Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Can society be split into good, evil? Views vary by religious affiliation | Pew Research Center
… Views about good and evil also vary by political party. Roughly six-in-ten Republicans and independents who lean toward the Republican Party (59%) say that most things in society can be clearly divided into good and evil, compared with 38% of Democrats and Democratic leaners...
The moral crusader behind some of our most draconian, patriarchal laws - The Washington Post
… In March 1873, the Comstock law passed, making it illegal to mail obscenity, sex toys, contraception or even information about contraception and abortion, imposing long sentences and steep fines. The idea that birth control was "obscene, lewd, and lascivious" suggested that anyone who wanted it was depraved...
Opinion | Why the right really hates Anthony Fauci - The Washington Post
…If liberals loved him, that meant conservatives had to hate him. At this moment the Republican Party's policy agenda is a desiccated husk to which no one in their party pays more than the most perfunctory attention. What animates them is hatred of the left and the ongoing, endlessly renewable need to Own the Libs. Bashing Fauci became one more way to accomplish that goal…
Opinion | The most dangerous conservative judges aren’t on the Supreme Court - The Washington Post
…These lower-level judges have effectively become a Republican super-legislature, blunting the policies of Democratic mayors, governors and presidents while largely upholding the moves of Republican officials…
Opinion: Where Biden is winning - CNN
…The Senate has confirmed a record number of his nominees to the federal judiciary -- the most of any president at this stage in 40 years -- and at a time when that achievement matters more than ever...
Biden: Pentagon to deploy 1,000 more troops help with COVID-19 spike | TheHill
…President Biden said in speech Tuesday that 1,000 military medical personnel will help at hospitals overwhelmed and burned out by staffing shortages and a crush of unvaccinated coronavirus patients health officials anticipate in January and February…
White House memo: You're better off now than when Trump left - Axios
The White House will send a year-end recap to Democrats on the Hill and allied groups, arguing that Americans are better off after one year of President Biden than when President Trump left office...
GOP maps Biden probes, prelude to 2024 culture war - Axios
…Republicans want to deflect attention from the 1/6 commission, a real-time probe of real violence, death and looting in the Capitol...
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https://www.axios.com/republicans-biden-probes-house-majority-25bc5f7a-269e-44c8-94dc-4700574112ca.html
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
How China Uses Contractors to Spread Propaganda on Facebook and Twitter - The New York Times
Flood global social media with fake accounts used to advance an authoritarian agenda. Make them look real and grow their numbers of followers. Seek out online critics of the state — and find out who they are and where they live...
Texans now challenging books in local public libraries | The Texas Tribune
…The Llano County community's push to scrutinize the local library's book stacks comes two months after a Texas lawmaker first questioned the inclusion of more than 850 books about race, equality or sexuality in public school libraries...:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/cc7a2f5b7d37663d11a659deb8b6d283/Llano%20Public%20Library%20SF%20TT%2019.jpg)
'I'm calling for violence -- I will be violent!' Prosecutors play damning video of MAGA rioter during court hearing - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism
"We shut down the vote today because those coward ass politicians ran into the tunnels," he said, according to MacFarlane. "I've seen the last of you treasonous bastard politicians... give me liberty or give me death... I'm prepared to f*cking die for this. I took an oath against all enemies foreign or domestic. But I plan to have others die first."
Pelosi announces plans for ‘solemn observance’ of first anniversary of Jan. 6 insurrection - The Washington Post
"Already, preparations are underway for a full program of events, including a discussion among historians about the narrative of that day; an opportunity for Members to share their experiences and reflections from that day; and a prayerful vigil in the evening," Pelosi wrote...
Omicron infections appear no less severe than Delta; COVID-19 lowers sperm count, motility | Reuters
…the odds of reinfection with Omicron are 5.4 times greater than for reinfection with Delta. A study of healthcare workers in the pre-Omicron era estimated that a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection afforded 85% protection against a second infection over 6 months, the researchers said, while "the protection against reinfection by Omicron afforded by past infection may be as low as 19%."
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Trump’s Big Border Wall Is Now a Pile of Rusting Steel - The Atlantic
Worth at least a quarter billion dollars, the steel bollards are a relic of the Trump era…
Steve Bannon Threatens to Take Over Entire U.S. ‘Election Apparatus’
"We are going to get it decertified," Bannon said, referring to the 2020 presidential election, which the hotly contested MAGA character erroneously insists Trump won...
Joe Manchin and his hold on Build Back Better, explained - The Washington Post
…Manchin, in his radio interview Monday, said he could still support a bill that had at its core a reversal of the 2017 Republican tax cuts. He has also expressed strong support for universal pre-K, expanded health care under the Affordable Care Act, lower prescription drug prices and some climate provisions…
Pentagon updates rules to address extremism in the military - The Washington Post
…Last week, a consortium at the University of Maryland released a report showing that since 1990, 458 crimes tied to extremism involved veterans or active-duty U.S. troops…
Schumer vows vote on Build Back Better despite ‘no’ from Manchin
"As with BBB," Schumer wrote, "members will be given the chance to debate on the Senate floor and cast a vote so that their choice on the matter is clear and available for everyone to see."
‘We’re not backing down’: the Texas church fighting for abortion rights | Texas | The Guardian
"We are on a quest to wrestle God back from the religious pro-life conservatives who have taken God hostage," says the Rev Erika Forbes, faith and outreach manager for Just Texas. "I have no doubt in my mind God is on our side and that God respects and trusts women."
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