Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s called the “Millstone Act of 2023”, which should tell US citizens everything they need to know about the ongoing struggle with far right Christian extremism. Named after Luke 17:1-2, a passage in which Christ advocates that it’s better for a person to have a millstone tied around their neck and be drowned, than that […]
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‘Freethinker’ Mark Rozzi just became the new speaker of the Pennsylvania House
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pennsylvania State Representative Mark Rozzi, a self-identified “freethinker,” is now the speaker of the State House after Republicans couldn’t use their slim (temporary) majority to elect a leader from their own party. If you’ve been following the drama in that state, you know how chaotic things have been. After years of Republican dominance in the […]
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Donald Trump Jr. selling the ‘We The People Bible’
Reading Time: 3 minutes Donald Trump Jr is selling the MAGA holy book, The We The People Bible. And you may think is some sort of satirical story, but it is not. The Huffington Post’s story Donald Trump Jr. Gets Holy Hell Over Bible Fundraiser Video tells the tale of a new grift by our old friend enemy of […]
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s veto of a secular addiction treatment bill makes no sense
Reading Time: 5 minutes On December 23, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill (Senate Bill S7313A / Assembly Bill A8163) that would have expanded treatment options for secular people struggling with substance abuse and addiction. Hochul has now—finally—explained her veto of the addiction treatment bill, but it makes no sense whatsoever. The purpose of the bill was […]
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New year, new laws: The US poverty and precarity crisis in 2023
Reading Time: 4 minutes As of January 1, 2023, the state of Missouri requires cities and counties to enforce a ban on sleeping on public property: under bridges, in parks, and of course along public walkways. Offenders face up to 15 days in jail, or a $750 fine. The same law also redirects state and federal funding away from […]
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Democracy doesn’t work: 3 alternatives – by Vladimir Putin
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is common knowledge in the West that democracy is the superior way of structuring societies. This preferred system of government may manifest itself in different ways such as the parliamentary system of Britain or the two-party presidential system of the United States. However, as the American humorist Mark Twain once said, “Common sense ain’t […]
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Rep. Jamie Raskin announces cancer diagnosis (without any mention of God)
Reading Time: 3 minutes Yesterday, Congressman Jamie Raskin released a statement revealing his diagnosis of “Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, which is a serious but curable form of cancer.” It’s a devastating blow for one of the most admirable members of Congress. It also comes nearly two years to the day after Raskin’s son died by suicide. Raskin was […]
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Conservatives are upset their kids don’t want to spend Christmas with them
Reading Time: 4 minutes In an essay that inspired unintentional laughter all over social media, right-wing commentator Dennis Prager expressed deep concern about how so many conservatives are no longer welcome in their kids’ homes over Christmas because of their politics. Probably an unprecedented number of Americans with grown children will be alone this Christmas because their children will […]
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NY Governor vetoes bill bolstering secular addiction treatment programs
Reading Time: 4 minutes Defying common sense and decency, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill (Senate Bill S7313A / Assembly Bill A8163) that would have expanded treatment options for secular people struggling with substance abuse and addiction. The veto became official tonight after rumors of it began swirling among supporters of the bill earlier this week. An […]
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KS lawmaker behind ‘In God We Trust’ bill found guilty of COVID relief fraud
Reading Time: 3 minutes Michael Capps, a former Kansas lawmaker who once sponsored a bill to put the words “In God We Trust” in every federal building, has been found guilty of committing COVID relief fraud and money laundering. His career wasn’t supposed to end this way. In 2018, the Republican was appointed to the Kansas State House and […]