Side note: I married into his family 15 years ago. I am very aware of how toxic and harmful their beliefs are.

Yup, every time she tries to "interview" people at protests/rallies down here in Polk County we all just shout variations of that.

"Brave of you to wear white pants today"

"Looks like ol' log splitter is back"

She's now just going along with it. "Yup I did shit myself" 😂

Also Cincinnati Mayor. Keep JD's half-brother as far away from elected office as possible.

Different mothers, but same fascism. Cory's drift into Christian Nationalism comes from his indoctrination in the seven mountains mandate from Rodney Howard Browne. His church is a satellite branch of the River Church that Browne cons from and he went to the River school of worship in Tampa.

Claiming that CK was a martyr makes me absolutely sick. Do not put him in the same category as Polycarp and Justin Martyr. They actually loved their fellow humans.

My sanity is currently being maintained by the Portland Frog and Pikachu in Türkiye

For those of us who grew up reading the Left Behind series, it's amazing how evangelicals worship Trump. To date, he's pretty much checking off all the items on the list for Nicolae Carpathia in the books... You know, the antichrist? Not that I believe that anymore, but be consistent, people.

I was in 9th grade when 9/11 happened. I saw people united who had pride in their country...

...and also threw raw pork over the fence at the mosque next door. During their school hours with children outside. Hate is as ingrained into our national fabric as the notion of personal liberty.

Florida licensing board restored the license of a Dr that sexually assaulted patients under anesthesia because "he was in a sexless marriage"...

I have no hope for meaningful action in this state

I think it was a typo given it is DHS... It should have been "Prey without ceasing"

"Stringer noted that real officers do not wear ski masks."

If only they gave that memo to ICE as well. I wouldn't be surprised if more of these occurrences start to pop up.

The downside of not believing in Hell anymore is that there's no place for James Dobson to go after finishing his earthside run of terror and cruelty.

I realize more and more everyday how terrible the men that I was raised in the church to admire were.

As much as I despise what JD has become, I can't go that far. Donnie (JD's father) had his new family (whom my wife is related to) and claimed that it would make things worse for JD to fight his ex. Although he didn't talk to him or have him over at all for years after that, so who really knows...

His half-brother is the same. Once he bought into the Rodney Howard Browne cult, everything authentic about him left.

Unfortunately, we are all suffering from JD'S issues with a dad that gave up on him at 6 years old because "God gave him signs". Opportunism defines him.

ICE pulls up after hearing about illegal aliens...

Eggar: "So I put my hands, behind my head... Like this?"

JD's cousin on his dad's side gave a speech/poem at the No Kings protest in Lakeland FL. I highly recommend watching it or reading it on her substack:

nikkimccarty9.substack.com/p/no-kings

So proud of Lakeland, FL. Over 1,000 people showed up in very red Polk county for the No Kings event. Very few counter protesters and some law enforcement gave us the thumbs up as we marched.

We can do great things when we work together.

The combination of being neurospicy and raised evangelical is a deadly cocktail. My inability to relate to people in my church and my sincere desire for answers always ended in doubting my salvation.

Being 10 and fearing that you're going to Hell just for wanting answers is really fucked up.

My wife is JD's cousin on his bio dad's side. She wrote about the involvement of the seven mountain mandate cult and how her family was shaped by that mindset. substack.com/@nikkimccart...

We're both AuDHD and grew up in high control religions.

Autistic masking isn’t just hiding who we are.

It’s managing how others feel about who we are.

It’s rewriting our tone.

Softening our truth.

Absorbing the discomfort of others.

And when we burn out - they call us difficult instead of drained.

They attack instead of offering grace.

My 19 year old tux Buddy. Just enjoys sleeping, cuddling and chasing his sister Darth Waffles

I've known Cory for a long time (married his cousin who lived with them for several years). Everything changed for the worse when he got involved with The River Church and the Rodney Howard Browne Cult.

Opportunism runs in the family. I guess my wife got most of the capacity for empathy and decency

Screw RFK Jr. and the garbage science that he peddles.

I was diagnosed with ADHD and ASD in my mid thirties along with many others in this country. One of the main reasons I wasn't evaluated as a child was once I tested into the gifted program, my stims and social issues became "quirks".