This is the idea now out there in the maga world I have been warning against. It has been building since Bill Clinton. No election is valid unless a republican wins. Even though Republicans are the minority country wide! The Republicans and their media are pushing the idea that if they lose it is rigged against them as they deserve to win, and only they have the right to win. It is scary because the US people seem to be buying it. Hugs
Nevada Republican Jim Marchant insisted there hadn’t been a legitimate election in his state in more than a decade. All of Nevada’s election winners since 2006, he said on a recent podcast, were “installed by the deep-state cabal.”
But when Marchant won the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state this week, he immediately celebrated the victory as legitimate.
Such inconsistency has become a hallmark of election deniers in Republican primary contests across the U.S. in this year’s midterms.
The piece going to point out multiple other examples of this glaring hypocrisy, perhaps most notably with QAnon Pennsylvania gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano, who gloated “God is good” after winning his primary.
Such inconsistency has become a hallmark of election deniers in Republican primary contests across the U.S. in this year's midterms https://t.co/P1XTGcaw4Y
I am not willing to tolerate anymore that the vaccines are not safe or shouldn’t be given. Yes a year or two ago when they were new then OK the misinformation could sway people. That time has passed. The vaccines are used, they are vetted. If you think conspiracy theories are real, then you have a fucken problem. I simply am not willing to entertain the legitimacy of stupid. Hugs
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now allowing healthcare providers — including pediatricians and children’s hospitals — to order COVID-19 vaccines from a federal program for children between six months and 5 years old, a reversal from earlier this week when providers were prevented from pre-ordering doses.
The DeSantis administration is pushing back aggressively against the notion that its position has changed, with a spokesperson from the Florida Department of Health telling McClatchy that it never planned on preventing private healthcare providers from ordering doses.
I just got an email clarifying their position from the Florida Department of Health and denying they had ever opposed vaccination. What a bum and a liar!
What really scares me beyond the violent ideas and seemingly in love with that violence this guy is, I have some people I really care about in this region of the country. To those in this region of the country please be safe, and know I care about you. Hugs
Shortly after 31 members of a white nationalist group were arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, over the weekend, pastor and former Washington state lawmaker Matt Shea claimed on Facebook the men were members of antifa, or anti-fascist demonstrators.
“This attempted ambush from antifa was thwarted,” said Shea, who has previously espoused Christian nationalism and has suggested replacing the existing U.S. government with a form of theocracy. Not only was Shea’s antifa claim untrue, at least one of the arrested men attended Shea’s own church within the last year.
Shea last appeared on JMG in March 2022 when he was involved in a suspicious attempt to “rescue” Ukrainian children.
He first earned national headlines in 2019 when leaked chats showed his violent fantasies about executing non-Christians and when it was learned that he had participated in militia drills to train young men for “biblical warfare.”
Shea advocates for the creation of a 51st US state based on “biblical law.” He has also said that all American men who fail to avow allegiance to Jesus should be executed.
He was expelled by the Washington state Republican caucus but refused to resign even after the feds found that he had “participated in an act of domestic terrorism against the United States” by helping plan the armed takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon in 2016.
He did not seek reelection in 2020 and is now the pastor of Covenant Christian Church in Spokane.
NEW: Shortly after Patriot Front members were arrested in Idaho over the weekend, pastor/ex-Washington lawmaker Matt Shea claimed on Facebook the men were Antifa.
That was false. In fact, at least one of the men arrested had attended Shea’s church. https://t.co/NAmIqiwzJW
So, if Democrats win an election there’s voter fraud and it’s a stolen election. If Republicans win, it’s all fair and legal. If rioters get caught it’s Antifa. If rioters get away with it they’re patriots.
His infatuation with training young men and that bit about “rescuing Ukrainian children” sets off all kinds of alarms. Check this one’s crawlspace and his hard drive.
He first earned national headlines in 2019 when leaked chats showed his violent fantasies about executing non-Christians and when it was learned that he had participated in militia drills to train young men for “biblical warfare.”
This is both irresponsible and will lead to child deaths, plus promote more Covid virus among the public and it makes no sense. Parents with sick infants and children. Sorry deniers, the science is settled and the data shows the vaccines are safe and effective. The people who DeathSantis is playing to are a dying breed, really dying. I am getting less and less willing to entertain those who deny the data and science simply because Tucker or Hannity say it is not true. I am getting tired of the outright lying by the right wing media. Florida is the only state, the only state think on that, that did not pre order the vaccines for this age group. Even every other red state preordered the vaccines. I want to be very clear that DeathSantis lies that young kids do not get Covid, many do and many die, and those that do not die have lifelong health issues. This is just a flat out lie dooming so many kids it should be illegal. They talk about not letting kids read books because it may harm them, but the real harm is sicknesses they could be protected from that they won’t be because of this bullshit. Hugs
Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday railed against providing Covid-19 vaccines to young children, saying Florida will not provide state programs to administer vaccinations for toddlers or infants.
