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Screenshot of a social media post that reads: "It's not that all religious people are predators. It's that predators will gravitate towards environments where maleness and authority are not to be questioned and shame can be leveraged."

Yeah, being able to indulge in one's worst impulses because they'll get forgiven by an imaginary entity and protected by an institution that is above the law would be a pretty perfect environment for them. If only there was a way to prevent this...

Religious leaders demand "immediate cancellation" of "Merry Gothmas" festival A spooky, family-friendly holiday market in Ventura, CA is under fire from clergy who insist a pun on Christmas is a “grave threat" to their "spiritual health.”

Tell me, if one's faith is so strong and one's god so unshakable, why the tendency to utterly fall apart like a tantrumy toddler at the mere existence of others? 🤔

Do your best to participate, if you can. The only language our society understands is money, so we have to do some translating.

Florida Republicans are furious that Muslims are using a voucher program meant to boost Christianity The same lawmakers who voted to send taxpayer funds to private Christian schools are panicking now that Muslim schools are participating in the program

It's never been about religious equality, just christian dominance.

Sen. John Barrasso targets American Atheists in bizarre smear of "No Kings" protests The Majority Whip falsely accused the atheist group of leading “I Hate America” rallies

"'...the only thing that’s dangerous or un-American is sitting silently by while masked government thugs kidnap our neighbors off the street, criminalize basic healthcare for LGBTQ people, and attack those of us who would dare speak out.'"
- response from American Atheists

Never stop speaking out!✊🏽

After settlement, Catholic priests in Washington can keep sex predators' confessions secret Years of effort to safeguard children were undone by religious leaders who worship secrecy more than justice

A depressing end to an important battle. In the catholic church's eyes, traditions and personal beliefs are more important than the safety of children.

Oklahoma has already started erasing Ryan Walters’ disastrous legacy The Christian Nationalist superintendent’s resignation has sparked a statewide effort to undo his damage

The only thing to do with christo-fascists is get them the hell out! Good riddance, ya wingwang.

Good luck in the clean-up, OK 💚

If the republicans control the house, the senate, the supreme court, *and* hold the presidency, wouldn't you think they would be the ones responsible for a government shutdown?

No? It's the democrats? The ones who are still there ready to work while the republicans have completely vanished? Okay 🙄

Anyone else wishing the rapture had actually happened so we could get rid of a few delusional roadblocks and actually start getting things done? There's so much we could accomplish if we didn't have to constantly waste time debating imaginary friends and their arbitrary rules.

it's just another day in july

there is nothing to celebrate today

the fascists controlling this country have issued the war cry that they are coming for us

we can no longer afford to play by the rules they stopped following ages ago

it's just another day in july

i love you all

A Christian boy band denies trying to win converts at a public elementary school assembly The Davidson County Schools superintendent says he was "hoodwinked" by the 3 Heath Brothers

Despite what they're constantly wailing, the group that seems to always demand preferential treatment are christians with an agenda. Saddest part is that these boys are just tools being used to further a corrupt cause, and the moment they're not useful, they'll be discarded.

It. Is. A. Cult.

If your day has been hard, if you’re feeling anxious or angry or lost, allow yourself to pause for a moment and come back to your breathing. The present moment is all we truly have. When we become so tied up in our thoughts, we miss our appointment with life. Rest well, my friends. 😊

#calm #peace

Be wary of protest bait. The current regime is just itching to declare martial law.

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows: [scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech] 1 CHURCHILL: The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 2 CHURCHILL: Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. 3 CHURCHILL: If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun- BBC PRESENTER: Thank you prime minister 4 BBC PRESENTER: Mr hitler, your response? 5 HITLER [in the studio]: Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill 6 HITLER: What we are proposing - CHURCHILL: Hang on 7 HITLER: Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement - 8 CHURCHILL: What's he doing here BBC PRESENTER: It's important we hear both sides of the debate 9 CHURCHILL: This isn't a debate You don't debate fascists 10 HITLER: Oh here we go with ze Godwins law! 11 HITLER: Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'... CHURCHILL: Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit- 12 HITLER [standing up, saluting]: RAUSS! BBC PRESENTER: *Please* Mr Churchill let him speak [ends]

As a professor of English, allow me to try, humbly and with the proper respect, to offer an appropriate response to the President’s address:

Fuck you, you fucked-up fuck, and fuck all the fuckers who willingly fuck with you, especially. You can all fuck all the way off, and then fuck off some more.

If you absolutely *must* buy something today, get it from a locally owned place! It may be less convenient, but we can't keep sacrificing what's right for what's convenient. Swimming in circles doesn't get you out of the tide pool.

TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky
#StateMediaCensorship