against the United States, shall
consist only inlevying
War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid
and Comfort.
No
Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two
Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
Simply,
treason is defined as intentionally betraying one's allegiance by
levying war against the government or giving aid or comfort to its
enemies. And yes, it is punishable BUT death by firing squad is not
stipulated in the Constitution. However, the Crimes Act, passed by
Congress in 1790, said treason is punishable by death. Treason
prosecutions are rare in U.S. history.
So
even if this yahoo were elected Governor, she would not be able to
levy the charge of treason against a sheriff. We are not at war.
What is more amazing is Taylor is seriously out stumping on executing
sheriffs and saying out loud that if she wins, her governorship will
be an outright theocracy.
What
I would like to know, if MTG had the wealth of Bill Gates what would
she do with it?
https://www.alternet.org/2022/05/majorie-taylor-greene-bill-gates/
Would she help people in the manner Gates has over the years? Or,
would she sit back and caress her gold doing nothing but bitch?
Without
Greene and the conspiracies she peddles, she would have nothing to
say.
And
last but not least, 100% what Swalwell says!! https://twitter.com/RepSwalwell/status/1526405991302156289 If
you remember, 3 yrs ago Carlson was one of the first to lambaste SNLs
Pete Davidson for his ridicule of Crenshaw's eye patch. Hypocrisy is
an understatement.
With
that I bring the episode to a close with Nick Barksdale's YT offering
of the, Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStudyofAntiquityandtheMiddleAges/featured
“The focus of this channel is history plain and simple and all of
the facts and theories that come with it. From documentaries,
academic lectures and video commentaries.” ,,, highly recommend.
SAMA is one of my late night listens when I am having trouble
sleeping.
So
I wasn't planning on a second video for this week, but shit hit the
fan after I started to script. At that point I had one extra story,
now I have 10. So again here some more twatwaffles for last week.
Full
disclosure, I am diabetic and I also am on Medicaid. Prior to PA
enrolling in expanded Medicaid, I fell through the cracks for many
years. The following story could have been a major issue without
expanded Medicaid; I still am not insulin dependent thankfully.
Without
insurance, insulin can cost a shit tonne of money. Anywhere from
$300-$1000. The current bill, which has passed the House, caps
cost-sharing for a month's supply of insulin starting in 2023 at
(whichever amount is lower) $35, or 25% of a plan's negotiated price.
Twelve Republicans along with Democrats voted yes to the bill, while
the remainder said fuck you.
https://www.alternet.org/2022/04/how-did-you-get-elected/
Why
the dissension, case in point, this shit bucket has the gall to bitch
“about Joe Biden not fixing the price of gas for months” in order
to save some pennies to spend at Starbucks.
https://twitter.com/ash_says_what/status/1509610768773398529
Versus saving hundreds if not thousands per month and avoiding
another meal of mac-n-cheese. And FYI, the shit bucket highlighted
is Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-R).
Janet
Folger Porter Christian nationalist, anti-abortion zealot and anti-vaxxer
who believes “that COVID-19 vaccines, not COVID-19, are the enemy.
And Porter is saying that Christians who have been vaccinated for
COVID-19 need to pray to God for forgiveness and not get any more
booster shots.”
Safety
data from more than 298 million doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
administered in the first 6 months of the US vaccination programme
show that most reported adverse events were mild and short in
duration.
Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene joined radicalconspiracytheoristAlex
Jones on his “InfoWars” show
Wednesday, declaring that the LGBTQ movement is “predatorial,”
while simultaneously insisting that she is not homophobic. By the end
of the segment, she promised Jones that she would introduce federal
legislation like Florida’s “Don’t
Say Gay” bill to eliminate federal funding for any school that
is “indoctrinating children.”
,,,
Greene’s
latest comments highlight how the right has revamped troubling false
narrativesabout
gay men being predators and pedophiles and applied them broadly to
the LGBTQ movement. Both Jones and Greene also returned to another
false narrative: that by exposing people to LGBTQ issues, kids could
essentially “catch” being gay or trans.
So
this episode ended up shorter than I thought as 2 stories didn't pass
the smell test and the others weren't as thought provoking as
originally thought. I apologize for the choppy verbalization as
these stories didn't flow together in the manner I prefer. But I
tried,,,,
