Top DOJ official planned to make a claim with Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ - POLITICO

A top Justice Department staffer responsible for liaising with Congress planned to make a claim with President Donald Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and asked to recuse himself from any work related to it — a move that alarmed colleagues at the DOJ, two administration officials familiar with the matter told POLITICO...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/10/doj-official-sought-weaponization-fund-patrick-davis-00955341 

US House candidate buys nazis.us domain to redirect visitors to homeland security

Mark Davis, running in Florida, says he bought domain because Republican party had gone 'full fascist'…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/nazis-us-domain-homeland-security

Is Marriage Equality Safe? + Megyn Kelly Defends Epstein’s Assault on Underage Girls (Andrew Seidel; One Nation, Indivisible podcast)

Marriage equality is safe for now. 

Indiana’s Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith sounds off on Christian Nationalism and sounds like a man who doesn’t know what he’s talking about. 

Trump is helping his allies get rich off DOJ investigations. 

And, of course, Epstein email and Megyn Kelly. 

Indiana’s Lieutenant Gov. gets everything wrong. 

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-ehfgr-28ca4f48

One Nation Indivisible, brought to you by ICE? (Andrew Seidel; One Nation, Indivisible podcast Episode #038)

Andrew discovers that Spotify has been running ICE recruitment ads on 1NI and has some thoughts. 

Plus, an update on the marriage equality fight and Kim Davis’s case at the Supreme Court. 

And some interesting and hopeful news in one of the big religion cases from the last Supreme Court term (Wisconsin is clapping back after the Catholic Charities case).

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-fy3xy-28af2d23

Democrats explain their opposition to House's Charlie Kirk resolution

"I abhor violence of any kind, and so that part of the resolution I'm in total agreement with. And I'm a strong believer in free speech," said Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.). "But I could not bring myself to agree with many of the comments that the gentleman had made. And while I recognize and believe that you have the right to express what you think, and what you feel, I don't have to agree with it." …

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5512714-democrats-opposition-charlie-kirk-resolution/ 

 

Is America drowning in ICE? (Andrew Seidel; One Nation, Indivisible podcast Episode #027)

Andrew breaks down a lot of news, including some good news about drag bans in west Texas and absurd lawsuits against the Freedom From Religion Foundation. James Dobson’s death, Kim Davis’s bigotry, Tex. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s abuses of power, and Doug Wilson’s Christian Nationalism all get broken down. Plus, is ICE acting like the Gestapo? Andrew answers. 

Episode Show Notes:

We covered Ryan Walters suing FFRF in episode 7. The decision booting Walters out of court is here. 

My full talk at West Texas A&M is here. I begin dressing in drag around 28minutes in. The Fifth Circuit decision is here. You can support the Secular Student Alliance here. 

Full videos of the clips in this episode:

• Doug Wilson clip: https://youtu.be/u29UJtpA3x0?si=YfD2JJ4AiYEhGVjL
• Dan Patrick video: https://www.instagram.com/andrewlseidel/reel/DNieUGOOzvc/
• ICE: “Liberals already ruined this country” : https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3lwjq7swly225
• ICE: “Proud boys? They're great guys. They love the United States.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u29UJtpA3x0 0:38-0:48

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-zrdtm-2731a879

Kim Davis Asks SCOTUS to End Marriage Equality (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #596)

— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praises pastor who thinks women shouldn’t have the right to vote. (1:45)

— Pennsylvania priest accused of rigging church’s Corvette raffle. (18:20)

— Once again, Kim Davis wants the Supreme Court to destroy marriage equality. (33:10)

— The “ministerial exception” is rapidly becoming a civil rights nightmare. (58:00)

— Despite legal rulings, California school district tries to revive Christian prayers at meetings. (1:12:43)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/08/14/kim-davis-asks-scotus-to-end-marriage-equality/

Trump’s PARTNER IN CRIME Gets EXPOSED in 4K

Anthony Davis EXPOSES Project 2025 by breaking down a recent speech from the President of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts - a close ally to both Donald Trump and JD Vance...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5JQJX5zj1g

Kim Davis owes $260,000 to the lawyers of the gay men whose marriage licence she denied

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnAZMTt6OrA

Kim Davis must pay $260,000 legal fees over same-sex marriage license refusal | Kentucky | The Guardian

Davis drew international attention when she was briefly jailed in 2015 over her refusal despite the US supreme court's legalization of same-sex marriage. She based her refusal on her belief that marriage should only be between a man and a woman...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/02/kim-davis-lawyers-fees-same-sex-marriage-kentucky

Louisiana woman carrying skull-less fetus forced to travel to New York for an abortion

Lawmakers, Crump added, "replaced care with confusion, privacy with politics and options with ideology".

