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To know a person's religion, we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance. Eric Hoffer
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My contribution to our March cover package--with some big(ish) ideas, and some fresh reporting on "that ad." newrepublic.com/article/1909... via @newrepublic.com

i can't think of anything more american than a mass shooting at a christian school called "abundant life"

“Trump lied about an election being stolen and then sicked a mob on the Capitol. It's funny that you roll your eyes at this, Kevin, because you're the one who went down and resurrected him...We elected the most dangerous....human being that America has ever elected. And Kevin, you helped him."

Your word of the day:

Elon Musk plowed at least $260 million into efforts to send Donald Trump back to the White House, new filings show... www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/p...

Marge isn't taking it well

Oklahoma’s education superintendent has sent an email to public school superintendents requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism within the state Department of Education. apnews.com/article/reli...

Number of Bluesky users in real time bcounter.nat.vg

Social media site Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election, as some X users look for an alternative platform to post their thoughts and engage with others online. Total users surged to 15 million, up from roughly 13 million in October apnews.com/article/x-bl...

This one's from a couple months ago.

"The now-president-elect, according to that NBC survey, posted his biggest margin of 53%-27% among voters who don’t follow any news. Trump’s win was a triumph of the ill-informed." www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...