Texas is the next battleground in the Republican war on democracy, and their gerrymandering scheme could have far-reaching consequences for the House majority.
Share if you agree with Gov. Newsom that we need to fight fire with fire. #MessWithTexas
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This legal settlement wasnβt public debateβit was quiet dismantling by lawsuit and backdoor deal.
The IRS just set precedent: churches are free to act as partisan super PACs, with your tax dollars footing the bill.
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The Johnson Amendment barred tax-exempt groups from endorsing candidates. But conservative megachurches lobbied, sued, and pressured the IRSβuntil they folded.
Now, churches can campaign from the pulpit and keep their tax breaks. Itβs a blueprint for political money laundering.
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How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law
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This ruling guts the Johnson Amendmentβa 70-year safeguard meant to protect the boundary between church and state.
π www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...
The result? Tax-deductible donations now flow unchecked into partisan campaigns.
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The IRS opened the floodgates: churches can now endorse political candidates from the pulpit without losing tax-exempt status.
This isnβt about free speech. Itβs about sanctifying dark money and turning religion into a political weapon.
More of the white Christian nationalist agenda.
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Another Example Of How Much They Are Not Interested In Governing And Helping Americansβ¦.
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I no longer believe many current Democrats in office really want Trump gone. If they did, they would be pushing a lot harder. On this issue I have little doubt that there are several Democrats in the Trumpstein files which is why they will never be released.
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Youβre right, as usual Craig.
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The only way any un redacted files have any chance of seeing the light of day is if someone leaks them to foreign press. Other than that, nothing will come of it.
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π¨ BREAKING: Senate Republicans just blocked the release of the Epstein filesβin a weekend session.
They donβt work weekends for your healthcare, but theyβll hustle to bury the names tied to a child sex trafficking ring.
What are they so desperate to hide?
Release. The. Files.
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And Congress Could Stop This At Any Second, But Chooses Not Toβ¦.
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Sunrise from Harbor Springs MI on 7-31-25. No filters just the odd colors caused by smoke from wildfires in Manitoba. Extremely orange reflecting off the water.
Sunrise across the harbor in Harbor Springs on 8-1-25. No filters, simply smoke from the Manitoba wildfires.
Sunrise in Harbor Springs MI on Sat 8-2-25. No filters. The day had no clouds in the sky at all. It seemed as if Luke Skywalker and R2D2 would come strolling down the street
I had mentioned the smoke in northern MI in an earlier post. Below are photos from Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It is interesting how it has been so very different. Saturdayβs was like a scene from a sci-fi movie. Check out the alt comment for more details. #smokySkies #ManitobaWildfires
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Episode 1: βBut Annie, what will you fight FOR?β
The expanded, permanent, fully refundable, child tax credit.
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Agreed!
Keep Up The Pressure!
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Letβs Keep Saying It!
He Is All Over The Files And Guilty!
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How 'Save the Children' Is Keeping QAnon Alive
Appropriating anti-trafficking narratives is helping the pro-Trump conspiracy theory fuel its community's hunger for vengeance.
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PEDOPHILIA IS OKAY NOW on a red hat
THE NEW MAGA HATS ARE HERE!!!
Our friends & relatives in the 47 cult did an about face on child rape pretty damn quickly didnβt they?
They certainly donβt have any hunger for 47 to clear himself of evidence based theories.
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men kill women
How many women are killed by men every year?
men rape women
How many women are raped by men every year?
men assault women
How many women are assaulted by men every year?
#MorningVibe
Language matters. #ReframeTheNarrative
As I tell my 29 y/o granddaughter, wear what you want, know who you are. No one has the right to cross your boundaries. And if they attempt it, remind them of your true nature.
#WomensRightsAreHumanRights
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American Evangelicals Have Created A Hateful, Capitalistic Abomination!
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Absolutely!
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Stunning revisions show US added 258k fewer jobs than first reported
The U.S. added 258,000 fewer jobs in May and June than the Labor Department first reported, according to federal data released Friday.
The U.S. only added 19,000 jobs in May compared to an initial report of 144,000, and only 14,000 in June after an initial report of 147,000, according to BLS. Those two paltry totals, plus a July jobs gain of 73,000, mean the U.S. added just 106,000 jobs over the past three months.
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π₯ MAGA MESS MONDAYS π₯
Every Monday
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Corner of Poplar Ave. & West St. in Germantown
π₯ MAGA MESS MONDAYS π₯
Every Monday
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Corner of Poplar Ave. & West St. in Germantown
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WATCH at Bryan Steil ton hall, his constituents told him it's time to for him to step down....
There are options: Randy Bryce and Gage Stills are running against him....
Steil only won with 54% of the vote.
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The Piedmont Raging Grannies
are serving us a rollicking #CupOfJoe w/a latte rage towards Trumpβs American gestapo. EVERY person in the USA is entitled to due process no matter their legal status.
#UnMaskICE
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Freedom Florida Style is a Hot Mess
ICE isn't helping this heat wave.πͺπͺπͺ
DeSantis Appointee AG Uthmeier to Demings:
You will sign to allow us to seize employees, or we'll fire everyone voters elected.
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This Flip Must Have Really Hurt!
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Official rendering of the $200 million ballroom extension at The White House. It's bigger than the WH.
Mussolini would be proud.
Oh, also: #EpsteinFiles
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