DeSantis, speaking at a press conference in Miami, said that Covid-19 vaccines have not gone through enough testing and clinical trials to determine that they are effective and added that kids are least likely to suffer serious health consequences from Covid.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Mayo Clinic have emphasized that the Covid-19 vaccine is safe and has urged the public to get the shot to protect against the virus and prevent serious symptoms.
“I would say we are affirmatively against the Covid vaccine for young kids,” DeSantis said. “These are the people who have zero risk of getting anything.”
Florida is the only state in the nation not to order fresh doses of the vaccine for children ahead of Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow two Covid vaccines to be administered to children under 5 years old. The approval fast tracks the vaccine for distribution and kids could start receiving shots as soon as Tuesday.
DeSantis told reporters that the FDA board made its decision to pacify parent’s fears about the virus.
“To do an emergency-use authorization for a six month old or a one year old simply to placate anxiety, that’s not the standard when you’re doing this,” DeSantis said, adding those fears were stoked by the media.
The Florida Department of Health, which is overseen by DeSantis’ office, issued a statement Wednesday saying it did not place an order with the federal government for the vaccine doses because it did not advise that all children become vaccinated.
The state Department of Health is headed by state Surgeon General Joe Ladapo, who is an outspoken critic of the vaccine. He previouslysaid he opposes the use of the vaccine on young kids and has questioned the effectiveness and safety of vaccines.
DeSantis on Thursday also stressed that the state’s decision not to seek help from the federal government to distribute doses earmarked for kids does not mean the state has banned use of the vaccine.
“You are free to choose — that’s not the issue,” he said.
Let’s not forget that DeSantis gets a lot of money from the same outfit that makes Remdesivir. His benefactors/contributors don’t make as much money, if people are already immunized.
Ron DeSantis is proving once again that his priorities lie with his politics instead of protecting the people of Florida. https://t.co/irgHgGRRKI
The Polio. flu, Hepatitis, Varicella, MMR & DTaP vaccines are just as safe and effective as the covid vaccine according to the data that have been made available to Florida and to everyone else.
There is a cemetery at Black Diamond Mines (now a park) in the East Bay (California). It was used by miners and their families around 1875-1900. It’s heartbreaking to see many of the headstones with the names of many young children from the same family. They died at very early ages, from diphtheria, pertussis, rubella and many other diseases that are now preventable, thanks to vaccines.
my god. He is actually much worse than Trump.
The FDA recently said COVID-19 hospitalizations and death rates among children under 5, the only age group not yet eligible to be vaccinated, were higher than among those age 5 to 17. https://t.co/NzxdPqwpvZ… https://t.co/AbkPIdDDiu
Thai politicians have passed four different bills on same-sex unions, in what appears to be a step towards Thailand becoming the second territory in Asia to legalise same-gender marriages.
Key points:
If the legislation passes, Thailand will become the second country in Asia to legalise same-sex unions
The move would strengthen Thailand’s image as a liberal holiday destination
Bangkok hosted the country’s first official pride parade earlier this month
Thailand has one of Asia’s most open and visible LGBTQ+ communities, adding to its image of tolerance and attraction as a liberal holiday destination for foreign tourists.
Earlier this month, thousands of members of Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community raised rainbow flags in the country’s first official parade celebrating pride month and supporting gender equality.
But activists say Thai laws and institutions are yet to reflect changing social attitudes, and still discriminate against LGBTQ+ people and same-sex couples.
The four draft laws approved on Wednesday each seek to provide same-sex partners with almost the same legal rights as heterosexual couples.
The cabinet endorsed two last week that would create a same-sex civil partnership law. Another civil partnership bill from the Democrat Party was also approved.
A more liberal equal marriage bill from the opposition Move Forward party also passed, despite efforts by government whips to vote it down. That draft seeks to replace gendered terms in existing laws and make marriage applicable to all people.
“This is a very good sign,” Chumaporn “Waddao” Taengkliang, of the Rainbow Coalition for Marriage Equality, said in reference to the approval of the bills.
“There should be the same standard for all genders, whether it’s a civil union or marriage.”
Activists call for legal amendments
The Constitutional Court last year ruled Thailand’s current marriage law, which only recognises heterosexual couples, was constitutional, but recommended legislation be expanded to ensure rights of other genders.
