https://theweek.com/religion/1015400/explainer-about-the-rise-of-christian-nationalism

Joel Mathis takes a deeper dive into who and what Christian Nationalists are.

In answer to the headline question: Not too much. There were quite a few Christians there who may or may not self-identify as such, but their beliefs may say otherwise.

However, some of the underlying numbers as who identifies as Christian Nationalist are interesting.

Continue reading “The Week: What did Christian nationalism have to do with Jan. 6?” →

Source: Washington Examiner.

When Ukraine completes its march to Moscow there will no doubt be more democracy in the world.

https://nypost.com/2022/07/22/trumps-jan-6-silence-renders-him-unworthy-for-2024-reelection/?utm_campaign=applenews&utm_medium=inline&utm_source=applenews

NY Post is an old paper, founded by Hamilton in 1801. It is part of the Murdoch empire as the working person’s paper that endorsed Trump. Total readership online approaches 80 million, mostly Republican and Trump followers.

“To his eternal shame, as appalled aides implored him to publicly call on his followers to go home, he instead further fanned the flames by tweeting: “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution.”

“Trump has proven himself unworthy to be this country’s chief executive again.”

Trump fans may not watch, or care, about the 1/6 hearings, but they do read right wing media.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-ukraine-kazakhstan-central-asia-11658439761

Even with help from Putin to quell protests in Kazakstan, its leader is looking to supply energy to Europe. It is also beefing up its military so it won’t be the next target for Putin’s ambitions.

The other countries in that area are also cool to the invasion of Ukraine. Belarus may be Putin’s only ally.

Russia today agreed to lift its blockade of Ukraine’s grain shipments.

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/22/1112880942/ukraine-grain-exports-deal

I pose this question to some of the folks here. . . How do you lift something that does not exist?

Lock him up. Give him the MAX. Teach him a lesson.

https://www.pilotonline.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-steve-bannon-20220722-tod6xz64gzcrzoxjtzljg5t5ni-story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_content=6251658516776

Zeldin attacked during speech.

Note that the attacker clearly went for Zeldin’s throat. That’s attempted murder.

OK, so the guy’s a nutcase, but the NY GOVERNMENT, with all the facts, put him back on the street within hours.

The man who tried to kill Kavanaugh is also out on the street.

Apparently attempts to assassinate judges and congressmen are OK so long as they are Republicans.

For those of you who get giddy making fun of President Biden’s verbal goofs, Dear Leader cannot say the simple phrase – “The Election is Over.” He also cannot say “yesterday.”

China orders added 300 million tons of coal

This will more than cancel out all the green energy efforts of the US and Europe.

But, but, if we set a good example….

Mike Pence was being led down into the bowels of the Capitol building by Secret Service agents to a waiting vehicle in a subterranean garage. He was told to get into the car. He famously said, “I am not getting into that car.” He was about to when he saw who was driving.  “I trust you, Tim, but you’re not driving the car. If I get in that vehicle, you guys are taking off. I’m not getting in the car.”

Those are not the words of someone who was refusing to leave out of civic duty. They are the words of someone afraid to entrust himself to strangers with his usual security detail gone. And this was at a moment when Trump had tweeted a further condemnation and the halls of the Capitol were ringing with chants of “Hang Mike Pence.” Good call!

Now, in light of the ILLEGAL disappearance of Secret Service messaging from January 5th and 6th it appears more and more likely that the SS had a mission that went beyond keeping people safe that day. Now they are covering it up. Biden needs to remove ANYBODY whose text messages have gone missing. NOW. He does not need the agents of the criminal Trump anywhere near.