TWATs25 For Week Ending 6/12/22

 

So I received this comment::

It’s hard to tell, but it sure does sound like you may be making excuses for the mentally-deranged’s active debasement and predation on kids in our Schools. If so, you are despicable. ....and FYI the actual words *”...separation of Church and State” -DO NOT EVEN EXIST IN THE CONSTITUTION, and —we ARE a CHRISTIAN NATION. Maybe there is a Country for you somewhere that worships Lucifer.

For those that think I am “ making excuses for the mentally-deranged’s active debasement and predation on kids in our Schools.” [sic] Congratulations, you have successfully weaponized the word “grooming” to create a new boogeyman to demonize and stigmatize queer and trans identity.

Being LGBTQ+ IS NOT a mental illness; there is no link between sexual predation and LGBTQ+ people.

The comment is correct “separation of Church and State” does not appear in the Constitution. But,,, the idea has a long history beginning in 1635 with Roger Williams. In 1802 it continued with Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptist Association. And finalized (so to speak) in the 1947 case Everson v. Board of Education, the Court cited a direct link between Jefferson’s “wall of separation” concept and the First Amendment’s establishment clause.

Bear in mind, the only reference to religion in the Constitution is in Article VI: “No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” IOWs, political power in the United States may never be limited to people of one faith – a necessary condition for a “Christian nation” – but must be open to people of all faiths or none.

While this is a Reader Digest version, I strong suggest you study American history related to said topic(s) BEFORE you accuse me of being despicable.

First an update concerning Texas. https://www.yahoo.com/news/court-rules-against-texas-gov-200101887.html

A court in Texas granted a temporary restraining order Friday, which blocks the state’s child protective services from investigating PFLAG families that allow their trans children to receive gender-affirming health care.

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The Travis County District Court’s ruling will stop the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating the parents involved in the suit, according to a news release from the organizations. For those families, if they are contacted by the agency, they will only need to provide information on their PFLAG membership.

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“That families will be protected from invasive, unnecessary, and unnerving investigations by DFPS simply for helping their transgender children thrive and be themselves is a very good thing,” Brian K. Bond, executive director of PFLAG National, said in the release. “However, let’s be clear: These investigations into loving and affirming families shouldn’t be happening in the first place. PFLAG National and our chapters throughout Texas remain committed to ensuring every transgender Texan is safe, empowered, and can thrive.”

As noted, “weaponizing the child-welfare system against loving families causes irreparable harm.”

What I find fascinating with assholes such as Awes, the need for the most graphic of executions. “They should be lined up against the wall and shot in the back of the head! That’s what God teaches. That’s what the Bible says.”

Uhm,,, Where exactly does the Bible state such? It sure ain't Romans 1:23-28.

As Hemant notes, https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/christian-hate-preacher-calls-for-the-execution-of-every-single-homosexual/

Needless to say, there’s literally no evidence for any of the claims he’s making about gay people. He doesn’t provide them because they don’t exist. And even though none exist, it doesn’t matter, because he’s not interested in facts. Awes just wants to rile up his congregation with unfiltered hate speech because what are his other options? Preaching about the love of Christ? No thank you.

New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist preachers like these always insist they’re not encouraging vigilantism. They insist they’re not asking anyone to pull a trigger themselves. They get mad when people say they’re calling for the murder of gay people. That’s not true, they claim. They’re just saying that, in a righteous world, the government would do their faith-based dirty work for them.

And as a reminder, this is the same church of Jonathan Shelley who appeared at an Arlington City Council meeting to push back at recognizing Pride Month; now 3 weeks ago https://interestinghmm.blogspot.com/2022/06/last-few-stories-for-week-ending-52922.html

 

It started with Paul Gosar and then traversed the depths of the GQP reaching the lips of Michele Fiore. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/06/gop-politician-says-uvalde-shooter-transgendering-theres-no-reason-ban-ar-15s/ As Alex Bollinger states, “A Republican elected official in Nevada is joining the chorus of GOP politicians who are trying to deflect blame for mass shootings from guns to transgender people.”

 

A bit of comic relief but,,, this is why FOXNews can not be taken seriously. https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-speaks-american/

If you remember, Rachel Hamm is the woman that claimed that Jesus appeared in her closet and told her to run for secretary of state in California as a Republican. Thankfully she lost, badly. (As of Thursday, she has 389,583 votes, trailing both fellow Republican Rob Bernosky (660,229) and Democratic incumbent Shirley N. Weber (1.98 million votes).)