So far in Asia, only Taiwan has legalised same-sex unions.
Thai LGBTQ+ activists have criticised the two government-backed bills, arguing there is no need for a special law for same-sex couples, just amendments to make existing laws more inclusive.
The four bills will be deliberated by a 25-member committee, which will decide whether to send any of those, or a consolidated draft, to the house for two more readings, prior to senate then royal approval.
Thousands join Thailand first official pride parade.
In the same week that the Jan. 6 committee unveiled its findings on the attack against American democracy, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others were more preoccupied with children attending a drag show in Dallas, Texas.
Republicans used the “parents know best” line to pass the “Don’t say gay” bill, which banned instructions in K-3 public school classrooms about sexual orientation and gender identity. Wouldn’t bringing their child to a drag show qualify as parents exercising that autonomy? Republicans, your hypocrisy is showing.
The thing is hypocrisy doesn’t bother them. That would require having a sense of shame. In fact, they love hypocrisy because it demonstrates power. They can say one thing and do another with zero consequences
The point of legislation such as we have seen from Floriduh is to provide some cover for christianity Inc. The best way to divert attention from religious people fucking children is for legislators to point fingers at the gay community and now drag queens. There is nothing novel about this as the same play was used in the early seventies by former beauty queen and current whore for christianity Inc, Anita Bryant.
An audio recording from a recent Moms for Liberty meeting in Cabot captures a group member musing about gunning down a school librarian over tension about what books are appropriate for young readers. The person who captured that audio at a June 9 meeting at Crossroads Cafe in Cabot asked to remain anonymous.
The person said keeping audio records of public meetings is simply their normal practice, but that they decided to share this one because it was disturbing. The person confirmed the voice in the recording belongs to Melissa “Missy” Bosch, the leader of an anti-mask effort in the Cabot School District last year.
In the audio obtained by Media Matters, the chapter’s head of communications and media, Melissa “Missy” Bosch, complained about librarians in the district, saying, “I’m telling you, if I was — any mental issues, they would all be plowed down with a freaking gun by now.”
She was made aware of the recorded audio and took to Facebook falsely claiming it was “illegally recorded” and “illegally spliced.” It wasn’t — Arkansas is a one-party consent state and Media Matters has reviewed the original recording in full.
Bosch also threatened legal action in her post, claiming to know “some fantastic lawyers,” and she said her comments came while she was talking about “making librarians who make 85k a year answer to parents when we ask how sexually explicit books got into the library.”
Media Matters notes that the lawyer Bosch hired for her anti-mask lawsuit also represented…wait for it…Josh Duggar.
In 1976 I was a scared teenager who timidly checked out a book at our local public library entitled “Society and the healthy homosexual” by George Weinberg. It changed my life for the better and I’ll be forever grateful to Mr. Weinberg and also grateful for the fact that I was even able to check that book out in the first place. It was a lifeline that saved me.
If Trump did nothing else, he certainly emboldened the sick, festering, hateful, violent crazies to expose who they really are…… It’s going to be hard if not impossible to put that genie back in the bottle.
A Wednesday morning fire in Baltimore that put three people in the hospital is being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities told WJZ.
Based on a preliminary investigation, authorities believe someone set fire to at least one Pride flag outside a row home in the 300 block of E. 31st Street and the flames spread to the home and neighboring homes, a Baltimore Police spokesperson said.
Three victims were taken to Shock Trauma for treatment, he said. A 30-year-old woman and 57-year-old man were hospitalized in critical condition, and a 74-year-old man is in serious condition, the Baltimore City Fire Department told WJZ.
JFC, it feels like we’re back in the 80’s. Be vigilant, everyone. Know who is near you at all times. Know who is behind you at all times. Look out for yourselves and each other.
I find myself holding back from using public restrooms if there is someone already in there. The atmosphere has changed where there could be a real confrontation. It isn’t helping that Republican politicians here in Oklahoma are trying to out do each other in their anti-Trans hate.
This is what a failing democracy looks like. A majority support gay marriage, contraception, interracial marriage, and abortion rights, but are powerless to stop the removal of these rights.
Fundamentalist evangelical Christianity and its members are, sadly, a major major factor when it comes to the future of our nation. Ronald Reagan opened the doors of government to them in the early 80s and they poured in.
In the person of Donald Trump they found their perfect puppet. They control him and he controls the vast majority of Republicans today.
My thoughts exactly. Add to that increasing violence, especially political violence and violence directed at minorities, and society at large but especially authorities becoming increasingly tolerant of it. Kyle Rittenhouse being acquitted after murdering two people and then lauded as a celebrity is a harbinger of things to come.
