I’m not sure how much information comes out on Truth Social that Trump supporters were unaware of. Users already know that Biden has ruined the country with the economy in freefall, the stock market is in ruins, runaway inflation, rising …
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Why Is Christianity in Decline?
These folks ask: Curious about the decline in Christianity and church attendance? Support your congregation with learnings from this free 24-page study, including 10 practical ways to address these challenges in your community. Of course, I have no idea what …
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South Dakota Governor and Puppy Killer in the News
We don’t have access to the precise discussion between Kristi Noem and the editor she hired to prepare the South Dakota governor’s new book for publication. Yet it’s hard to imagine this happening too differently from the following: Editor: Apparently, …
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How Our Criminal Justice System Actually Works
“Biden has weaponized the Justice Department against Trump” is a Fox News talking point that most Republicans accept without actually thinking about it. Here, Robert Reich points out how glaringly incorrect it is.
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Post-Election Violence
A few facts: • Trump lost the 2020 election, and, though there was no evidence of significant voter fraud, he continues to claim the election was rigged. • He urged his supporters to storm the Capitol on January 6th to …
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Words from Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich
As Reich points out here, we live in horrible times in terms of abandoning rule of law. Anyone who’s wondering what early 20th Century Germany and Italy were like leading up to the onset of fascism need only look around …
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Criminal Immunity for the President
The meme here speaks precisely to how absurd this issue of presidential immunity is. I could ask any kid in the local high school what the American Revolution was about, and get correct answers like: “We didn’t want a king. …
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U.S. Politics both Terrifying and Amusing
When you consider Trump’s position on matters like those at left, you have to ask yourself: What percentage of Americans are turned on by hate and stupidity like this? If anyone else wanted to become the first U.S. dictator, he …
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A Comment on “Real Science”
Re: the meme here, a reader notes: Modern science is religion. If you know what the scientific method entails and how the method is used, you will be able to call out the scammers. Since the 30s science has died. …
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Something to Learn Here?
I very seldom write posts about matters of pop philosophy like this one; I can only say that there was something here that spoke to me. I’ve been too quick to point out the stupidity of other people in my …