But in true GQP fashion, a la Kandiss Taylor, https://twitter.com/RachelHammSOS/status/1535049441752715264

The blatant hypocrisy is mind-blowing although I should not be surprised. Greene's decision to employ Yiannopoulos is a stunt that fits her strategy to attract media attention and troll her colleagues. She is all about headlines, fuck everything else. Milo best be careful he doesnt outshine his boss or he will find himself unemployed again. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/06/marjorie-taylor-greene-just-hired-ex-gay-rightwing-troll-milo-yiannopoulos/

And finally,,,

There is hitting the bottom of the barrel, when Gaetz said that he would rather give Nancy Pelosi a sponge bath than eat dinner with Adam Schiff.

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1534346935913652224

And then there is becoming the scum dredged out of the septic system. Implying some personal psychological imbalance due to the suicide of Jaime Raskin’s son.

https://twitter.com/patriottakes/status/1534660228775661569

In the end, AOC sums it up well.

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1534999896033529856

TWATs for Week Ending 5/15/22

 

So my hometown has been victimized by a deadly racist mass shooting. I am in shock to say the least; although I shouldn't be. (According to various sources, his reason for targeting the area is a direct result of decades of segregation and systemic racism). While I grew up in a suburb of Buffalo, I lived in various neighborhoods till I left the WNY area about 22 years ago. I still have many family members in the area. Thankfully all are safe.

https://www.wivb.com/news/buffalo-supermarket-mass-shooting-tops/twitch-deletes-shooters-live-stream-video-of-buffalo-mass-shooting/

From my understanding (and memory) the coward's attack took place in an area we called “the East Side.” IOWs, we would call it a not so nice hood for various reasons. The shooter wouldn't know this because he is not from the area. He would have had to do some information gathering. So yes this was pre-plannned and I believe based on what I have read an organized attack.

I have much to digest,,, my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones left grieving. 

 

Hey Vincent,,, you seem so pleased with the idea of a coming theocracy. I have one question for ya, are you the “right kind” of Christian? https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2022/05/next-we-go-after-obergefell-far-right-activists-celebrate-by-declaring-we-shall-have-our-theocracy-very-soon/ If you're not, they will have no issue of discarding you.

James was among a chorus of far-right and Christian nationalist activists looking forward to using the SCOTUS decision to implement their theocratic agenda. Not satisfied with simply removing the right to abortion protected in Roe, they’re eager to pass a total abortion ban, dismantle the right to same-sex marriage, and institute their ultraconservative version of Christianity on others. They see an ally in the Supreme Court, and there’s reason to believe that they’re right.

FYI, this clip is so full of Christian love it will make you puke!

 

And he (David Barton) wonders why no one takes his pseudo-history seriously; he is a proven liar for jeebus. The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson (2012) was pulled by Thomas Nelson publisher, for well documented inaccuracies. https://web.archive.org/web/20120811212308/http://www.worldmag.com/webextra/19840

Just to give y'all an idea, I have been tracking Barton since a 2005 Time magazine article entitled "The 25 Most Influential Evangelicals." https://web.archive.org/web/20130822130328/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1993235_1993243_1993261,00.html You would think that in that time Barton would learn. The answer is nope, not even a hint. It is why Mantyla's destruction of Barton's recent lie is so grand.

“Churches ran the communities, and the voter turnout was 100 percent,”

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Barton’s claim is absurd given that statistics show that voter turnout has never once reached 100 percent even in presidential elections. And while their are apocryphal reports that Daniel Webster won 4,990 out of 5,000 votes cast in the 1824 congressional election, such reports do not provide any information about how many people were eligible to vote in that election. Winning 4,990 out of 5,000 votes would only prove that Webster was a popular candidate; it says nothing about what percentage of eligible voters actually participated in the election. https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/david-barton-falsely-claims-voter-turnout-was-100-percent-in-early-america-because-churches-ran-the-communities/

We are now going to enter into a realm I had to put on the back burner for my sanity. Generally I do not issue trigger warnings, but felt it was warranted in the following 2 stories as the details are horrific.

DO NOT tell me that religious belief is harmless. You are a lying asshole and I have no qualms stating such. There is no justification one can offer in the murder of a child especially a murder based in fantasy.

Allegedly the words of the mother about three months ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_U3A9ZnuPg

Court records say Hernandez told police she had begun to believe her daughter was possessed because she would “wake up and scream or cry periodically," according to the AP.

