Taliban Announces Afghan Women Must Cover Entirely, Stay Mostly Indoors

Is this what the religious SCOTUS want for US women.  The men to control their lives to the point where the men get punished for a woman’s actions because women have no agency and must be controlled like livestock?   We see the extremes when religion takes over a country, yet a segment of the US is driving us to that.   For years people said it couldn’t happen because we have a constitution and laws … well now we see what can happen if you install religious ideologues on the highest court that makes rulings on if a law is legal, and they are driven to support their religion’s rules over the constitution’s protections.   We become a country where religion becomes the most important aspect, where religion has the final say in a person’s rights or life.  This so against what the founders of this country really wanted it is stunning it is happening.   But one small group of the population wanted it and they worked hard through decades to get it.   This is the first time ever that SCOTUS has ruled that the constitution doesn’t support existing rights.  Never has SCOTUS been regressive, it was always progressive.  Until it was stacked with complete republican ideologs.   

“This is not about religion,” says Amna Nawaz on the heels of the Taliban’s announcement that women must cover entirely and stay indoors except for necessity. “This is about control.” »

Why The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Will Continue

Professor Nina Khrushcheva and Gen. Steph Twitty join Morning Joe to discuss the status of the Russian invasion of Ukraine as Russia marks Victory Day in Moscow.

Fox Host Sean Hannity Attacks Biden For Playing Golf

Good thing Hannity admits he is not a journalist.   But the Republicans / right wing have never been bothered by hypocrisy because in their minds it is OK if a Republican does it.  

From Sean Hannity’s personal website:

The optics on this are terrible. According to a report from The Daily Wire, while First Lady Dr. Jill Biden was visiting war torn Ukraine —on Mother’s Day —President Joe Biden was working on his golf swing, hitting the links with his brother Jimmy. Meanwhile, across the world and in a literal war zone, First Lady Jill Biden was doing Joe’s job. No word on how Joe’s golf game went.

Weekend Update ft. Kate McKinnon – SNL

Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che cover the week’s biggest news before speaking with Justice Amy Coney Barrett (Kate McKinnon).

FEC Again Warns Boebert Over Campaign Violations

Typical Republican, the rules don’t apply to her.  Far too many in congress feel that the job is a golden ticket to increase their personal wealth.   I wish the punishment was to take twice the illegal amount away from her but the people making the rules … are the same people that are breaking them.   

Colorado’s Daily Sentinel reports:

Rep. Lauren Boebert continues to have troubles with her campaign finance filings. In a warning letter from the Federal Election Commission made public on Thursday, Boebert’s latest campaign finance filing for the first quarter of 2022 shows her campaign accepted as much as $30,000 in contributions that exceed federal campaign finance limits.

The six-page letter notes 20 separate incidents where the campaign took more than the $2,900 that is allowed for individuals to give in any one election. Her campaign has been cited several times in the past for similar filing problems, including accepting donations in excess of limits, and under-reporting beginning and ending balance totals.

Read the full article.

Paula • a day ago

Its not like anything is going to be done about it.

DevilDog • a day ago • edited

The FEC sent a warning letter? Despite Boopsie’s campaign having been cited several times in the past for similar problems?

Oh, ffs. ENOUGH ALREADY!

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another_steve Elagabalus • a day ago

Important, I think, to keep in mind what the ultimate goal of today’s Republican Party is: the establishment of a theocracy in the United States. That’s the “command” coming from the party’s puppet masters, the religious right. Any government department that gets in the way of establishing that theocracy is, for them, the enemy.

Readers here will recall the theofascist monster, Betsy DeVos, that the Mar-a-Lago rapist appointed as his Secretary of Education. Fortunately for America, she failed in her mission – which was to destroy the country’s public school system.

Education of the public is a threat to theofascists.

Episode 628: Recording Live from Gilead | Cognitive Dissonance

Show Notes
0:00 Intro
28:09 Susan Collins completely inconsistent
34:01 Trump shoot protestors
43:35 Madison Cawthrust
50:32 Alex Jones still out there
01:02:12 Outro 10 key passages from Alito’s draft opinion, which would overturn Roe v. Wade – POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05… Mitch McConnell Is Hoping People Just Forget He’s to Blame for Abortion Rights Being Obliterated | Vanity Fair

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/… Susan Collins calls draft Roe opinion ‘completely inconsistent’ with what Gorsuch and Kavanaugh said during hearings and meetings –

CNNPolitics https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politi… Scoop: Esper says Trump wanted to shoot protesters

https://www.axios.com/2022/05/02/mark… Madison Cawthorn Says ‘Blackmail Won’t Win’ After Nude Thrusting Video Leaks | HuffPost Latest News https://www.huffpost.com/entry/madiso…

How Alex Jones’ Conspiracy Empire Has Kept Itself Going Even While Being Banned From Social Media https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-ale…

Cousin Of Sanctioned Oligarch Donates To Cawthorn

This guy seems to be owned by Russia or on their payroll.    Think how many US politicians get money from Russia, who do they owe their loyalties to? 

Forbes reports:

Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s cash-strapped campaign for re-election received a donation Friday from the cousin and business associate of a sanctioned Russian oligarch, according to a report filed Sunday night with the FEC.

Andrew Intrater, a U.S. citizen who’s an asset manager for New York-based Sparrow Capital Holdings, contributed $1,000 to Cawthorn’s campaign.

Intrater’s cousin and, at least at one time, biggest investor is billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, who has been under U.S. sanctions since April 2018. Last month, Spanish police, with assistance from U.S. law enforcement, seized Vekselberg’s superyacht on the resort island of Mallorca.

Read the full article.

 

Telecom Giants GIVE UP on Net Neutrality Fight in California

Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Seek Justice In What Could Be Their Last Chance

Watch Pete Buttigieg perfectly articulate why Republicans behave the way that they do