Godless Hedgehog

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Former Christian Republican (40+ yrs). Grateful for the Information Age. Still finding my way in a world I wasn't raised to understand. Poorly educated but not an idiot. Mom to grown kids who I made sure were not poorly educated. I value kindness.

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“We spoke to literally everyone else in town (other than the folks in that one creepy diner) and it turns out nobody wants theocratic racist fascism and they honestly seemed surprised we never asked them before now.”

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That's like everyone in the entire state of Nebraska losing their home.

Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military last week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ground operation, the latest UN figures show.

Almost entire population in Gaza now displaced amid fresh Israeli offensive | CNNwww.cnn.com Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military this week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ...

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JFK: Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. RFK: Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. RFK Jr.:

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Oklahoma's top education official argued that former President Donald Trump and Steve Bannon were facing legal problems because the Bible is not taught in public schools. www.rawstory.com/ryan-walters...

Oklahoma official says Steve Bannon is in jail because schools don't teach the Biblewww.rawstory.com Oklahoma's top education official argued that former President Donald Trump and Steve Bannon were facing legal problems because the Bible is not taught in public schools.Days after mandating that the ...

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yep, it’s the obvious next move

There is also every reason to think that this court will expand Trump v. U.S in his second term to extend immunity to those doing his bidding. I.e., “Our holding in Trump v. U.S. demands that government officials be able to enact the will of the executive without fear of criminal proceedings.”

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’tis true that we are in great danger, The greater therefore should our courage be.

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these people do not intend to ever lose power again

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be" www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

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Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution"www.mediamatters.org

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Celebrating Independence Day under this SCOTUS is like throwing a birthday party for a hostage.

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Ukraine's security service announced Monday that it had stopped an attempted coup that would have "played into Russia's hands." www.axios.com/2024/07/02/u...

Ukraine foils coup attempt that would have "played into Russia's hands"www.axios.com The suspects planned to seize the parliament and replace Ukraine's military and civilian leadership.

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"We have entered an uncertain new era. The door is now wide open to the kinds of fascism and authoritarianism we spent much of the 20th century and hundreds of thousands of American lives combatting overseas." talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

The Supreme Court Took A Sledgehammer To American Democracytalkingpointsmemo.com This is special hair-on-fire edition of TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email...

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In case you need some cuteness to cut through the depressing news: a collection of babies and moms from Kruger National Park. 📷

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look no matter what happens in november or indeed for the foreseeable future you have to keep being alive and you have to figure out a way to live with yourself. so. what’s that look like? what are you going to do?

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Chris Hayes

Hope, faith, and optimism create the possibility of a good outcome, while cynicism and despair close that off. You can't guarantee success, but you *can* guarantee failure.

He’s right.

Things are bad but all the more reason for optimism of the will and rejection of doomerism and nihilism. Only way out is through.

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These lawyers are so arrogant with power that they're posthumously pardoning Nixon

Chief Justice Roberts decrees the end of DOJ independence in an offhanded sentence on page 20.

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For historians, the retrospective legitimation of essentially every criminal act Nixon committed while in office is quite mind-boggling. Ford’s pardon was utterly unnecessary.

RICHARD NIXON: Listen, you all laughed when I said that if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal, BUT WHO’S LAUGHING NOW

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Trump "re-truthed" this meme yesterday. But look, whatever you do, don't call it fascism.

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Going public with an experience like this is life-altering for a woman, so when you read these stories remember both the extraordinary amount of courage involved and also the likelihood that there are many others you’ll never hear.

By the time the doctors in Boise put her on a plane for Salt Lake City, she’d already lost a liter of blood New standard of care just dropped:

She Needed an Emergency Abortion. Doctors in Idaho Put Her on a Plane.www.nytimes.com In states that have banned abortion, hospitals have struggled to treat pregnant women facing health risks. A Supreme Court decision this week did not help.

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Hurricane Beryl is now a 115-mph Category 3 monster, just a day after it was a tropical storm with 60-mph winds. The storm rapidly intensified at a rate unprecedented for June, and is en route to the Lesser Antilles. The National Hurricane Center is warning of “life-threatening” impact.

Hurricane Beryl is intensifying at an unprecedented rate. What to know.www.washingtonpost.com Hurricane Beryl, a Category 3 monster that could intensify to Category 4, is expected to slam the Lesser Antilles islands with potential “life-threatening” impact.

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Ticketing people who can’t afford a place to live is the epitome of Republicanism and Christianity… it’s all about feeling superior to the less fortunate. US Supreme Court ruling will worsen homelessness crisis, groups warn.

US Supreme Court ruling will worsen homelessness crisis, groups warnwww.reuters.com Civil rights groups warned that Friday's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of punishing people for sleeping outdoors would exacerbate homelessness, while some politicians welcomed the power to clear the tent encampments that are being seen increasingly across the country.

So my daughter and I are sitting here watching Jaws and she says Richard Dreyfuss was cute and wonders aloud where he’s been. We both start Googling and OH MY GOD you guys we really didn’t know about him. Like, neither of us knew anything about him as a person and damn I wanna go back to that. 😣

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Here’s a link to the Amicus brief the Grant’s Pass Gospel Rescue Mission filed. Yes, it is literally just “The cops should be able to force homeless people to choose between our program or charges.” www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23...

www.supremecourt.gov

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A homeless shelter wrote an amicus brief in the Grant’s Pass case. They argued SCOTUS should let the city arrest the homeless because, and I am not shitting you, the ban on doing so meant less people were willing to abide by their “two church services a day and no sex” requirement to sleep inside.

Gorsuch literally wrote, in almost those exact same words, "In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread."

Some good news at least.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects Steve Bannon’s request to stay out of prison pending any remaining appeals of his contempt of Congress conviction. He is due to report to prison for a four-month sentence by Monday.

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Biden in NC today: "I know I'm not a young man. I don't walk as easy as I used to. I don't speak as smoothly as I used to ... [but] I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. I know how to do this job ... I know like millions of Americans know, when you get knocked down you get back up!"

"When you get knocked down you get back up!"www.youtube.com YouTube video by C-SPAN

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NOT OVER. Never give in, folks. Never.

Not over. As someone alive before Chevron precedent, before legal abortion, before many things being flipped back in time existed, I can say you can fight this war&win it. Again. &this time, people have sunk costs&reaped benefits where before it was theoretical. They will feel&resent the loss.

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I know I don’t post a lot, but I hope someone will see/share this because I really want to get some input from others as I figure out how to proceed. This very good boy, who currently resides in my bedroom (bc 5 cats in our house), was abandoned in a dumpster on a 111-degree day in Phoenix.

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this idea that the bible was a significant influence on the constitution is obviously widespread but i've always been struck by insane it is. not that evidence matters to these people but if there's anything we know for certain about the 1787 convention it's that the bible had nothing to do with it.

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued this memo today requiring teachers in all schools to keep a Bible in their classroom and teach from it as a historical document. (Via KOCO 5 News)

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Before tonight's debate, make sure everyone you love has seen this Project 2025 explainer. Drop it in the group chat if you must.

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