Hernandez and her brother reportedly brought the toddler to a tiny Pentecostal church in San Jose called the "Iglesia Apostoles y Profetas," where Arely's grandfather was a pastor. The AP reports the church operates out of a basement of a home. https://fox17.com/news/nation-world/mom-charged-in-toddler-daughters-death-after-alleged-exorcism-says-it-is-what-it-is-arely-proctor-claudia-hernandez-san-jose-california

 

In another case of religious stupidity, https://abc7.com/west-hills-children-dead-angela-flores-lapd-investigation/11838036/

The mother accused of killing her three young children inside their West Hills home believed they were possessed by demons, Eyewitness News has learned.

Angela Flores, 38, was arrested after three children were found dead inside the home on Sunday. She had been expected to be arraigned Wednesday, but it was continued until Aug. 10. Flores remains in jail on $6 million bail.

According to authorities, the children's mother admitted to killing them with the help of her 16-year-old son. She has been charged with three counts of murder.

There are many unanswered questions about how authorities handled the case and why it took so long for them to find the children. Answers hopefully TBD by autopsy. A 16-year old son is also charged as he helped restrain one of the children who fought Flores during the attack.

 

An update to Louisiana's bill HB-813 which was slated for vote Thursday night. https://www.yahoo.com/news/louisiana-debates-murder-charge-women-053041484.html

The sponsor of a bill that would have subjected Louisiana women to murder charges for having abortions abruptly pulled the proposal from debate Thursday night after House members voted 65-26 to totally revamp the legislation, eliminating the criminal penalties.

The controversial bill would have ventured farther against abortion than lawmakers’ efforts in any other state. It would have made women who end their pregnancies subject to criminal homicide prosecutions. 

 

Given this woman's track record for hyperbole, I would not take anything she says seriously. As David notes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5tMjiA9HyE why don't the angels prevent vote stealing? Is Jr just mimicking mom's nutty behavior for attention or her approval?

Hamm says, “,,, she'll be honest and fair and honorable,,,.” But yet she is a QAnon believer which tells me she is incapable of such.

 

“Colorado school board member Jamilynn D’Avola told a child Jesus justified her bigoted views. Lacy Carroll fought back.” https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/a-school-board-member-justified-bigotry-with-jesus-this-mom-wasnt-having-it/ Hemant provides an excellent backstory for this clip which boils down to this,

So… the child urged a school board member to be a decent human being. The school board member responded by basically telling that child she’s too stupid to understand mental illness and gender identity and needed more Jesus in her life. And another school board member Blamed. The. Child.

And to be clear, D'Avola is anti-LGBTQ. anti-comprehensive sex education, anti-Black Lives Matter, ect.. According to Hemant,

She downplayed the seriousness of mental health. She dismissed the existence of trans people. She implied the student needed to convert to her religion. It was just completely inappropriate bullshit from someone speaking as a government official. 

 

Headline:: “The religious right wants nothing more than to take control of the education system and use it to indoctrinate students with their own conservative Christian worldview.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KST8zsLu6w

To borrow from a comment, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1snF84yvmDU

This has been going on for literally decades. And every time someone said anything about it, it was dismissed as "religious hate", or "Christian persecution" or simply just saying it's not nice to criticize peoples religion. And after decades of ignoring this problem, here we are.

 

While my thinking is not quite as harsh as Pakman's, it's pretty close:: Is This a Christian Church or an Insane Asylum? Welcome to the world of “prayer warriors” were the goal is to pray away the demons that want to attack the speaker while he or she is speaking.

This is the direction I was headed in my quest to become the “perfect christian.” The first crack to appear was when I was told I had no right to grieve when my g/f was killed. (I had already rectified my homosexuality with what the bible presents so it was not an issue. Seems not everyone agreed with me.) Long story short, this type of dog and pony show is not foreign to me so not as taken aback as David is.

With that I bring this episode to a close by presenting Telltale https://www.youtube.com/c/TelltaleAtheist/featured. A YTer who specializes in examining cults and oppressive religions.

Twatwaffles for Week Ending 4/17/22

 

To start, this is Ian Mackey's (not a Reich member) https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1515065449742061575 comment to Republican Chuck Basye (maybe Reich) during a debate over whether school districts should be allowed to ban trans athletes from youth sports. As numerous comments point out, “Don't tell someone you love them, and then vote for someone that will hurt them.”