For her part, Davis said: "This [was] not fair to me. And it should not happen to any other woman."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/14/louisiana-woman-skull-less-fetus-new-york-abortion

Ex-Kentucky clerk Kim Davis violated couples' rights, judge says

"Ultimately, this Court's determination is simple — Davis cannot use her own constitutional rights as a shield to violate the constitutional rights of others while performing her duties as an elected official," wrote Bunning, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky…

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/19/kentucky-clerk-kim-davis-violated-rights-judge/7104110001/

Dear Republicans: Stop using my father, Ronald Reagan, to justify your silence on Trump - The Washington Post: Opinion

Even those of us who aren't Republicans deserve better from our public servants.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dear-republicans-stop-using-my-father-ronald-reagan-to-justify-your-silence-on-trump/2019/04/30/ed61c6de-6b50-11e9-8f44-e8d8bb1df986_story.html

Why Doesn’t Donald Trump’s Cozy Relationship With Vladimir Putin Worry His Supporters? Jefferson Davis’s Treason Case Holds a Clue - The Intercept

Trump came to power thanks to some of the same factors that fueled the rise of Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. ....
https://theintercept.com/2019/01/15/trump-russia-putin-jefferson-davis/

Donald Trump isn’t our president — he is the Jefferson Davis of a new red state confederacy in a slow-motion civil war - Raw Story:

In both cases, they were young, and they were white, and they were male, and the actions they took started civil wars. In 1861, they were cadets from the Citadel Military Academy in South Carolina. On January 9, of that year, they were manning an artillery battery on Morris Island, an uninhabited island in Charleston...
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/11/donald-trump-isnt-president-jefferson-davis-new-red-state-confederacy-slow-motion-civil-war/

Lanny Davis's walk-back of his bombshell claim to CNN is more complicated than it looks. And experts say it causes Michael Cohen some new problems. - Business Insider:

Michael Cohen's attorney Lanny Davis has made stunning reversals in recent days. Experts say it could make it much more difficult for Cohen to be viewed as a valuable witness in other investigations. ....
https://www.businessinsider.com/lanny-davis-cnn-claim-hurt-michael-cohen-2018-8

Kentucky Governor: Kim Davis is an “Inspiration” for Breaking the Law for Jesus – Friendly Atheist

In a promotional video for Christian bigot Kim Davis‘ new book, all about how she refused to grant legal marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kentucky, Governor Matt Bevin praised her activism, calling her an “inspiration” to children and public servants everywhere. ...

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/03/06/kentucky-governor-kim-davis-is-an-inspiration-for-breaking-the-law-for-jesus/

YouTube Trumpkin and Former Milo Intern Kills His Own Dad for Calling Him a Nazi -- The Daily Beast

Something had set Lane Davis off, but that wasn't unusual. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/youtube-trumpkin-and-former-milo-intern-kills-his-own-dad-for-calling-him-a-nazi

The huge problem with comparing Lee and Davis to Washington and Jefferson -- Vox

We celebrate the good things the founders did. Confederates didn't do anything good. ....
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/16/16154738/lee-davis-washington-jefferson

Kim Davis’ Lawyer: It’s Not Her Fault Taxpayers Owe $224,703 in Legal Fees

We learned last week that Kentucky taxpayers would be on the hook for $224,703 in legal fees because Rowan County clerk Kim Davis wouldn’t do her job in 2015 and give (legal) marriages licenses to gay couples.....
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/08/03/kim-davis-lawyer-its-not-her-fault-taxpayers-owe-224703-in-legal-fees/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter