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Look how much Canadians hate the United States now - POLITICO

In survey question after survey question, Canadians say the U.S. no longer reflects their values, is more likely to provoke conflict than to prevent it and, as a result, is pushing Canada to consider closer ties with other global powers — including overtures to China that would have seemed unthinkable only a couple of years ago...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/5-charts-show-just-how-badly-the-us-has-torpedoed-its-relationship-with-canada-00787084 

 

Survey shows white evangelicals still see Trump as ethical and honest. But atheists know better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMIJQWJkN9o

 

Alabama Wants to Punish Schools That Don’t Pray (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #571)

— Alabama schools could lose funding if they don’t mandate daily Christian prayers. (0:22)

— Oklahoma lawmaker: I don’t want “pink-haired” atheists teaching the Bible in schools. (11:56)

— Oklahoma lawmakers shoot down slew of Christian Nationalist bills. (21:48)

— Tim Barton: We “arrest students that break the Ten Commandments,” so we should put the list up in schools. (42:15)

— Australia will keep screwing up the religion question in its 2026 Census. (49:15)

— Survey finds low levels of “Religious Nationalism” in America. Why doesn’t it feel that way? (1:07:35)
Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2025/02/20/alabama-wants-to-punish-schools-that-dont-pray/

 

Election surveys sent by MyPillow CEO-linked group prompt FBI referral - ABC News

A series of emails sent by a group led and funded by MyPillow CEO and election denier Mike Lindell have been referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to federal officials, after election officers across the country began finding what they said were misleading email messages. Those emails included a survey asking for, among other things, sensitive personal information from those tasked with overseeing the voting process and details about their offices' cybersecurity systems. The messages explained the group was looking to help boost the nation's election integrity...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/election-surveys-mypillow-ceo-linked-group-prompt-fbi/story

Exclusive: CNN survey finds 48 states say Harris can get on ballot instead of Biden, rejecting claim switch breaks state laws | CNN Politics

In general, they explained that they receive the names of a major party's presidential nominee after the nominee is officially chosen by the party; that the Democratic convention has not been held yet (it's scheduled for in-person events on August 19-22, with an official nomination vote to be held virtually earlier in the month); and that their state's deadline for receiving the party nominees' names has not arrived yet…

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/politics/harris-ballot-legal-obstacles-48-states/index.html

Most transgender adults in new survey say they are more satisfied with lives after transitioning | The Hill

In a wide-ranging poll released Thursday by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), 78 percent of transgender adults living as a gender different from the one assigned to them at birth said they are happier now than they were before they transitioned…

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3914666-most-transgender-adults-in-new-survey-say-they-are-more-satisfied-with-lives-after-transitioning/

One in five US adults condone ‘justified’ political violence, mega-survey finds

The apparent contradiction between commitment to democracy and devotion to a strong leader is perhaps partly explained by the prevalence of baseless conspiracy theories and misinformation. More than one in five people surveyed subscribe to the QAnon fantasy that US institutions are "controlled by a group of Satan-worshipping pedophiles"…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/19/one-in-five-us-adults-condone-political-violence-survey

A quarter of Americans open to taking up arms against government, poll says

Survey of 1,000 registered US voters also reveals that most Americans agree government is 'corrupt and rigged'…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/30/poll-americans-guns-against-government

No, America is not on the cusp of a civil war

As a matter of fact, respondents regularly troll researchers in polling and surveys – especially when they are asked whether or not they subscribe to absurd or fringe beliefs, such as birtherism (a conspiracy that held that Barack Obama was born outside of the US and was legally ineligible to serve as president of the United States)...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/27/no-america-is-not-on-the-cusp-of-a-civil-war

Can society be split into good, evil? Views vary by religious affiliation | Pew Research Center

Even within religious groups, Democrats and Republicans have different attitudes about good and evil…

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/12/21/christians-religiously-unaffiliated-differ-on-whether-most-things-in-society-can-be-divided-into-good-evil/

43 percent of Republicans in new survey oppose teaching 'history of racism' | TheHill

… as opposed to only 5 percent of Democrats who said the same thing...
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/581109-43-percent-of-republicans-in-new-survey-oppose-teaching-history-of-racism

Stunning survey gives grim view of flourishing anti-democratic opinions | TheHill

"Back in the 1980s, Republicans aspired to be the party of hope and opportunity. Now it is the party of blood and soil. The culture war is front and center, and for many Republicans, it is close to being a literal war, not just a metaphorical one," Pitney said. "Republicans have a nostalgia for an America that never really existed."…

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/579160-stunning-survey-gives-grim-view-of-flourishing-anti-democratic-opinions

84 percent of Trump voters are worried about discrimination against whites: poll | TheHill

…Eighty-four percent of Trump voters who responded to the survey say they either strongly or somewhat agree that discrimination against whites will increase in the U.S. in the next few years. Of respondents who voted for President Biden, 38 percent said they felt the same way…

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/575899-84-percent-of-trump-voters-are-worried-about-discrimination-against-whites-poll

Most Republicans want Trump to remain key GOP figure, Pew survey finds

…Among those surveyed by Pew, the remaining one-third of Republicans align with the overwhelming majority of Democrats in saying they do not believe Trump should remain as a major national political figure in the future…

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/06/most-republicans-want-trump-remain-key-gop-figure-pew-survey/6023862001/

Definition of 'evangelical' no longer means 'born-again' — it means Republican: survey - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

…Writing for the New York Times on Sunday, columnist Charles Blow took the data to its natural conclusion, that evangelicals have exchanged religion for power…

https://www.rawstory.com/evangelical-means-republican-now/

Young people experiencing 'widespread' psychological distress over government handling of looming climate crisis, researchers say - ABC News

… 75% of those surveyed said they feel the future is frightening, while 64% said governments are not doing enough to avoid a climate catastrophe…

https://abcnews.go.com/International/young-people-experiencing-widespread-psychological-distress-government-handling/story

Pew survey: Global approval of the U.S. has rebounded under Biden - The Washington Post

… Trust in the U.S. president fell to historic lows in most countries surveyed during Donald Trump's presidency, according to Pew. Under Biden, it has soared...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/10/pew-global-approval-biden-us/

Nearly 1 in 5 young adults say they're not straight, global survey finds

The survey, conducted in 27 countries, also found that 4 percent of those in Generation Z identify as transgender, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming or gender-fluid...

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/nearly-1-5-young-adults-say-they-re-not-straight-n1270003

Trump administration sued over decision that could cut wages for more than 200,000 farm workers | TheHill

A labor union is suing the Trump administration over a move that could allow lower wages for migrant workers, undercutting domestic workers. The United Farm Workers (UFW) union and its nonprofit advocacy arm, the UFW Foundation, filed the complaint on Tuesday, which was first reported by Business Insider, against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for cancelling a survey of farm workers’ wages in the upcoming year.....
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/poverty/521214-trump-administration-sued-over-decision-that-could-cut-wages