 

As I have said prior, if said athlete meets all the requirements set forth by the governing body of the sport he/she wishes to partake in, it ends there. As Martha Stevens https://twitter.com/LynzforCongress/status/1514930635634544641 so rightly stated, these are attacks on children.

The provision was approved 89-40 after three hours of debate.

This comment says it well, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=719381915858593

I can no longer find people like this funny. They're dangerous, because people actually listen to their half baked ignorance.

 

I know I shouldn't give individuals such as Mr Howley the time of day but the second you ignore them all hell breaks lose. Like maybe a civil war or some stupid shit. (I should note I have not seen Howley call for such.)

 

 

Me thinks that MTG has her priorities a bit screwed up. https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1513211658763657219 It only takes one time for a coupe to be successful. The disruption it causes are immeasurable.

It ain't over till every last one of you are in jail. And Wong did not misquote you. And while I'm thinking of it, I sure would hate to have your statement fact check. I don't think you would do so well.

So someone married 25+ years and with kids, Hamm sure has no idea as to the logistics to what she proposes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uc4VyQwfR0 Not only logistics, but cost. I have been voting since 1982 and I cannot remember ever voting in a neighbor's garage!

As one comment notes, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=288054296702931

So basically she wants to pick and choose which technology is used to ensure the disenfranchisement of as many people as possible who are unlikely to back her reactionary politics.

This is Senator Frank Nicely (R-Tenn). https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1514677566220681224 He's an idiot.

Hitler?? Seriously?? There are numerous choices for examples Nicely could have chose.

That aside for the moment,,, homelessness is NOT a choice, no one decides to live on the streets. Nobody should be punished for their living situation.

And trust me, I am speaking from experience. And while I did have a safe place to sleep and eat – in the basement of my place of employ. It was 9 months of hell before acquiring A ROOM to rent.

And finally,,,

 

 

I present Baldy Catz, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDxlgsavmsKWG2XjikF_ehw/featured a YTer that deals with the science around flat earth and other conspiracies.

TWATs for Week Ending 4/10/22

 

Sooooo,,,

MTG has been busy this week. As TPM notes, https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/gop-turns-qanon-pedophilia-accusations-inward-mtg-romney-collins-murkowski-kentanji-brown-jackson

 

After Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) announced they would support the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s to the Supreme Court, far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) started trafficking in the most vile of QAnon tropes,,,

Now to be very clear, Greene is NOT the first nor only QOP member to make such an accusation or imply it. “During Jackson's confirmation hearings, several Republicans twisted her record and obscured the facts to suggest that she was soft on pedophiles.“ https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/opinions/marjorie-taylor-greene-smear-kbj-filipovic/index.html

As opined by Filipovic,

Greene's comments, as well as her party members' false accusations, do additional damage beyond simply trashing a superlative nominee like Jackson. They also feed into the QAnon conspiracy theory that has bolstered support for former President Donald Trump and years ago took hold of the right-wing fringe -- and seems to be expanding its purview.

In other MTG news, https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2022/04/07/marjorie-taylor-greene-jimmy-kimmel-police/9501031002/ she can dish it out, but can't stand the heat.

,,,the host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live,” joked this week that Greene was “especially upset with the three Republican senators who said they’ll vote yes on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who’s nominated for the Supreme Court.”  

“She tweeted ‘Murkowski, Collins, and Romney are pro-pedophile,’” Kimmel said.

“Wow, where is Will Smith when you really need him?” Kimmel said, appearing to reference Will Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars last month.   

Greene shared a clip of the comments on Twitter, adding “this threat of violence against me by @jimmykimmel has been filed with the  @CapitolPolice."  https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1511816972610244615

Full disclosure, I am a non-insulin dependent diabetic on Medicaid.

While this story https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/05/matt-gaetz-insulin-cost-increases-waistlines/9467445002/ currently does not effect me, it may in a few years.

Rep. Matt Gaetz justified his vote against a bill that would cap insulin at $35 a month for most Americans by suggesting people with diabetes should first lose weight before Congress steps in to help.  

The Florida Republican claimed on Twitter on Thursday and in his newsletter a day later that obese people, not pharmaceutical companies, are running up the drug's price, writing that insulin's cost "increases as waistlines increase."

"While Democrat posturing of H.R. 6833 victimizes insulin payees as people with an uncontrollable disease that are being taken advantage of and need Big Brother to throw them a raft, lifestyle changes en masse would expeditiously lower demand and the subsequent prices of insulin,” Gaetz wrote.

 

 

Two issues with Gaetz et al.

Insulin has been available for 100+ years and is fairly cheap to produce. Manufacturers of insulin know that patients will spend whatever it takes to acquire it. No one should have to choose between taking their medication as prescribed and putting food on the table or a roof over their head.

Issue number two, as I highlighted last week concerning a Cathy McMorris Rodgers tweet, Some members of the QOP hold to the stance of defending the right of greedy capitalists to be greedy capitalists.

Basically it comes down to Gaetz et al doing a fine job at ignoring the reality of the global market. As I mentioned last week, injectable insulin can range anywhere from $25-$300 per vial. There is no means to justify a 1200% price increase other than greed. Moreover, diabetics must also purchase glucose monitors, test strips, lancets, and other supplies. 

 

 

If this doesn't scare you, it should!! It is right from the Reich's playbook. http://www.theocracywatch.org/taking_over_fifteen_percent.htm And BTW, notice the date, 1993.

Parties are very susceptible to being taken over by ideologues because lower party offices have no appeal to the vast majority of our citizenry. Many precincts are represented by no one. If you decide all of a sudden because it's your Christian duty to become a precinct representative, you only need a few votes to get elected. Increasingly, they have the key say so on who will be a delegate at the national convention, and who will write the party platform and nominate the presidential candidate.

 

 

Religious-right activist Rachel Hamm is running for secretary of state in California as a Republican because she claims Jesus appeared in her closet and told her to do so. Claiming that she has been designated by God “to expose lies, to speak truth, and to establish My Kingdom every single place that you step your foot,” Hamm says she began her campaign because she “would rather be dead than live in a communist country.”

On Wednesday, Hamm was interviewed by Craig Deluz of the California Republican Assembly, a conservative activist group that has endorsed her campaign. During the interview, Hamm announced that if elected, she intends to use her position as secretary of state to make it harder for people to vote. https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/ca-gop-secretary-of-state-candidate-rachel-hamm-wants-to-make-it-hard-for-people-to-vote/

 

And FYI Rachel, voting is a right, not a privilege. 

 

So Rachel, would the folks in this clip be prevented from voting? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTi8ZfsUvPo

 

A knee-jerk response from many supporters of former President Donald Trump when they're asked who instigated the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is that it was "antifa." But when asked to offer proof of that claim, the argument falls flat.

Case in point: comedian Jason Selvig recently questioned a Trump supporter about his belief that the 2020 election results were legitimately challenged by the anti-fascist movement. 

 

Here's the thing Patrick, heeby jeeby witches and the trials they were subjected to, are not based in reality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aGW-Q-CkdI

[For shits-n-giggles - Monty Python witch scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp_l5ntikaU]

As I was finishing this script, this bit of new popped in my feed. As I suspected, Logan is blaming anyone but herself. https://www.yahoo.com/news/lara-logan-compared-fauci-mengele-050003182.html

“I was definitely pushed out,” Logan told Eric Metaxas, a conservative radio host, this week. “I mean, there is no doubt about that. They don’t want independent thinkers. They don’t want people who follow the facts regardless of the politics.”

Sorry to break it to ya lady, but comparing Dr Fauci with Joseph Mengele is not an example of being an independent thinker. You have become a tool of the Reich.

 

With that, I bring this episode to a close by introducing to you, World of Antiquity. https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofAntiquity Professor Miano 's well thought out challenges to those who peddle pseudo-history. Miano is dedicated to education about ancient civilizations, cultures, and peoples.

TWATs for Week Ending 3/20/22

It is with great joy that I open with this bit of news – Raif Badawi https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/raif-badawi-freedom-1.6381576 has been freed!! According to Al Jazeera, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/11/saudi-blogger-raif-badawi-released-from-prison “A Saudi security official also confirmed that Badawi was no longer in prison, and said that he had been “released today”. That is as of March 11, 2022.

One point that must be kept in mind, Raif's sentencing also included a 10-year travel ban as well as a 10 year social media ban. It is with great hope my next mention of Raif will will be his departure from Saudi and stepping into the embrace of his wife and 3 kids.

As I noted in episode 3 (2/27/22), the Florida House passed the Parental Rights in Education bill. https://time.com/6155905/florida-dont-say-gay-passed/ What critics are calling, once one gets passed the headlines, the “Don't Say Gay” bill has now passed the Florida Senate and is awaiting DeSantis' signature.

