Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Leonard Leo-linked group attacking efforts to educate judges on climate
A rightwing organization is attacking efforts to educate judges about the climate crisis. The group appears to be connected to Leonard Leo, the architect of the rightwing takeover of the American judiciary who helped select Trump's supreme court nominees, the Guardian has learned…
The significance of Vance’s appearance at event hosted by far-right Christian nationalist | PBS News
"I can't think of a single national political figure in American history who has as many religious narratives and religious attachments foisted onto him as Donald Trump. He is someone that is seen as a figure of destiny.
He is seen as someone who is anointed by God for this role. And that's a very dangerous sentiment to have in a democracy, where elections are about the will of the people, not the will of God. Elections are about how we negotiate our differences. And as you have all these attachments of religious ideas to Donald Trump, the language of these movements has become more and more Manichaean.
It's good versus evil. It's angels versus demons. It's Trump versus evil. And as that becomes the ethos of the Trump campaign and of the Christian nationalist sentiments around him, people are becoming much more apocalyptic in their expectations around these elections..."
Trump condemned for suggesting ‘one really violent day’ to combat crime
He then trailed off in a digression to falsely accuse Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, of introducing a practice in California when she was attorney general that exonerated thieves from prosecution of items worth less than $950.
Politico said the remark appeared to be a reference to proposition 47, which downgraded some offenses from felonies to misdemeanor and was signed into law by the state's former Republican governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, four years before Harris took office...
Mark Cuban Fact-Checks Unhinged Elon Conspiracy Using Elon's Own Tech | HuffPost Latest News
No, Democrats are not flying people "directly into swing states" to change the vote there…
WATCH LIVE: Vance and Walz debate — PBS News simulcast of CBS’s 2024 Vice Presidential Debate | PBS News
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate.
The 90-minute CBS 2024 Vice Presidential Debate will air at 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 1. PBS News coverage starts with the News Hour at 6 p.m. EDT, then stay tuned for special analysis following the debate. You can watch live in our player above...
Vance’s car seat concerns add to the GOP candidate’s headaches
JD Vance's "childless cat ladies" comments have taken a toll on his public standing. His concerns about car seat rules probably won't help, either...
Spirit & Power Episode 1: The Media Makers (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)
In episode one of Spirit & Power, Dr. Leah Payne speaks with Sam Kestenbaum – an award-winning journalist covering religion in America who writes widely for national magazines and newspapers, including Harper Magazine’s, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Rolling Stone.
Leah and Sam discuss some of the influential conservative charismatic media makers who are energizing the religious right: pastor Greg Locke, rabbi Jonathan Cahn, entrepreneur Clay Clark, worship leader Sean Feucht, and head of Charisma News, Stephen Strang.
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