What is concerning, the broad wording of the law could open the door for lawsuits about instruction provided in grade levels higher than the third grade.

“Let us be clear: should the vague language of this bill be interpreted in any way that causes harm to a single child, teacher, or family, we will lead legal action against the State of Florida to challenge this bigoted legislation,” tweeted the LGBTQ advoacy group Equality Florida on Tuesday.

Constitutionally teachers have little to rely on, students OTOH have the 1969 Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School. The Supreme Court held that schools could not shut down student speech without passing the "substantial disruption" test.

Texas and Florida are in a race to the bottom regarding LGBT+ issues and the treatment of kids in public schools. Sadly 7 other states will be joining them shortly.

(See also:: OA577: This Week in ‘Republicans Are Horrendously Evil’ https://openargs.com/oa577-this-week-in-republicans-are-horrendously-evil/)

 

I have read some crazy shit in my day, but this has got to be a new one. https://www.vice.com/en/article/pan939/chinese-woman-inject-herself-fruit-juice-nearly-dies

“I had thought fresh fruits were very nutritious and it would not do me harm by injecting them into my body” Zeng told the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald.

It's nice to realize that medical stupidity is a global problem!!

 

With as vocal as Michele Bachmann has been of late, I am seriously wondering if she is considering a comeback in 2024. What I am contemplating, what reality does she lives in. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=335495048613555

 

A lawmaker in Russia has demanded the United States return Alaska to Russia as a reparation for American-led sanctions crippling his country's economy following the invasion of Ukraine.

Parliament member Oleg Matveychev made those demands, along with saying he also wanted America to return Fort Ross in California, during an interview on Sunday,,, https://wjactv.com/news/nation-world/russian-lawmaker-demands-america-return-alaska-and-pay-reparations-due-to-sanctions-ukraine-oleg-matveychev-kremlin-fort-ross-california-antartic-ocean-economy

 

But,,, this is what scarce me,

In the surreal world of Russian state television, Russia is about to prevail in its war against Ukraine, which is being presented as a battle against the United States and NATO. According to top Kremlin propagandists, it’s only a matter of time before the West admits its defeat and pays reparations to Moscow or risks a devastating nuclear strike. https://www.thedailybeast.com/wild-kremlin-tv-hosts-threaten-the-us-with-nuclear-strikes-unless-sanctions-end-and-reparations-are-paid

A scary read!!

 

Lauren Witzke, the Delaware GOP's candidate for Senate in 2020, declares that we should bring back arranged marriages while interviewing far-right streamer Jared Noble (aka "Woozuh") who says that "women are currency to be bartered and traded." https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=247183727537356

Troll or not this biotch is agreeing with every word he says. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=247183727537356 If she likes her podcasting she may want to reconsider her stance.

 

And this ding-dong would have no memory of the damage the Satanic Panic caused, specifically the McMartin Trials https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial and the Oak Hill Satanic Ritual Abuse trials of Fran and Dan Keller. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Hill_satanic_ritual_abuse_trial

As Hemant notes, https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/gop-candidate-witches-at-my-preschool-tried-luring-me-into-satanism/

It’s not the first time Hamm has said something like this. Last September, she claimed God wanted her to run for office and that her ten-year-old son was a prophet. In October, she told an audience about a dream she had that included a robber, prayer, and a dead neighbor witch lady. (When asked for evidence, she said she had none.) And this past January, she told a long story about selling her house after her “prophet” son told her to,,,

Hamm is a Republican candidate to become California’s next Secretary of State.

 

It's hard to believe that 6 1/2-7 yrs on, I am STILL freaking writing about this case. It was 2015 when Kim Davis https://www.wkyt.com/2022/03/18/breaking-federal-judge-rules-kim-davis-violated-couples-constitutional-rights-will-go-trial-over-damages/ had her 15 minutes of fame. But it has taken a federal judge this long to rule that the former Rowan County Clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples when she denied them marriage licenses during the summer of 2015. The judge David L. Bunning granted summary judgment in a civil lawsuit that the two couples, David Ermold and David Moore, and James Yates and Will Smith, filed against Davis.

No decision has been made yet on whether Davis will be on the hook for the legal fees accrued over the six-and-a-half years of litigation. 

 

With that, I bring this weeks episode to a close by presenting YTer TREY the Explainer. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOuWeOkMrq84u5LY6apWQ8Q

As Trey notes in his tag line, “Explain Everything...and more!”